Uncertain Peace Talks Amid Global War Preparations
Postscript reports one British mail arrives as Lord Henry Fitzgerald travels to Madrid. Cabinet council meets at Whitehall amid war peace uncertainty. Madrid and Paris dispatches fuel tensions. Reports claim large troop movements, port coalitions, and restrictions on goods, with widespread anxiety over conflict and its effect on commerce.
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France
Fir
Altairs
Nootka Sound
Madrid
Fiteherbert
Paris
Spain
Malaga
Great Britain
England
Russia
Matey
Bohemia
Prussia
Asia
Potemkin
Constantinople
Belgia
Vienna
Publicin Chamberlains Office Dublin Castle 1790 Ode and Levee
Notice from Dublin Castle in May 1790 announces Magasty's Brain Day at the Castle on a Friday in June with an Ode and Levee and urges nobility to dress in Irish manufacture. Lord Lieutenant will hear audiences Tuesdays and Saturdays 11 to 2 and on Thursdays will conduct military business at 11. Carriages to Downpatrick available from Lord Hillborough via No 19 Beau Walk Stephen's Green. April 29, 1790.
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Chamberlain’s Office
Dublin Castle
Igid
Magasty
Castle of Dublin
Ireland
Downpatrick
Lord Hillborough
Beau-walk
Stephen's-green
The Party Press and Commons Crosstalk Over Debates
A fragmentary 18th century style notice discusses party newspapers advising the Commons for forthcoming debates. It notes fear of disorder if the press fails to temper arguments and mentions editors and scribes crafting paragraphs to censur e the perceived excitements. The text hints at police intrusion concerns and private worth being scrutinized.
Election poll results across counties and towns
Report of election returns on Saverday and Wednesday for multiple districts. Includes counts for Milesborough Philipstown Antrim Maryborough Sligo Cork and candidates Daly Parsons Bary Stew art O Neill Rowley Parnell Warburton Moore Cowper O Hara Wynne and Kingsborough with majorities and total polled figures.
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Antrim
John Parnell
Mr. Warburton
Lord Moore
Sligo
Mr. Cowper
O'Hara
Mr. Wynne
Cork
Bernard
Lord Kingsborough
Mr. Morria
Whig Club Talk Revealed by Irish Farmers
An observer recalls a Sunday night in a Dublin public house where two Wexford farmers discuss the formation of a Whig Club on the eve of a general election. They argue that dismissal from government posts grants entry, that opposition arises from resentment, and that Whig candidates gain votes through association while some county seats prove the public rejects Whig principles. The dialogue portrays rural views of government, prosperity, and party loyalty.
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Bithmen
Hobart
King's Bench
Board of Aldermen
Sheriffs and Commons
Common Council
James
Glaziers
Masons
Hernando Cortes
Francis Pizarro
Pedrariag
Mary's Parihy
Commissioners of
Upper
Liffey-street
Marlborough Street
Mall
Sherif
Williams
Pth
Commons
France
Captain Cook
Nootka Sound
London
Abington
Charlen-street
Thomas Roily
Dunkerrin
King’s Co
John Jones
Francis-firdet
County Wexford
Whig Club
England
Ireland
Wexford
Alick and the Whig Boy Defiance in a Country Tale
In a rustic scene a boy named Alick faces a harsh test as whip and fearsome party loyalties stir the countryside. The narrator notes the boy’s bold defiance against looming punishment and calls him a dutiful Gerling amid factional pressure. Ned Ward’s presence hints at broader satirical commentary on political cliques and youth.
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Cain Bach
Altick
Ned Ward
A Swoon of Whig Pastels and a Canvassing Plot
An 18th century verse lays bare political slyness and craving power. The speaker laments being mocked by a Whig faction and laments his own thwarted ambitions as he contemplates canvassing, deception, and personal gain. He weighs betrayals, social climbing, and the prospect of ruin if his plans fail. The poem hints at a broader political intrigue with references to Mill and Lam co and a looming moral trap.
Continuance of Trust Sought by Denis Westport Servant
Denis Westport House address appeals to Mayo county gentlemen clergy and freeholders for continued trust in Parliament. He cites a hundred years of service by his family to the region and pledges to act for the kingdom's improvement with sincere respect.
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County of Mayo
Denis
Westport House
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