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ELECTION INTELLIGENCE

... GRaENwIcB.-General Codrington was elected, on Tuesday. by nearly two votes to one against his opponent. On Wednesduy morning, the returning officer announced from the husting the official state of the poll. The numbers were-Codrington, 2,913; Sleigh, 1,579, giving the former a majority of 1,334. I'lhe total number of votes recorded on this occasion, is accordingly. 4.492, while the number of ...

Published: Wednesday 18 February 1857
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 909 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

INAUGURATION BY PRINCE ALBERT OF THE QUEEN'S STATUE IN PEEL PARK, SALFORD

... ir - _ INAUGURATION BY PRINCE ALBERT OF THE at QUEEN'S STATUE IN PEEL PARK, SALFORD. - T'he ceremony of unveilisg thle statue of her Majesty, don a erected in coanmemoration oftse Queen'svisit to Salford in whil e ,f 1851, was performed on Wednesday by his Royal High- Pet ness Prince Albert, in the presence of the mayor and perl corporation of the borough, asid many thousands of spec- tins ...

Published: Wednesday 13 May 1857
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1696 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES

... I.- D.- - . - n ,'rtr AT - n r- v ~. .- .-n ACCIDENTS A2vL) '.tkA;Lb. I X A GIRL BUILST To DEATH AT IIACKNEY.-On 1ond!ay morning Ann Bennett, aged 15, died at the London lospitol o from injuries by fire. The deceased wos servant in a family n at West Hackney. On Saturday night she sat up in bed trimming a bonnet, and while so doing went to sleep. rhe h bed-clothes, by some means or other, took ...

Published: Wednesday 24 June 1857
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2837 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

MIDDLE CLASS EDUCATION

... it, It has of late been the subject of frequent remark nthat while the Universities provide for the education v- of the higher classes, and of the more wealthy among ig those immediately below them; and while National, 1Sunday, and, last of all, 1Ragged Schools are ready to receive the children of the villager, or of the _ very poor, there is no test of the education of the middle a ...

Published: Wednesday 24 June 1857
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1327 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

THE CAMPAIGN IN OUDE

... A corporal of the 64th Foot. who went through the campaign in Persia, and oil his return thence found his corps called immediately to operate in the suppression of the mutiny, thius describes the nature of the fighting with the Sepoys. HIe is writing of the battle which preceded the taking of Cawnpore, and the first advance into Oude under Havelock :- Pushed on and encountered them again for ...

Published: Wednesday 30 December 1857
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 635 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

INDIA—LUCKNOW TAKEN

... IVEDNESI)1AY, DECEimBER 30, 1857. INDIA-LUCKNOW TAKEN. . . I .- - Among all the causes for rejoicing which come to s English homes and hearths at this season, none is so potent-none will go so straight to the hearts of millions as the announcement W~ade in the first line of f the telegram received by the India Board:- Lucknow was taken on the 171h of November. t Few incidents in the wars of ...

Published: Wednesday 30 December 1857
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4192 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LEICESTERSHIRE

... LEICES'IE~tSIIIRE. _ . .. ?? 1-1nt LOUGHiBORiOUGH. IP to1 Socae SlIiARtNo.-Tle last day of entry of candidates for at id premiums for sheep silearizig, offered by the Loughborough jr51 ~*Agricultural Association, is Thlursday M2s. The corn- ptrtition is fixed for Thursday, MayR!25th, 2in afeld near tile it SBarracks, on the Nottinghamn.rnad, Loughborough, in the t occupation of Air&. Hensson, ...

Published: Wednesday 06 May 1857
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2039 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DERBY MERCURY

... p-j -U-LU vi us .SI. UI.IidLIUZJ.- Uorresponaenr. Sir-I think it right that your readers should be made acquainted with an act of liberality on the part of Mr. Colvile, M.P., who has recently presented an elegant silver inkstand to the Editor of the Reporter, for his advocacy during the recent election. The tribute was no doubt wvell merited ; and it affords an indication of Mr. Colvile's ...

Published: Wednesday 24 June 1857
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1399 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

PERILS OF THE CHURCH

... PERILS OF THE CHURCII. , - . A (From the Piess.) We never permitted ourselves to doubt that the un- constitutional injustice of the late Divorce Act would re- ceive the consideration of the Church before the next t meeting of Parliament. The first signs of approaching activity are presented by the Bishop of Oxford's late address to his clergy, and a petition which is in course of signature ...

Published: Wednesday 25 November 1857
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 878 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LIVERPOOL

... (From our own Correspondent.) MONDAY, Oct. 5. SHOCKING SMURDERS IN LIVERPOOL AND BIRRENHEAD. A great sensation was created in Liverpool this morn- ing by the report that late last night, or rather early this morning, a young man named Robert Jones had been murdered by his own brother, William Jones. On inquiry the report turned out to be perfectly true. It appears that soon after twelve ...

Published: Wednesday 07 October 1857
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2205 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES

... -. . .. . : THE DISCOVERY AT WATERLOO BRIncE.-NOthing what- ever has transpired to forward tile inquiry into this horrible affair. Dr. Alfred Taylor has been been actively employed in analysing the contents of tile carpet bag. His report was to be ready on Monday, when tile adjourned inquest was to be resumed. %Jr. Painter, the divisional surgeon of police, still most firmly adheres to the ...

Published: Wednesday 28 October 1857
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1657 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

... - | INDIA. c ARRIVAL OF THE CALCUTTA MAIL. LUCKNOW SAFE. It will be seen that the following telegrams con- a taining the news brought by the Calcutta steamer, e r have assured us of the safety of the brave garrison of t Lucknow, which was left in doubt by the despatches a published in another page, and which came only from a Bombay. The following telegram was received at the Foreign- office, ...

Published: Wednesday 14 October 1857
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1046 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News