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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 03, 1834
Page
7
A City notice corrects prior reporting about the house of Raikes and Newberry. It states the firm did not stop payment and apologizes, aiming to set public opinion right. Market summaries follow noting Parisian stock panic and dull commerce with various bond and stock quotes across exchanges.
Four well known men were brought before Mr. Gregorio on suspicion of breaking into Mr. Grover’s house at 44 Lower Belgrave Place Pimlico and stealing plate and apparel worth about 30 pounds. They had forced a wall at the rear two doors and ransacked the lower rooms. An attempt on No 43 was foiled by a sheet iron lining. The evidence showed suspicious activity near the premises. one suspect visited to court a servant girl. Detention was declined. they were discharged. Also, a report from Hampstead Road near the bridge noted a burglary at Mr. Simons’ residence with similar thefts.
Shipping news reports arrivals including the Dorothea Markane from Bahia the Gustav from Dantzic the Marquis of Wellesley from Grenada the Martha from Sierra Leone the Sampson Chadwick from New York the Charles Symes from Nevis the John Cabot from Africa the Beaver from Halifax and the Sir Edward Codrington which foundered near latitude 45 longitude 19 while other vessels arrive from Valparaiso Cumberland and St Petersburgh.
Market dull with small wheat supply. London millers bought modest amounts at last week’s prices. Beef and mutton up about 2d a stone, pork up halfpenny per pound. beef quality mostly inferior, mutton in demand, lamb scarce due to cold. Calves fewer, veal trade poor. pork high in Ireland, Trish dear. Irish pork 38 0d to 33 6d. Beasts 176, Sheep and Lambs 5,780, Calves 190, Pigs 330.
Announcement of the death of the Right Rev Dr Gray, Lord Bishop of Bristol. Also notes a casualty tale from Epsom where Mrs Lumley of the Spread Eagle Inn was injured when her four wheel chaise struck by a frightened horse near Chester Place. she was brought home by post-chaise. The piece includes a versified item on friendship and commentary on Rochdale church rates and a postal regulation query regarding unstamped publications sent abroad.
French papers report distress in a besieged city with water shortages, hunger risk, and a cholera fear. Jauregay arrives with troops but the aim is to move funds to headquarters. Conscription efforts proceed at night. some youths seek to be taken away. Rumors place Broglie Portales against vice presidency. Rome reports a papal gift to Bourmont for aiding church against Algiers piracy.
Revising barristers R. D. Thompson and J. Tamlyn opened scrutiny of city votes at Guildhall. Lists were read alphabetically with no objections raised in the first sessions. Liverymen claims to vote were reserved for later, and disputed cases not pursued today.
A letter to the editor admits a misprint in a Tait's Magazine item, noting the author confused Weekly Police Gazette with the defunct People’s Police Gazette. The writer defends the current Weekly Police Gazette as respectable and humane, contrasting it with the former notorious publication.
In a pointed defense, Ric hard Carlile rejects Rev. Robert Taylor’s accusations and explains his role in the published letters. He cites his refusal to interfere, warns others about Taylor, and references Miss Richards and Mr. Mordan while noting the True Sun’s handling of private communications. The editor apologizes for names being published but argues the core truth remains.
The Dublin Freeman's Journal reports a swift fill for the King's Bench vacancy. It says the Attorney General is to be offered the seat, with Serjeant Perrin set as Attorney General no matter what. Crampton may stay Solicitor General with Blackburne possible Puisne judge if he accepts.
A public meeting in the Exchange Dining Room with about fifty delegates from Manchester and other temperance societies adopted resolutions urging a total abstinence pledge, stricter member admission, vigilant visiting, discouragement of ardent spirits especially on Sundays, ministerial support, and funds for a dedicated temperance agency. Speakers from Preston and others addressed the assembly.
A literary roundup praises Retzsch illustrated pieces about childlike hopes and a tigerish pursuit of a butterfly, contrasting deceptive hope with trust. It notes Memoranda on Education, Popular Education, Plato Dialogues, a tale The Three Visits, and abundant graceful moral verse, all part of the issue.
The issue praises literary content with poems by Mr. Chorley and Mr. H Bayly, adds new escapades in the Predestinated Rogue, features a Turkish Baths description by Mr. St John, and presents Miss Macauley’s compelling fragments titled Culprit's Grave.
A brief notice extols The Sacred Star as a small yet inexpensive monthly with one copper plate and two wood engravings. It highlights a diverse collection of original and selected articles, verse and prose, noted as unusually numerous and excellent for the price and despite the lack of embellishments.
The Covent Garden season opened with Coriolanus starring Mr. Vandenhoff in the title role supported by Bartley and Bennett. The new interlude Bed and Beard and the farce Deaf as a Post drew strong applause and laughter from a fashionable audience. Vandenhoff’s commanding presence and expressive acting received particular praise, as did Mrs. Sloman and Cooper in other roles. The performance ended with cheers as Vandenhoff was recalled multiple times and the tragedy announced for repeat on Wednesday.
Mr Butler who played Hamlet repeats as Rob Roy and is announced for Macbeth on Monday. Mrs Glover appears as Paul Pry on Wednesday for her benefit. The theatre will close Saturday the 11th. Evans and Merivale are the only bankrupts in town among six commissioners. business is abundant. The Lord Chancellor should require five commissioners in attendance.
The Stuttgart season centered on Robert der Teufel with large crowds but waning applause. Rossini and Lindpaintner works followed, plus new ballets. Visitors included M. Oberhoffer of Vienna. In Strasburg French opera faltered. German company faced delays. June 12 Mozart Requiem was held in the Minster for Lafayette. At Aix-la-Chapelle Ries appointed director. Potsdam Brandenburg Vocal Society held a grand festival with multiple motets and orchestral works, ending with a large banquet.
The second day festival at Tornow near Potsdam drew over 3000 attendees. Performances included Spontini's Festival March for military instruments, Konigslied for two choruses, a sacred song by I P Schmidt, Beleke’s trombone solo from Der Freischutz, Girschner hunting and battle songs, Schartlich and Schneider pieces, and Spontini’s Borussia as the finale.
Portal of official moves notes key figures in London offices. M de Moraes Sarmento, minister, transacted business at the Foreign Office while the Lord Chancellor departed for Brighton and dined with Lord Holland at Kensington. Admiralty head and Jamaica agent met with Mr. Rice. Lansdowne left for Brogsels with Marchioness and Lady Louisa. Captain Prescott, governor of Newfoundland, left for Clifton. West India mail ordered detained. Trinidad dispatches dated August 15 received at Colonial Office. Viscount Althorp arrived at Althorp Park.
Hop-pi-king near close with heavier, finer hops than prior picks. Bets lie against Borough duty estimates. Market shows good new sample sales, scarce old stock. Rent pockets 11 to 15 shillings. Wheat 41s to 453.2 per quarter, Barley 36s to 73s 3d, Beans 37s to 39s 8d, Peas boilers 40s to 44s, oats 21s 6d.
October market report from Wolverhampton notes a strong trade and broad price reductions. Old and new wheats quoted from 6s 6d to 7s 8d per 72lbs, malting barley 5s 2d to 5s 6d, oats 16s to 18s, beans 16s to 17s, grinding meal 15s to 16s 8d per 196lbs, peas 19s to 21s, and fines and tare prices also falling across multiple measures.
In Birmingham grain markets prices fall across varieties as unfavourable malting weather dampens activity. Old wheat ranges 5s 4d to 63, new wheat 33 8d to 53 6d, English barley 32s to 36s per quarter, oats and beans also decline. Heavy trade persists for several staples despite the overall dip.
A reader corrects Thursday’s True Sun notice on the article Yankee Notions, noting the anecdote was originally published in London papers and later copied into American papers as A Yankee Joke done into English. The writer asks the editor to publish the clarification.
Report from Montreal Daily Advertiser recounts the Aurelia voyage from Cork to Quebec. About 370 passengers endured six weeks of crowded, underprovisioned conditions, with illness and death aboard. After a week ashore they faced confinement and further sickness, leaving many widowed or separated, poverty forcing sale of possessions for subsistence. Some were aided by the Quebec Emigrant Society, others bought free passages. The account warns of harsh treatment and bitter conditions endured by emigrants.
The article lists upcoming sessions at Old Bailey including Help at Justice Haut and Old Bailey, with dates from Thursday October 16 to Thursday November 27. An additional session may be added due to the Central Criminal Court Act, but its date is not yet set.
London sessions at Guildhall and Westminster list several general sessions of the peace and oyer and terminer with adjournment rules. Dates include October 9 13 23 30 and November 19 26, with adjournment set one clear day after Old Bailey end and the Saturday fortnight after general sessions.
A miscellany extract reviews the Penny Magazine and its era gaze, then shifts to an English traveler’s notes on Afghan horse keeping. It describes mounting, circling to cool, green barley feed, picketed horses, and silk fringe coverings, plus Uzbek saddles and gear.
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