29 Apr 1818
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Apr 29, 1818
Page
1
A dated notice announces a meeting of the USERS TO CNARTAR Schools WE Committee for Examination of Candidrin Ushers at the Henay of the Inversorated Society on Monday May 4 at twelve bells. Attendees must bring memorias with recommendations and be prepared to speak.
A partial list of published anthems and sacred works offered at Bethesda Chapel and nearby shops, including selections by Reynolds, Handel, Dr. Blow, and others. Also notices inviting proposals from builders for repairs to the Charter School at Newport, with submission details and address.
General Hart presented a petition from Clonmanny in Donegal protesting the severity of Irish excise laws. He urged the House to consider Ireland’s plight and implied a link to the Union, calling for access to documents and accountability from excise officials. The Speaker noted past orders and possible action to obtain papers, and the petition was laid on the Table.
Debates on the window tax in Queen's County regarding its existence and timing of a bill. Newport presses for clarity on when the measure will be brought forward and questions the tax's impact and revenue projections. References to Exchequer policies, consumer effects, and historical revenue comparisons appear amid contested support for the tax.
Fragmented remarks discuss Ireland tea and coffee trade, a garbled report of favorable articles, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer planning an early bill for regulating the Window Tax. It notes malt consumption as wealth measure and lists stock prices and an upcoming military lenience cancellation due to a death.
The Dublin Journal notes widespread German dissatisfaction with rulers after Napoleon. It likens Germans to the English in liberties of thought, cites Lutzen Leipsic and Hanau battles as signs of national ardour, and speculates a future, possibly bloodless, revolution driven by the people toward liberty and reform.
Dublin markets show little change with heavy barley sales reaching 25s to 33s per barrel for malting. Fresh wheat supports higher prices while inferior samples drop about 1s per barrel. Oatmeal demand remains firm at 8s, flaxseed NY at 52 per bird, cloverseed white 6% to 6s 10d per owt, red ditto 54 to 64s 10d per owt, whiskey 10s 9d per gallon, Irish flour about 1s per owt lower.
The piece argues that heavy fines on illicit distillation across Irish districts reduced illegal operations. It cites district by district figures from 1815 to 1819 showing fluctuations in fines and asserts stricter seizure and collection as the cure for Wick distillation, noting total fines dropped from 42,148 in 1817 to 5,933 in 1818. The author links penalties to moral and revenue improvements and calls for continued, necessity-based fining.
On Monday the Play was advertised as Wal but the doors were shut in the evening. Families arriving were turned away by a hand bill announcing no performance. Public indignation rises over theatrical monopoly and mis conduct. The New Comedy of the Irish Woman receives praise from Greta-Room critics.
The issue lists articles on Pauperism cures Beppo a Venetian tale England's Folio The States of Wirtemberg descriptions of Wight religion and Hindu character Rob Roy Chinese Embassy trade Dante and Captain Vall voyage to Lochbu. A Cardiff barge whale was harpooned near Campbeltown with four boats, 94 feet long, 36 in circumference. Austrian vaccination debates and Sardinia reinstatement edict feature amid foreign negotiations at the Duke of Wellington Hotel.
A detailed report on the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress hosting a grand Fancy Ball at Dublin’s Mansion House. Guests included city officials and a wide array of humorous and elaborate costumed characters. The venue featured a temporary Saloon, an orchestra, and extensive decorative lighting and tableaux.
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