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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Sep 03, 1823
Page
2
An English narrator recounts a harrowing morning visit from Duke and Prince Leopold, a brutal voyage to France, perilous harbor experiences, a rancid French meal, and a cold grim Parisian hotel stay. The letter condemns a scandalous heroine and laments the incompetence of officials and hostelry staff.
Luke Spriggs, a London resident, recounts a perilous journey ending with escape from danger on the roads and inns. He speaks to a courteous recipient, promising to continue his tragically comic tale and to detail further misadventures in future letters from Paris. The dated note is dated August 10, 1823.
On Tuesday last a Special Sessions court at Fermoy heard cases under the insurrection act. Timothy Leary and John Leary with John Hurley were acquitted for idleness and absence. John Clifford and Robert Duggan were found guilty of unlawful oath taking. Clifford sentenced to seven years transportation. The court adjourned to Mallow, then Cork, with further indictments of Richard Nagle and Parrick Sheehan for possessing arms. Nagle sentenced to seven years transportation while Sheehan was acquitted. Additional idle and disorderly defendants were acquitted.
A 48 year old gardener, John Jones of Ashley, driven by belief in an old nonsensical superstition, hanged himself in a hay house after escaping in his shirt. An inquest at Langport led to a verdict of Insanity, with witnesses noting his distress and the occult communications between his circles.
Birth notices from Upper Rutland street Garce Arthur Limerick Monkstown Cork Corfu Major Crowe 32d Regiment births. Marriages include James Manley Queen street Eliza Henry Suffolk Street Frances Flet cher Cork Captain Mortacue Isle of Wight Anne Leeds Cork etc. Died notices: Milltown William Burke Sadliers Wells Richard Sadlier age 63 James Rogerson Dame street age 28.
The funeral of the late Earl of Farnham was held at Cavan Church with a vast county turnout. The procession stretched over three miles as mourners queued for scarfs and hatbands while the Bishop and clergy conducted the solemn rites. The deceased’s virtues and benevolence as a landlord were extolled in grief by friends tenants and family. He married Grace Cuff in 1784 and enjoyed nearly forty years of a virtuous union.
Report from Belize River to Honduras authorities details settlers deceived by Sir Gregor MacGregor’s Poyais scheme. Documents describe famine, disease, false promises of a thriving colony, and Mosquito Nation hostility. Sixty six migrants evacuated to Belize after king’s proclamation voiding the grant and orders.
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