MR. BROWNING'S WILL

... IMR BROWNLNG'S WILL. The will of the late Mr. Robert Browning, who was ,born in Camberwell in 1812, and died at the Palazzo z Rezzonico, Venice, on the 12th December last, is entirely J in his own handwriting, and is as follows:- This-is the J last will and testament of me, Robert Browning the younger, of 19, Warwick Crescent, Harrow Road, c esquire. ~First, I revoke allotherwills. Also, I ...

Published: Saturday 22 February 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 923 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... I 0 LONDON CORRESPONDENCE r 0 ?? Friday Night. > Tna Government, I am informed, is nrw engaged i in-considering the main outlines of the promised s Local Government Bill for iceland, with the view a to its introduction if possible before the Whitsun- aetide recess. As has already been understood, a however, Ministers entertain little or no hope of t being able to pass the measure into law this ...

Published: Saturday 22 February 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1736 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

NEWS FROM THE UNITED STATES

... I - * . (By Teegrph.) [EfOY A iDOS;U1-6-]Vi; NKw Yoms, January 24.-According to a special Washington despatch published by the New York Timme, Count Mitkiewicz asserts that he has obtained from the Chinese Government a renewal of the con- cession for the construction of railroads and tele- graphs and the establishment of banks and mints throughout China. Count Mitkiewicz claimed two years ago ...

Published: Saturday 25 January 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 718 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

DISTRICT NEWS

... I WOLVERWAMPTON. CA ?? T. E. HxosxCNe.-Among the officers re- ceiving decorations forthe action at Gemaitah is Captain Thomas Edgecombe Hickanan, D. S. 0. Worcesters.hirei Regim ent. Captain Hickcman is the son of Mr. Alfred H ickman, Wolverhampton. Tsrn' Or CLOTHES FROM THE WVOLVERHA5.5P ON Jxto.-Thomas Brough (72), an inmate of the work- house, wars charged, at the Police Court, on Saturday ...

Published: Monday 20 January 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2052 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

NEWS OF THE DAY

... AMD JOURNAL; MONDAY, OARCH 17, 1390. LOGAI WRATEMl FoimcAST.-JWinds shifling Io44s Jen tuvard and e-stewvd; smerry at poir, mibky thundr, then fibwb ard Al Or. The new Chinese Ambassador and suite arrived in London last night. Sir JAXM U s oms left London on Saturday for Bome for a few weeks' rest. A Cabinet Council wa- held on Saturday at the Foreign Office. All the Ministers were present f ...

Published: Monday 17 March 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5679 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

DR. ONOFROFF'S THOUGHT-READING EXPERIMENTS

... DR. ONOFROFF'S THOUGHT-READING EXPERDLENTS. it the invitation of the directors of the Westminster Aquarium a number of representatives of the Press and others assembled yesterday afternoon in the theatre to witness a number of experiments announced to be performed by Dr. Onofroff, the Psycho- Physicloaist, w ho is the latest addition to the ranks of so-caled thought-readers. Between two ...

Published: Wednesday 29 January 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1638 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

POLITICAL SPEECHES

... - A Unionist demonstration was heldi last night in Ulster Hall, Belfast, in honour of Lord Londonderry, ?? of Ireland. The Duke of Abercorn presided, and over 3,000peoplevwerepresent. Replying to addresses from nineteen Unionist Associations in Ulster, Lord Londonderry said during the past twelve years the city of Belfast had made extraordinary progress-a progress in keeping with that of the ...

Published: Wednesday 29 January 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 607 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION

... COMMERCOALL TRIABLLERS' BENEVO-I LENT INSTITUTION. I A benevolent society with a record of forty years I useful work, which, originating in an unusually humble and unpretentious way, has steadily widened its area and enlarged its capacity for good, which can boast, too, of never havina refused relief to a genuine case of need coming within its scope, but which at last finds that its ...

Published: Wednesday 26 March 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1315 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... LONDON CORRESPONDENoE. I 11MoN, Thursday Night. GosG's announcement to his constituents Last night that one of the leading Government meas=es of net sessaion will be a bill to amend the Jaw regarding Trustee Savings Banks, confirms the report which has for some days been current ji political circles, and to which I referred on Monday. The Chancellor of the Exchequer inti- maed that the ...

Published: Friday 24 January 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2095 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

NEWS FROM THE UNITED STATES

... I NEWS FROM THE UITTED STATES.] (By Telegraph.) X KnOX A CoRazs1orros T.] Nzw Yoans, March 4.-Incoming steamers con- tinue to report the prevalence of unusually cold weather in the Atlantic; and icebergs seem to be more numerous than for many years past at this season of the year. The steamer Tynedale, which has arrived at Boston from Hamburg, had an un- comfortable and even perilous voyage. ...

Published: Wednesday 05 March 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 487 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

NEWS OF THE DAY

... AND JOURNA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1890. LocAL WEATEE FORCAST.--EmsterIy or oth- eeasterly wiande, moderate; cold, far. I In the Rouse of- Commons, yesterday after- noon, the subject of Rome Rule for Scotland was discussed; Dr. CTArs moving an amendment to the Address, submitting that the present mode 6f legislating for the domestic affairs of Scotland was unsatisfactory, and urging the ...

Published: Thursday 20 February 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5138 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE

... LONDON CORRESPONDENCE LoNDoN, Friday Night. GCOD flDAY in London, though not favoured with quite the brilliant sunshine that attended it lst year, had little to complain of in respect to the weather. The north-easterly wind which has] troubled our peace for several days was again I r0ing, but the sun tempered this to a consider- hle degree, and if the whole of the Easter holi- v continues to ...

Published: Saturday 05 April 1890
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1582 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News