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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Sep 24, 1823
Page
4
The Louth Bible Society held its fourth anniversary in Chichester with leaders like Fortescue and Foster presenting reports. Donations rose, copies sold reached 1809 in three years, and speakers urged wider support for distributing Scripture across languages including Irish. The meeting, well attended, backed resolutions and thanks to officers amid calls for global evangelism.
The Drogheda Bible Society held its annual meeting on Thursday in the Mayor city rooms with Blaney T. Balfour in the chair. Rev. Janes Wilson reported the year’s output of 30 Bibles and 22 Testaments, and total distributions since formation of 143 Bibles and 36 Testaments, urging aid for the work. Mr Mathias moved a resolution pledging earnest prayer and exertion to further the society’s principle of circulating Scriptures without note or comment.
A prisoner, famed for extraordinary talents, displayed a gold and ivory four wheeled coach pulled by two fleas with gold harness at a royal gathering. Each flea wore a 100 plus links chain fastened by a gold padlock, feeding from the sovereign’s wrist, then stored in a tiny box. A London pub anecdote notes the flea’s strength, while a Berlin museum fragment ties to Humboldt.
A man sought to join an Orange Lodge and swore an oath of allegiance but faced an 1830s act declaring societies illegal when not authorised by law. The magistrate warned of possible illegality and noted two justices may approve benign societies until the next General Quarter Sessions, pending magistrates at Sessions.
The house of Mr Whitford at 127 Townsend Street was robbed on Sunday between six and seven, 601 in Bank of Ireland notes taken. Bartholomew Farrell jailed on suspicion. Bail granted to James Maguire Michael Callaghan and James Smith on unnamed charges. Martin Leary found dead by hanging in Clare lane, coroner’s jury concludes death by self-inflicted despondency. Crop reports note rapid harvest, oats promising in northwestern districts, weather easing. Cork market milked by cattle trade, port charges cited, Bristol route discussed. Also mentions Bodin arrival, French and English records, and various social anecdotes from Dublin and Glasgow presses.
Reports from Cork Constitution and various Irish papers describe a claimed breakthrough in the Franks family murder, with three to five alleged villains said to be captured. The item also covers Matlow Sessions, Kilnenaule petty sessions, Captain Rock threats, Ladies' Associations in Wexford and Sligo, an 80 person armed heist at Drumcollum pound, an arrest of one suspect, and a despondent Cahir Fair with weak demand for meat and lack of money.
In the Surrey sessions a case against John Field junior of Peckham Rye was heard. His father, John Field senior, a respected man, claimed years of persecution and alleged threats by his son who had hidden with the intent to kill him. A constable testified to intervention on the July date, and the bench ordered protective measures while the matter was proceeded.
A letter from Very Rev Dr Blake of Dublin defends Catholic burial practices amid an interdict from Protestant Archbishop Magee. He recounts kneeling prayer rites in a churchyard, argues laws allow Catholic prayers for the dead, and condemns sectarian pressure while urging restraint and charity.
Windsor report details a royal Privy Council that prorogues Parliament to the November term and issues a new double sovereign coin proclamation. Coverage notes the King arriving at the Castle, the attendance of senior ministers, and a large public crowd. Births and marriages across Ireland are listed, with various marriages noted in Wicklow, Dublin, Kilkenny, and other locales.
A statute clause declares that any Roman Catholic priest who intrudes into the direct province of the Established Church minister shall be forfeited under toleration laws. It limits benefits to avoid priests officiating in churches, funerals, or in public rites, or adopting ecclesiastical symbols, while maintaining existing penalties.
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