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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 18, 1835
Page
1
Schedules announce steam packets to Dublin and maneuvers from Plymouth and Falmouth. Notices detail sailing days, fares, ports of call, and offices for booking with references to the Rhine and Boulogne services. Inland agents and prominent names linked to the listings appear alongside vessel and mail transport information.
From the Gazette of last night a list of bankrupts and insolvent traders is published. John Nevin of Sevenoaks Kant ironmonger is declared insolvent as are James Robinson new tape manufacturer and Robert Peel Halifar Berkshire card-maker. Benjamin Ridge Birmingham factor to surrender Nov 26 and Dec 29 at the Court of Bankruptcy with official signatures and auction notices for other debtors including Arthur Molony wine merchant and Edwin Verdon Blyth and Charles Kell Birmingham factory. Dividends scheduled for Dec and Dec 10 with numerous names and locations across London and provinces.
Shipping notes from Wattsrone to Liverpool detail vessels landing horses and wine, ships leaky or wrecked, masts broken, and grounded or beached. Entries mention Neptune from Hamburg to Havana, Maria dismasted, Solway steamer, Miss Douglas collision and refloat, Vigour damage, Perseverance vessel wreck, Aquatic dismasted, Cumberland voyage, and Idune strike near Antwerp with ensuing harbour checks.
Doctor Bowring's second report on Franco British commercial relations outlines a century of vineyard decline in France. It cites rising vineyard area yet falling wine consumption and export, driven by prohibitory tariff policy, with vineyards' revenues and prices collapsing while population and demand grow. It notes vast losses in U S and Russia markets and drastic price drops, forcing sales at low rates.
On Monday morning a thief entered Mr. James Evans’s counting-house at Upper King street Bloomabury-square and took a copper bowl with six peonyweights of gold valued around 501 dollars, with a 1000 dollar reward offered. Subsequent robberies occurred at Mrs. Heathcote’s lodging, Miss Brown’s residence, Drswick’s attic, and Mr. Rogers’s Basingstoke home, plus a Geneva watch stolen from Mr. Lasley’s shop. a suspect boy in a brown coat was detained and later cleared.
A reader’s letter from Cordova dated Oct. 3, 1835 describes Spain under Queen Isabella as torn by disorder. It details rising taxes, Carlist raids, and clashes between Liberals and Carlists, with clergy persecuted, churches closed, and public fear. The letter portrays a regressive regime opposing liberal reforms and laments the country’s upheaval.
Lettered correspondence from the Metropolitan Catholic Tract Society thanks Most Rev. Dr Murray Archbishop of Dublin for his late address to Protestants of Great Britain. The exchange records mutual respect and commentary on religious debates, urging fair consideration of Catholic doctrine and noting Bossuet’s exposition.
A correspondent suggests preventing loss of life from rapid nighttime steam boat navigation. He proposes fitting each vessel with a large bell kept rolling after dusk by a simple device on the steam machinery. The bell would warn co sailors at a distance, giving time to steer clear of danger.
A solicitor writes to The True Sun clarifying that compensation certificates issued by the Compensation Commission are payable by the National Debt Commissioners. He argues that criticisms in The Times and Morning Post misplace blame, noting bankers and planters would not guarantee documents of such importance. He asserts the National Debt Commissioners decide payment terms, not the Compensation Commissioners.
A reader denounces debtors prison practices in 1835 London, detailing a corrupt system where sheriffs officers, fraudulent attorneys, and sham agents extort clients. The letter describes bail, writs, and a rogues’ gallery of intermediaries profiting from legal chicanery while ordinary debtors face harsh confinement and inflated costs.
A ward meeting at Fronmoogers hall to fill the Aldgate alderman seat after John Thorp's death drew crowds of freemen and supporters. Sheriff Salomons led the nominations against Humphrey and Law Jones while promises and parish tensions framed the event. A poll ran four to six, revealing Salomons ahead. the Wardmote adjourned to reconvene at seven.
A distressed prisoner writes from a vile prison in Portugal Street detailing heavy bail and legal fees. He laments lies, perjury, and the mocked promise of debt imprisonment abolition, arguing his liberty is denied while awaiting hoped reforms that could end debtor detention.
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