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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 20, 1834
Page
8
A court reviews a rural lodge case detailing initiation payments, officer roles, and stringent bye laws. Evidence centers on alleged illegal oaths and secret society rules aimed at mutual wage protection amid industrial strife. Jurors convict all defendants. sentencing pending.
The 67th festival of the Drury Lane Theatrical Fund, tracing to 1777 under David Garrick, was held at Freemasons Tavern with a crowded room and about 300 guests. The Marquis of Clanricarde chaired, with nobles and patrons of drama in attendance. Notable performances included Nea nobis, songs by Phillips, humorous accounts of polar voyages, and a violin piece by Signor Masoni. Mr Harley spoke of grateful supporters, growing claims on the fund, and the fund’s aim to alleviate calamity through judicious use of resources and generous sympathy.
The article details ongoing support for actors through a fund that mitigates poverty, praising the theatre’s benefit to society and noting contributions from notable figures including the Ring, the Duchess of Kent, and various dukes and lords. It recalls Edmund Kean’s previous leadership, mentions Jack Bannister, and lists substantial subscriptions as part of a larger total.
Fragmentary notice reflects a London period publication with references to a penny price for vendors and a petition discussed by Mr Stevenson of Limerick. It mentions how water and a time of day for publication were recorded, with a brief note on a daily run starting yesterday at 3.00.
The House of Commons last night focused on reform bills for corrupt boroughs Stafford Hertford and Liverpool. Amendments sought a select committee to gather evidence and craft an incorrupt electorate while critics warned that exclusion of the bribe-tainted voters would leave a skewed franchise and a large, wary electorate.
The debate centers on a bill to disfranchise Liverpool freemen amid petitions against it. Lord San don argues the poor’s rights must not be stripped for the guilty, drawing parallels to bishops’ duties. Sir Rogern Pel counters that bribery targets delinquents regardless of wealth, noting two delinquents classes: the poor coerced by poverty and the rich who profit by corruption.
The piece argues against a national poor relief scheme, warning it may foster idleness and vice while ironically claiming it could also improve industry. It cites Lord Broueau's Commission, reprints a Dorchester trial of agricultural labourers for unlawful association, and notes a Dorchester judge's broad reading of sedition laws affecting unions while highlighting the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers with its code of conduct.
In Paris the debate over the Associations Suppression Law intensifies as ministers push the bill and an amendment seeking a government license to form associations faces stiff opposition. Reports from Madrid mention a possible shift with the Archbishop of Leon backing the Queen, while Spain quells refugees and potential royal changes loom. Meanwhile, Portugal sees a rout at Santarem lifting stock markets. new ministries and urban guard reforms are noted. minor European reports fill the rest of the dispatch.
George Pryme replies to Charles Beales with a firm denial of owning or running the Cambridge press or any newspaper. He states he never was a proprietor or involved in any newspaper and signs as a letter writer from London dated March 19 1834.
East India House discussions cover continued Suttee abolition efforts and the expense of Persia embassies. Directors defend ongoing measures to curb suttee while noting information limits. Embassies cost up to 12,000 pounds annually. proposed further cuts face resistance amid concerns over information access and Indian administration.
A fragment from a Galway and Dublin paper notes a Kings Bench verdict in which a six month imprisonment and a 1001 fine were imposed for language offences, with security to keep peace. It praises the Marquis of Walkeley, the people of Galway, and remittance of the sentence. A Devonshire tithes debate follows, praising the Tithe Composition Act as beneficial to Irish peasants and reflecting Whig self devotion.
Printed and published by John Ager for Patrick Grant at the Tree Sun Office No 366 Strand London with their imprint and location.
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