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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 09, 1832
Page
1
The committee appeals for urgent subscriptions to sustain the True Sun newspaper, praising working class support and reformers. It urges public meetings and local committees in the metropolis and provinces, warning that success hinges on widespread, small contributions and collective effort.
At a Portsoken Ward Union meeting held at the Bell Tavern Aldgate on a Wednesday evening a resolution praised Michael Seales as fit to represent the ward in Parliament. The union pledged unanimous support and urged his election, with notices published in True Lut Morning Chronicles Morging Advertiser and other papers. Signed by W. P. Tyars, Chairman, Bell Tavern, Aldgate, November 7, 1832.
A Wednesday assembly at White Conduit House challenged Middlesex Magistrates for denying music licenses and urged Lord Chamberlain licensing. Major Revell led debate asserting public wrong, invoking George II’s preamble to defend middle and lower classes’ amusements and praising the tavern’s reform and musical offerings.
A letter from 1832 defends Colonel Jones against charges of parochial conduct and accuses Mr Wallis of duplicity. The writer notes Marylebone electors’ meeting refuting calumnies and questions why Potter’s name was omitted. He asks Wallis for candor about pensions and government influence, urging an honest reformer to answer publicly.
Adjourned county day details discussed county prison stats for Michael year and untried prisoners. Debate over Westminste r Bridewell loan of 30000 pounds at 5 percent and need for gaol reforms including better prisoner classification and separate sleeping arrangements. Deputation to Secretary of State appointed to push these changes.
A Liberal candidate touring the western county faced questions on lodges. He asked farmers if a juror could be pledged before hearing a case. A radical farmer replied that voters are the jurors and demanded the candidate ensure he delivers their opinion when verdicts are given.
Thomas Parkin chronicles dissent within the Birmingham Political Union backed by Attwood allies. He alleges deceit, calls for dissolving church state ties, ending national debt, and forming a working-class union to pursue equal laws and rights amid distress and political strain. Parkin criticizes Attwood and council while urging reform through independent journalism.
A man named Valentine, a Brixton Oval steesman, died after his four-wheel fly chariot was struck by a frightened horse in Westminster road near Phoenix street. The accident followed a boy lighting fireworks on the public road. Serjeant Dobbins assisted, Valentine died within minutes, body taken to Rodney pub for coroner's inquest.
A concerned reader critiques The Morning Chronicle for blaming Tories while excusing Whigs. The author accuses Whigs of treachery, preserving Tory power, and mismanaging reform while praising O'Connell and opposing anti-tithe actions. He urges independent, nonpartisan journalism and laments party bias in the press.
A Norwich report details the Ewen family of Heydon suffering multiple deaths within days. Mrs Ewen died aged 57 after learning her daughter died in Wales. Son Richard, 22, died six weeks married at Cawston. Catherine Cable, sister to Richard, died next night. Mr Ewen and Catherine were buried a week later. An inquest at Berkeley-square, on Mary Eales aged seventeen, found death due to probable blood vessel rupture, ruled as Died by the Visitation of God.
The piece critiques Whigs for allying with Tories and accuses certain Whigs and reviews of using smear tactics against Mr. Hume in Middlesex. It cites Edinburgh Review, Times, Globe, Courier, and Standard as partisanship while urging ministers to curb dirty tricks and suggesting Hume could aid reform if allowed. It ends noting topics like Short Parliaments, Ballot, and Church Reform.
At Clonmell Assizes on Friday Rev E Brennan and three others faced charges of attending an illegal meeting to oppose tithe payments. Brennan was acquitted, while the others were convicted but strongly advised by the jury. A related case involved Rev N Wise suing Rev N Learbert over a cow distraint for tithe. The court deliberated on tithe sums and the legality of seizure under the Composition Act, with the judge guiding a verdict for the defendant. In Wicklow, Conservative strength dwindles as tenants push for repeal and seek an O Connell Grattan pairing.
A Florence letter describes a Naples conspiracy to place an absolute prince on the throne, led by the Duke of Canosa with aid from Austrian and Neapolitan governments. The plot aims to enthrone the king's uncle.
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