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HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT BRADFORD

... On Monday night a horrible murder was committed in the house of Mr. John George Gowland, attorney's clerk, 26, Barkerend-road, Bradford. Information of the murder was given at the police-office at a quarter 1 before 11 o'clock, by Edward Fawcctt, late police- constable, who resides near the house in question. The Chief Constable (Mr. Grauhan), with Superintendent Milnes and Inspector ...

Published: Saturday 27 October 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1063 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

KING VICTOR EMMANUEL INVITED TO NAPLES

... MILAN, OCTOBER 7. The Perseveranza announces that Garibaldi solicits the King to go to Naples, and requests that 14,000 mea be sent as soon as possible. ...

Published: Saturday 13 October 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 32 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE SïRIAN MASSACRES

... PARIS, OCT. G. The Moniteur says The affairs of Syria have' entered a new phase Military action will now succeed the moral influence which has hitherto been exercised by our troops. Some other chiefs of the Druses have been arrested and tried at Bey rout. The Kaimakan of the Druses is now among the) prisoners. These measures have produced a kind of panic among the Druses of the Mountain, and ...

Published: Saturday 13 October 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 244 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

ipero o ii at

... anti PARRICIDE IN FRANCE.—A dreadful murder was committed recently at Senailly, near Dijon, by a young woman, named Lucie Migniot, on tne person of her father. It appears from the confession of the murderess, who is barely 20 years of age, that she and her father had quarrelled on the previous night respect- ing her projected marriage with a man of whom her father altogether disapproved. ...

Published: Saturday 13 October 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1006 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

USK

... COURT LEET.-On Tuesday the rites and ceremonies of this ancient custom were carried out in the presence of the portreeve, A J Shepard, Esq., the portreeve elect, D. E. Partridge, Esq., and some half dozen other burgesses. In their perambulation of the town, (a proceeding something similar to what is generally called, walking the bounds) the'jury made the following presentments:— 1. We present ...

Published: Saturday 27 October 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 698 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

Sifre ftoriitr

... LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Extract of a letter received at Usk, by the sister of the writer. Amoy,Ct.ina, August 3, 1860. We are just come back from fighting again we have been about 150 miles from here; we had to go up the river in a gun boat, about 16 miles from here we sent on shore to ask them, if they would pay [back ?] the money; they told us to fire if we would, they thought we could not ...

Published: Saturday 13 October 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3750 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

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... RIFLE SHOOTING.—At the Wimbledon contest, Mr. lioss, the champion of the festival, had ten shots at each of three ranges of 800, 900, and 1,000 yards. In these 30 shots he scored 24, and this number was enough to give him the victory over all competitors. At the Newton contest, which came off last week on the South- port sands, Captain Ick, rifle instructor in the 2nd Cheshire Militia, Mr. J. ...

Published: Saturday 13 October 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 394 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE LAW OF REAL PROPERTY

... Lord St. Leonards succeeded, during the late session, m passing an act further to amend the law of real property, as its title describes it. As his lordship was also fortunate enough, in the session of 1859, to. pass an act with a similar title (remarks the London Review), it is evident that he, as the champion of real property law, is doing all in his power to fortify his citadel against the ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1860
Newspaper: Pontypool Free Press
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 505 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

MODERN STATESMEN; OK, SKETCHES FROM THE STRANGERS' GALLERY OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. --

... MODERN STATESMEN; OK, SKETCHES FROM THE STRANGERS' GALLERY OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. V7. JOHNSON FOX, M.P. THERE is a virtue in our English conslitution tliat, however aristocratic it may be, it is not exclusive; there a low-born man may rise. It is true, at first, lie has a hard time of it but it is equally true that, if he have talents—and sense enough to use them-he can climb up into a ...

Published: Saturday 27 October 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1750 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

TOWN TALK

... BY OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. Our readers will understand that roe do not hold ourselves re- sponsible for our able correspondent's opinions. AXOTIIER historical battle has taken place, and marked this year indelibly in military annals. Garibaldi's victory on the Volturno will take its place with such contests as Inkermann and Sol- ferino. His previous victories, however important in their ...

Published: Saturday 13 October 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1340 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE ALPACA IN FRANCE

... The Paris correspondent, of the Daily News, describing a visit to the Zoological Gardens, in the Bois de Boulogne, says: Before reaching the central buiLing at, the extremity of the garden, my attention was attracted by a park containing about fifty alpacas, from Peru. This is the leading novelty of the exhibition. There has never before been seen in Europe such a coilection of these animals, ...

Published: Saturday 13 October 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 272 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS

... LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, TUESDAY, OCT. 9. Grain market less active. Wheat Id. decline. Kour quiet. Beans in good demand, and rather dearer. Indian corn more difficult to sell-mixed American, 365 9d.; Galatz, 37s. All other articles dull. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET, TUESDAY, OCT. 9. Messrs. Davis and Company report trade firm. Prices :—, Prime meadow hay 75s to S4s; superior do. 95s to 115s; inferior ...

Published: Saturday 13 October 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 124 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News