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... « fIâvêyou. got any fish to-day; landlord ? said a travel- ler, wishing to order dinner at a respectable inn in a small village near Chepstow. No, sir, replied Boniface, I- not a shrimp to be had any where. The people hereabouts have left off eating fish, because there've been so many mad dogs thrown into the river lately. The above conversation took place two or three days ago, iu our ...

Published: Saturday 30 July 1831
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1701 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

SMITHFIELD MARKET

... Monday, July 25.—This day's supply of beasts and porkers was very limited; of sheep, lambs, and calves, moderately good. The trade with beef was rather dull at, in most instances, a de- pression with veal somewhat brisk at an advance of 2d per stone; mutton and lamb went off steadily, pork slowly, at Fri- day's quotations. ( Per stone of 8]b. sinking offal.) Inferior beef, from 2 4 to 2 8 j ...

Published: Saturday 30 July 1831
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 156 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

BRISTOL RIOTS.I

... BRISTOL RIOTS. FURTHER PARTICULARS.—That there had been a regular plan for an attack upon the Recorder in a much more serious manner than was effected, there is no doubt, as a man, apparently in authority among the mob, said to another— How came you to let him escape you 1 You should not have let him come here! When the magistrates effected their escape from the Mansion House, some spirited ...

Published: Saturday 12 November 1831
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3913 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE BUTCHER ALDERMAN & THE SLAUGHTERED DONKEY

... MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE DELE- GATION PARLIAMENT. Those in Italics are Anti-Reformers. London, M. Wood, W. Waith- Wendover, S. Smith, A. Smith. man, W. Thompson, W. Ve-, Cambridge (Borough) Marquis nables. Graham, Col. Trench. Dover, C. P. Thompson, Capt. Amersham, T. T. Drake, W. Stanhope. T. Drake. Southwark, C. Calvert, Wm. Marlborough, T. H. S. B. Est- Brougham. court, W. J. ...

Published: Saturday 07 May 1831
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 616 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

HOUSE OF COMMONS

... TUESDAY, APRIL 12.—The house re-assembled this day. Lord Encombe asked Lord J. Russell whether it was the in- tention of Ministers to abide by what they termed the corrected returns of the population in various towns and cities in the year 18311 Lord J. Russell said, thatMinisters when they were consider- ing the Bill for Reform, obtained from the Home Office the number of inhabitants in all ...

Published: Saturday 16 April 1831
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2487 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

■P ABBEY TINTERN AND BIGSWEAR ROAD TRUST

... IN OUR FIRST PAGE.—In the Advertisement headed Abbey Tintern and Bigswear Road Trust, for Friday, the First iiy qf March, read Friday, the 25th of March. That part of Paper had gone to press before this correction was sent to us. ...

Published: Saturday 26 February 1831
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 48 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

| TO CORRESPONDENTS. j

... | TO CORRESPONDENTS. J ,lr correspondent at Usk is informed, that the City of Gloucester | ls, in our opinion, literally and legally a sea port. It answers ■al to the definition in the dictionaries as a place of harbour for ves- iJi, gels of burden, fit to traverse the high seas from one port to n- another and it was invested with all the rights and privileges of a sea-port by a royal charter, ...

Published: Saturday 05 February 1831
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 266 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

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... On Wednesday night last leave was given in the House lf Commons to bring in the three Reform Bills, for Eng- Scotland, and Ireland, after a lengthened discussion seven sittings. There was no division upon the question ^'ng proposed by the Speaker. The Ayes,' (says the were shouted in louder voices than we ever before heard the House of Commons while the Noes' were only three %jl number one ...

Published: Saturday 12 March 1831
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1157 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

COUNTRY NEWS

... On Saturday last, as a son of Mr. Wm. Hatch, of Stoke Orchard, in Gloucestershire, was crossing a field near his father's house, a bull ran at him, knocked him down, and so severely gored him about the chest and bowels, that but slight hopes were entertained of his recovery. Great credit is due to Mr. Hone, the owner of the bull, for having it im- mediately confined, although it had not been ...

Published: Saturday 06 August 1831
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1087 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE, AUGUST 2

... INSOLVENT. Richard Morris, Lawrence-lane, London, tinen draper. BANKRUPTS. John Redfoord Davis, Liverpool, ship owner. Samuel James Parnell, Audley-street, Grosvenor-sqnare, auc- tioneer. Peter Dixon, Newbury, Berks, tea-dealer. John Hutchings, Carnaby-street, Golden-square, tinman. Thomas Statham, sen., Clunton, Shropshire, cattle dealer. Thomas Davies, Swansea, Glamorganshire, rope maker, ...

Published: Saturday 06 August 1831
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 145 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

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... CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13.—-The- supplies of English grain this morning were unusually small, but of foreign they continue good. The rain having commenced so early is considered very favourable for the crops, and therefore; causes this market to be dull, but we cannot quote the prices of. any kind of grain lower than on Monday. Flour remains with- out alteration. ...

Published: Saturday 16 July 1831
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 63 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LINES ON THE CAPTURE OF WARSAW BY THE RUSSIANS

... And are they low—those noble ones 1 and was the struggle vain, Where Freedom strove with Tyranny, and valour with the chain ? Hath the meteor torch of Liberty but waked the Pole, to cast One bright ray on his fetters, and be quench'd in Slavery's blast 1 Oh sorrowful and broken are the spirits of the brave, As they think upon the happier dead, cold in their glorious grave And life shall be ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1831
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 188 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News