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JAMAICA

... JAM AICA. *1 - . r .1 - THLE legislature of this colony re-assembled on - the 27th October, when the Governor delivered an ex- r ceedingly long speech, the substance of which we pre- sent in another column. Sir CHARLEEs ML-r'cAlFE ap- 1 pears to have needlessly identified his own reputation with that of the House of Assembly, and when speaking of their enactments of last session, to have ...

Published: Saturday 26 December 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 722 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE LEEDS AND SELBY RAILWAY TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING

... 1 ' A . 1 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE LEEDS J AND SELBY RAILWAY TO THE SHARE. e HOLDERS AT THiEIR ANNUAL MEETING. b fi firi July 31st, 1840. spl The Directors have again the pleasure to meet the Share. the holders to present the account of Income and expenditure of this Com. cat pany for the half-year ending 30th June last,-to report that the prospects of the Company continue good, and that ...

Published: Saturday 22 August 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5614 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

CHINESE WAR

... CHINESE XWAR. leTO THE CHRISTIAN PUBLIC OF GREAT BRITAIN. K I may be accused of presumption in thus addressing you, but when the natiioa is about to be pilluged Into a disgraceful and ot expensive war, which must cast a reproach on the name of Christianity Id throughout the world, It becomes the ditty of every individual, how. 10 erer humble, to raise his voice against it. e r Id It s now too ...

Published: Saturday 28 March 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 969 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

CORN MARKETS, &c. { o A e r ?? (CONTrNEDos pa1ss1rai H THIRD PAGE.) Consli WAKEFIELD COIRN MARKET. era Ies,

... a MAY B.-There is a fair arrival of Grain for this day' ?? market. The Wheat trade is steady without alteration in price from last week, and no disposition to urge sales. File Barley goes off' slowly, and malting qualities continue to Fends single recede : there are now very few buyers. Oats and Shelling irons are again dearer. Beans realise tuily Is. per qr. more. mou Other articles as before ...

Published: Saturday 09 May 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2083 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... Prince George of Cambridge has been appointed to a supernumerary Lleut..Coloneley In the 12h, or Prince of Wales'is Royal Lancers, and is to take rank between L'eut.-Cot. Stamell and Miajor Barton. The Duke of Buckinghami has been entertaining a large and distinguisited party at Smowe: arnsgst the company were the Dfike aad Prince George of Cambridge and the two ?? Chancel. lors, B:ougham and ...

Published: Saturday 08 February 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1515 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

LONDON MEETING ON THE CORN LAW

... LONDON IMEETING ON THE CORN LAW. ed NUNItROUS Public Meetings continue to be held in Cii many parts of the kingdom, and petitions to be signed, j 3tS in favour of a repeal of the unjust and oppressive Broad It !Tax. Within the last week or two the following townsl have lifted up their voices against this iniquity, cither by public mcetings, petitions, or tile formation of Anti-Corn Lao ...

Published: Saturday 08 February 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 693 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

PROSPERITY WITHOUT CORN LAWS!

... PROSPERITY WITHOUT CORN LAWS I ir AMAZING as it may seem to the prejudiced ce supporters of the Corn Laws, that a country should be to found flourishing in the very highest degree without the II aid of restrictions on Foreign Corn, we lay before them in decisive evidence of the fact, in the following extracts of th a letter from an enlightened English traveller now in ih Switzerland. The ...

Published: Saturday 29 August 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1314 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LEEDS:

... SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1840. NORTHERN CIRCUIT-SPRING ASS IZES. APPLEBY ?? ?? Tuesday, Feb. 18. CARLISLE ?? Feb. 20. NEWCASTLE ?? ?? Feb. 24. ?? Feb. 2>9. ?? Marcb 5. LANCASTER . ?? March 19. LIVERFOOT ?? Taesday, March 24. Caareerstl~enLOCAio1eILLS. HOUSE OF COM1MONS, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29. CatvirirPoirr(Lsfal~BaIOVAmO RoAO.-Pefitlan tor Bill ?? ordared tbebrought is by Mr. Haloes and S Sc W ...

Published: Saturday 01 February 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1876 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

GREAT TRIUMPH OF CORN LAW REPEALERS AT DONCASTER

... ' GREAT TRIUMIPH OF CORN LAW REPEALERS! | AT DONCASTER. I A second Public AMeeting wvas held in the Tonvi- | in Hall, Doncaster, on Saturday last, called by the supporters seli I of the Bread Tax, in the hope of llullifyihg the effect of l not - the previous Meeting, at which the inhabitants of Doncaster tiol had resolved to petition for the Repeal of the Cons Laws. fac We rejoice to say, ...

Published: Saturday 29 February 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2406 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LEEDS:

... L ,I E1 D S: SATURDAY, MAiWEI 7, 1ij. IAlA 7. MAN-,II oill'r ixth ?? :eill be Elttni ilC stllt, it tue g-rtetrai ltecti:Ltg' Itt' ii..tlllii ths bl tnirc ratiltvas', .shi!t airel ?? itih grelt tritest it \'iiekr'ir_ lII' N-rrth lidland, ite Iil] oil S;in, anid ithe ?? ?? 31atteheser. I opitits t nitmr:cts from1 the revorts oI thi t dtectiirs arid e'ligiilter's are givern, anti as to tire- two ...

Published: Saturday 07 March 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1270 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

ANTI-CORN LAW DEPUTATION

... On Saturday, the Deputation nc-assembled at Brown's Hotle, P'alace Vard, faonduo. Triere was ams numerous attendance of deputies, and several Mlembeso Parliament were present. WILLIAM DBROOK, Etq., of Huddersfield, took the choir at two O'clock. Mr. COBDOEN, in msoving the first resolution, could not help givirg expression to the dis gust which he felt at the conduct of a targe portion of the ...

Published: Saturday 11 April 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4198 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News