DECOY DUCKS

... There family likeness in the history of | all bubble speculations. Whatever tile distinctive title which they have known, , or the commercial principles on which they | huve professed b» founded, the extent of distress occasioned by the final collapse, it , always turns out that the respectable direc- ( tors, tho moil whose names have looked well top of the prospectus, the chairman, who lord, ...

Published: Saturday 21 December 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1277 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

LATEST AND TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

... i* understood that the lord of shir rendered vacant by the accidental death Card Hatibury K*q., will bo ottered by tho Loid LI-mover. Dkatii an An ED Cleroyma*.—The doath the llcv. J. W. Cunningham, vicar Harrow, announced. He was the oldest beneficed e'ergyinan the diocese of London, and was fifth wrangler 1802. MURDER OF A CAPTAIN. At the Thames poMce court yesterday, William necry Baukins, ...

Published: Friday 04 October 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4179 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SECLUSION OF A GIRL

... (From the Glasgow Herald.) Wednesday afternoon, case of voir extraordinary charact^, Doom* known to the police and i the public and to the former has been a subject I ani,ona> Investigation since, and among the latter generally it has created a very great amount of ex* j citement. About four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, th-3 attenti of a police c jnstablo was called to a girl apparently ...

Published: Saturday 07 September 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 955 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

COMMERCIAL

... London, Tuesday Aftip.noon. Increased firmness is apparent in the .English stock market, consols being 94£ 94.J for money, with the six month' interest, and 92| for the account, less the half-year's dividend. New threes are 92$ 92jf« The operations the railway share market have been rather extensive, and a further advanoe 3 taken place in price?. Tie Pera, which loaves the instant for the East ...

Published: Wednesday 20 November 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3740 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

THE WARRIOR

... Cork, Wednesday. This splendid vessel arrived last night at Queenstown. She gave great satisfaction her trial trip. She steamed with sails fully 18 miles an hour, and was perfectly steady, although the wini rose to reef-topsail breeze. The Revenge, with Admiral Smart on board, was her companion but the Warrior bad frequently to go half speed so as not to lose sight of her consort. Lord ...

Published: Thursday 07 November 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 128 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

THE CONFEDERATE STEAMER NASHVILLE

... fallowing ia * copy of the protect Captain W. H. Nelson, master the captured ship the B.'roh w L William Xebon, the Now York, to tno Cnitod Statw America, warinor. Mltmnlj, rinoeroly, aud I that X salted from tbo«aid of Mow Turk, oa th. 20:h day lut, muter cl tbo ■hip B'r.'h, of No» York, »hlp owned and i*g'»tor«d Wow York la with tbe lawa the State*, bound for the port Havre Umof, io ...

Published: Monday 25 November 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1322 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE SPRING ASSIZES

... CROWN COURT. BEFORE MR. JUSTICE HILL. TUESDAY, APRIL 2. CONCEALMENT OF BlttTH. Parsonage, aged 19 pleaded guilty to inale t men t charging hor with concealing tho birth of nor illegitimate ehild, Rixton-with-Glazobrook, in January last. His lordship sentenced ber to two months' imprisonment with hard labour. PUBLISHING A MALICIOUS LIBEL. John Owen, a man apparently about 40 years of age, ...

Published: Wednesday 03 April 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4606 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

HEALTH COMMITTEE

... Tho weekly meeting w.-,s eld terday. Present— Messrs Sheil (ohairinai:), Ridley, St-el, l>eckwitb, Bowring, Barton, Job, and the Mayor. THE FEVER IN LIVERPOOL AND THE EGYPTIAN FRIGATE. Tn compliance with a suggestion bis Worship the l>r. Duncan, the officer of reported follows widi respect to the cases of fever which have lately occurr ...

Published: Friday 29 March 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2571 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

THE F??INTSHIRE ELECTION

... largo of the electors of Flintshire assembled in tb ® Market-plac**, Flint, yesterd y morning, hear formal declaration of the result of the poll which place on Tuesday last on the demand of the friei of Mr. Hugh Ilobert Haghes, the Conservative wild ate, the show of hand* the nomination on Satur Jay having been declared by the high sheriff to bo ) favour of his opponent, Lord Richard G-rosven ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1295 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

CORONER'S INQUESTS

... following Inquests were held yesterday the borough coroner On the body of Mary Ann, daughter of living at No. 16, Sir The deceased, who was 20 years age, was the Mr. Walthsw, Low-hill, and died suddenly Monday night. A post mortem that the died from disease the heart, and a ver lie. to that effect was returned. On the body of Daniel Hicks, 15 years of age, who lived with his mother in No. 25 ...

Published: Wednesday 18 September 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 378 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

WEST DERBY WARD

... MEETING OF MR. MKLLADEWS FRIENDS. On Saturday evening, a public f friends and supporters of Mr. J. B. the candidates for the representation of Derby ward in the town oouncil, was held Marshall's, Edge-hill Coffeehouse. The room which the meeting was held was completely filled Mr. Whatham was voted to the chair, and lng the proceedings observed that he w„ expressed the feeling?! of every one In ...

Published: Monday 29 July 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1950 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE PRESENT POSITION OF THE AMERICAN ARMIES

... In article on The Difficulties of the American War, published the Mercury of the 18th July, observed that the real superiority in the position the armies of the South in the present contest Is that they are able to act on the defensive, whilst the real weakness the armies of the North is that they are compelled Invade and conquer—if that be possible—the territory of South. We added—The ...

Published: Wednesday 07 August 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1006 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News