Napoleon and the twilight of his fortune in 1815
A detailed literary review considers Napoleon’s 1815 downfall, his waning confidence, and the shift from fortune to fate. It notes his reluctance to sign Fontainebleau, his private suffering, betrayals by friends and ministers, and the contradictions in his mindset as he faced exile and possible death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Buonaparte
Tuilleries
Paria
Bourbeis
National Guard
Tome
France
Fontainbleau
Senate
Sant Wulden
Alexander
Hannibal
Enius
César
Gustavus
Controversy Over New Lanark School and Bible Teaching
A dispute pits the Presbytery of Lanark against Mr Owen over control of Bible reading at New Lanark schools. The Presbytery accuses Owen of restricting Scriptures and catechism, cites alleged improprieties, and questions moral effects, while Owen defends his stance on conscience and religious liberty amid broader criticisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbytery of
Lanark
New Lanark
Owen
London
Presbytery
Church of Scotland
India
General Assembly of
Scotland
Menzies
Old Lanark
Fresbytery
School of
Mr. Owen
Mra Trimmer
Mr Owen
Outrage by 93d Highlanders in Mullingar Town
A British newspaper report details a mob action by 60 to 80 members of the 93d Highlanders in Mullingar. They rushed from barracks with swords and stones, injuring residents and breaking windows after a clash over a prior beating. The incident prompts calls for removal of the regiment and an official inquiry. Also noted are a London dispatch on foreigners in Dublin, a East India Company gain after war, a remittance for Irish poor, an invention using a clock to wake workers, and a forgery arrest by Mr Isaac Martin with counterfeit notes.
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Lanark
Owen
Church of Scotland
City of London
Presbytery
Scotland
Mallinger
93D Highlanders
Mullingar
Mailrid
East India Company
India
George
St. George’s-in-the- East
London
Isaac Martin
Kenny
Bank of Ireland
Stanford
Paris
Stumfurd
Dinner To Be Given By Glasgow Merchants
In Glasgow a dinner is planned with entertainment featuring Archibald and other respectable figures. The speakers acknowledge the hosts are esteemed and warn against disparaging any party while noting the event aims to reflect the city’s commercial stature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Fever in Athlone Warns of Malignant Epidemic
The article warns of malignant fever spreading in Athlone, detailing sudden attacks, severe headaches, and shivering. It speculates on entry via idle vagrants during harvest and notes the disease is now in decline due to clean living and better conditions, with hope for recovery.
Barbarous murder in Boulnahup district shocks Ennis
On the morning of Thursday the 14th, Owen Coughlin was barbarously murdered by a mob of about sixteen under the pretense of executing a decree against his father. The assailants beat him until he died next morning. The father identified two principal offenders, who were apprehended, in Boulnahup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis
Owen Coughlin
Boulnahup
Native grass for bonnet manufacture and pasture notes
Reports on using native Cynosurus grass for hat plaits and its pasture value. Describes grain, stems, and leaves, plus notes on sheep feeding and seed preservation. Mentions ship warrants, heavy wheat sheaves in Stanford, and a Paris bread price regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mendicity Association
Ainisa
Carson Pauper
Cynosurus
Dublin Journal Office Advertisements Renewal Notice
Printed at the Dublin Journal Office on Parliament street, corner of Exxex street. Advertisements and accounts are renewed at No 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin Journal
Parliament-street
Also Mentioned on This Page
LAS Cases’ Journal
James Wacken
Wiliran Lams
William Menzies
Joan Wilson
James Hamilton
James Wacker
David Dale
Glasgow Chronicle
Brough
Justice of Peace Court
Mensies
The
Westmeath Journal
Wr Brougham
Archibald
Anyvzer
A. Oawaldy
Avraes
Milia
Sai
Dumb
Latark
Tiring
Perth
M Renfrew
Cy Sl Writera
Athlone
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