STATISTICS OF THE PORT PHILLIP GOLD DIGGINGS

... The following is an analysis of the state of the gold diggings in the colony of Victoria from the discovery of gold and the commencement of digging, on the 1st October, 1851, to the 31st of December, 1853, showing the number of licenses issued to diggers, the total quantity of gold exported, the average quantity of gold for each individual digger, and the number of arrivals and departures by ...

Published: Friday 23 June 1854
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 686 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

SINGULAR IMPOSITION

... Under the above title, one of the Manchester papers having published a statement of facts largely combicnd i itib fictiok, having reference to anl imuposition practised on a very respectable family at Bury, anid this statemlent havi g btee republished, with additional comminenrts, by several of thc Lon- don papers, the ffancwhestcr Courier places before the public a true version of the ...

Published: Friday 09 June 1854
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1521 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN MISCELLANY

... The Queen has appointed William Henry Wright, Esq., chief commissioner of the gold fields, and Frede- rick Armand Powlett, Esq., chief commissioner of crown lands, in the colony of Victoria. Australia is overrun with engineers. The whole silk crop in Valencia has been lost this year, the value being estimated at 40 millions of reals. The Spanish silk manufacturers intend to hold a meeting, ...

Published: Friday 09 June 1854
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1824 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE

... | DISTRICT INTELLIGENCES. HORNSEA. The weather during the past few days has been hot, with occasional showers. Rain is much wanted for spring sown corn, but the wheat which was got into the ground at the back end of the year is looking extremely wrell and forward, being now in full ear. The bathing season is now fairly conmnenced, the village is nearly fol of visitors, and good lodgings are ...

Published: Friday 30 June 1854
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4487 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE

... I ?? ?? A 1.AA- 1 -1- ..h A.W. ?? . . ?? . . . I IHOUS1E OF LORDS. t TUESDAY, MAx 30. The lord chancellor took his seat at five o'clock. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. A short conversation took place on the subject of the appointment of a public prosecutor, io the course of which Lord BROUnnAM and Lord CAMIPMELL expressed a strong opinion in favour of the introduction of such an officer. RAILWAY AND CANAL ...

Published: Friday 02 June 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 13291 | Page: Page 6, 7 | Tags: News 

THE EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AND DUMB IN LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE

... I THE EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AND DUMB IN 1 It . LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE. l vy Apapr rea d befora a Meeting of the Historic Society of Lanuashire and Cheshire, on the Rueming ot Thureday, ?? 6, 1854, of BY DAVID BUXTON, Inm PINCIPAL OF TUS LIVERPOOL SCHOOL FOX THE DEAF AND DUMs. a et ti ml The subject which I have undertaken to bring before the tl 0- society Is one which, in all its various ...

Published: Friday 23 June 1854
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5620 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: News 

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 

MISCELLANEOUS

... MISCE LLANEOUS. Ax Uwryrowax BENEFACTORC, - The man who falants a th, birch tree little knows what he is coriferring. on posterity.- by RAeICRA.. letter from St Petersburg states 'thiat the ( moficeseof the e Imperial Guard gave a grand dininer to Made- on moiell Rahae ontheoccsio ofherapproaching ds'parture. 0 O e ao hefch r proposed as a ~toast7 To our moeting in e Perie! whete we shall ...

Published: Wednesday 21 June 1854
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1604 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News