31 Oct 1836
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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 31, 1836
Page
1
A sharply worded letter dated October 26, 1836, targets the Lord Chancellor as a failing reformer. The writer accuses him of servile party politics, criticizes his parliamentary record, questions his motives, and warns that unless he acts to cleanse the law, he will face public contempt and the loss of a pension.
In Leeds cloth halls sales ran about the same as last week with prices steady. Stocks with manufacturers rose, especially low qualities, as producers reduce output. Warehouses show dull activity though merchant stocks are tight for the season, limiting large future accumulations. Brabrought and Macriax report more buyers and activity with possible uplift if weather holds, while wool trades stay quiet and prices nominal. In Manchester there were more buyers but less overall business than recent weeks, with some price reductions and increased goods sold. venue area slightly lower amid manufactured goods price cuts.
The Manchester market mood shows softer yarn and goods prices with lower cotton values. American discounting shrinks demand, while Southern buyers pull back, implying moderate spring terms. Several local failures haunt the trade as uncertainty presses buyers to await clearer conditions.
Yarmouth reports a crowded finfish season with over 300 lasts and an estimated average of fifteen lasts per boat. Fish quality is described as fine. Cambridge Independent notes a parish dispute as Coveney’s curate seeks a second sermon but is blocked by the rector, citing the living’s income and constrained attendance.
Two men Morley and Stalker employed by Br Hoofe faced charges for stealing twenty three poounce of eels from a Serpentine River dam. Griffiths the Humane Society supervisor testified he saw them spearing eels at nine, they resisted pleas to stop, and were taken to the station. The foreman claimed all fish in the dam belonged to the contractor, while the park keeper said they were the Duke of Sussex’s property. The judge discharged them after noting the fish were found in the mud and returned to water.
Mr Clarkson and Mr Pechel represented Huxley a long established iron and brass maker at Castle Street Long Acre before magistrates to contest sparks from his furnace shaft claim for firemen rewards. The case upheld that sparks from chimneys can justify rewards though one witness argued no red pot at the top. A similar claim against Gard and Co printers in Cross Lane was upheld, confirming manufacturers liable for firemen rewards when sparks alarm.
Richard Arneright, a bird-eye maker, faced magistrate over suspicions he killed Elizabeth Wilson in White crogs street lodging. Police found the woman hanged, room stripped of furniture and food, with stool nearby implying self-hanging. Arneright claimed a thirteen to fourteen year relation, admitted drinking after leaving her, and urged awaiting coroner’s inquest.
Reader letters urge immediate reforms to reduce shipwrecks and loss of life. Advocates include Palinuras and J H who urge timely use of anchors and cables, mast cutting, and stronger insurance clauses. They cite examples like the Clarendon and the Duke of Marlborough noting mast handling could have saved lives and property.
A strong tremor was reported last night near eleven in Old Kilpatrick from Little Mill to Talmuir and Duntocher, with effects felt across Bowling Bay and in Paisley. People described shaking floors, rattling dishes, doors opening, and a heavy impact like a falling object, while some feared an unearthly event.
A striking report describes a seismic event near the town outskirts. The center felt little, while suburbs trembled in many houses. The tremor reportedly reached Paisley areas and touched nearby parishes including Erskine and Inchinnan, Glasgow region seeming affected.
Bayonne 1836 letter discusses Basques as an isolated Western European group between France and Spain. It covers Basque language, origins, geographic spread, and the retention of local privileges as central to their national identity, noting historical shifts from 1808 to 1830s and the risk of annihilation versus renewed fériéros.
In a vestry meeting led by the vicar and churchwardens, a three-pence rate was proposed to cover current expenses. Mr. Bonfield moved to defer consideration of laying a church-rate for twenty one days after Parliament’s session ends. the vote produced only four takers for the rate. The dissenters urged voluntary contributions and public appeals at three successive services, arguing against taxing parishioners while supporting dissenting worship.
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