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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 08, 1845
Page
4
Members discussed the proposed endowment of Maynooth and its implications for Ireland's peace and Protestant interests. They debated risks to unity, religious sentiment, and whether the measure would spur broader endowments, with Lords and Commons factions trading views on urgency and prudence.
The article surveys debates in both houses on reform measures for lunatic asylums in England and Wales, urging consolidation of prior acts, establishment of a permanent commission, stricter visitation, and better safeguards for pauper patients. It notes government support, projections of cost savings, and the political mood around religious and civil liberties reflected in the period’s discussions.
The piece argues the Government's policy was supported by most Tories and Whig Peers, noting minimal minority strength of 89 to 226. It claims anti Maynooth fever is abating and laments fanaticism, predicting future regret for failing to curb it and its harmful impact on the country.
The Peculiar Burdens on Land spurred a vast discussion as Mr Ward lamented the Protection debate. He mocked the movement's lack of plan and leadership, noting absent agrarian MPs and a warn-by-silence stance that hindered an Enquiry while Parliament heard only fragments and whispered challenges.
The House weathered a failed plan as Lords Ashley Manners Newport and Repton sided with Ward's motion. Cobden’s rebuttal left the War Secretary with little to stand on while Sir John Tyrell voiced limited cabinet confidence. Despite fatigue from weeks in crowded Railway Committee rooms, there is hope for Villiers's motion next Tuesday and for New Zealand considerations to follow.
A fragment from a late 19th century issue discusses pacific views of American and British leaders, criticizing Lord Ashley and Peel on Lunatics reform, Parliament's role, and royal attire satire. It includes notes on Ireland, Leitrim disturbances, Trinity term dining, and a long libel case involving the Duke of Brunswick and the Lancaster Guardian, with reflections on press liberty and a sensational biography of royal misfortunes.
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