RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM

... S Air. COBB ET.-The gross mis-nia- nagensent of the political concerns of the -United Kingdom of Great Britain,,§eems to have acquired a sort of sanction fronm habit, so that all animadversion on the subject is deemed hackneyed; is regarded as a story too often told to interest fur- tlher attentiou. But, Sir, yoh kaowv very wv11, 'that the axioms of morals are not less steady in their ...

CORN BILL

... CORN BILL, Finding that it would be too late to present . a -petitioa frervcalling, together anv part Of the County, and resbl6yed Jnyself to stateO tb one at least, oft-he Houses of Parliament, my reasons for-ob- jecti g to :this Bill;- resolvedto shew~in tile most formal inan4er, that-I,. at ally - rete; Prejected the protbetion, ,which has been so much talked of, I drew up,. and, forwarded ...

DRUBBING THE YANKEES!!!

... DRUEBING TFHE YANKEES!!! I Well Johnny Bull what do you. think of matters now. Does the following bulle- tin shew that you Iave been able, asItbe TGtristic Alderman suid you Would, to give the Yankees a confounded drub. bing. But I find I must postpone MY remarks on this interestingl subject. The landing of Napoleon in France will oc- cupy public attention for some days at least. They appear ...

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM

... , ; PARlAMiET.4RY RErOX. - It has already beeg eotcedfln the Re. 'gister,- by a corres'o'zideiit. that Major CA WTRSFGNT: had lately ibnsoured the City ot Edinbibrgl i with, a visit, and had delivered a lecture there on Parliamentary Reforni to a very respectable; meetiIpgi which had- been called together by public advertisement. The following is,-fa copy of 'the notice, which the 'Worthy ...

PROPERTY TAX

... 'DOE,-T1 TA1 1axS p~t tax is uow ~b~on s muBai te obeet cifinseIs alige as Were,l in lP7OB Naci~&ho weud~ator'd to pm Went itfonieg iniposcd. In 1812 4* no'tb yt maz named' 'CARTER, Bias impris ned -jn ioL faidrn1 fined, for Waving eyiapaing of thc opeaio:W tbisstas. Mby Lord Fdlkkstone, 0 m ae A ao- tion upon thi~subject, -deseibe4d t epa- p abeinmoderaafo . Pt, fd rpubihitJ*sin tag:h Mr. ...

America Triumphant

... TrosE vile slaves of corruption, irhat now wilt they sac, Whio assur'd us, the Yankees would all run away, Sooji as ever *hey came wiLbin kight of our weni And that England would make them her subject* agpian. Ppd -%suld thiink, they believed these American, elves; W wre compos'd of such dastardly stuf axsthemselves. They forgot, that their bosoms beat highiin the cause- bf *tue LiBEITY, ...

FRENCH PAPERS

... FRAN~CE PApE.RS. CHAMBER OF DEPUrsES-1OV. 2. ?? Count de Corvetto, Minister of Finance, presented from the King the flollowing projet of a law respecting colonial produce: Louls, &c. Art. 1. The arrangement of the law, 5th Floreal, year 11, (C7th April, 1808), which subjects to a special duty the French colonial produce re-exported by sea, is annulled. The said mnerchandize, as well as foreign ...

Published: Saturday 11 November 1815
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2569 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... PRJIATB CORRESPONDBNC& London, July 28. half-past seven P. m. s 5' As we have foreseen, and stated, the moment that Bona- , parte was known to be secure In the possession of the British, the new system of rigour intended to be pursued by the King tof France, in pursuance of the advice of the allied powers, -would begin to develope itself. Hence we find that the Paris -papers of the 25th, come ...

Published: Monday 31 July 1815
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1457 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

SUP LEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY, MARCH 9

... SUP LEMENT 7tQ THE .LONDOYN GAZETTE OF TUESDAYiMARCH 9. COLONIAL DEPAR.TMENT. Downing Street, March 8. . The following dispatches have been received by Earl Ba- rt!urst from Sir J. Lambert, commanding oii the coast of Louisiana. Camp it] front of the Enemv's Line, below Mv.LoRo; New Orleans, Jan. 10. 3815. It becomes Ina duty to lay before your Lord- sldp the proceedings of the force lately ...

Published: Monday 13 March 1815
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4321 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE

... FROM THE LONDON GAZETT. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE-MARCH 1. Vice-Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Coehrane! has transmitted ?? Wrilson Croker, Esq. a letter from Cap- tain Jackson, of his Majesty's ship Lacedemonian, statinge that, an the 5th of October, the boats of that sbip having been dispatched, under the directions of Lieutenant '4law, fn pnr- suit of an enen y's convoy discovered passing ...

Published: Thursday 16 March 1815
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 340 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... PNIVr7A' CQAhRESPoNDBNCB, | London, April 3. half-past seven P. M. t The French officer arrived at Dover fiom Paris with dis- patches from Bonaparte, for Count de li Chastre, Ambassa- r dor of Louis XVIII. has, it is said, been ordered back without 1 being permitted to deliver or forward any of the dispatches of a ate which he is the bearer. P er- No fresh advices or French papers were ...

Published: Thursday 06 April 1815
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2267 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

HOUSE OF LORDS—APRIL 17

... HOUSE OF LORDS-APRIL 17. Ian the appeal case Sundies, ,u. Shirreffs Sir S. Romilly was heard to a conclusion for the appellant; and Messrs Leach and Horner for the ?? postponed till Wednesday. Lord EliueeMONT gave notice, that on Thursday next he should move an Address to the Prince Regent, praying that there be laid before the House copies of the minutes of the Courts Martial ?? Brown of ...

Published: Thursday 20 April 1815
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 636 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News