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RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS

... & & Raitways. Week ending Oct. 23. Passengers, 103,499—Receipts__. £9633 11 ’ joods, 7954 4 74 - £14,876 16 os — 14,719 Corresponding week last year. Giascow & Sovru Week ending Oct. 29. — Receipts, £4585 0 Corresponding week last year, 4207 0 Cexrrat & Scorrisn Miptanp Ramways. Week ending Oct. 30. 1390 1 ot Passengers, 1501 18 ‘ £2891 19 - 74 Corresponding week last year, 2741 ‘ 4 Mowpay ...

Published: Thursday 03 November 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1061 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

England

... LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1853. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY. Bank Stock 217 India Bonds under L.1000_ 3 Ditto for — South Sea Stock, 3 per Cent. Red. Anns. Mo} Ditte old — 3 per Cent. Con, Anns 95 Ditto New Annuities 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726. 3 per Cent. Anns. 1751. New 3} per Cent. 964 Consols for Account 954 New 5 per Cent. Ann. — Iudia Stock for Account. Long Annnities to expire— ...

Published: Thursday 10 November 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2794 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Literature

... Viteruture or Untversar Iistory. For the Use of Schools. Edited by Heury White, M.A. Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd. Mr Wutre is well known to the British public as the author ofa volume of undoubted merit, “ The Elements of Universal History,” as the translator of D'Aubigne’s History of the Re- formation, and other literary labours. We have perused his * Ovtlines of Universal History” with very ...

Published: Monday 21 November 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 717 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LATEST NEWS

... (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Lonpox, Wreonespay Eventne. On to-day copper was quoted at an advance of L.10 per ton. Scotch pig-iron and tallow dull at rather under yesterday's currency. The Giole states that Mr J. R. Colvin, one of the Judges of the Bengal Sudder, at Adallaut, sueceeds Mr Thomason in the government of the North-West Provinces Morning Paris correspondent writes on Tuesday evening ...

Published: Thursday 24 November 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3861 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE DRUGGISTS AND THE MOUSTACHE. — TO THE EDITOR OF THE CALEDONIAN MERCURY. Sin,—May I be permitted to address 1

... few words to you on the above subject. Various s ctions of the population have already adopted the moustache, or are doing +o, and medical of the highest eminence axticipate very beneticial cifects as the sult of the change. there is no profession, the members of which would experience more good from a movcment ot this sort, than that of che- mi-ts and dragyists. I have myself spent a good ...

Published: Thursday 17 November 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 898 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

FAIRS

... FAIRS DUNSE Fair was held on Thursday last ; there was a large show of cattle, numbering 750, the greater part of which were sold at pri a shade lower than Hallow Fair. Prices may be quoted as follows : Stirks from L.5 to L.9 — two-year-olds, to L.14—three-year- olds, L.14 to 1.,18—1milk cows, L.7 to L.12. 10s There were 846 sheep in the market. Fat sheep were selling from 888 to 43s— half ...

Published: Monday 21 November 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 331 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

Dip You Ever ?—Did you ever know a strike which did not hit the workman harder than the master? Did

... you ever know a hotel-keeper, whose “ wax” lights would bear the test of a tallow-chandler ? Did you ever know a Continental tourist who, if he unfortunately happened to speak English, didn’t everywhere discover he was charged at least double for it? Did you ever find a “ professional” win a game of bil- liards of you without assigning your defeat entirely to hi: “ flukes ?” Did you ever know ...

Published: Thursday 03 November 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 338 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

Ot 1. To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—My letter to you of yesterday applied only to Eng- land ;

... it is necessary to & proper understanding of the subject to look at Wales and Scotland also. There are in Wales three boroughs with less than 500 elec- tors, returning three members ; there are nine boroughs with more than 500 and less than 1000 electors, returning nine members ; there are two boroughs with more than 1000 elec- tors, returning each one member. Take away the three mem- bers ...

Published: Monday 28 November 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1277 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

STATE OF TRADE

... ATE Oo TRADE. DexpeEE.—A quiet week has again been felt in flax, with a very moderate of business. Prices have, however, been weli sus- tained, if we except the lower which are more relatively abundant, and to effect sales of which a farther slight concession has been necessary. A smaller business is doing in tow and codilla, chiefly cansed by the indifferent selection, but also from the ...

Published: Thursday 24 November 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 778 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

oF - The Court resumed in fall session on Saturday, the appoiated day for the meeting of both Di- visions

... of the Inner House, but which, on account of the ex- tended sittings of the First Division, from the Ist of the month, could this year only be marked by the re-assembling of the Seeond Division. As usual on the occasion, the J udges with the Lord President, and were all present, with the exception of Lord Robertson, who, we regret to say 1° ’ still continues indispose though it is expected he ...

Published: Monday 14 November 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2564 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LONDON GAZETTE

... GAZETT FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 5. Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr John Hig- gins as Consul at Cork, and of Mr John C. O'Neill, as Con- sul at Belfast, for the United States of America. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr Edward Wallerstein as Consul-General in Great Britain for the Re- public of San Salvador. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 8 The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr ...

Published: Thursday 10 November 1853
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 362 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News