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MUNICIPAL REFORM

... TO THE MONMOUTH CONSTITUENCY. FELLOW TOWNSMEN,—I proceed to offer you a few sugges- tions, founded on the observations I have already made in the preceding letters on the above subject-first, as to the changes you should insist on and secondly, on the conduct you should adopt in the anticipated alteration which will be effected in mu- nicipal corporations. Had I not proceeded so far in the ...

Published: Saturday 22 November 1834
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1995 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

,'PORT OF NEWPORT. *I

... PORT OF NEWPORT. Our intelligent contemporary, the Bristol Mercury, in allusion to an article in the Merlin of the 8th inst., announcing that in- fluential friends of the town of Newport had met for the pur- pose of accomplishing the great desideratum of a suitable har- bour, or floating dock, makes the following monitory remark to the Bristol merchants A VOICE FROM NEWPORT. t. We feel that ...

Published: Saturday 22 November 1834
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 266 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

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... CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, WEDNESDAV, OCT. 29.—-The arrivals this day have baen moderately good, and the trade rathet better than on Wednesday's generally. Wheat, continues firm ar Monday's quotations, and barley has no change fsom that day's prices. The oat trade is not very brisk, but there is no alteration of terms. Other articles have no variation. ...

Published: Saturday 01 November 1834
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 57 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE LATE FIRE

... The Lords of the Privy Council, at the conclusion of Thurs- day's inquiry, resolved upon adjouring the proceedings sine die, for the purpose of procuring further evidence corroboratory of the very singular fact sworn to by Mr. Cooper. Their Lord- ships, after considerable deliberation, determined on commis- sioning a gentleman intimately connected with Government, and in whose discretion the ...

Published: Saturday 01 November 1834
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1368 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

HOPS

... Borough, Monday, August 25.—Hops, of the two last year's growth, are selling lardily, at barely their last week's prices but several Kent and Sussex pockets, of the growth of this year, are said to have sold at from £10. 10s to £14. 14s. per cwt. Currency East Kent, in pockets, 1831, SO. Os to EO. Os, Joo?' 0s t0 £ 5' 10s » 1833> £ 6- 6s t0 £ 8- 8s Mid-Kent, 1831, £ 0. 0s to £ 0. 0s 1832, £ 3. ...

Published: Saturday 30 August 1834
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 181 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

... It is a source of pride to reflect that the time has gone by, when society required a long dissertation, to prove that facility of intercourse between communities, is ever a grand means of pro- moting their respective prosperity and civilization. Neither can it be now necessary to argue, that good roads enhance the value of products to the producer, inasmuch as they reduce the cost of transit ...

Published: Saturday 05 April 1834
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 693 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

[ BHECONSHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES

... BHECONSHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES. The Assizes for this county commenced on Saturday last, the 26th ult., before Mr. Baron Parke. His Lordship, in conse- quence of the heavy business at Cardigan, did not arrive at BJe- con till about eleven o'clock at night, when he proceeded to the Town-hall and opened court in the usual form. On Sunday last his Lordship, accompanied by the High Sheriff of the ...

Published: Saturday 02 August 1834
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1574 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

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... FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. The most important subject entertained in our political circles at present, is the recent disturbances at Brussels, which appear to have originated in a display of the feelings of the Orange party in favour of their exiled Chief. Owing to the sudden- ness of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, and the circumstance oftheRoyat Family being then at ...

Published: Saturday 12 April 1834
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 821 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

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... Since our last publication, the Foreign intelligence has been of much importance. From France, the news is pain- fully interesting and by the Peninsular accounts, the af- fairs of the Constitutionalists appear more prosperous. In France, the flames of civil strife have again i-aved, and fellow citizens have shed each other's blood in tor ents. Two insurrectionary attempts have been made, and ...

Published: Saturday 19 April 1834
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 539 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

... London, Thursday Evening. ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY.—We are happy to announce the safe arrival of her Majesty in this country, which, according to anticipation, took place at an early hour yesterday afternoon. This event caused no inconsiderable excitement along the river. Though the ceremonials attendant on it were not of that extensive character which marked her departure, they were still such ...

Published: Saturday 23 August 1834
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 597 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. SEPT. 26

... BANKRUPTS.—John Mayrie Holl, William Oswald, and Har- vey Hoar, feathers-couit, Milk-street, Irish linen factors. John Bentley, Cheapside, silk warehouseman.—William Eccles, Union-court, Old Broad-street, apothecary.— Samuel Wells; Wood-street, Cheapside, hatter.-Mary Miller, Sackville-st.reet, Piccadilly, hotel keeper.—John Betterley, Liverpool, plumber. — William Comer, Liverpool, cotton ...

Published: Saturday 04 October 1834
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 52 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT

... [Press of matter and other causes prevented us last week from laying before our readers a summary of this important Act of Parliament.] Clause 1 repeals certain provisions of the Acts 5 and 6 George IV. By clauses 2 and 3, weights and measures stamped at the Exchequer are declared legal, although not similar in shape to those required by recited Acts. Clause 4 is important. It abolishes heap ...

Published: Saturday 22 November 1834
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1482 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News