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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 17, 1847
Page
4
In the Lords and Commons fierce debate over a proposed collieries bill. Mr Dancombe resisted attempts to withdraw the measure while MPs pressed for extra time and divisions ensued. The bill failed by vote, amid clashes over safety, regulation, and industry reform.
Fragmented parliamentary debate centers on Lord John Russell's Manchester see bill. Critics warn it limits Crown prerogative and bishops powers, while supporters push church reform and parish clergy income. Heated exchanges follow, with motions to adjourn eventually agreed to.
A compendium outlines methods to compute sunrise and sunset by latitude with minute adjustments per degree deviation from 51 80? rounding, plus tabled high water times for major ports such as London Dock, Bristol, Falmouth, Milford Haven, Dublin, Holyhead, Liverpool, Port Glasgow, and Southampton. It also notes ecclesiastical readings, lunar age, day length, and business dates for taxes and voting eligibility.
A London weekly surveys imminent prorogation and dissolution with bets on borough elections and a reshaped Parliament. It cites protection and free trade lines, warns of Jewish emancipation shifts, and urges Nonconformists to vote against perceived state interference while condemning evasive partisan pressures.
Sir James Graham questions whether a judge could serve in Parliament given daily circuit work. The article argues the idea is absurd and that County Courts’ judges already face heavy workloads, needing more assistants rather than parliamentary duties.
A critical account describes the Wellington statue fiasco as a bloated overbearing monument that disfigured the view. The piece mocks the Duke’s taste, the scaffolding view, and public uproar over funding and removal, noting government pressure and royal disapproval fading into resigned acceptance of the statue’s ruin.
A political exhortation urges readers to show independence in the next parliament. It warns of threats to church relations in Ireland and the empire and calls for a firm, dignified stand against state interference. The author urges action to deter factional pressure and defend religious liberty.
A letter from Geantier F Begsgrer accuses Lord Fitzhardinge of pressuring tenants to desert his troop of Romany and attempting to purchase a county seat. He denounces parliamentary interference, family reasons claims, and calls for government action to revoke the lord lieutenant’s appointment amid alleged coercion and corruption.
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