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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 01, 1836
Page
1
A General Meeting at Landort Tavern considers dividend approval, director reports, and policy to oppose monopolistic trading. Proponents acknowledge 6 percent dividend and strong finances, with thanks to auditors and secretary for yearlong services.
A fragmented 19th century advertisement page notes a new edition in gilt and a change of ministry with oblique references to Cobbett’s Legacy and political letters. It lists publishers Smith Elder Cornhill and Obrettes Legacy items, with price notes and a Sunderland coal quotation. It also promotes second hand silver watches for sale and watchmakers in London.
A witness recounts the Bolivia Peru conflict from 1835 to 1836, detailing Santa Cruz's rise to power, the defeat of Gamarra and Salaverry, and the division of Peru into a South Peruvian State allied to Bolivia. It concludes with promises of liberal reforms and expanded trade, projecting European investment and sustained peace through Bolivian leadership.
An upcoming change to county mail service promises two daily London-bound mails with an eleven oclock forenoon departure to speed foreign correspondence. Meanwhile Prince of Capua with his consort Miss Smith and Count Matuszewic, plus the Earl of Wiltshire as companion, stay at a seaside Valetta residence awaiting permission to return to royal brothers. The prince attended court over a French steamer dispute and the count, fresh from Tunis, lies in quarantine likely en route to his embassy in Naples.
From a correspondent a letter to the Salopien Journal critiques the Shrewsbury Chronicle for not publishing a note dated Oct 17 1836 by Wes Craftton. The piece covers local political shocks including rural police plans, revision of electoral lists, mayoral meetings in Godlow, and claims for compensation by former borough officers with extensive testimony on clerical offices and duties.
A Cambridge Reform Association quarterly gathering welcomed Mr Pryme. He thanked attendees for health concerns about local members in a speech praised for its clarity, as the meeting listened with attention and satisfaction. A related note reports a mysterious disappearance in Halboro and Red Lion square.
A letter to the editor from October 21 1836 surveys cholera conditions across Italy and France. It notes Tuscany free of quarantine, Naples reimposed five day quarantine, Genoa improving as heat drops, Ancona nearly free, and Lyons busy with vine growers. The writer details ship rates to Leghorn, designs observed in Lyons, and remarks on Avignon, Nismes, and regional political unrest, ending with a complaint about visa charges.
A reader urges Lord Julie Russell and Poor Law Commissioners to create a parish registry. An intelligent official would maintain books listing job seekers by trade, accessible to all in the parish and neighboring areas, with separate lists for farming, mechanics, and general labor. The system aims to match workers with opportunities and reduce unemployment across the country.
An inquest at Guy s Hospital on George Shakspeare aged 77 found that his death on Friday night and Saturday morning was accelerated by exposure to intense cold. Police witnesses described his wandering, poverty, and lack of residence near the Old Kent road before he died. Surgeon Dr Ballock testified after post mortem that an old brain disease reduced his ability to resist cold. The verdict stated that death was accelerated by exposure to the cold.
Report from the city states that efforts toward settling Holland Belgium differences have failed. The government will not entertain the issue and the situation remains in uncertainty after the latest talks yesterday.
Reading through Olds ham and surrounding towns reveals a string of scattered items. Cargo trade and factory shifts stir labor, charity commissioners reveal trickery, and local parishes debate rates. A dramatic assault on a surgeon ends with the groom sobered by arrest.
A passenger named Beeston fell from the London and Salisbury coach near Bedfoot while alighting for his hat. He suffered a fatal head injury despite treatment at the Angel and Crown Inn. An inquest, led by Coroner Mr Stirling, returned a verdict of Accidental Death with no blame assigned to the coachman. The deceased leaves a wife and five children en route to Salisbury for a new position.
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