His pursuits again led him into debt and he was arrested and confined to a Dublin sponging - house .
While in Ireland , Arne began to pursue alchemy once more and he took a house at Clontarf in the hopes of discovering the philosopher 's stone .
Arne 's pursuits again led him into debt and he was arrested and confined to a Dublin sponging - house .
While in Ireland , Arne began to pursue alchemy once more and he took a house at Clontarf in the hopes of discovering the philosopher 's stone .