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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 26, 1842
Page
3
A partially legible OCR fragment hints at a political or legal notice with unclear names and details. The readable bits show stray letters and punctuation, providing no definite action, date, or jurisdiction to confirm the event or participants.
The speaker cites Lord Sunderland’s 1837 ballot opposition and a parliamentary debate on bribery, influence, and the poll system. He argues open voting risks coercion, demands first principles of free, independent suffrage, and critiques tried but ineffective bribery laws while naming cases from Southampton Ipswich Sudbury and others.
A speaker condemns the system of intimidation and patronage in English counties, urging secrecy of the ballot as the safeguard. He cites Yorkshire and Wigtonshire elections, noting tenants’ votes as estate chattels and explores how a small, corrupt constituency could enable wholesale bribery, urging ballot secrecy to end coercion.
Across a lengthy session the House debated open voting versus secret ballots, with speakers arguing the ballot would curb bribery and intimidation while others warned it would erode traditional influence of property and lead to hypocrisy. Bristol elections and tenantry pressure were cited as examples of coercion under open voting.
Debates on costowners time and pirate labour limits in mines with a 13 year minimum age clause. Lord Ashley moves to empower inspectors over mines and machinery. Reports on Sudbury Disfranchisement, Rivers in Ireland, Perth Prison, and Dean Forests Ecclesiastical Districts advance with recommittal and third readings. Lord Courtenay seeks a bill to clarify charitable pawn laws in Ireland.
Lords met at ten to hear appeals and at two the Earl of Snarressury took his seat on the woolsack. Two private bills were forwarded a stage before their lordships adjourned for the day.
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