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ARGYLLSHIRE

... Mr Campbell of Islay arrived at Drinoon at eleven o'clock on Thursday morning. On land- inig from the steamer, he was received by his Chairman of Committee, Mr Macfie. Three hearty cheers welcomed his arrival, and he pro- cceded to Leitch's Inn accompanied by a nume- rous body of his friends and supporters. At one o'clock he appeared on the hustings, at- tended by Mr Macfie, Mr Campbell of Dun ...

Published: Monday 11 January 1836
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4219 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Foreign Intelligence

... ? , ., , I , -, - foreign Entelliffeace. ? ?? i,;; SPAIN. St Sebastian, Dec. 15,' 1835. D 'I dare Bay that you will have heard that weare here, and I must put you asu fait as to. our position. We f landed here on Thursday night from Santander a num- ber of arfillerymena and Bent in a chasse -mar6e ,witbhtw0 32-pounders, &c. and the next morning the remainder of the detachment were landed. ...

Published: Monday 28 December 1835
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2236 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE ARMY. It is with

... much pleasure we inform our military friends, that the plan we have so often, and so strenuously re. commended-that of employing frigates for the convey- ance of troops, is about to be acted upon at the Admi. ralty, there being no less than four of that class of ves- sels under alteration at the present moment. This is the first and principal step towaeeds reform in the trans- port department, ...

Published: Thursday 24 August 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1110 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE

... FRODM THE LONDON GA.&95T:E. FORSUICiT OFFICE, MAY 25. The King has been graciously pleased to nominate an d appoint John AI'Neill, Esq. (whose appointment as his Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Shab of Per- sia eas notified in the Gazette of the 9th February list) to lie his Malesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Shah of Persia. CROWN OFFICC, JUiNE 10. ...

Published: Monday 13 June 1836
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 687 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

Caledonian Mercury

... Calrbonian trun EDINBURGH. MONDA Y, A UG US T 14. The English elections are now completed, and in the counties it is impossible to deny that the ba- lance is considerably against Ministers. In effect- ing this their opponents do not seek to coneeal the liberal use which has been made of the Carlton stock-purse I but there is another of the means re- sorted to by the Tories, so barefaced, so ...

Published: Monday 14 August 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 973 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

SYNOD OF ANGUS AND MEARNS

... SYNOD OF ANGUS AND iLEARNS. i t . . ihe Synod of Angus and Mleorns met n Tuesda . tost nt Forfar.l After sermon by the Rev. Mir BrewsturtL Air Davidso0 of 73rouglrty Ferry was ?? The rnost important business before the Synod were tao overtures, one on the abolition of paltronae, aynd tere I other on the Irish clergy. The Rev. Mjfr Nlsmn of Iontros, in moving the first of those overtures, ...

Published: Thursday 05 May 1836
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1933 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

IRELAND

... I A E L -A W la. - AMIr O'Connell has Seen appointed a Justice of the Peace for his native county, and the Lord - Chancellor, with the perfect and unhesitating con- currence of the Earl of Kenmare, has issued the N commission accordingly._ Dublin Evening Post. IITEIES.-The provincial papers are crowded with notices concerning tithes, and the tithe earn- paign, which we mentioned last week, ...

Published: Saturday 17 October 1835
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 536 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

ON ROT IN SHEEP

... OtO 10K KU V1N ir. A t17rom the Quarterly Jourinal of Agriculture for Sept.) u Mvir; Editor-The attention of our, readers having 2 again'been called to the internal rr~t of sheep, I would 2 humbly offer the following remnarks to their conseram S tion, litoping-they may be of some use in leading either C tto aprevention or eure of that dihtressing disease, which hag been the -neaus of ruining ...

Published: Saturday 17 October 1835
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2132 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

Naval Intelligence

... wabal Entellige-Iter. Portsmouth, Sept. 9. The Pearl, 18, Commander Lord Clarence Peget, sailed on Sunday last for the West India station. Captnin Drake superseded Captain Brace in tho comn- tan d of the Di,neaal, 78. at Plymouth. on Tulrsdav. Rear-Admiral Sir luhn Oninanncy will hoidt his flan in her to-day, but nill strike it again on leave till the ship is ready for sea; shie will comne to ...

Published: Thursday 14 September 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 480 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

HORTICULTURAL COMPETITION

... 1lOMTICtULTtJAt COIMPE1TIT!ON. The following is a list of the premiums awarded at the competition on Thursday by the Caledonian Horticultural Society. Al account o.f the other proceedings will be found in our last page For the best three sorts of Peaches from the open wall; first prize to Mr John Braid, gardener to George Simaon, Faq. of Pitcnrthie House, the kinds being Royal George, Red ...

Published: Saturday 23 September 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1594 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

PUBLIC MEETING—ANNUITY TAX

... PUBLIC MlEETING-ANNUITY TAX. On Tuesday night a public meeting of the inhabitants was held in the Cowgate Chapel, for the purpoec of peti- tioning Parliament for the entire and immediate aboli- lion of the annuity tax ; nod also to take into considerI ation the proceedings of the Edinburgh clergy, in regardI to the imprisonment of Councillor Russell and Alr Chap- man. The chapel was crowded ...

Published: Thursday 14 April 1836
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 5290 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

THE COMMISSION OF THE CHURCH versus THE CHURCH COMMISSIONERS

... - 'iFlIE cIlUEC !IlSR~liClcl C.lurcb, csin- e ,, ?? l - . -- e /_ A ,'It AU- wesu ,o fnZ ted Churc ve1h, ft i~ ?? tin te Corn Inisston fl0 f soces OlY t 11 Thursda1y. if we ti i' ' Lc ?? vulcer- sea ct CC ?? - o anxiouS to ?? s of VCO h..; dlni nlae d- , ! teel x'r i.c eon eluswi froml the nid fsttW,, As sincere of tit s'i''U ?? ich has boeen directed, 'tof tue Cor mission tl_- ?? wco rn ...

Published: Saturday 15 August 1835
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1160 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News