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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 11, 1834
Page
7
Devon leaders back pensions for meritorious service while opposing excess. Debates cover general officers' pay, half pay, widows' pensions, and foreign corps allowances. Controversy over Kilmainham and Chelsea hospitals, with Ireland issues. Mutiny Bill, Juries Ireland, bribery, and police inquiries follow in a broad legislative session.
A public meeting of Protestant Dissenters and supporters met in Bristol to petition Parliament for removal of church rates and redress of grievances. Speeches by J Addington, R Ab, and Rev. William Gregory discussed the Marriage Bill and proposed registration. The meeting approved resolutions and a Commons petition. The Speaker's next levee is scheduled for March 15. Sir Walter D Burrowes died hunting near Portarlington. his brother Rev. Erasmus Burrowes inherits. A Pimlico death by drowning, Vaughan, a Westminster carpenter, found in the Grosvenor Canal. A Morpeth seat note: Captain Howard did not plan to relinquish his seat.
Personal application by Mr Tambo, a long time sailor, pleading to have his case heard as funds sit locked in court for about twenty years. Lord Chancellor to note and confer with secretary to set a hearing date. IN RESTARKIE A LUNATIC. Mr Spence obtains reference to master regarding 990 year leases on lunatic property in Manchester for building, committee cites beneficial offers.
At Lambeth Street and Worship Street, Edward Wright was examined on charges of obtaining money under false pretences linked to a hatton garden office scheme. Witnesses described misrepresented servant ads and multiple duped payments, with Wright committed for trial and pending further proceedings.
Ireland. The Meathord Independent protest and fund drive in Wexford County gathers support from parishioners and subscribers. Donations reach twenty one rounds ten shillings to cover prosecution costs. A death report follows of Dean Sir W D Borrowes after a hunting accident near Dunamace. Drs. Smith and Jacob attended but could not save him. Dr Baldwin explains his absence from Parliament due to his daughter’s condition and legal matters, offering resignation if unsatisfactory.
The piece argues England spends over 12,000,000 pounds on army and navy during peace. It criticizes ostentation, the Irish Church, and costly Guards, urging downsizing and economic reform. It questions need for royal show and troops, calling for real benevolence over “trumpery” displays. The author cites Guards expenditures totaling about 281,199 pounds.
The shipwrights at the port of Flull strike for higher pay, earning 3s a day for new shipbuilding and 3s 6d for old work or ship repairing. A coroner’s inquest in Chelsea found man slaughter against the aunt of Frances Sarah Everett, a ten year old, after seven hours of deliberation. In Ebenezer Chapel a meeting vowed to memorialize Lords Grey and Russell, rejecting a reform bill as presented in Parliament.
The Spectator argues against a law targeting the principle of association, claiming association underpins human society from savages to nations. It contends associations form schools, trades, and governments, and that restricting peaceful assemblies would be a treasonous move against progress. The piece asserts the majority’s right to associate to improve society and predicts counter-revolution despite impending passage.
The Lord Mayor held a licensing court at Guildhall. After minor cases, licenses for new houses were heard. The Dippetetars of the Wine Shades applied for a license for a house in King William Street, opposed by Adolphus on service notices and the rule against granting two licenses to the same party. The court overruled notices but upheld the rule, and the license was refused after lengthy argument.
The Times notes Lord John Russell is caught in a trap set by colleagues over a Dissenters relief measure. Disliked by Dissenters and Anglicans alike, he faces blame from Durham and cabinet peers for misjudging plans and stirring hostility. The Times hints at retirement goals and a ministerial pension as he contends with a dissatisfying, limiting career.
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