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... LATEST NEWS4 (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) | LONDON, WEDNECSDAY EVxEING r1 No later news from the Crimea. C VIENNA, Tuesday.-Zarif Mustapha Pacha, late Com- ?? of the army in Asia, has been disgraced, a and put in prison. Fuad Effendi is named as the Turkish Plenipotentiary a for the conferences at Vienna. C THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. a (Fsom the Standard.) Her Majesty and Court arrived at ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 8729 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE DIVISION OF MONDAY NIGHT

... Ie I ARMY BErORE SEBASTOPOL. I . Order read, for resuming adjourned debate on question (26th January), That a Select Committee be appointetd to in- quire into the condition of our Army before Sebastopi,, end into the conduct of those departments of the Government whose dulty it has been to minister to the ants of that Army: (Mr Roebuck). Question again prirp-sed; Debate ?? ?? House ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1307 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE WAR

... The following letter is from one of the Scots Fusilier Guards to his Brother and Sister in Leith:- Camp near Sebastopol, New Year's Day. DEA BROTaTeR jND SISTFR, - I Wish yoU a happy New Yfear. Thank God Iam well in health, but far from being happy, bht as the old song says, We may he happy yet. God grant it. We, the army. are still in the neigh- boarhood of Sobastopol, and the ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 842 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Imperial Parliament

... ?? HO11USE OF LORDS. : IMoNDAY, JAN;. 29. LORD LYNDtIURST'S NItTION-TitE CONDUCT OF TiEE WAt. Lord LYNDHURSK' begged to give notice that he would postpone the notice which stood in his name for Friday next until the following Mondsv. THE LIGHT CAVAnLny CHARGE AT BALAXLAVA. In reply to Lord Vivian, The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that he could not at pre- senL lay before the House the exact words of ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 10348 | Page: Page 1, 2 | Tags: News 

THE EDINBURGH DRAINAGE OPERATIONS

... THE ED)INBURGH DRAINAGE OPERATIONS. TO THen EDITOR OF THEI CALEDONIAN itE1CURY. | i Sinz,-In an article on thts subject in the leading columns of y our last publication, there are some statements which re- ol quire correction and explanation. With reference to the new sewer, lately constructed in aT Howe Strect, you say that the stones arc unnecessarily large pi (from four to five feet square, ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1760 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

EDINBURGH GAZETTE

... N1, Iil h N I) UI (7 1 (T'A Z U ETTE SEQUESTnTfATIONS. James Ford, provision merchant and grocer, 12 North St An- drew Stoeet, Edinburgh-Creditors meet in Messrs Dowells & Lyon's Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh, ?? Febrnary, t wo o'clock.- Wm. Wood, Edinbuirgh, interim factor. John Smith, draper, Coircaddens Street, Glasgow-Creditors meet in thie Glole Hotel, George Squnare, Glasgow. 12th ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 625 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

THE WAR

... Tr1-J W AR. THE TREATY WITH S ARiDINTA. PARIS, TiwClany, 8.30 A.M.-ThIC ,oijzeuir publishes tire text of the military convention made bv the Piedrmontese Gol vernment with England and France. The King of' Sardirnia will provide a corps d'armnee of I 15,000 men, organised ill five brigades, forming tvwo divisions and a reserve brigadc. | He will keep Iup the numerical strength ofthis corps ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1039 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY

... ROYAL SCOTTISH ACAp)EMY. The twenty seventh annual report of the Councii of = e Royal Scottish Academy has just been published, of wvhich the following is an abstract:- The Council who now retire from office have the agreeable privilege of being enabled to congratulate the Academy on the high degree of prosperity which has characterised its pro- gress during the last year. They leare office on ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2179 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

TOWN-COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

... TOWN-COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, ITe Council met on Tuesday-4he Lord Pr6vost in the ebair. OLD Grz rRIARS'CHUVCML A commutieaon was read from the Old Greyfriars' kirk- session, stating that they were prepared to pay the sum of L322. 1 2s5 on the ewditions stipulated 'or with the Coulwil, for the reconstruction of Old Greyfriars' Church; but, aS doubts had been expressed, bg men of skill in such ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 460 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

ESTABLISHED PRESBYTERY

... ESTABLISHED PREiBYTERT. B I a ml C r The Established Preshytery of Edinburgh met yesterday- 1 Mr Brown, St Bernard's, moderator. A LORD KINtNAIRD's EDUCATION BIIL. C Dr BnYcE, in withdrawing the notice of motion which stood on the paper with regard to Lord Rinnaird's Education E bill, said le did not agree wvith those who thought that the E measure wouod be best supported by not being noticed ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1407 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

IRISH AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS

... In Ireland the farmer finds a country of rare agri- cultural capabilities. lie has there no nu1gratufuil soil to fight with, no cutting cast winuds or, wretched Scotch mists to dread. Arthur Young remarks of Limerick and Tip- perary, : It is the richest soil I ever saw', and as such is spplicable to any purpose ; and the observation applies veil to many other parts & the island. Fpr green and ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1857 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE LONDON PRESS ON THE MINISTERIAL DEFEAT

... THE LONDON PRESS ON ITHE MINISTERIAL DEFEAT. The Thuds of Tuesday savs- It would tax the best read historical student to produce a more complete case of political collapse than that which it is England's ill fate, sore cost, and, we had almost said, foul dishonour, to witness this dav. file vast prestige of that naval and military organisatior wliich we have been nursing so sedulously for ...

Published: Thursday 01 February 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1327 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News