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Parliamentary Intelligence

... Vadtfaicntarn intlligence. HOUSE OFl LORDS.-FRIDAY, MaRy 28. Lord PORSYSAN drew attention to a Petition from Newfound. land, complaining that a POrtioh Of the money subscribed in England for the relief of distress 1uad been devoted to thle re- building of a chureb; he moved art address to the crowvn, praylag that in casies of future collection under a Queen's Letter, an account be published of ...

Published: Saturday 05 June 1847
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 8476 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE CITY AND THE DOCKS

... vi3toIto. SATURDAY, OCTOnRER 30, 1847. TuE Town-Council held a special general meeting on bi Mionday last, for the purpose of further considering and a determining upon the report of the committee appointed o to confer with the Piree-Port Association, and which re- port, our readers are aware, recommended the purchase IT by the city of the Dock Property-the reduction of ton- N1 nage-dues on ...

Published: Saturday 30 October 1847
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 4562 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.—LONDON, FRIDAY

... LATEST INTELLIGENCE.LOobuWON, Fi1zDAu. tty LONDON CORN-EXCIIANOZ, F~iday.-A very moderate n supplyof English wheat has been received up to our market _this wieek, and the show of samples of that grain was very srnall, Igh 'These cirenmstances, together with the briek adevices receiveri left from the whole of the country markets, bhad considerable inbufis itil ence upon the mind5 of both ...

Published: Saturday 02 January 1847
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1150 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

IRELAND

... R ErPEAL ASSOCIATION.-On Monday, at the conclusion of the proceedings (which were totally devoid of interest), tile rent for the week was announced to be £15 105. 9d. DULnuce, Jan. 22.-There are still more deplorable ac- counts thi day from Cork and other southern counties than any that have yet been received. The low fever, called by the peasantry the plague, is extending in some of the ...

Published: Saturday 30 January 1847
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 529 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE TOWN IMPROVEMENT BILL

... THE TOWN IMPROVE MENT BILL. IT is notorious that too many cooks spoil the broth ; and equally notorious is it that too many public bodies spoil a city. Bristol is an instance of this. She is over- run with corporations and companies, and is alternately cramped and coddled by these officious nurses of the public interests. These public bodies seldom, by any chance, agree. They are always ...

Published: Saturday 15 May 1847
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 450 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

BRISTOL POST-OFFICE

... n11 Arrives Desistell Aid3 post Rd.wth I 3u~AIrS. at at before. Ifee# till if I_ _ _ II it. 1 . I | . A1. H. IU. q. M. Exeter .11idailtlit 0 .M. i iS 9 45 e, First London . . 15 . It . 10 A3. 7 10 7 40 d North ald Irish .. .. 6 0A 644 P.M. 5 40 610 i F ionth hrptoa . . 6 3i AM.: 5 33 P.M. 4 35 5 *e fl0tth,. . N Io I 3 20 P.M. 2 24 2 50 !e Second London . .. 2 D P~l v o P.M. 9 l' 0 45 a- ...

Published: Saturday 12 June 1847
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 815 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

PROVINCIAL INTELLIGENCE

... JaENxy ?? understand that an attempt has been made, but unsuccessfully, to obtain the services of the emi- nent Swedish vocalist for an operatio performance in this city. The manager of our theatre had an interview with ldlie. Lind a few days since, but found that her existing engagements ren- dered it utterly impossible that she could visit Bath, prior to her departure for the Continent. ...

Published: Saturday 17 July 1847
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 787 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE

... .rt.tot. SATURDAY, M.1teson 13, 1847. To ADV'ERTISRnS.-WVe most eornoestIN reqilet aderotisels to forivard their adrertisement-s at an ?? hou0r, and DIlRECT to tliis Offive, otherise it is impossible for ns to ansioer for tloir insertion,, WEST GLOUCESTERSHI-IRE, AN address (which will be found in our advertising columns) has just reached us from Mr. Grenville Ber- keley, in which that ...

Published: Saturday 13 March 1847
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 3352 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

Parliamentary Intelligence

... gaiitanreuttfl Ilntdpt~tne. HOUSE OF LORDS.-AMONDALY, March 22. BA NKRUPTCY AND INSDLVENCY BILL, Lold BflouculsAm, on moving the second reading of the bank- ruptcy did insolvency bill, which bad been for some time before the house, entered into anl explanation of its different provisions. His design wee to enlarge the powers of thle insol- vent courts already existing-, so as in certain cases ...

Published: Saturday 27 March 1847
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 3890 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

BRISTOL IMPORTS

... In the Ant, from Quebec: Cross & Son, 6s1 pcs pine timber, 6 hund 2 qrs deals and deal ends, 57 hund 2 qrs staves, 4 cords lathwood; Or- der, 2i brie flour In the Mary Eliza, from Newfoundland: C. F. Bennett, 468 casks train oil and blubber, 13 hides, 8 hond dried fish, 6 kegs berries, I box capliin, 8 casks old copper In the Charles, from Charente: Avery, Wils. & Co. S puns 47 hhds 60 er ...

Published: Saturday 23 January 1847
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 716 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

... The ?? states that eleven persons have been arrested near one of the barriers of Paris, ona charge of beltig;J engaged in the mamfactu1e of incendiary projectiles. Very serious disturbances have taken place both in the north of France and in Belgium, in consequence of the high l price of bread. At Lille a mob, uttering seditious cries, attacked the bakers shops, breaking tile doors and windows ...

Published: Saturday 22 May 1847
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1498 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

BRISTOL POST-OFFICE

... Arrives Desptchd Be post Rd.wth MAILS. at at before. fool ti P. H. M. H. M. H. M, Exeter ?? . idnight 10 0 P.m. 9O IS 9 4.5 First London ?? .. .. A1 AM. 8 10 A.M. 7 10 7 40 North and IrIsh 6 0 A.M. 6 40 P.M. 6 40 0 10 Bath . .. .. ?? 6 35 A.M. 5 35 P.M. 435 5 5 Monmosuth ?? .. Noon 3 20 P.M. 2 20 2 50 Second Lomion 2 40 P.M. 10 0 p.m. 9 i 9 45 Birmingham and Bristol 4 0 P.M. 30 A.M. 9 30 10 0 ...

Published: Saturday 23 October 1847
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 677 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News