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LATEST MARKETS, &c

... (By Electric Telegraph.) NEWCASTLE + Nov. 3. —There was a fair supply of farmer’s wheat at this morning’s market, of an improved con- dition, which realised about the rates of last week, while for the trade ruled dull, and the south country samples, of which there were liberal arrivals, supported at easier terms. Barley Prices of last Saturday were without variation in prices. Malt, was in ...

Published: Monday 05 November 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 177 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Commerce 

American Gossirp.—The New York correspondent of the Daily News has the fellowing items of gossip in his letter ..

... 17th ult. ;—“ Miss Bremer has arrived here, and is much caressed. I tell into a very curious migtake nop “tis since in mentioning the rumour that Mrs Fanny Kemble ler was about to marry 9 gentleman of the name of Sedgwick. As Mr Sedgwick’s wife, an English lady, is still living, the ramoor is ridiculously untrue. Mrs Butler has a pretty resi- dence of her own in Berkshire, Massachusetts, and ...

Published: Thursday 08 November 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1211 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce 

Markets

... LONDON CORN EXCHANGE—Nov. 16. There wag an unusually small attendance of buyers. Wheat —English firm, at quotations, Foreign had only a retail sale, at iate rates. Floating eargoes are in go d request, but held for more money Indian Corn—The demand is quiet, still sellers insist on former prices. Barley steady. Rye, Malt, Pease and Geane—A limited consumptive inquiry at our previ- ous currency ...

Published: Monday 19 November 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2287 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce 

London

... TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1849. i PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY. Bank Siock. rere 198 India Bonds under 1000 Ditto for Account —'South Sea Stock Three per Cent. Red. An. 923} Do. Old Annuities. — Three per Cent Con. Do. New A-nuities.. for 937 New 5 per Cent. Ann New 3] per Cont 932 India Stock for Ac bs. New 5 per . . 124 Canada truaranteed De’ Lonz Annuities to expire Bills ...

Published: Thursday 22 November 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1959 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Commerce 

CHINA

... Hong Kong, Sept. 29. The Peninsular and Oriental Company’s steamer Achilles, with the 24th July mail, arrived here on the morning of the 11th inst. and will leave again at daylight to-morrow, being detained 12 hours by the admiral. The most important intelligence which we have to commu- nicate is the discovery of a powerful fleet of Chinese pirates, under the command of one man, who carries ...

Published: Thursday 22 November 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 894 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Commerce 

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

... GH COURT OF JUSTICIARY. This court met on Tuesday—present the Lord Justice- Clerk, and Lords Cockburn and Ivory. A éonsiderable number ot cases of theft were disposed of, the parties being sentenced to various terms of imprisonment and transportation. Thomas Jardine, a young lad, pleaded guilty to the theft, in September last, of forty yards of cotton cloth trom the shop, in Lawnmarket of ...

Published: Thursday 08 November 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 371 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce 

Naval Intelligence

... Nabal Her Majesty’s ship Pandora, Commander Wood, arrived on Friday night irom California and the Pacific, with gold from the diggings to the amount of 80,000 dollars, consigned to Messrs Shaw, Maxwell, & Co. of Salisbury Street, Strand, on account ofthe merchants of London. She left Rio on the 21st September. Lxchange 2jd. per milreis. The Enterprise, Captain Sir James Clarke Ross, and the In ...

Published: Monday 19 November 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 536 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce 

PITCAIRN'S ISLAND. PACIFIC OCEAN

... ITCAIRN’S ISLAND. PACIFIC OCEAN. We have letters from this colony by the Pandora, which contain some inferesting details relative to the island, the descendants of the men connected with the mutiny of the Bounty, and from which we make the following ex- tracts :— “ Pitcairn’s Island, July 1849. “The number of inhabitants, 149—males 75, females 74 —- of this number three are English, one a ...

Published: Monday 26 November 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2818 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Commerce 

Nabal Intelligence

... Wabal Portsmouth, Oct. 29. The Eurydice, 24, Captain Talavera Anson, is hourly ex- pected at this port from the Cape at Gaod Hape, and will be paid off © Tur Squaprox,—The Hastings, 72, Captain Morgan, fing of Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Collier, C.B. K.C.H. was at Singapore on the 7th ult. tozether with the Meander, 44, Capt. The flag ship was very healthy, and had not lost one man since she ...

Published: Thursday 01 November 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 628 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce 

This day being the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, the banks and other public offices will be close 3. of

... the late James Earl of Fife have given the munificent sum of L.50 to aid the fund for the eree- tion of a market place at Elgin. Universiry.—The winter session of our Uni- versity was opened on Wednesday by an address from the Very Rev. Principal Macfarlane. The attendance bids fair to be fally an average Herald. At a meeting of the Church-Building Society, held on Wednesday, the Rev. Matthew ...

Published: Monday 05 November 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 200 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Commerce 

Nabal Intelligence

... abal intelltarnuee Navat Arpe De-Camp To THE Henry John Rous (1823) succeeds to the above honourable distincti on by the promotion of Captain Berkeley to be areAd:niral. Tue ComMaND oF HER Masesty’s Sure VENGEANCE.—The Earl of Hardwicke having served his time, for his fing in the above ship, notified his wish to resign; Captain Sir Hen Blackwood, Bart. has consequently been sent out to relieve ...

Published: Thursday 15 November 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 893 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce 

PACKET BOATS

... Post Nov. 21. Destinations Mails Last Packets | Next Packet Due. SourHAMPTON from London. Sailed. Sratiox. —_. {By Dey Mail.) ) 17th, and Pacha, Next mail due Spain Nov. 17. Nor. Gibraltar every month. Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, Ionian 20th of i | Indus, Ditto, Nov. 20. Nor. 28. Cey- (1) British in} W. In. (except every month. | Hondu.Nasau. an | & Bermuda), 17thoi Severn Dit ov. 17. Nor. ...

Published: Monday 26 November 1849
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 183 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce