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LEEDS:

... SATURDAY, IMARCH 14, 1840. e THE BR5AD}FORD AND SHEFFIELD CHART5STS.- The law-officers of the Crown have thought it right not to proceed against the Bradford and Sheffield Chartists on thle charge of High Tresqsn, but on the charge of Riot and Seditious Conspiracy. True Bills for the latter oft'ences having been found by the Grand Jury, the prisoners were arraigned on Thursday, and all pleaded ...

Published: Saturday 14 March 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1387 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

OBSERVANCE OF THE QUEEN'S WEDDING DAY

... OBSERVANCE OF - THE QUEEN'S WEDDING DAY. LEEisS.-We need scarcely say that in Leeds, one of the most loyal towns in the kingdom, the marelege of our youthful Sovereign was celebrated In a manner becoming the Interesting and important event. Titere can be no doubt that had trade beers In a prosperous state, aod the working classes living In comfort, the irtjici- Ing would have been on a naure ...

Published: Saturday 15 February 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4692 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

... Cd TrE Message of P.RESIDENT VAN BURLEN was d delivered to the Congress of the United States on the 9th )I inst. Its most interesting passages wvill be found in our In sixth page. Notwithstanding the vast resources of the d Republic, this Message of its Chief Magistrate bears throughout the impress of agitation, strife, and difficulty. ly It is a laboured apology for his own administration, ad ...

Published: Saturday 16 January 1841
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1693 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LEEDS: SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1841

... __C NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.-Trlffic returns for the week ending 9th Jan. :-Passeneers, Parcels, Carriages. and Horses, £1487 6i. 10d. Merchandise, £733 Os. 9d.-t Total, £2220 7s. 7d. YOrK AND NORTH MIIDILAND RAILWAY.__ i Traffic for the week ending Jan. 11 :-379Y5 passengers Amount£721 lls. 8d. HULL AND SEI.BY RAILWAY.-TraffiC returns fbr the I week ending January 9th:-Passengera (2126) parcels ...

Published: Saturday 16 January 1841
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5565 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

IMPORTANT TO MUNICIPAL VOTERS

... T To secure a vote at the next municipal election the L 'urn following is the necessary qualification, narnely- 115t : to The occupation on the ensuing 31st August, and dur. m t ing the two preceding years, of a house, warehouse, count- Gat ithn ing-Itouse, or slhop, within the borough, for which the Wit eedoccupier is rated, and on which al] rates due thereon, except sui ?? ~~Gre the those ...

Published: Saturday 15 August 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 862 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

BRADFORD

... ?? - e r1 2- __A Tii: BIBLE MoNOPOLT.-..OIO Friday evening(ys terday week), a public meeting was held to the Exchange ohn Buildtngs, Bradford, for the purpose of hearing the Rev. rob IDr Thmsn, of Coldstream, explain the best method of .an obtaiting rcheap and accurate editions of the Bible. H. orand , Forbesy Esq. was called to the chair, and after a, few pre. ncliminry obevations he ...

Published: Saturday 19 December 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2392 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

LEEDS:

... SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1841. Ehr an NORTH MIDLA.N'D RAILWAY.-Traffic returns for Er the weck ending Feb. fi, (not including North Midland m. proportion of Slanchester and Leeds traffic) :-Passengers, nto parcels, carriages, horses, and mails. £1661 8s. 10d. ; ch merchandise, £862 Ss. 6d. Total, £2523 14s. 4d. w YORE AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.-_Trafic I res for the week ending 8th February: ...

Published: Saturday 13 February 1841
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1314 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

REPORT OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1840

... _ I JAN. 6, 1841.-The month just concluded wag so muel, like the preceding one, in its general character, both as tothe extent of ibusineos and the kind of goods In demnt-sd, that to give Its history ln detail would be to weary our readers with a repetitIon. It may anffice to state it was neither better nor worse tivn November, nor bas there taken place sny change in the prices of the raw ...

Published: Saturday 09 January 1841
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1574 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

... i ats .d FRANcE.-Paris papers of Friday and Saturday bring l Bsintelligence of the adoption by the Chamber of Peers of the a' . vote of the secret service money question, by a majority of a 90, the numbers having been 143 and 53. Thiers and his a colleagues have hitherto proceeded in the labours which devolve upon them with dignity and moderation. st r. SrAxs.-Letters from Madrid announce the ...

Published: Saturday 25 April 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 992 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

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 

GREAT REPEAL MEETING AT TARA

... TIC TAIOA Har-, COUNTY O1F MEATH; Tuswdap~, Aatroslt 16.- Sal 5- This 1demonstration took place to-day, oss a spot rdodee-ed almoot As~ sacred in Irish eyes by historical and traditional asdciationn. as ,f ITars and Its meeting aboorbed the public mtind for manny a long Di! ,e lesgue around the celebrated spot. In Dublin the C~al-porters posted tilt I-placards, calling upon one another to ...

Published: Saturday 19 August 1843
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1671 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

... LOCAL iNI CNLLLrhNCE. cosl-'ArTIvE CtISL'ZtjATlON O NEGROES ON TIlE liC. (OAST oF AcrMcc.-In one of the recent reports of C ?? leelil body, thle Aborigines Procetioon Socictv, an es:r,:t is given from a letter of Dr. Robert Macdlowall's, ?? Lbetir, wvhich presents all interesting acouant oft ::(.rts rts ead by tie ?? of oile part of te W .estern era of -Africa for self-civilizatio:l. It is ...

Published: Saturday 26 August 1843
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5857 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News