PUBLIC DINNER IN CELEBRATION OF THE PASSING OF THE REFORM ACT

... PUBLIC DINNER i IN CELEBRATION OF THE PASSING OF THlE REFORM ACT. 1Qb'FOltM ACT. On 'Wednesday evening lost, a public dinner of- the Ito- formorecS01 ?? took place in the Qucen'c, Theatre, Christiccic-street, toi celebrate the anniversary of the passing of the Reloic-c At. Tccc Theatre was very tastefully deco- rated for the occasion, with flags, banners~, mnottoes, dze. ; the tables laid out ...

Published: Friday 09 June 1837
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7829 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

CHURCH RATES

... e antit- aerout crcurj5. r . Si iSALIVSPOPULI LEX SUPREZA. -b e L FRIJ3DAY, MARCH 24, 1837. o e - CHIURCr1ATES. urse I)PSULTORY nZHARKC5 ON TFMl PRO0HEDt;CgS ofil by AT THE LATE M~kTINGs AT TE I~EOLmoi pos- MU8ICUALL. the th 'r0 At the recent meeting at the Muisic-hall, the object blig of which was to oppose the Ministerial measure reln- 11 tive to Church rates, the Rev. H. M'Neile,.38 if ...

Published: Friday 24 March 1837
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2325 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

Correspondence

... ?? BEER SELLERS. To the EDITOR ofthe LIVERPOOL IIERCURY. Slur,-Having addressed you in a former paper to justify the conduct of the B Birkenhead magistrates towards one Mary Hatch, a beer-seller, and seeing by the Mercury of the 19th instant that my opinion as to the propriety of their conduct was then im- pugned by i Constant Reader, I am led to this rejoinder to put convicted beer-sellers ...

Published: Friday 02 June 1837
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2416 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE

... HOUSE OF LORDS. r On WEDATESDA Y, June 23. . On the motion of the Ea1rl of LTCacFIUD, the Post-office Acts Repeal Bill. the Franlzing Bill, the - Post-office Management Bill, the Postage Ditties a Bill, and thbe Post-office Offenees Bill, were severally a read a third time and passed. In answer to a question from the Duke of Rich- f Mond, The Earl af LiesiF.ar3 stated that an nct was about to ...

Published: Friday 30 June 1837
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 384 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

Correspondence

... Comd.ponlunte, V THE REV. AUGUSTUS CAMPBELL. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL ALBION. SIR,-Some time in the year 1794, a young friend of mine, taking an active part in a riot at the Edin- burgh Theatre, received sundry severe contusions on e his cad. Nor was this the whole of his troubles. l No sooner was he in a state to be moved from his lodgings than he was brought, as a culprit charged with ...

Published: Friday 06 October 1837
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4348 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

STATE OF IRELAND

... We are told in the fable, that once Upoli a tinme a mountain was in labour, and that after Its coavulsve throes had terrified the good people of the country, who had'assembled from far and near to witness the phenomenon, almost out of their wits,-forth crept an insignifcant mouse. .1 ust such a preposter- ous catastrophe was witnessed in the House of Lords on Monday last. For months and months ...

Published: Friday 01 December 1837
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2644 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

McGHEE'S GATHERING

... One of those strife-engendering exhibitions, called Protest- ant Meetings, but which, with greater justice to the reformed religion, might be styled Conservative Festivals, was held yesterday at the Assemnbly-rooms, Prince's street, upon which occasion the veracious McGhee poured forth his vial of wrath upon the devoted catholic hierarchy and clergy. The rev. gentleman was invited to the ...

Published: Saturday 04 November 1837
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2971 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

VISIT TO THE WORKS

... VDSZT TO TAH WO3KS e Of the BRMSTOL and Exzmn RJiLWAr at BAcKwELL,. d Immediately upon the breaking up of the meeting at the Afer- z chant's Hall, about 40 gentlemen, includi ng several of the direc- tors, among whom was Dr. Miller, of Exeter, assembled at the White Lion, Broad-street, and, at about half-past 3 o'clock, pro- tceeded in carriages provided expressly for the purpose to Back- vell ...

Published: Saturday 02 September 1837
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1230 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

BRISTOL ELECTION PETITION,

... : TOL ZLECTZO -N . ' \ [In the annexed document the sections 01. cutihely: the numberssttheosdofeach ii P refer to the sections which bear upon the fact, a species of coecordance for the whele , - 1. At the General Election of 182eb e Bristol were Sir Richard Rawlinson 1 Evan Baillie, Esq. - 2. The unsucr'essful Candidates were Edward Protheroe, the younger, ?? Williatns, Esquires. S. The ...

Published: Saturday 02 December 1837
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 12498 | Page: Page 1, 2 | Tags: News 

THE OPPRESSED FREE LABOURERS IN THE ISLAND OF ANTIGUA

... METRE OPPRESSED FREE LABOURERS IN THE T0 1' fE Odr of ike Dr~iatol Mercursj. Stei--The friends of universal freedom have successfully com- bined their efforts in this country to annihilate slavery in the British colonies. But, however gratifying the resselt of their en- deevours to attain this object, there still remains cause for deep regret that the free negroes in Antigua are oppressed by a ...

Published: Saturday 14 January 1837
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 998 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Agricultural Report for December

... .&grioultialS Report for December. The fleld-labours of this month consist of fallow-ploughhingsucb lands as have been, since its commencement, cleared of their tur- nips, mangel worzel or other beet, or succulent bulbous roots; giving the seed furrow for early beans, carting out manure, both to the lands destined to be sown with these andalsooats, in January; draining of vet lands, filling ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1837
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 815 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

FROM FRIDAY'S & TUESDAY'S GAZETTES

... F*ROTM IFRIDAY'S & TUESDAY'S GAZETTES. I'ZSOLVF.ST. C. Brenchley, High-street, Southwark.auctioneer. Richard Smart, Southampton-street, Islington, victualler. Simon Kinsey, Badwell Ash, Suffolk, innkeeper. RANS)RU5 Y ANNULLED. J. Green, Liverpool, grocer. .1ANICRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. George Dixon, Manchester, woollen-manufacturer. BA'I ti.UPTS.-FItIDAT. .John Stirling, Conduit-st. silk-mercer, to ...

Published: Saturday 01 April 1837
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1231 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News