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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 28, 1843
Page
3
Parliament wrestled with church secession delays, potential suspensions of OConnell and French, and launch of the quoad sacra minister measures. Turnpikes, Ecclesiastical Courts, and Canada wheat debates followed, with Cambridge election findings amid petitions opposing Factory acts and Canada tariffs. The House adjourned after divisions on corn duties and Irish yeomanry questions.
The record lists MPs who shifted to support Ministers and names multiple Conservatives who voted against. It also contains instructions to calculate sunrise and sunset times by latitude, plus high water times for various ports with offsets for Bristol Cork Falmouth Dublin and others, and a note to consult Notices to Correspondents for calendar information.
A compendium of legal correspondence items discussing estates shared by heirs, administration, notices to pay taxes, claims with collectors, and trustee accountability. Also includes religious calendar notes, weather ephemera, and historical dates.
The article analyzes Lord Stanley's Canada Bill vote, criticizing Tory want of principle and tact while praising Mr. Labouchere's role. It notes divisions among Free Traders, the stance of various MPs, and the impact on Conservative unity, with reflections on honesty and political strategy in Parliament.
A critical summary of political betrayals by County Members since 1642. The piece rails at farmers being gulled and urges that free traders and Tories will reshift positions on Canadian Canada Bill measures. It highlights Lord John Russell and Ministers for duplicity, predicting divisions at the Second Reading and warning the Agricultural Constituency about being deceived again by rogues.
The article reviews the collapse of the Lupsz Ministry in Spain, arguing it failed to unite the army and militia, provoked fear of foreign influence, and forced a choice between Espartero and Lopez. It commends the Regent for resisting Lopez and emphasizes the need for a strong leader like Espartero to steer Spain toward stability amid frontier and internal tensions.
A century article notes four hundred ministers led by Dr Chalmers seceding from the General Assembly of Scotland. It discusses church endowments, voluntary support, and the idea of a Free Church sustaining ministers without state stipends, with caution about negotiations and potential return to the Church of Scotland.
A critique of absenteeism in Ireland and Britain targets Irish MPs who neglect duties and English Baronet examples, questioning why Sir William Clay is absent from Villiers's Motion on Corn Laws and noting Sir John Cam Hobhouse's recent rustication amid political discard.
Naples and Sir Matthew Wood are cited as failing to support bread relief and free trade in London debates. The piece blasts Nottingham London and Tower Hamlets MPs for not defending the public against high corn prices. It argues public opinion must pressure the House of Commons to end the corn law burden.
The article lauds Mr. Duncombe for highlighting abuses in Knutsford Gaol and supports Sir James Graham’s letter backing his complaints. It condemns the gaoler’s conduct, calls for state oversight, and urges magistrates to submit to superior authority and potential new legislation.
Sir James Graham signaled cautious stance on the Factory Bill while Education Clauses issues lingered. Public petitions approach two million, signaling strong national sentiment against the measure, and Wellington reports O Connell and Lord French removed from the Commission of the Peace as a symbolic but limited move.
Friday's House of Commons scene featured ministers farmers and squirearchy in a tense clash over the Canada Resolutions and Corn Law implications. Colonels Wyndham Hutt Ward and others voiced distrust of Peel and government plans while Labour Labouchere and Ormsby Gore reflected fears of agricultural decline and shifting protections.
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