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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 04, 1834
Page
2
Reports from Madrid and Bayonne describe diplomatic rifts over Spanish loans and royal fiscal policy, with Observador notes on Franco Spanish finance and the 1834 royal decree sealing arms embargoes. Lisbon coverage details peer elections, press liberty project, and Chamber debates amid ongoing constitutional strife.
The Gazette Official notes health updates on Her Majesty and the Duchess of Braganza as improving and confirms many inquiries about their well being. It records their embarkation on August 16 and movements to Villa Franca and Caldas Reina, with the Chambers opening preparatory sittings, led by the Duke of Palmella in the Peerage chamber.
Obituary honors Thomas Telford a renowned civil engineer who died at age seventy eight in Abingdon Street. It lauds his ascent from stonemason yard to world renowned projects like the Menai and Conway Bridges, Caledonian Canal, and Holyhead roads. It praises his integrity, direct dealing, and enduring public works alongside his private character.
Mr Stanley submits a letter to the Preston Pilot denying that the published correspondence with Earl Grey is genuine. He asserts the exchanges have no resemblance to any communications between himself and the noble lord, alleging forgery from start to finish.
The King with Sir Herbert Taylor arrived from Windsor at two. Princess Sophia lunched with him. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen presented condolences and congratulatory addresses on the Queen’s return from the Continent. Viscount Melbourne and other officials attended. The Queen was indisposed and unable to attend. Sir Augustus Foster received a baronetcy and Privy Council swearing. Ships’ mail detentions noted.
The Marquis of Downshire has ordered estate agents in Down to inform clergy in their parishes that he will undertake future tithe payments due from his lands. This move is praised as prudent for unity within the United Church of England and Ireland and to avoid clashes with local parishioners. A related editorial targets Lord Baden and mocks Conservative agitation in Belfast with satirical attacks on public feeders and agitators.
Falmouth dispatch notes His Majesty's brig Scorpion arriving from Liery bearing word on Pedro and royal family activities at Caldas North. Mentions possible Portugal dispatches by the African steamer and a Leeward Islands packet seen in the bay awaiting the London mail.
Portsea ports report His Majesty sloop Orestes and cutter Seaflower sailing from Portsmouth and Jersey to protect fisheries and cruise westward. Firebrand yachts, Buzzard brigantine, and wages paid. crowd at Circus Royal benefitting Mr Batty troupe amid Waterloo spectacle with royal support.
A Saturday blaze at Lochrin distillery near Edinburgh damaged the mill-house and three story granaries filled with grain and malt. Fire engines from the city and Castle battled the flames with 68th regiment aid, preventing broader loss. a friction fire caused the blaze, with two workers narrowly escaping.
In a letter to the editor dated September 3, 1834 George Lee denies ever informing the Carpenters Trades Committee that Messrs Combe and Delafield encouraged Master Builders to oppose the Trades' Union. He says he rejects the accusation and will only offer a brief denial to refute illiberal attacks. He notes he can prove statements from public journals.
A historic note tracks medieval medicine to ecclesiastical cloisters where monks funded medical work. It explains monks prohibited from bleeding and dressing wounds, yet profits kept via delegated barbers, giving rise to barber surgeons. An Henry VIII act licensed physicians and surgeons by bishops, showing enduring church influence on medical degrees.
The True Sun issue announces a forthcoming pamphlet on the Poor Law Amendment Act with notes by a noted lawyer and a detailed index. It also promotes the Grand Autumnal Dahlia Show at Urrey Zoological Gardens with prizes and a Guards band, plus theatre listings for the Mountain Sylph and The Dead Guest at the Theatre Royal Lyceum and English Opera House.
The Paris Papers recount a 29th engagement at Sequietio where 4000 insurgents led by Zavala attacked 1800 Queen’s troops under Espartero and were repulsed. The piece questions the reported Carlist defeat, notes supply strains and rising conscription, and warns of misreports from Carlist and foreign papers. It also discusses Russian involvement rumors, currency debates, and Belgian and Dutch movements amid broader European tensions.
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