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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 20, 1834
Page
4
The text details lodge rules and by laws including officer roles, election cadence, passwords, conduct restrictions, wage actions, and penalties. It also cites legal context from 37 Geo III and related acts about unlawful oaths, conspiracy, and the protection of soldiers against seditious associations with emphasis on formal requirements for proving illegal oath taking and unlawful societies.
Prosecution offered records from a pocket document and other proofs to show the accused joined a society framed to aid workers against hardship. The judge noted the aims were mutual succour and savings, not illegal, and emphasized that no clear oath or unlawful obligation was proven. The jury returned guilty verdicts after deliberation. sentence pending.
The 57th anniversary festival of the Drury Lane Theatrical Fund was celebrated at Freemasons Tavern with about 300 attendees. Notables chaired by the Marquis of Clanricarde. performances by Miss Shirrett and others. Mr Harley spoke on fund needs and donors' generosity. references to Captain Russ North Pole voyage and Signor Masoni violin.
The text extols the value of theatre and its artists, noting they soften life’s asperities and deserve support from patrons. It praises figures like Edmund Kean and Jack Bannister, recalls past benevolence by royalty, and lists numerous subscriptions totaling nearly 1,300 as evidence of public generosity to aid actors facing poverty.
A fragment from a 19th century issue mentions a demand for greater public outrage and a call for readers to complain to the authorities. It notes a price in pence for the Advertiser and references Lee Mindie Row Holborn booksellers. It also mentions a petition and a London Bridge high water time. The Sun’s publication is dated with a morning and evening time.
The House of Commons spent the night examining bills to alter borough franchise amid proven bribery. Stafford’s bribes swelled among ten pound householders and freemen, while Hertford’s proposed limits drew support for disfranchisement. the debate highlighted fears over a national poor law system and its long term effects.
Parliamentary discussion centers on a bill to disfranchise Liverpool freemen, with Lord Sanpon warning against stripping rights of the poor while Sir Rupert Perez counters that the measure targets delinquents regardless of wealth. The debate highlights fears of aristocratic gain and uneven punishment between rich and poor.
The piece argues against a national poor relief system, warning it could foster idleness and vice while supposedly improving industry. It cites Lord Browning’s commissioners, references a Dorchester assizes case against six agricultural labourers, and notes a trial of a society deemed unlawful under existing acts. It highlights fears of legislative misuse and rising labor unrest.
The article reports on a heated Paris debate over associational rights under government sanction, mentioning ministers de Brocute Barrie and Teirks supporting the Hill amendment and Ovinton Barner with Bernier opposing. It notes a doubtful amendment outcome, a Madrid courier report on the Archbishop of Leon, and changes in Spanish refugees policy in France. It also mentions talks of ministerial replacements, the Madrid urban guard, and the Miguelite rout at Santarem affecting Portuguese stock.
London March 19, 1834. In a letter to the editor of the True Sun, George Pryme states he is not and never was proprietor or involved in operating the Cambridge Independent Press or any other newspaper. He challenges false statements in Charles Beales’ second letter and signs as your obedient servant.
A London court discussion tackled Suttenism information, with the Court of Directors instructing measures against the practice. Debates on Persian embassy costs followed, with arguments on expenses for breakfasts, entertainments, and patronage, revealing tensions between accountability and imperial expenditure.
The Kilkenny Journal recalls the Galway sentencing and a prior conviction at Hilary Term. It notes a six month imprisonment plus a 100 fine and security, criticizing the penalties as harsh and political. The article questions the disinterestedness of the Duke of Devonshire and remarks on Ireland’s peasant suffering.
A fragmentary notice cites Patrick Grant with an address shown as Tree Sea No 66 Strand Fondos. The readable text hints at a publication line but lacks a clear event or action.
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