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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 

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE

... FROM THE LONTDONGAZETTE. ADA1I.AILTY-0FFx~cr-Marchi S0. Copy of e Letter from the Hon. George Cranfield Berkeley Admiral ef the Blue, &c. to John Wilson Creker, Esq! ddat Lisbon, the 8th of March 1811. -sea, I have great pleasure in informing their Lord- ships of the evacuation of the strong post which the enemy possessed at Santarem, and that our army are 'now advancing in puwsuit. Lieutenant ...

Published: Thursday 04 April 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1200 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LLOYD'S MARINE LIST—April 26

... LLOYD'S. MARINE LIST-April 26. The Forward gun brig arrived in Leith Roads, on Monday, from a cruize off the coast of Norway. On the 14th inst. sle captured two Danish vessels, but was separated from themnin a dreadful gale, and it is fared they are lost. o The Tickke Bay, Holm, from Copenhagen, detained by the Calyps4 sloop of war; the Bellone, Thulson, from Fhnsburg; and the Paron Ranzan, ...

Published: Monday 29 April 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 371 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

HOUSE OF LORDS—March 29

... HOUSE OF LORDS-March 29. In a Committee ?? on the Barabury. Peerage, the Lord Chancellor spoke against the claim of the petitioner. Adjourned until Tuesday. Lord RADNOR moved, that the Committee for inquiry into the state of the Marshalsea prison, -and respecting the unifortunate person who died there, should be postponed, Lord HOLLAND said, that, on Monday, a con- venient day might be. ...

Published: Monday 01 April 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1851 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

PORTUGUESE PAPERS

... Extract of an official dispatch from his Excellency Marshal General Lord Wellington, dated head-quarters, Villa Se- - ca, the 14th of March I811, to his Exccllency* Senior D. Miguel Pereira Forjaz. - MONSzIGNOx-l am much concerned to have to in- form your Excellencyth'at the town of Badajos surrendered to the enemy. Though I have not yet learned all the circum- stances of this event, I can ...

Published: Thursday 11 April 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 882 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

... F vOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ' e 2 0 ~FRENCH. P42'E2S. c ?? Pan; April p. nzTEi:zGENCE FROM , THt .ARMY OF PORTUGAL. An aide-de.camp of Marshal Prince,'of Essling, h~asarrived. at. Paris. He set out, on the 2Sd of March, from Celorico, which was at the head-quar. ters - Allthe magazines'which'the army had 'formed ' were entirely exhau~ted on the 28th- of tEbruary._ The foragers, who were sent. ...

Published: Saturday 20 April 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1370 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

PORTUGAL

... . . C i: I ;IU 1I THE SUFFERING PORTUGUESE' di LORD WELLINGTON'S LETTER.,'ALLUDED TO BY ar MR PERQEVAL,\IN Tlr HOUSE OF COMMONS. So ''far :back'as October- last, his'Lordsbip, con- templating the evicuation of Portugal by-the enemy, si recommended the inhabitants of thedisticts, through st whicthey pass,, to'the benevolent attention of his m CouDnItry' - ;- - ;. Vi 'Cjopy a1' Dispatch from ...

Published: Saturday 20 April 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2298 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

WAR OFFICE—April 2. 1811

... .AR OFFICE-April 2. 1811. ?? __ T _ _ __ZSo- o _ -tS a 7Si Regiment of Drigoon Gnards-Cornet klenry Srotty cr to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Shaw, who resigns. 3d.Ditto-Daniel Franco Haynes to 'be :Corner, ;by pur- cbase. ?? 7th Regiment of -Light Dragoona-Willian Shirley to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Descars, promoted. , 10th Ditto-Coret John Cottin to be Lieutenant, by pur- chase ...

Published: Monday 15 April 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2167 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

SUPPLY OF WATER

... -A 'SUrPI OF 7ATT1.. I 'il. EDITOR OF Tvss CALWDON1AN 'ERctnRy. 1,I'3 it-t; ;; Sxrt, I Ittake thle hliberty' of submiitin throughi d the medium of oor paper, a plan .hich has occaried do 'to me, for increasingthe supply of watei for the city . 'i of Edinburgh ?? !d ?? he .ppei eservoir on the Pentland hiils, is 'said i; to occupy eigrht acres of gound, ww'ich I. would in., .crease to ...

Published: Saturday 20 April 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 716 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

EDINBURGH NEWS CONTINUED

... ?? --n7 t ?; 'tDil -MVV?,'C6YfS-CNUED., I -r I. . .I On the 16th inst. a silendid-ball'nd supper wete given at Inveraray, by the heritors &' thle county of Argyll, as a complinient to her Grace the Duchess cf Argyll, and very numerously attended. Such proplietors as were absent, having, through the me- dium of the convener, expressed their 'earty--appro- batiun in thelmCasure, 2although ...

Published: Saturday 27 April 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 858 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

Caledonian Mercury

... - ?? ?? ?? eercur I , ?. I P#? ,. OINBURGH: - t S j owing bulletin and notice we lees's Palace _ * i 'atD W Windsor Castle, Apri 20. °i2es a to rnae a tavourable progress to bn l~s~4~~s 0 (Signjed by the Five Doctors.) i future, be exibited on Sundays *a'hsof t 1for tn, Contained in ce Iread ay fgiht add noth t \at uhirceied Theyr are dated ~the in- zl bi f eriod the rL he2 ,3kothe ~oe h ...

Published: Thursday 25 April 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 482 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

CIRCUIT INTELLIGENCE

... CIRCUTi2vTLidE.ANCE. . GLASOOW, April 2S.-Thiasday the Circuit Court of ]us. ticiary was opened here by the Right Hon. the. LoRa Jus- C 'TCc CLERr and Lord ARMA'DALE. fir Upon calling over the nams of the Jurymen, sixgentlemenr St who were absent, were fined in th'd statutory penalty of 100 bc merks Scots; when las Lordship, ?? Clerk, 'mention'. al ed, that It would probably be found necessary ...

Published: Thursday 25 April 1811
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1213 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News