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INOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS

... NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. CAUTION TO INNKEEPERS.—Received; the subject being of no interest whatever, except to the party concerned, should appear as an advertisement. EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.—In the first column of our first page we advertise Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co's Eagle Line of Packets for Australia. Since that page was printed, we have received the name of an additional ship— ...

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... SIR CHARLES NAPiER ON CHERBOURG. In a letter to the daily papers, Sir Charles gives his impressions of Cherbourg. In the first place, he tells us WHAT HE SAW. It has been asked what did we see at Cherbourg ? I will tell you. On approaching the land a magnificent breakwater appeared rising from the sea, defended bv four strong batteries, mounting many heavy guns, and so insulated that in the ...

Published: Saturday 04 September 1858
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2043 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

I,;OUTLINES : OF THE WEEK

... ;OUTLINES OF THE WEEK. letter carriers iave pVMislieci^ in the form of a letter -to the Secretary of 'the early-olosing move- ment, a plan for distributing the work of sorting and delivering letters in London, so as to reduce the hours of work, which now.vary,a¡p,ong diESJrefttQlâr!ses of the phalanx from nipe.to.twel ve-ho)trs,.pe$ day, to a uni- form rate of eight hours per day. The men ...

Published: Saturday 11 September 1858
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 970 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE RAMBLER

... TO THE EDITOR OF THE CARDIFF AND MERTIIYR GUARDIAN Sm,- During one of my rambles in the vicinity of Cardiff, I paid a visit to the parish of Caerau, a place noted in bye-gone days, but its glory has faded. The parish is celebrated on ac- count of the Roman camp, which was situated there this camp was the largest in the Principality it appears that it contained at one time twelve acres of land. ...

TRELLECK

... REJOICINGS.—On Thursday the 26th ult., being the 21st birth-day of Capt. Rooke, grandson of Sir Willoughby Rooke, of Pilston House, the inhabitants of Llandogo and St. Briavels determined to shew the esteem in which they held that young gentleman by celebrating the event with public rejoicing, for which purpose subscriptions had been raised, and the pro- ceeds devoted to the purchase of a fine ...

Published: Saturday 04 September 1858
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 767 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

IMPORTANT TRIAL IN THE CA&E OF THE LIVERPOOL BOROUGH BANK

... It appears that. the first of a series of actions, in which the Liverpool Borough Bank are the defendants, was tried on Thursday oefore Mr. Baron Martin. The plaintiffs were persons of the names of Scott and Robin- son, and the nominal defendant was M.r. Joshua Dixon who was recently a managing director of the bank. The action was brought to recover the value of certain shares which the ...

Published: Saturday 04 September 1858
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 152 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE QUEEN AT LEEDS

... The royal visit to Leeds is now a matter for history, and in all the long annals of royal progresses in warmth and enthusiasm (says the Times' reporter) it should stand the first. Never, probably, has any sovereign, save an English one, been so received, and but rarely has the same cordial greeting—less to the monarch than to the idol of her people—ever been given to our own royal family. A ...

Published: Saturday 11 September 1858
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1150 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

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... THE EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO.—Tke earthquake that took place in iVlexico on tue 19ui of June last was one of the most severe that nas baea kuosm since the rfp iOish iiiva .ioi'. At nine o'clock in the moruiDg a snock Citne trorn the soutii. This wiis followed by tnree more violent ahocka trom the same direction. Tnen four more shocks equally severe from the east, and after them a few tremblings. ...

Published: Saturday 11 September 1858
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 379 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

HORTICULTURE

... (From BeU's Weekly Messenger.) During the last few days we have been favonred with a spurt of marvellously fine weather, with all tue cloud- less brilliancy of mid summer, and yet not oppressively hot. The flower-gardtn would be improved by a few copious showers, but in the meantime care must be taken to supply water- in sufficient quantity to prevent the plants from being driven prematurely ...

Published: Saturday 25 September 1858
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 351 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

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... atnbentf.) anii FEARFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—Another of these awful visitations has occurred in Monmouthshire, at the new Tredegar pit, near Rhymney, the result of the incautious use of the open safety lamp. The pit, it seems, owing to a disagreement between the proprietor, Mr. Powell, and his men, had not been in work for a fort- night but on the morning of the mishap some of the men had given ...

Published: Saturday 25 September 1858
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 980 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News