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'''''The True Sun''''' was a London, pro-[[Whigs (British political party)# |
'''''The True Sun''''' was a London, pro-[[Whigs (British political party)#19th century|Whig]], evening newspaper that was first published on 5 March 1832 and ceased publication in December 1837. It was published daily except Sundays.<ref>[http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4866056?lookfor=title:(true%20sun)&offset=2&max=212 True sun (microform), National Library of Australia]</ref> |
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In December 1833 [[Henry Hunt (politician)|Henry Hunt]] brought a libel action against the ''True Sun's'' proprietor Patrick Grant, publisher John Bell, and printer John Ager for an article published on 18 December 1832; however, Hunt was awarded damages of one farthing.<ref>{{cite book|author=Timperley, Charles Henry|chapter=libel suit against the ''True Sun''|page=930|title=A Dictionary of Printers and Printing|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=3O8DAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA930}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper|newspaper=[[The Spectator]]|date=7 Dec. 1833|title=Mr. Henry Hunt, having brought an action against the printer|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/7th-december-1833/2/mr-henry-hunt-having-brought-an-action-against-the}}</ref> Grant, Bell and Ager were prosecuted, convicted and confined in 1834 to the [[King's Bench Prison]] for advocating tax resistance against the British government's [[window tax]].<ref>[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1834/jul/23/prosecution-of-the-true-sun PROSECUTION OF THE TRUE SUN. (Hansard, 23 July 1834)]</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Whigs_and_the_Press.html?id=zzn0ZwEACAAJ|title=The Whigs and the Press: Report of the Trial of the Proprietors and Printer of the True Sun, for Recommending Non-Payment of the Assessment Taxes: Upon an Ex-officio Information Filed by His Majesty's Attorney-General|publisher=True Sun Office|year=1834}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper|title=action brought against the ''True Sun''|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/8th-june-1833/9/the-court-of-kings-bench-on-thursday-confirmed-the|date=8 June 1833|newspaper=The Spectator}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper|title=The Court of King's Bench|date=8 February 1834|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/8th-february-1834/6/the-court-of-kings-ilench-111-21onclay-tried-an-ac|newspaper=The Spectator}}</ref> |
In December 1833 [[Henry Hunt (politician)|Henry Hunt]] brought a libel action against the ''True Sun's'' proprietor Patrick Grant, publisher John Bell, and printer John Ager for an article published on 18 December 1832; however, Hunt was awarded damages of one farthing.<ref>{{cite book|author=Timperley, Charles Henry|chapter=libel suit against the ''True Sun''|page=930|title=A Dictionary of Printers and Printing|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=3O8DAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA930}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper|newspaper=[[The Spectator]]|date=7 Dec. 1833|title=Mr. Henry Hunt, having brought an action against the printer|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/7th-december-1833/2/mr-henry-hunt-having-brought-an-action-against-the}}</ref> Grant, Bell and Ager were prosecuted, convicted and confined in 1834 to the [[King's Bench Prison]] for advocating tax resistance against the British government's [[window tax]].<ref>[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1834/jul/23/prosecution-of-the-true-sun PROSECUTION OF THE TRUE SUN. (Hansard, 23 July 1834)]</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Whigs_and_the_Press.html?id=zzn0ZwEACAAJ|title=The Whigs and the Press: Report of the Trial of the Proprietors and Printer of the True Sun, for Recommending Non-Payment of the Assessment Taxes: Upon an Ex-officio Information Filed by His Majesty's Attorney-General|publisher=True Sun Office|year=1834}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper|title=action brought against the ''True Sun''|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/8th-june-1833/9/the-court-of-kings-bench-on-thursday-confirmed-the|date=8 June 1833|newspaper=The Spectator}}</ref><ref>{{cite newspaper|title=The Court of King's Bench|date=8 February 1834|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/8th-february-1834/6/the-court-of-kings-ilench-111-21onclay-tried-an-ac|newspaper=The Spectator}}</ref> |
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In 1835 [[Daniel Whittle Harvey|D. Whittle Harvey]] purchased ''The True Sun''.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=D. Whittle Harvery, M.P., purchases ''The True Sun''|year=1836|volume=3|page=808|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=CAkbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA808|title=Tait's Edinburgh Magazine}}</ref> In 1837 Murdo Young purchased ''The True Sun'' from Whittle Harvey and a co-proprietor and merged it into his newspaper ''The Sun'' (which was published from 1792 to 1871).<ref>[http://www.electricscotland.com/history/highlands/2no14.htm The Northern Highlands in the Nineteenth Century - Chapter 14]</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:55, 18 August 2014
The True Sun was a London, pro-Whig, evening newspaper that was first published on 5 March 1832 and ceased publication in December 1837. It was published daily except Sundays.[1]
In December 1833 Henry Hunt brought a libel action against the True Sun's proprietor Patrick Grant, publisher John Bell, and printer John Ager for an article published on 18 December 1832; however, Hunt was awarded damages of one farthing.[2][3] Grant, Bell and Ager were prosecuted, convicted and confined in 1834 to the King's Bench Prison for advocating tax resistance against the British government's window tax.[4][5][6][7]
In 1835 D. Whittle Harvey purchased The True Sun.[8] In 1837 Murdo Young purchased The True Sun from Whittle Harvey and a co-proprietor and merged it into his newspaper The Sun (which was published from 1792 to 1871).[9]
References
- ^ True sun (microform), National Library of Australia
- ^ Timperley, Charles Henry. "libel suit against the True Sun". A Dictionary of Printers and Printing. p. 930.
- ^ "Mr. Henry Hunt, having brought an action against the printer". The Spectator. 7 Dec. 1833.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ PROSECUTION OF THE TRUE SUN. (Hansard, 23 July 1834)
- ^ The Whigs and the Press: Report of the Trial of the Proprietors and Printer of the True Sun, for Recommending Non-Payment of the Assessment Taxes: Upon an Ex-officio Information Filed by His Majesty's Attorney-General. True Sun Office. 1834.
- ^ "action brought against the True Sun". The Spectator. 8 June 1833.
- ^ "The Court of King's Bench". The Spectator. 8 February 1834.
- ^ "D. Whittle Harvery, M.P., purchases The True Sun". Tait's Edinburgh Magazine. Vol. 3. 1836. p. 808.
- ^ The Northern Highlands in the Nineteenth Century - Chapter 14
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