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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Oct 13, 1823
Page
4
The Lord Mayor campaigns against bread adulteration and underweight supplies harming the poor. He seized tainted bread and mashed potatoes, faced attacks from butchers and ruffians, and was protected by constables as mobs accused him of meddling in market abuses.
The Committee for the Relief of the Scarcity of Ind and Western Provinces reports £43,7061 118 for famine aid in Great Britain. It notes potato crop failures in the woven district, government relief through labor and food, and ongoing public works. A separate item mentions a shooting incident at Mr Fitzm… at College Street and a court hearing with Matthews. later bail was posted. A sloop of war arrived at Ports with orders from Sir W. A'Cuire? for departure.
Windsor, Oct 9 reports fine weather for a kingly airing in Windsor Park plus visits from Lord and Lady Maryborough, Lord and Lady Cooper, and Lord St Helens. Mathews at Howe performs Batto Arrend Waren with praise for his Polly Packet portrayal. Belfast Theatre highlights Kean and Warde in a staff of Garrick successors.
The Bath area shows Lansdown Hill rapidly being enclosed with walls and roads as laborers plant over 200000 young trees. A Saxon Tower plans foretell a view of Fonthill Abbey from the hill, though Warminster height obstructs parts of the sightlines. Beckford's Crescent residence ties into road access, while land disputes delay small plots required for the grove and layout. Public access has been restricted with magistrate orders closing paths.
A long excerpt from the Old Mass Register tracks a sequence of young women through flirtation, ambition, and social rise, listing moods from anxious attention to marriage hopes. It includes a sensational tale of a noblewoman’s embrace to a lover, a forced scandal, and the Pacha's reaction, reflecting period gossip and moral tropes.
The harvest mostly saved with seven eighths in store for the season. Ireland shows below average wheat and oats, abundant barley and hay, good potatoes with strong quality. Cork and Dublin markets report steady butter, rising beef and pork, and varied grain prices. Cork notes brisk sheep and cattle fairs, whiskey duties shifting prices, and forthcoming market price postings for farmers. Prices for flour beef and pork goods show modest fluctuations amid winter weather effects.
Counsel for the defendant applied to the five Hudes th Chamber to set aside a fat apaiint siid defendant ac che anit of Japeth P died on the grounds the plaintiffs woo ds dite aedtin Dold a We Cooke coastioy protest sayene of defencdan's for 2000 dollars with affidavit of debt and power of attorney to recover the money. The court deferred judgment until the versilay.
The London Mail arrives with Paris and Lisbon summaries noting Cadiz and Frapsany coverage, the investiture of a Portuguese order, Lord Nugent’s London arrival with despatches, and a Falmouth letter about the Demerara insurrection where 600 killed. Market moves show Consols and Spanish bonds fluctuating, Portuguese and French scrip traded with modest premiums.
Reporting a crackdown led by the Lord Mayor on vendors selling fraudulent bread and tainted substitutes. Attacks on officers at Clarendon market, rioters damaging property, and injuries to staff member Bradshaw. Investigations proceed with multiple suspects committed to Newgate. further prosecutions anticipated.
The report details a string of burglaries across Ballyfermot, Glasnevin, and surrounding towns on Friday and Saturday. Stables were entered, bridles stolen, and a house in Glasnevin robbed while a separate attempt occurred near Parrick. Police pursued suspects as crowds gathered.
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