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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 23, 1846
Page
3
Parliament debates a lace factory bill proposed by Mr Duncombe. Sir J Graham warns lace work relies on hand and band loom work with scattered dwellings, high loom costs, and fashion-driven changes. Critics fear intrusions, nightly inspections, and penalties harming workers, while supporters urge targeted relief for lace children.
A compilation of reader letters and replies covers property rights on an intestate, questions on trusts and liability of building societies, a critique of railway debates and a defense against religious controversy. It also includes commentary on foreign princes in British service, and political discussion on factory and corn importation bills with party alignments.
A letter to the Morning Post clarifies that no writ of Habeas Corpus was applied for against William Smith O'Brien. The writer notes the instruction to seek release was countermanded by O'Brien at his own request. May unreadable, Dunonnentie ie Howland-street, Fitzroyaquart.
Instructional fragment detailing how to compute sunrise and sunset by latitude plus constants, and high water times for major British ports with many errors. Appears as a dated almanac entry mixing astronomical rules, port tides, and liturgical notes.
A review of a late night division discusses Lord John Russell and Sir Robert Peel. It criticizes the Conservative leadership for lacking principle, notes Ireland and US relations, and argues that Protectionism harmed prices and morality. The debate ends with a parliamentary division and a pun on foreign lands versus corn imports.
A factional pamphlet argues that Free Trade men would strip church funds to aid landlords, condemning Lords Stradbroke Ashburton and others for tithes and property rights while criticizing the Irish coercion bill. It portrays the government’s approach as weak and hypocritical, urging justice and broader reform to end landlord dominance and resolve the Irish question.
The Irish Coercion Bill has disappeared not formally abandoned but dropped. It faded like a tallow candle in water, with officials noting it will not come on Monday the 25th or any announced day due to a great mass of important business. Sir Robert Peel told Mr. O Connell that the bill would not be heard now, though no final fate was announced.
Lord Stanley is urged to lead a reforming government amid fears of Protectionist coalitions and Corn Law changes. The piece rails at his past missteps, praises his leadership for Tory unity, and speculates on a Fixed Duty compromise between Ultra-Protectionists and Whig peers. It predicts a large Commons majority on the Second Reading but warns of protracted Committee battles and potential Lords’ resistance.
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