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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Jan 15, 1821
Page
1
A large Kilkenny gathering passes an address pledging loyalty to the Crown while debating amendments deflecting censure of Ministers. Speakers condemn revolutionary agitation, defend the Queen, and urge unity against treason while taunting the government over excise and Manchester events.
In a heated session members urged a division over an approval of thanks to the Sheriff. Lord Carrick and others disputed the conduct of ministers as the meeting dissolved amid claims the county had done no business and an address had been voted. The Sheriff’s conduct drew universal satisfaction among Gentlemen present.
A Kilkenny city meeting in the Court House, chaired by Richard Colles, condemns ministerial measures and calls for removal of ineffective councils. The petition pledges loyalty to the throne while urging reform, reform in taxes and trade, and equal rights for Irish manufacturers within Britain. It asks the Attorney-General to bring conspiracy charges against alleged plotters and wishes the Queen Caroline long life.
In a long defense of Catholic rights, the writer disputes Mr. Sheil's attacks and defends his own stance on the Veto and parliamentary reform. He rebuts charges of private motive, praises Plunkett's abilities, and urges Catholics to choose reform over perpetual petition to an unreformed Parliament amid broad political tension.
A county meeting convened at the Conet Innacle in Miniskillen with High Sheriff presiding. An Address to His Majesty was to be prepared, and notable figures such as the Marl of Beritaye and General Arechdall were named to the committee, alongside other peers and officials.
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