France in tumult as conspirators fall and banks collapse
Paris reels from gambling waves in funds as Bank of Aids teeters and Messrs Manneron face bankruptcy. Marseilles mobs vie with authorities at Arles and Avignon, while Lyons sees open pikes and a Jacobin push for royal action. Emigration spikes after a general pardon shocks citizens.
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M. le Normand
M. Lalanne
Bank of Aids
Messrs
Manneron
Bois de Bologne
Marseilles
Arles
Land Army
Avignon
Lyons
Fard
Chateauvieux
Paris
Sweden
M. le Cler-Doxe
Louis XVI
Brutus
National Assembly
Ty Iis MeVg
Paris News: Monneron Family Bankrupt and Rebel Parisian Fete
Reports from Paris detail 155 livres exchanged for 100 in money and aida d or valued at 40 livres. The fête for soldiers de Chateauvigar is set for the 16th amid opposition from sober citizens who deem it insulting to the National Guards. The Monneron brothers face bankruptcy amid failed ventures in copper medals and India trade, with Augustin Monneron in distress after a public resignation and a suicide plunge by P Monneron’s son in law. The incident follows a dramatic labor at the National Assembly where Amazons demand gender equality, including age 18 and divorce rights, provoking a sharp presidential response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aida Lewis
Threo Sats
Versailles
Augustin
Hotel de Longueville
Paris
Legislative Assembly
Monneron
East Indies
Europe
la Normande
India
Birmingham
P. Monnexon
Champs Elisees
Bois de Boulogn
Seine
Neuilly
Augustin Monneron
National Assembly
M. Picard
Caiffe d’Escompte
M. de la Peyrovuse
Gaul
National Assembly reports on Franco princes treaty and Arles incident
In the evening of March 31 the foreign minister presented the treaty between the French Princes and Prince Hohenlohe and a Franconia circle letter urging him to stop recruiting or face force. The minister conveyed the king’s disappointment with his brothers. A Beaune ward note reported three National Guard companies bound for Arles drowned while crossing the Rhone. 25 volunteers and one captain survived.
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Hohenlohe
Franconia
Prince Hohenlohe
Beauewore
Arles
Uproar Over Narbonne Denounced in August Assembly
April 2 report describes M de Narbonne defended by Alive Fauchet and applauded by galleries while M Durherf argues adulation harms the Assembly. Pimps of the People pleads for order as Duherf and Legrevole propose clearing galleries. Grangeneuve defends foreigners in the stands. The President wears a hat amid renewed shouts. Citizens depart in shame as order finally restored and Narbonne cleared of accusations. The letter from Turin discusses Franco Sardinian tensions and peace efforts.
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Mr. de Narbonne
Fauchet
M. de Narbonne
M. Duherf
M. Dura
M. Dumolard
M. Merin
Motion to issue affignats and curb exportation
On April 3 a motion sought to issue metal affignats and ban their export. M Ballet argued the Bank’s danger and urged increasing the affignats to 1600 million livres. M Calbaija attributed depreciation to overissuance while M Caméen claimed French resources were inexhaustible. his speech was ordered printed.
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M. Ballet
M. Calbaija
M. Caméen
France
Finance Committee Proposes Lyons Funds and Accusation Decree
On April 4 the Finance Committee proposed furnishing Lyons Municipality 180000 livres and adjourned for night. M Ballet moved to set a circulation of fifteen hundred and fifty millions livres. M Saladin denounced the Keeper of the Seals and moved for a decree of accusation against the minister. Four principal charges were presented and adjourned.
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Committee of Finance
Lyons
M. Ballet
Afsignatson
Saladin
Indemnity Granted to Dunkirk Merchant After Riots
On April 4 an evening session voted 10 000 Livres to M Cheles a merchant at Dunkirk for losses from riots his house burned to ashes. It was decreed he will be fully indemnified after an official loss assessment is completed.
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M. Cheles
Dunkirk
Diplomacy notes on St Domingo slave transport incident
April 5 report from the Diplomatic and Marine Committees details how 217 revolted slaves were shipped from Pot au Prince to be landed elsewhere. Captain Colmin landed them at a British port to sell them, failed to find buyers, and left them to fend for themselves. Jamaica resettlement followed, with a governor sending them back to St Domingo and demanding payment for maintenance and return. The King may prosecute Colmin, apologize to Britain, and offer indemnification.
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Pot Au Prince
Emanuel
Colmin
Jamaica
St. Domingo
M. Blanchelande
Capt. Colmin
Minister orders cavalry to quell insurgents in Cautal
The Ehée Wak Minister informed the Assembly that he had ordered four squadrons of cavalry to quell insurgents in the department of Cautal.
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Ehée Wak
Department of Cautal
Decree on Secular Convent Suppressions Amid Orders Debate
An April assembly debated suppressing secular congregations of men and women tied to hospitals. An amendment sought to abolish all ecclesiastical and monastic dress and hospital-affiliated orders. Bishops reacted, with Abbe Fauchet removing his calote and a bishop declaring he would quit his order’s external marks.
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de Miserico de
de St. Joseph
Banges
Fauchet
Limoges
Fragmented historical quotation at national assembly bar
A garbled OCR fragment recalls a woman appealing at the National Assembly bar and invoking classical references to strength and patriots. The text echoes dated rhetoric about demi-gods, Hercules, and Mars, with unclear attribution and incomplete phrases.
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Greece
Hercules
Mars
Craven Stakes and Supporting Races at Newmarket
Sporting intelligence reports the Craven Stakes and on across the flat events for two year olds and older. Notable horses include Minos, Muffi, Affarigus, Mideragifelley, Coriander, and Mufdreto, with weights and odds listed. Several two year old courses and other stakes feature names such as Diomed, Fortitude, Kantipper, and Orange Girl, as well as owners like Lord Grosvenor and Mr Wentworth.
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Monnay
Craven
Icys
Acros
Mr. Hamaond
H. Minos
Boe Dake
Bedford
Tagamn Coriander
Ogaibt
Sacavitt Minos
Grosvengr
Fortitude
Kantipper
Lord Dethy
Volunteer
Bridger
P. of Wales
Saltrath
Lord Grosvenor
Ragaint
Wentworth
Barton
Eh. c
Crog
A. Ch
Douglas
Barry
Barryiore
Crowder
B. C
H.ft
Mr. Panton
Diomed
Countess - Lord Barymore
Rockingham
Lord Derby
Norfolk
Dawton
Coriander Réed
Turner
Weathercock
Coiners Suspected After Box Theft at Lion and Dolphin Inn
In Leicester on Sunday two Irishmen were brought before Magistrate John Eames on suspicion of conspiring to swindle Mrs Smithy. A master and servant duo checked into the Lion and Dolphin, one man kept a deal box with bank notes. The box vanished and a chase led to the toll gate, yielding about 250 counterfeit half crowns and shillings. A pocket-book memorandum may reveal accomplices.
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Leicester
John Eames
Smithy
Lion
Dolphin Inn
Dolphin
Eames
Sampson Wright
Caution to Public on Violet Soap Imposture in London
A patentee warns shoppers to buy only Patent Violet Soap from Hat and Co Bank Buildings Cornhill to avoid counterfeit imitations sold by other shops. He notes withdrawal of agents and urges vigilance, claiming the true soap offers skin benefits and winter protection. The advert promotes the Dream of Violets soap at five shillings per bottle with a limited three month supply.
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Windsor
London
Hat and Co
Corns Hill
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Turin
Pax Foreign Affairs
C Cunach D’areatzes
Ste
BT. de Chenfeul
Tufpence
Savoy
Ou Mourler
Afajesty
Sardinia
oMe-Marcheau
Diplomatic and Marine Committees
Atvne
Armstrong
Newmarket
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