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THE LANDING OF THE ALLIES IN THE CRIMEA

... THE LANDING OF THE ALLIES IN- THE G R t[IMEA. The special correspondent of the ' Times ' supplies the following account of the landing of the allied forces in the the Crimnea: September 14. As the ships of our expedition drew in a line, parallel to the beach, the French fleet passed us under steam, and cx. tended itself on our right, and ran in close to shore below the cliffs of the plateau. ...

Published: Saturday 30 September 1854
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4447 | Page: Page 10, 11 | Tags: News 

THE CHOLERA

... HIEALTH OP LONDON DURING THrS JVEEIt.-1n the week that ended last Saturday the number of deaths arisingfrom all causeswas 2,039. In the ten corresponding weeks of tihe years 1844-53 the averane number wvas 1,114, which, if raised in proportion to increase of popu- lation, becomes 1,225. The prevailing epidemic has produced an excess amounting to 814 above the corrected average. In the thirty ...

Published: Saturday 02 September 1854
Newspaper: The Examiner
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1094 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.—Tuesday, Sept. 5

... F^rOM TIlE' LONDUN GAZETTE-Tuesday, Sept. 5. * ?? DOWNING-STREET, SErT. 4. £ The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Coles, do Esq., to be Colonial Secrctary; James Waiburton, Esq;., to ea be Treslurer; Joseph Hensley, Esq., to be Attorney-Ge- neral; Dennis O'Meara, Esq , to bt Solicitor-General; and William Swvabey, Esq., to be Registrar of Deeds and Keeper of Plans for the Island of ...

Published: Wednesday 06 September 1854
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2018 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LODON, MONDAY, SEPT. 25

... LOD ONY, MONDAY, SMEPT. 25. . Wi OUR dates from the Crimea now extend to the 16th hii of September, as will be seen by a telegraphic I despateh received by our War Minister, the Duke of to NEWCASTLE, and published by his authority in W another column. It now appears that on in/ the 14th the troops were only 30 miles, instead be of 40 or 50, from Sebastopol-having been landed a Considerable ...

Published: Monday 25 September 1854
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5995 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LITURGICAL REVISION

... 11TO TILE EDITORc OF THE DAILY N~EWS. e a SIc,'-In a recent number of your journal a car- bui :'respondenlt, Luicas, remariked on the communion ser- ser FIvice, that the church eid not Contemplate any non-commu- a ft, ?? nion Sundays, and that the direction at the end of the ser- ofis r, vce was a proviso for concluding the ceremony in case of a ,failure of communlicants. I a The same has ...

Published: Wednesday 13 September 1854
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2262 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH

... (GENERAL BOARD F0IEIIEALTH. The following is the circular letter of Sir Berjamin Hall to the quialified medical practitioners of the metropolis, solicitittg their co-oporati*in in the col- lection of ftaots respecting the prevailing epidemic. -General Board of Health, Whitehall, Sept, 1854. l Sir,-My experience oftbis department, briefas it i-, has .tror gly impressed me with a sfrse of the ...

Published: Thursday 14 September 1854
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1944 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

ANOTHER ANOMALY OF THE BEER ACT

... I I The framers of the Beer Act were compelled to make this concession to common sense-that parties who could only obtain the sustenance necessary to support nature at public houses should, under certain restrictions, be allowed to receive refreshments in public houses on Sunday. It was assumed that the designation, travellers, would cover all the varie- ties of individuals composing this ...

Published: Tuesday 19 September 1854
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 474 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

NAVAL AND MILITARY

... NA VAL AND MILITAR Y. ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 19.-APPOINTMENTS.-Lieuts. W. B. Elphinstone (1848), to the Royal Albert, 120, screw steam ship, at Sheerness; and R. S. Bateman, to the Dauntless, 24, screw steam-frigate, at Portsmouth. Mate C. H. Smith, to the Swallow, 8, steam-sloop, at Pembroke. Midsbipman F. Williams, to the Moeauder, 44, at Devonport; and A. R. Lathbury, to the Royal Albert. Masters ...

Published: Wednesday 20 September 1854
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 574 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

NAVAL AND MILITARY

... NAVAL AND MILITARY ADMIRALTY, SEPTEMBER 26.- PROMOTION.- Lieutenant H. C. Majendie (1849), promoted to the rank of commander. ArroiNToENTs.-Lieutenant S. T. Pringle to the Royal George, 120, screw steam ship, with the Baltic fleet. Chaplain Rev. H. Jones (1827) to the Formidable, 84, at Sheetness. Assistant-Surgeons J. C. Austen (1846) to the Snake; and J. T. Gabriel (1852) to the Victory, 101 ...

Published: Wednesday 27 September 1854
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 772 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

GREASE

... Wherever I have Been machinery in motion- wherever there was a snorting, jarring, oscillating, whiz- zing, buzzing, screaming, groaning, whistling noise of wheels and levers, craaks, and piston-rods-I have always remarked a very strong, warm, oleaginous smell, variatin between that ot a cookshop and a tallow manufactory. I have learnt that this fatty odour arisesfrom the grease with 1 which ...

Published: Thursday 28 September 1854
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 659 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LOSS OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA STEAMER

... The following, fromn the St. John's Times of the 13th September, 1854, gives full details of the loss of the City of Philadelphia steamer:- We regret having to announce that the ine new screw steamer City of Philadelphia, Leitch, of 2,100 tons, was stranded at Chance Cove, 7i miles north of Cape Race, on last Thursday night. This steamer, built for the Liver- prol and Philadelphia line, was ...

Published: Thursday 28 September 1854
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 654 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

THE TEN-INCH GUN AT BOMARSUND

... 1'IHEF TEN-INCH GUN A4T BOMARSUND. In the several interesting narratives of the late, events at Aland which have been published in the :Doily .News, frequent allusion is made to that rc- rnarkable innovation, the 10-intch gnu, aetd the fatal effect with which it wsya plied against the large and principal fort at Bomarsttnd. The subjoined special narrative, understood to proceed from the Den of ...

Published: Friday 01 September 1854
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1197 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News