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... MONMOUTH. On Thursday night last, some malicious person pinched a quantity of hair from the tails of the hor-es at t.he Beaufort stables. Soiue of the hair was traced to the shop of Mr. Peter Maflia, where, in his absence, it was purchased hy a relative. CHEATING TUB COACH M AN.On Wednesday evening last, the driver of the Times coach took up a fare between lioss and Monmouth. On approaching ...

Published: Saturday 20 January 1849
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 321 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

. FINANCIAL REFORM

... FINANCIAL REFORM. A monster meeting was heM in the Free-trade hall, at Manchester, on eduesday evening, the loth, to initiate a general agitation on the subject of financial reform. The moving parties are the prominent leaders of the late Anti- Corn-Law League; Mr. George Wilson was Chairman; Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bright, and Mr. Milner Gibson, were the chief speakers. Mr. Cobden was the first ...

Published: Saturday 20 January 1849
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1797 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

ABERGAVENNY

... COMMISSIONERS' MEETING-FRIDAY. This was the day appointed by advertisement,for the letting of the market tolls and sheep market, and as notice had been given at the September meeting, that a motion would be submitted^to the Board, for the lessening the number of the police, rather a larger number of commissioners than usual, were in attendance. The Vicar moved, and Mr. Ebenezer Jones seconded, ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1849
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 627 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF LLANDAFF

... A great light in the Established Church has just gone out, the Bishop of Llandaff is no more! He expired at Hardwick- House, near Chepstow, on Sunday last. His Lordship's talents were considerable, his zeal untiring, and his worth sterling. We copy the following memoir of the deceased Prelate from the Times, and we beliove it to be correct in every particular. The mournful event announced in ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1849
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1672 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin

... SIR,—Beintr a constant reader of your widely circulated Journal, I noticed in the letter of Philo veritas, of last week, that in six months the Monmouthshire Canal Company would become carriers of both passengers and merchandize, from these works to Snatchwood, and which would, of course, be the junction with their Newport and Pontypool line. May I, through the medium of your Journal, be ...

Published: Saturday 24 February 1849
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 161 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE PUBLIC ROADS BILL

... A MEASURE of great importance, with the provisions of which very few persons are acquainted; and the public are the more likely to let it pass by without enquiry, from the circumstance of bills of this kind having been intro- duced during the last two or three years, but not carried. It appears probable, however, that this will be pressed forward, and we, therefore, subjoin a summary of its ...

Published: Saturday 24 February 1849
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 513 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

HORRIBLE MURDER AT LIVERPOOL

... We stated last week that a most horrible and revolting murder had been perpertated in Liverpool. It appeared that a boy named Biadshaw, employed by Mr. Youltou, of Leveson-street, was passing the house of Captain Henrichson (who is in the employ of Messrs. James Aiken and Son, and master of the ship Duncan, at present in Calcutta), when lie heard a loud and deep moaning, which was often ...

Published: Saturday 07 April 1849
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1406 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

NEWPORT

... THE CONDEMNED CONVICT CHARLOTTE HARRIS.— A memorial adopted at a public meeting held at Taunton, praying for a commutation of the sentence of death pronounced upon this unfortunate woman, at the last Summer Assizes at Bridg- water, for the murder of her husband by poison, but the execu- tion of which sentence was stayed on account of her being encitnte, has been answered by Sir G. Grey to the ...

Published: Saturday 13 October 1849
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 85 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE IRON TRADE

... The improved tone of feeling that we reported as existing here a fortnight ago. appears not to have entirely subsided, although at present scarcely any beneficial results have followed. Among the manufacturers more inquiry for pig-irou has shown itself, and several parcels have been placed, but not at higher figures. It is reported that aclhe preparations are in progress for resuming wi rk at ...

Published: Saturday 01 December 1849
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 755 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

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... The negociations between Lord Palmerston and M. Mon for a restoration of good this country and Spain are, we hear, so tar advanced as to lead to the expectation of a satisfactory conclusion in the course of a few days. Lord How- den ill, it is stated, be he new representatire of the British government. # Jenny roZ^ 8t Sl,re™bury with her usual Squished audience. W88 crowded t0 overflowing by ...

Published: Saturday 10 March 1849
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 485 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

BANKRUPT LAW CONSOLIDATION BILL

... It HtnrvVI tl- Ihat the flrsjt relating to bankrupts was passed in this country. Subsequent acts were passed in the reigns of Elizabeth. James I., Charles II., Anne, George I., George II., George III., George IV., all of which v ere repealed by an act passed about the middle of the last mentioned reign, when the whole of the law was amended. In the first year of the reign of William IV., the ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1849
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1081 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

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... THE COURT, SUNDAY.—The Queen and Prince, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, and the ladies and gentlemen ot the royal household, attended Divine service this morning at Whippinghatn church. The service was performed and sermon preached by i tie Rev. T. Prothero. The soldiers at Nottingham, who were found guilty by court-martials, of insubordination, have been sentenced to terms of three ...

Published: Saturday 22 December 1849
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2397 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News