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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Dec 19, 1817
Page
1
Extracts describe the Mainaiot coast and mountain strongholds. Residents defend villages from Turko-Turkish fleets by guerrilla bands skilled in mountain warfare, with fierce hospitality toward visitors and a mixed, devout Greek Christian culture amid frequent conflict.
A discussion of luxury dress and accessories in Dutch portraiture, noting the ornate lace, borders, and gold embroidery as markers of wealth. It contrasts refined taste with simple fabrics, highlighting how clothing signals status in period society.
The author details everyday life in Holland including dress and adornment, church customs, street scenes, canals, and social gatherings. He notes earthen and leather patches on headwear, church acoustics, tobacco use in public, canal transport, post carriages, and the track ships known as schuiten. He observes markets, cheese, milk, gardens, and the social behavior of merchants and their families, with vivid impressions of Rotterdam suburbs and canal boats.
A traveler’s letters describe the Baltic crossing from Copenhagen to Helsingborg and onward through Halland to Gottenburgh. He praises Swedish soldiers, notes ironware and earthenware works by Count Ruth, and observes landscape, farms, mole hills, and coast towns from Helsingborg to Goteborg, with reflections on trade and industry shaping life.
In a Friday session before Baron George and a special jury, Henry Greve Grady, attorney, sued James Magee proprietor of The Dublin Evening Post for publishing a malicious libel via an advertisement dated June 7. The advertisement, intended to assist creditors, was proved unintentional and published through the Penny grant with one pound for expenses. Grady offered counter statements, but the court noted attempts to delay, while the editor copied from The Free Man's Journal with explanation. Damages claimed at 5000. after hours of speeches, the special jury returned verdict for the plaintiff with sixpence costs. Counsel named for both sides.
John Wartie George Peamon and Thomas Baltry were hanged before Old Bailey prison after being found guilty of forgery counterfeiting and robbery. The trio aged under 22 faced death with little emotion as Rev James Rudoe Limehouse attended. Wartie left a letter praising humane treatment and faith, while details note their education and early criminal acts, including forging for £400 and fleeing to France.
Fragmentary OCR notes advertise Mayday evenings with orders and delivery. Mentions subscription terms, locations, and prices for four months and two months, with monetary symbols and unclear wording.
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