BELFAST AND COMBER STEEPLE CHASES

... Tilts meeting, Came off onl Mouclay last, the 26th inst., over a very nicely laid-off course inl the vicinity of Comber, part of th~e course having, been used lin foriner thimes for similar purposes. The weather up to three o'clock in the afternoon, was extremely faivourableI far the enjoyieent of the sport; anti, as the day wais ob- served as a holiday lin Belfast and the counmtry ilis-- ...

Published: Wednesday 28 December 1853
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2635 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES AT MOORE ABBEY

... Moa AaY, thle seat of the -Marquis of Droghea has presented a continiued scene or festivities during, the past week, and the picturesque town of Monatstete- ven exhibited a bustling and throniged appearance. Among the many beneficial results of a resident land- lord, be hie nobleman or commoner, we may place inl the foreground those kind attentions and contributions towvards thle wants of ...

Published: Wednesday 28 December 1853
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2092 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

The Belfast News Letter

... 41 ?? ft _ ._ .. _ I. .. . I 'I . - . - B E J. F A S T M O:NDI)AY. O'CTOBER 24, 185 . THE E'UItOPEAN QUESTION.-110W TIHE AB3ERDE ENI'ITES WOULD SETTLE IT. WVa have already endeavoured to translate the mvs- terioas hints and artfully-dcviseJ suggestions of the Aherdeen organ, relative to the ?? of the 1: European questioni, ascontrasted witlh the ''1'nrliishI question, into the ?? ...

Published: Monday 24 October 1853
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 880 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

MILITARY VALOUR IN THE PUNJAUB

... - (YPoic SiXl Yetcs ill Indica, bcy 31rs. Coltin Jlac-. kcaex:ie.) TIE following passage relates to the battles of Aliwal and Sobraon, in the campaign of 1846; and if it be not true, it is proper that Mrs. Mackenzie should be told so-and at once:- On Saturday, 20th of March, 1847. my husband rode out with two other officers to see the field oft Aliwal, which is about fourteen miles distant. ...

Published: Wednesday 16 November 1853
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 901 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

THE ARMY

... 'I'lH E ARMY. Tnit: TROOI'S IN TIIL Wr-s INDIES.-By the lasb advices the health of the troops in general was good. By the death of Major-General James Camupbell, a good service pension of £200 lapses to the eommantli'r- in-chief for disposal to somie living meritorious officer. Te general conmnaiding in chief has issued an or- dfer, that the labit of allow in- men to appear, throtui- out th! ...

Published: Wednesday 30 November 1853
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 528 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

A MIDDY'S DISASTERS AT HOME

... A MIDDY'S DISASTEUS AT HIOME. BENt BACSTrAY was the son of a widow lady of our ac- quaintance-a midshipman in the East India Company 's service-a fine, dashing, rattling young fellow of eigh- teen, who, during the time that his ship was in port, came down to spend a glorious holiday in his native village, to delight the heart of his good mother, to astonish all the old ladies, with a relation ...

Published: Monday 17 October 1853
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 3037 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... HOUSE OF I.ORDS-MOXxD.', IM.y 2. TRANSPO ItTATtON. Earl GREY gave notice that, on Friday next, he would move that an address be presented to her Ua- jesty, praying that no alteration be maie in the regn- lations for the transportation oF convicts before a full account of any contemplated changes be laid before Parliament. INDItA. Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition from Sheffield on the ...

Published: Wednesday 04 May 1853
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 857 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... A I 1 L I ' wi . l t , 1, A Mr I E iT. IlOjuSI; 01? ItL0 0S.-OM \DAY, MYV 3t), R USS: i A tND 'IIE PO RTE. Il reply to tbe Earl olf linwulvl ite, 'l'tl'o ?j'al of ClAIilENI0N said ill tile pr-eselnt statsl oF altfil's, lie must totally decline ginnit),!ally infornmal titi!t Lit to SViIt -'ll0r5 had btoll set, A ?? Dunr- das. (Ifcar, hea'.) 'ritHE S1,AtV'E ittADlE. Tle Earl of CARLISL p ...

Published: Wednesday 01 June 1853
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1067 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Foreign Intelligence

... jorcigil THE WARl IN T HI-]. . A3 ?? Tunt following is from the Times of Monday:- ?? SaViATURIAY EVENN. -A -cOLudinlg to tele- gra^phic advices from 1lBeluharest of the 1Gth, Prince Gortschakoff had ruturuied. It is said that the Rus- sian troops have evacuated TLesser \Nallachiia. The Turlis are still firmly poeteul at Kalafat. SAxru U: an NilGiT-On the 14;11 tile Servian Iloes- poliar ...

Published: Wednesday 23 November 1853
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 3601 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

EFFECTS OF SPIRIT RAPPING IN AMERICA

... I EFFECTS oF ' SPIRIT RAPPING IN AMEIRICA. ,I'lie fo?llowinig are ex tracts 110111 tiili Ailm-it'1a11 LIJ'1,~ wire Ilf 2 i Chadl Cart, Of' I)Ohoer 'la'Owilip Iilld~i~llm ?? sht ,I 2lohlday ilast, h~I'I her dla ghII't- i n- I uNV, who10vv OIs ech LICIItaCit d onI II)C I saeil-a Iu~I ObJOCt, at thle t1m10 Mi. OrIvillte I 111,iiI.hm.IiieleI dolil to tll Spi 'itulal illppiligS.~ MrI. H-litofi ...

Published: Monday 07 November 1853
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 987 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

THE GENERAL HOSPITAL

... THE GENE RAL IIOSPIl'r I,. Wra io l to ?? ?? thwIT. is Sontoe pies poet of at bill fur at c'ompulsor'y assessiment in aid of this inl- viidua bl inistituitionr Loing obtained in the nex.t, sessioli. TUhe ,j int commiiittees mlet, yLstei'dii, us will be oh- airyv bi li tIlt. r'ipoit of' th101ir pr'(it'daltks ekivilero010 atll t.'ei'i iilka11iliious, Or Jienrlx' go, ii ligreoillg to the atinl ...

Published: Wednesday 28 September 1853
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1144 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News