25 Nov 1833
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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 25, 1833
Page
1
A dated notice describes an aged widow and her large family in poverty after past naval connections. The appeal asks benevolent support from readers, noting limited relief already received from church and patrons. It details the family’s hardships and the editor’s consent to publish the appeal for aid.
A Friday meeting at Southampton Town hall outlined the Labourers' Friend Society aims. Notables including Lord Ashtone and Sir John Keane, Bombay Commander, attended. The inquest into Frederick Martill’s death at Ellington noted an accidental discharge by a loaded gun.
In Dublin reports from the Freeman's Journal describe oppression and outrage in Ireland under English rule. A prominent letter complains of a Tory Attorney General and political bias on juries, linking tithe resistance, canal plans, and local improvements to a broader struggle for rights and fair governance.
A reader letter recaps Palmer's 1833 trial for felonious receipt of stolen bills. It accuses Judge Rotch of bias, delays, and denying bail while demanding removal to the Old Bailey and broader legal redress for alleged miscarriages of justice. The piece notes high officials declined to intervene and cites a King’s Bench motion as supporting concerns.
Friday the Duke of Devonshire ordered management at Drury Lane to halt the farce Le Camarade du lit which had figured in the bills recently. A Paris protest by Sweden followed the dispute. A fire threat endangered Mr Merritt’s Wallington property on Thursday when a stack of hay about eleven tons caught fire. Parish engine crews battled the blaze with help from W Thresher and other town gentlemen whose advice aided the effort. The motive for attacking Mr Merritt remains unclear. he is a private, charitable man who avoids parish affairs.
Mr Hawkins a civil engineer presented a second lecture on Saxton's locomotive differential pulley for a cheap safe rapid rail carriage. A quarter mile experimental track near Park Street Camden Town would test a one ton carriage at up to 30 mph propelled by a horse. He claimed lower costs per mile and described anti fray rope protection and quick link replacements.
Severe self harm attempt by Severin Dumas the French usher linked to Miss Watts death at Barnes. He tore open wounds and bled, declared intent to die. he is under restraint and not expected to recover as coroner investigates.
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