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... HOpE MISCELLANY. The value of woollen manufacturces not made ulp, im- ported in1 Janitary, was £113,327 In Jallulry, there were 23,12S clocks, and 7,;13 watches, imported intothis country. On the Ist of Junuary there were 50,862 poor widow-s c in receipt of out-door relief. Mr. II. Bcrkelev, M.P., will bring thle subject of the ballot before thle I-louse of Commons after Easter. Paince Albert ...

Published: Saturday 07 March 1857
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1690 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

THE MINISTERIAL INTENTIONS

... TTHE NIINISTE RIAL INITENIONS. It is not yet known officially the course w hich culr Ministers will pursue in consequence of the adverse cst vote of Tuesday nighlt, or rather Wednesday n perSO ing. But as Lord Palmerston has always declared I privately, that he would not subumit to 3n ?? after' vote of Lord Derby's House of Commons, there is stran little doubt that Parliament will be ...

Published: Saturday 07 March 1857
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 530 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

THE SOUND

... COPENHAGEN, MARCH 15. The treaty relating to the Sound Dues was signed yesterday by all fhe Powers interested. ...

Published: Saturday 21 March 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 20 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

BOROUGH OF SOUTHAMPTON

... TO COAL MERCHANTS AND OTHERS. NOTICE is hereby Given, that the Southampton Local Board of Health, are prepared to receive TENDERS from any person or persons willing to enter into a CONTRACT to supply them with 1,100 Tons of the best Welsh Steam: through and through COALS, to be delivered at the Works of the Local Board, at Mansbridge, at the expense of the Con- tractor, in quantities of not ...

PORT OF a CARDIFF

... DUTY PAID EX- WAREHOUSE.—March 12—Cask of brandy and cask of white wine, Hunt and Hardess; cask of mm, Thomas Stephelii); 5 chests of tea, R. Davies; ditto, John Edwards. 131h- Hogshead of brandy, E. Thomas. 14th— 9 cases of brandy, H. C. Weir. Vessels Loading foreign from$Iarch 11 to 15 inclusive. Napoleon, 301, Amery, Havre Sir La tc Newton, 4 6, Pironef, Shanghai. Recovery, 346, Perriain, ...

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... Several communications arrived too late, but shall appear in our next ...

Published: Saturday 14 March 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 11 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

- j&ctentific, --+--

... j&ctentific, A NEW COMET.—The following letter, dated Redhill Observa- tory, has been addressed by Mr. R. C. Carrington to the editor of the Times:— Permit me to inform your astronomical readers of the discovery of a telescopic comet by Professor D'Arrest, of Leipsic, on the 22nd of February. The professor gives the following position as approximate: February 22nd, at 16 hours 40 min. Leipsic ...

Published: Saturday 14 March 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 311 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE,

... MARK-LA\TE, MONDAT. MARCE 9. A small supply of English WHEAT at this day's market, and millers pur- hasing with more readiness, fully last Monday's prices were obtained, and or prime qualities there was a small advance. White brought from 56s to i5s; and Red 46s to 56s per quarter; but a clearance was not made of ower qualities, Of Foreign arrivals are yet light, and previous rates sus- ained, ...

Published: Saturday 14 March 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 652 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS*

... MINCING-LANE, MONDAY, MARCH 9, SUGAR.—There wete many transactions to-day, principally by the home rade, and the prices obtained are rather above those of Friday, Mauritius ealising for very low to fine brown 41s to 50s; yellow 50s 6d to 55s; grainy, 4s to 59s; East India, white, 52s to 57s; grainy, 53s to 60s; Madras, native, Os to 46s 6d; other sorts 52s to 60s; Manilla, as to quality, 45s ...

Published: Saturday 14 March 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 871 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT

... On Saturday parliament was dissolved. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH) which was read by the Lord Chancellor, was as follows: — My Lords and Gentlemen, We are commanded by her Majesty to inform you that, in re- leasing you at this early period from your attendance in parliament, jt is her Majesty's intention immediately to dissolve the present parliament, in order to ascertain in the most constitutional ...

Published: Saturday 28 March 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 257 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

WITCHCRAFT IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

... Thomas Charlesworth, now in the 29th year of his age, owns and occupies a farm of forty acres in the county of Stafford, and pursues the ordinary business of his calling in those parts. In April last year he found that something ailed the milk, that things went wrong in the dairy, that the cheese wouldn't come, and that the dairy- maid was ill. For these facts he seems to have been at a loss ...

Published: Saturday 28 March 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 970 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

MEETING IN THE CITY IN FAVOUR OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL

... MEETING IN THE CTTY IN FAVOUR OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL. e A crowded meeting was held on Wednesday evening at r the North and South American COf'ee-house, Thread- h IS needle-street; M1r. Thomas Abraham in the chair. d a Mr. Richardson moved the first resolution to the effect that, the resolution of the Liberal Registration Association a in favour of the return exclusively of conmmercial men as u ...

Published: Saturday 28 March 1857
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1316 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News