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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Apr 07, 1824
Page
1
This fragment notes Dublin and the London Mail arrival and mentions the Quarterly Revenue accounts. It states the Exchequer return will be completed by eight o'clock this evening, delaying authentic details for tomorrow. The Courier of Monday is cited.
The Continent reports no new intelligence on Menunep Ati Pacha of Egypt, who has built up vast arms and ordnance, allied with Druses leaders, and formed Arab corps. His reforms include fortified Cairo and Alexandria, a nine mile dyke, and revival of the canal. He promotes agriculture, olive, silk, cotton, sugar, and Indigo, with exports to Britain. He fosters commerce, arts, and Indian trade, while expanding olive and vegetable production for Alexandria. He seeks joint stock insurance reform and warns of mischief agents, praising the Pacha as a potential seeder of Egyptian independence and empire.
The piece lauds the shift from chained confinement to humane jail regimes in England, citing the 5th report and the new prison act. It notes 160 prisons housing over 6,100 inmates, insufficient space for separation and care, and introduces labor, schooling, and gender-specific supervision as core reforms aiding moral reformation. It warns against focusing solely on punishment and argues industry and moral discipline prevent crime while improving outcomes.
A historical analysis argues for using physical suffering to reach hardened criminals followed by conciliatory treatment with rewards. It critiques past severe methods and advocates gradual rehabilitation, hoping prisons become schools of reformation through balanced discipline and encouragement.
The report traces English Consols movements from 95 to 94 and 94+/4 amid bank reserve shifts and anticipated interest cuts. It notes Parisian and Colombian bond activity, a potential three million loan, and rising foreign stock demand while Greek and Mexican securities show mixed results amid policy news.
In Londonderry Assize, Samuel Clark James Sloss and others faced two indictments for aiding and abetting in the murder of Henry Hegerty at Maghera on June 12. Witnesses described rioting between Ribbon and Orange factions, shots fired, house assaults and a fatal volley near M'Cracken's, with Downing accused of firing and Clark and Sloss implicated.
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