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THE WONDERFUL SPYGLASS

... TIIE WONDERFUL SPYGLASS. (BY ROMY O'.AOORE.) TO DANIEL O'COINNELL. The greatastrologer Hardskull, that saw the men in the moon threw his tallwsecoop (last summer was a twelvenmonth) at the Cape of Good Hope, and discovered that they were alj Ml ing munkees, won't have his degrees taken out till he goes to school to the inventer of a wonderful spyglass that is set up in this towtt. It bates all ...

Published: Monday 30 October 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1801 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

Caledonian Mercury

... I -- -_ _ -- _ _ _ (fatvrfonian Ifir~y EDINB3URGH. SA TURDA Y, O C TOBER 7. The time is now at hand when it devolves upon the citizens of Edinburgh to fill up the vacancies occurring in their municipal government. On the 7th of November ten members of the Town Coun- cil go out by rotation, and two or three others have intimated their intention of retiring. The names of these individuals are ...

Published: Saturday 07 October 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1643 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

CANADA

... I ?? Wre have received a file of Quebec and Montreal journals to the 1st nlt., with a copy of the actual address of the House of Assembly of Lower Cana- da, in answer to the speech of his ERvellency the Governor-in-ebief on opening the new session of the Provincial Parliament. The address poblished it the London papers of last week was moved in the House, but after a long debate it was ...

Published: Saturday 07 October 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1694 | Page: Page 1, 2 | Tags: News 

BATTLE OF THE DIAMOND—COLONEL VERNER IN TRALEE

... BATTLE OF THE DA1sMOND-COLONEL VERNER IN TRALEE. The sense of duty which induced us as publiC journalists to give insertion to the article tinder tills head in the last publication of the Tralee MereVCY, induces us to give insertion likewise to the lit, from Mr Thompson on the subject. Neither in the public estimation nor ours are his opi11l5 any consequence, and probably nowhere have thby ...

Published: Thursday 05 October 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 449 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... IPRIVATE CORRFSPONDENFCE. , _ (From our Special Correspondent.) LONDON, SATURDAY AFTERNOON. The Metropolitan Tory scribes are completely si- ]seced by the steady and effectual fire which has been brought to bear against them by the Morning Chronicle and the other Liberal journals; so that ve now hear no more of growling from the Times of the insult and outrage on Colonel SHAW KENNEDY,11 in ...

Published: Monday 23 October 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3346 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

SALMON FISHERY

... SALIM1' FISHERY. (Trorm a Prnqa)ldct biy Dr Knox, just paeblIsfa'ed.) Is tie que stiota of legislating for the salmon fish- eries as'eatia question, or a particular one? We rionsider it a pdit icular question, and would s:eGgest. as fpollows Ist, When a river belongs to one proprietor, it is the height of folly to pretend to advise him how to fish his river ; to legilate to him about close or ...

Published: Monday 16 October 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1914 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

London

... Rolaim SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21. STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock A z 209 10 India Stock - - three per Cent. Red~ 9ID 2 India -3onds. ?? 53 5l Thre, per Cent.Coasote w21 Annuities(Jan.l860) 14 11-16 Ditto for Account_ 92( DSo. New (ditto)_ 14 Thre-and IalfperCents _ Do.(Oct.I8.59) - Do. Reduicd d._ 99.1,13. Jan. 3880 !- 14i Do. do. New _ 10.U Do. (Oct. 1850)-- - Four per Cents. -I- E ...

Published: Monday 23 October 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 794 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Foreign Intelligence

... SJforeigit Iutelligence. FRANCE. The marriage of the Princess Marie with the Prince Alexander of Wirtembergtook place at Trianon on Tuesday evening, at nine o'clock; the ceremony was performed in private, the royal family and the State witnesses alone being present. The cere- monies were performed by the Bishop of Versailles, and the Protestant Pastor Cuvier, the parties having been previously ...

Published: Monday 23 October 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1604 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

... CAPTTAL PUNISHMENT. (From the Glasgow Chronicle.) The subject of capital punishment, and the question as to whether it is a divine comanand that murderers should be punished with death, has been almost the only theme of public discussion in Paisley within the last two weeks. Many a keen appeal to the Bible has been made, and manv an attentive perusal of the passages that are generally ...

Published: Monday 23 October 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1436 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC PRESS

... SPIRIT OF THE PUB3LIC PRESS. IRELAND BY BunrxTr V. IRELAND BY THE Tonius.-The speech of Sir Francis Burdett at Burton-on-Trent has given the coup de grace to the intrepid fictions which the Tory prints would fain have imposed upon the public as true pic- tures of the state of Ireland. I Treland, says Sir Francis, was under priestly influence-the priests were the vehement friends of the ...

Published: Saturday 28 October 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2745 | Page: Page 1, 2 | Tags: News 

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE

... * JOW tWEE LONDhON GAZETTE. ST JAIErSs PALACE, SEPT. 22. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint James Bunce Curling, Esq.; one of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of 'Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Harrison. ST JAMES'S PALACE, DCT. 20. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of lord Poley, to appoint Jamoes Mercer, Esq., one of her Majesty's Honoiurable Corps of ...

Published: Thursday 26 October 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... PRIVAT3E a SPOND Bu I Ghan -s'r I~n .. A (From eur Special Correspondent-) .LO.NDON, TUESDAY AFTERtN(O, As awe approximate towards the great, a we may hope, for the advancement of Liberal c nion, triumphant struggle which is evpevtetlto e the harbinger of the close of the next neeting, Parliament, rumours of various descriptions ss us in almost all directions, some of which must b taken at ...

Published: Thursday 19 October 1837
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2378 | Page: Page 2, 3 | Tags: News