Show NEVER PUT IN circulation dean swifts notable victory in canu palan against unpopular coln coin designed for ireland woods halfpence half balf pence fience which was to havo have been placed tor for use in ireland by great britain about years ago was wa never circulated in erin ei as a result ot of the efforts fiort of jonathan swift at the time dean of st SL patricks Patr leka in dublin where he h was in exile eulle and who had bad for ten years previously been attacking the attitude of the british toward ireland shifts fight against the circulation of the coin came when great britain decided to tann farm out the contract for their manufacture to a certain william wililam wood on condition that ho be should hould pay the government 1000 pounds a year for 14 years year in hla his famous among drapler letters swift gradually built up a picture of 0 the ruin min which woods halfpence half pence were destined to bring upon ireland the government became alarmed A report to the privy council made in july 1724 defended the patent to wood but recommended that the amount to be coined should hould be reduced la ima thi the end lord carteret was wag sent bent to ireland a lord lieutenant to endeavor to settle ettle the matter on the basis of this compromise lord carteret offered a reward of pounds for or the discovery of the author of the drapler letters and ordered a prosecution against tile he printer upon open his sf rival swift hold bolda jimenea liff efm with Ms his tyr ajay t then hen looked calmly 9 on n wh while uie u 1 je grand fand jury threw out oat the bill against g ainest t the F printer in spite of 01 the efforts of the chief justice to secure its return the next nest grand jury presented woods halfpence half balf pence as a nuisance which marked the end of it all the coin never circulating in ireland |