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THE CATASTROPHE AT EDINBURGH

... On Tuesday three more bodies were rescued from the ruins of the house which fell on Sunday morning, making in all 29 lives ascertained to be lost. It is quite certain that others are still beneath the rubbish. When the work of excavation was discontinued on Sunday night it was resolved to pull down the back wall and tall gables before continuing the search for those entombed. Nearly all Monday ...

Published: Saturday 30 November 1861
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 461 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

PONTYPOOL

... PUTTING His FOOT IN IT.-A shoemaker named Povey, was committed 21 days, at our Court house, on Monday last, for having sold a pair of boots, to a man named Lewis, of Newport, for 7s. 6d., that be- longed to his employer, Mr. Jordan, Crane street, Pontypool. THE HIGH PRICE OF GAS AT To the Editor of the USK OBSERVER. SIR,-As a letter appeared in your columns on this sub. ject some time ago, I ...

Published: Saturday 30 November 1861
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 860 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

[No title]

... Chilhara Castle, Kent, and estate, have been purchased by Mr. Hardy, brother of Mr. Gathorne Hardy, M.P., for £ 170,000. ...

Published: Saturday 09 November 1861
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 20 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LORD MAYOR'S DAY IN LONDON

... On Saturday, being Lord Mayor's day, conformably -with a custom which has obtained for more than 6QO years, Alderman Cubitt went in state from Guildhall to Westminster, to be presented to the Barons of the Ex- chequer on his election, for the second time in succession, as Lord Mayor of London. The day, which was as sunny' and genial as ore ifl Midsummer, attracted an enormibus crowd to see ...

Published: Saturday 16 November 1861
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 4070 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

[ GARIBALDI ON ITALIAN POLICY-

... GARIBALDI ON ITALIAN POLICY- The Monarchia Nazionale of Nov. 7 says:— General Turr has announced to the Central Com- mittee, in the name of Garibaldi, that it is the firm in- tention of the latter not to provoke any movement in favour of Rome and Venice, and that his sole wish is that every means may be employed to promote the armament of the nation. Garibaldi also recommends concord among all ...

Published: Saturday 16 November 1861
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 107 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

MR. BOSANQUET'S LECTURE

... We were unable, owing to a pressure of matter, last week, to give more than a brief notice of the above lecture which must be our excuse (if any be needed) for recurring to the subject. At the commencement of the lecture, the learned sen- tleman observed that he had on a former occasion read an essay in that room, upon the leading principles of the Bri- tish Constitution; his object being to ...

Published: Saturday 16 November 1861
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1806 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

T , T , „ BRECON

... T T „ BRECON. Joseph Joseph Esq., p.s.A M f Brecon has appointed John Williams, Esq>f of her Maje'8ty»s justices of the peace, Deputy Mayor for the ensuing year. ...

Published: Saturday 30 November 1861
Newspaper: Monmouthshire Merlin
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 29 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

SHOCKING MURDER AT COSELEY, STAFFORDSHIRE

... Within a short distance of the scene of the late atro- cious murder at Bilston, another murder was perpetrated on Sunday morning last. A man named William Lewis, who is a widower lodging with his brother at Hall-green, near to Bilston, was found on that morning lying dead on the road, with such marks of ill-usage about him as to indicate that he had been fearfully maltreated. He was discovered ...

Published: Saturday 09 November 1861
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 461 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

MIRROR OF THE MABKSTS.I

... MIRROR OF THE MABKSTS. THE MONET, STOCK, AND SHAKE MAEKETS.— The monetary crisis in France, and the return to power of M. Poitld, with the portfolio of Finance, has induced a little more confidence in the English funds, though but few transactions were recorded. English and Indian stocks (most particularly the latter) are at present in good demand indeed, Indian Funds have continued the ...

Published: Saturday 23 November 1861
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 872 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

THE WAR IN AMERICA. -+--

... THE WAR IN AMERICA. THE latest intelligence from New York by the Nor- weigian, via Quebec and Londonderry, and by telegraph to Father Point, and dated Oot. 19, is, that the Confede- rates have evacuated Vienna and destroyed the railroad. They have fallen back with their entire column on Fair- fax Court House. Colonel Rankin has been dismissed from the Canadian Militia for violating the Queen's ...

Published: Saturday 02 November 1861
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 883 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

[No title]

... Servants' Crinolines.-Among the applicants for. relief from the poor-box, Lambeth, a young woman, who stated that she was a servant out of place, requested assistance to get her clothes out of pawn, in order that she might obtain another place. The magistrate was informed that part of the applicant's wearing apparet consisted of an ample crinoline, whereupon his worship took occasion to remark ...

Published: Saturday 30 November 1861
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 114 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

- THE TRAGEDY IN DUBLIN

... THE TRAGEDY IN DUBLIN. One of the most painful tragedies that have occurred n Dublin for years past was perpetrated on Wednesday, at 25, South Cumberland-street, between_10 an1 j 1 a;; The murderer had been a waiter m an inn Bray, but left his situation in September last. Since then he has been unable to obtain employment, and consequently was brought to poverty, and had bareiy sufficient ...

Published: Saturday 30 November 1861
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1929 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News