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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Apr 09, 1824
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment references an association, colleges, Paris plates, and names like Longman and Cemming. The text is incomplete and evasive, with missing verbs and unclear context, but hints at a transaction or society record involving individuals and institutions in London and Paris.
In the Lords a Belfast petition against the Drury Laws Repeal Bill is noted with cautions on market freedom. Lords Clinden cites Tipperary grievances with Bishops Court and Catholic fears, likening peasants to Messenians. Debates touch church welfare, Down bishop reforms, and slated passage of the Bill with amendments to be offered on the third reading. the order for the second reading is moved and the session adjourned.
Monday session reports petitions from Dublin Chamber of Commerce against the Coal Trade Regulating Bill and opposition to tithe reforms. The Alien Bill moves toward third reading. Windsor Castle repair vote discussed. Militia funding debated. wool trade, oaths and linen duties examined. hemp and cordage testimony cited. House adjourned at twelve.
In the Lords Lords discuss a measure to ease Catholic burial rights in Ireland amid concerns of Protestant Catholic friction. Speakers including the Earls of Darnley Carnavon Liverpool and Harrowby back conciliation while seeking safeguards for Protestant clergy. The bill advances with amendments and is sent to committee, then the Silk Duties Bill is read and passed.
The House debated cotton import duties and an Order in Council delayed due to a Prussian treaty. Ministers cited negotiations with Prussia. petitions from Baltimore parishes challenged the Little Composition Lill. The Killaloe Bishop faced charges of plural livings amid vacancies. arguments favored clerical merit and a Royal Commission to probe grievances.
Fragments from a 1924 report detail Greek artillery breaches at Lepanto and promising breaches at Castles, while Greek Chronicles reach Ionian Islands and beyond. Updates from Buenos Aires, Madrid, Amsterdam, and Montreal describe South American conflicts, trading visions, and colonial policy shifts amid European diplomacy and a looming Congress of Sovereigns in Paris. The New York presidency race, tariff battles, and hints of continental alignment mark broad political tension shaping the era.
The article lauds England for advancing liberal commercial principles and criticizes restrictive policies. It asserts Austria’s and France’s shifts toward freer trade, predicts widespread adoption, and celebrates the English ministry as popular and successful both domestically and in foreign affairs. It argues that free trade strengthens humanity and public prosperity.
A quarterly statement shows overall satisfaction with revenue, noting a partial tax cut offset by higher Customs and Excise. Consolidated Fund receipts rose 303000 pounds and Excise 255000, with Stamps and Annual Duties also up. Net figures compare first quarters of 1423 and 1404 with a surplus of 93223 pounds 7 shillings 7 pence for 1824 over 1823.
Official notices from Chamberlain's Office Dublin Castle dated April 8 1824. Includes St George's Day celebration at the Castle on April 29 with a bull and supper, dress code, and Lord Lieutenant wishes. Also insurrection act extension request for the entire county Leitrim reform, stamp duty reductions for various legal and ecclesiastical acts, Samuel White elected for Leitrim, William Edgworth hired for Longford survey, and the death of Countess of Lonsdale at Bromhouse, Fthain.
This day’s mail from London notes no political news of importance and light business in the British stock market with grain demand extremely limited. Wheat prices hold last week’s level while inferior quality remains largely unsold. malting barley remains in demand and oats sell rather freely at Monday’s prices. Consols opened as
A summary discusses a new London lecture series on political economy in honor of a Portarlington representative. It notes T Smith in Glasgow shaping trade progress, M'Cuyster on introductory lectures, and critiques on wealth, poverty, and Ireland’s improvement. It argues wealth as a means to mental cultivation and cautions focus on material needs to enable learning.
Army detachments and units from Cork embark for Jersey to relieve others at Gist Regiment. Troops proceed to Plymouth, Malta bound divisions sail Gosport for Malta, then Cephalonia to relieve allied units. Promotions, transfers, and officer appointments announced in Gazette alongside royal engineer and medical staff changes.
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