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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Feb 20, 1847

Page

4

Opposition and Lords Debate on Labor Hours and Portugal Policy

The debate features Mr. Tusiawrr opposing a labor measure amid questions on late hours and parliamentary sentiment. Lord Brackworth protests treatment of Torres Vedras prisoners in Portugal, with ministers outlining neutrality and diplomatic representations. Lords discuss civil war harms, potential actions, and the balance of British intervention. A Liverpool petition on criminal law and juvenile offenders is presented before adjournment.

Housyh Bracwont Torres Vedras Angola Africa Lisbon Sreps Marquis of Lanapowne Dom Miguel Earl of Asenpeen Portugal Tagus Marquis of Lansdowne Hiad Earl of Elremonovas London Brovcham Liverpool Duke of Ricagona Earl Grey

Westminster Hall discusses Cockburns QC and election plan

Reports that Mr Cockburn’s QC will relinquish parliamentary practice in committees as the session ends to enter Parliament next general election. Lords of the Treasury declare Turkish ships may be released to pratique from Mediterranean lower ports, aiding shipping. Great Western Steamship to be auctioned next month, located in Bristol harbour. Fire at Mrs Loftus’s Cavendish Square mansion causes extensive damage. origin candle spark, firefighters extinguish after water and effort, building partly ruined, insured with Guardian office. A shepherd’s death at East Pole Farm, Chase Side, under accidental gun-shot wound by foreman William Roberts. coroner’s inquest records Robers’ actions as unintentional, no blame assigned.

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Treatment of Convicts at Woolwich Coroner Inquest Findings

At Woolwich a coroner in Kent conducted inquest into deaths of William Wallington and William Abbott among convicts. Dr Peter Bossy testified to treatment, noting no neglect, detailing hospital care, diet, and minor sensational allegations of threats, which the jury rejected as unfounded. The inquest concluded deaths were due to natural causes from long illness and complications, with praise for Bossy and hospital administration.

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Time of sunrise and high water rules in Britain and Ireland

The article explains a method to estimate sunrise and sunset times by latitude, adjusting 80 minutes per degree and applying minute shifts for various latitudinal ranges. It lists high water time adjustments for major ports including London Dock, Bristol, Dover, Dublin, Liverpool, and Southampton, and notes these places govern many smaller harbours. It then shifts to a dated Week and Lent observations, with religious readings, moon phase, day length, and a critique of Poor Law administration.

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Right of the able bodied poor to relief in 1847

An 1847 London discussion argues that the poor have a right to relief, independent of political economy. It insists relief is a social necessity and Christian duty, concerns about workhouses, and warns that misapplied policies foster pauperism and imposture while harming independence.

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Ten Hours Bill Sparks House Of Commons Debate

The Ten Hours Bill aims to limit work for women and underage workers to ten hours a day, with an eleven hour compromise likely. The Commons failed to read a second time as only 27 members were present, highlighting parliamentary hesitation and political maneuvering around factory labour restrictions.

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A Voice From Ireland Appeals for Clothes and Bedding

A letter from Wils B Townsgso Rector of Aghada appeals to Britons for donations of old clothes bedding and blankets to aid destitute Irish families. He describes widespread hunger poverty bare feet pawned goods and urges public provision of relief through charitable distribution and pawn-office releases.

Agheds Cloyne Cork Theas Benach Wils B. Townsgso Aghada

Guizot and Normandy Marquis clash over ambassadorial report

The French and British diplomatic exchange continues as the Marquis of Normandy writes to his government on February 5 defending an ambassador’s report. The document quotes Guizot’s September remarks and asserts that the translation in the despatch was exact, disputing any claim of altered phrasing. The item then shifts to a separate note on the monthly meeting of the Incorporated Society for Promoting the Enlargement Building and Reposing Churches and Chapels, detailing grants for new and enlarged churches, free seats, and the society’s finances.

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Diplomatic Dispatch Controversy Over Guizot Memo Sparks Debate

A 1847 exchange between Lord Palmerston and M Guizot is scrutinized amid claims of altered texts and misinterpretations. The discussion centers on a February memorandum and possible assurances from Paris about the Chamber of Deputies account. Critics warn of a political duel shaping Anglo French relations and public perception of the dispute.

Debate on the Bentinck and Hydena mcadenca adjourned

In our Town Edition the debate on the Bentinck and Hydena mcadenca was adjourned and met with mockery. The Chancellor praised a plan taxing destitute shareholders naming Hudson and Alderman Thompson as targets. The piece condemns the scheme as a political adventurer and railway speculator plot to raise vast sums for Ireland, urging opposition.

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