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... General Tom Thumb is holding levees at the Royal Old Wells Cheltenham. A Vienna letter states that the tax which the Austrian govern- ment is about to impose on newspapers will be half a kreutzer (rather more than two centimes)each.Ui ...

Published: Saturday 22 August 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 40 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

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... The Spanish government has addressed a note to the Portuguese government asking for the extradition of Spanish refugees known to De on the Portuguese territory. It is believed that the Portuguese will not consent to this. ...

Published: Saturday 22 August 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 36 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18

... THE DIVORCE BILL.-At the early sitting the 53rd clause of the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill was again discussed at great length, and various amendments proposed, some of which, with certain modifications, the Attorney-General expressed his willingness to adopt. The time for suspending business however arrived before the clause was finally adj uated. On resuming in the evening, the ...

Published: Saturday 22 August 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 410 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LONDON COBM EXCHANGE-

... MARK-LANE, MONOAT, AUGUST 17. A good sale existed for English WHEAT to-day, and there not being a large supply, prices are 2s to 3s higher than last Monday. New brought from 568 to 67s, and old 52s to 658 per quarter, a clearance being nearly made. Although Foreign is in more plentiful supply, yet an advance of 2s per quarter was established, demand having much increased. Prices ruled from 58s ...

Published: Saturday 22 August 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 690 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

POETRY

... THE AKBAR, FRIGATE. TUB writer of the following liues* went to the East Indies on board this ship, in the year 1801; and, after serving in her through various cruizes about the Eastern and Pacific Oceans, left her at Madras, in the beginning of 1808. During that time she was called the Cornwallis; but when her Parsee builder, the celebrated Jemsatjee ^Bomanjee, constructed a line-of-battle ...

GI.YN NEATH

... BRYNMAWR FATAL ACCIDENT.—An accident terminating I fatally in its results occurred on the 11th inst., to J a collier, 22 years of age. named Edward Tibbs, whilst working in the Wain Level, situated in this locality. It would appear that at the time of his death,deceased was more particularly engaged in removing a large piece of coal that had fallen in his way, when, unfortunately, from four to ...

Hontion

... NEW CHURCH MOVEMENT.—A council, consisting of the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of Carnarvon, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Robert Cecil, M.P., Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P., Lord Lyttelton, the Right Hon. William Cowper, M.P., Sir W. R. Farquhar, Bart., Sir Walter James, Bart., the Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Mr. C. Buxton, M.P., Mr. Hanbury, M.P., the Dean of St. Paul's, the Dean of West- minster, the ...

Published: Saturday 22 August 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1282 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

POULTRY AND VEGETABLE SHOW

... SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday after- noon last about one o'clock several families re- siding in the neighbourhood of Bryn Sion Chapel, Dowlais, were alatm'ed by a great noise in the chapel. Proceeding to enquire the cause, and opening the chapel, they discovered that about half the ceiling, laths, &c., had fallen in, leaving the cross beams bear. We have not heard the cause of this ...

THF.I CARD [FF & MERTHYR GUARDI ANI

... CARD [FF & MERTHYR GUARDI AN SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1857. THE ALLIANCE STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Having several times called attention to this Com- pany (Limited) we have now much pleasure in stating that it has been registered under the Joint Stock Companies Acts, 1856 and 1857. and it received the Certificate of Incorporation from Francis Whitmash, ESfl., the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies ...

BANKRUPTS.—TUESDAY, AUGUST 18. ~ -

... BANKRUPTS.—TUESDAY, AUGUST 18. E. S. COOPER, Commercial-place, City-road, leather seller. W. CHAPPIH, Tring, Hertfordshire, straw hat manufacturer. C. DORRETT, Rochester, Kent, dealer in wines. G. YOUNG, Old.street-road, victualler. J. WITHERDEN, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, coal merchant. J. HINKLET, jun.. Brentwood, Essex, corn dealer, J. WILMOTr-and J• HARTLBT, Essex-street, Kicgsland-road, and ...

Published: Saturday 22 August 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 121 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Irilattfr,

... NEW COMMUNICATION BETWEEN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.—The route has been suggested bv the completion of the railway from Belfast to Portrush, hitherto an unpretending little fishing village, but growing daily in extent, and likely even to take a more promi- nent place. The sail from Portrush to the charming little village of Oban occupies about eight hours, only two of which may be said to be at sea ...

Published: Saturday 22 August 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 577 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News