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FRANCE

... (knom OUR OWN COOBBESPONDENT.) PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING. The Bourso was more calm to-day, and but for the f further fall in Consols it is thought the Rente would have improved considerably. As it was, there was a decidedly better feeling. The Three per Cents., after I opening at 64, declined to 63.85, and closed rather firm at 63.90. Credit Mobilieroscillated a good deal and closed at 1,120f., ...

Published: Monday 08 October 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1618 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

RAILWAY REFORM

... TO THE ED1TOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. Sirt,-The admirable articles which have lately &a~ppared in your! paper on the subject of railways have been so excellent that, although I cannot hopse o equal them, I trust I may do some. service by just calling atten- tioa to one of the reasons why railways do not pay. Tbe chief cause is tbe jealousy and discord wltich prevail, more or less, at the boards of ...

Published: Monday 08 October 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2017 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

LECTURES AT THE ARCHITECTURAL MU SEUM, CANAN—ROW, WESTMINSTER

... LIECT.RNS. AT THE iAjROHICZqTURAL MU. I a.{, M.CA, ON~)~ tWRS'M;INSTER. ; ?? ooi~icun2 iqfre it ttaumu Series was deiliveredi by J't? FA. Skidai'rf,- on uoniiay eienirg 'last, before a well-attendtd meeting,: at ti6e Atchtectutral Museum; the subject of the lecture belng Architectural Metal Work. - . The lecturer confined his remarks tothe practice of metal work of the Christian era. He ...

Published: Friday 02 November 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1667 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE BRITISH SHIP ABBOTTS READING, AND LOSS OF LIFE

... EXPLOSION ON BO4RD TEE BRITISH SHIP I ABBOTTS READING, AND LOSS OF LIFE. Yesterday Captain HaIsted, R.N., secretary to Lloyd's, received the following communications from the Admiralty, reporting a shocking catastrophe on beard the English ship Abbotts Reading, of Liverpool, while lying in Valparaiso Hlaibour, on the 12th of Sept. last, ?? with loss of life. Admiralty, Oct. 31, 1856. Sir, ...

Published: Friday 02 November 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 947 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

RUSSIA

... RUSS[A. ST. PBHERSBURG, JUNE 2. The appalling intelligence of the sanguinary night contests of the 22nd and 23rd of May, with'the frightfully long lists of the killed-for the attack was carried on with such embitterment by the French that the far greater part of the Russians were killed outright by the bayonet, and the number of wounded is, therefore, not worth speaking of-followed almost ...

Published: Wednesday 13 June 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1166 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

THE GALES OFF THE COAST

... 8UNDERLAND, Nov. ?? strong galesl rain; see heavy. We have had no arrivals during the ?? four tides, and no vessels can sail, on account of the weather. The storm previously reported continues. The report sent yesterday of a vessel having been seen to sink on thia coast appears to be too true. She is said to have been a small vessel, with no mest standing. Intelligence has ben re- ceived here ...

Published: Saturday 03 November 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 978 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

METROPOLITAN SEWAGE

... to r' TH, DITO OP THE DAILY NEWS- SIR,-Having seen the three lengthy articles in your paper relative to the proposed plans for remov- ing the great nuisance and waste of sewage flowing into the Thames, I beg to offer my suggestions for a permanent and lasting remedy of the monstrous evil, which is daily increasing, and as I have devoted several years to the investigation of this not by any ...

Published: Thursday 11 October 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 600 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

THE TURKISH ARMY IN THE CRIMEA,

... (m1OM OUR sPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) d EUPATORIA, MARCH 22. The long talked-of commencement of the outworks was made the day before yesterday. The whole of r the cavalry which has yet arrived (numbering about e 2,500 men), with twelve guns, went out about day. 0 break, under the command of Ali Pacha, whose f movements were under the control of Major Vierg-. bitaki, as a staff officer. They were ...

Published: Saturday 07 April 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4944 | Page: Page 5, 6 | Tags: News 

PEACE MEETING AT OLDHAM

... PEACE MEETING AT OLDRAA. The Manchester Peace Society, whose head-quar- ters are at Newall's-buildinge, have been exceedingly active of late. Mr. George Thompson, who was formerly one of the Anti-corn-law lecturers, is now the principal lecturer for the Peace Society, and has been delivering a series of lectures in Manchester and the surrounding towns; the ob. ject of the meetings apparently ...

Published: Saturday 03 March 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1005 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

ENGLAND AND IRELAND IMPROVED COMMUNICATION BILL COMMITTEE

... IENGLAND AND IRELAND IMPROVED COM- I . MUNICA Ti ON BILL COAAMl TTEE. APPROVAL OF THE BLtL. Yesterday the committee met at 12 o'clock, but no business was done till half-past, at which time the room was cleared for the committee to consider their decision on the preamble of the bill. At 1 o'clock the public were re- admitted, when the chairman announced that the cemmittee had decided that the ...

Published: Saturday 26 May 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 902 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

WHAT IS THE EFFICIENCY OF THE AMERICAN NAVY?

... WHAT IS THEF FFICIENCY OF THE AMERICAN NAVY ? (From the New York Courte~r asad Enqusirer.) 'If' the madministrationi succeeds in involving the ehuntry in a war with Spain,' that war must be a noval one. Where are the ships that are to conduct the belligerent operations and also to' furnish protection for American oon. xnerce on every sea egainat Spanish cruizrsre? This is a Iiirtinient ...

Published: Saturday 26 May 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2115 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: News 

METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS

... I~ETROPOI.TAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS. N Yesterday a special court of sewfers was held at the Court' house, Gkreek-street, Soho; Mr. Jxan in the chair. The SxoRxThstXreported that the total balance Sn the hands of the treasurers, including the deposit account, amounted to 114,091i. 169. 8d. The adjourned discussion of 3fr. TaWVArrE'S8 motion, set- ting forth that ?? the drainage of that part of ...

Published: Wednesday 24 January 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 731 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News