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DEBATE ON THE IRISH MEASURES

... Cite JHcrntrn. 8 ALUS POPULI LBX SUP RE MA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1847. The moving of the second reading of the Labouring Poor (Ireland) Bill brought under discussion the whole question of the Irish policy of Ministers, and the House found itself at once launched upon a mare magnum of elemental conflict and confusion. To reduce to any shape resembling unity the features of the Babel scene were ...

FAIRS FOR NEXT WEEK

... Frbritart 20.—Botley, Northampton. Monday, 22.—Newport Pagnell, Ashbrittle, Chepstow, Chesterfield, Daventry, Pontypool, Usk, Abingdon, Chertsey.Houtham, Winchester. Tlksuay. 23.—M01d, East (irinstead, Horsham, Malmsbury Rochester, Wiveliscombe, Birkenhead, (Cheshire,) Bedford. Wednesday, 24—Bursleni, Camborne, Egglwysfach, Frome. Ireby, Walsall, Barnsley, Newton Abbot. Thirsday, 25.—Burnham, ...

Sporting Intelligence

... Triton ova c»rbespondent.~| Manchester, Wednesday Night This morning the aooeptanees for the Chester Cop were on the tablet, and list criers met us every angle. The astounding number of 107 remain on, 69 only •* pairing off, or paying the smaller forfeit of A sovs. each. The number accepting exoeeds general expectation by ten a docen, and is clearly a compliment those gentlemen who held ...

MONOMANIA OF HOPE

... It was saying of David Hume, that a dbpo*?* tion to look on the fair side of things was worth an estate of £1000 a year. We find the moral strikingly pointed a practical instance in the recent pages of that abstract and brief chronicle the time,— our police records. On Saturday last, Thos Mills, described in the report as an aged man, with a very placid countenance,** presented himself at ...

Markets

... WRITTEN RXCLUBIVKLY FOR THB LIVERPOOL MIRCURY. J LIVERPOOL FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKET. THURSDAY, February 18. SUGAR.—This article oontinues very quiet, and the business done is to supply the immediate wants of the trade. RICE has Improved both in demand and price, and good business has been done. COFFEE.—The publlo sales of Laguayra and Costa Rica fully maintained former rates. 500 bags ordinary ...

WEEKLY SUMMARY

... €lie %itm*poai SAlUfi POI'L'LI LEX SDPREMA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1847. The House of Commons was, on Friday and Monday evenings, occupied with the consideration of the Government measures for Ireland. Almost single-handed lias Mr. Roebuck fought the battle of English industry against the cormorancy of Irish landlordism, and the shrivelled (as it pleases that class who loudly complain of *' ...

BRIEF NOTES ON VARIOUS TOPICS

... BRIEF NOTES VARIOUS TOPICS. Our benevolent townsmen are still busy toiling, saving, and subscribing to relieve the d.stresses of not only our resident poor, but of those of Ireland and Scotland. St. Judo's congregation, the Society «>f Friends, the Catholics, and others are all struggling to do the best they can in the present mournful state f affairs. The hard-working artizans of the town ...

COURSI G. THE ALTCAR CLUi$ MEETING, Frioav, J'Kt. 5, 1847. Stewards,—Mr. Shaw and Mr. Clowes. Tryer, Mr. ..

... by Lord Sefton'd Senate ; Mr Blundcll's Ben«iigo ran u;>. Stakks.—Won by Mr Swan'sSparks-of Fi;o; Lord ftail >r tan u:>. Too eoxtkth takes - —Won Mr E G nornby's Habeas Corpus Lass ran up. 'IheWKiiT Dkrbv -takes W by Mr E G Hornby's Hardhorn; Ciane tail up. The Won by G Hornby's Hydropathy; Mr C'.ip let rail up. T. e Ditch Stakks.—Won by Clowes's Crane; Mr Blunder's Beauty up. The Mili.-ko : ' ...

lrttU'4. ST. GEORGE'S HALL ORGAN. tie EDITORS of the LIVERPOOL MERCURY. Gkn kmbn, —I believe necessary that I ..

... take so unpleasant atep at that of noticing letter in jour paper of the sth instant, from Dr. H. J. Gauntlett. Tha' )r. Gauntlett has attempted to dispararge proeeeomgs relative to the Hall Organ, is, I believe, well , known. But Dr. Gauatlett has not been consulted by authority, and venture to think that any one of the many thousand professional musicians in England might have presented ...

POST-OFFICE REFORM

... Harassed as this town and neighbourhood have long been, and still are, defective postal arrangements, it will, doubtless, interest our readers, in every class of society, if we now, after Mr. Rowland Hill's brief sojourn amongst us, recapitulate a few of the points respecting which we have echoed the public complainings during the last nine months, and which have been the subject of some ...

MEETING OF THE SELECT VESTRY, Yesterday

... special meeting of the Veetry was held yesterday the report of the special committee appointed to til sideratien the suggestion* of Mr. Austin, the Assistant ' ntoo Commissioner, with regard to the influx of Irish Rev. Rector Campbell occupied the chair. There '! seat Messrs. Hordey, Townsend, Stitt, Johnson Thornelejr, Cheeney, Arison, Ferguson, Haigh, and Yates. nam, The proceedings were ...