REVIEW OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN CORN TRADE

... (From 'he Ma I: lane Express.) A woe*. of very fin 2 weather, and rather large arrivals of Hour and Indian Corn several the western ports, from have sufficed to heck the upward movement in prices gram, and at some of the leading provincial markets the tra lias become very dull. The article of Indian Corn, which has for a ion;, period been relatively lusher than wheat, has been affected -j ...

Published: Friday 26 March 1847
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1200 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: News 

WIGAN

... iNSOßAcirui. Assault upon Child.—On Tuesday last, a man, named Mark Brennan, navigator, was brought before the county magistrates Wigan, a charge of oommitting rape, J*® assault with ip tent, on young girl, named Jane Bimpkin, J**™ the daughter single woman residing Orrell. The ptkouer was afterwards committed to take his trial for the assault and mtsdeaseaaow. ...

Published: Friday 28 May 1847
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 57 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE SCOTCH LAW OF MARRIAGE

... SINGULAR CHARGE OF BIGAMY AGAINST A SURGEON AT UUDDERSI lELD. The lovers of the marvellous at Huddersfield have had their curiosity excited to a considerable degree during the past fortnight, in consequence of a charge of b gamy having been laid agaii Mr. Jonas B. Hellawell, a gentleman practising in the medical profession in that town. The facts of the case are these. Mr. Hellawell, who is ...

Published: Tuesday 19 October 1847
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 980 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Sporting Intelligence

... OUR Manchester, Wednesday Evening. THE bT. LEGER. Before the circle broke up yesterday to 20 was snapt up with C( B»:>ck. lon Van Tromp. 10 to 1 was offered agst Mr. Martin. Black Dwarf in and out of the room, backed (with an improving look,) to 20, and 10l> to 6, two or three over, being willingly accepted. Nothing else done. Manchet'er, Thursday, Ila'/yast One o'clock. Up t ...

Published: Friday 11 June 1847
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 197 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

SCOTTISH REPRESENTATIVE PEERS

... Wednesday last, the election of the sixteen repreaaatattve Peers of Scotland took place in E linburgh, in picture-gallery of the Palace of Holjrood. The attendance af Peers was greater than has been the case for some time, there being thirty-one Noble Lords pnseat. The following ere the names of the Peers elected, with the votes, including proxies, for each Marauis of Tweedale, « Visoount wZ ...

Published: Tuesday 14 September 1847
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 855 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

LECTURES ON ARCHITECTURE

... On Tuesday evening. Professor Donaldsor, delivered his third lecture on this art. n» the Collegiate Institution. The Temple of Vesta, at Tivofa, was first reviewed. The Pantheon,at Rome, was the roost magnificent temple o»its kind; the dinme*er 142 feet, and it was larger than St. Peter's, Rome. The interior of this temple was the most beautiful part; the cupola was 140 teet high, and was ...

Published: Friday 03 September 1847
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 761 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

CRIMES AND OFFENCES

... Obtaining Money vnder False Pretences.—Two persons, named Henry Adamson and B:idget Adams, have been committed tor trial at Hull, charged with obtaining money under false pretences, and supposed to connected with an extensively-organized system ...

Published: Tuesday 25 May 1847
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 612 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

District Intelligence

... WREXHAM. This stirring little town now beginning to assume important position the business world. Its railway in connexion with the coil and iron district?, and its numerous fair-, are fast it into notice and celebrity, und the authorities of the town are not unmmdtii! of the requirements necessary for the business which daily increasing. The ma ket is fn*t apDroachinfir completion. The front ...

Published: Tuesday 25 May 1847
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1020 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

MULTUM IN PARVO

... DtULTUJ1WV IN PArVO. n a The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns mado in the week ending January 25, 1848, is t 24b. 3,8d. per ewt. i The genoral weekly averago price of grain, for the vock ending e Jan. 22:-Wheat, 63s. Id.; Barley, 8Gs. dd.; Oats, 21s. ld. Rye, 30s. 8d.; Beans, 38s. 8d. ; Pease, 45s. 2d. on Tuesday night, two men, named Clark and Simms, em- I ...

Published: Tuesday 01 February 1848
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1952 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

... Mbbting or the Birkenhkad, Lancashirs, and Cheshire Junction Railway Company. Saturday,a meeting of the shareholders in the above company was held in the Town-hall, Birkenhead, for the purpose of receiving the report and statement of the accounts for the half year ending June 30, and also for the purpose of affixing the seal of the company to the registration of shareholders. W. Bailey, junr., ...

Published: Tuesday 17 August 1847
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2432 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE

... (From the Times.) Thursday Evening.—Owin« to the settlement of th» account, the variations in the English funds to-day hare been extensive, and the occurrence of four failures bu kept the market in a state of excitement. Consols for money opened at an advance of per cent., the first pric* being to 86$ Frnm this they declined to 854, then again advanced to 85J, but finally receded to 85A which ...

Published: Tuesday 30 November 1847
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 799 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News