18 May 1821
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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
May 18, 1821
Page
1
Reports from Madrid and surrounding regions describe rising unrest as parties clash over constitutional changes. Clergy figures, guards, and troops battle small insurgent bands while officials announce arrests, trials, and new military deployments. In Burgos and Biscay tensions rise with volunteer and regular units mobilized.
Reports from Antuic and Naples describe violent unrest and executions. Prison uprisings near a fortification led to assaults on guards, with townspeople seizing the area and attempting to free detainees. Court martial sentences and impending trials for captured individuals are noted amid broader Adriatic naval actions.
The House of Commons on Monday debated the Sicily dispatches and the estimates for the year. Mr Crogdon presented a £13,071 provision for ordnance clerks and offices in Pall Mall, noting that many clerks had been appointed recently and many offices created. Col Davies and Sir J Newport questioned patronage, and Mr Ward argued the master general bears substantial responsibility. Friction over clerical staffing, salaries, and potential consolidations at Westminster framed the exchanges as critics urged savings and reform.
Members clashed over the muster duties for ordnance and the 53,900 pound annual fortifications budget, arguing grants favored clerks and failed to repair key works. Debate touched on noncient infirmacy, pay scales, and alleged mismanagement at Sheerness, with calls to cut pay and reallocate funds while defending long-serving officers.
A fragmentary record shows a parliamentary exchange on reductions and salaries within the car riage department and related offices. Speakers argue over pay, per diem rates, and potential consolidations, citing corridors of Portmouth Plymouth and Guernsey while excerpted figures and votes remain garbled and partial.
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