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LOSS OF THE ROYAL CHARTER

... The loss of this noble vessel, with upwards of 400 persons on board, including passengers and crew, and a cargo of many hundred thou- sand pounds in value, is one of the most deplorable events in this year of disaster and death. By this melancholy wreck, upwards of 400 persons have been hurried through a death of agony to a grave beneath the waves of the ocean, at the moment when they supposed ...

Published: Friday 28 October 1859
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 333 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

FATAL DUELS IN CALIFORNIA

... | The political campaign in California which closed U, with the election last month was conducted in the most rancorous manner, and was prolific in personal for lcontroversies. The most deplorable and fatal of D these was that between the Hon. David O. Broderick, Anm (and ?? States senator from the state, and the Hon. an lDavid'S. Terry, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Judge Terry v/as ...

Published: Wednesday 26 October 1859
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2013 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

CASTLE-STREET WARD

... I CASTI&liSTREET WARD! I A puhlij mceting of the ?? of this ward re favourable to the return of Mr. T1homas Woodburn i as a representative of the ward in the town council PI was held yesterday afternoon in the Common Hall, In Hackin's-hley. M~r. Atmbrose Lace preaided, and i amongst others preeent were dalesre. Hull, Bannor, fo HBirdswell, Lovndes, Whitmnore, Marshall, Gill, t Payne, Pein ...

Published: Saturday 15 October 1859
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2938 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LORD DERBY AND HIS IRISH TENANTRY

... LORD DERBY AND HIS iRISH .TENANTRY. The Dublin E vening Post 1,ublisbes a letter from a local correspondent, upon whom full reliance is placed, giving a statement of facts in order to correct erroneous impressions caused by want of information as to the real position of affairs on the estates of Lord Derby in the south. The letter thus vouched Tipperary, September 24. Sir,-I mentioned in my ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1859
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 645 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE SAN JUAN AFFAIR

... stre STARTLING NEWS FROM QUEEN CHAR- fou LOTTE'S ISLAND, TO THE EDITORS OF THE LIVERPOOL MERCURtY. JOl Victoria, 23rd August, 1859. Dn Gentlemen,--I have now to advise you that the Rai Americans have landed 400 more troops on the Islaii Gil] of San Juan, and are busily occupied in putting up two fortifications, one to command the channel be- C tween there and Vancouver's Island, about 200 ...

Published: Thursday 13 October 1859
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2522 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LATEST NEWS

... LATEST N-WS LAT - 8 -- I\vaR~ll By ELEUTRIU AeND 1 IcRK&TcOcTAL 1ELB;EiArn. ,9rIas, TsePLS BFILTNcGS, YEw STRa5E. SPAIN AND MOROCCO. The Paris Pays says that the ultimatum proposed by Spain to Morocco does not expire on the 15bb, as has been erroneously stated, but on the 20th. After that date, how- ever, the commander of the Spanish forces has instructions to act with vi our. The following ...

Published: Thursday 06 October 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1644 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

WAKEFIELD ELECTION COMMISSION

... EXTmRODIIARY REVELATIONS. The enquiry was resumed on Wednesday morning, when several witnesses spoke as to being bribed. Mr. Thomas Taylor, solicitor, Wakefield, agent for the election expenses of Mr. Charleswortlh, stated the total at £652. lOs. Knew of no other expenses. The book pro- duced contained the several items; the leaves at the com- mencement were cut out, as the book had been used ...

Published: Friday 07 October 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1812 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

Court and Official

... Cctrl W Offidal. WINDSOR C.ASTL, Ootober 24.-The Quen -r,1, l3ince Consort, wvith Prince Arthur, walked in the grol inds of the Castle this morning. The Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa. rode in the P.iding-houso. The Dakde do Nemours visited her Majesy. RE-APrOINTmrERT OF SIn G. Gngy.-At the interreew on Thursday the Duke of Newocastle, after intina'tin-; his entire concurrence with the ...

Published: Wednesday 26 October 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 443 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

THE CHAINMAKERS' STRIKE

... The men hold another of their meetings, which have been frequent throughout the present strike, at the Bell Inn, Oradley Heath, at three o'clock on Monday afternoon. Mr. HMcEa who presided, opened the meeting, by obsery- ing that he was glad so many of the men ihad returned to work on their own terms, and they were willing for all the men to be employed as soon as the masters conceded to their ...

Published: Wednesday 12 October 1859
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 621 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

NEW SUMBARINE TELEGRAPH

... I - i VNF SUMIARIUNEO TELEGRAPH. I (Fi7iia ie j1alta Obselea) l- e hiave the pleasure of informing Qnr readers that i the nel' electric cable between Malta and the opposite coast of Sicltv, at.Alga Graude, was,safely completed at noon yestprday. Two previous attempts to co-lneaee the undertaking had been made, but in consequence of c the late strong whids nothing could be done. The shore c ...

Published: Saturday 08 October 1859
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1054 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE WRECK OF THE ADMELLA

... I THE WRECK OF THE ADIMIELLA. . I The chief-almost, indeed, theonly-social ovoid the month is the wreck of the steamer Admella, oni ht way from Adelaide to Melbourne. The first succinct in statement of the disaster appeared in the Geelong Adver-- tf tiser yesterday (August 16) morning, and as the state- in ment is well drawn up, we avail ourselves of al extract: a, X Sixteen miles to the ...

Published: Monday 10 October 1859
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1021 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LICENSED GROCERS AND VINTNERS SOCIETY

... LxICENSED GROCERS AVD VINTNERS SOCIE -t;. - *. - A'i - - fsi .jjvpq , The usual weekly meeting of this body was neJI yes-: terday, Mr. WlVsT.Li CADE in the chair. The Secretary handed in 11. 2s. 6d., the renewed sub- scription of Mr. John Hoyne, Aungier-street; 5s., the renewed subsdription of -r. Edward Brady, Portland- row. Mr. 31'Cabe handed in 5s., the donation of Mr. Chris- topher Larktin ...

Published: Thursday 20 October 1859
Newspaper: Freeman's Journal
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 744 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News