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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 21, 1846
Page
4
A tumultuous session covers calls for immediate abolition of the Corn Laws, ministerial push for free trade, and sharp exchanges on League influence, with peers and MPs detailing votes, petitions, and strategic resignations while weighing political risks and public opinion.
The article explains a method to compute sunrise and sunset times by adjusting from a base latitude 61 deg 39 min and describes high water times at major ports. It lists additive or subtractive hour and minute offsets for Bristol, Cork, Falmouth, Hull, Milford Haven, Brighton, Cowes, Dover, Dublin, Holyhead, Liverpool, Port Glasgow, and Southampton, noting these sites command many harbours nearby. It also includes a dated calendar, religious readings, and commentary on economic policy debates.
The Weekly Chronicle advertises itself as a pro free trade paper with truth and fair play, promising extensive Parliament digest content, exclusive sources, and independent reporting. It highlights popular CartoonTwist letters on economic questions and offers subscription details from London offices.
The Times notes Sir Robert Peel delivered a conclusive and stylish speech that persuades some but alienates others. It argues the Premier’s logic harms Conservative pride and spurs defections while praising his eloquence and bold, open conviction during a three hour Commons display.
The Westminster contest confirms General Evans as the victor by a large majority, siding with Free Trade. The label of the winner contrasts with Captain Rous, whose switchable stance and extremism render him unsuitable for a pivotal duty. The piece commends stability and cautions against upheaval in Parliament.
The piece argues that Sir Robert Peel would likely open ports to grain by order in council amid famine fears, forecasting cabinet conflict and 1841-45 debates. It links Peel’s mindset to expectations in The Weekly Chronicle, noting contemporaries misread and puffed opinions while urging decisive action on Corn Laws and port openings.
The article reflects on Sir Robert Peel's position amid looming policy shifts, noting his November statements advocating earlier measures to avert a market shock. It argues Peel's views evolved, suggesting future policy changes would be broad and decisive, and claims the newspaper predicted his stance with accuracy.
A sharp critique praising Sir Robert Peel as humane yet condemning ducal influence in Parliament. The piece notes the Dukes of Newcastle Buckingham and Richmond influencing constituencies and accuses Peel of shielding them. It questions whether confronting such powers would have been kinder in the long run.
The piece covers ongoing debate with Mr Disraeli and Mr Ferrand near a four hour speech, notes on Milner Gibson and Sir John Tyrell, mentions O Connell’s motion, Lord John Manners, Sir Charles Napier, Mr Bright, and Mr Duncombe’s push for settlement rights based on five years residence. It reflects a tense political floor with sharp exchanges and proposed legal changes to aid working classes.
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