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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Dec 19, 1823
Page
2
A Yorke Chronicle report details the execution of John Pallett, condemned for the murder of James Mumford. It describes his brutal strength, the condemned sermon, and stark images of his final days, with reflections on poverty, ignorance, and calls for reform in pauper relief and education.
An account of a public execution begins at eight thirty with the crowd pressing toward a platform. The condemned man kneels for a last rite, is bound, and, after a tense procession, is strangled by the rope in a silent crowd. The High Sheriff considers giving the body to Chelmsford surgeons.
In a Clerkenwell prison case Lieutenant John Lancaster Lane and Lieut. Charles Dutton faced charges from Mr Grimani. The elaborate testimony detailed elopements in 1810 and 1811, a confrontation at Lane’s home, a pistol misfire injuring landlady Mrs Bosworthy, and allegations of intent to murder. The magistrate bound both prisoners over to next sessions with sureties, and Grimani also bound to prosecute.
The London era features vast stage coach traffic with 1,500 daily departures and dozens of routes to Manchester Liverpool York and Edinburgh. A Corsican-like mail system expands to Falmouth and Thurso over 1 082 miles. A humorous tale recalls a Dragoons regiment using tailors as soldiers then mounting them on nags and ending with a hibernian joke about horses and mazes.
A letter advises English correspondents to suppress for foreign mail the first name when addressing French towns to avoid misrouting. It explains how French practice uses compound names after marriage and how clerks file mail alphabetically by surname and initial, causing many letters to be misdelivered or destroyed. The writer urges public offices and bankers to adopt clearer addressing for foreign letters.
A London medical lecture recounts a sailor pressed on a royal ship who lay insensible for months. After a bone flap around the head was elevated, he revived rapidly, recalling his past while losing memory of events. The case illustrates remarkable neurological recovery following trephination. A separate note mentions a court trial involving Lecoultre mother and son over an elderly murder with stolen property.
A county Clare report to the Irish Society records progress from the cottages district under reform measures. It praises cleaner interiors, better bedding, fresh water channels, and exterior grounds, noting premiums awarded to large families and the role of youth in sustained improvement. The report highlights flax sowing, woollen and muslin industries, and women’s embroidery as drivers of local industry and health.
An inn servant named Isidore Feroidure set out at night from Boulogne to Mon treuil with herring for Paris. Fatigued, he slept on his horse in the forest of Longvilliers and was killed when the wheel passed over his head. The dog guard and locals found his body near Neuville, and the assailant wore blue carter garb. The dog impeded curious townsfolk until help arrived. the body was eventually buried and later exhumed for identification. The incident was reported in the Des Journal and published in Boulogne.
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