05 Aug 1786
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Aug 05, 1786
Page
1
Fragmentary 18th or 19th century notice describes accommodations for a husband or wife in a rural area. The garbled text references lodging with or without certain amenities and mentions goats, whey, and other items, indicating a travel or lodging advertisement for a distant countryside location within miles of a pity or port.
A distressed Dublin family is described as overstretched and supported by local leaders Alderman Moncheffe Mr T Rice Jgwe of Capel street Mr Charles Strong and Mr Henry Strong of Jervis street, who can attest to the wretched situation and appeal for charity.
Ballast Office in Duluth announces proposals for serving and improving the port. Sealed bids are invited for work along the Lit-house Wall and foundation end. Submissions directed to Richard Browneton at the ballast office, with signed bid by Rice Broughton.
Notice from the Ballast Office offering five proposals for ballast supply. Vendors may provide four feet by eighteen inches or three feet by two feet by one foot yet must be squared and punched. Deliveries accepted at Neary or Ryings End near the Lighthouse harbour Dublin by single lot or by hundred. payment in ready money. Sealed tenders to be sent to the Ballast Office signed by PC Broughton.
A public notice states that the state lottery will yearly grant licenses to office-keepers and security providers. Names CHRIST and ROBERT Deey are retained as secretaries.
A London dispatch notes a convention between republics and royal governments, warnings of banditti, and American diplomatic letters. It covers British reactions to naval seizures, moves to fortify ports, and a dramatic assassination attempt on the King. Public measures include restricting petitions, expanding guards, and heightened security at St James's Palace amid ongoing tensions and international matterings.
A fragment from a historical paper urges readers to study a treatise on reviving drowning victims. It requests safe custodianship of extracts to aid family members in emergencies and emphasizes distributing the material weekly as the work is completed.
A Norwich Humane Society outlines methods for reviving drowning victims, citing past recoveries and urging careful handling. Instructions cover immediate warming, drying, safe transport, gentle movement, restoring breathing, mouth to mouth resuscitation, breathing aids, and postrecovery care, emphasizing humane, cautious practice.
The piece urges citizens to form parish patrols due to robberies and delays in the lice bill and parliamentary business. It notes adjournment of county Dublin sessions and a prorogued Parliament, with ongoing royal infirmary expansion and reorganization of peace officers.
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