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... Cngland. LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1853. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY. Bank Stock 28} India Bonds under L.1000.. 30 Ditto for Account. South Sea — 3 per Cent. Red. Anns 99 Ditto old Annuities. 99. 3 per Cent. Con. Anns Ditto New Annuities 100 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726. — 3 per Cent. Anns. 1751. — New 3} per Cent. Ann 1025 Consols for Account. New 5 per Cent. Ann. — India Stock for Account — ...

Published: Monday 16 May 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2187 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Commerce 

The Navy

... The Have APPOINTMENTS. Woolwich, Oct. 29. Captain Lord Clarence Edward Paget (1839), to the Princess Royal, 90, screw steamship, commissioned this day at Portsmouth. Commander James George Mackenzie (1847), to the Princess Royal. Lieutenant John Hanbury Chads, recently serving in the Diedalus, 20, on the Pacific station, to the Princess Royal. Chief Engineer John R. Closh, in charge of the ma- ...

Published: Thursday 03 November 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 912 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Commerce 

THE POSITION OK THE EASTERN QUESTION

... THE POSITION OF THE EASTERN QUESTION. There seems (From the Morning } to be little doubt that the Russian answer to | the joint note « of the Western Powers in reply to Count Nes- selrode’s h tone of arrogant ¢ of the 7th of September, maintains that been familiar, lefiance with which all Europe has recently The same Potentate who declared in the sum- mer that the in vasion of the sioned by ...

Published: Thursday 27 October 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2086 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Commerce 

THE FRANCHISE

... In the present number of the Edinburgh Review, there is an able article on the “ Revision and Purification of the Franchise.” The writer, while deprecating any mere lowering of the qualification such as that proposed in Lord J. bill of 1851, asa transference of the representation to a less trustworthy class of voters than the present, proposes instead, to admit the educated classes and the ...

Published: Thursday 27 October 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1428 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce 

THE QUEEN IN IRELAND

... ri QUEEN IN IRELAND VISIT TO MR DARG The Queen, bent on doing honour to * one of her Trish subjects,” still further showed her consideratiou of Dargan’s honourable enterprise by paying him 2 visit at his private re- On ‘Tuesday evening, at a quarter to five o'clock, she proceeded with her suite to Mount about three miles from town, in the direction of Donnybrook. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, ...

Published: Monday 05 September 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 931 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Commerce 

PENICUIK HORTICULTURAL AND ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

... PENICUIK HORTICULTURAL AND ORNITHO- LOGICAL SOCIETY. The second show for the season was held im the Parochial School room, on Tuesday 6th September, ‘The attendance of visitors during the day was fashionable and numerous ; they appeared highly delighted with the elegance of the arrange- ments and beauty of the various fruits, flowers, vegetables, The decision of and birds for competition and ...

Published: Monday 12 September 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 653 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce 

HIGH WATER AT LEITH

... Monday, Oct. 24.—37m. past 6 Morning - 4m. past 7 Evening Tuesday, — 25.—36m. past 7 Morning - 16m 8 Evening Wednes., — 26.—59m. past 8 Morning - 47m. past 9 Evening ...

Published: Monday 24 October 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 36 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce 

SCOTS APPEALS

... UT PPEALS. House of Lords, Friday. (Before the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and other Peers.) —— Apamson v. Barnovr. Mr Rolt and Mr Anderson appeared for the appellant— and the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor-General for the re- spondent. The question in the present case was this. man born in Scotland, but who had never acquired a residental settlement was transported, leaving children ...

Published: Thursday 17 March 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 635 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce 

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS

... Perts, & Week ending Oct. 16. - Passengers, 13 ‘ Goods, &e., ee S51 o £593 19 0 Corresponding week last y ear. Yo 0 8 & Week ending Oct. 16. Goods, Passengers, 9 197 1 £516 10 10 Corresponding week last rear. 2b uv 4 Pertn, & Dexpre Week ending Oct. 16. Passengers, 21,505—Receipts, ne + 10 6 Corresponding week year, 2572 ‘ » Scorrisn & Scorrisn Miptaxp Ramways- Week ending Oct. 16. Passengers, ...

Published: Monday 24 October 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 957 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce 

STATE OF TRADE

... STATE OF TRADE, ees has been a dull market, and very little in- quiry for goods, yet full prices have been given for what has been sold, These last three weeks the manufacturers have raised the wages of the power loom weavers and pi the former 124 and the lat- ter 10 per cent. In some of the mills, where the higher wages had not been paid, the hands turned out, but they returned to work un- ...

Published: Monday 25 July 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 505 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce 

PACKET BOATS

... PACK OATS. GENERAL POST OFFICE, August 31. ! Mails | Last Neat Destination. despatched from, Packet Packet — —_ London. sailed. due. - SOUTHAMPTON STATION. Lisbon ‘(By Day Mail) | Spain ae Theria, ug. 27 Sept. 6. Gibraltar, Malta,Greece, of every month, and Islands, 4th and 20th of, Euxine, Egypt, Ceylon, In- every month, | Aug. 20. Sept. 4. dia, and China 4th of every | A a { alternate muth. ...

Published: Monday 05 September 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 328 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce 

PACKET BOATS

... Gengaat Post Orrror, Jan, 26. Mails Last Packet Next Packet despatched Sailed . from London. —— (By Day Mail)! see 17th, and 27th of Madrid, Spain Jan. 17. Feb. 6. Gibraltar Se =| every month. Gibraltar, Malta, Greece. Ionian 20th of Indus, Is.Egypt, Cey- every month. Jan, 20. Feb. 28. lon, India, &c. | British Colons.in W. Indies (ex- cept Hon.Nas.) ForeignCol.&c. in . Indies (except Hava | ...

Published: Monday 31 January 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 428 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Commerce