The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-01 00:00:00

THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE to its Readers
aid the Public, on the opening of Parliament, Febru-
ary 1, 1844.
On the eve of a Session of Parliament, which, if it do not
terminate the struggle, must, at least, be looked on as the
herald of the advent of Free Trade, in which the pacification
of Irelatid mist be placed in contrast with the poesible alterna-
tive of civil war, and the threatened dismemberment of the
empire—in which the grand battle of Civil and Religious
Liberty will have once more to be fought, oa the question of
Educating the People—and in which the Government must be
called en, amidst its exultations on the state of the Revenue, to
say not only from what oppressive soirees, and by what inju-
rious expedients the income hay been derived, but in what
manner it has been expended,—the WEEKLY CHRONICLE
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SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE
LONDON GAZETTE of TUESDAY.
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 31st day of
of Jan., 1844. Present, the Queen's Most Excellent
Majesty in Council.
SKERIFFS APPOINTED BY lIER MAJESTY IN COUNCIL FOR

THE YEAR 1844.
BEDFORDSHIRE.—George James Sullivan, of Lee-
grave, Esq. •
BERKSHIRE.—Edward Martin Atkins, of Ringstone
Lisle, Esq.
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