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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 22, 1834
Page
4
Unanimous resolutions pressed repeal of the Union amid Irish distress and calls for a domestic Irish parliament. Speakers condemned absentee landlords, praised reform, and urged petition to the House of Commons for immediate repeal and restoration of Irish legislative power.
After formal proceedings, about sixty gentlemen dined at Watton’s Tavern in Dean’s Gate to mark St Patrick’s Day. Toasters honored the King’s power from the people, Daniel O’ Connell, and a speedy repeal of the Legislative Union, with speeches praising Reformers and Protestant English press.
The note expresses favorable view of a pamphlet specimen forwarded for a correspondent. It mentions timing at London Bridge tomorrow morning and afternoon, with listed minutes after specified hours. The fragmentary text references Monday morning and evening times around 12 and 1, plus brief markers.
The paper notes a late night discussion in the House of Words over a Dissenters petition from Cambridge. it critiques the motives and calls the stance unworthy. It then surveys the Corn Laws debate in Parliament, arguing they fail to protect cultivators and raise prices, hurting consumers while possibly benefiting landlords.
The article argues against the Corn Laws as part of a free trade system that harms labor, benefits landowners, and raises bread prices. It cites a Manchester meeting on repeal, notes English, Scotch, and Irish participants, and highlights Mr. Prentice's advocacy for subdivided legislation plus Ireland’s poverty, absenteeism, and official inquiries into the crisis.
A witness recalls scenes near Dublin where tenants endure squalid cabins and dung heaps, exacerbating disease. Families on estates of "good landlords" live in damp, straw-sheathed shacks. promises of relief fail. A widow with five children loses hope as winter comes and dispensaries replace poor houses. The speaker quits Ireland, deeming their resignation a cheap price for relief from injustice.
The Gazette announces an Order in Council annuling prior proclamations on prize proceeds and rewards from enemy captures. A new distribution fixes one sixteenth for the flag officer, one sixth for the captain or commander, with ten classes of officers and men receiving shares from fifty to half a share for second class boys.
An advertisement notes a public meeting at the Institution in Charlotte Street Fitzroy Square on Monday at twelve o'clock. The appeal seeks support for Agricultural Labourers condemned at Dorchester and sentenced to transportation and hopes for a strong attendance.
The article reports strengthening Ottoman forces in Constantinople and questions the motive amid tensions with Russia. It notes British and French protests over treaty issues, doubts about war, and mentions Malta reinforcement rumors. It casts England as wary of war and suggests Europe could frame the conflict as a battle of principles.
Extracts from French papers discuss the Spanish provinces and include a Paris correspondent’s letter. A long French Chamber debate on a Tasztanpien amendment to the anti association law ended with rejection. The ministry’s original plan is favored, while Tribune and National praise the measure as a step for Republican triumph.
Shipping intelligence lists arrivals including the Fil monds from Blemel and the Walker from London with dates in March. Also noted are vessels like the Virta from Liverpool bound to Havre and the Leslie Alexander from London, alongside Belfast from Calais and other ships from Antwerp Ostend and Gottenburgh.
Last night at London Hospital an inquest reviewed the death of 17 year old Wm Cox, employed by performer Mr Daniels at Barystrest. An attempted pistol duel with Hawkes's 16 year old son led to a misfire. the ball lodged in Cox's temple and he died Tuesday. The verdict was accidental death.
The column notes limited foreign news, stock and money markets steady yet cautious, and dull trade in silks, cottons, and worsted goods. It records bond and stock movements, prices in Consols, Portuguese and Spanish securities, and two shipwreck notices with crew saved.
Paris dispatch describes M Barthe's political blunder and a looming cabinet reshuffle. Thiers is praised for steering strategy as ministry stability wavers amid budget disputes and opposition amendments. Also noted are the Orleans marriage plans, Algerian deployment, and St Patrick banquet highlights in Dublin with Irish, Scottish, and English toasts.
A St George vestry debated forming a new South London Market. Trustees urge central location amid strong parish backing, citing maps, population growth, and 1 000 signatures from St George’s parish. The discussion traced historical parish data to justify the market’s need and centrality.
A letter to the editor denounces rapid free trade and calls for gradual reform to protect agricultural labourers and the national debt. The writer opposes repeal of the Corn Laws, warns that removing home bounty harms farmers, and argues for maintaining tariffs on timber, furniture, and printing to shield British industry and workers. The piece frames the issue as a clash between protecting domestic livelihoods and embracing continental economic shifts.
Public notices record births and marriages from 19th and 18th inst. listed across Basinghall Street Crutched Friars and Bartholomew Lane. Entries name Mrs Gilbert of Balliol College Oxford and Joseph Kendall of Kendall and Sons marrying Harriet Mole, with other family announcements from Capel and Grant.
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