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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Mar 20, 1817
Page
6
An observed fragment references a university department and an observer, noting an investigation and important information. The garbled text mentions a person named Bette and a college observer, with unclear context and missing details about the event or findings.
Members debate Mr Davies petition urging an end to State Lotteries as injurious to the public. Supporters argue withdrawal protects the poor while opponents acknowledge potential benefits. A false murder rumor about Reilly’s shop leads to a lengthy inquiry and public outcry, revealing no actual crime.
Fragmentary OCR text records a late night parliamentary session with references to votes and motions. It mentions speakers such as Burdett and Walk, a resolution about a person named Vartweh, and a discussion on presenting an address. The text alludes to royal figures and dissent, with chaotic dialogue and an unresolved conclusion.
The Edinburgh Courant reports Glasgow arrests on treasonable charges with fourteen committed under a sheriff’s warrant. Names include Andrew M Kintlay and others, with details on the treason law and possible trials in Edinburgh or circuit courts.
In this 12mo verse romance the Danish marauder Count Willsind renounces Odin and gains a land grant from the Bishop of St Cuthbert. His son Earobl deserts him in anger, while a loyal page Bunnad follows through perilous adventures. A poacher’s daughter Metelill and suitor Lord William drive a subplot of spells and implied nuptials as Harold pursues reclaimed lands, haunted castles, and spectral counsel.
The piece critiques a period article or poem for imitating older styles, praising or lamenting the Scott School influence, and arguing that obsolete language and contrived metre harm sincerity. It contrasts Bricks hot from the baking with genuine modern expression and defends a balanced, nonage-bound verse approach.
The Dublin market news shows corn supply at Thomas-street down and demand dull except for inferior wheat. Flour auctions at Saunders’s Crane sold American flour at 9s 6d per barrel. prices for pork, bacon, and butter noted. Coals plentiful, potatoes seed price steady, green hides down, and whiskey weak. overall prices quoted for wheat, barley, oats, and other staples with regional notes from Limerick and Maynooth.
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