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WELLINGTON AND NAPOLEON—A PARALLEL

... IWELLINGTON AND NAPOLEON-A PARALLEL. The wars of revolutionary France commenced near the field of Waterloo, where they terminated. France, with a population nursed in anarchy, blood, and infidelity, became as it were a vial of wrath poured out over the face of civilised Europe. Her legions were commanded by a vaunting leader, supported by upstart satellites, whose objects seem 'to have been ...

Published: Friday 01 May 1840
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 935 | Page: Page 3 | 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 

NATIONAL PRESS

... IN another column we give, as sent to us by a correspondent, whom we don't know, a report of a meeting holden so long ago as the eleventh of th May, in Hull, at the instance of Mr. Burns, who appears to be itinerating the country for the purpose, nE as he says, of pointing out to the people the best and in shortest method of obtaining the Charter. This is, f the establishment of a weekly ...

OPIUM TRADE.—WAR WITH CHINA

... OPIUM TRADE.-WAR WIT CtINA. A public meeting toolk place an F riday at the Free- masons' Tavern, Great Queen-streat, for the purpose of petitioning Parliament egainst the Opium War with China. The Hall was crowded shortly after twelve o'clock (the hour fixed for the Commoncement of the proceedings), and there were a large number of ladies present. At a quarter past twelve, on the motion of Mr. ...

MANCHESTER

... PflOSCOUTION AND MaUEL TREAT&MENT oP FEARGUS O'CONNORt, ESQ. No sooner had the Star arrived ill Manchester on Saturday miorning last, containing the letter of Mr. F. O'Conuor, drtaiiing his treatmiuent since his arrival in York Castle, than the news spread all over the town with the rapidity of lightning A few working mcn, who are alwuys first in the field when danger ap- proamhes, and when ...

CURIOUS ADVENTURE

... A short time ago, as a policeman employed on the Lon- don and Brighton line of railroad, near Balcombe, was taking his accustomed rofinds, he discovered a person huddled up under a place used for making bricks in the winter by means of artificial heat. The police hadreceived positive orders to prevent any person from sleeping in or about these premises, as, from their warmth, many disso- lute ...

Published: Friday 01 May 1840
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 699 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

DISEASES IN SHEEP

... Ii.- :r; 1'- D : By Henr1,y bCeet, of Riawreth Hall, iisse.-, Correspondentto the English JAricultural &Iitfy. Water in the head is often confoutided with tlie~next disease to which I shall refer, namely, turosick, or goggles; but the two complaints are essentially different. Wat'er in the head is tnohe frequeut with lambs than with adults; indeed it very rarely, occurs except in lambs. It ...

Published: Friday 08 May 1840
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2090 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Foreign & Colonial Intelligence

... gortion $r (ClOonial Intellignce. FRENCH NEWS. The marriage of the Duke de Nemours with the Princess Victoria of Saxe Coburg Gotha, was celebrated at St. Cloud on Monday evening week. No public rejoicings or fates of any consequence took place on the occasion. The Princess has been accompanied to France by her father, I the Duke Ferdinand, and by Prince Augustus, her brother. In accordance ...

Published: Friday 08 May 1840
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1533 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

TREATMENT OF FEARGUS O'CONNOR— MEETING OF THE WEST RIDING DELEGATES

... TREITMENT OF FEARGUS O'CONNOR- MEETING OF THE WEST RIDING DELEGATES. At a meeting of Dalegate3, hell in Liversedge, ol Tao eld y, tht. 26tt inst., foor the purpose of consi- dering t'e b ist min rw~s to be adoptedfdr the ebtaining a cllanlg. in the treatwoiat of 11r. O'Connor, now in York Ca,,tie, it was uaanimously resolved:- That it be recomumended that meetings he holden in every town ...

NARRATIVE OF THE IMPRISONMENT OF JOHN WATKINS

... NARRATIVE OF THE IMPRISONMENT OF JOHN WA.TKINS. (No. 5.) (Concludedfrom ourlamt.) Soon after my arrival at Durham, Henderson, who bad been watching for me, came to me in the street, and told me, that the proceedings against me had been dropped, in consequence of a mandate from the Home Office. Several of the pamphlets had been sent for by the Secretary of State, who saw reason to restrain the ...

UNPRINCIPLED MISREPRESENTATION

... no -- . I -1 . ?? w..a. . .. I .1 THE Intelligences' of last week contains the fol- IZ lowing paragraph A correspondent poinfs out to us the shamefall want of I di principle involved in the conduct of Mir. Baines with regard to the China war. While the Mercury is denouncing the unrighteous opium war, Mr. Baines himself upholds Ministers in it by his vote, having divided with the ma. pt ...

Published: Saturday 02 May 1840
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 436 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

POLITICAL CHARACTERS.—NO.II

... POLITICAL CHARACTERS.-No. It. THE MARQUIS OF NORJ1MANBY. To no one can lHotspur's description of a fop be applied with more proprielythanto the Mloft Noble the Marquis of Normariby; for his Lordship is a tall, smartly-made fellow enough; hi, features are prepossessing for any fair damsel to glance at a second time; his forehead is lofty, and around it cluster curls of the most luxuriant growth ...

Published: Friday 15 May 1840
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1293 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News