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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Mar 03, 1820
Page
1
Clarke, agents for General Printing Office and Stationary Warehouse at 50 Creat Britain street Corner of Moorest, advertises readiness to fulfil all printing orders promptly with portable presses available and full range of legal printing including leaves rent rolls and related work, at reasonable terms.
The Dublin Journal reports two Lospow Maizs due Monday and Tuesday, with 2nd edition promised if wind allows. An agent letter from Gibraltar dated February 8 notes insurgent forces in Spain growing, with 2500 at Algesiras and O’Donvar arriving from Ceuta joining rebels. Descriptions predict mass support and a march toward Malaga and southern Spain. A Trinidad merchant’s January 9 letter claims a fierce clash between Royalists and Mortvan’s army, with both sides claiming victory and Bouivan forced to retreat.
The Government orders troops to the disturbed West while Clare is proclaimed. Galway landlords face pressure as some concede to a fixed rent offered by Ribbonmen. The piece urges tenants to resist, warning that rent reductions by law could destroy the practice of paying rent. Ribbon activity spreads along Ireland’s west coast, with reports of attacks and arrests.
A Ribbonmen assault at Raford House near Galway failed when Mr Daly and his garrison defended the hall. The incident followed gatherings at nearby Burren and Corofin as authorities reinforce the border with militia and infantry. Daly, a respected landlord, and his brother pursued attackers, who fled, leaving the estate unscathed.
In Limerick March a battle occurred in Killatog where locals displayed arms and two men were struck by bullets. In Clare on Munagenagh lands a disturbance led 500 people to march and topple ground altered by a priestly protest, amid alleged forthe offense.
The Belfast and provincial papers list candidates across counties Antrim Cavan Clare Cork Donegal Galway Limerick Longford Leitrim Louth Sligo and the borough of Mallow with several sitting MPs facing challengers Col Waite and Sir G Featherstone among others are canvassing locally while a few counties show no opposition plan.
Glasgow report says civil authorities with a small military party raided several houses to arrest suspects tied to Tuesday’s disturbances. One man taken, others fled. Searches at Calton yielded weapon parts including pike screws and beads. Two radical orators were later detained at Parkhead and brought into town in carriages.
A Lord Lieutenant is due to reach the Viceregal residence in the Park today. His popularity rests on fair governance and personal virtue, with widespread approval anticipated upon his return. The report also mentions a Birr conspiracy against Earl Rua and Lord Oxmanstown, a Madrid letter about General Vives becoming minister to the United States, and various university degree awards and Wesleyan Methodist reorganization. Died at Scribblestown after a long illness in his third Georgian…
A historical outline traces Spain's decline from a limited constitutional monarchy after the union of Castile and Aragon. It highlights municipal power, feudal nobility, and Cortes influence, noting Castile Arragon autonomy, royal concessions, and the rising strength of cities. Ferdinand and Isabella unify crowns, expand overseas and subdue Moors, before later centralizing power through wealth from the Americas and the Inquisition, leading to despotism.
The narrative traces how English parliamentary and noble factions clashed over royal authority, with the Commons and nobles oscillating between reform and privilege defense. It links Spain’s internal strife to broader European power dynamics, noting Cortes’ diminished role, feudal privileges, and the Crown’s triumph despite unrest. The piece culminates in a critique of Charles V and the era’s political unraveling.
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