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09 Jun 1785
Page 1
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Jun 09, 1785
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR note appears to reference Postscript and This Day's Packer with unclear names and dates. No coherent event or facts available to summarize beyond a partial mention of items or column titles.
A garbled report covers European diplomacy and local events. It notes discussions of pacification treaties, imperial claims, and potential war, with references to Prince William Henry’s arrival in Greenwich and a volatile Atlantic balance of power. It mentions factory plans in Lifton, shifts in English goods support, and smuggling amid anti American ship laws.
Fragmented OCR recalls a harbor scene with a criticized plan to mount guns over a parapet and the arrival of ships Royal Navy captains from Bombay. The text mentions a cabinet and a court, with scattered names like Southampton and Lennox, plus Meatt and Willen, amid damaged wording and garbled phrases.
Proceedings in the House of Lords include petitions from Irish interests, the King's Bench record, and debates on tobacco import duties. Lordships consider certiorari to move Chief Justice implications, Irish propositions, Palmerston era fiscal issues, and the Poll Tax era bills with Bristol and Glasgow merchants petitioning.
Friday June 10 House of Commons discusses the Scottish judges salary increase with Sir Matthew White Ridley cautioning on Scotland’s revenue use. Dundas condemns proposals for separate funds for the raise, noting potential political bias and fiscal implications among Waterford sheriffs and local authorities.
A June letter from Coothhill reports a poor woman giving poisonous mushrooms to her children and herself, with three deaths soon after and a labourer dying later. It notes public opportunities to testify support for Mr Humphreys amid laughter at his entertainments and mentions a fatal blow to Anne Penderhill in Beresford Street and Dublin citizens’ hoped generosity toward a deserving Ranelagh figure.
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