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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Sep 05, 1816
Page
2
Witnesses describe Collins pressuring for a duel over a disputed debt while McCarthy and Butler discuss arbitration. The room confrontation escalates as threats and insults surface, with arrivals planned to settle the matter. The dispute centers on a 1000 debt and alleged promises, culminating in a coercive standoff.
A court acquitted the traverser of the duel charge after a complex arbitration dispute and noted a serious breach of the peace. The Recorder sentenced Mr Collins to imprisonment and a fine for provoking the duel, while a separate theft case against Joseph McDonnell resulted in acquittal after a confession by the accused.
At Derry Assizes a verdict for the plaintiff was returned in a land dispute over Brookhall with an award of just under two thousand pounds after arbitration. The case of O Neal v Vandeleur awarded compensation for trespass on a house. a verdict favored the defendant younger McKeever. Crown Court saw prosecutions for illegal distillation with many fines and a perjury conviction for an Overseer of Roads.
The Cork Assizes opened with jurors sworn in City Court and County Court sessions. A Special Jury tried Rev Bregman Crofts against Rev Engle over a libel in The Cork Mercantile Chronicle and returned a verdict of 2000 damages and costs, with 1000 in damages submitted.
A fragmentary note from July 29 1618 cites the Army Horte Guards seeking an opportunity to report to General and to Lieutenants colonel Méridad. It mentions officers and men of the 9th regiment and their need to discuss the condition of horses and uniformity of equipment.
Dispatches describe the Allied Army occupying central France with headquarters at Chartres and actions around Sedan. Duke of Wellington resides at Cambrai while planned visits to Paris and Sedan are noted. Troops, including the Royal Hussars, are reviewed at Brighton. ships transport officers to Quebec and soldiers to their regiments. public morale shows peace and discipline amid operations.
At St Thomas's, by Rev John Paygdots Young, a marriage between Catherine Pag of Mayo and Richlan Pag, with connections to Hold Stanley, noted in the parish record. The fragmentary text lists names and titles, including a naval connection and location references, in a traditional area notice style.
A fragmented notice lists creditors and agents for examinations and proofs of debts. Names include Thomas Oldham Dublin James M Donnell Drogheda Jos Abbott and others. The document notes final and attendance examinations and appointments under a Royal Navy context.
A chaotic list of arrivals and passages across ports including Bristol, Wexford, Waterford, Dublin, Liverpool, Quebec, Lisbon, and Holyhead. Ships and passengers noted such as Henrietta Morris Holshed Draper Byrnes Etina Fos grsin Eleanor Lloyd and others. A separate table mentions high water at sea and dispatch of the English mail steamer.
Fragmentary notice from Dublin listing subscription options for an office at 13 Parliament Street. Mentions payment in advance for twelve months and shorter terms, with varied prices. Notes agents at No 5 Wirwick Square, London as bagi agents for the Dumui Jaskunt.
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