Irish Gas Light Bill Debate and Dublin Paying Board Controversy
The Assembly debated the Gas Light Bill and the Paying Board reports amid criticism of The Freeman's Journal. The piece questions sources of information, disputes calculations on cost to street lighting, and defends sewer grants as Parliamentary acts benefiting Dublin. It notes Sir Somerville and Mr. Gierakin's roles, and mocks the belief that taxation would rise.
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Somer- Ville
Sheriffs and Commons
Freeman's Journal
Priot Lua
Assembly
Paving Board
Son- Eryill
Gierakn
Ireland
Dublin
Freeman
Phe Freeman
Tonprest
Howth
Dublin Gas Light Bill Debate at City Assembly
The Dublin city assembly met at the corporation house on William Street to decide whether to petition Parliament against the gas lighting bill. Speakers condemned the cost and governance of paving and gas lighting, urging a petition led by Nugent with a committee named to press Parliament for change.
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William Street
Commons
Nugent
Lublin
Somervillé
Pat
Somerville
Cormons
House of Commons
Dublin
Eard de Blagineere
Major Taylor
Gillard
Lee
Wr. Smith
Iever
Morgan
Mijor Taylor
Studdart
Arven
Mesacs
Suter
Giffard
Kinnott
Smith
Wilfia
Heffernan
Gas Light Bill Sparks Sheriff and Commons Clash
A historic council scene shows the Sheriffs and Commons wrangling over a Gas Light Bill and a petition. Somerville of the Royal Navy is thanked for his input while stressing potential seafaring job impacts. Giffard warns against removing seamen, urging preference for loyal workers. the meeting ends with dissolution.
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Tipeed
Ald
Ale Sheride
Cotsmone
Dhe
Sheriffs End Commons
Raeres Thardé
Sheriffs and Commons
Canan Deemer Jr
Nugent
Red
Somérville
Royal Navy
Somerville
Giffard
Charity appeal urges list of silent subscribers
A letter to the Evivor of turk Dusiis Joanna from AN Oasmaven praises a recent Mansion House meeting and urges Mr. Beaver to scan almanack names of public officers who have not yet contributed to the Poor Fund. The writer suggests starting with judges and aldermen to broaden support for the exhausted fund.
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Pume
Mansion House
Beaver
King
Wednesday Dining at the Castle with Lords and Ladies
Select Party guests including Rae cellency the Lord Lieutenant Mr and Lady Anne Gregory Mr Robert Gregory Lady Jane Loftus and many others at the Castle. Discussions cover retrenchments and abolition of the Naval Asylum and the Auditor of the Exchequer held by Lord Grenville with a yearly grant of 20,464 noted.
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Anne Gregory
Robert Gregory
Jane Loftus
Mtrs
Falbot
Woolis
Maclean
Ful'erton
Thompson
Market report on grain and flour prices from Suffolk arrivals
Fresh arrivals from Suffolk chiefly wheat and barley. wheat prices steady to higher while barley declines. Oats, flour, and barley quotations fall. old and new wheat ranges given for English Scotch Irish, and foreign goods. Prices listed per bushel and per stone 45 to 19 hundredweight, reflecting mixed demand and supply.
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Suffolk
Moaylay
Trish
TIE at the Castle of Dublin
At the Castle of Dublin the Right Hon. Lady Elizabeth Baker announces the birth of a son.
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Kvr Tie
Castle of Dublin
Elizabeth Baker
Memoir and Notes on Ancient Piscauw and Voyage Echoes
A fragmentary excerpt discusses verification of ancient Piscauw res and related works. It references public publishing by dd. Novlan, mentions classical authors and Alexandrian virtues, and touches on Baluchi and Baloch language notes. It includes travel reflections on Admiral Anson and Pacific exploration with partial quotations and literary citations.
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C. &E. Gee
Novlan
Llonace
Johnson
Buswell
Alexander Macedo
Afghanistan
Jentan
Balochistan
Kirman
Sindh
Serampore
The
Baptist Society
Anson
Pacific Ocean
Nature
Bicen
Cook
Watim
Carteret
Fouganville
Vision of Discovery and Geography Across the Postwar World
A reflective essay traces the spread of civilization and scientific exploration after a major war. It praises explorers like Van Couver and MheKenzie while critiquing gaps in knowledge about Syria, Palestine, and the Dead Sea. It notes the impact of war on travel routes and urges renewed emphasis on coastal and regional surveys.
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Pacific
Upondo
Polynegia
Gfus Pgetjon
Globe
Gelitual
Pitcairn's
Laland Science
West Coast
America
Vancouver
Éodst
MheKenzie
Clarke
Lewis
New World
Lord Chatham
Bruce ‘O
France
Spain
Jasper Nantiat
Faden
Veter's Department
Asia Minor
Syria
Bruce
Bengazi
Palestine
Chateaubriand
Dr. Clarke
Dead Sea
Glasse
Europe
MeArrowsmith
Avramour
Greece
Sulpin
Wallin
Mo Tat Suler
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Bey
Jasteeaton
Ovsrow
St May
London
England
City Assembly
Turk Dusiis
Joanna
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