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... 015pirit of Qt Pas. SIR COLIN CAMPBELL IN THE FILD. (FROa THU rosT,) b Each succeeding mail that arrives from India is tl bringing into finer relief the character of our soldiers, a the intelligence and devotedness of oar officers, and B the prudence, heroism, and high capacity of the Com- I mander-in-Chief. One is tempted to ask oneself h whether these are the same soldiers-the same offi- I ...

Published: Tuesday 02 February 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1557 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

... IBY .2 CTRIC TELgPRAPH.; FURTHER REDUCTION OF DIiS6ONT. The Bank of Englandhave reduced the rate of discount to 3. per cent. FRANCE. A decree neminates Prince Jerome President of the Councll ;during the Emperor's absexce. T. E PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA. wTBEnP, Wednesday- Evening.,-'he MRoyal iquarun arrived in the Scheldt at 4e4ven o'clock, And reached Antnerp at, for. -The , riuce and ...

Published: Friday 05 February 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2505 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Naval and Military Intelligence

... l(abal 40 Plitary liddlignat stl Vt'A OFFICE; PALL MALL, Feb. 2. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards-Lieutenant Sir 8; P. B. Henniker, Bart., to be Captain, by purchase, PC vice the Hon. G. W. Milles, who ?? and Adjutant George B]ll to have the rank of Lieuten- ge ?? Philip Bennet to be Lieutenant, by pur- chase, vice Sir B. P. Henniker. 1st Dragoon Guard&-Captain Thomas Walter tb. Still, from the ...

Published: Friday 05 February 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2040 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

MID-LOTHIAN AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR JANUARY

... IMID-LOT1'IAN AGRICULTURAL REPuORi FOR JANUARY. (WNRITTEs ront TluE CALEDONMAN 3tE.ICYI;. The winter wow past has been one of the mrsrt -t. markable in the.memory of any living person. U; till yesterday there had been not more than a few days of frost, and ?? snow was several times visible on the Lamirrermoors and higher ri.4os ii the Pentlands, in the low country there has beun none. The ...

Published: Thursday 04 February 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 341 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

FORTY-SHILLING FREEHOLD MOVEMENT

... FOf'..TY-SUI-IILLn-G FREr'HOLD MOVEMENT, Last night, a public meeting of the trades of Edin- burgh, favourable to the freehold movement, was held in Brighton Street Chapel. The attendance was very large, comprising a great portion of the working men of Edinburgh. Among those present were -Rev. Dr Begg; Bailie Grieve; Councillors Fyfe and Crighton; Dr Russell; Messrs Gorrie and M'Kniglht, ...

Published: Thursday 04 February 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1632 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

AN IRISH LORD ALL IN HIS GLORY WAS THERET

... The North of Ireland papers are at present filled with reports of the gross outragesperpetrated on tenant property by the Earl of Leitrim, a nobleman who, if all the reports now circulating about him are cor- rect, seems to have exceeded his class in injustice to- wards the unhappy people who have the misfortune to be under the exercise of Iis arbitrary power. The Loncfonderry 55tanda-d, the ...

Published: Wednesday 03 February 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 5570 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

... DEPARTURE OF THE, PRINCE AND PRINCESS FRED1E OF PRUSSIA. Tile Prince and -Princess of Prussia left Buckingham Palace to-day at a quarter to twelve o'clock. Her MAlajesty having expressed a desire that the departure from London should be ac- companied with as few state formalities as pos- sible, the cortege merely consisted of six open barouches, with a few tutriders and .two troops of Life ...

Published: Wednesday 03 February 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2523 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

... BY, ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.- INDIA. THE BOMBAY MArL. ALEX4AnRiA,.Jan. 26-. The intelligence from Bonabq is to the 9th January. All was ?? C the Bombay and Madras ]Fresidencies.- In the latter, the chief of Pegit has been taken and exe- cated. Sirll Hgh Fop has marchbo 3 Indore to relieve Saugor, 'aw is eitected to reach Sedoa on the 10th ilst. The Madras column for Saugor has passed Hyderabad. The ...

Published: Monday 01 February 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1641 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

PUBLIC MEETING OF SCOTTISH GRADUATES

... On Saturday afternoon, a public meeting of the graduates of the Scottish universities favourable to the assertion of the rights of the graduates,. and of the representation of the universities in Parliament, was held in Queen Street Hall. There was a nume- tous attendance. On the platform we observed- Sir John M'Neill, ?? Mr Charles Cowan, M.P.; Mr Adam Black, M.P.; Mr Buchnan,. M.P.; Pro- ...

Published: Monday 01 February 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 7656 | Page: Page 2, 3 | Tags: News 

EDUCATIONAL SOIREE AT LEITH

... EDUGATMONAL SOIMFE AT LEITH. o Last night ;a soiree, in connection with the comple- tion of an iuifant school and of other additions to the Duncan rlace Sdhool, took place in the Assembly Rooms, Leith-the Rev. Mr Thorbura in the chair. There was a large attendance. Among those on the e platform were-the Right Ron. the Lord Advocate, T'Bailic Mathie, Rev. Drs Harper, Begg, and Alexan- - der, ...

Published: Friday 05 February 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2218 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Court and Fashion

... G'Ild alO 14ffsljiolt. Hfer Majesty tie Queen aud the Prince Consort, with the i'rines of W'ales and tie Duke of Saxe Coburg, attended by the Hon. Horatio Stopford, ?? Buckley, and Colonel F. II Seymour, visited the British Museum on 'iThursday afternoon. Her Rloyal ,Xtigness the Duchess of Iteut visited the queen at Buckiogham l'alace. The Prince of Wales, attended by Colonel F. 1-H. Sey-nour ...

Published: Saturday 06 February 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4479 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Foreign Intelligence

... -141rd-gim- I FRANCE. The Moniteur contains the text of the bill 4re- lative to measures of public securite, which M. Billauit has laid before the Corps Legislatif. The draft of the sbill is as follows ' ert i. Shall he punished with imprisonment of from two to five years, arid a fine of from 500f. to 1 OOf. any individual who iiay have publicly excited to the crimes provided against by ...

Published: Friday 05 February 1858
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 839 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News