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RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

... RIULWIAY ZNTEL!IGENCE. GiRAT WESTmRN RAiLWAY.-A letter in the Timeg says-- Unless the reportasof the lasit fatal accident on this rail - way were fallacious, a promise was made by the directors that, they would in future canse an 'empty carriage to be placed be- tween the engine and the first passenger-carriage. I have lately made threejourneys on this railway, and have. net found any schs ...

Published: Saturday 07 January 1843
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 782 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE FATE OF MONSIEUR ACHILLE

... THE WATE OP MONSIEUR ACZXLLE. By dMIS SSEELMP. MONSIEUR ACHILLE was the richest banker in Paris. Born and bred a Jew, he had, when very young, from motives of interest, E conformed to the Christian faith; he was now about forty years t of age, but looked some years less, short, stoat, sallow, with the features peculiar to the tribe, black hair, bushy whiskers, small piercing eyes, dressed in ...

Published: Saturday 22 April 1843
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1384 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

CHURCH PASTORAL-AID SOCIETY

... CHURCWH P&ISXOIRAZ-AZ. SOCIETY. The Sixth Annual Meeting of the Bristol Auxiliary to tha above Society took place on Thursday morning last, at the Victoria Rooms, Clifton, and wvas numerously and most respectably attended. The chair was taken by J. S. Harford, Esq. A fter the divine blessing had been implored, The CHAUIRMAN rose and addressed the meeting. He had been favourable to the society ...

Published: Saturday 29 October 1842
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1174 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

Parliament Intelligence

... jarlitamentatn -)ntelligence. HOUSE OF LOEDS-TIUnRSDAY. fc TIHE GATMS or SOMINATJT1I. t0 The Marquis of CLANRICARDE submitted a motion con- C temnnatory of Lord Ellenborough's famous proclamation relative to those gates, also censuring his conduct with re- V spect to Lord Auckland. rt The Duke of WELLINGTON defended Lord Ellenborough. ri The Bishop of LLANDAFF did not think Lord Ellonbo- a ...

Published: Saturday 11 March 1843
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1172 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

CORN-LAWS

... COR N -LAWS. 'It iscalculated by Mr. 'T'ooke, that the cost of the late importations of corn amounted to ten millioris, great part of =vhieh, perhaps all, had to be paid for is gold. And this drain alone would have diminished the circulating medium by an amount sufficient to produce the most enormous rise in the value of the remainder; aatmay be seen in the history of any article, where the ...

Published: Saturday 04 April 1840
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1040 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Seamen's Friend Society and Bethel Union

... Seamens6s Friend Society and Bethel Union. The twenty~second annual meeting of the above society took place on Wednesday evening last, on board the Sea- men's Chapel, one the Grove, Elijah Waring, Esq., in the chair, on which occasion a numerous and highly respectable company assembled, The meetingr, which was appointed to commence at half-past six, was detained some little time by the non ...

Published: Saturday 22 October 1842
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1607 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... SCE?aLANEO?S. TJhe number of controverted elections whichl stand for consideration on the utecting of parliamienit amounts to nlo less thanil fifty-twvo. ENoRIGous EXPENSE OF' PArte'ea.-It coot M~r. Biggo, a few wveeks ago, 2201, to seeure a patenit fo~r a hat gaard. lans' of the tracts of land in the United States are so risk, that the cultivators are compelled to planst Indian] corn onl ...

Published: Saturday 12 February 1842
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1152 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

... WO.rZGN XNT1EMIcNCE. FRANCE. The French papers speak of a serious difference between the government of Morocco and the Ame- rican consul at Tangiers, Mr. Carr. Tile latter was recalled, and was about to take his departure. when the Moorish authorities refused to permit his de- parture till the Emperor had given an order to thatI effect. Mr. Carr sought to embark in despite of ob- struction, ...

Published: Saturday 07 May 1842
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1556 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE REPEAL, QUESTION

... TI-E REPEAL, QUEFST'ION. ill AXD has it come to this, that the Repcal of the S- Union between England and Irelaml has notually become tbe leading qucstion ot lthe dlay '? Heariien) - to the way in which thle Irish Repeal press thun- dlers forth its resolves. And nowY, Enlglishmenl, listen to uis Theugh youl were to- nuorr ow to givre as tlhe boast tenures on eartbalstouglu you w cre ...

Published: Saturday 22 July 1843
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2480 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

... Rh.U?WAY ZNTmrJ1r?NaB. itO In the Railway Times, by way of preventing railway slips, J. P. Bartrum, Esq., of Bath, suggests that cuttings and ciii- bankmente, wherever susceptible of the thing without injury to rei the road itself, or to the neighbouring laud, should be planteti ?. with shrubs or valuablotimber trees, preferring oak and walnut Ca in all lit spots. Shrubs (he says) would ...

Published: Saturday 22 January 1842
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2247 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

Parliamentary Intelligence

... 7Marliarnentarp 3Itel1(gecfe. HOUSE OF' LOltDS,-FaIDnsA. The corn importation bill was read a third time enfl passed; and after some other business, the house sdjoturneil. MON D)AY. The vhief business in the houise was the third rgading nld passing of the bill for imposing an addlitional duty on Irish spirits. I TUESDAY. The Earl of WNCHInLstsa gave notice that on Friday next hae woull preseot ...

Published: Saturday 30 April 1842
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2889 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE FACTORIES' BILL

... SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1844. THlE ITACTORIES' Bird. LoRn ASUnnY'S amendment, for the abridgment of the hours of labour of females and young children in factories, was to come on last night. It is of a limited and pro- crastinating character, and has been deferred to a stage of the bill which will materially interfere with the chance of its being carried. If lost, however, for the present, the ten ...

Published: Saturday 11 May 1844
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2100 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News