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Caledonian Mercury

... Q ilil;a4 s1;i .z a~ l rt c .r I. EDLNBURGII, FlIDAY'. AUGUST 1.9, 1833. SlCOND and TIllI D Dl:l)Tl iONXS e Published containing nill the LautWA Nesof himpulltanc : Fon days, if not weeks, there had been a hill ini our warlike operations. That has now been dis- turbed. The Telegraphic intelligence yesterday aunouticed that thl Russians, on Thursday morn- ing, had, at daylight, as onl the day ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2669 | Page: Page 2, 3 | Tags: News 

TOWN-COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

... The Council met ?? Lord Provost presiding. THE SCOTCh 1DUCATIO BILL. Mr Sinclair, (clerk), having laid a copy of this bill as amended, on the table, Professor Dicxc remarked that the measure had been so tyansinogrified in its passage through corn- mittee, that they would not know it again, were they now to read it. Instead of being a benefit to the 3 country, it would only set the people by ...

Published: Wednesday 18 July 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4282 | Page: Page 2, 3 | Tags: News 

THE WAR

... IT I-I -M '7\V -A- 1Rj. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SIMPSON. b, (From the Supplonzent to the London Gazette of Friday.) tl WAR DErPr.TMEST. July 23. O. Lord Panimuce has this day received a despatch and, its inclosures, of -which the following are copies, addressed to his Lordship by Lieutenant-General Simpson, Commanding Her Mnjesty's Forces in the I East:- p Before Sebastopol, July 10. v My Lord, ...

Published: Wednesday 25 July 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3685 | Page: Page 1, 2 | Tags: News 

Caledonian Mercury

... 6 it I c ? o III i it II RI c r t 11 r 11. EDINBURGH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,1855. SECOND and TilRED EDITIONS m1e Published containing. ; all the Latest News efimnotn1 e. ISTELLIGENCE of chang(,es in the Crimea is of the most meagre description, if not entirely Wil. The grand assault, as wc anticipated, has not, anL, in all probability, will not collie off. Batteries here and there are reported ...

Published: Monday 03 September 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2117 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT

... -Mr Heywood has received the sanction of tl:e Hlom~e of Commons to bring in the Bill to amend the Law;as to Marriage with a deceased wife's sister or niece, which now lies before us. We shall remark briefly upon it, in- asmuch as it is not in tbe meantime proposed to extend its provisions to Scotland, a wise precaution, perhaps, on the part of the promoters, as that would have considerably ...

Published: Thursday 22 March 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 998 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

GLASGOW

... IG LA S G O W. T6E OTHEXI SIDE OR TIIE RIVER.-O- TneSdav, As one ofboar Olasgollv' mcrihants was pssing aiong Clyde Buildigs on' the 'south'side of the river, lei was tnadceul'p'to by a native 'df the Emenrald Isle, cvi' Icantlv'newly arrired at the 'Broxtielalvtw who slilce him inl tho rnost nttural way possible, to direct'him to thl oth iide of' the rikver'. The party addresse at once ...

Published: Thursday 23 August 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 963 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LORD RAGLAN

... GENERAL ORtDER. HORSE GIJAID5, July 4, 1855.-The General Com- ?? has received Her Majesty's inost gracious commands to express to the army the deep regret with which Hecr Majesty has to deplore the loss of a most devoted and able officer, by the death of F~ield-M~arshal Lord Raglan, the Commander of the Forces in the Crimea. H1er Majesty has been pleased to command that her sentiments shall be ...

Published: Saturday 07 July 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 483 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

Agricultural Intelligence

... 'Igrit 11.1t it n I ? lit t flige II cf. THim CROPS IN FIFESHIRE. (IFrittenfor the Caledonian Mercury.) INe have had rain every day, less or more, since the 15th of July, hut, notwitlhstanding this, mlany of the pastures which had become very bare daring the dry weather, have scarcely improved. The potatoes, however, have derived much benefit from the rain, and we never recollect of their ...

Published: Thursday 09 August 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 496 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

EDINBURGH

... -4- FrTAt OccUnRctNm.-Yesterday morning a chim- uc;yesweeper, named Wm. Ray, while employed on a honse-top in Richmond Street, missed his footing, and fell to the ground with such violence that he was killed instantaneously. FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Tuesday morning its John Wilson, a farm servant, was in the act of loading a cart with hay in a field near Dalkeith, he lost his ba- lance while doing ...

Published: Thursday 23 August 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 415 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

... ELECTRIC TELEGRXAPH.-1 7.,P.T~fj NF7J -A 1;, TIHE CIRIMEA. Baees.'ix, Thursday ?? Frankfort pest 4 :Is a letter from Varna of tlic 18th, stating that thc allies had made a fresh reconnaissance in the Cirea, with two divisions of infantry and one division ?? cavalry. The Russians were withdrawing, and the letter denies that transports of supplies were advanr.ing from Perekop into the interior. ...

Published: Saturday 29 September 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 7051 | Page: Page 3, 4 | Tags: News 

Caledonian Mercury

... gflt?oltlall LR EDINBURGH, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1855. SECOND and THIRD EDITIONS are Publislied containing all the Latest News of importance. WE have had numerous communications from parties interested in the movement relative to LORD 1)uNDONALD'S PLANS, about which we made some observations a few days ago. ec have much pleasure in stating that the preliminary arrangements are pretty nearly ...

Published: Thursday 26 July 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2750 | Page: Page 2, 3 | Tags: News 

EDINBURGH

... EDIN B UJRG III. COLLEGE ?? new arrangements with reference to this ?? came into operation. yester- day, and it is now open to the public for five days of the week at an entrance fee of Gd., and onl Satur- days without any charge. 1RSICGNATION OF DEAN Op GUILD F1RASER.-We learn that Dean of Guild Fraser has intimated his in- tention of resigning offie in November, assigning, as the reason, a ...

Published: Tuesday 09 October 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2678 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News