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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 03, 1834
Page
8
Contemporary Press argues the house tax will be repealed after Lord Althorp's notice of a forthcoming bill. It criticizes aristocrats for dodging fair burdens while praising reformers for pressing equitable taxation. The piece notes malt tax woes and hopes for relief for agriculturists.
The Globe argues reform ought to extend franchise to protect corruption fixes, proposing linking aristocracy with boroughs as a cure. It cites Warwick and Leamington to claim such extensions misplace power, risking revival of rotten boroughs and undermining representation, while urging Warwick Election Bills be rejected.
In a long, polemical critique using an ecarté analogy, the writer argues the French monarchy of 1830 walks into revolution. He cites Giraud, Barthe, Guizot, and Vionnet opposing liberal presses and trade unions, predicts a republic, and foresees Henry the Fifth and the Doctrinaires guiding a counterrevolution before collapse.
The piece mocks Edward Ellice and the Whigs for claiming government credit in reducing military costs. It argues reductions hinge on the army's “dead weight,” while questioning whether the public sees real reform after three years of Whig rule. It notes the same effective force level as in 1830 despite claims of lower estimates.
The Columbine 18, Commander Love, returned from Jamaica where several warships and slave vessels were present. The Pearl had eighty fever cases, two deaths, while Cuba prospered and pirates operated. Various ships, crews, and commissions across Woolwich and Spithead alongside new appointments and ships to be paid off or re-commissioned, with plans for West Indies operations and flag officers.
A Hebrew wedding between Mr. Magnus of London and Miss Binger drew great interest in the city on Wednesday. It was the first public ceremony here and was held at the council chamber with Mayor's permission. The service was conducted by Mr. Jacob Levi and Rev. Hyman Isaacher, following Mosaic law, in the presence of about 700 people and with period music.
A reader criticizes Colonel Evans and claims the Central Committee and St Marylebone Association did not seek repeal of house and window taxes. Wyatt asserts these groups would not accept anything less than total abolition, challenging the claimed associations and their influence in Parliament.
Shipping intelligence lists arrivals at different ports with masters and origins. Vessels include Delos from Smyrna, Tally-bo from Smyrna, Rosabel from Sicily, Harriet from Mauritius, Climena from Trieste, Jupiter from Batavia, Brothers from Lisbon, Reliance from Gallipoli, Signet from St Michael's, City of Venice from Trieste, Arichat from Messina, Libra from Port-au-Prince, States from Buenos Ayres, Armata from Demerara, Water-witch from Savannilla, Arabia from Mauritius, Joanna from Smyrna, George the Fourth from Oporto, Tourist from Hamburgh, Ace of Trumps from St Michael's, Hero from Messina, Arena from Odessa, Attwood from Rotterdam.
A jury before the High Bailiff assessed compensation for premises No. 62 corner of Bow Street and Long Acre, coach makers Messrs Howlditch losing part of their premises for a Waterloo Bridge to Long Acre street project. They valued the loss at 3565 pounds after witnesses and argument over rents repairs and lost business.
Coroner Richard Carter holds inquest at the Cross Keys Lambeth into the death of Mrs Susannah Reeves forty a married starch-maker wife of James Reeves. Witness James Collins a fisherman testifies Reeves found dead in the Thames after alleged long depression following a son's death. Verdict Temporary insanity.
The Halifax Express reports a plum tree in full bloom at Falsworth Lodge as proof of unusually mild weather. The Worcester Journal notes a revival in trade in the city as unions loosen their grip, while public sympathy grows for workers’ hardships. A wreck on the river near London Bridge involves a sloop and a barge, with cargo losses estimated above 1000. A select committee on sinecure offices is listed with numerous peers and MPs.
The court sat at 11:30 am to hear evidence on the Navigation Committee. Abattoirs witness Mr Scales criticized Smithfield market as inconvenient and urged suburban relocation. though a later plan to reschedule market days faced opposition. Witnesses from the trade defended current arrangements, noting improvements under police aid and Court of Aldermen decisions. The inquiry into Smithfield and related companies closed, with no firm date set for further company inquiries.
A bill regulates the measurement of merchant ship tonnage for UK registration. It outlines a six part length and three depth division, five depth breadth divisions, and a complex formula to compute register tonnage, with additional rules for incomplete upper decks and bulkheads. Also reports arrival and voyage notes for several vessels, and the Queen Adelaide steamer rescue incident off Mull of Galloway.
A notice lists creditors meeting details at Basinghall Street and several names with addresses and occupations from Limehouse to Southwark. It also records births marriages and deaths including twin daughters of C C Pepys and Captain Maxwell’s marriage in Paris, with several obituaries from Olney to Barnes and Boulogne.
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