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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Jun 01, 1818
Page
2
Parliament discussed funding methods and the Treasury position for next year noting potential Exchequer Bills in circulation. Lords debated English court fees, scrutiny of commissions, and Irish funding measures with officials defending respective commissions and costs.
Members debated land tax assessments and a circular allegedly disenfranchising voters. John Thompson was pressed to produce circulars and authorities behind land tax actions. The session also covered Cape Breton property invasions, minutes on spirits and plaster regulations, and the Clandestine Marriage Bill advancing to third reading. The Lords amendments to the Churches Building Bill were agreed to and the day adjourned.
The Lords adjourned after passing the Bank Restriction Bill and the Irish Regulation Bill and the Spanish Slave Trade Treaty on commission. The Duke of Kent Annuity Bill, Irish Fever Hospital Bill, and Appropriation Bill were read a third time and passed. Several other bills including the Scotch Churches Building and the Clan destire Marriage Bill were read a first time. English and Irish Militia Clothing Bills were committed and reported.
The Greenwich Prize Bill and several others were read a third time and passed. Bills on soldiers pensions and Irish finances were set for a third reading Saturday. Papers on Rev Hawlins trial laid. Usury Laws debated as unemployment and bankruptcy measures discussed. Slave trade treaties and regulatory clauses contested by Pirallimore Castlereagh and Att General appeared. the Portuguese treaty moved toward third reading and possible abolition by May 1820.
Discussion on management of the poor and proposed Poor Laws. Mr ISCUDCT SEEAM notes his limited capacity to push forward proposals due to Education Committee duties. Proposals praised, doubts linger, next week to again address the House, amid calls for amendments and a potential course to let the public express opinion. Also on the agenda: weekly bank note issues, savings bank debentures, and Parochial Benefit Societies Bill. Adjourned to Saturday.
Reports the Dunmore Harbour Bill reported and engrossed and Lords agreement on Yeomanry Corps Bill. Various Irish bills move through reading, committee, and third reading including Grain, Executors, Partnerships, and Malt Duty topics. Treasury Bills in Ireland discussed for 1819 service.
The state lottery will start next Thursday with one hundred seven capitals listed, including a top prize of twenty thousand. About two hundred capitals are slated for drawing in the first twenty minutes.
The Dublin Journal reports that the London Papers of Thursday have arrived, while this Day's Mail was still due as the paper went to press.
A historical note condemns renewed persecution of Jews in Germany and broader continental anti Jewish pressures. It argues liberal principles, free trade, and English goods as remedies, cites a Polish Diet proposal directing Jewish labor to agriculture, and mentions a Leipsich Fair boycott aligned with English cheaper, better manufactures.
A German Jewish protest condemns Leipsic for restricting Jews from selling at fairs. They urge Prussia to permit two annual fairs at Naumburg, arguing such action would protect trade and counter bigotry. Aimed at uniting Jewish communities to petition for the move.
Details of the coronation of King Charles XIV John of Sweden at St Nicholas Church on May 12. The procession, crown placement by Archbishop Lindbola, the sceptre globe sword and keys, 21 battalions in review, and the oathings followed by celebrations in the Royal Park. Norwegian Diet deputies sent greetings.
A Dublin crowd witnesses Bellamira or The Fall of Tunis at Grow Street Theatre. The cast includes Miss Whitaker and Mr Suy Moun with Miss O Neill’s influence shaping the production. Critics fault the tragedy’s development and Miss Whitaker’s fit, while praising Copray and Younger. Catholic Board summons noted.
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