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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Aug 27, 1824
Page
4
A dense critique argues rent increases must align with land produce prices and warns price shifts ripple through wages, manufacturing, and debt. It discusses effects of abolishing corn laws, public debt, and labor value, and weighs imports of foreign corn against domestic agriculture. It includes quotations from correspondents and a report on oats import fraud.
In strong terms the Caledonian Mercury argues that common labour rewards must follow true principles and cannot be altered by corn prices. It dismisses proposed salary regulation and debt relief as dangerous, warning that fiat debt reductions would debase currency and invite ruinous outcomes.
A Dublin archbishop presided at a visitation in St Patrick's Cathedral with Dean of Christ Church and the Chapter present. Remarks targeted Mr Smith and ecclesiastical conduct, noting public agitation and requests for time to reply. The court adjourned to October with notes of proceedings and upcoming events.
The Dublin market shows abundant new grain with wheat around 3d per barrel lower due to lower demand from a leak in the weather. Flour prices steady, oats down on foreign grain entry, butter and beef prices mixed, and ports opening for foreign grain depress prices. Receipts steady, milling samples variable, and overall market cautious as foreign admissions influence pricing.
Entries from several ports report sluggish grain trade with abundant interior wheat. Prices remain low as consumers buy only for immediate needs while traders anticipate a few large interior consignments at roughly Jin per quarter free on board, commissions included.
Donnybrook Fair describes a night of pillage as Chevaliere d Industrie gangs robbed tents and assaulted revelers. A countryman was robbed as a watcher chased by laborers and a patrol. arrests followed and the offender was placed in custody. The mayor withholds permit receipts. licensing funds flow to Mendicity Association.
A chaotic dispatch describes four Whitish regiments marching to Kilkenny and three others to Wexford with officers and privates reassigned. It notes the 60th Duke of York’s Own Regiment arriving at Chatham by transport along with forces from the Queen’s Royal, and broader movements including cavalry and dragoons toward Limerick, Castlebar, and Portm. The passage lists multiple units, officers, and destinations in a dense, fragmented report.
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