Ispica Valley Echoes of Ancient Dwellings and Sicily’s Past
The antiquarian Mr Russece describes Sicily’s stone chambered valley at Ispica as ancient dwellings, notes the impact of bad governance on progress, cites Sicily’s 1.7 million population with one eighth to one sixteenth in the Church, and reports a mud volcano near Girgenti, plus papyrus plants and ancient papermaking remembered in Cyane near Syracuse.
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Russece
Ispica
Sicily
Russebe
Leslie
Syracuse
Purny
Notable Auction and Clever Weaving Boy Highlighted
The Duke of Marlborough bought the famous Boccacio at Roxburgh for 2260. Messrs Lodyman paid 675 for the same edition. A Newton-upon-Ayr boy, seventeen, built a mechanical scene with craftspeople at work, driven by a hand organ-like mechanism, despite no formal training. Edinburgh correspondent notes on Naples hospital reform via Linguiti.
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Edinburgh
Avensa
Kincpo
Naples
M. Linguiti
Moapital
Europe
The Wanderer S Lament
A reflective 1819 verse titled The Wanderer s Lament contemplates longing farewell memory and the ache of parting. A narrator vows not to forget a distant friend and laments distance while hoping for reunion and peace beyond the storms of life. The emotion-filled poem ends with a tombly farewell dated June 1819 and signed He Le.
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Haniash
Duels, religious processions, and a medical remedy amid old news
Mias Anne M Quallan of Comber possesses two hanks of yarn one exceedingly fine and another valued at 522 hanks per pound. A Ballina corn merchant, Hubert Leech, died in a duel with James Anderson junior after suffering fatal injuries. Reports from Germany discuss the Grand Duke’s stance toward lawyers and conscription. Sand remains in grave condition with uncertain prognosis. Bruges notes limit on religious processions to two per year. Essex farmer finds rhubarb and castor oil effective for calf scouring. Missionary updates from Calcutta Madras and China highlight translations and schools. A St James's Park officer was found dead by hanging near Carlton House with a fortune draft and a gambling background. Verdict: insanity.
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Mias Anne M'Quallan
Comber
Belfat
Fata. Dugu
Hubert Leech
Ballina
James Anderson
Mayo
Grand Duke
Dramstadt
Germany
Sand
Sieur Asinis
Mecklersburg
Jena
Bruges
Netherlands
Ghent
Essex
Calcutta
Madras
Bellary
Vizagapatam
Surat
South Travencore
Morrison
Siberia
Gamocers
St. James's Park
Carlton-house
St. Martin’s
Hemmen’s Row
St. James’s
Hoess
Comparative Customs and Excise Receipts 1819 and 1818
A brief financial comparison shows weekly and cumulative receipts for Customs and Excise. Totals for weeks ended June 5 and June 12 1819 are given alongside the corresponding 1818 figures, with increases and deductions noted across the quarter. The report lists net increases and overall receipts from April 5 to June 15, 1819, and the prior year.
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Westas
Alay
Custons
Defaulters hit the sporting world in betting shock
A London Sunday Paper reports a betting crisis after Derby and Oaks bets misfired. Defaulters, from nobles to room favorites, vanished with winnings as massive sums remained unsettled. The scene at Tattersalls reveals widespread debt, with many unable to pay, some paying none, and one famed breeder contemplating quitting racing.
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Thors
Darby Atekew
Duke of Portland
Airexins
Soothneiger
Mr. Thorwitt
Borscey-Thisa
Ubey
Newmarket
Epsom
York
Dooncaster
Ascott
Grand Mart al Tatterval
Epson
Wei Khoapn
Abelianécceul Operala
Rageiugul
London
Central Heat and Geological Implications
An article discusses Robert Bald's claim that earth’s internal heat exists independently of surface impressions, with mine temperatures rising with depth. Data from Whitehaven, Jarrow, and Killingworth mines show depth temperatures up to 74 degrees, suggesting a constant subterranean heat. Humboldt and other notes are cited, and local Sweden news mentions a Gymnastic College in Stockholm and broader educational data.
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Robert Bald
Whitehaven
Jarrow
Killingworth
Pitts
Jamaica
Humboldt
Mexico
Bald
Stockholm
Universitieg
M. Kunizyn
Russia
Draft of General Orders for Irish Court of Chancery
Draft of General Orders from the Lord Chancellor and Master of the Rolls outlining time extensions for service beyond twenty miles from Dublin. Includes rules for multiple time extensions, sequestration, and procedures for contempt, amended bills, and hearings on sequestration. Continuous, detailed procedural provisions to govern answer, demurrer, and judgment timelines.
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Court OF Chancery
Ireland
Dublin
Gratis
Robberies Hit Hanbury Lane and Newton Street Shops
Between one and two o clock Wednesday morning Mrs Stapleton'sHanbury Lane shop was broken into by masked men who rifled the till of Bank of Ireland notes, tea, sugar, soap and two hams. Later in the night Mesers Lynch and Young Newton Thomas street warehouse and Mr Costigan distiller Thomas street were broken into with eight pieces of Russia duck and 40 percent in silver and copper taken. Early yesterday morning three pieces of gullia were stolen from the bleagh green of or Chiike at Dolphin's barn.
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Mesers
Lynch
Young
Newton
Thomas Street
Costigan
Thomas-street
Chiike
Dolphin’s Barn
Markets Across Cities Report Irish Grain Prices
Ennis, Kilkenny, Limerick, Waterford and other towns show varying wheat and flour prices, with oats, potatoes, beef and mutton listed. Quotations for barley, shipments, and oatmeal appear alongside, reflecting a country-wide market update as of June 23 with regional differences and exchange notes in London corn markets.
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Enniskillen
Jona
Matoo
ENNIS
T&a
Limerick
Jenn
Reef
Todd
Waterford
Carlow
Cork
Ife Otolis
Uoe
Don Os Hart
Castlebar
Lonton Cokrn-Exchasge
Raven
Rant
Suffolk
Tae
Harley
Bae Fine
Poland
Dublin
Bartley
Bere
Advertising and Subscriptions Offered by Dublin Office
The notice advertises annual and four month subscriptions, rates in pounds, and advertising rates. It lists contact details for KN Jonsson & Co and other agents in Dublin and London including Messrs. Sey White and M. South, indicating multiple regional offices for advertising.
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Dublen
Teie
Rece Birt i
KN. Jonsson, and Co
Jaawer Sach
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Nepenue
Ipswich
Colchester
Thelaanford
Marteth
Knightsbridge
Estat
Barclay
Lagt Sia
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