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... or FRIDAY-DeceMase SI. he Wednesdav Lord Cathoart had a long audi- ad ence of the Prince Regent, at Carlton House, e on his return from his embassy to Russia. of Lord Melville gave a grand dinner on Wed- wo nesday, at his residence at the Admiralty. le It is understood in the military circles, that 00 Lieutenan-General Sir Alexander Campbell, Bart. is destined to take the command of the troops ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1820
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1218 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

MUNGO PARK

... MUNTGO rJR.-I 'In one of our Formenr numbers an article. *ra inserted (which had been. originally published in The Liverpool Mercuiy), inquiring into the probability of'tbe celebrated Mungo Park being still in existence. Some allusion was therein made to information stated to have been obtain. ed from a conversation with MNlr Nathaniel Pearce, at Judda, in the Red Sea. MIr Pearce, now at Cairo ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1820
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 351 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

BOARD OF EXCISE—Dec. 29

... BOARD OF BXCISE-Asl. V9. e ., n iet'PRIANtT DECISION TO WINE MEICItANTS ANn OTIlrvw e The irm of Nlteasrs Thomson and Cuate', Wvi j spirit merchantsof tloltb',rii-hill, vere chilge I 5 1,l of George I1. chap. S. ?? :c'd Md , j act, with havitig mixed al quantity of poet ?? 7quan ity of Cape wine, against the suta ti'c 'ThrQ penalty of 1..300 attached to the offience, it it frauodulent ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1820
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2654 | Page: Page 2, 3 | Tags: News 

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

... CAPE OF GOOD hIOPB. Cape Town, Ort.. 1f. AdJir*ies h ave been received from Gra ham's l own, stating's th ls Licutenatnt-Culonel WifIshire, with the force under his s command, crposed the Kcis3akmma on thc 10th ult.; and a laving passed the Buffalo River on the. i1th, had driven s the Caefres beyord the Kay.. The result of this last move. t Inent has been, the capture of 13,003 head of cattle, ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1820
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 425 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR

... MYSTERIOITS AFFAIR. 'During the last week, a strong sensation has been occasioned in Leeds, by the discovery of a 1 human being, who had been incarcerated in chains in the house of his parents for upwards of ffifteen years. On Wednesday week, the mother of this unfortunate young man, whose name is s Benjamin Surr, applied to the Committee -of the Leeds Workhouse, stating, that she was in wanit ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1820
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 682 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

AMERICAN PAPERS

... New York, Nov. 20. Joseph Bonaparte arrived in this city last even- ing, in the Citizens' post coach. LORD COCHRANE. The editor of the National Intelligencer ob- serves, 4t The editors of the Boston newspapers, partaking, no doubt, of the general feeling in that quarter, appear to be much incensed, at the robbery, as it is termed, committed by Admiral Cochrane, under the Chilian flag, on the ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1820
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 863 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

WATERLOO TROPHIES

... ,. WATERLOO TIROPHIES.- \jr a glad tb find that some trophioes of the I t ho battleof Waterloo are colledring, to be placed llII he the national monument when erected. Sir Jolhinth ,d Sinclairh h at h ain g visitedlie place where the battle is wa {fought, soon after it took 'place, procured t to some;of them, whith: he has presented us the th tr- Provost and Magisixiateh of Edinburgh, to be ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1820
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1199 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

[ill] AMERICA

... 8 )UTI dAMERIC'A. EXTRACT OF A LFTTER FRONM SAXTIAGO DE CHILE. AUtG. C. i Lord Cochrane is expected to s.il in Septem- ber. (Ile thousand troops are to he embdarked, who will act vpon the coast of Peru, if not a little farther to the northward.. Rockets are pre- plsring very iast, whit'h m3kes it probable that operatinns will commence by an att:ick iupots the Spanish shtipping in Callao; I ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1820
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 796 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LLOYD'S MARINE LIST—DEC. 31

... 1A,.OY.D'S MARINE LIS I'-DEC. S1. - - -- -- - ?? _ . .1 . The Neptune, Ander-on, of. aond frori Liverpool, is arri| ved at Port au Prince, after being pluldered of dry goods to ?? value of 30,000 dollars, by a pirdtical croizcr, . Harwich, Dec. !9. When the last packet teft CUxhavel, the ice wai all clear, and a tumber of pi l6ts were sent down fronm 1-1Ham. borgis, to take cbarge ot such ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1820
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 472 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... rice! HOUSE OF LORDS-DEc. 30. 9.At a quarter past four o'clock, the House of Commons be being in attendance at the bar, the Royal assent was given by coinmissio n to the blasphemous and seditious libels, the hit, newspaper stamp duty, the bakers' regulation, and two am private ?? Commissioners were, the Lord Chan- cellor, the Earl of Liverpool, and Viscount Melvillre- 4th The House, then, on ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1820
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1889 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... iPit) !17y'I'i ColllfE8PONDENCF. n. .1 oI1 Dec. 31. 1819. There has been to-day a considerable, briskness in the a colonial market. I'he sales of sugar and coffee, more par- Y ticularly of the latter, have been very considerable, owing l to the receipt of favourable advices from Hamburgh, Am. , sterdam, &c. so that coffee has advanced this morning from 2s. to 4s. per cwt. q It wes stated by ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1820
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2243 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

STATE OF IRELAND

... -- *_ : -A -a_ __4 aeno oo tec Yeol 1-appy in being enab'ed to state, that ribbon. I men, in the counties of Clare anrl Roscommon, have dis. I ' mosiitimed their proceedings, and, it is hoped, -that han-- II ¶uUiLy in .theme districts will be restored, The inhabit . ( tants of thce baronies of Durnmore, Ballymoe, and Tva- quin, county Galsay, comnprising a population of 100,000, have ...

Published: Monday 03 January 1820
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1487 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News