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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 11, 1834
Page
3
A chaotic debate centers on officer pensions, half pay, and foreign corps in the British Army after the war. Generals, rank comparisons, and clergymen’s half pay are scrutinized as the House votes on grants, economies, and the fate of Kilmainham Hospital amid Irish concerns and reform moves.
A public meeting of Protestant Dissenters and supporters was held in Bristol to petition Parliament for the removal of church rates and redress of grievances. Speakers included J Addington, R Ash, and Rev. William Gregory. Dr. Carpenter critiqued the Dissenters Marriage Bill, urging economy and a simple, public contract marriage if needed. The session closed with signals for the next parliamentary levee on March 15. Also notices: Sir Walter D Burrowes died after a hunting accident in Portarlington, and a body found in Pimlico’s Grosvenor Canal was identified as Vaughan of Westminster. Morpeth seat rumors denied.
Law intelligence notes a persistent suitor Mr Tamlin seeking a court date after twenty four years as the money in the cause remains locked. The Lord Chancellor will consult his secretary to fix a hearing day. In Restarrie a lunatic case, Master to hear on long Manchester property development matters with the committee citing beneficial offers for the youth.
Edward Wright, late Register Office keeper of 91 Hatton-garden, examined on charges of obtaining money under false pretences as crowds filled the court. Witnesses testified applicants paid 5s and 51 2s 6d for unarranged maid positions. Wright claimed nothing was promised. He was committed for trial, with Mrs Wright to attend later. In Mile End Old Town, overhead costs for illegitimate child allowances totaled 1350 pounds, a 5d per pound rate on ratepayers. At Worship Street, Robert Smith was charged with robbing waggoner Izard of 8s after taking a sleep in his cart. Smith was arrested at Tottenham.
Reports from Ireland note the death of Sir W D Borrowes, Bart after a hunting accident near Dunamace, Queen's County. He burst a blood vessel following a leap and died at the gate-house after medical efforts. Also covered are ongoing political tensions in County Wexford with public support for the Independent Press and Baldwin’s explanation for his absence from Parliament amid his daughter’s illness.
The Hull port shipwrights have gone on strike demanding higher pay. New work earns 3s a day and old work 3s 6d daily for ship repairing, with conflict over wage scales. The report notes the port's labor dispute and wage structure.
The article argues in a fragment from TAIT'S Magazine that Britain spends over 12 million on army and navy during peace, criticizes the Guards establishment as extravagant show, and calls for cutting the trappings of royal military power. It contrasts costs with humble living and suggests economy, noting specific regiments and totals.
The author argues that association is a natural and social right essential to human society. He warns that restricting association invites barbarism and treason against humanity, noting historical examples from Bourbon Restoration France, Carbonari, and modern republican movements. He contends that suppressing association faces inevitable counter associations and questions the legitimacy of current governments.
The speaker argues for the mass right to associate against government overreach, contrasting republican progress with Barthe’s proposed law banning gatherings. He insists the majority, not elites, should judge associations, and underlines that peaceful, reasoned associations drive social and political advancement despite Doctrinaire opposition. The piece foresees a counterrevolution as the outcome.
The Lord Mayor held a Guildhall court to grant licenses for new houses. At London Bridge wine shades owners sought a license for a house in King William Street. Clarkson supported the application, Adolphus opposed, noting traffic loss from Tangon Bridge and urging a favorable decision. The court ultimately refused the license to the applicants.
Fragmentary lines depict John Russell amid party discontent and cabinet scrutiny. Reports say he faces disapproval from both Green and Ope factions, with hints he may retire as pressure grows and The Times notes his desire to withdraw from public life.
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