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Newspaper
Champion
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 21, 1816
Page
6
A fragment notes a man valued for a feast and praises from the House of Commons through Sir John Marsoripanus. It mentions Mr Barn and a salary claim of 15001 for Scotland, with further topics promised in a subsequent letter. The text reflects on prior passages and hints at economic discussions to follow.
The Moniteur reports a royal ordinance dissolving the Polytechnic school for now, a Buonaparte favorite, after pupil insubordination. Scholars are dismissed and sent home, and the academy will be reorganized in due course.
From the Paris papers the second session of the Assize Court of Paris for April will run Thursday to Saturday the 27th. Pleadings in the trial of Sir Hubert Wilson and Messrs Bruce and Hutchinson start on the 22nd. Other accused include J B Kergaida de Micoquette the Concierge Eberle Benoit de Bonneville and Joseph Goeres called Marengo tied to aiding the escape of AL Lavalette.
Letters from Spain report ten officers of the Regiment of Catalonia jailed amid suspected links to the Madrid conspiracy. Panicked discipline follows as other officers abandon the unit. Torture is alleged to have been used on several, including General O'Donohone who lost use of his hands and the Valencia intendant who died during torture.
In Rome Manon 31 a decision of his holiness forbids torture in inquisitorial cases. Cardinal Secretary of State mails this to Spain and Portugal. Government tightens ban on foreign political books. Spain seeks suppression of German translated accounts of Charles IV abdication. Veronese royal entry marks a festive welcome to Verona with Empress and Duchess of Parma. Report notes Austrian and English troops may evacuate Naples heading to Roman States to bolster Adriatic coast defenses due to Papal revenue limits.
Viecouot Canteaubriand proposes a French address to the King to assert humane rights and abolish what he calls the slavery of whites. He recalls Barbary cruelties, Carthage ruins, St Louis sacrifices, and Crusade history, urging action by France against coastal slave trade and urging a unified response amid Europe’s dissensions.
A speech argues for an international protest and an official address to the King. It urges foreign ministers to contact all European courts to condemn barbarism and advance representative government, liberty, and humanitarian action. The speaker emphasizes restraint from commercial interests and the duty of civilized nations to oppose injustice.
An Abbé de Vract account narrates Napoleon’s Parisian envoy interview in Bayonne. Count de Lima, Portugal’s former ambassador, responds with a terse monosyllable when asked what Portugal wants, "A027," provoking Napoleon’s astonishment and shaping future dealings toward Portugal’s interests.
Rumors circulate that the Princess of Wales may return to England and attend royal nuptials, with a house taken for her by Royal Highness. The Chronicle notes the drawing room shows distress, as gentlemen lament the lack of abundance, while ladies are referenced in polite critique.
The piece notes falling assessed taxes for the coming year and widespread cuts in parishes such as Marylebone and St George Hanover Square with nobles shedding carriages and many servants. It questions government claims of savings while war establishments remain. It references a Paris paper on a London horse theft case and administration letters for the Duchess of St Abban, with Doctors Commons involvement.
Fragmentary OCR shows numerous names of attorneys bankers and tradespeople across cities like Basra Bristol Plymouth and London. Readable items include Attornies, woollen manufacturer, grocer, and various firm names such as Collett and Go and Messrs. Cullett and Ca.
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