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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 18, 1845
Page
3
The House debates the 1813 charter and alleged mismanagement at the Royal College of Surgeons. Mr Wakley denounces the council, calls for inquiry into the charter, and warns of injustice since 1526. Lord Palmerston and others discuss slave trade suppression and navy manning policies, with mixed commissions and international treaties debated before adjournment.
A long 19th century advisory on fire escape establishes duties for households to teach exits and ensure access, describes use of ropes, ladders, and alternate routes, and details coordinated actions by constables, bystanders, and inmates during a blaze with emphasis on minimizing smoke and delaying leaps until help arrives.
Death of Lonp Canbery, sixth peer, at Castle Freke Rosa Carbery Cork after a severe illness. Succeeds by nephew George Patrick Percy Evans Freke. Also reports Whit Monday boat accident at Southampton with drownings and injuries. Details include Waterman steamer collision near Limehouse and casualties among passengers including a Wick-street man and his family.
A calendar explains calculating sunrise and sunset for Britain and Ireland using latitude differences and fixed minute adjustments. It also lists high water times at major seaports with added or subtracted hours and minutes from the London time, noting many harbors command minor ports of lesser note.
The Weekly Chronicle reports the Caledonia arrival affecting U S views on Oregon. Washington Globe warns of war unlikely but faults Webster in the Ashburton Treaty. Mexico cuts diplomatic ties with the United States over Texas annexation, demanding full reparations and asserting rights. Discussion in Parliament centers on Lord John Russell, Sharman Crawford, and Liberal divisions over Corn Laws and reform measures.
A London paper critiques Lord John Russell's Resolutions as a maze that invites partisan clash. It argues the Liberal Party should ballot its view on the broad, tangled topics, warns that Sharman Crawford's amendments complicate unity, and urges simplified aims to avoid splitting the party while opposing Conservative strategies. It also surveys a ministerial plan for Irish academy education, opposing clerical control and urging a mixed system with state support, contending Religion should be kept out of government curricula to prevent a new ascendancy.
Discussion on directing funds to the Irish Catholic Ecclesiastical Fund and avoiding state interference. O Connell hesitates to commit to the Present Grant until Bishops decide acceptance. Archbishop M Hale’s tone suggests rejection or conditional acceptance. Potential schism among Bishops noted, with caution about further experiments.
The report describes a rich man accused of assaulting James Maguay and Walter White near St Georges Hospital. A bystander was struck by a riding crop after touching a horse. The accused avoided harsher punishment, with £5 fine noted as insufficient and public outrage at perceived class bias in magistrate decisions. The Free Tree Bazaar scene is cited as further example of lenient treatment toward the wealthy, while White faced accusations tied to a purse with notes. The piece critiques judicial bias and uneven punishment.
Postscript reports Parliament after a recess as speakers clash over Maynooth and Protestant principles. Lord Winchilsea’s obstinacy parallels Irish discontent while Exeter Hall is blamed for weakening the government. The meeting proceeds amid rhetoric on Repeal, Emancipation, and future Maynooth debates.
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