News and Observations

... an- eb~crba s~tir antl Obderbutind. al AMERICA AND MEXICO. b ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA. te The British and North American Royal Mail It Steana-Ship) Can~ada, Captain Judkins, after a rough ilo agreached the Mlersey on Tuesday evening Ic shge lef NwYork on the 20th, and Halifax ff on the ~nd ult.The news by this arrival is not very Important. ?? j~ Congess theall-engrossing subject is that of or ...

Published: Friday 05 January 1849
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6004 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

MULTUM IN PARVO

... DILTTXT PPzVo. According t9 the weckly returns of the Dank of England published onl Frida-, the amount o1 notes in actual circulation in thl Weekcliding Saturday, Jai. G, including seven days' 1tid otber bills, was ?? increase during the wreek of fld0O.c:o; the allnoun tof i ald silver coin and bullion in till hands olitha bhank, ('li OlS02- iuerease of .70,153. T| e T lllribnr ef ,e11tb' ?? ...

Published: Friday 19 January 1849
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1521 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

MULTUM IN PARVO

... 1WULTUnd In PARVO. t^ 1. -^ A.^ i ?? - - e . . . . luty Genera weekly average price of Grain for the six weeks ending ,o.t n to Jan. 20,1849:-Wheat, 46s, 6d.; Barley, 30s. 7d.; Oats, 17s. 10td. ; who nae- Rye, 28s. 3d.; Beans, 32s. Ild.; Pease, 36s. 6d. The duties on of ti reil Foreign Corn are:-Wheat, 10s.; Barley, 2s. 61.; Oats, 4s. Od.; A ead, iye, 2s. 6d.; Beans, 2s. 6d.; Pease, 2is. 6d. ...

Published: Tuesday 30 January 1849
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2895 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

GEMS FROM THE IRISH HUE AND CRY

... GEMIS FROM THE: IRISH HUE AND CRY. '-IHThet Ilue anti Crir hag run rnet for the last month. o~ rer ire th e latest 1gems. !ions,, .,Jaj,%iesAhern, of Kilronel, courty Cork, lost three 'e i ewe, th right sides ins good coirditioss I d,,i macira Onoljo, of thc samne county, lost a yellow nor, cowwih black stripes on the horns I ehi, Thle Rev. A. Erenssos, of West Carberry, lost Il ...

Published: Tuesday 23 January 1849
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1932 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

IS THE AMOUNT OF OUR EXPORTS THE LIMIT OF TAXATION?

... I~f TigE AMOUNT OF OUR EXPORTSA THE LIMIT OF TAXATION? There is certainly a remarkable coincidence bletween the ross amount of the commodities which wre send abroad and the gross amount of money which we annually pay into the Exchequer. Each may be stated, in round numbers, at sixty e millions. Whether any latent relation subsists between them that requires collision only to maken lthe ...

Published: Tuesday 23 January 1849
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1080 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

COUNTY RATES & EXPENDITURE

... I I DELEGATE MEETING, YESTERDAY, OF POOR-LAW GUARDIANS. fi Yesterday, at noon, a meeting of deputations of Boards c of Guardians in this county, was held at the Legh Arms y Hotel, Newton, to take into consideration, and fully discuss, the whole question of county rate exp nditure, L and the best means of effecting a more economic expen- diture. Deputations from the following places were ...

Published: Tuesday 16 January 1849
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2829 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

THE ARMY OF THE PUNJAUB

... Subjoined is an abstract of the force now engaged in the Punjaub, with the Reserve ordered to assemble at Sirbind. From this it will appear that we have at this moment 44,000 British troops within the country of the Five iRivers-or nearly as many as her Majesty can command within the four seas of Britain. Of these over 12,015 are European regulars. We have nearly Io0 pieces of ordnance with ...

Published: Wednesday 31 January 1849
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 951 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

HARBOUR OF ABERDEEN

... . ARBOUR OF ABERDEEN. I. . . -il FROMe the Abstract Statemen fteRvnu n xs-f ture of the Harbour of Aberden, ofro the R October and 7 . ~~~~~~~~de :r.ft 30th September 11148 recently- isue by lth OcobrIma~ wetleat tat thle' tetal amount of Ilienn recivS~edu The Orsinnry Expenditure for the Same£28 5 9j tine was *;; . ' 0, f ,., ,. 17,976 5 , Leavinga Balace ~ 5~72~ 0o The OutatndugA rrears at ...

Published: Wednesday 24 January 1849
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1675 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

BRISTOL AND CLIFTON RAGGED SCHOOLS

... I ~:The second annivereary of the Britl at dh CiftoriaRagged, ea School Society ?? ether andtristRO n the of ?? Rev, the Lord Bishop of GloueetradBitli h .e chair. There wae a respectable attendance. y Prayer having been offered up, tatheprnwo Y The CIIAER5IAN eaid it was expecte thatl thepersn t whpo- t' filled the chair at meetinge of that kind'a bshnuld ope the drn r- ceedhege WI th some ...

Published: Saturday 13 January 1849
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 4228 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

DERBY MERCURY

... WEDNESDAY, January 24, 1849. We have been favoured by a Correspondent with the following literal copy of a letter received from Laurence He* worth, Esq., M.P., for the borough of Derby, in answer to an application for subscription to the funds of the Young Men's Society. To comment upon the inflated vanity which could prompt the transmission of three tracts, written by himself, iii lieu ...

Published: Wednesday 24 January 1849
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3372 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Diabolical Mischief.—Between the night Wed- i nesday last week, and the following Saturday, two the most ..

... were manifested at the Old Cotes' Colliery, belonging to the Messrs. Good- | win, which we have ever been called upon to record. the first place the rope was cut from the fire-pan—so that the coal was ignited ; and had it not been early discovered, l and prompt means to check it applied, the injury to the pits and to the country might have been incalculable. ! This attempt failing, on Friday ...

Published: Wednesday 31 January 1849
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 840 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

The salaries and expenses of the two Houses Parliament amount .'in.iiiii;!. year. A cod fish, weighing lli'.s. ..

... inches length, was caught few days ago one of the ('raster fishermen. the conclusion of the war. in is 13, the national debt Austria was two minions florins. is now one thousand millions. Au ancient arrow head was lately found the very centre of a huge mahogany tree, which was felled in j Honduras. it has been finally arranged ihnt the magnificent library lof Stowe shall be sold this mouth. ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1849
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 381 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News