10 Apr 1820
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Apr 10, 1820
Page
1
Manchester advices report a Thursday meeting of inhabitants convened by magistrates and evidence of imminent danger. The Ist rising aimed to spread across manufacturing districts with large crowds exchanging banknotes for silver. By Friday calm returned though troops and magistrates thwarted the planned revolution.
Intelligence from Glasgow reports a crackdown on radical unrest with military force and police actions. Leaders George Washington, David Graham, and William Graham were arrested. a planned seizure of Carron works failed. many radicals were detained at Stirling Castle as authorities pledge to quell disloyalty and protect workers.
Reports detail armed radicals clashing with Yeomanry near Kennybridge and Kilsyth, with nineteen radicals captured and wounded. Lt Hodgson wounded and troops praised. Additional uprisings around Paisley and Johnstone lead to mill closures, arson threats, and looting as radicals publish a pro reform manifesto urging workers to quit factories and join protests.
The article describes a proposed constitution for the Grand Duchy of Hesse. It outlines two chambers with nobles and towns, royal prerogatives, and a constitutional framework including elections, convocation, and a life Protvator. It notes skepticism toward the ruler's promises and hints at limits on noble and municipal influence.
The Moniteur reports a royal ordinance creating a censorship committee for periodical writings and a council to supervise it. Names of the commissioners include Sieurs Andresses, Auger, Baudus, D Erbigny, and others. A separate note recalls an assassination attempt on the King, with a attempted entry at the cathedral and a wounded assailant found with pistols. Disturbances in the Strasbourg synagogue are also mentioned. The document outlines procedures for publishers to obtain authorization, the composition of the censorship commissions, and reporting requirements, with multiple articles detailing responsibilities and procedures.
Tita reports unrest in Prussia as Spanish events influence the army. Soldiers recall a promised Constitution and reject after initial approval. Officers aligned with the king face cashiering. troops demand restoration of promises and authority.
A Paris publication reports a Spain related explosion threat aimed at Italy's king and movement. Bologna is said to start the action, reach Milan, with ninefold unanimous support for independence. The plan may include proposing Archduke Rexweid to form a constitutional government.
Letters from Lisbon report Lord Beresford altered his plan to go to Rio Janeiro as motives for the voyage vanished or his presence might be needed at the head of government. A frigate from Backland would not be needed. There is domestic ferment and anxiety in Portugal tied to Spain's revolution, with complaints of foreign influence in the army and offices of trust.
Reported Austrian court influence yields consideration of greater leniency for Napoleon Bonaparte on St Helena. Emperor’s temper described as calmer though security remains strict. News notes ongoing resentment from Napoleon regarding imprisonment and European sovereign acts.
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