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ESTABLISHED PRESBYTERY OF EDINBURGH

... Ion thi This rev.' Court met yeaterdlay-the Rev. Dr. Paul, cation Moderator. but at NEWINGTONt CHURCH. aij that The MOoseArmi Stated that he had received a favou copy of the interlocutor of the Teind Conrt, erecting Hons- Newington church and district into a parish quiad, the lo saerm,- and expressed his great satisfaction at the VWin result, such OCtAPLAIrNCIES INt 3ltDA.Te intimation baying ...

Published: Thursday 31 March 1859
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 5446 | Page: Page 2, 3 | Tags: News 

THE GOVERNMENT REFORM BILL

... I THE GOVERNMENT REFRM SILL. th The following is a fuller report of the trimming do specch of Lord Palmerston than appeared in our th do P. Lord PALMERSTON, who followed Mr Wortley, of rose and ?? right lion. friend has challenged my vote against the amendment, upon the ground of nc that which Z stated upon the motion of Mr Gibson, co in regard to the amendment that he moved. I am t sorry that ...

Published: Monday 28 March 1859
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4947 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

INLAND AND SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHS

... INLAND AND SUBMARINE TELEGRAPHS, [FRPO-W THE SHEFFIELD DAILY TELE(:R-tIH.] A lecture on this important subject was delivered on Tuesday, in the Council Hall, Sheffield, by Mr Eat Thomas Allan, C.E., and promoter of the new great Fat ocean telegraph. The lecture was addressed to the Ma merchants and manufacturers of Sheffield, at the re- quest of the committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Cul C. ...

Published: Saturday 12 March 1859
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1694 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

DESTRUCTION OF THE CATRAIL

... (FROM THE BORDER ADVERTISER.) The archeologists of the.Borders, and ?? generally, will learn with extreme regret and morti- fication, that, during this spring, the ancient and venerated British remain, known as the Catrail, has been almost obliterated in this neighbourhood, by the devouring ploughshare. In our immediate vicinity -viz., at Torwoodlee Camp, this old battle ditch, with its double ...

Published: Saturday 12 March 1859
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 817 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Correspondence

... Car . r5 0I I t t. THE NiEW FOU2NTAIN. TO THE EDITOR OF THIE CALEDONIAN MERCURY. SIa.-I observe that at a meeting of the Paving Board on Monday, a discussion took place on tie memorial from the inhabitants of Rutland Squere, objecting to the erection of the proposed fountain, for the purpose of supplying the horses used in cabs, at the west end of Princes Street. It is surely a very proper ...

Published: Thursday 24 March 1859
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 658 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

FRANCE

... TOULON, March 23.-The Journal Sentinelle of this day announces that four steam frigates have received orders to sail for the purpose of fetching troops from Algiers. The Times' Paris correspondent's letter does not contain any further allusion to the report of a Congress for the settlement of the affairs of Italy. I The Conferences on the question of the Princi- palities will probably open ...

Published: Thursday 24 March 1859
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2052 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... The Paris correspondent of the Times describes o an animated discussion between Prince Napoleon s, and M. de Persigny, in which the former ex- I pressed himself. in terms strongly revolutionary, tb and the latter deemed it necessary to administer b to him a serious caution and rebuke. I. is said n that the suppression of the new Miuisterial de- ' partment of Algeria, of which the Prince is ...

Published: Thursday 03 March 1859
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 5168 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

General Intelligence

... (galtral ?Iltdfiyum Ari COLO19EL WAUGHu haa written an imprldent letter! arise to the Times, dated from 1Near Marse-illes, March plasce 10, 1859, declaring bia intention to retuirn to Lon- of thi don for the purpose of proaecuting that joserfall famil MDLLE. MARItE DE-A~ ROCHntJACQUNLLt, daughter ~f e Of the Marquis and senator, took the veA three days the C ago in the Convent dog Oiseaux. ...

Published: Friday 25 March 1859
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2173 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

SECOND EDITION

... I MERCURY OFFICE, WEDtNSDAY, E ME C osCLOGIL. FRANCE. PAitrs, Tuesday.-The Patric ?? ever may become of it the French Government remains faithful to its policy. J Its army went to Rome at the request of the Pope, and at the re- quest of the Pope it will quit Rome. In this new proof of disinterestedness and moderation, France will find a new element of strength of which to avail herself in the ...

Published: Wednesday 02 March 1859
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 757 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTION

... 'Tho thirteenth annual meeting of the members of -this institution was held last night in the Institution -Booms, Queen Street-Mr William Smith, vice- president, in the chair. Xr BowiE, the secretary, read the annurl report, of which the following are the principal passages:- -It was stated in the lust report that additional ac- commodation would in all likelihood be ere long re- quired for ...

Published: Wednesday 30 March 1859
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 709 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE GOVERNMENT REFORM BILL

... TI E FEELING OF TrlTE CfOUNTly. A meeting was held on Mondoy evening at Wi!- cock's Assembly Rooms, Westminster Bridee road, for the purpose of taking into consideration the ques- tion of manhood suffrage. -Mr4A7iliams, M.P., and Mr Roupell, M.P., were present, and addressed the meeting against the Government lieform Bill, which they declared it to be their intention to oppose, on the ground ...

Published: Thursday 10 March 1859
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 633 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

MINISTERS' MONEY IN SCOTLAND

... Under this heading Mr Adam Black, I. P., has addressed. a letter to the Times, urging its aid towards the removal of the Annuity-tax. He says: - The tax upon the inhabitants of Edinburgh and Mvontrose for the support of the Established clergy, called the .rnnuity-tax, is essentially as vicious as Ministers'-monev in Ireland, which wasjustly abolished two years ago, or as Church-rates in ...

Published: Tuesday 22 March 1859
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 911 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News