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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Mar 01, 1817
Page
4
A Poor Gentleman of War anniversary at the theatre drew crowds and free boxes for ladies but unleashed vile conduct by men in buckeens and shop-boys. They crowded, trampled women and children, with infants endangered as others fled to the pit. Calls arise to end such privileged nights and curb vice at the OCCARIONE.
The writer criticizes lingering feudal and colonial abuses, praises civic improvements such as gas lighting, and argues for embracing science and innovation. He cites historical resistances to new ideas from Bacon to Newton, and notes an American invention by Mr Peasley mixing jaw harp tongue with organ bellows to produce fine tones.
An Englishwoman records a vivid Waterloo era scene from Brussels including the import of orders at Place Royale, the departure of Highland regiments, and civilians’ reactions. She describes dawn marching troops, family farewells, market carts in wake of war, and the haunting mood as the city prepares for battle. The account promises continuation.
An architectural note reports experiments showing stone resistance does not scale with gravity. Caserta stone weights more yet bears less than basalt. A German inventor claims a nail-free steam propulsion machine could move ships as swiftly as favorable winds, simple to build and adaptable to all vessels.
Rioting and nightly gatherings of nearly 200 people disrupt Amlweh and surrounding areas for two days. A corn-laden vessel remains in port to avert scarcity while authorities seek military aid from Treland, ordered by Lord Anglesey. Principal offenders are described as idle, disorderly characters. Former soldiers and sailors implicated.
At the King’s Bench, a bill of exchange case against Armstrong Fitzgerald involved Andrew Ennis as plaintiff. The trial featured witnesses on handwriting, a bankrupt debt history, and the defense arguing respectability while noting previous payments and settlements. A separate special jury trial covered trespass and false imprisonment, detailing an arrest arising from Kilmainham gaol and complex municipal-legal maneuvers surrounding Sir James Riddall and associates.
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