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... (.From nieur Own corrudesnpoents.) LONDON, Thursday Evening. THE ENGLISH IN PARIS AND THE LATE ATTEMPT ON THE EMPEROR. THE QUESTION OF THE EXILES IN ENGLAND. A very numerous meeting was held onl -Wednesday afternoon, in Meurico's Hotel, to take into consideration the propriety of presenting all address to the Emperor of the French oil his recent escape from assassination. Lord Gray, of Gray, ...

Published: Friday 22 January 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2060 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

REPORT ON THE PRISONS OF THE MIDLANDS

... THE annual report of Mr. HEIEmRT VOULES, one of he Government Inspectors of Prisons, on the state of he prisons in the Midland district, has just made its ppearance. Though dated February, 1859, the visits ,f inspection were all made in theyear 1857, the report .f the prison inspectors invariably being delayed in heir publication at least twelve months. Why this hould be so is not very clear, ...

Published: Monday 16 May 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1075 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE WAR.—BRIGHT WANTED

... THE WAR-7ERIGHT WANTED. As the hour. draws nigh for the decision of the country upon the great issue before it, the magni- tude of the considerations involved in the judg- ment that may be come to grows with a pace that far outstrips all calculations. A timid, t hesitating an equivocal, a qualified verdict now, may, and most assuredly w ill, be fraught with evil consequences tile imminence and ...

Published: Monday 25 April 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1697 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Foreign Intelligence

... Puip PERU. THE GREAT BATTLE AT AREQUIPA. (Freoe the PFanasia Star and Herald.) ARICA, March 21.-Castilla has at last takeen Arequipa by storm onl the 17th instant, not however without severe loss. The narration of the battle is terrific. An eye wit- ness states that the blood ran down the barricades ill streams six hours after the fight . that the Batallon de Ayacuchio defending the ...

Published: Friday 07 May 1858
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 779 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

THE CHAINMAKERS' STRIKE

... The men hold another of their meetings, which have been frequent throughout the present strike, at the Bell Inn, Oradley Heath, at three o'clock on Monday afternoon. Mr. HMcEa who presided, opened the meeting, by obsery- ing that he was glad so many of the men ihad returned to work on their own terms, and they were willing for all the men to be employed as soon as the masters conceded to their ...

Published: Wednesday 12 October 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 621 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

... The proceedings in connection with the annual gathering of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers commenced, in the Leeds Town Hall, on Tuesday. Mr. John Penn, of Lewisham, Kent, the President of the Society, occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance of eminent engineers from various parts of the kingdom. Amongst the gentle- men present were Mr. Whitworth, Manchester; Mr. J. Kitson ...

Published: Thursday 08 September 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 515 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

Foreign Intelligence

... Sorfign INDIA AND CHINA. By the arrival of the Bombay mail we have received files of papers from Bombay to the 20th of August. We take the following from the Bombay Gazette of that date : It is to be feared that treaties with the Chinese are now at an end. Oar best course is to act with firmness, for it is necessary to maintain our position in China on a permanent footing. We have to deal ...

Published: Thursday 22 September 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2118 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

LATEST NEWS

... BY BrLWTBr0 AND INTERNATION.AL THLEDGIAV Om2afl, TEAPIu BUILDINGS, XEW STuRE. FRANC}E. A SETTLEMENT OF THE ITALIAN DI FFIULTY. The Paris correspondent of the Times, writing on Tues- day night, says:- The great report of the day, said to be based on private despatohes from Biarritz, but with respect to the value of which I can say nothing, is that the knotty question of the Duchies is ...

Published: Thursday 22 September 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1527 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

WAKEFIELD ELECTION COMMISSION

... EXTmRODIIARY REVELATIONS. The enquiry was resumed on Wednesday morning, when several witnesses spoke as to being bribed. Mr. Thomas Taylor, solicitor, Wakefield, agent for the election expenses of Mr. Charleswortlh, stated the total at £652. lOs. Knew of no other expenses. The book pro- duced contained the several items; the leaves at the com- mencement were cut out, as the book had been used ...

Published: Friday 07 October 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1812 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

LORD ABERDEEN ON RIFLE CORPS

... The landholders of Aberdeenshire met on Wednesday, in the County Buildings, Aberdeen-Mr. 7homson, the con- vener of the county, presiding-anent imposing a volun- tary assessment on their property, for the purpose of de- fraying necessary expenses in the formation of county rifle and artillery corps. There was a numerous attendance. From a statement read by the convener, it appears that at the ...

Published: Tuesday 27 December 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 705 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Court and Official

... Cctrl W Offidal. WINDSOR C.ASTL, Ootober 24.-The Quen -r,1, l3ince Consort, wvith Prince Arthur, walked in the grol inds of the Castle this morning. The Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa. rode in the P.iding-houso. The Dakde do Nemours visited her Majesy. RE-APrOINTmrERT OF SIn G. Gngy.-At the interreew on Thursday the Duke of Newocastle, after intina'tin-; his entire concurrence with the ...

Published: Wednesday 26 October 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 443 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

District News

... pistlia pws. DUDLEY. Arnesog the gentlemen who underwent ?? at the Royal Cocllege of Surgeons, on Friday last, and received diplomas.5to PrM- ti~e as members of the eame, wes Mr. George Edward Horton, Gf this town. Tim SCALEt OF RMUNERctATION TO WITroMESex.-The effeet which the present low acale of rcecuneration to prosecutors anid witnesses has In obs tructing the adsninistration of justice ...

Published: Wednesday 02 November 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8261 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News