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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Dec 31, 1824
Page
1
The London Mail item notes that Friday evening December 31, the newspaper from Wednesday remained due when a pot to press. The brief item records a publishing delay or schedule detail without further context or names.
London dispatch notes no Paris express by eight o clock yet. Frequent intercourse between the two capitals expected through extra channels due to legislative proceedings. Letters from Madrid dated the 15th report the King’s arrival and brief stay amid financial strains. Genoa news through the 12th says trade at a low ebb and anticipated failures. His Majesty’s ship Cambrian departed Genoa for England.
The piece pillories the Catholic Association and Mr O'Connell for planning to prosecute an article about Maynooth College. It mocks their alleged hypocrisy in championing liberty while threatening press freedom and condemns their conduct as hypocritical and self serving.
A Dublin press excerpt notes the Catholic Association’s weekly debates and its advocates in parliament, arguing public questions should be settled by discussion rather than legal intimidation. It reports new details on the prosecution of Mr O Connell and previews a paper reviewing Ireland’s barriers to wealth and prosperity.
On a holiday at the Bank and Stock Exchange brokers gather on the Royal Exchange with activity focused on South American securities and mine shares. Prices show little movement in Congos at 95 33, Mexican bonds around 73 to 72 percent money, Colombian bonds near 84 46, Greek and Spanish bonds steady, and mining shares led by United Mexican 44 45, Anglo Mexican 40 41, Colombian 21 22, Buenos Ayres 18 19 1/2, Brazilian 33.4, Canadian 9.
An armed white and enslaved party from Pembroke estate pursued runaway slaves into the Jamaica hills. They were ambushed near the mountain pass, with overseer Sutherland mortally wounded and several others wounded or scattered. Militia and maroon support were organized, but no decisive result. reports indicate the bandits may outnumbered the attackers.
The report describes an arduous ascent where a single misstep caused panic and confusion among the Tunawaya party. Wounds and a missing man, Gallimore, mark the aftermath as British forces claim success in Rangoon frontier operations. The Calcutta Government Gazette notes heavy Burmese losses, strong British discipline, and dispersal of the enemy with 1,000 left dead.
Long extract surveys movements in Peru and Chile with notes on elections, reform attempts, and pirate slave trade laws. Reports mention Senor Zanartu’s appointment, Olaneta’s forces near Potosi, Valdez’s defeat and Bolivar's campaigns, and debates over religious rights for foreign nationals in Chile. Also details on Brazil and Colombia-US treaties, and British diplomatic notes from London.
The column compiles fragmented reports from Paris on blockade proclamations and Greek affairs, plus updates from the Netherlands chamber and Jamaica. It notes a proposed royal measure on slave conditions in Britain, the appointment of a bishop for church oversight, and English diplomacy with the Netherlands. The mix reflects a period of European political maneuvering and imperial concerns.
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