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... Thee King of Portugal has officially announced his approaching marriage. There is another arrival from America, but still no ncws of a decisive struggle. General Be.uregard is reported to have stated that if the Confederates -re defeated at Corinth, they mney probably lose their cause. Holding that view, lhe ksm recommended concentration of effort at that point, where he is reported to have ...

Published: Saturday 03 May 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4668 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Edinburgh Post-Office

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Published: Saturday 03 May 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1074 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

GUIDE TO OBJECTS AND PLACES OF INTEREST IN AND NEAR EDINBURGH

... I r. A4D~hATFSs LiB RARY, Parliament House-Open ',ity'to the public, free. -:;ANTIQAR1 MosituSr9, Royal Institution, Mound-` Opsen free, Tuodays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, from X0 to 4 and on Saturday evenings from 7 to 9. On nrsdlays and Frid~ays, from 10 to 4 ; admission, 6d. AoRICULTURAL IMrsEsux, George IV. Bridge-Open daily frol- 10 to 3, frec. ASsEMBLY AIAL OF THE ESTARLISHED CHURCnH, ...

Published: Thursday 22 May 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3476 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE COUNTY MEETINGS AND THE LORD ADVOCATE'S EDUCATION BILL

... ST LANARK. His Lordship (Lord Belhaven) was requested 'I to put his suggestion into the form of a motion, and the following resolution was agreed to:- tr That while the Commissioners of Supply are ready t to support any well.eonsidered measures for the ic - provenient of education in Scotland, they find so many objectionable features in the present Bill that they ti have no hope of its being ...

Published: Friday 02 May 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 898 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... A telegram from Naples, dated the 14th, tl informs us that the King of Italy and Prince lapoleon have had a long interview. At a OF dinner given by the Prince there were, among P others present, Signor Ratazzi and General La nt bMarmora. n cl The Mloniteor, with reference to the advance F of the Fr .uch troop; oa Mexico city alone, explains that this has arisen from the Allied C ...

Published: Friday 16 May 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3877 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Edinburgh Post-Office

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Published: Friday 30 May 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1194 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... It is said that our own Cabinet and that of Spain have agreed to approve of the condact of their Plenipotentiaries in Mexico. It is added that the latter has been invited to de- clare the Convention of London null and void. The long-talked-of and long-looked-forward- to Consistory was held in Rome on Thursday, when the canonisation of the Japanese martyrs was unanimously agreed to. The ...

Published: Saturday 24 May 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4731 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

GUIDE TO OBJECTS AND PLACES OF INTEREST IN AND NEAR EDINBURGH

... GUIDE TO OBJECTS AND PLACES OF INTEREST : . ,4 IN ANOiNEAR EDINBURGH. b . SOjiE5' LIBRARY, Parliament House -Open ' daily to theb public, free. ANtIQUARIAN MUSEUSI, Royal Institution, Mound- Olien free, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, from 10 to 4 ; and on Saturday evenings from 7 to 9. On Thursdays and Fridays, from 10 to 4 ; admission, Od. AorIOCULTUIIAL MUSEUM, George IV. Bridge-Open ...

Published: Tuesday 20 May 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1774 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

A NEW SYSTEM OF ARTILLERY

... The other night, General Vandenburg of Newf York, who has been engaged for some time in this country with experiments in gunnery, made public the results in. a lecture before the Royal United Service Institution. This result is a new system of artillery, by which a group or cluster of shot are projected, with the highest attainable range and precision to each, the group being such as to sweep ...

Published: Friday 23 May 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 459 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

HERIOT'S HOSPITAL AND THE EDUCATION BILL

... HERIOT'S HOSPITAL AND THE EDUCA- TION BILL. A meeting of the Governors of Heriot's Hos- pital was held ?? Blackadder pro. siding. THP OUT-DOOR SCHOOLS. A motion by Councillor A1aXANDEu-'1That IS it be remitted to Messrs Lorimer, M'Gibb on, and Falshaw, alongwith Mr Chesser, the Sup erintend- ft ent of Works, to examine and report upon the a state of repair of all the out-door sch'jols-was, S ...

Published: Tuesday 06 May 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2247 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

... BY EL ECT[I [C TELEGRA PH. ?Illlptrial V-'arlialnelit. HOUSE OF LOBDS-Tqa;RsDAY. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. REGISTER OF' VOTFRS BILL. The House went into committee on the Register of Voters Bill. On Clause 1, which authorises the Court of Quarter Sessions in counties, and the lonal anthn. rities in cities and boroughs, to require an alpha- betical list of voters to be prepared, The ...

Published: Friday 16 May 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1766 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... The French are now left to settle with the th( Mexicans; and it looks very like, as was stated lav in our impression of Monday, as if the Emperor fai were about to aggrandise and appropriate for we some yet undisclosed purposes. A telegram from su Vera Cruz informs us that the allied expedition fol had been broken up, owing to the resolution go teken by the French, and that the Spanish troops ...

Published: Thursday 15 May 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4266 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News