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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Jun 08, 1809
Page
3
Long discussion details pension limits under the Civil List Act, questioned waste in navy and transport, and calls for constraint on Crown emoluments. Members debate limiting offices and salaries, with notes on Lord Wellesley and public economy, adjournment follows.
A dispatch from Monte Alegre on May 18 1809 details Gen Beresford and Sir Arthur Wellesley’s pursuit of Marshal Soult. The French force abandoned guns baggage and many prisoners as Beresford pressed from Villa Real to Oporto and Braga, with Wellesley noting heavy French losses and deliberate destruction of artillery and supplies as they retreated toward Monte Alegre.
The Dublin Journal lists stock prices and loan details for June 6 including Bank Stock Grand Canal Stock Royal Canal Stock and Gov Debentures with various percentages. It also notes Treasury Bills and various exchange rates between Dublin London Belfast and prices for commodities such as the Quartern Loaf and Coals.
The piece urges readers to consider Mr Rosk's claim of reforms under Mr Pitt's administration backed by proofs. It notes a recent tract arguing reformers' aims and praises its author for candor and clarity while warning against adversaries.
An Installation of the Knights of the Order of St Patrick will take place at St Patrick’s Cathedral on the 19th of January with preparations ongoing. Parliament is expected to prorogue about the 20th. Duke of York reviews battalions of Foot Guards in Hyde Park and Duke of Gloucester commands the 2d Battalion. Covent Garden Theatre closes for performances as rebuilding nears completion with an anticipated opening September 11.
Limerick reports record cold and heavy snow with a fierce northerly wind. A boat laden with turf for the city overturned near Bay Castle with three feared dead. Two other turf boats wrecked at Begh Castle and Ballystein, but crews were saved thanks to Col Westropp’s aid.
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