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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 27, 1845
Page
4
Parliament debates New Zealand policy and land claims as Sir Robert Peel faces pressure. Dublin Galway Railway Bill faces investigation into fraudulent subscriptions. privilege issues and church site petitions spark tense exchanges in Lords and Commons.
Readers weigh in on legal doctrines and moral questions from trespass to six years statute, admire Mr Dickens and Mr Etty, and protest royal cartoons. The letters reveal Victorian concerns with property, education, culture, and court procedure through humorous, pointed commentary.
A dated guide explains calculating sunrise and sunset times by latitude, adjusting for degrees above or below 51°, and determining high water times at major ports with added or subtracted hour offsets. It lists river and harbor notes, ecclesiastical readings for July, and calendar data including year length, moon age, and daylight duration for specific days.
The piece surveys long House of Commons sittings with late hours and the Speaker’s vigilance. It notes resignations of Bonham and Boldero after Peel’s acknowledgment, Hignett’s dismissal, and critiqued attempts to curb industrial nuisances by a Smoke Bill later rejected. It comments on Sir James Graham and proposed commission reforms with Faraday and Playfair named.
The article critiques Mr Ewart's late hour motion on duties on butter and cheese, noting a 136 to 38 division and poor audience reach. It reflects on Parliament’s fatigue, the strategic timing, and the broader impact on Free Trade supporters amid a London political fog. It also covers the Galway Railway privilege dispute, criticizing rushed acts, forged signatures, and Lords Commons clashes, with Lord Brougham’s sharp conduct and a disputed Privilege question.
The article reviews parliamentary maneuvers around financial grounds for removing duties and hints at future political alignments. It notes Sir Robert Peel, Mr Cobden, Colonel Sibthorp, and Mr Agnew among others, with references to General Election tension and potential shifts to Commercial Freedom and Free Trade.
A fragment from a Sunderland electoral discussion urges Liberals to unite behind the strongest candidate to avoid a split that could cost the town. It questions personal ties, past service, and potential local reasons to consolidate around one nominee before election.
The piece argues Sunderland must unite to avoid splitting the liberal vote after Lord Howick's elevation. It questions how Colonel Thompson and Mr. Bagshaw entered the race and urges both to withdraw to prevent harming Hodson's prospects, noting Hodson's hesitance to commit without a safer Whitby seat.
A dense London news column critiques Marshal Bugeaud’s Dahra actions and Pelissier in the same breath, condemning the atrocity and French Army demoralisation. It then covers a Railway Committee decision amid partisan debates, with parliamentary notes, local election chatter, theater notices, and assorted European dispatches.
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