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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 30, 1847
Page
4
Amid debate in the House of Commons, discussions cover Irish distress funding, with estimates of months’ costs under public works and drainage plans, plus plans to inspect the convict hulks at Woolwich and expose alleged abuses under the hulks system, seeking a committee and potential reform.
In a stretched parliamentary session, speakers denounced the Poor Law Commissioners, accusing them of meddling with assistant officers and concealing charges. The discourse covered Parker’s memorandum, Andover findings, and alleged concealment by Sir James Graham and Mr. Lewis, while Ferrand pressed for witness testimonies and accountability. The opposition warned of ministerial collusion and urged clarity before possible court action.
Sir C Norten denies a packed committee cut Mott report on the Esighley union. Wrexigus notes a bold, manly cut by Sir J Graham. Ferrand refuses reply, hopes trial occurs soon. Ferrand pledges support, and the motion is withdrawn and adjourned.
The Wrexty Caroniere editors promise comprehensive reports on Parliament measures affecting Ireland, sanitation, education, and policy. They tout superior space and accuracy, inviting public support for a reliable family newspaper, with postal and street sales details included.
The article outlines methods to estimate sunrise and sunset for Britain and Ireland using geographical degrees and additive/subtractive corrections, then provides tide times for major ports including London, Bristol, Park Gate, Falmouth, Milford, Dover, Dublin, Holyhead, Liverpool, Port Gisgow, and Southampton. It also lists liturgical dates, moon phase details, and daylight length for early February.
Trig cites a Times letter urging elites to cut bread and flour use to ease rising prices in Britain and Ireland. Critics deride the plea as folly, noting noble self denial while the hungry suffer, and mock the idea that rich meals should be trimmed to save the common good.
A letter from Me Henry Heere to Lord Grosvenor questions the endowment of the Romish clergy in Ireland. Grosvenor replies with cautious, roundabout logic about voting history and future stance. The Standard warns Middlesex electors of Popery risks and political mischief from church grants, urging scrutiny of Protestant establishment vs Romish aims.
The Times notes the Inner Temple benches adopt a majority vote rule for benchers and set four black balls as exclusion. It criticizes the plan as fallacious and questions actual majorities when votes may be absent, urging a simple present-majority standard.
The town edition reports rapid passage of Corn and Navigation Laws Suspension Bills, sugar use in distilleries with duties offset by malt substitutes, and a looming overhaul of the Poor Law. A proposed separation of English and Irish Boards, plus centralized administration, provokes debate on governance, settlement, and removal measures amid fears for farmers and local welfare.
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