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SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC PRESS

... SPIRIT OF THE, PUTB3LIC PRESS. THE MAIARQUIS OF BREADALIANE & THE CHURCH OF SCOTL AND. (Frorn the Scotti-sh Guar-difin.) In his late pamphlet Dr Chalmers speaks of the Marquis of frcatialhane as a noleman ?? who, I by the intrepid stand he has made in Parliament on the si de of our religious liberties, has earned for himself tile enduring gratitude bot1h of the Church and the people of ...

Published: Saturday 19 September 1840
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1440 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE

... WV AR OFFICE-Sept. 4. 14th Light Dragoons-Lieutenant C. E. Doherty, to bie Captain, Iry parchitse, vice Colteper, taho retires- Crrrwuet V. Faber to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dolirettv. I 7h Li1it Dre~ncnns-Lieutenrint .T. R. Palmer to be Carptaini by imr-hase, vire Amnii, nho retbies-Cor- net and A nj a itnt T. LinilNny to hiave the ranti (if Lien- ?? E. C. Scribil to be Lieutenant, ...

Published: Monday 07 September 1840
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 997 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE

... I I WteiTtI)tlALL, SEPT. 23. The Queen has been pleasred to grant unt-R Major Neil Caml)bell, Deputy Quatter-Master General of the Bom- hay army, her royal license and permission. that he may accept and wear iuo insignia of the secofld class of the Order of the Doranee Enpire, which his Majesty Shah Shnoj n-ooi - IMealk, King of Affghauistari, hath Ihen Pleased to canter upon him in ...

Published: Monday 28 September 1840
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 958 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

OPERATIONS ON THE ROYAL GEORGE

... During their last official visit to Portsmouth the Lords of the Admiralty took the opportunity of inh specting these operations, by proceeding to Spithead on the 31st ultimo, in the Firebrand steamer, and going on board No. 4 lighter, where Colonel Pasley and Lieutenant Sy nonds were in readiness to re- ceive them. At four o'clock, being the period of slack tide, Corporal Harris went down in ...

Published: Monday 28 September 1840
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 650 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LEITH

... L. E1rIrl. E ksrearY G.'ii .-Early yesterday morning it began to ?? a ai Ole it galIC from ENE., accom panlied svith heavy rain, anI as thle tide advaticed (which is at preltnt hig'i) it inceas I in violence. The lecti svre i ni ;t felt 'it S -. tie1.i, tvherL, filrlo the tioevess of the pirevious d iy, nuinevous bathing machines were theen in requisition, which, from the force anl power of ...

Published: Thursday 17 September 1840
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1629 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE ARMY

... A recent garrison order of Lord Blliomfidld, the Commaiindant of artillery Ut Woolwich, lays down as a role, that the qionrter- master serjeants of the artillery are to take rank of the seijeant-ulojors. The Ilth hussars C Lord Cariligan's) arp to le reviewed in London early in October, by their Colonel, Prince Albert. 9 Lieutenant-Colorel Willialm Persse, of the 16th light drragoons, ...

Published: Saturday 26 September 1840
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1060 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LATEST NEWS

... LATEST NEWXVS. 11tCL'1CURY OrerCe, FIVE o'CK.ocet. (From ou' .SeCie! Lhrs'.Pe/ne.) LoSDON, TlliuiltsY I kyrIN'N T'ile news of tihis evening is highly important. French intrigue is bafiled in Sp;Iin by thle superioe tactics of our Foreign Secretary, and Espartero, the champion of Liberal opinionts, anJ the friend of 13ri- tisli conn ctoli, no nv the Prime 7 ii er -t le Queen being con, lain ed ...

Published: Saturday 26 September 1840
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1603 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

CHINA

... CII INA. The first Europeans vhio made a permanent set- | w tlement in China were the Poriuguese. who arrivetd |in nbout the year 1516. Four years afterwards (in lpi 1520), that nation sent the first einbassy by sea that to ever airived in China; this mission, however, was fr badly received In, 1545, about half a century be- ` fore the first intercourse of E'nglanid with Chinia, the CH ...

Published: Saturday 19 September 1840
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 983 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

LEITH

... LET ITH. CAUTION To llo ITsTto PRIorE'rOnS.-It has been discovcred Intely, thilt almost the whole of the lead upon the roof of the Tolbooth, in Tolbooth Wynd, has been carried olf'; and, flonn thle appearance which the roof presents, it appears that it has been done not all at once, but from time to tine. Suspicion points to those wiho may have been occasionally em- ployed to sweep the ...

Published: Saturday 19 September 1840
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1511 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

WEATHER AND CROPS

... Tui WEAThIER AND Cazors.--Tlhe harvest opera- tion' in thuis quarter got a check yesterday. The weather, which hata been for several days all that rc thle farmer could wish, having changed about mid- day to rain, a great deacl of wvhlich fell throughout the afternoon and evening. A great deal of barley, er with. some wheat and partial fields of oats, have, g however, been cut down in the ...

Published: Thursday 03 September 1840
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1860 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

PREPARATIONS FOR THE MEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION

... I'LEIEPARAT1ONIS FOR THE, MUI':I'1NG OF TrIIE iurISI1,II ASSOClATrION. 'lit pi partioO r fr the Inectilig Of th is im por- faiit A;sociation, Awhich biegins On T'iUrsiiiV tie I 7th !1 ciohmer, are nosw inl a coniiei-rabic (l-gree of for- wirlisand inl the course of I'l'hriu iy three of ti S h- Commiit tees rmet ait ?? h1 mi ri l ?? I-xci 0ange Roomis for tie d eslpetchliof hlusiii s. Thie ?? ...

Published: Thursday 03 September 1840
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1696 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

CHARITY WORKHOUSE

... CflAIii'ry wORKITOUSE. A general inmetillg of' tie ?? of the Clh:ri- ty Workh ouse was held in thle chal C of the ijstitu. tion on 'T'uesday forenoon-the Lord Provcst in tile chair. A report by tlhe Ordinary i111anagers ivas read, re- spectin g the probable e'timnte of the in Co ie anid expoenditulre for the current year, anun thi imnplicatioi wlici it would ?? necessa ry to inkiie to tile ...

Published: Thursday 10 September 1840
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 931 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News