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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE

... DOAESTIC INTELLIGENCE. - 1 A -Yn f ~or TeCOURT, Azc. ut The Queen gave, on Friday evening, at Buckinghamn to Palace, a concert, to which a party of 380, including the ?i memners of the royal family and the foreign ministers to and their wives, were invited. The following vocalists had ry the honour of performing before her Majesty and guests od upon this occasion, ?? Pyne, Miss L. Pyne, of ...

Published: Tuesday 06 June 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 999 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE WRECK OF THE BLACK HAWK

... I TM WRECK OF THE. BLACK HAWK. and The ship Black Hawk, from Liverpool for New York, Th e our readers are already aware, was totally destroyed at Th sea on the 23rd of April. The ship Carrituck, Captain Foster, from Antwerp, arrived at New York on the 17th Ymnof May, having on board Captain Bunker, of the Black de in Hawk, his crew, and 356 of the rescued passengers. The e to following is the ...

Published: Tuesday 06 June 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 979 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

SECOND EDITION

... I SECibODEDITION. *r EoLECTRIC`TELEOitAPII.J the to THE WAR. the b '11 ~ ,MODYEENN.I is reported from a I tool Id Rus~sian sourceptha.toen thie29thl 30,l000Russians rande at head )r fresh andivigorous attack on Sillstria, but wtore repulsed the ti le with the loss of 8000 men; The -eldest son of Count knife ly Orloff was among the slain. a Cori of Letters from Oidesma repeat that no bloeckade ...

Published: Tuesday 06 June 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2549 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

MULTUM IN PARVO

... ?? q- p An explosioss of gas, of a:fearful characters took place at Hudderafield on Saturday morning weak, in the house of Mr. Benjamin Bentley, grocer, E'itzwilliam-street. ,The gas had not been turned off at tler meter during the night, and had escaped from the slide of a chandelier. r Mr. Bentley's clothes were set on fire 14y the explosion, his hair was burnt off, his hands andface were ...

Published: Tuesday 27 June 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3831 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS

... had ring, The first meeting of the new board was held on Tuesday a ,thor evening last, in the Coinmissioners'-rooms, Hamilton- a roh, square. Tie memibers present were Messrs. Willoughby, ioar Harrison, Hughes, Bailiff, Whittingharn, Cook, Hevider- this son, Golborrie, Hind, Bradley, Curry, Watson,. Graham, c Ito Green, Rae, and Furniss. a ?? The law-clerk read the names of the commissionters ...

Published: Friday 16 June 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1629 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: News 

THE BRIBERY BILL

... Lord John Russell's scheme for Parliamentary purification has at length emerged from the Select Committee to which it was referred, and is being b discussed in the House of Commons. In its o amended form this Bill is a very neat piece of v patchwork, to which Sir Fitzroy Kelly and Mr. ' WalDole have each contributed a few stitches, and we suppose, in some shape or other, it wvillc become law. ...

Published: Friday 14 July 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 665 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

REFUSAL OF A CHURCH RATE AT PRESCOT

... ,ArVmTSn Ans mne n v mI n A Irfn en, MEETING OF THE RtATEPAYERS. ;4 to A ?? of the parishioners of the parish of PreEent was B 11 held on Wednesday last at noon, in the parish church, for the hi ed purpoce of electing four pereons to servo the ochico of school- 11 f wardlens for the Free Grammar School of Prescot for the year ?? for the necessary repairs of the eald Church, and for providing ...

Published: Friday 20 October 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3954 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATION

... Now that the elections are concluded, and the ex( business of another municipal year has begun, acc there can be no desire to continue, and no object in continuing, the discussions as to individual eli- gibility for office. We have not the remotest in- Bu tention of undervaluing the qualifications of any bet member of the Town Council, or of insinuating vei aught against the Mayor who has been ...

Published: Tuesday 14 November 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1143 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

MUNICIPAL COSTUME

... A worthy Counoillor, who looked upon the election of last Thursday as a question of indi- vidual predilection, observed that Mr. Tobin pos- sessed personal qualifications which would throw a grace and dignity around the chair to which he aspired. Although we do not exactly com- prehend whether it was meant that a Mayor should be chosen by the same rule which is employed in the selection of a ...

Published: Tuesday 14 November 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 851 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

LATEST NEWS

... it SPAIN. lo General San Miguel has been chosen president of the le cortes. The vice-presidents are MM. Madoz, Infanta, o Dulce, and Calatava. The Gaiette publishes a general amnesty granted by the queen on the occasion of the h opening of the cortes. le ITALY. it The Uscivers has the following:- Our letters from It Rome are of the 4th inst. The regiment of dragoons it which has been in ...

Published: Friday 17 November 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7442 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: News 

THE CORPORATION ACCOUNTS

... A ?? ban.. 9 The annual statement of accounts, issued by2Mr. John ra Wybergh, the treasurer to the corporation, has just been r I- printd for circulaetion. The account extends to the 30th i 0e August, 1852, being the close of the financial year. It th LB appears that for the~past year the ordinary income of the T ...

Published: Friday 27 October 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3571 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

WAR ITEMS

... Gov'FRNMENT CARE OF oUtR TiiooPs IN TIlE EAST.- I Large supplies of vegetables have arrived at Balaclava. I An order has been transmitted to freight a ship of 250 v or 350 tons from Venice to Balaclava, half with potatoes, t and half with onions. Another lias been sent to Trieste v for a cargo of fresh vegetables and for clothing. Inquiries s have been instituted as to the possibility of ...

Published: Friday 08 December 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2893 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: News