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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 13, 1834
Page
3
The article critiques a popular economic theory urging workers to limit numbers to raise wages. It argues unions form to balance capital and labor, condemns misgovernment that robs producers, and contends universal suffrage and fair laws would render trades unions unnecessary while protecting workers.
The Herald comments on Sir John Newport’s appointment to the Comptroller of the Exchequer noting surprise and praising his life and services. It questions his fitness due to age and stresses the office’s active duties against the idea of a sinecure.
The French Government outlines a water distribution plan for Paris using canal Pourcy and Haute Seine sources with Mallet the engineer overseeing the private-use system. Steam boats will link Lyons gulf to Marseilles Cette and Narbonne ports. four vessels including the fruit and the Ande will begin service by month-end.
London notices express discontent among East India linkers over government delays and overland dispatches from Calcutta. Markets show improved Consols and Spanish stock, with波tic updates on bonds, tea, and coffee while theatre news, piracy anecdotes, and curiosities from Paris and Bordeaux pepper the page.
From our gyn correspondent. News from Madrid up to Sept 3 says the Spanish House of Lords excluded Don Carlos and heirs. Commons not met since last accounts. Finance Committee split over debt policy. Some favor recognizing all foreign loans, others suspend interest until budget and resources are set. Critics accuse financiers of exploiting stockholders and foreign lenders, urging Spaniards to reject royalty debt and resist oppression.
From Portsmouth on September 12 the Royal Navy report Captain the Right Honorable Lord James Townshend sailed at 7 50 a.m. for Plymouth to be paid off. Weather included strong westerly winds, a fresh gale later, with clouds and squally conditions in the afternoon. Her Grace the Duchess of St Albans visited Victory and was saluted on departure. Tenders and ships including Victory, Royal George, Excellent, Etna, Medea, Speedy, Raven, Sylph, Gossamer, Stentor were noted in harbour with no arrivals or sailings.
A Dublin mass meeting arranged for Cobbett’s first Ireland visit. Speakers including Lawless and Redmond praised his writings on emancipation and reform. The group resolved to present him with an address at Kingstown and urged mass turnout for his arrival and the repeal cause.
A brief note praises Virtue's new Swiss publication with four fine engravings by Robert Wallis from W H Bartlett drawings and Beattie notes, priced two shillings. It also reports a Journal of Courland and Livonia account of a great moor fire caused by drought, with crops ruined and mills unable to work, plus a moral tale about Baldwin of Flanders and his adventurous son in the real adventures of a younger son.
Shipping notices list vessels arriving on September 11 to 13 from Belfast Jamaica Hudson's Bay St Petersburgh Jamaica Newfoundland Madeira Lisbon Havre Mazagay Cadiz Naples Messina Jamaica and Launceston. Ships named include Ranger Marlborough Prince of Wales Heroine Charlotte Fly Edward Ann Paley Line Norval Ark Two Brothers Francis and Ann Clifton.
At Surrey Sessions two cases are heard before Mr Hedger and a magistrates bench. Robert Benham is found guilty of embezzling 2 pounds 63 shillings and sixpence from Joseph Crawley on August 4. He receives six months hard labor. In a separate depredators case, Robert Gurton George Alexander and Jane Alexander are tied to stealing household goods from Catherine Peploe. the boys face seven days Brixton detention, while Jane Alexander receives twelve months with hard labor at Guilford House.
The Paris market is said to use ciphered pigeon and telegraph communications to obtain London and Paris price data before official close. Reports note speculation on secret channels, with Times confirming a ciphered system. origins of the scheme remain undisclosed.
The Hereford festival showcased Mozart's Requiem as a centerpiece with Handel's Messiah selections andMozart additions. Performances by Mrs. Knyvett, Mr. Vaughan, Mr. Phillips, Madame Stockhausen, and Caradori drew strong praise, with Wind instrument accompaniments and a praised Pastoral Symphony.
A fragmented concert report recalls a ballad The Mount Me Boy sung by Lady Jove, Mendelssohnian wind symphony, and Cosi fan tutte. It notes a well attended finale with Jock of Hazledean and Braham pieces, plus La Clemenza di Tito and the national anthem ending a long public meeting.
Madame Vestris leads her company as widowly matters unfold in theater circles. Betsy Huntley Victorine and Grace Huntley are noted with Miss Vining from the theatre scene in a successful run. Jarman, ex Covent Garden, is engaged to Ternan of Dublin. John Cooper of Drury Lane also enters matrimony.
Markets plentiful with killed meat and game though beef sold slowly and pork weak. Veal and lamb in steady to high demand, partridges priced at 23rd and 35 per brace. Butter scarce, prices steady. Coal market stationary with eighteen vessels since last market day. Coal prices listed for many brands and collieries as traders report a fair business.
The market shows increased activity in Coffee of B P descriptions advancing from 3s to 58 per cwt while Mauritius Sugar remains unsold at holders not lowering prices. B P Sugar commands higher prices, Tea fetches 2d to 3d a lb above last sale, Rum up 1d per tallon, Tallow up 6d per cwt, Linseed Oil down 20s per ton, Camphor up. Overall colonial trade is limited with few purchases at higher prices and no near-term market change. The surge in B P Coffee may not persist.
A column warns readers about eye infections from shared opera glasses and urges individuals to use personal glasses to avoid contagious eye diseases. It also includes excerpts criticizing the House of Lords' unwillingness to move and a Worcester Post Rider satire urging timely payments, reflecting period commentary.
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