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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Jan 07, 1822
Page
4
The report notes a robust advance in public funds with prices near 77 to 78, predicting 78 or 80 for January close. Dividends payable next week at 9,000,000 support optimism and new speculation arising from the library account. Cash abundance stems from Bank of England discounting, with quotes in Bank stock and annuities listed.
Miss S Wilson of Drury Lane Theatre delighted a Dublin audience in a striking debut as Mandane in Artaxerxes. Her voice and stage presence drew loud applause, with standout renditions of Tyrant Love and The Soldier Bird. Reviews praised her acting and singing, comparing her favorably to sister Miss Stephens.
Last week wheat supplies were tight. Fine quality wheat sold 24d per quarter higher than Monday, with ordinary sorts in modest demand at steady prices. Fine mulling barley supported prior quotes despite large arrivals, while inferior samples sold briskly. Fresh rye and other grains trending lower, and beans and peas offered without clear price direction.
A detailed court narrative recounts the adultery case between surgeon James Allardyce and Captain Alexander W. Johnson. The jury awards damages to Allardyce after hearing witnesses about marriage to Miss Walker, travels, separations, and Johnson’s confession of misconduct aboard ship and in London. The judge notes the plaintiff's conduct as morally calm while urging protection for the wife. Damages awarded were 850 pounds.
A letter from Jax references Mrs Sarah Bond and asserts disputed claims to her estate left by Bond, a jeweller. It notes a cousin, a Shoreditch butcher, seeking administration while tracing parental marriage, with ancient records and controversial guardianship amid lengthy historical familial ties.
British coroner probes a fatal shooting at a London mansion when young James Murray unintentionally discharged his pistol at his aunt Miss Mary Gayton, killing her in the nursery. The infant shooter, aged around nine, caused this tragedy amid coronation pageantry.
A garbled report describes a Wednesday morning meeting at Hegents Wark and a park affair near Ste John's Wood involving a captain and a gentleman of fortune from Curzon Street Mayfair. It mentions a thigh injury, a theatre owner’s controversy, a missing clerk, and an obituary-like note with legalities.
A dense roster records various promotions by purchase, exchange, and half pay across cavalry and infantry regiments. Names include J Hunter, J Norreliffe, W Harfcourt, M Barlow, J B Kingsbury, T C Squire, H Rose, J Dowling, R Gillespie, G Laing, J Doyle, J Baldwin, and others. Also notes hospital appointments and memoranda about retirements and vacancies.
The rent reductions impact peers and estates including the Duke of Bedford at Suibbington and Bluntington, Sir George Leeds, the Duke of Somerset at Mulhead, and Lady Valwwer Lytton at Roelowarth Park. Notices note lower agricultural mood, delayed rents, and anticipated adjustments across multiple parishes and estates.
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