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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 18, 1834
Page
3
A European commentary debates Spain’s debt stance, cabinet intrigues, and the king’s acumen. It criticizes the Cortes and finance ministers, warns of emboldened anti liberal schemes, and notes market chaos. War reports describe insurgent desperation and possible hostages as Spain faces renewed pressure.
The report recounts heated public reactions to the Earl of Wincausea and fellow speakers urging Protestant unity against Catholic influence. It notes jeering crowds, ominous calls for bayonets, and warnings of revolutionary violence while condemning bigotry and urging calm. It also covers a Bow Street case, a Cork tithes pledge, a Duchess of Kent note, and a cholera recovery highlighting medical triumphs.
Parliament is expected to reconvene in February with plans to push through Municipal Corporation Reform Irish Church Reform English Tithe Bill and Births and Marriages Registration. Nine Assistant Commissioners of the Poor may be appointed with salaries not exceeding 500 pounds yearly. Rumors place Tennyson as Hobhouse's likely successor as Chief Commissioner and Littleton as a possible Speaker replacement.
From Paris dispatches Ava Paris reports a celebrated double fete for Notre Dame and Napoleon as Paris anticipates an experimental balloon ascent carrying seventeen passengers with a plan to fly from Paris to London. Madrid briefs note the frontier war, cholera toll, ministerial reshuffles, and royal intrigue in Prague and Vienna.
The report notes Paris funds down, Spanish and Portuguese stocks mixed, Consols around 90, cholera toll in Whitstable, Gibraltar cholera updates, Bombay and Singapore papers, quiet stock exchange, wheat decline, and colonial market firmness for sugar with depressed coffee. Ships and markets show subdued activity with varied prices across regions.
Telegraphed bulletins from Oporto dated Aug 3–6 report the health of Their Majesties as perfect. They left Oporto for Lisbon on Aug 6 and arrived Aug 7 amid public cheers. Decrees outline Lisbon National Guard organization and vigilant policing to preserve peace. Royal progress includes ships, audiences, and ings to Queluz. then Lisbon reception with gun salutes and public acclaim. The Guzvite outlines army composition and peacetime force. A separate notice covers a theatrical review of John Reeve and Liston performances with press commentary.
Racing notes from Friday and Saturday list entries at Wynyard Stakes for Levolo Maid of Luna Sparrowhawk and Tomboy. Gold Cup 80 sovs with Tomboy favoring. Barber Theodore and Charmer noted. Derby events include Sister to Bubastes losing to Winkley Tormentor in a 10 sovs sweep. Maiden Plate won by Belluno. Nimrod Maid of Oaks and others mentioned.
Weather-friendly conditions push grain supplies up while prices fall. Wheat fluctuates with heavy selling and large English and foreign quantities on offer. oats and barley ease modestly. Beef market softens with improved quality, while mutton and lamb remain plentiful though trading slows. Overall market large, with numerous droves and robust livestock entries.
On the first day at Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire Stakes went to Squirrel owned by Mr Bristow, 3 years, 7st, defeating Mera dunam and others. Picton Stakes saw Major win two heats over Brownie and Creeping Jane. The second day featured Lely in the Orielton Stakes ahead of Dandina and Squirrel, with Conservator winning a 5 sovs sweepstakes. Third day saw Lely win Town Plate over Major and Bacchanal, and Meridunum beating Dandina in the Ladies Plate. Also noted are a Drury Lane opera rumor and an inquest at Fleet Prison into George Hraster’s natural death, with a 64-year-old verdict.
A periodical critique praises Mr Valen tine for his composition The Negro s Vizil written for the First of August by James Montgomery and notes engraving errors to be corrected It commends the harmony and declares the song will expand the author s fame and bolster enjoyment of the celebratory event.
The theatre presents a grand chivalric equestrian drama titled The Vournanent of London or the Spectre Champion of Ratcliffe Cross with tournaments hawking and Gothic pavilion. Also announced are operatic novelties, the Sylph, and updates on Mr Thomson’s Herman, Signor and Madame Giubilei at Covent Garden, and prep for future seasons with new prima donna prospects.
Shopkeepers and operatives met at the Friend at Hi cons lic-house to consider a plan to raise funds to aid workers. Masters in the trade reportedly urged restraint while workers threatened to strike unless demands are met, with potential sums of money and renewed pressure discussed.
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