16 Jan 1790
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Jan 16, 1790
Page
1
Continuation of yesterday's mails reports an envoy from Count de Wartenfle arrived and the messenger brings news that Ortova has capitulated and is now in the hands of the general. Strong entities include Count de Wartenfle and Ortova, with December dates implied by the source.
The document recounts insurrectionary tensions in France and the Netherlands, with M Neckar proposing two forms for Byatre Vailees, a royal budget cut of 3 500 000 livres, and Austria Prussian moves against Vienna. It notes Poland’s upheaval toward a military republic, Liege troubles, and Turkish support concerns. France plans Pondicherry withdrawal and a countermanded expedition to Cochin China amid East India Company tensions.
Fragmentary OCR reveals notices of levee events and military business on various days. Mentions Lord Lieutenant in relation to Aus Mitnce, with times around one o clock and elevated hours on Thursdays.
The notice announces a gathering at the Dublin Café on February 7 to mark Her Majesty's Birthday with a levee, an ode, a ball, and supper. Nobility and gentry are invited to attend in attire reflecting the era’s manufactures.
A formal state banquet was hosted in the sign-house to honor the accession of the realm's ruler. Distinguished guests included the Duke of Leiner, Lord Chairchester, Earls Meath and Charlemont, bishops of Waterford and Cloyne, and senior legal and military officers. The event featured a lavish feast with ceremonial toasts and praised the host and guests for decorum and hospitality.
A Binky correspondent quotes Finlay and discusses Mr Tandy in heated debate. The piece questions motives behind the opposition to Government measures and doubts Tandy’s suitability for association with those pursuing power. It notes illiberal observations and accuses some backers of pursuing sinister ends in support of a notorious faction.
A young grocer named Skinner was killed on Essex Bridge after a late night assault by three men dressed as gentlemen. The attackers used a small bayonet and fled. police appeal for witnesses to help identify the p erpetrators amid calls for justice and humane governance supporting commerce and industry.
A mangled OCR of public accounts bested by confusion lists names and ministries. It references Parliament infection, free trade, and various officials like Richard Dodd and James Reilly, with scattered mentions of treaties, subsidies, and national expenses.
The Grand Jury of Viator debates a public nuisance case in Milltown touching an alehouse yard and garden. The proprietor enlarges the road from seventeen to forty four feet at the narrowest, to improve carriage access, claiming expenditure of fifty pounds. a new line from Milltown to the Breeding-house is proposed to ease travel to Wicklow and Dublin markets. The report notes road neglect and calls for a new route along 16 Glantheagh-bridge to shorten the journey. January 15, 1790.
An abstract of the returns of the quintias and prices of cattle, grain, and meat sold in Dublin and surrounding areas is listed for Saturday and January 9 1793. The notice details weights and goods such as oats and barley, with monetary and measurement notes, reflecting market conditions in the late 18th century.
The readable fragment presents a garbled trade list featuring assorted items and prices such as Old White Madeira and various apples or beverages. It appears as a damaged OCR with nonsensical sequences and no clear event or context.
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