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SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

... I f I THE OPERATIONS IN THE SEA OF AZOFF. ?? The (From the Times of Monday) Theoperations of the allied fleets in the Sea of Azoff continue with unabated energy and success. Iutelligence was received yesterday by the Admiralty, dated the 31st of May, from Rertch, that the squadron in the Sea of Azoff had appeared before Genitchi, landed a body of seamen and marines, which drove back the ...

Published: Saturday 09 June 1855
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2066 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

METROPOLITAN MEMORANDA

... METROPOLITAN MEMORANDA, (From our own Correspondent.) London, Thursday Evening. A new excitement is something. Thanks to Lords EbrlogtOll and Robert Grosvenor for a gift so acceptable !-acceptable, that is, to a hard.up scribe on the look-out for what so seldom turns up hereabouts, namely, a topic not worn thoroughly threadbarew Upon the infelicltousness of this most recent attempt at Agnev ...

Published: Saturday 30 June 1855
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2117 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: News 

THE BRITISH ARMY AND NAVY

... [FOR THE PRESTON CHRONICLE.] No. 1. COMPONENT PARTS. In this and the few following sketches I propose to offer a few brief remarks on the British army and navy, en- deavouring to bring before the reader a few facts which may be interesting to such of the readers of this paper as may not have seen a tabular and comprehensive view of our military system. The army of great Britain is very small ...

Published: Saturday 02 June 1855
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1511 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

REPORT OF THE SEBASTOPOL COMMITTEE

... i REPORT OF THE SEBASTOPOL Co _. - I bhraa The report of the Select Committee appointed to Inquire Drs, into the State of the Army before Sebastopol was pre- s i sented to the House of Commons, on Monday evening. Aed s it occupies nearly a page and a half of the morning Papers of Tuesday, it is far too long to publish entire. ent The following is a summary of its main features:_ The report is ...

Published: Saturday 23 June 1855
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1959 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

RAILWAY DEPARTURES FOR JUNE

... 'I HI FROM PRESTON. To Blackburn, Accrington, Buryt, and Afancaester-6-35 mir. 9. .10-55morn.; 1.454.05.107-30 mix,4'.0Qaftn. OnSundays: 7.30 morn., 2.15 6.10 09.30 aftn., all mix. (_To Accrington To Blookburn, Burnley, Calne, Skipton, Bradford, 4 Leeds.- 6'.35 mix, 9-0 10-55 morn.; *1-45 4-0 *5.10 *7-30 mix' aftn. On Sundays: 07-30 morn., 2-15 06-10 aftn., all mix. (To Cole Ionly.) To ...

Published: Saturday 23 June 1855
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1679 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

... A descendant of Oliver Cromwell iB now a clergyman of the Church of England in Canada. Time was when France and Scotland were almost one. Yet, strange to say, not a single animal is exhibited at the Paris cattle show by a Soot. Mr. W. Grant, glass-stainer, has introduced in London lamps the names of streets burnt in on glass, which may readily be read at night. Letters from Berlin report that ...

Published: Saturday 16 June 1855
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5120 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Varieties

... . varfetim sort ' ?? Scotcha papers state tb at here is every reason to expect tea full average stock of grouse on the moors this season. a hey Handloom weaving in the village of OCieff is flourishing, ?? rer- an~d weavers are not to be had. Al the It is said thst the contiordat between Austria and the pope hi not is already signed. hi 'cry The Liverpool letter-clerriers are about. to be ...

Published: Saturday 16 June 1855
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2469 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: News 

THE WAR IN THE CRIMEA

... THE STR(Nz. an A L AIM , THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. 0 ~ ECM ECM NT OF THE BOMB&IARDMENT P !ls, ON THE STH JUNE. 15 ies The following intimation wagfowade on Thursday: - SI Mye .A DEARTiMoENT b E .-T telegraphic cor mu of itlisgence ?? and the Crie;anda hi. estplbabenrsdta the bombardment of et Seatplre~cnmmenced on the afternoon of the Oth inat. le- On the Queen's birthday the cavalry and a ...

Published: Saturday 09 June 1855
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 20894 | Page: Page 9, 10 | Tags: News 

MANCHESTER MECHANICS' INSTITUTION

... MANCHESTE MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. A T 11'-r ?? r-HE cORNE9 STONE. | LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE The ornr rron of ireira i~ Utbster AMeebtuics' Insti- Thetio rnervr tllttet ado Thurda,- by Oliver flay t'tion, aI)tei41tseeitlre, t ot' tire institUtioli, in tbe presence wood End otiler lndies, POrcival veywood, sq. Sir JoHl I porter, Piuctal i~ot ?? olege; ri'nd AMessra. H1. Ids4vol~tbV. l ...

Published: Saturday 23 June 1855
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1302 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: News 

Local and Miscellaneous

... - Th. T.n Ri.- of [ ?? O'ELLIENCH* -.The Lord Bishop of , oll,tc 1' V.n ordlinatiou on Sunday lost, intefo ISt John, Hesaton Mersey, near maohseatr, I gentlemen Were ordained and afterwardsti V,0icsIES set opposite their respective names: a ToillnB.A. Exeter Colt. Oxford, to hBottODt- D-~r a ?? ]Cbe~ p, BA Tirinity Coll. Dablin, to St.James's DI 'cf'patrio fii :44; tSt. Cat~harine's Hall, ...

Published: Wednesday 06 June 1855
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6767 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Foreign and Colonial Miscellany

... 50rorei anb Colonia E CJHolr.)nT.-.''. ?? ;. .. - v ey THE CaoLLns.-Thle aolera is at V,.ie, I 'era, Prague, but has not yet assumed an ?? n' * he RomE.-Five young men, accused of tiuiij - ,, 3 In tical. assassinations in 1849, have been exscu;, bad ?? States), after rsnderg Iog an ilb1rjS' nIE sed years. A letter in the InIedpeedaltttrc Belve .svs of.. vincing proofs of their guilt mvere ...

Published: Wednesday 13 June 1855
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1465 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE EXPEDITION TO KERTCH

... I M1tE EXAMINER AND TIMES. y ?? SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1855. c ¶iE EXPEDITI, L T - -K- TC tIHE EXPEDITION TO KERTCH. the The-expedition to Kertch has been so completely ind successful, as to provoke the query why it was not l in undertaken earlier. It was decided upon at a be council of war which was held just before the retire- ent ment of General CA.ROBERT. The expedition was e already on its way ...

Published: Saturday 02 June 1855
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1198 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News