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 

REMOVAL OF THE MERCURY OFFICE

... Mbrcury Is now pnbllrhed and EXTBNsrvs Premises tho School lami and overlooking Olmrch-streot. ...

Published: Wednesday 21 August 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 18 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

MEXICO

... The Mexican Government and Congress, by attempting acts cf spoliation, have at length causc the representatives of France and England to off diplomatic intercourse, preparatory. ™ assumed, to more vigorous measures. As importations this year are believed to hi»ve nearly doubled th.se of 1860, the ort '°° belonging to the British creditors h.vejone^ towards paying the tatere-t h XI i* dutiMshaU ...

Published: Saturday 31 August 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 279 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

At an inquest on the body the child of a woman named Kain, living in Rochdale-road, Manchester, it was stated

... that this wa3 the third of her children she had killed by overlaying them in bed whilst intoxicated. for Yell O'Buttar at Kelly's. d* The Old established Coffin Warehouse, 16, Clayton • square, St. John's Market. following Is extract from the edition (page 188) the Translation of the of the Royal O.Liege of Physicians of London, I>r. jG. F. Collier, published by Long, and Co. It no small ...

Published: Thursday 22 August 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 239 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

TO OUR READERS

... lurlng the discussions on the Repeal of the Paper Duty last year wve sated, incanticipation of the very natural answer to our argurment3;if ?? of the change, that wre w~ere interested Dadvocates of the measure, that we should be preparedhen the Act took effect to give the public the benefit of the remission of duty. How far the repeal of the Excise may be neutralised by the Increased demand ...

Published: Monday 19 August 1861
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 599 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... MI8CEtt-ANE V- !TnE HARvR8T IN 'EcoTLueD.-A. 'oswpondenot of the foerth Britsh matt writes - The best crop Iu ioatland this year, I think, Wil 'ba oats, aud it will exceed an average. Beans a nd potatoes are - generally blesahed, though I observed many excellent fields oE turnips. A great deal of hay everywhere is unseoured, and consider- able portions are atill in the hand coil, It Ismuah ...

Published: Monday 19 August 1861
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2591 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE PRINCE OF WALES AT DRILL

... TiHE PRINCE OF WALES AT DRILL. The hut of the Prince of Wales, at the aurragb, was formerly occupied by General Ridley,'who now resides Ih another emall manslon of'the same kind, but nearer to head-quartes,' The Prince Oonsort, on Friday, rode from the 'tatidnr across the Curragh direct to this temporary wtooden villa, the hut of the Prince of Wales. Bat his Royal Highness had already left, ...

Published: Saturday 31 August 1861
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 712 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... MALT.-The number of bushels of malt charged with duty in the year ending 31st March, 1861, was 37,368,716; being 7.196,32f less than In the preceeding year. Expoiras or BRIlISH AND IRSHn SPIRITS.-The number of gallons of British and Irish spirits exported from the United Kingdom in the year ending 31st March, 1861, was 2,15,031, compared with 2,054,2;34 gallons in 1860. The exports in 1861 ...

Published: Thursday 15 August 1861
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2769 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

LIFE, HEALTH, AND MORALS IN THE MIDLANDS

... LiFE .EALTH, AND MORALS IN THE :. MIDLANDS , . I Amidst the, lamentatioi s of Beigraviaa mamina over the increasinig difficulty of g husbande for tbeir daugbtevs, and the ohorns of like complalats theft is heard on every hand from the oisa ibelow them, ib ie gratifying t6 learn, from 'the anngalf'blue-book of 6ta Registrar Generali -that th' rati- ?? marriages to po'pulation in 1859' bas ...

Published: Friday 16 August 1861
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1313 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

... POp- THE opening meeting of the National Association for thei Promotion of Social Science was held an Wednesday in the a ninat- King's Room, Mansion House, which was occupied by moin - irner, bers, assosiates and other friends of the Society, to the ,, arner, number of nearly 2000. His Excellency the Lord-Lieuten- n the ant the Duke of Wellington, several other Peers, and liti hr persons ...

Published: Wednesday 21 August 1861
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1181 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

SHOOTING PARTIES IN THIS AND NORTHERN COUNTIES

... I il re- - -e from Ardgour . W. Wells, Esq. :cep- Arldverikie . Lord Henrv Bontinck. f his Aviemoir .. John Philips, Esq. fet lie of Anchanault .. Colonel Hicks. it Balmacaan Earl of Seafdeld. fre ebel- Ballogie J. D. Nicol. Esa,, and party. it Blairidmy ..,.,Messrs Caldwell and Newell. th b Rirkhall John Clark, Esq. ...

Published: Wednesday 21 August 1861
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 797 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

... RlAIlWAY INTELUGENCE TArF VALE RAILWAY. The fifty-first half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was he~ld onl Thursday, at one o'ckloc, at the White Lion Hlotel, Broad~street, Bristol, James Poole, Esq., chairman of the company, presiding. Mr. E. Konway, secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, the seal of the company was affixed to the rcgister of share- ...

Published: Saturday 24 August 1861
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 6561 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News