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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Mar 15, 1824
Page
3
The House debated mercy and punishment for Hughes amid leaks, letters, and Plunkett’s statements. Lord Althorp pressed against negotiating with rebels while Peel stood firm on swift justice, with the Marquess of Wellesley resisting concessions and arguing for harsh enforcement.
A long session notes a petition from Freemasons of Tyrone seeking parliamentary attention to a survey of Ireland. The Marquis of Downshire criticizes the plan for parochial reach, urging parish and townland inclusion and recommending English operators. In Commons, a petition from Cavan electors questions a late election return. a new writ is ordered for Leitrim in place of the deceased Luke White. Linen trade debates touch bounties and weekly linen prices in Munster and Connaught.
The House considered petitions from Belfast bankers seeking changes to an 1800s Irish bank act viewed as injurious to Irish bankers. Newport argued the act had no English parallel, noting a clause barring bankers from settling on relatives. The subject was deemed important, and the petitions were laid on the table.
Public notice of a chancery sale in Ireland to set up and sell numerous lands and premises in the counties of Mayo and Galway tied to the estate of Sir Neal O Donel Bart. The sale, adjourned multiple times, is authorized by decrees and orders in the case of William Browne executor and others, with dates in 1524 164 and 1844. Buyers urged to attend at Dublin Quay office on scheduled dates. Many named locales including Cong Cross Bither and Carrowdowogle and Dromhnabeg areas. Proceedings overseen by Thomas Ellis with Robert Mayne acting for the plaintiff.
The report notes a March discussion in the Lords on an application to the Lord Lieutenant for amnesty and oath of allegiance by Ribbonmen in Dublin and counties like Tipperary. Lord Auruone accused the Irish Government of wasted chances to conciliate. Mr Goosen recalled 1822 trials of Hibban Society leaders and later offers to renounce violence to gain pardon.
A parliament record notes a demand that government capitulate to an armed force in Dublin counting 12,000 men ready to abandon evil courses at command. The discussion includes critics of a proposed liberation plot for a rebellious figure and moves to amend the Irish tithe act alongside a call for a general survey of Ireland.
A Dublin reader laments twelve months of deteriorating civility in the press. He accuses The Correspondent and The Patriot of using harsh language and falsehoods to push factional politics. He argues these papers pander to corrupt appetites and threaten loyalty to the king and country.
The Catholic Association met in their Room to Capet Street on Saturday. A Brown chaired the session and Mr Conway moved to read the alterations to the Petition to Parliament. The motion carried, and alterations were discussed, noting the tithes on potatoes and other taxes as oppressive. The secretary presented the revised position of the Catholics of Leland for presentation to Parliament.
The assembly approved a petition to Parliament backed by Catholic supporters and Mr Segrave with unanimous consent. Debates arose over naming as Catholic of Ireland and the word Roman. Signatures were to be gathered across Dublin chapels and through Irish parishes, then forwarded to Earl Grey and Henry Brougham for presentation. The Accounts Committee will meet Tuesdays at four to dispatch business.
A large meeting at the Old Stock Exchange in Dublin considered forming a joint stock company to drain and reclaim boglands in Ireland. Proposals outlined deepening rivers and cutting drains, with capital and shares proposed and plans to circulate resolutions to government members and Parliament.
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