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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 31, 1844
Page
4
Parliament debates withdrawal of a ten hours Labour measure as Lord Ashley navigates party lines. Du ncombe and others oppose concessions while ministers defend time to shape a durable policy. A Factory Bill and county courts measures are introduced amid supply votes and criminal cases unfold in Woolwich and Suffolk.
A long letter filled with reader questions on wills contracts and public notices. The items discuss proving a will in ecclesiastical courts, lawyers fees for searches, and the relative merits of geography textbooks. Other letters address pensions, leases, penalties, public safety, and monuments. The reader notes on Captain Cook, and various legal consequences for burglary forgery and transportation are touched in passing.
A dated guide explains how to compute sunrise and sunset for Great Britain and Ireland using latitude. It provides rules for adjusting times by degrees above or below certain latitudes, and similarly gives high water times at major ports with add or subtract values. The piece also includes a weekly calendar of religious lessons, weather notes, and astronomical data for Easter week, with references to moon phase, sun declination, and daily daylight length.
The Weekly Chronicle lauds the government’s firm stand against opponents and press denunciations over the Eleven Hours debate. It foresees withdrawal of the Bill and a new measure after Easter, with Lord Ashley pushing a Ten Hours clause. It warns manufacturers to engage workers in discussion to avert harm to wages and employment.
Mr Hutt urges equal footing for British Colonies in Austral Asia Southern Africa and India to supply England with corn. Cargoes from South Australia and Van Diemen's Land show potential profits after duties. Gladstone and Stanley oppose. Parliament scarce present, leading to a counted out vote with 117 Conservatives voting.
Lord Brougham, famed for talkativeness, disrupted the quiet of the Queen's Drawing Room by proposing to spend the Easter Recess in Paris. He volunteered to carry any message or parcel for his friend Louis Philippe, a gesture that drew attention to his bold social motion.
The Queen did not accept his proposal as etiquette required channels for foreign communications. She greeted it with amusement and surprise as the Learned Lord turned to the Duchess of Kent, insisting She could not be older than her daughter since no one would take Her for twenty four.
The Times reports a heated contest among Lord Lonsdale Sir James Graham and Lord Brougham and Vaux for the Cumberland Lord Lieutenancy. Longstanding family feuds and political rivalries color the race as Peel confronts balancing three Candidates. The Times asks if Sir James Graham can break up Peel's ministry while Lord Brougham may shift sides for Westmoreland.
The Friday night session showed near equally divided factions within both major parties with Lord Ashley resisting delays while Duncombe and Cochrane attacked him. Peel defended Government moves as in line with prior proceedings and suggested reconsideration, with expectations of a lengthy, calmer future discussion.
A magazine extracts a tale of the composer Zingarelli in Milan and Rome. It recalls his claim to papal authority and autocratic disdain for Napoleon. After alienating the Vatican, he is sent to Paris, where cardinals aid his flight and he later yields to court favor, composing Masses and Stabat Mater for imperial spectacle.
In a London club scene, authors and actors discuss new French plays and translations. Mr. Fogg explains a steady income from translating French works and advancing five shilling fares to managers. Mr. Silt’s joke amid heckling becomes a celebrated moment, while Silt’s tale about a Greek, a quadrant, and a Jew delights the company.
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