text_original: The Ministry were weak and yielded. They had in the first instance approved of the ordinances, but they quickly gave way and abandoned them. They avoided a direct attempt on the part of Lord Brougham to reverse the policy of Lord Durham by announcing that they had determined to disallow the Quebec ordinances.
text_transcription: THE MINISTRY WAS WEAK AND YIELDED THEY HAD IN THE FIRST INSTANCE APPROVED OF THE ORDINANCES BUT THEY QUICKLY GAVE WAY AND ABANDONED THEM THEY AVOIDED A DIRECT ATTEMPT ON THE PART OF LORD BROOM TO REVERSE THE POLICY OF LORD DURHAM BY ANNOUNCING THAT THEY HAD DETERMINED TO DISALLOW THE QUEBEC ORDINANCES
phonemes: ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi wɜː wˈiːk ænd jˈiːldᵻd. ðeɪ hæd ɪnðə fˈɜːst ˈɪnstəns ɐpɹˈuːvd ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɪnənsᵻz, bˌʌt ðeɪ kwˈɪkli ɡˈeɪv wˈeɪ ænd ɐbˈændənd ðˌɛm. ðeɪ ɐvˈɔɪdᵻd ɐ dᵻɹˈɛkt ɐtˈɛmpt ɔnðə pˈɑːɹt ʌv lˈɔːɹd bɹˈʌfæm tə ɹᵻvˈɜːs ðə pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv lˈɔːɹd dˈʌɹəm baɪ ɐnˈaʊnsɪŋ ðæt ðeɪ hæd dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə dˌɪsɐlˈaʊ ðə kwᵻbˈɛk ˈɔːɹdɪnənsᵻz.