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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 13, 1847
Page
4
House of Lords and Commons discuss the Arrest for Debt Ireland Bill amid rent debt and potato famine pressures. Debates on drainage measures and Landed Property reforms follow, with opposition critiques of government food relief and calls for clearer information on Ireland’s mortality. Cracow occupation debate referenced with Poland concerns and Anglo-French diplomatic legacy.
The House debates Mr Hume’s resolutions on Cracow’s seizure and the Russo-Dutch loan after Austria and Russia’s actions. Lords and MPs clash over treaty Vienna violations, about Poland’s fate, and the moral duty to honor financial obligations amid European power moves.
Debating peers condemn the Three Powers act on Cracow and the Vienna settlement. A suppporting chorus defends adherence to treaties, criticizes usurpations, and calls for cautious cooperation with France while cautioning against provoking wider European disruption. The adjournment followed debates on policy and the Landed Property (Ireland) Bill.
Instructions for calculating solar times by latitude and date, with adjustments per degree above or below 51°80′, plus tables for high water at various ports and notes on religious calendar dates. Includes conversions to Bristol York Falmouth Harbour Hull Milford Haven Brighton Cowes Dover Dublin Holyhead Liverpool Port Glasgow Southampton. Also lists moon age, day length, and dawn/dusk times for March readings.
In the House of Commons Mr S O'Brien is accused of obstructing relief amid famine in Ireland. The article asserts government aid totals ten million pounds but criticizes O'Brien for agitation, opposing measures, and seeking to portray the Irish as perishing “like vermin” while Parliament funds are used. It mocks him and hints at political scheming and misgovernment.
The Spectator and the Chronicle attack Mr Charles Buller and other government members for not fully pursuing Colonisation and for voting against Duncombe's reform motion after opposing repeal in opposition. The piece argues ministers cannot pursue independent courses and warns against shoy-hoy motions, urging support for stable cabinet leadership and a more statesmanlike reform beyond Duncombe's narrow clause tinkering.
The Times decries the law making system after Lord Brougham and describes the government draughtsman as the man with the scissors. The piece argues the defect lies in the legislative process and the overreaching expectations placed on draughtsmen rather than in any single official. It calls for better understanding of Brougham and reform of the machinery of law making.
The author argues for expert editors and professional lawmakers to replace amateur drafting in Parliament. He critiques careless wording, marginal references, and gaps in bills. Proposes that trained officers craft technical language while MPs retain final decision to avoid costly, inconsistent laws.
The Morning Chronicle reports Mr Phelan has been rehired as Assistant Poor Law Commissioner after earlier dismissal. It describes his valued medical practice and questions the commission’s actions, arguing for permanent tenure based on efficiency and good behavior to ensure proper discharge of duties.
Sir Robert Peel attacks French conduct and calls for strict adherence to treaties. The debate centers on how Vienna Treaty obligations, reciprocal trade, and geopolitics affect Britain, France, and other powers, with Peel insisting on honourable adherence as the path to peace.
A lengthy critique of Navy and Dockyard management in Parliament. It questions patronage at the Admiralty, debates ministerial actions, calls for reform of appointments, and notes a protest by Colonel Lindsey over canteen abuses. Also mentions construction plans, theological typology, and health tonics in a broad political context.
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