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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 18, 1834
Page
3
In a heated session, MPs debated repealing the malt tax citing its burden on laborers and farming. Witnesses described beer’s role in work, home brewing, and social issues, with opponents warning of tax revenue losses and calls for alternatives.
In Parliament the Dardanelles issue prompted cautions over British sanction for the treaty while arguments questioned explanations and Poland aid. Debate shifted to Captain Ross, with motions for a 5000 pound reward for Arctic discoveries and support for a Select Committee to examine his services, amid government and opposition positions. The Bribery at Elections Bill advanced to a Select Committee as the house adjourned.
An account showing the unredeemed public debt due to the National Creditor by year ending January 5 1798 1799 and 1800. The record lists funded and unfunded balances and includes the market price of gold for each corresponding date.
Racing news notes new Derby favourite Bentley under pressure as backers hedge with Morgen offerings. Bubastes and Shilelah attract bets amid stable tensions while Oaks betting highlights Cotillon and Zalima. Emigrant colt Cradock and companions tag along with trainer Lumley. St Patrick's Society marks its fifty first anniversary with a Freemasons’ Hall dinner.
In Dublin the Saint Michan parish becomes a battleground over tithes and parish taxes used to fund Protestant curates. Alegal strategy to triple assessments and an appeal costs threat provoke resistance led by Patrick O’Higgins, who refuses to pay. A placard threatens minister’s money, the levy is resisted, and an unofficial settlement ends with a bargain to drop further demands, highlighting passive resistance against the Church Establishment.
The fragment records a plea to calmly pay rent and asserts that neither sword nor martial law nor terror have extorted it as tithes. James Whittle signs as the obedient evant to a Sir Sam, urging Whigs to test the experiment.
Dublin readers are urged to support Trades Associations amid alleged employer pressure and deceptive practices. The piece defends unions, notes wage ranges for journeymen sewers, reports a Trades Delegates meeting at Mechanical Hall, and highlights solidarity actions including a weekly fund boost by cotton spinners. Glasgow Liberator reports the assembly's harmony and plans for future mutual support.
In Re Walcott's Charity the Vice-Chancery Court confirmed the master’s scheme for future regulation of the charity estates. Dr O Oyley rector and Lambeth parish churchwardens petitioned for approval and inquiries. trusteeship and fund appropriation were resolved with the master’s plan deemed extremely beneficial. Costs to be taxed.
In Preston a suit by returning officers against Henry Hunt seeks recovery of 18 pounds 6 pence plus expenses from the last borough election. The jury found for the plaintiffs 88 pounds odd, endorsing the officers’ discretion in erecting many polling booths to avoid large crowds. Crown Court then tries John Charlstox for forging a will and convicts him.
The notice reviews the National Gallery of Practical Science at Wye metropolis. Large additions include a new picture gallery and a lithographic press with a novel loom. A Hydro Oxygen Microscope is promised alongside the Concorpia pianoforte imitation. Noted are both artistic displays and instruments of weaponry, with cautious praise for the invention and its potential future maturity.
December 23 1838 Loodap Mr Niggs seeks opinion on a new grand piano forte from Germany with a double row of keys. Lower key gives standard piano sound while upper imitates strings and winds. Simple to operate needs only an extra pedal, no bellows. Inventor Mr Niggs praised for intellect and civility. On view at 20 Old Bond Street.
The King departed Windsor for Kew arriving after one. A select party lunched with him and he toured the Palace pictures then rode in the royal gardens with outriders. Later he left for Castro and joined the Society of Friends. Foreign matters included a Palmerston interview at the Foreign Office and a large dinner party at the House of Commons. A contraband seizure near Port de Tourasi reported. a wagon loaded with stones filled with cotton twisted with English vet was halted at the Customhouse. owner unknown. Coroner's inquest at White Horse Cheapside found Joseph Guthrey aged 82 committed suicide by poison and returned a verdict of suicide.
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