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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Sep 15, 1824
Page
1
Education notice from Dunlavin Glebe Wicklow seeks one young gentleman. Applicants should contact Rev J Te Singer at College or Messrs Warsaw Capel Street or Glebe Dunlavin. September 1921.
Letters received by the Express warn that the French king's health is failing rapidly. Cabinet preparations are said to be complete for his death, with his signature barely legible and his condition requiring constant care. Observers note his quiet, conciliatory reign may end, while ministers are trusted to retain policy.
A Reuters style summary notes two Tarifa bulletins issued by Valdez during a brief occupation. The first proclaims war against the French and tyrants, praising Liberating troops and describing a bayonet assault with few casualties. The second bulletin reports French defeats on August 7 and 9, while warning of French occupation and future unrest as Ferdinand’s throne faces threats abroad.
The Foreign Office reports the King has named and appointed several envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to major European courts. Sir W A Court is named ambassador to the King of Spain, Francia R Forbes becomes secretary to the legation at Lisbon, plus appointments to Sardinia Naples Denmark Württemberg and Würtemberg involving Lords Erskine and others.
Mr Canning arrived from Engend and went to the Park. Sheriffs’ peers sent by the Roar include William Divan and Sir George Whitford. Ballots showed Sir George Whitford declared duly elected as alderman in the room of the late Jenfirey Pool, amid a noisy council environment.
Rumours about a late-year dissolution are denied as Parliament stays in session. Dublin letters report talk of Lord Liverpool resigning, the Marquess Wellesley as Secretary of State, and Mr Canning as first Lord of the Treasury. A Dublin Corporation meeting adjourned without a quorum while awaiting Canning’s arrival. The Lord Mayor elect arrived in Dublin from Chester, celebrated with a banquet, and preparations for an upcoming entertainment at the Mansion House for the Lord Lieutenant were described amid city pomp and stock price notes.
The week’s money market shows little stock purchasing as health fears delay demand while speculators await concrete royal updates. Exchequer bills, Consols, and India bonds drift with modest gains. Spain, Naples, and South American securities wobble amid political news and alarm.
The writer argues that South American mine expansion and European paper use could raise commodity prices and alter money value. A Ricardo style currency, with paper dominating domestic trade, might circulate like steam, reducing reliance on gold and silver. Currency value would swing with trade confidence, and fixed incomes could adjust to price shifts. A political vaccination against currency depreciation is proposed to shield landholders and borrowers from losses.
In Liverpool a sensational trial centered on Tanhella Neil sister of Matilda Wait and Thomas Aspinall. Testimony details a marriage deception, a comingling of families, and a request for vast support to cover illness and bereavement. The defendant faced severe accusations, with Mrs Aspinall and Matilda Wait implicated in the tangled affair.
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