26 Mar 1832
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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 26, 1832
Page
1
An old advertisement outlines JAMES MULLEIT and CO. inviting nobility and families to view a large stock of cabinet and upholstery furniture at No. 375 Strand near Exeter Hall. It promises affordable, durable designs, with emphasis on quality materials and fashionable style.
From the Whitehaven Herald a portrait of Jeremy Bentham, eighty five, short and strong, with a benevolent countenance. The article argues England undervalues him while continental praise grows, praising his system of philosophy and the goal of universal happiness. It notes his Fragment on Government (1776) and vast writings, and cites Brougham and Vaux praising his enduring influence.
A Friday private view prior to public opening applauds the Society of British Artists. The critic notes generally strong British talent with several portraits and landscapes while lamenting the lack of top tier works and some missing names, praising select pieces such as R.B. Davis’s Coronation procession fragment and Hofland’s Lake Como landscape, and commenting on moralizing portraits like William the Fourth Dane by Dawe and a daring marine scene by Prentis.
A man fell from the parapet of a London bridge at about 7 30 pm and plunged into the river after walking the wall then the top edge. Boats searched without success until eight pm with a hat found near Southwark bridge. Extraordinary revenge story from Ballinderry recounts a man decapitating a widow’s daughter and presenting the head, shocking details reported. Westminster Medical Society notes questions about alleged Chelsea poison cases and a historic cholera description. West India Association protests against a king in council order affecting Crown Colonies, seeking compensation for losses. Paris a family of silk weavers described in stark dietary terms and labor conditions with unusual detail.
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