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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Apr 05, 1819
Page
2
The assembly debated supporting the Beggar Association with parish collections and public worship fund allocations. Officials proposed forming a committee to coordinate funds, while objections centered on preventing poverty rates and ensuring public accountability amid previous failed efforts.
Dr Devens urged adjournment to that day fortnight amid belief defrauding funds stemmed from poor collection. Laing outlined parish collection methods while Wanty proposed a committee to dissolve if debt persisted. Lord Bayon vacated chair, Bishop of Espin taking it amid thanks. meeting adjourned to Friday the 16th instant.
Fragmentary dispatches recount the disappearance and possible death of Mr Park during a trek inland from Anabia, with Bowditch’s mission reporting Moorish witnesses at Juba and Tombuctoo. The note mentions Lieut. Martyo and companions, possible rescues or discoveries, and a pending inquiry by Europeans in Cuomassec.
VICE-CHANCELLOR orders dissolution of an injunction in a Dublin banking dispute. Mr Broughton sues French and Co over bills of exchange connected to government contracts. Plaintiffs seek full disclosure of consideration and participants in the alleged scheme. The court requires clearer particulars from defendants about the bills and their alleged value.
A London pamphlet on the Bonaparte treatment and St Helena, praised for candor and British sentiment, analyzes June provisions for Longwood, lists supplies from claret to tea, and defends Lowe against charges while condemning sensationalism and misrepresentation surrounding Napoleonic captivity.
The Lord Chief Justice, recently sitting for the Lord Chancellor as Speaker of the Lords, faces a bind in the assembly. Not a Peer, he cannot speak on questions, nor in appeals and writs of error. He can only relay questions to the House, not express opinions on merits.
The Dublin corn market opened dull with lower grain prices than Wednesday. Wheat ranged from 4s 11d per barrel, oats down, barley slipping from 21s to 30s, malting mixed between 40s 10d and farmer opinions note overall decline versus last week with limited sale activity and modest advances in a few rates.
The Naas Crown Court heard a packed Grand Jury and heard indictments for highway robbery, stealing, and firearms. Defendants faced charges from murder to accessory acts. several were not guilty, others acquitted, and a few convicted of lesser offenses amid testimony on the events at Naas fair and surrounding disputes.
Thomas Rywn faced indictment for the wilful murder of Michael Mathall on the night of August 2 in Ballyadusx parish Queen's County. The case centered on a burglary gone wrong as three men, two armed, blasted into the house demanding cash and arms. Musband resisted and Mathall was shot, dying shortly after. Witnesses described a struggle, a scrape to a suspect's face, and the assailants fleeing with the victim's belongings. Dr Johnson testified on the death and the coroner's inquest. The jury ultimately returned a verdict of Guilty Death.
A distressed record from County Carlow Assizes lists convicts for murder burglary robbery and theft. Among those sentenced to death are Churlys Murphy, Michael Wratsky Cor, James Grenan, Martin Doyle, and others with hanging set for April 17. Several others receive imprisonment or transportation terms for crimes including cow stealing, sheep stealing, and counterfeit coin.
A list of 1818 Tipperary Assizes convictions includes Catherine Phelan for stealing broad cloth, James Dwyer for murder of Wy Nyan, and several others: Mary Power for theft of apparel, Thomas Duyer for burglary and digested wrongdoing, Eumund Fanning for burglary with four barrels of oats, Willan Hinds for burglary and robbery, Mary Tobin for elgrt theft, Catherine Likey for stealing a cloak, Dan Fitzpatrick, James Maher, and John Bell for cow theft, Thomas Hogan for apparel theft, and John Power with Wilson Orton facing murder charges in the Buylough area near Clugheema on 12 March 1818. Several other indictments include cow-dealing, servants stealing clothing, and various larcenies.
Fragmentary report lists defendants including William Dilan and Edmon Caweon accused of various thefts. Bank tokens, notes, and bank rotes are mentioned alongside livestock theft and other misdemeanors. Names like Reilly, Lealie Battersby, and Jake Kennedy appear amid a tally of alleged acts and accused individuals.
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