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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
May 17, 1824
Page
2
The fragment reports a divided House over a claim related to Competiaal with 56 against and 4 percent? After talks, other clauses were agreed to. Remaining orders were disposed of and the House adjourned at one o clock.
The Alien Will was read a third time and passed. Petition from Kilkenny landholders urged repeal of the Tithe Composi tion and abolition of Tithe Courts. Lords Lauderdale and Westmoreland led discussions for second reading of the Silk Trade regulation bill, arguing impacts on Spitalfields, masters, journeymen, and England’s trade with France. A large crowd of silk weavers gathered near the House of Lords.
Mr Rice presented a Castlelyon petition against the Tithe Composition Act and urged amendments for future evils. McGoulburn supported censure if petition claims were correct but noted other explanations. The petition noted vestry packing. Sir R Shaw gave notice to seek steam packet correspondence with the Post Office on May 26.
The Dublin journal reports a parliamentary debate on Ireland with Lord Arruonp and Mr Danwine touching Catholic Emancipation. It argues Russia may yet recognize the New States of America, while England’s stance and Britain’s interests shape the outcome. It notes Imperial and diplomatic currents affecting Europe and mentions the Dutch Saxon treaty and Dutch affairs.
From Lisbon comes a report of a royal offer from Baron Rinden Kriegels tein the Austrian ambassador and a potential declaration of war against Brazil. The motive cited is Prince Pedro’s forced abdication toward a democratic constitution. A French vessel with war stores bound for Lima was captured, and Ex-Emperor Iturbide reportedly sails for Spain with money and favors to sway Mexican leaders.
In London on Friday night the Funds stood higher than earlier, with April accounts described as a Bear Account. Columbian Securities moved about 1 percent, and Foreign Stock Market settling day saw no defaulters. Prices: Red Ann 953 4 per Cents 101%. Console 9644 New 4 per Cents 1075. Account 94. Exchequer Bills 40 pm. July 96 34 India Bonds 72 pm.
News of Lord Byron's death in Missolonghi at about eleven o clock. He died of a rheumatic inflammatory fever after aiding Greece's freedom. The Greeks claim his heart for a mausoleum while his body returns to England. Proclamation from Greek authorities mourns his loss and outlines three days of public mourning and church ceremonies. A letter from Brazil on German emigration is also noted.
The London Mail reports that a broad amnesty has been proposed to soothe frayed alliances and preserve order in France and the peninsula. The Journal des Debats says the decree’s timing and narrow exceptions aim to calm political convulsions while avoiding broad concessions.
An 1824 letter from William Battier to the editor of Fre Codaifr presents Lieutenant Colonel Western’s account of a duel between the Marquis of Londonderry and Battier, with Western and Sir Henry Hardinge present. The seconds arranged a reconciliation after both sides fired and Battier’s pistol misfired, while denials and misreports in public prints are addressed, noting contrasting claims about statements by Londonderry and Hardinge and a charge over an official letter.
A dated, valorous lyric praising Greece and its revived freedom. It invokes Athena Mycenae and Corinth, appeals to Spartan resolve, and calls Grecian youth and maidens to sustain liberty against oppression with references to classical heroes and imperial struggle. The poem blends national pride with maritime imagery across Greece.
An account from Washington March 16 describes Prince Fluhenlohe's miracle performance aiding Miss Anne Mattingly sister of Captain Thomas Carbery Mayor of Washington. The cancer she suffered was described as hideous inward and outward with years of pain. Attending doctors reportedly abandoned the case as hopeless.
A naval hero known as the gallant Captain Parker earned fame for his 1801 spearhead action with Lord Cochrane. On the Speedy they boarded the El Gamo, a 39 gun Spanish frigate, after a bold ruse and exchange of fire. Parker and Cochrane led a daring crew of 44 sailors to victory, earning praise and later promotions before retirement on half pay.
A widow writes to a London morning to recount her forcible removal to a private madhouse and the theft of all possessions leaving her and her children in distress. She seeks assistance to recover property and asks for benevolent aid. Included are other brief items on Spanish General Torrijos, Lloyds, and American justice notes.
Marriage notices for Reverend James Griffith to Margaret Delmege in Rathkeale and Eliphalet Peck to Deborah Peck in Greenwich. Obituaries include Sedborough Mayne’s son, William M’Cullagh, and Hon. William Moore. Dover and London notices. Dublin market report covers wheat, barley, oats, flour, and bread prices, with receipts and sales figures.
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