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THE HISTORIC SOCIETY

... THEg HISTORIC SOCIETY. The members of this society held their usuil mecting ea Tiuem. dayevening, at St. George's Hell H. Dawson, REq., ?? the chair. The following donations were rciv -roo f e Kilkelny AronrOologiIl Society' AntiqSarian Notes of Lelpset, the Heath, and Sharldton, Yorkshire, by the Rev. JOB. Hunter, presented by Mr. It. A. Bright; ales varions antiqudri; a de- peCts. Several ...

Published: Tuesday 27 March 1855
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
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THE TURKISH CONTINGENT

... THE TURKISH CONTIM GNT. I , -- - -n . BANQUET TO GENERAL, ViVik.' as ?? h aebe appointed It ,~ b he Maest's overmen tothecomandof the con- ~, tngen ?? toop abot tobe aisd, under i coln-h veto it h utafrsevc nthe ensuing cam11- 10 paig. in the Crimea. The dinner took piece at the Lon- ase don Tavern, and was presided ever. by Colonel Oliphant, la- the chairman of the court of directors, and ...

Published: Tuesday 13 March 1855
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4179 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

WEVERTREE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH

... il 3 WAVERTREE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH. D The monthly meeting of this board was held last evening, at r the public offices, Wavertree, Mr. Haihead in the chair; and . the other members present were Messrs. Davies, Wilham, Anderton, Hill, ard Gore. The chairman read a letter from Mr. Andrew Young, sur- veyor to the board, complaining of the conduct of Richard 8 Woods, contractor of private eewers ...

Published: Tuesday 13 March 1855
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1249 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

... WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14. The adjourned meeting of the council was held to-day. It was nearly a quarter-past eleven before a sufficient number of members had arrived to constitute a council. Immediately on the reporters entering the room, t Mr. EARLE complained of the practice of members not attending the meetings in proper time, so as to prevent the council proceedingto business. It was a hardship ...

Published: Friday 16 March 1855
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 9343 | Page: Page 9, 10 | Tags: News 

LANCASTER

... OLD CoiNS.-Some time ago a labourer, whilst pulling down an old wall in the village of Galgate, discovered an antique-look. tug jar, which, on inspection, was found to contain a quantity of old silver coins, of the reigns of Elizabeth, James I., and Charles I. Thecoins in number were sixty-tbree, and weighedten ou-ces. Nearly all of them were In a state of good preservation, and quite readable ...

Published: Saturday 17 March 1855
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1252 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

CLITHEROE

... I a- c ELEcrToI or AN AUnDrTO -On Saturday last, the election of an auditor, in the place of Mr. W. B. Dowhurst, who had refused to qualify, took place. Two gentlemen were voted for; Mr. Henry Bulcocit, druggist, and Mr. Richard Fielding, brewer. The votes were three for Fielding, and two for Bulcock. Mr. Fielding was accordingly declared duly elected. NEW Poo'S RsAE.-The next poor's rate for ...

Published: Saturday 17 March 1855
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 764 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

WAR MISCELLANY

... The Calcutta, with the 1st Royal Lancashire Militia, arrived at Corfu on the 16th inst. The regiment landed on the following morning, and the ship left Corfa for Malta on the 18th.-Daily News. THE Snrps of the advanced squadron of the Baltic Fleet have left Deal for the Baltic. GUN COTTON.-It appears finally decided that gun cotton is to be henceforth used in the Austrian artillery. Captain ...

Published: Saturday 31 March 1855
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1100 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE

... PARLIAMEMAIIY 1KTELLIGEKE.I PARLIAMENTARY -INTELLIGENCE.I Itt HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY, MARCH 26. w TREATY WITH SARDINIA. pi The Earl of CLARENDON moved a resolution thanking bi Her Majesty for her communication respecting the treaty al with Sardinia, and assuring Her Majesty of the readiness it of the house to assist her in carrying out that engage- w ment. He enlogised the course which ...

Published: Saturday 31 March 1855
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5191 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Foreign and Colonial Miscellany

... &f~Oreig alto GQiloloiaI jaimccIln. ANOTHER B-.oei- flOBnEmRY AT BALLARAT-.The London house of ths tauk of New South Wales have received advices from Melbourne, announcing the conviction of George Dun- mnore Lang and Frederick Lee Clark, manager and accoun- tant, for having defrauded the establishment of moneys amounting to nearly X130,000. The Chief Justice sentenced Lang to five years', and ...

Published: Saturday 31 March 1855
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3400 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: News 

THE VIENNA CONFERENCE

... THE EXAMINER AND TIMES. MANCHESTER, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1855. THE VIENNA CONFERENOE. The peace of the world now hangs on the course which events may take at Vienna. There are san- guine men who rely with confidence on the good faith of the negotiators, and look forward to the speedy realization of a compact that shall give secu- rity for all those objects which have been vaunted as the sole ...

Published: Saturday 24 March 1855
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1407 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

Local and Miscellaneous

... Roal i% Altallaurotto CLERIcAL,-The Lord Bishop of Manchester has licensed the Rev. Win. De Courcy Ireland, B.A. to the stipendiary curacy of Leverbridge, near Bultona-le-Moors, on the nomi- nation of the Rev. Samuel Pagan, the incumbent. THEATRE BOYAL.-Tho equestrian drama, along with performances in the circle, continue as the attractions at this place of amusement. Mazeppa' is to be played ...

Published: Saturday 17 March 1855
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8375 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

Correspondence

... TO RIEADERS AND CORRESPONDENTS. Letters intended for Saturday's publication ought to be received et not laf? thanThursday; and those for Wednesday's, on Monday. In We beg to impress upon our correspondents the necessity of as brevity in their communications. The shorter a letter is, the more certainty is there that it will he inserted. Many interest ing communscath.ns have to be put aside ...

Published: Saturday 17 March 1855
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4451 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News