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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Apr 09, 1819
Page
4
The Quarterly Revenue closed on Saturday shows improvement over the prior April quarter. The April 1617 revenue was £9,510,000, the quarter ending 6 April 1818 reached £10,249,000, and the latest quarter ending Monday totaled £10,482,000, indicating a rise in earnings.
The London Star notes a sharp financial scramble as the House of Commons debates a new measure. Funds drop then recover with Consols near 75 at noon, Bank notes traded for gold, old notes to be exchanged, and dividend fractions paid in silver. Brokers, bankers, and the public crowd the Royal Exchange awaiting parliamentary action and potential Cash Payments mandate.
Paris newspapers report a scene at the Theatre of Strasburg where unruly young students of medicine and law attacked property, breaking glass and tearing benches. Authorities reportedly intervened after earlier disturbances near Montpellier involving the same group. No full account yet published.
The Erlangen students condemned M. Kotzenub to death for attacking university freedom and spreading new doctrines. A lottery chose young Sann to carry out the sentence, who traveled to Manheim on March 21 and executed Korzsev on March 23. Sann later died of wounds, ending the affair as a public tragedy and suggesting a collective, rather than solitary, motive.
A lengthy last page account describes a disturbance at Drury Lane Theatre sparked by a quarrel between the play's author and Mr. Keany. The piece criticizes political writing in theatres and laments such commotions as petty, urging Britain to protect public tranquility and avoid theatre as a platform for public pique.
The Edinburgh Correspondent letter defends Qua Light as a cheaper urban illumination option for Dublin, arguing profits should fund public relief and urging a City Board of Commissioners. It counters Freeman's Journal private contracts stance, notes alleged £100,000 needed versus higher past claims, and criticizes the inflammatory press for misleading readers.
The article lists yearly real values of Ireland imports of corn grain meal and flour, noting totals and breakdowns, alongside figures for Bank of Ireland notes and Post Bills in 1818. It also provides monthly averages for unclaimed dividends and government balances held by the bank, with detailed sums across Treasury Chantry and Exchequer accounts.
A magistrate had died per reports we cited but later word states Major Sina is somewhat better and still in a dangerous state. A gentleman who provided the initial information has influenced the correction. Recovery expectation is uncertain but hopeful.
London Corn Exchange reports a large supply of Foglish Wheat from Essex Kent and Suffolk with weak demand heavy sales at prices down 2 to 4 per quarter. Barley trading halted due to mild weather and milers leaving for season with little sale despite lower prices. Beans and Peas also cheaper but scarce demand.
A dated 1818 letter from Mrs Grady to Mrs Wyndham Quin reveals family tensions in Limerick politics. It details Quin’s contested offices, loyalties, and the strain on Grady’s family as rivals clash over 1807 and later elections, urging moderation to avoid further warfare and appealing to kinship and honor.
The Trincomalee arriving at Portsmouth carries Mr. Stokoe surgeon from the Conqueror and Bonaparte’s former medical attendant. Stokoe allegedly refused to reveal conversations at Longwood, then reported Bonaparte’s illness to Governor Lowe and Admiral Plamping. He faced possible court martial or dishonor, choosing to return home aboard the Trincomalee.
From Caromno Papers dated October progress of the rebellion in Ceylon shows key insurgent leaders captured or surrendered. Kippatipolow and Pelime Thlawe announced dead by government, Andervelle Mowat-Tale surrenders, and several chiefs submit across Walaponahoy Dombera and Hewalbetty. Punitive sentences and full emancipation moves noted as the revolt wanes.
The Countess of Antrim hosted a refined Saturday celebration at Bruton Street Berkley Square for the marriage of Lady Francis Vane Tempest and Lord Stewart. Attending were Duke of Wellington, Earl of Aberdeen, Bishop of Exeter, Lady Castlereagh, and other nobles. The ceremony, conducted by the Bishop of Exeter, followed a grand gathering. the couple departed by a four-horse chariot for North Cray, then Wynyard in Durham, en route to Ireland.
The Waterford Chronicle reports two Roscommon executions, O Hara and Brennan, who were hanged after confessing to murder and robbery. A guard helped pursue them during a prison escape, and witnesses noted their penance at the gallows. Also later, Nicholas Kelly and Thomas Carroll were executed near the County Gaol for theft offenses, with both men showing penitence in their final moments.
From the London Gazette a list shows individuals returned to serve in various boroughs including Oxford Edmund Alexander M Naughton and Marmaduke Lawson at Boroughbridge, with appointments to fill vacancies caused by voided elections, plus entries for Muswell-hill and other locales as replacements for deceased or nullified offices. The notice records parlimentary seats in Norfolk and Middlesex with titled officials and noble substitutes.
Promotions and exchanges across Dragoon Guards and Foot regiments with officers named for vacancies created by retirements deaths and purchases. Cornets lieutenants captains adjutants and paymaster shifts listed with half pay exchanges and difficulties noted for multiple units including Rifle Brigade York Chasseurs and Royal Artillery.
The Trincomalee 46 set sail from Trincomalee with Towey and reached Port Louis and Table Bay across December to February. Rear Admiral King’s Minden and other ships operated at Trincomalee, Ascension, and St Helena, with several vessels preparing for India and Newfoundland. Notable personnel movements include stores, invalids, and officers returning from Longwood.
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