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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Mar 31, 1791
Page
1
The notice lists lace and edging prices in shillings and pence including Curtain Lace at 33 shillings 6d, Black Crone Edging, Black Freney Lace, and Minionet varieties. It notes lengths and qualities, mentions ground and space, and states a supply from factories abroad to prevent imitation, with no fixed price in certain items.
Notice from CHAMBFREARIN'S OFFICE Dublin announces a drawing room at the Castle this evening with Levees held daily at four o'clock. The paper will publish any changes.
In Dublin Castle on January 21 1591 His Excellency will grant audience on Tuesdays and Saturdays from eleven to two O clock and on Thursdays will conduct military business only at eleven O clock.
Tilt Day is peb fre by T Byrne discusses the Debates on appointing a committee to inquire if peers were sold under the current administration. Thomas Byrne thanks the nobility and gentry for support and promises continued impartial reporting and accuracy.
A March city issue reports proclamations inviting seamen to Hoyntien and discusses tensions with Russia and the Porte. It notes a drop in stocks, warlike preparations, and possible naval action in the Baltic. The piece mentions political moves involving the Earl of Ormond and others, plus civic efforts against obscene prints and a Tholiel Court display planned for Ormond quay.
A Dublin transcript laments threats to public order from parochial resolutions attacking the House of Commons of Ireland. It demands punishment of authors and notes violence against a watchman in Capel Street, with mention of forthcoming licenses and ribband trade impacts and hints at broader Anglo French tensions and colonial prospects. The piece closes with social notices and a marriage in Pill Lane.
The Marx for England will be dispatched through at seven o clock and on Monday night at night.
A list of arrivals and cargo details includes Beaumorris Bridget of Chepstow with one collier and coal items, Anne and Bell of Greenock with sugar, Britannia of Greenaich with Malaga wine, and multiple other ships carrying wine rum flaxfeed potatoes malt and passengers. Several vessels from Dublin Greenock Liverpool and Greenick report arrivals and departures with cargoes of tobacco coal and goods. March 26 28 6th and 7gth dates appear with various packet ships and mail service notes.
Royal postal notice warns that constables and watchers will pursue and convict felons named in the document. A reward of fifty pounds is offered for each offender captured, with authority granted by the Postmasters General and the Secretary. The text describes arrests, trials, and the duties of the public to aid in apprehension.
A formal royal command offers a free pardon to any person or persons who shall fully disclose and lead to the apprehension of those involved in the robbery described. The Lord Lieutenant directs pursuit and rewards for information aiding capture and conviction.
Monck Mason and G Bushe sign an Excise Order granting Dublin City and other districts authority to brew small beer for three months from the 29th inst, to curb fraud and regulate ale and scrumpy. The order empowers brewers and excise officers to enforce compliance under royal authority in the seventh and eighteenth years of the reign.
The document declares his majesty grants a general pardon for murder suspects except the parson who involved. It names Duntine Castis and Marchi S19 as parties and mentions a request to discover accomplice prices. The statement notes immunity for others if convicted accordingly.
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