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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 

Accidents and [ill]

... Altubenits aRb Offences. I ar- on DIAnoLIcI.L MUnIDER-A most atrocious murder lee has been committed near Newport. A poor and very nd old woman had been employed for many years, as a ess letter-carrier between Newbridge and the parts ad- he jacent, and on Wednesday evening she left Newbridge ti with the letter bags as usual. Nothing more was seen eiror heard of her till the next morning, when ...

Published: Friday 21 February 1840
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1827 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Foreign & Colonial Intelligence

... sonrign I alrolonial Inteligunte. FRENCH NEWS. The French journals state that the negotiations opened in the beginning of 18.98 between the British and French commissioners for the revision of the com- mercial tariffs of both countries are nearly terminated. Thie commissioners are said to have agreed on all the mutual concessions practicable. England. for instance, consents to admit on payment ...

Published: Friday 21 February 1840
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1851 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

CORN MARKETS, &c. ICONTINiUED 1`e1, ,i-nm THInGo PAGEZ.) WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET. FEIBIUPARY ?? arittvals of ..

... There is only a thin attendance of buyers oi: Wlheat, but the rates of this day se'nnigh-t are fully Irealized. The finer descriptions of Barley are 5carce, and Ireadily bring is. per pr. more aneney ;second anrtis u111. tered. Oats and Shelling as before. Beau5fs are inure iniquir. ed for, and Is per qr. higher. per qjr. or 6ilih. to the bush. WHaRAT, Essex and Kent, Red, New ills. s Extra ...

Published: Saturday 15 February 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1508 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

LEEDS TOWN COUNCIL

... I I The quarterly meeting Of the Town Council of this Lorughtoo plce t te Curthoueon Wednesday last. The rocedins wre f a enghend chracerbut the larg spce ccuped y te iteretin ceemoy of the Queen's marriage, and other matters ofpbi neet pre.) dude us from doing more than givinga befacutof Ebte' The TOWN CLERK read the minutes of the previous; meet. In g. Before the notice paper was ents red ...

Published: Saturday 15 February 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8677 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

Miscellaneous Intelligence

... I Oistelialleotts Bxltelfigfnce. I Ti4r QUI;EN'S Wns.DDIrG BONNETS.-One of these, the 0110 in which her Majesty left Bucking- haln-pallac for Windsor, was composed of white terry velvet, with bouquets of marabont, and at deep fall of Brnssels point lace; another is of pale pink satin, richly covered xvithjLlrusselsponit lce and wreaths of flowers. The third is of celestial blue terry velvet, ...

Published: Friday 21 February 1840
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2025 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

... . MR. COUNCILLOR HOWARD gave a specimen of his breeding at the meeting of the Leeds Town Council on Wednesday, by calling SIRa WM. MIOLESWORTUI a vaga- bond! And, on being required to explain, he declared that it was merely a slip of the tongue, but in the same breath he spoke of the Honourable Baronet as the fellow! MR. HOWARD'S tongue is indeed a slippery one, and it often slips into ...

Published: Saturday 15 February 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 481 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

[ill] and Neighbourhood

... I 39ebtrleLq ans Netboitranoo. l The inhabitants of Beveldey have been lately amazed by a pulblic invitation from the Rev. W. '1t. Sandys, the vicar of St. miary's, in that town,, to his parishioners, to meel at the Town Hall, for establishing a girls' school on Seriptuarl priniciples, wit/iout r efereitce either to sect or party. What sort of principles the worthy vicar could educe iromn ...

Published: Friday 21 February 1840
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1272 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

ADDRESS OF THE INHABITANTS OF PAISLEY TO THE WIVES AND FAMILIES OF JOHN FROST, ESQ., ZEPHANIAH WILLIAMS, AND ..

... ADDRESS OF THE INHABITANTS OF PAIS LEY TO THE WIVES AND FAMILIES OF JOHN FROST, ESQ., ZEPHANIAH WIL- LIAMS, AND WILLIAM JONES. SORRtOWING FBLLOW-BEsNOrjWith feelings of L acute sympathy and commiseration for the great loss a] ou have sustained in being separated from your ir dear husbands and fathers, ruthlessly dragged away U from you and the endearments of their own. happy ti hearths-froim ...

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE

... Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Pnnce Albert would retumn to Buckingham Palace yesterday. A large dinner party was invited. WVINDSOtR, Wedncsday.-The Qteen and His Royal II ighness Prince Albert rode out in a pony phaeton at half. past three o'clock this afternoon into the Great Park through the Long Walk, attended by several of the Royal ADDRESSES TO HER JlAJEsTr.-On everv part of the ...

Published: Saturday 15 February 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 503 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... FROM OUR LONDON CORRES- PONDENT. I Wednesday Eveeiing,Feb. 12th, l14O, k Half-past Six. D I THE WEI)DING.-The august ceremony of TIIN' b wedding, being with the inhabitants of Cockney- 3 , land' the all-absorbing topic of the week, it de- a mands, at least, a notice in my present communica- D tion. As much from actual curiosity as frombusiness, s I attended the congregation of fools on ...

Foreign and Domestic Intelligence

... aif orncn ub mtit 3~nte~~n UNITED STATES. Accounts from New York to the 21st ult. have beer brought by tho Liverpool line of packet-ship ',1jiimbits, after a passage of only 17 days. '10e North-eastern Boundary Question continued to excite a good deal of attention, the authorities of' *joije maintaining that the stationing of' Britnsl fr,(,ps at Temisquota aud St. John's, was a violation Of ...