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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 18, 1847
Page
4
Debates in Parliament focus on Lord John Russell's bishopric plan amid strong opposition. Speakers argue over royal prerogative, local destitution, and church funding, warning the measure risks schism, with divisions seen across ministers and peers.
The Lords postponed business due to missing bishop prayers, then opened after the Bishop of Bath and Wells was found. The Commons sat late, passing numerous estate and railway bills, with debates on Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Joint Stock Companies continued, and adjourned Monday after printing Trinidad petition votes.
Almanac style notice explains how to adjust sunrise times by latitude and calculates high water times at major harbours with adjustments for places like Bristol Cork Falmouth Harbour Milford Haven and Dublin. It notes religious lessons and dates, moon phase, day length, and ongoing twilight with voting deadlines and tax payment due dates.
Sir James Graham exposes a Mare's Nest arguing no clause stops County Court Judges from sitting in Parliament. He doubts qualification as a Crown disqualifying office and predicts judges cannot spare time, given daily circuit work and thousands of cases. He suggests adding judges due to rising business, not for idle parliamentary ambitions.
A damaged historical item describes a large public sculpture of a horse and rider in Birmingham. The piece, mocked for its ill-placed elevation and looming presence, sparked laughter and public scorn. Officials, including a duke and government figures, ultimately moved to abate the nuisance amid a tense dispute over responsibility.
A scrambled fragment discusses the statue and national taste, criticising vanity and the Duke of Wellington. It hints at 60 percent drop or change, but lacks clear names, dates, or context to identify the event or speaker.
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