''The Weekly True Sun'' was a London, pro- Whig, Sunday newspaper that was first published on 10 February 1833 (No. 1) and ceased publication on 29 December 1839 (No. 331). John Ager published and printed the ''Weekly True Sun'' and the '' True Sun''. In 1833–1834,

Leigh Hunt James Henry Leigh Hunt (19 October 178428 August 1859), best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist and poet. Hunt co-founded '' The Examiner'', a leading intellectual journal expounding radical principles. He was the centr ...

, as 'The Townsman', published in the ''Weekly True Sun'' a series of nine essays on walking tours in various neighbourhoods of London. From 5 January 1840 (No. 332) to 28 March 1841 (No. 394), the successor to ''The Weekly True Sun'' was published under the title ''The Statesman, or, The Weekly True Sun''. From 4 April 1841 (No. 395) to 2 January 1842 (No. 518), the successor to ''The Statesman, or, The Weekly True Sun'' was published under the title ''The British Queen and Statesman''.The British Queen and Statesman (microform), Australian National Library
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