13 May 1834
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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 13, 1834
Page
1
Announcement of Wrights Scenes in Ireland by the Rev G N Wright with historical illustrations and biographical notices. Includes 36 engravings from original designs, price five shillings, half bound 52 6d, published by Tegg Son Cumming Wakeman Grifin Co in Glasgow Dublin and London.
A verse urging Scots to embrace fashion and refinement to achieve glory and lasting fame. The speaker calls for pride in dress and taste, promising admiration and success to those who follow fashion, and declaring that true merit shines when paired with elegance.
A collection notes unions misrepresenting facts and labor strife. Lewes ships refuse idle workers as masters hire others. Cheapside crowds view a female tailor coat, amid disputes over price and mastery. Poor pay devolves into fear and secession, with promises to pay late and workers strained at lodge gatherings.
A Cambridge report notes master tailors refuse journeymen who join the Trades Union. A Sussex-activist tone follows as Archibald Dickson is convicted at Morpeth gaol for three months for alleged intimidation near Mitford. The Tyne Mercury and Globe discuss broader strikes signaling economic strain and calls for wage and hour adjustments across industries.
A letter to the editor praises Birmingham committees forming across Staffordshire to raise subscriptions for Poles in distress. The writer contrasts voluntary aid by laborers with government neglect, arguing that genuine sympathy and practical help stem from working people rather than cabinets or kings. He cites Louis Philippe, the Bourbons, and Napoleon to praise British generosity and the people’s power to shape justice.
A letter to the editor links government power, spies, and oaths to union tensions in England. It describes a growing conflict between journeymen tailors and masters, with nobles backing the masters. The piece cites Dr. Aley on labor and property and ends with a court verdict for the plaintiff in a false imprisonment case arising from a street altercation.
The Globe reprints Leeds union news showing widespread strike action by mill hands and the refusal of Leeds and Holbeck workers to back down. A Glasgow Liberator editorial argues unions must unite, endure hardships, and accept spoiling of goods for a common cause against employers and critics.
In St Martin in the Fields a suit against select vestry members for assault and confinement. Defendants claim vestry long established. Jury to hear whether vestry legally exists. proceedings adjourned to next day after evidence on existence from Richard I era and prior trials.
Court proceedings before the Chief Justice and a common jury in a false imprisonment action. The defendant, a William Street butcher of Lisson Grove, was involved in an incident on a Saturday evening, October 12, last, as the case began.
Court of Exchequer before Lord Lyndhurst and jury. Doe on the demise of Gladstanes Gore sues a Paddington scavenger and wharfinger to recover possession of the Waterloo wharf at the bottom of Beaufort buildings Strand. Verdict for the plaintiff.
Proceedings across courts note equity, bankruptcy, and insolvency actions. Capel Dalton seeks tithes from water mills. William Venables faces adjourned final examination. Catherine Richardson's insolvent case reveals alleged concealment of jewellery and property, with a severe fraud ruling. Grand jury proceedings touch religious exemptions and juror expenses.
John Duggan, an athletic Irishman, faced charges for assaulting Molloy and his wife at the Golden Lion in King Street St James's after Molloy refused to join a Frade's Union. Duggan allegedly struck Molloy, causing a black eye, as around a dozen onlookers joined in the confrontation.
In a Marylebone court a fight between Molloy Duggan and Duggan’s wife during a dispute over unions led to a fragile resolution. Mrs Kelly testified the row centered on family tensions not union activity. Bail was set at 20 shillings with a 21 day default, and the magistrates disciplined the men for assault.
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