20 Jan 1814
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Jan 20, 1814
Page
1
Reading from a Holyhead mail dispatch, the Lan anette reports British commands and forces moving in Europe. It notes Captain Braqubr of the De roti and Baron De Boyt, with strategic orders for troop positions and naval cooperation, including Dutch forces, as well as Danish troops and movements toward Hamburg and the Rhine.
A Dublin Chronicle recounts drama around Bishop Finnerty and a Catholic Board grant, noting public sentiment, protests, and the wider reaction to anti Protestant measures. It mentions the Grand Orange Lodge letter to Donaghal and postal delays in Ireland.
The Chester Eye Mail reports the death of Rev. Michael Kearney D D aged sixty three, former Senior Fellow and Professor of History at our city university. He resided for thirty six years in a remote region where his talents were largely unknown. his extensive scholarship covered divinity languages and English literature, but no formal memorial of his teaching remains beyond a few historical essays and a brief obituary in the Royal Irish Academy. Those who valued his conversation recall his extraordinary mind with reverence, mourning the loss of a scholar whose memory endures.
In Dublin a dispute erupts over alleged publication of a private letter from Lord Kenyon in The Freeman's Journal. Critics accuse the paper and Magee of betraying trust and breaching private correspondence, while defenders deny wrongdoing and call for legal consequences. Donations are urged for the Old Men's Asylum in South Great George's Street.
In Derry the Reverend O Moritat trial stirred sectarian fervor as Protestant leaders and City officials faced Catholic displays. Citizens fear renewed Ribbonmen agitation while public sentiment questions loyalty and the Orange order as clashes over faith persist in the city.
The Dublin Evening Post reports a heated exchange between Alderman Lecky and Sir George Hill at the mayor’s office. A tailor named William Quik, of Roman Catholic faith, was buried with honours but his coffin was removed from Friar’s Butt to the new bridge near Ormeau, an act described as gross atrocity and repugnant to decent feeling.
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