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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Jun 05, 1820
Page
2
A long Commons session centers on forming a committee to probe agricultural distress and the corn law. Members clash over selection, aims, and potential reforms while motions for adjournment and ballots provoke sharp exchanges about protecting farmers without triggering market upheaval.
In the House of Commons a lengthy debate followed the rejection of the Spanish Treaty by Washington. Mr Sumner’s motion for further relief to agriculture passed 150 to 101, provoking alarm among mercantile and manufacturing interests. Mr Robinson proposed narrowing inquiries to fraud prevention under the corn laws, while opposition pressed for broader consideration of averages across districts. The motion ultimately carried by 251 to 105, undermining Sumner’s aims.
Correspondents report two Cork banks failing and two in Limerick suspended. Roche and Howie firms discharge debts and accept country notes. Brucy and Co. hold assets exceeding debts. Bank of Ireland extends aid to merchants while Lauderdale questions government credit intervention.
Fragmentary notes reference a forthcoming notice and scheduling decisions. The text implies several steps are blocked or delayed by manuscript insertion issues, with authorities yet to act and publication timing in question.
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