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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Sep 18, 1817
Page
1
Paris papers report plagues in Algiers and Camerion, and notes the Spanish and Mexican conflicts. The Duke of Wellington is cleared in a libel case, while the British stock market, trade data, and grain import costs highlight tensions in global affairs.
The Dublin Journal announces a larger sheet with twenty columns and expanded content. It translates French, German, and Italian papers for continental intelligence and includes literary and scientific essays. The paper aims for improved typography, pledging steady support from publishers and noting its political stance since 1816. Subscriptions are advertised with prices and delivery details in Dublin and the countryside.
The Chester Mail presents excerpts from the London papers of Bunday, highlighting notable items and insights gathered from the recent dispatches. The extracts cover politics, society, and commerce, reflecting the era's daily concerns and public interest.
The piece discusses Hawthorne’s proposal to replace part of the Window Tax by a commutation based on property value. Vestrymen are urged to value houses and shops, reporting results by December, amid claims the plan is equitable and necessary for state revenue. Opponents and inflammatory press are blamed for stirring discontent and misrepresentation.
The passage argues that currency creation cannot boost transactions beyond actual demand. It links money to circulating goods, noting currency exists only as goods move between sellers and buyers. It cites Dunn’s plan as ineffective for increasing national commerce and explains UK manufacturing cycles align with currency abundance or scarcity.
Reporting physicians in Carlow describe a mild epidemic fever now subsiding with few malignant cases among the wealthy, praising sanitation and treatment. Belfast notes typhus cases yielding to cleanliness and care, with a fever hospital report indicating admissions, discharges, and deaths. A second court martial of Captain John White convenes at the royal barracks, detailing charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and attempts to influence an assistant surgeon, with an adjournment set for Thursday.
A detailed 1817 protocol outlines the ceremonial arrival and installation of Earl Talbot as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. It covers messenger dispatches to Dublin Castle, the Privy Council’s approach, the Lord Mayor and Sheriff's escort, battlefield-style guards, the sword of state, oaths by the Privy Council, and the presentation of Letters Patent. The narrative includes sequence, ranks, processional order, and simultaneous military salutes, concluding with approval from the Lord Lieutenant’s command.
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