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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 29, 1834
Page
3
The piece rails at Lord Melbourne and his allies while lampooning the idea of thoroughgoing reform. It recalls Alderman Winchester and Brices in a London case, questions political motives, and reports European conditions from Paris, Berlin, and Greece, warning that reforms are mere promises amid growing unrest and the threat of a broader European crisis.
The narrative recalls grave, imminent danger as dun geon doors are opened and hundreds of captives freed for loving liberty, while a political debate in Madrid on foreign loans looms. Reports from Berlin and Frankfort describe Empresses, ministers, and shifting diplomacy, and Caribbean uprisings cast a pall over imperial governance, with Swiss conduct praised. News from Smyrna to Genoa records piracy, suspicious encounters at sea, and a British squadron return, signaling volatile global tension and fragile order.
Market reports show quiet trading and unchanged prices for corn and flour. Wheat, oats, barley arrivals were large with limited wheat demand, oats in fair demand and fully realized from Friday’s prices. beef and lamb in Smithfield sold briskly with higher prices, lamb scarce and costly, pork and veal also active with better prices.
This morning a pilot boat landed the mate and surgeon from a Batavia bound Dutch East Indiaman with seventeen passengers aboard and short of supplies. They obtained necessities, fearing strong easterly winds would prevent entry into the roadstead. Several vessels to the west also report a shortage of fresh provisions.
A London Common Hall convened for the Lord Mayor election. Aldermen Winchester and Copeland were named, Henry Winchester chosen as Lord Mayor after consent. Sheriffs Wilson and Harmer were thanked for their humane conduct. Elegant sheriffs liveries drew public praise and a royal appraisal.
Lloyds ship news lists arrivals at Creex Serr Downs Orr and Dover Port with vessels from Odessa Smyrna Jamaica St Lucia Teneriffe Mauritius Palermo and Liabon and others. ships include Lavinia Matilda Margaret George M Leon Trusty Duke of Wellington United Kingdom Cuba Princess Victoria Pursuit and Speedy among others.
The Cambridge Chronicle notes plentiful game with partridge buyers scarce at 1s 6d per brace. It also reports shipping news from Rotterdam with sixty passengers aboard the Condon Merchant, including Sir Charles Wetherell, and mentions Greek disturbances aiming to topple the Regency. Additional items include St Paul’s fire and costly rebuild, and a Halsted vestry vote on church rates with an ongoing poll showing amendments and rate decisions.
On Saturday afternoon M de Moraes Sarmento the Portuguese Minister transacted business at the Foreign Affairs Office. Sir Charles Pepys and Viscount Melbourne held interviews. the Lord Chancellor left and returned to town. Captain Mackinnon met Mr Rice to take leave for Canada. Dispatches were sent to New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land. Viscount Melbourne and Lord Russell dined with Lord Holland. A party dived with Mr Rice at Petersham. Troops were inspected by Lord Hill at Windsor. the King and Queen attended services at the private chapel and St George's Chapel. Prince George of Cambridge goes hunting or coursing daily.
The Adelphi opens with Le Juif Errant adapted as The Black Hand a dramatic spectacle led by Yates Reeve Smith Daly and Adair. A second novelty The Chain of Gold features Wilkinson and Keeley. New scenery and a larger movable stage greet patrons with reduced prices planned.
In Lisbon events prompt Royal Tar to sail for Antwerp to accompany the Duc de Leuchtenberg to the Portuguese capital for the young Queen. Rumors place Admiral Sir F Williams resigning at Portsmouth with Sir Harry Neale likely to succeed, while Captain Prescott may replace Sir Thomas Cochrane as Newfoundland governor. H M S Stag lies in the Sound awaiting Lisbon passage. The Romney convoy heads to the Mediterranean with depot detachments. Dublin to be paid off with docking. The Victor brings Halifax news, Rover ordered to ordinary, and numerous naval appointments announced including surgeons and lieutenants. Payments for Navarin veterans to start next month. Mr Johns' diagonal-plank boat design gains favor, prompting Admiralty approval for a boat at the Hockeyard for Lord Vernon.
A Hull festival featured Haydn Creation and Spohr Last Judgment performances with Miss C Novello and Mr Hobbs leading solos. Critics praised Mozart Ne pulvis, Braham’s Deeper and deeper still, and the overall event, noting Spohr’s weight but Haydn’s buoyant sacred style.
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