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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 06, 1838
Page
4
A dated record lists daily events from May including high tides at London Bridge and notable historical moments such as Socrates’ death and King Charles II's proclamation. It combines calendar readings with tide times and a brief historical chronology.
At Liverpool assizes, court held defendants as warehouse occupiers liable for injury caused by a master porter’s negligence while lowering goods. The jury awarded £110 to the plaintiff. rulings affirmed that the master contractor is responsible for their servants’ acts. other pleas were rejected.
The excerpt outlines trenching in dry weather between October and March, ground dunging, bed preparation, and planting depths for robust root crops. It covers removing excess shoots in April to form strong heads, spacing recommendations two feet apart, and moisture needs. It also mentions weekly operations for spinach beans cabbage corn and hardy annuals, plus notes on vinery and peat types and literary notices.
Readers are informed that an entire new font designed by Alex, Wilson and Sons will be substituted. The first from their Two Waters foundry in Hertfordshire will be issued soon, promising improved printing quality.
The Irish Poor-law bill was read a third time by 239 to 59 after a long debate. Critics, mostly Irish MPs, opposed changes they saw as meddling with funding and the elective principle amid concerns over guardianship and external pressure from constituents. The piece notes famine and harsh outcomes before relief was established.
The Church Rate Bill faced swift passage debates amid Tory opposition and a planned committee on church leases. The article notes ministerial moves, Liberal absences, and parliamentary disputes over pensions and public finances, with broader international and local notices including a Dutch question, Haiti claims, and a bigamy trial in Rochester.
The discussion argues that the Irish poor law bill offers limited relief through workhouses but fails to address the scale of suffering. With 2.3 million in distress and 80,000 helped, the piece warns that vast capital or population decline is needed to restore balance, urging emigration or investment as long-term solutions.
The piece critiques Lord Melbourne's handling of Mr Turton's appointment as legal adviser to the lord high commissioner. It questions the process, possible public disclosures, and the risk of political criticism once Canada dispatches arrive. It suggests Durham may face pressure to sacrifice Turton and warns of broader governance dangers.
A parliamentary vote of 277 to 241 split the majority as several rational Tories moved to back the committee instruction on applying income from bishop lands to ease deficiencies in religious instruction. Some Oxford high church factions refused to vote, while others stayed loyal, leaving expectations that a properly composed committee could resolve the church-rate grievance next session.
The article explains a counting mistake in the second division where four Tory names were omitted and Mr Walter Long moved to the Liberal list. With two clerks newly assigned and changes in division, the corrected tally matches the tellers’ account. It praises the publication system while urging better clerk selection.
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