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ABERGAVENNY

... JOHN FROST. On Friday morning last, after the close of our office, for the holiday, we were favoured with the following copy of a communication, addressed by the secretary of Lord Palmerston, to James Brown, Esq., Mayor of Newport, then in London, ready to present the memorial praying a free pardon to Mr. Frost, as agreed upon at the recent meeting held at the Town Hall: Whitehall, April 11th ...

Published: Friday 21 April 1854
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2117 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

CRONSTADT

... THE following description of Cronstadt, given in a Berlin journal, although incomplete, may not be uninteresting at the present moment Cronstadt is situated on the island of Kosline,. at the eastern corner of the Finland Gulf. The island, about one and half English miles long and propor- tionately narrow, is close to the mouth of the Neva and may be regarded as the port of St. Petersburgh, ...

Published: Friday 14 April 1854
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 230 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

DEATH OF LORD MOSTYN. J

... FAIRs IN APRIL. MONMOUTHSHIRE. WOIICESTERSHIBB. 11 20 Worcester GLAMORGANSHIRE. Shipton-on-Stour •* 24 Cross Inn 14 Belbroughton •• Aberafon 30 BRBCONSHIRE. HEREFORDSHIRE. Dyfynng. ig Dornstone 27 Ta!garth. ...

Published: Friday 14 April 1854
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 26 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

THE DECLARATION OF WAR

... It is to he war, then. No one is surprised. No one could have supposed a different ending to the anxious suspense of the last three montha. No one 5S3E& ZSJS Up 7 hen, T H ar 2 t„V'rSrmn*acrd morfth 7 mdeath- No one is surprised, any Smn I I auditory are, who have watched, th ough the agony of a long trial, the chain of evi- dence, slowly, but surely winding itself round the ■n!na!' wllen the ...

THE LRMFF AATD UCRTHYR GUARDIAN

... FRIDAY, MARCH 31. 1854. THE RUSSIAN ARMY. IVING, in our last number, given from OLIPHANT'S Russian Shores of the Black Sea, an encouraging id, we believe, a correct) account of the condition the Russian Navy, we extract, from the same elligent Traveller, some important information ipecting the Army of Russia, for which, we are rry to say, the minerals of the Merthyr District ve furnished the ...

A THOUGHT FOR GOOD-FRIDAY

... Mr. Clare, cf Liverpool, has introduced metallic masts and yarns for vessels. 1 hey are made of wrought iron, cased with wood, and are alleged to be lighter, stronger, and more durable than the ordinary wooden ones, while the first cost is the same in both cases. We are informed that the Duke of Norfolk is at pre- sent in a very precarious st..te of health, at Arundel Castle. It is understood ...

THE DETECTED BIGAMIST

... NEWPORT UNION. The Tollowing is the official return of Guardians elected in this Union for the ensuing year :-Bedwas: William Prioe,'Pantglas, farmer; Bettws: Phillip Rees, Cross Wm. Bro, -farmer; Bishton: William Gale, Village Farm, farmer, Caerleon: Thomas Morgan Llewellia, Caerleon, solicitor; Christchurch: Mapson Thomas Smith Winter, ArtrMge Farm, farmer,. 144; William Graham,dun., Gore ...

Published: Friday 21 April 1854
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 522 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

STRIKING A BLOW AT STRIKES, IN SPAIN

... A COAST SQUADRON. We have reason to believe that Rear-Admiral Bruce, recently returned from the coast of Africa, will shortly hoist his flag as commander-in-chief of a light squadro a for the. protection of the trade and ports of the northern and north-east coasts.—Morning Herald. ...

Published: Friday 21 April 1854
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 45 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

- PORT OF HIGH BRIDGE AND THE SOMERSET CENTRAL RAILWAY

... PORT OF HIGH BRIDGE AND THE SOMERSET CENTRAL RAILWAY. NO TICE is hereby given, that Arrangempnts for 1. TRANSSHIPPING GOODS at this PORT, in connexion with the Somerset Central Railway, and the Junction of that Line with the Bristol and Exeter Rail- way, at Highbridge, are now completed. By means of a powerful Gantry Frame (capable of lifting Ten Tons), Vessel may be loaded and unloaded ...

MERTHYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

... TEMPERANCE HALL The third of the series of Welsh Lectures in connection with the Cymmrodorion Dirwestol, was delivered on Wednesday evening, the 22nd of March, by the Rev. William Williams. The subject of the lecture was Africa, famous as the field of missionary enterprises; and the lecturer was well qualified to treat it. He is understood to be the writer of several able articles upon ...

NEWPORT AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

... THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT.—A great portion of hia Grace's Monmouthshire property is to be offered for sale by auction, in the course of the spring. TREASURY APPOINTMENT.—|Mr. Raglan G. H. Somerset (son of the late Lord Granville Somerset) has been appointment to a junior clerkship in the Treasury. MILITARY APPOINTMENT. —. Lieut.-Colonel Mnndy, Assistant Quartermaster-General at Kilkenny, has been ...