COOLNESS—A TALE ABOUT A HEAD

... C I e _ _ L It COOLNESS-A TALE ABOUT A HEAD St Jake, a little buck negro belonged to Dr. Tali. c f Ierro, was said to have in his little frame a heart as 0 .. big as General Jackson's. He didn't fear even our a, respectable fbllow citizen, Old Nick and as for cool- k ness, hL was as cool as the tip-top of the North Pole. A One day, Dr. Taliferro, upon the occasion of the commencement of a ...

Published: Tuesday 10 July 1849
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
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METROPOLITAN MELANGE

... De omnibus rebus et quibusdain agii.h |tPRODM OU LONIDON CORES~PONDRNT.) tlh The public feeling here is gratified to perceive w4 the altered tone of our two leading journals in rela- th tion to the war of national independence in Hungary. th This is a good sign. So sudden a conversion augurs an well for the last European struggle against the most el, base and revolting despotism ever ...

Published: Tuesday 10 July 1849
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3234 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

PETITION OF GEORGE WILLIAMS, ESQ

... I PETITION O F GEORGE WILLIAMS, ESQ. TEDA extras. The following petition of Geo. Williams, Esq., of Little D Woolton, county of Lancaster, a JsabtiCe ot the Peace and Deputy-Lieutenant of the eaid County, was pre- sented to the House of Commons, by Mr. Thornely, Oa the 12th instant:- To the Honourablc the Conions, in Parliament astembed: Susw8TH,-That your petitioner having been returned to ...

Published: Tuesday 10 July 1849
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1451 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

... ?? A V ?? A WEDNESDA Y, JJd 4. T'is 1usual monthly meeting was heldl this day. The business was delayed for nearly a quarter Of an hour before a, sufficient , ~numer of members were present to constitute a council. The MAYOR. on taking his soat. saidt in two minutes he H ,bould have adjourned the Council, and gone to attend to his, cther duties. HOe was extremely sorry to have *gaIn to corn t ...

Published: Friday 06 July 1849
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4855 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

ILLEGAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

... The Mayor eat on Thursday last, in the Crown Court, to hear informations against shopkeepers and others for b e using illegal weights and measurer. It will be seen that ( one person was fined for literally using a stone to n represent a stone weigh', or 14 lbs. The following is a n o list of the persons convicted, with the amount of their n Y respective flaps, to which must be added the sum ...

Published: Tuesday 17 July 1849
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 970 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

MULTUM IN PARVO

... MYULTUM IN PA% ?VO. According to the weekly returnF of the Blank of England pub- lished on Friday, the amount of notes in actual circulation, in the week ending Saturday, June 10, including seven days and other bills, was £18,939,713, anl increase during the week of £84,829; the amount of gold and silver coin and bullion in the hands of the flank, £C15,120,801, a decrease of,7£68,721. co ...

Published: Friday 13 July 1849
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1656 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

HULL TOWN COUNCIL

... A Ieelitig of the Hull Towni Council was held yesterday (Thursday) the Mayor in the chair. .plopoSED MEETING OF THlE B3RITISH ASSOCIATION I N H UL L. Afise the preliminary buslneas of the Council bad been dlit- 'Poerd Of, Dr. COosz rose to bring forward the following motion, of whicho be had g iven notice .1That as the optietio of, this Council a visit or the British AsisctatioO for ttte ...

Published: Friday 06 July 1849
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2208 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN HULL AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

... I The following is a correct return of the number of births and deaths for the several districts in this borough, for the last quarter, ending 30th June. MIYTON WARD. Quarter ending Quarter ending 30 June, 1849. 80 Jane, 1948. ?? . ?? ?? 263 .283 Deaths ?? 212. 199 The number of births this quarter, as compared with the corresponding quarter of 1848 is less by ?? 20 The number of deaths ditto ...

Published: Friday 06 July 1849
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 333 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... 'IIMPERIAL PARLAMIANT.I HOUSE OF LORDS. FRIDAY, JUNE 29. PARLIAMENTARY OATHS- BLL. The Earl of WIrC;ov brought in a bill; which was Lead a first time, for the alteration of the oaths to be taken by all parties who are now required to take the oaths of supremacy, abjuration, and allegiance. CHANCERY BUSINESS. Lord BnouoaHso moved, at the request of the Lord Chan- cellor, that the return be ...

Published: Friday 06 July 1849
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5286 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

IRELAND

... of THE ROYAL VISIT. red The general committee, at the adjourned meeting at IO the Mansion-house, on Saturday, determined to recoin-i 1j11 mend general illuminations in honour of her Majesty ; ux and it is understood that the Lord Mayor will immedi- ately issue an ukase on the subject, so as to afford time latto the householders to make arrangements worthy of the latevent. By changing the ...

Published: Friday 27 July 1849
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3659 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE ROYAL VISIT—KILLARNEY

... THEL ROYAL -VISIT-KILLARRNEY. In the firstannouncement of ?? yisitintheGlole, it'was stated that after hbaving viewed the beautiful scenery of Cove and;.CorkC iivdr, her, DMijesty would pay a hurried Visitto KIllarney, and thence return in the royal yacht to 'Dub'lin. The' leas accounts negativ6 this outline. Sir George Greylimiti the royal visit to Cork, D6blin, and Bel- fast, and withdraws, ...

Published: Wednesday 04 July 1849
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 535 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

CHURCH ENDOWMENT—CHURCH ENSLAVEMENT

... CHURCH ENDOWMENT-CHURCH ENSLAVE- MENT. It is not many months since the endowment of the Catholic church in Ireland; or rather the taking it into the menial service of the English state at board wages, was proclaimed by all the leading English statesmen, and clamoured for by all the leading English journals as the great point to he secured in carrying out an imperial policy for Ire- land. Lord ...

Published: Friday 13 July 1849
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 3325 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News