NORTH DEVON

... EARNSTAPLE ELECTIQN COMMITTEE. p The select committee appointed by the House of Commons Si to inquire into thle merits r'f tile petition againist thle late re til rtion for this borough tneton Tbnredlay, at one O'clock. Thle T( members of the conatnittec: are dir. G. dl. Butit (clhairmen) he Lord Lovaitif, the Marquis of Elacidfurd, Mr, It. Itanby Ifri &Seymour, and Sir J ohn H- antlier. ti ...

Published: Thursday 01 March 1855
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 5319 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

GENERAL NEWS

... The-Governor-General of India has deter- A lihied that the heirs of all Native Princes shall acquire th a knowledge of the English language, at the nearebt in Governmient school to their residences. Oh Rear-Admiral Plumridge has been appointed b superintendent of Devonport Dockyard, vice Seymour, hi appointed second in command of the Baltic fleet. A( Reiar-Admiral Henry Eden has been appointed ...

Published: Thursday 01 March 1855
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2684 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

TOWN-COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

... TOWN-COUNCIL FROCEEDINGS. The Town-Council met on Tuesday-the Lord Provost presiding. GOlVING DOCK AT LEITH. Treasurer Dicxsox called the attention of the Council to a matter that was at present exciting a good deal of attention at Leith-he meant the proposed new graving dock for large vessels. It appeared that some members of the Leith Dock Commission considered that it should be formed at ...

Published: Thursday 01 March 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2932 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE WAR

... i DESPATCIIES FPRO LORI) RAGLAN. The report of Omer Pauha's victory over the Russians at Eupatoria is confirmed by the following despatch which Lord Panmure has received from Lord Raglan: - * Before Sebastopol, Feb. 18. A force, said to be 40.000, of Russians, with a large nurm- her of gnse, attacked Eupatoria at daylight on the 17th, and was repulsed with loss by Omer Paclha. The Turkish ...

Published: Thursday 01 March 1855
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3890 | Page: Page 1, 2 | Tags: News 

BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION

... BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE BRI ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of this association was held on Tues- day, at Radley's Hotel, Mr. ?? GovEat in the chair. The attend. anceof memrbers was very large. The CHAIRMdAN, after referring to the duty of exercising forethought and prudence, and of cultivating provident habits, proceeded to re- mark that three things were indispensable in order ...

Published: Thursday 01 March 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3047 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

ENFRANCHISEMENT OF COPYHOLDS

... TO THE EDITOlI. OF THE DAILY NEWS. F ?? that parliament is sitting, I think I acannot choose a better time to address you on this Esubject, in the hope that some one of the numerous r lawyers in the House of Commons will see the neces- r sity of bringing forward a bill to remedy the evil, and a remove the obstacle at present existing in the en- is franchisement of copyholds. r Il had a client ...

Published: Thursday 01 March 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1029 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

IRELAND

... DEATH OF MaR. ROBERT ARCHBOLD. Mr. Robert Archbold, who represented the county Kildare for several years since the Reform Bill, died at his residence near Castledermot on Monday. He was a deputy-lieutenant of that county. HOSPITAL GRANTS COMMITTEE. The committee met on Monday, and was nume- rously attended, when the letter from the Under- Secretary, communicating his Excellency's reply, was ...

Published: Thursday 01 March 1855
Newspaper: Morning Chronicle
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 978 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

BY MAGNETIC AND ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS

... BY MAGNETIC AND ELECTRIC IELEGRAPHS. 3 ENGLISH FUiDS-YUsm rtAY. LONDON FuxDs8-SroCz SD . SaARE MAuKET.- English Funds remain in a state of COmiplete inactipn, -and do not exhibit the slightest variation. Money in moderate demandL Railways continue quietly supported. Land and Bank Shares steady; in Foreign increased activity, hndia tendency to advance generally apparent. Turkish 76 6k; Mexicans ...

Published: Thursday 01 March 1855
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 440 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY

... SUBMARINE TBLEGRAPH COMPANY. Yesterday, the half-yearly meeting of the share- holders was held at the London Tavern. Lord DP MAS- LEY, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, presided, and called upon the secretary to read the report and statement of accounts. From these it appeared, that notwithetanding the peculiar and eas- ceptionable state of all industrial underteaings during the past ...

Published: Thursday 01 March 1855
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1849 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

AMERICA

... AMERICtA,,,__,, O~ A &.1f I LivsurOOL, IF1. 27.-The royal - ail steamer Africa bha arrived with advices from Boston to the 14th instant, and 430,000 dollars on freight. The Asia arrived at Boston on the 18tb. III Congress the proceedings were chiefly of a local Cha-t racter. Mir. Breakenbridge had decinedthe Madrid lsoiin. The I Hlon C. Dodge, of Obio, bad beea appoipted tlMQt5te. Mr. Appleton ...

Published: Thursday 01 March 1855
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 623 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

EXPRESS FROM PARIS

... I oM OUrB OWN CORRESPONDENT.] so PARIS, TvusosBY EVENINa. WI A pamphlet has recently been published in di Brussels, entitled De Ia Conduite de la Guerre he I SH d'Orient; Expddition de Crimie; M~molre adresasie au Gouvernement de S. M. I'Emptreur Napoleon Si III.; par un Officier General, in which some severe S( animadversions are made, not only on the generals R in command of the army, but ...

Published: Thursday 01 March 1855
Newspaper: Morning Chronicle
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1098 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

SCRAPS FROM PUNCH

... ?? - -- -- ?? ?? ?? ?? ''1i1:1 ?? ?? (Je [1111t \E J1I S II.T.)Its vp# S ro~l ?? {II. ;;:I ?? ?? IS - 1 \I ibusineg.s jF ti, jit..' IIlII Ia t X. 1 t ; 1 i I It. es I!iit ItlHoIv I hat it is advissllc Itl Se. o ld ftil' (l i tl, . I I li ?? sli M-i fit. Lg.,t 01 ii, tdi' Uuisins ?? .1 'Lg ?? .. i (M. t i, the grl ve. Atls ( VUjos n v-Pap. I. tt a 0 1i(J.- i 1;;!1 1Un1E taliijg oi n large rind ...

Published: Thursday 01 March 1855
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 772 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News