SCRAPS FROM THE AMERICAN PAPERS

... 00 A newspaper in Alabama, was born one day, and died the next. 'If brevity is the soul of wit, that paper had indeed a ta very witty existence. - oh A HoAx.-The goo I people of Pittsburg lately assembled, ze cording to public notice on a bridge, for the purposo of soeing: 3r, a man fly. At the appointed hour, while the spectators, with Dn open mouths and straining eye-balls, were anxiously ...

Published: Friday 04 December 1846
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1197 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

Birkenhead, &c

... 5ivrken'falet, &C. , TRANMRR.-MRETING; OF TE4 RATE PAYRER Yes treli t. terday, at noon, the adjourned meeting of the rate- upon p ayers of this township was heid at the Trausnere Castle Hoytel~, for the purpoeo akn noconsideration the the propriety of adopting measures fo the lightien and t hie e watching of the township. The meeting was conducted ?? tin a more orderly manner thais same of ...

Published: Friday 04 December 1846
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 560 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: News 

ASTRONOMY

... AS rRONOMY. r the THE NEW PLANET. T1 Ot, On the 13th of last month a memoir of the highest 511 very interest was read by the Astronomer Royal at the meet- wi )the ing of the Royal-Astronomical Society, on the history of thec( Elos- the discovery of' the newly-found planet. As yet the addie fling planet hias not got an acknowledged name, and it may Gave nidcome to be called Atlas, as suggested ...

Published: Friday 11 December 1846
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2299 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

ASTRONOMY

... AhTRONO)MY. -ii .. M. LI vEltllERI'8 NEW PLANSET. I. n (riPoPo:1n NAME, ATLAS.) !v d In the RacCaJAo Scienlitgca di Rorna of December I t, the folowing nnnouncement, and, along with it, the fio li . l,,viing positione, wre given for the new planet, (Atlas, p I siamely,) as determined with the meridian circle of the' .- Obscrvato~y of thc Cslegio Romano:- za ?? MaIS SvC I DVG MITN. FRC. e0 Oct. ...

Published: Friday 25 December 1846
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1101 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

THE MANCHESTER ATHENÆUM

... 'TIlE MANCHESTER ATILENAi;Ul. I - . I . . . .. . . Wac extract tho follossiag interesting iacasustt of tilelsi cheteirr A then-iaiii-, frour ait article entit-ict ?? Two dav 1: Matnchchter,a sritren, %ve Ircrestnic, bly Hr. Roebert Chetoir: .b- We faercy iso one eata read it without experiencing aL ttr.jil! i., - sire to liwe scome sitmilar firotttition e-&tiblsohed in this town a I ITilheM ...

Published: Friday 18 December 1846
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 976 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

HULL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1846

... v AMND EAST-RIDNG TIMES. I ?? _ _ 4_ I Ws have been favoured, by a merchant of this port, with acopy of the Singapore Free Press, ce.) of the Vth ult., from which we extract the follow. ltian incg highly important announcement isedJAA ir at Th oens-esrlfJAVA. 7fre Thee Governor-Gileralof.i5Jcteriands ed5nia, &c. &c. &c. ace. Makes ?? to promote the trade and industry of the manifold islands ...

Published: Friday 04 December 1846
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4554 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

PROVINCIAL INTELLIGENCE

... PROVINCTAL INTELLIGENCE. REPRESEcTNA?IoN OF BlATa.-We have authority for Istating that a letter was received on Friday from Lord Ashley, declining to becomte a candidate, at the next dlssolratioa or a cancy, for this city.-Keeseo'e; Eat Jourenal. WiNswoRD.-On, Saturday last a man named Jaes~ Ogborne was caught in the dairy of Sohn Lodge, farmer, oftibls place, and was committed to Shepton ...

Published: Saturday 19 December 1846
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1716 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

BRISTOL INFIRMARY

... A Qurtely eetng f~ he ruseesof this Tastitution was heldyeserdy, n te llardroo, 3 K.HABlsRIFtIDL, Rsq., in te cair forthedesatchof he sua buslsies~, said for re- ceii'n areprt eoe te sb~ommtte. and adopting new rule Inrefrenc totheoffie o chplan. The CnHAIRaeAIR read a report, from the sub~committee. ap- pointed ,to adopt the necessary measures in relatiion tothe Chap. Iaincy Endowment ~und. ...

Published: Saturday 19 December 1846
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 4532 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

IRELAND

... IRELAN'D. THE POET MoonE.-At the meetingl of -the Royal Si Irists Academy on Monday last, Thomas Mtoore,:Hisq., of SWd- Sr perton-cottagc, Devizes, was admitted an hbnouodrry moember,. L, onl account of his great poetical enlnhenee.,: ' -St NoNq-cUL.rvT1VrO-q OF II LN--EjiErHATIoN.--The rn cumplinits as to thle osioc't-of .fa'roxing ?? ge- C1 neral, extending to several of thre oidarid, ...

Published: Saturday 05 December 1846
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1957 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... MISC ELLA NtOUS. - i - . - GAZELLEr.-Commander Denham bag brought a sei,01 111 In. high, from the coast of Africa. AmERicAN IcE.-6999 tons of Ice were ?? itom between. September 1st and November Ilth. ~ tea A CON .Whyis a manof merit like abrokneoii he6 aught to be re-warded. keky ANoTHER.-What gentleman ?? follows what IyD YOU give it UP ?-Sins PHS'eS ?? follw OW S s18 Tate. ~ ANsOTH~ER, AND ...

Published: Saturday 26 December 1846
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1893 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

SHIPWRECK OF THE NEW YORK AND BOSTON STEAMER ATLANTIC

... SHIPWRECK OF THE. NEW YORK AND BOSTONl } ISTEAMER AtTLANTIC. STEAMER ATLANTIC. FOIITY LIVES LOST. r. The appalling wreck of tile new steamer Atlantic, in the rs sheltered waters of Lolng island Sound, has been the sad pre- id vailing topic ot conversationl and public interest for the last 29tJ d two or three days. The particulrs of her loss eupy, as you sre e- will find, severl columns of thle ...

Published: Wednesday 23 December 1846
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 831 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

PARCEL MAIL DELIVERY COMPANY

... PARCES, MAIL DELIVERY COMPANY. I TWO GEESE MISSING. TO THlE EDITOR OF THE ER.A. Sir,-On the 10th of October Ult., a widow lady, re- siding in the east end of the metropolis, booked a parcel containing two geese at one of the offices of the Parcel Mail Company, in the Commercial-road, St. George's East, paying carriage for the same to ensure its prompt and safe delivery in Camden Town. The ...

Published: Sunday 06 December 1846
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 578 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: News