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ROYAL INSTITUTION—March 23

... BO2'AL I NST iTViON-AThrch%3. Dr Davi's Tenth Lectoi-e related to the nature of sulphur, pliosphoru.s, and carbon, which lie considered as compound substances, contrary to the rmceived doctrine of the French chemists, who rank tbeln amongst the most simple bodies vvith which we are act:.a:ired. Sulphur, during comnbustion i- atmospheric air, or. with oxygen gas, comibines with the oxygen, and ...

Published: Monday 01 April 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 857 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

Caledonian Mercury

... talebonian ~Dercurp# EDINBURGH,' SATURDAr--RZBR.VAIRY 1. Fronm the Ordinary Gazette it will be observed, that Lord Wellington is resolved to push the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo with -all possible vigolur. 'His army, it is said, armoants to 45,000 effective men, 'with.whiich he must very soon effect the reduction of the place, if he is not interrupted by the advance of Marmont's army. Whether the ...

Published: Saturday 01 February 1812
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 577 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LISBON MAIL

... LISSBN MAQ. Lisbon, No1. 8. i ,Nota aword of news from the army. The sickness. decreases very fast. Below is an account of the ac- itual situation of ?? army 1st Division, at Digi'ze, near Celoric : . .d Ditto, Alente ij Sd Ditto, . Albergaria 4th Ditto, Villa de Cervas, &c. near Barba del Prcto 6th Ditto, Penseis, near Guarda 7th Ditet, Pen; Maca. .light Ditto, Guinaldo, and on tight bank of ...

Published: Saturday 07 December 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 454 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

AMERICAN PAPERS

... AMERICAN PAPEBRA I ; CUMOTS SUBMITTED TOI CONGRESS. ii' have rece~ived a series of American ard 'Hali.- Pr X ta'x papers; ehe~ fo~rmer't'o the 8th;'an',the latterto , ' -the 19thaiultt :Fram these we have extracted the t 'most Iateriai part of the inmportant docrnents eth r lati'o' the. overiures to and froR tfiis co'untry, ihait Ir accompanied_ ?? nessage.. - - , The first is, a ,letter,.from ...

Published: Monday 28 December 1812
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2613 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LONDON NEWS CONTINUED

... LONDON NEWS CONTtNUEDM Col. Macdonald, Military Secretary to the forces in Ireland, has reliiquished his situatioll to accom- pany Sir J. Hope to the *Pqninwila, and is to be at- uched to that Generdls Staff. Rear Admiral Durham leaves town this day, to. 1hpist his flag in the Bulwark,Jin the Downs, and join the armament now assembling. The reinforcing detachments belonging to the bat- ...

Published: Monday 11 October 1813
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1352 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

MAGISTRATES OF BURGHS

... M4GIl'ATES OF GUORGHS. , NEW CASTLE. 'TzoMA SMITH, Esq. Mayor. Thonmas Smsnth, Esq. jusior, Sheriff.! R. H. Williamson, Esq. Recorder. L^WaareCn XRTarSOrEsq. PrvoystSheriff, and Coroner.I . David Morrlson, Esq. Dean of Guild. -D~Vid 13eatsosr, ?? PAtrick C2 stewart, q. Baiges. lame~ir Eaq. WiliiamnM. raball;.E sq. Irades aiiie. William Sandeman, lsq Toin Treasurer. Wias. RoberL'Ros, . Thot ...

Published: Monday 11 October 1813
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 830 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... I PRIFArj CORRV ?? London, A.g. 11k patt 3seven, P. i., Frencht pers have reached us to the 9th inst. ! I ?? i mporlant are their contents. There. are t °ial accounts from Soult, which anticipate t tf te tck dispatches, relative to the failure Itbtas ack upon St Sebatian ; and of the three .* cks cn the line of the allies, as mentioned by ac- TI ?? the Sparrow, two only are noticed.- I ast ...

Published: Saturday 14 August 1813
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 866 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Caledonian Mercury

... 1, . . - I , ? agaottw i A t 4?illt U.5 - d, EDINBURGH, ?? ?? iA. a )r, Tiib Gottenburgh'rtiis ae ed, which bring accounts to the lst Ma stated so that Dantzic had surrendered that the Russians had er advanced to Berlin; which place they had entered on i the 19th, having taken possession pf Warsaw, Thorn, i Liebau, and Pozen, and that a conventioh' lad been d entered into by the Austrians, for ...

Published: Monday 15 March 1813
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 831 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

EDINBURGH NEWS CONTINUED

... EDINB NB NU 'lt iW in con ?? 6tAblish passage Dboat| betwixt Perth and idjndee, to be wfoughtiy isteam, 'and to 'be of the sameconstruction as. those .o suc- cessfully employd betwixt-.Glasgow and -,reenock. . n O Tuesday e veing ast, a poor old woman fel ;from 'thet-rop of an .outside stair in a close of dhd Mri ray*te, DDundee, and -wAs killed o--the spot. Oni Wodnesd&y, i'joirner belonging ...

Published: Monday 11 October 1813
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 575 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

CAIRNS ON THE ISLAND [ill] LITTLE CUMBRAY

... C A IR NS ON TEU ISLAND OS LITTLE CUMBRA¶. Mr Weir of Kirkhall, near Ardrossan, having stated t the Earl of Eglinton the extraordinary variation of the com- pass, at a certain spot near some cairns of stones at Shinnic- wily, on the island of 'Little Cumbray; and as there is a tradition that a Dane was buried isx his armour at Shinnie- wlilly, immediately opposite to the Larga, where a famous ...

Published: Monday 16 August 1813
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 548 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

WAR-OFFICE—SEPT. 14

... WAR-OFFICE-SFPT. 14, er Sth Garrison Battalion-Ensign W. Green, fromh the 6th or- garrisonbattalion, to be Lieutenant, vice Davies, apprined e he to the 4h royalveteranbattalion; ?? 9. 1813. Richard D. O'Connor to be Paymaster, vice Manley, who resigns; dated July 19. 1813. ,ie 6th DittoOliver St John to be Ensign, vice Green, pro- 16 n- moted in the 5th garrison battalion; dated September 9. ...

Published: Monday 04 October 1813
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4604 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

FRENCH PAPERS

... i, Paris, May Is. ?? ORDINANCES OF TH1E KBNG. Louis, by the Grace of God, King of France and t. Navarre, Ir We have decreed as follows - Art. I. The Ministry of General Police and the Prefecture of Police, are united under the title of Director-General of the n Poll'ce of the Kingdosn. h 11. In consequence the Director-General shall have the I power, and exercise the functions before ...

Published: Thursday 26 May 1814
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2526 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News