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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 17, 1846
Page
4
A transcripted scene shows MPs balking at electoral interference by nobles and dukes. Arguing for independent representation, speakers harshly denounce noble dictation in Newark, Nottingham, and others, while Brighton hosts calls to repeal the Corn Laws and defend free trade against coercive pledges.
The Weekly Chronicle declares its aim to advocate enlightened industrial policy and political progress, pledging truth and fair play. It promises extensive parliamentary reporting, independent from party trammels, and features popular letters on free trade and industrial economy. Sold by newsmen or prepaid by subscription from the Strand office in London.
A reader letter from Fiona in candour offers to publish a saucy verse and laments editorial discretion. The piece includes reflections on memory and mortality, contrasting past joys and sorrows with uncertain purpose beyond earthly life.
Letters and public notices condemn calling out militia in peacetime, arguing it clashes with Christian ethics, risks liberties and morals, and burdens workers. Readers debate training durations, pensions for families, and compare to German and French forces while warning against excessive state power.
The Queen is to open parliament in person and a macadamized road to the House of Lords has been prepared this week. Her Majesty faces the roughest journey yet, but the occasion remains a practical jest among courtiers. The Prince of Wales Duchy of Cornwall donates £100 to the Royal College of Chemistry. A Poachten Kitten. Around two o'clock Wednesday morning two assistant keepers at Blaken Hall near Betley spotted two poachers with a dog. One poacher, G Kean, died after a fight with a porter named Basford who claimed Kean attacked him with a pike. Basford wrested the weapons away, left them, and punched Kean to the ground. A coroner's inquest returned a verdict of Justifi able homicide.
The text laments theFirm’s comfort in sleep and warns that the Breeches Pocket question will awaken public action. It condemns electoral corruption and mocks the Reform Bill, suggesting ministers face consequences if they push self-serving machinations. A lingering rumour about the Duke is noted as prevalent.
The article discusses Inn of Court custom whereby silk gown holders become Benchers, with historic exclusions and modern Black Ball use. It recalls Lord Keeper North’s early rejection, political grounds after the Restoration, and Roebuck’s later entry, then critiques the Inner Temple practice of a single Black Ball to block applicants, noting a 1845 quarrel that ended the policy’s broad acceptance.
Summary of speeches in Newcastle Northampton and Goatacre praising Cobden and Rain Currie. The writer critiques protectionist tales, highlights farmer hardships under tariffs, and envisions a broad popular movement for free trade led by a statesman who can balance reform with old institutions.
A noted pamphlet outlines a fifteen year dispute over a Bencher election at the Inner Temple. It criticizes the Hallot-Box procedure and calls for reform among Benchers to end the unrest. An address from several Temple members warns the debate may spread beyond the Charter and affect the vote by ballot.
The piece discusses Free Trade agitation in England and the Oregon dispute with America. It references Lord John Russell’s Glasgow speech, public meetings, and the hope for peace, noting American political moves and potential war if Douglas’s proposals are adopted. It also reports a Rathbone Place charity gift and a factory workers meeting demanding a Ten Hours Bill and child labor limits.
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