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Foreign Intelligence

... fffrdlit 'Witifflipuft. FRANCE. It appears that the French Government is resolved to continue those tracasseries against Belgium until it has effected its object. The Belgian Ambassador is not again included in the invitations to St Cloud. There are indications that the French Government, and (presumably) the English Government also, in- tend to press the union of the Principalities, which ...

Published: Saturday 31 May 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 591 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Home Intelligence

... Tulle 3ntetlixgenct. ENGLAND. SIR ArCuIBALD ALISON, Bart., and Lady Alison have arrived at Rawleigh's private hotel, in Jermyn Street. London, from Possil House, Lanarkshire. THE EARL and COUNTLSS of KINTORE, after a lengtbened stay at 38 BrunswickSquare, Brighhton, took theirdeparture on Wednesday for their town bouse, anU we are happy to learn that the Countess left in im- proved health. ...

Published: Saturday 31 May 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1970 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Spirit of the Press

... :Svd-; Di Otam Brass. IMPROVED PROSPECTS OF T[lE COUNTRY. (3Janchester Exanminer.) The reign of Queen Victoria will be hereafter re- garded as a turning point in tshe history of the British empire. Catholic cunancipation and Paria- nentarv reform had already shaken the pillars of our traditional policy, but it is within the last twenty years, between 1837 and 1850, that the legislation and the ...

Published: Saturday 31 May 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1685 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM

... ADMAIINISTRATIVE REFORM. on Saturday, Mr Roebuck, M.P., the newly-Rp- 0 pointted chairman of the Administrative Reform As- s=ation, made his first public appearance in that a capseity, by presiding over a public meeting of the ,seamhers of the Association, held at the London Arnougst the gentlemen on the platform were ob- served. Mr Tite, Ml.P., Mr Michell, M.P., Mr Mur- . yougb, .M.P, and ...

Published: Tuesday 24 June 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2583 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

Naval and Military Intelligence

... ? 'Raval 40 Vilitarg ?Ttfflliyllm I (From the London Gazette of Friday.) WAn DEPAaTMENT, Aug. 29. ad Regiment of Dragoon Guards-George Romney Rawlinson to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Blenhinsop, promoted. 6th Dragoons Guards-The second Christian name of Cornet Glasson, is St Clair, and not St Cair, as stated in the Gazette of the 22d inst. 7th Light Dragoons-Charles Lee Wore to be Cor- net, ...

Published: Monday 01 September 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 835 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

HOUSE OF LORDS

... MONDAY, JUSE 9. The House met at five o'clock. TIlE IUMOURED DISIMISSAL OF MIRCRAMPTON. In reply to the Earl of Carnarvon, The Earl of GRANVILLE said the New York packet of the 28th ult. lad arrived, and it had brought some news, but not of a very definite character, re- specting the alleged departure of Mr Crampton from Washington. There was a report, before the packet left, to the effect ...

Published: Tuesday 10 June 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1139 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Provincial Intelligence

... V, ?? -j?lltcllijnlc!. APPOINTIMENT OF RUSSIAN VICE-CONSUL AT DUN- DEE.-Mr Thomas Neish is re-appointed Russian Vicc-Consul at Dundee. DEAN OF G1UILD COURT, GLASGow.-The usual fortnightly Dean of Guild Court was held at Glasgow on Thursday ; but, with the exception of a few al- teration cases, no applications worthy of notice were brought forward. JEDDURGaI RAILWVAY.-The works upon this ...

Published: Saturday 21 June 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 794 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

The Question of the Day

... le 11 tQ ati on of 11 U i a. THE 'RESIDEN HlAL ELECTION IN THE UNITED S VATES. (Dai& yNvzs.) A total revolution is at this moment impending *over one of the greatest Powers of Christendom- need it be said that we allude to the recurrence of the Presidential Election in the United States of Ameri- ca ? As the result of an American Presidential Election the Chief Magistrate is displaced, and ...

Published: Saturday 15 November 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 757 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... SUM MARY. The discussion in the London journals re- specting our deer forests and the depopulation of the Hlighlands is maintained with unflagging vigour. In yesterday's Times we notice a . long letter froni a denizen in North Britain, who enters into the question of sheep versus deer with great energy, and brings up a for- midable array of statistics in defence of the ignobler animal. There ...

Published: Thursday 13 November 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3080 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Provincial Intelligence

... p ?? ?? APoST-0FFICErRt-zNER.-In theyear 1821 the in- habitants of the districts of Bracmar, Strathdon, and Aboyne, in thecounty of Aberdeen, presented a cup to Duncan Cuning, post-officerunner, in testimony of their approbation. of his good conduct, their sense of his faithful services, and their admiration of his astonish- ing exertions in walking with uninterrupted regularity, a distance of ...

Published: Thursday 13 November 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 863 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Spirit of the Press

... U'1lt~tot Ht H rQ tS . THE MISSION TO RUSSIA. (DoailY NVews.) The departure of the Earl of Granville, and of the Count de Mornv, for Moscow, on their Missions Ex- traordinary, very naturally directs public attention to the approaching ceremonial in the old capital of Mus- covy, which still remains the centre of the real strength of the Russian empire. Despite the expansion of Russian dominion ...

Published: Saturday 02 August 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3217 | Page: Page 3, 4 | Tags: News 

EDINBURGH

... ED TN 3U R G Lt. Fils Excellency Colonel -L. Sinythe O'Connor, C.B., Governor and Comcnander~iu-Chief of the Gambia, arrived in' Edlnbnrgh 3e'sterd'av. Trns Danish srewsh~tem frigate Niels~Tael, 52 gnus, Commodore Irninger, on a cruise, last frotm Leith, put into Plymouth Sound on Wednesday, and was re- ceived with the custoritary salutes. From ?? she proceeds 'to Cberbourg. Ar the: HIgh~atsd ...

Published: Saturday 04 October 1856
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 543 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News