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... E NGCISR 3MO550ONARIES IN IRnELAN.-T he Irish southern t papers are filled with accounts of the rather rugged reception given by the lower classes of the Roman Catholics to the rev. gentlemen whobad visited that portion of the Queen's dominions as a deputation in connexion with the Evangelical Alliance. In Limerick their treatment was, as stated last week, of a moot inhospitable nature, and in ...

Published: Saturday 13 August 1853
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1467 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS

... d- CLEVEDON.-Monday last was quite a gala day here as, in ne addition to a grand banquet at the Royal hotel by the Bristol 'er Corporation of the Poor, we had a public festival of the members es of the Lily of the Valley Lodge of Odd Fellows, and a dinner of ?? the order at the Bristol hotel. The brethren of the lodge had on invited a number of their Bristol friends, and a good deal of in- wr ...

Published: Saturday 06 August 1853
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1588 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS

... BITT .;--P'ATAL AccriDENT.-On Thursday, as'a man ,named Sulcot was riding at Bitton on the shafts of a timber. wagon, he fell from 'his seat, and one of the wheels passing over his bead he was killed on the spot. SuiccDE.-On Wednesday night a woman named Drewett destroyed herself at Bitton. She. got up at midnight, left her houeandjupedino awel.It would seem that when in the water she repented ...

Published: Saturday 27 August 1853
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2634 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

A DASHING WEDDING

... A DASHING WEDDING. WELL, If ever we should get married, we shall certainly adopt Or the sensible advice of Punch, and make the affair I'a runaway U Xnateh with the consent of our friends.'I'1 This was our fervent o xnental declaration some fourteen months since, when, much in against our inclination, we were staying at the house of a young i 3meighbour during the ?? for her marae iha qod ...

Published: Saturday 27 August 1853
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2294 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

PROSPECT OF PEACE

... SATURDAY, Auous 13, 1853. REPEAL OF THE ADVERTISEHENT DUTY AND SUPPLEMENT STAMP. WE beg respeotfally to apprise our Advertising Friends that, in consequence of new arrangements arising out of the repeal of the above duties, Five o'clock Friday afternoon is the latest hour at which Advertisements can be received. ie~' Several Advertisements have this tveek been received too late for insertion. ...

Published: Saturday 13 August 1853
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 865 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE

... HOUSE OF LORDS.-TnurcsnDAY, August 4. The royal assent was given by ?? to the following among other billa:-viz, tbe succession duty, oommon lodging-. houses, convicted prisonersaremoval and confinement, savings bank annuities. coinage offences, colonies, colonial bishops act extension. customs duties, stamp duties, stamp duties (No. 2), turnpike trusts arrangements, sheep, &o.; contagion ...

Published: Saturday 06 August 1853
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1366 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... PEDESTRIANISM ExTRAoRDiNAwY.-The Cab Strike was Io joke, although it was all Walker.-Punch. THE GREAT NUGGET.-The large Australian nugget Ilel exhibited has been meltedand soldforL£532. Itweightfbefol melting was 1015 ounces, and it yielded 1310 ounces of eihe geol equal to 1423 ounces standard, gd, A NEW EXCAVATION.-We suppose it was Mr. Layard's ,. cess in his excavations at Nimroud that ...

Published: Saturday 06 August 1853
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1387 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

SECOND EDITION

... '1 SECOND EDITION I ALARMING Fi-t; A little before eleven o'clock last night an alarm Of fire given, which, an inquiry, was found to be at the preinsul i merly occupied by Itesers. Denton, Stopford, and Co Sfor- Stephen-etreet~but now in the possession of Olesers. Bar' nO Co., waterproof clothing-etores. ettd The fire, from the combustible nature of tile Material with amazing rapidity, and in ...

Published: Saturday 20 August 1853
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1392 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

THE BURMESE WAR

... THE&BURMESE WAR. WAR' was delar pjainst the Burmese by the Gov~ernor- General of India. ga Marob ala84. Rangoon,,their principal port, was takea exaotly two moaths afterwgrds. In the fol- lowing year, after protracted but unavailing. negotiations, the Burmeea were defeat ed near1 ronme .by General Campbell. In 1926 peace was at enegth deelared.bettween the English and the Burmese, who pai4* ...

Published: Saturday 06 August 1853
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2384 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

BRISTOL LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIATION

... ?? 1,tss.V,,DTVICTUALLERS' B3IUSTOL A~SSOCIATION. s, meeting of this association was held on Wed- Tt l lestern hotel. The chair was occupied bedy, aic prdent, Mr. R. P. Hams. byhe C. M ,in opening the proceedings, congratulated the mtingon the growing prosperity of the association, adthe beneficial effects upon the trade which had resulted from its formation. Its numbers had increased, and its ...

Published: Saturday 27 August 1853
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1343 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE

... The Grand Duchess Olga of Russia, accompanied by ber royal osusort, the Crown Prince of Wurtemburg. arrived ff Wool wich on Wednesday morning, In her Majesty's steama- packet Vivid, from istend. Tbe Queen held a court at Baok- ;iegham-pallas in the afternoon to rceelve them. THS KING OF HA&Novaa,-His majesty the King of Hanover has conferred on Mr. S. W. Fullom, the author of ,1 The Marvels of ...

Published: Saturday 06 August 1853
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2986 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

SECOND EDITION

... SECOND EDITION ~~sn ~ BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIJ, HOUSE OF LORIDS.-FRtDAy, August 4. .7.The Marquis of CLANSRIC&RDE gave notice that on Moitto.l~ shudcl ttention to the provisions of the exits og treatl ex he lio, Russia and Turkey. ti ve the Lord KINNlAtaD Moved the second reading of the COm',nai0 ?? bill; but after some discussion, it was withdraw, O ti Earl GRANOVILLE, in a lengthened speech, ...

Published: Saturday 06 August 1853
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1483 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News