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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Mar 12, 1824
Page
1
Lords question the status of free trade with Spanish colonies and Spain's replies to Britain's dispatches. Commons committee debates sugar duties, silk tariffs, and linen bounties, with motions on distillation from sugar and repeal timelines for silk duties.
In the House of Lords Lord Darnley sought papers on the linen trade in Ireland and a three year return of linen stocks in Cork markets plus convictions under the Insurrection Act. The Lords allowed production of papers and discussed gradually abolishing bounties, with opposition from the Earl of Lein?rick who warned against harming the Irish poor. The motion was agreed to and the session adjourned after noting delays on the Austrian Loan Bill.
Sir W Parnell presented a petition from a large group in Dublin urging action on steam packet service between Holyhead and Dublin. The document calls for suspension or regulation, reflecting transport concerns affecting travelers and commerce.
Members across parties discussed Catholic Bishops and others petitioning for Irish education reform. They debated separation of schools, Bible readings without notes, and the impact of Kildare Street Society findings, urging a general Committee on Education in Ireland.
A fragmentary notice announces a suspected loss or theft of a five pound Bank of England note dated May 1st, 1782. The marginal text references holder Haraga and a legal claim process, urging identification and return of the paper instrument.
Letters from the last French Mail describe continued unrest in Spain with banditti blocking roads and disrupting communications. Reports note Turkish fleet movements, Greek blockades at Patras, and Cape Town settlers relieved by a successful expedition against the Caffresi Baring. Peruvian news claim Santa Cruz’s defeat by Royalist Valdiviez, though reliability is doubtful. Portuguese and Mexican constitutional shifts are hinted, with ongoing campaigns shaping the global balance.
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