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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
May 04, 1818
Page
2
A reflective discourse on genius and censorship in literature, debating the balance between artistic provocation and public good. It argues that both evil and good genius shape culture, urging critics to seek true societal value over mere cleverness.
A historical description outlines selecting calcareous stone from French mountain strata for lithography, and details ink preparation including soap, mastic, shellac, carmine, and caustic soda. It describes stone preparation, use of nitric acid wash, and the printing process with ink and pencils made of soap, tallow, wax, and lamp-black.
From a reader letter detailing potato inoculation experiments, the writer describes grafting eyes from various roots into stock, wrapping in cloth, and tying tightly. After fourteen days, the crops show mixed colors including pink red purple and blue, suggesting possible combinations for improved certainty and yield in different potato varieties.
The report analyzes the Clerk of the Pleas and Chief Remembrancer offices in Ireland, detailing deputies, clerks, and copying staff, their salaries, and the legality of various fees. It estimates annual income, expenses, and a proposed establishment fund to cover official charges, with a note on surplus and governance considerations.
A partial examination of the remembrancer's accounts as of December 1814 questions exact receipts and disbursements. The analysis notes the office’s complex details and unreliable deputy returns, concluding sums cannot be confirmed beyond the figures shown in the preceding table.
A Friday ball at the Free Masons Tavern supported St Patrick's School of Industry and Asya for unprotected females in Bloombury. About 120 charity children attended in neat attire, and many Irish and English figures gave support and remarks. Collections were not sought. The event honored Erin and aid for clothing rent and books.
Markets report dull with little activity in grain pork and oats as prices slip. Wheat beans oats and barley show declines in London and Waterford quotes with English and Irish prices listed. Bristol Quarter Sessions convict Charles Waven Croft for conspiracy to defraud with a bill drawn by Eliza Davies and James Pyer, highlighting fraud risk in bill and cheque transactions.
Fragmentary OCR shows a Dublin imprint line referencing Taorn giows and a printer Martin Wiereat Het, suggesting a small historical pamphlet or broadside printed in Dublin with uncertain date and publisher.
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