16 Mar 1851
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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 16, 1851
Page
1
The Lords discuss a second reading of the Passen gers' Act Aimendment Bill to regulate arsenic sales, noting penalties and safety concerns. They also hear on Cape wars expenses, naval estimates, and calls for retrenchment, with speakers urging structural reductions and economy across civil and colonial budgets.
In the Lords on March 14 Lord Stanley pressed for instructions from the Secretary of State to the Registrar General on census questions, especially about schools and teacher pay. Critics warned the private nature of some school data, while others urged fuller educational details. debates touched penalties and voluntary disclosures. The session also reviewed bills including the Prevention of Offenders and Passengers Act amendments before adjourning.
A parliamentary report details recent Cape Colony warfare, including despatches from Sir Maury Smith dated December 24 and 28, 1844. It notes ineffective attempts to arrest Sandilli and Somerad, a later inland attack on Britain towns, and discusses colonial expenses. Troop strength is outlined, with June 1844 muster at 3 403 men, including 280 mounted cavalry, and plans to trim mounted rifles as no danger was foreseen.
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