27 Aug 1833
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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 27, 1833
Page
1
The Lords debate the Tithes Stay of Suits Bill with clergy and bishops denouncing the measure as unjust while peers clash over interference with private property and potential reform. Dublin and Irish tithes surface in heated exchanges as government proposals aim to ease clerical hardship.
When the Speaker adjourned the house on August 24 the following members were present England Hoskins K. Scotland Aglionby H Inglis Sir R H Murray J A Cobbett W Price Sir J Campbell Sir J Rice Rt Hon T S Sakzland Evans Colonel Tynte C J K Blake Martin Hawes B Young G F
A London gathering at No 8 Theobald's Road debated placing police control in parish hands rather than government. Cobbett’s withdrawal over admission fees triggered anger as speakers argued for a Central Board of Control to prevent political use of police powers, with Duffey alleging undercover police presence at the meeting.
A Macclesfield upholsterer, angered by suspicions of his wife and a nearby brasserie, seeks a night of excess and reconciliation. He returns home after dark to be met by his wife, who strikes him. In a frenzy he slashes himself, but the wound proves minor as he only injures a bladder of sheep’s blood. The tale, told with ledger-like astonishment, twists to dark humor as restraint and affection collide amid comic misadventure. Dispatches from Mr Drummond Hay arrive at the Colonial Office. Two Todmorden men face Rochdale magistrates for stealing shawls at wakes and pawning them.
A tall bricklayer's labourer named Ladding was arrested for drunken disorder in Marlborough Street. A nocturnal episode led to a hoax cholera diagnosis by a divisional surgeon, with the man briefly jailed then released as the tale twisted into a comic chase ending with his capture after a relapse. The report also covers assaults on police at Queen-Square, public-house gambling inquiries at Hatton-Garden, and a Paddington omnibus manslaughter case, plus inquest hesitations at Mon-Hall over a drowned woman whose death is being reexamined.
A long disputed cricket encounter between Leeds clubs faces delays as organisers await official declarations and fixture certainty. Betting on the outcome looms with uncertainty over timing and venue, as players and supporters await the rescheduled date.
Fragmented dated report recounts vessels the Dodge brig and the brig Lord Byron refitting after anchor duties near Cape Paul. Mentions slaves on board, provisions, and health concerns. Casualities include the Macleman family tragedy with the death of a principal boatman. Also notes a sensational line about sale of a wife by a man, with brief social commentary on hardship and marriage.
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