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Newspaper
Java Government Gazette
Location
Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Date
Aug 19, 1815
Page
4
A reflective meditation on sleep as a universal rest where overworked beings seek forgetfulness. The passage contemplates love, ambition, vice and virtue lying exposed in oblivion while the “universal home” of death offers a brief, peaceful oblivion before waking to fear and struggle anew.
In European Magazine commentary a foreign observer notes English women's melancholy, grave demeanor, focus on husbands and motherly duties, while praising ladies perhaps to honor his position as an officer. The excerpt reflects social expectations and gender roles in domestic life as seen through an outsider.
A gentleman named Page finds a young lady’s glove at a seaside resort and presents it with a quatrain about devotion. The lady replies with a witty verse saying that if she takes a letter from Page she gets Pageage, which won’t do for her.
A Quaker alights at a Bristol inn and complains the pint is short. He asks the landlord how many be a pint and receives a patient reply. The Quaker insists, Fill thy measures, turning a simple pint dispute into a witty exchange.
A mob roamed Whitehall to Finsbury and Baker Street breaking windows at Whithread’s brew-house Mortis No 1 and Sonby’s Corson Street and firing from a door. Military arrival scattered the crowd, which moved to Stratford Place and attacked Sir J Banks residence as police intervened.
A chaotic mob smashed windows at multiple addresses in London, including the Morning Herald office in Catherine Street and the Serjeant Best and Peacock houses. They attempted arson but were dispersed by Horse Guards. A separate night attack on the House of Commons faces occurred, with police and troops repelling the rioters and some unrest continuing in Cavendish Square without major injuries.
The piece asserts two facts beyond doubt: Paris and the Legislature in Napoleon Bonaparte's hands, and the king of France within his kingdom preparing to stand at Lisle. It questions the royal force, noting about two thousand in the King’s Household Guards, and debates composition and readiness of the garrison for a siege and blockade scenario.
The article debates whether two thousand troops can hold Lisie and guard the garrison while Napoleon Bonaparte faces pressures for peace or renewed conflict. It weighs national interests, possible coalitions, and how much support Louis XVIII might receive from European states and French sentiment.
A reader recalls encounters with Bonaparte at the Bibs exile and on the Rhone. He recognizes a visitor, offers guidance to Paris, and yields to a passing English lady at a posthouse. At Lyona he hosts a grand ball inviting all resident families. He proclaims Voila le Congres dissout upon the shore.
The Bengal Papers record several marriages: on May 5 J R Dogginss of the Honorable Company's Dispensary wed Miss Matis Reynolds, daughter of the late Beater Reynolds. On May 20 John Joakim wed Miss AM Dias. Also Edward Garland married Miss Ann Harker, and Edward Ross wed Miss Florentino Rodrigues. May 21 James Turnex married Miss Anna Phillipa and Theobolt Hawood wed Miss Anne Self. at Chinsurah John Gordon wed Miss Overbeck.
The text records a marriage engagement involving Revd. Wm Thomas of Hyat 89th Regiment and Miss Elizabeth Wilson daughter of the Revd. George Wilson Vicar of Corbridge. The ceremony connects Spring Hill Worcestershire Burgate Hants and Corbridge Northumberland through the families named Coventry and Wilson.
Births: At Out Aprils the Lady of George Arbuthnot Esqr of a Son. At Moorshedabad Mrs Fitzgerald of a Son. At Rongpore the Lady of D Darling civil surgeon of a Daughter. At Allahabad the Lady of Lieut Cannin Carne of a Son. At Fort St George the Lady of S T Goad of a Daughter. At Pondicherry the Lady of James Haig Esqr of a Son. At Secunderabad the Lady of Lieut Collings of a Daughter. At Bangalore the Lady of E Richard Harcrave Esqr of a Son and Heir. At Colombe the Lady of Captain Bates of a Daughter. At Trincomalie the Lady of C F Yarle Esqr of a Daughter. At Matuta the Lady of Major Huskisson of a Son.
An 19th century notice lists individuals linked to the presidency and military service. W Richard Atton, AY Madras, a marine pensioner, and Mrs Felis Feliss, widow of Von Finniss, paymaster of the 58th Regiment, are named alongside Reverend W Ack of the Wesleyan church and others noted as lamented or esteemed. The brief items reference May dates and distant postings, reflecting formal obituary style.
A dated notice lists multiple 19th century marriage arrangements. It records George Johnstone Tope, rear admiral and Lord of the Admiralty, marrying Miss Kinnaird, and additional pairs including West to Jane Preston of Stanfield Hall Norfolk, Irby to Mrs Crespigny of the New Forest, Egerton to Arabella Tomkinson of Dorfold Hall Cheshire, and others in Bewley Fort William Cheltentany Bearborough Paris and varying locales with several noble or gentry families.
A compilation of obituaries across Europe notes the deaths of Elliott Wallis, Anthony James Hatchie Earl of Newburgh, Nathan Branton Vice Admiral of the Blue, Sir David Montgomerie Cunninghame Bart, Lieut Francis Hale, Colonel Duncan Macdonald, Catherine Letitia Foster widow of the late Bishop, Sir Wor Gibbons Bart, John Macdonald, Wins Grant Chief Secretary, Countess Dowager of Westmorland, John Woodford, Edward Hay M'Kenzie, Lord Coleraine, Colonel George Hanger, James Greyer, and others. The notices cover places from Woodbridge to Edinburgh, Bath to Pimlico, with ranks from baronets to admirals and titled spouses.
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