12 Oct 1832
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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 12, 1832
Page
1
An advertisement from William Strange promotes Howard's new dental method offerings for toothache and decayed teeth. It claims immediate pain relief, permanent filling even large cavities, and long lasting preservation, with free trial cures for doubtful cases upon medical Attendant's note and nine a.m. visits.
A large Marylebone electors meeting at Chesney's Assembly Rooms voted unanimously to back Sir Samuel Whalley. They deemed his public political professions worthy of confidence and pledged to exert efforts to secure his election the True Sun Evening Paper to publish the decision.
A Wednesday council session at Saville House Leice ster Square appointed a committee to examine access rights to the reading room and discussed expanding union objectives with biweekly political science lectures. A memorial protesting the Newark printer Johnson's prosecution was adopted, calling for government inquiry.
Reports from Durham note widening cracks in pitmen housing and church walls, amid fears of mine workings subsidence. Authorities warn of potential extensive damage as ground collapsed areas raise anxiety about safety in the suburb.
A large, orderly parish meeting at the British Coffee-house on Cockspur Street debated resisting a two shilling rate levied by parish overseers. Voters had recently been deprived of rights, sparking calls for legal action or passive resistance to oppose the rate until legality is resolved. Dr Bainbridge chaired as speakers warned of oligarchic overreach and urged prudence in choosing between court action and nonpayment.
A special meeting at the Grecian Tavern adopted the Societies laws governing membership. Subscriptions or donations grant membership. honorary members may be elected. quarterly general meetings are set. a fifteen member committee governs. officers and auditors are appointed. accounts are audited. alterations require a full general meeting with at least fifty members present.
Commercial letters from the Hague and Amsterdam report belief the King of Holland would not oppose the Londown protocols once aware coercive measures would be used to compel acceptance. At Amsterdam Funds showed little variation as a gale and rain battered the coast. A Scarborough brig Hector lost anchors and topmast, ran aground near the coast, and sailors were saved after quick rescue efforts. One sailor fell into the sea and was drowned during a leap to join mates in a lifeboat.
The Navigation Committee discussed leasing Greenwich premises for harbour service use and the Court voted rewards to the Rev. Mr. Smith for his St Lawrence Jewry sermon. Petitions on London Bridge Act compensations were debated with varying grants approved, and reports on Secondaries, Remembrancer, and Library expansions were ordered printed or carried forward. A vacancy for Clerk Sitter was to be filled next meeting, and a Court of Collision Council met yesterday.
A letter from Nassau dated August 28, 1682, recounts the brig Hannah sailing from Portobelo Bay Jamaica with rum, sugar, and a black pepper cargo. Fire broke out forward, crew escaped in a 14 foot jolly boat with scant provisions, drifted 200 miles, then reached Abaco in the Bahamas where they were kindly sheltered and cared for by locals. The crew survived by God’s mercy and landing safely.
Reports reveal August incidents in Savannah la Mar as colonists attack Baptist missionary visitors. Magistracy yields to mob violence while Governor-General moves to investigate. News notes editor Jordan jailed for libel. Wardie fined and imprisoned. Kingston alderman elected. Tobago assembly dispute centers on Governor salary cuts. Buckingham orders exclusion of sectarian preachers from estates.
A damaged fragment describes a person from No. 3 Buildings who leaped from a two‑story window onto iron railings, causing severe injury and immediate concern for health. The chaotic text references dates, names, and unclear details, with broken phrases about violence and effort to assist.
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