PAISLEY 



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PALAIS ROYAL 



PAISLEY, payz'li, a town of Southern Scot- 

 land, situated in Renfrewshire on White Cart 

 Water, seven miles southwest of Glasgow. 



Paisley is one of the world's chief centers for 

 the manufacture of cotton thread, and is the 

 headquarters of the widely-known Coats and 

 (Mark thread factories. The manufacture of 

 the famous Paisley shawl, once a rival of the 

 mere in the markets of the world, was a 

 flourishing indu.-try in the nineteenth century, 

 but is now practically extinct. There are at 

 the present time factories for the manufacture 

 of tartan cloths, handkerchiefs, carpets, soap, 

 starch, corn flour and other products, and the 

 town has dyeing plants, bleacheries, potteries 

 and shipbuilding yards. Paisley is a modern, 

 progressive community, with line public build- 

 ings, many parks and recreation grounds, a fa- 

 mous race course, museums, public baths and 

 libraries. The public utilities are owned and 

 managed by the municipality. One of the chief 

 points of interest is a restored portion of an 

 abbey founded in the twelfth century. Popula- 

 tion in 1911, 84,455. 



PAKENHAM, pak'cnam, SIR EDWARD MI- 

 CHAEL (1778-1815), a British general killed in a 

 battle which ought not to have been fought. 

 fee was born in Ireland, entered the army and 

 was rapidly promoted, becoming major-general 

 in 1812. While serving under Wellington in 

 Spain during the Peninsular War he distin- 

 guished himself, especially at Salamanca, where 

 he commanded the division which pierced the 

 center of the enemy's line and insured the suc- 

 cess of British arms. Having been sent to 

 America in the War of 1812, he took part in 

 the attack on New Orleans, and was killed on 

 January 8, 1815, two weeks after the treaty of 

 peace was signed in Paris. Andrew Jackson 

 opposed Pakenham in this battle. 



PALAIS, pah la' , ROYAL (royal palace), a 

 group of buildings in Paris, on the Rue Riche- 

 lieu, of which an old royal palace forms the 

 nucleus. This was built in 1619-1636 by Riche- 

 lieu, and at his death was bequeathed to Louis 

 XIII, after whose time it was occupied by the 

 Orleans family. Philippe Egalite, of that 

 family, made public gardens of part of the 

 grounds, and allowed shops and bazaars to be 

 set up in the court. During the later years of 

 the French Revolution it was held by the re- 

 public, but after the downfall of Napoleon it 

 came into the possession of Louis Philippe, who 

 lived there until he became king. In the days 

 of the second empire Prince Napoleon, cousin 

 of Napoleon III, occupied it, but he was driven 

 out in 1871, and a part of the building was 

 burned, but it has since been restored. Cafes, 

 bazaars, charming gardens and the Theatre du 



