SEVERN NAVIGATION BILL

... S3VERN NJAVZCGAWTXON :313.L. Continued from our last. REPORtED ttxPRr.OSLS FOR THIS PAPCL.~ MNONDAY, MAY21. Ft Mr. Walker's exm initation resumned by Sergt. Mereweather-- Were I the friend of Worcester, I should entleavour to prevent t, feet being, mode the maximum dep~th of thle itopeoveinent;I have taken a great many soundings personally, butno bWrings; ado notthink. Worcester bridge is ...

Published: Saturday 29 May 1841
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2471 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

Outrage in a Nunnery—Committal of the Rev. Mr. Gregg

... outrage In a Nunne ?? of the Rev.I I' ; : 5 1f. relgg. - I DUB3LlN, May4.-The: divisional justices of Henry- i'street police-office wvere occupied during the greater part of yesterday in investigating a charge of assault preferred ?? against the Rev. T. Gregg, of controversial notoriety, by. the Prioress of the Presentation Convent, George's hill. It appeared from the depositions of the ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1841
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 984 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

REDUCTION OF THE DUTY ON SUGAR

... REDVCTION -OF THE DUTY ON- SUGAR. NEXT to the abolition of the tax onblr;ad,thereduction of the dutty oni sugar is: of the gi-eatest ilnportance to the poor and industrious classes. The proposed change 'in the duties on timber is not a poor man's questioo, and we leave~the Cangdian, and Baltic merchants to fight the battle themsElves, premising that we think -every impartial persoi will ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1841
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1030 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

Political Mirror

... political juirror. TAXATION.-There is a double system of taxation in operation amongst us,-a government taxation of known amount, and collected by ostensible agents,-and a class, or monopolist, taxation, of unknown amount, and which every- body collects for himself, ill virtue of laws passed at a time when few understood that every dutyimposed upon a fbreign article in general use, raises the ...

Published: Saturday 01 May 1841
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1475 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

... ?? Ca1V, SATURDAY EVENING. The Budgetasitisatpresent broaugt ra iesplooke empt of in the City as nothing more or less than a desperate attemto the Whips to keep themselves in office. Instead of a well considered and comprehenlsive scheme, having for its object the general revision of our tariff, their only thought seemsg to have been how shall we scrape together sufficient to meet the ...

Published: Sunday 02 May 1841
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1586 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

TOWN TALK

... It is the cue of the Court and the Ministry to deny that there is anything the matter with the health of Prince Albert, but we regret to say that he is really well known to be in a very delicate state. The report is still current that he has been ordered to try his native German air, and this would probably have been resorted to ere the present time, but for the disturb. ance and interruption ...

Published: Sunday 16 May 1841
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1251 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... H01USE O01 LORDS-April 29. cil The Marquis of LANSl)OWNE presented a pe- tb tition frrom the medical profession of Ireland, pray- ba ing tirnt tihe medical men employeti in tile charge. of gr unions may be better paid, mnd tait the medical in- sit stitutinos of the country may not be placed under Pr the direction of I Po l'oor Law Ciimomi ssionera. I The Mlarquit of NORIMANBY presente a apeti- ...

Published: Monday 03 May 1841
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 19391 | Page: Page 1, 2, 3 | Tags: News 

LEITH HARBOUR AND DOCKS

... LEITH IIAIRBOUR AND DOCKS. On Friday a special meeting of the Commissioners far C the maeageusent of the harbour anm diorks, flea called, i on the requisition of Messis Mtliller cadl Thorburn, for thie purpose oc taking into conriideration the letters we. ceiveil inm tbe Lorids of tile Treasury ant the Queen' ts Ilemnebrance? since leat meeting of the Commission. tl All the Commiesieners were ...

Published: Thursday 13 May 1841
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1579 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

PRESBYTERY OF GLASGOW

... At a tmeeting of Ihe Procbytory nf Glasgow, held on 1e-hlreilar. Mr Fliwi a proposeri that tile Presh ytery t hriuhl pe. fifilin ihea ?? rirltuing tilre tailA hy rail. any .,In Sahlatit, and alsoi, that nI ertomarial abe .111 be p;r.enited it) the Directors of thr II Uirnrgh nal Glangiw ?? on tile same euibject, accompanied by a depiuta. thrn from the l'rosbytery. Anrcvd tn. Ith ose iareed tn ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1841
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 777 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

Naval Intelligence

... Lxabal Eittelligoice. Mialtai, April 27. Tire Tzlboat errived from Sanchiol and Corfiu n the 20th inrt.. ani ?? thilie flluwing ?? the Britannia, bearing the Olne of Rear. Admiral Sir John A. Ominan. tray, rrtith Iho Riltlny, Calcutta, anti Cambridge arrived fron tile ?? of iarinatricea, thO last-inentionedl veel having ralled at Satll, front wheonce the ilareiard satrived on the 23l, awil the ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1841
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 792 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

DUBLIN: MONDAY, MAY 17, 1841

... THk. FREEMAN'S JOURNALI DTTBLIN: MONDAY, MAY 17, 1841. SUGAR AND SLAVERY. During the debate on Monday night, Mr. John O'Connell declared that, 1 as an Irish member, he should be most unwilling to throw obstacles in the way of the Irish people obtaining sugar, more par- ticularly as they consumed not more at present than one ounce for each individual in the year. The Times sneers at this ...

Published: Monday 17 May 1841
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2878 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

ARISTOCRATIC RULE

... TI:H FREEMAN'S JOURNAL DUBLIN: MONDAY, MAY 10, 1841. I Adverting to the popular pretences put forward on both sides of the house, in the debate upon the sugar duties, the Times admits freely that neither of the great factions, who are struggling for su- premacy, care one straw about the humanity part of the question. Have mercy to the negroes, ' cries Lord Sandon. Thou hypocrite! did not ...

Published: Monday 10 May 1841
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1772 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News