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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Apr 17, 1817
Page
1
The Commissary General announces proposals to contract for supplying fuel and candles to Irish barracks and quarters from June 1807 to June 21, 1817. Proposals must be for entire counties, on printed forms, with secure signatures, by May 3. Applications open April 14, 1817, weekdays 10 to 4.
A long notice outlines a thirty one year lease of parts of the townlands including Faanan Baligrad Rathinbky Ratheneske and Leckin within Corkerry barony Wearmeath. The plan, by the Incorporated Society for promoting English Protestant Schools, invites written proposals to be sent postpaid to secretary Faure Avamron at 53 Angier Street.
From London to Bathday April 11 accounts reach us of forty two ships mainly American and Swedish loading tea for Europe. A Paris letter notes Chilean events with General Carara chosen president and brave Don Henry Ross winning a captaincy after wounds. Privateers raid off Cuba while a plot to destroy Ely surfaces. Grain trade remains heavy with wheat prices high and other grains steady.
London readers are informed the king’s health has weakened with use of his legs, making him unable to exercise. Reports mention Bonaparte’s equerry now commanding the king’s Body Guard amid vacancies filled under royal influence, prompting resignations and a potential dissolution of the group.
The text discusses British policy awaiting action by the Duke of Wellington and suggests attempts at mediation between Spain and its colonies. It notes potential naval transports for revolted colonies, a Manchester disturbance fear, and a Bermuda paper excerpt translating a Trinidad Venezuela treaty offering slave and trade concessions, dated July 23, 1814.
London reports note a big rise in stocks after a large fluctuation in Funds with Consols for May at 7 34. Manchester conspirators Kent Leach and Plint were moved from the Brown Bear in Bow Street to Cold Bath Fields. Keighe Bagley and others were relocated to Reading Dorchester and Gloucester Gaol due to prison crowding and security.
The item announces a Tuesday style notice about the paper’s secondary edition from the Post Office receive time. It notes the evening print release and documents the timing for readers seeking the newest intelligence.
An official note from SHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Bublin Caaile, lists a veinge Reore on Thursday evening with an 8 inch amp. The entry cites March and 152 percent cost details, indicating a press or public notice on an upcoming session.
The Dublin Journal reports a large naval expedition under consideration including ships of the line frigates marines and picked troops. Rumors say it may sail to South America to aid Old Spain or to China to vindicate the ambassador. The note expresses caution and a wish to uphold humanity amid alleged outrages by African pirates.
The Dublin Evening Post The Dublin Chronicle and The Freeman's Journal join unjust outcry against the Paying Board. The disaffected aim to unite to widen the foolish protests while claiming the Gas Light Bill harms Dubliners. They denounce others as blockheads and suggest expelling Scotch workers.
The Saxony Schooz Society gathered yesterday in the Rotunda with a large assembly mainly of elegant females. Speakers praised the aid to Ireland and humanity, noting distinguished rank and talents among supporters and foreseeing strong religious and moral gains from Bible Society efforts to spread the Gospel and enlighten the ignorant.
The Roar of Agriculture offers a gold medal or 100 guineas for the best essay on employing the poor by March 1618 and a prize of 50 guineas in the next spring for cultivating the greatest crop area of corn pulse turnips or cabbage not less than ten acres and five acres respectively.
Fragmentary notes describe society figures and peers in London and Bath, including mentions of Dukedoms, Marquesses, and baronets. The text references marriages, promises to the Majesty, and a Cambridge connection with Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, all from a troubled, abbreviated report.
A Dublin journal reviews the new steam packet Bricmii, its trial voyage, and evolving steam ship technology. It discusses condensing engines versus Watt's principles, safety concerns, and the promise of steam vessels to improve navigation and interisland communication in Britain. The piece highlights accidents and public skepticism while praising steam power's potential to ease crossing seas and expand trade.
Thursday set for awearing in a new Quarter Sessions Grand Jury with Lord Mayor Begorder and Aldermen on the bench. Names listed for Grand and Market Juries include Hamilton Foreman Newcomb Lamprey Smittheen Thorpe and many others. Recorder then addressed the juries on their duties.
A young woman, a servant, was attacked on a road near Woolwich by a man and two women of suspected vagrant status. A mastiff dog intervened, mauling the assailant and enabling the woman to escape with minor injuries. The incident followed by a nocturnal snowstorm in London and news of an earthquake felt in Bayonne and Spain, with reports of a volcanic eruption at a mountain named Sisrta de Cameres.
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