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... LATEST NEW S- INDIA AND CHINA. (The following appeared in a second edition of the Daily Pose of yesterday.] A, II ALxEX&NI)mt, February 6, The Calcutta and China mails leave to-day, with dates from Calcutta, January 9th; Madras, 16th; Ceylon, 19th; Hong Kong, 30th of December; and Canton, 29th. A mail has also come from Bombay with intelligence to the 13th of January. ' Dates from Cawnpore ...

Published: Thursday 11 February 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 397 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

District News

... tttixxd Bti5. SA-UTH STAFFORDSHJRE W T.ER WOQRKS. -INAUGUrDATIOi OF TM W ?? YESTERDAY. I The cexemLfD of itigruatingthe works-dp connectioi-with thi~s , I eonpaly at WalsaA al Lichficill ld was.prfoled yeste1day by the RIght aonourable ILord Ward,.lmuer ?? ' . It will he renemlkbered that 3aout two' 4ears allt abhalf ago his- lordslis as aznU enicouraglr, of thl2 undertakUig, was ro- ...

Published: Wednesday 27 October 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3072 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

The Provinces

... ite f otves. The town of Glastonbury was in a state of great agitation on Friday last, on the occasion of the return of Mr. Hodge, i a gentlemnan whose connection with Orsini led to his term- pocary imprisonment at Genoa, and for whom a public I reception had been prepared by his friends. PENSION TO A M~ANCHESTER POET,-Her Majesty has been pleased to grant a pension of £50. per annum to Mr. ...

Published: Friday 16 July 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 552 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS

... The Select Committee appointed to enquire into the best mode of securing the public interests, and diminishing Parliamentary expenses, in respect of Railway and Canal Bills, have made their report, which was laid on the table .of the House of Commons, on Monday, and has just been printed. The Committee propose that all bills shall be deposited at the Private Bill Office and the Board of Trade ...

Published: Friday 16 July 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1283 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE CAREER OF PIERI, THE ASSASSIN

... The following sketch of Pieri, who, along with Orsini and two others, is about to be tried on the charge of having attempted the assassination of the French Emperor, on the 14th of January, has been furnished to us (Morning Advertiser,) by an Italian gentleman:- Pieri is a native of Lucca, and not a Florentine. He went to France after the revolution of the Papal States inI 1831. After a short ...

Published: Wednesday 03 February 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 560 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

MUNICIPAL MATTERS

... MEETING IN ST. PETER'S WARD. Last night a very nuttierously-atterided meeting of burgesses of St, Peter's Ward was held at the Green ilan Inn, Coleshill Street, for the plurpose of o1omileating Mr. Georgc Harrison, of the Claren- don Hotel, to represent the Ward in the Town Council. The chair Was occrpied by Mr. D. CLAPLIN, and amonsgst those present were Alderisan Aliday, Councillor James ...

Published: Tuesday 26 October 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1543 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

The Metropolis

... T& 1, co4 , a t ,Lulapofis- TaE SUNDAY BANDS.-Thie ?? of tbte pek'os Sunday bands were repeated on Sunday. About $I. persons were present, and nearly £2& wag' ?? we i ground for the sale of programllmes aad do.ati 55? t-he music was underthe direction of Mr Perry, of bet rlajesty'z Theatre. -Mornin1g Pod. LORD Baouimlt;6i AND GOVERNOR. HeroiCK- -Lw!A Brouglam, in his speech at t!he meeting of ...

Published: Tuesday 01 June 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1627 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

THE LATE LORD LYONS

... A gmo)o Englishman and a brilliant seaman now lies still in death at Arundel Castle. Lord Lyons died there, after a short illness, on Wednesday. Ic \ was but the other day, after his retusrn front the Mediterranen, that I e svas sni-n- tnoiled to c mnicr-nd the squadron of honiour which escorted her Majesty to Cherbourg. It was fit that the neos illas- trions Admiral in the service should be ...

Published: Friday 26 November 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1781 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

THE EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION

... DR. MILLERS LECTURE LAST EVENING, Last evening the intro huctory lecture of a course to be given during the season, to the inenebers and friends of this asSociation, was delivered in the Town fisl, by th Rev. Dr. Miller. The front of the orchestra and g lleries were hang with large and ex- pressivo placarls, Never shop after seven o'clock, and Please make your purhoases before seven ...

Published: Friday 26 November 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1294 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

ST. MARY'S WORKING MEN'S INSTITUTION

... PRESENTATION TO THE REV. 1. C. BARRETT. The annual tea party of the members and friends of this excel- lent association too'., place last evening, in the Bath Street School Roomns. The spacious apartment inewhich the rctltiion took place was tastefully and seasonably decorated with evergreens, and with a choice selection of engravings and prints, kindly lent for the occasion by MIr. Dixon, and ...

Published: Wednesday 29 December 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1148 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

The Metropolis

... El ¢t~puli. PROSECUTION OF M1. DE INONTALEUMBEIT.-A correspon- dent informs us that it has been determined in the City, a fine of 0,PUOf. having been imposed by tee disgraceful sentence just passed upon Al. de Mlontalembert, to raise the amnount by a shilling subscription ; not that the amolint itself is of importance, bat solely as a mark of Elnglish sympathy. Mr. Efflnglhams Wilson, 11, ...

Published: Tuesday 30 November 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 705 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

Birmingham Daily Post

... (a I W, A , igaillig 'J'aito TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1858. NEWS OF THE DAY. TI1E vacancy caused in the representation of East Norfolk by the death of Sir EDWARD BIUXTUN is likely to give rise to a spirited contest. The election takes place this week, and as this is the first that has occurred since the aces4sion of the preseot Government, (ex- cepting of course Ministerial recleetions,) it is ...

Published: Tuesday 22 June 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6110 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News