CORRESPONDENCE

... SUFFOLK STREET FOOTPATH. To the EDITOR of the DAILY POST. Sir,-I am pleased to see that the kidneys are being re- moved in Suffolk Street, andhope the same fate awaits those between Suffolk Street and Summer Street. We shall then be enabled to walk with comfort from the Bristol Road to Newhall Street; the distance is but short, and now the men arc so near I hope the Public Works Com- mnittee ...

Published: Friday 15 August 1862
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 920 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

MR. COXWELL'S MAMMOTH BALLOON

... MR. COXW EIV'S MAMMOTH BALLOON. A. gentlemnan, signing himself 3L, who accompanied Mr. Coxwell in his last ascen4t thus describes the incidents of the aerial journey We left the Crystal Palace at 6.47 p.m., with ?? gentlemen in the car, besides Mr. Com~well, two attondants, and rmplo balast. A rather strong wind blew fromi tie south-weast. and our progress was rapid, both upwards and ...

Published: Saturday 16 August 1862
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 628 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

M'CORMICK'S NEW REAPING MACHINE

... .M'CORMIC¶K'S NEW REAPING MACHINE. In the TimZeg of yesterday a minute description of this 'valuable invention is given, which will interest many of 'cur readers. 'The!now machine is entirely ?? upon M'Corinick's;'old machine as' made by Burgesss and KeY, the new 9int t consisting simply in the' introduction of an autontbn r'ake,' which, at regular intervals, by one rapid sweep,!draws the ...

Published: Saturday 16 August 1862
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1351 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

GARIBALDI'S NEW CRUSADE

... To r, .- IF we turn from America to Italy the cry must still be the same- Who will tell us any truth ? When FnANOrs IL was on the throne of Naples we always knew that whatever else might be the truth about the GARIBALDIAN expedition of two years ago, the official tele- grams of his government were certainly false. They were satisfactory therefore in so far that they shewed us what not to ...

Published: Friday 15 August 1862
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1610 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

LETTERS FROM A LIBERAL. No. II

... LERS FROM A LIBERAL. No. IL To the EDITOR of the DAILY POST. Sir,-I took the liberty of saying, in last Thurs- day's Post that the voting of seventy millions of money and the passing of the Fortifications Bill had been ;the chief work of the Parliamentary Session. A few other things were done, however, and a good many more were begun and given up; and to some of these I should like just to ...

Published: Thursday 21 August 1862
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1506 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS

... I The we*ly meeting of this board was held yeO3t- day at the West Derby workhouse, the member, present being Messrs. KIeyes (in tbe chair), Ledgeir Robertb, Balgbh Callan, Pitts, Owen, We beter Pye Witbam, Meroer, Glover, Page, Warehaun, Wltoa, Metcalf, and Richmond. lbeques (or oat-door re. lief were grantod as follows --Mr. Potts. £115- Mr. Roberion, £37; and Mr. Lythgoe, £20. The governor ...

Published: Thursday 21 August 1862
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1498 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

ALLEGED PERSECUTION BY THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT

... The unfortunate Comte de Chrlsten, a young man of a good family In France, and now only 26 years of age, has just bean condemned by the aour ?? at Naples to hard labour for two years at the galleys. The Comte, born a Frenchman, served with great credit in the army of the late King of NaPles. His name has been montloned in conneotlon ith some of the most daring sorties which were muade from ...

Published: Saturday 16 August 1862
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 818 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

ABOMINABLE FRAUDS UPON UNDERWRITERS

... ABO.MIINABLE FRAUDS UPON UNDER. WRITERS. The authorities in London and Liverpool, says the Liverpool Post, have been, during the last few weeks, and are still, engaged in bringing to light a most nefarious conspiracy. It appears that the underwriters have received information that for some time past certain shipowners have been carrying out a deeply laid scheme of fraud. Their plan of ...

Published: Friday 15 August 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 696 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

... | BY iELECTRIC TELEGRAM,. 0ons [REUTERnS TELEGRAISS.1 FRANCE. 3 Pe PARIS, Angust 14.-The review of the troops Ban! and National Guard by the Emperor to-day was Cae, a magnificent spectacle. The crowd of spectators Da was immense. The troops returned to their East barracks. Nothing worthy of especial mention Edin is known as yet to have taken place. Edlin La France of this evening states that ...

Published: Friday 15 August 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1748 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

ANOTHER PAMPHLET ON THE ROMAN QUESTION

... Another pamphlet has appeared on the Roman question; it is called La Capitel de l'Italie, and the author is M. Francois Potier. M. Potier is of opinion that all the efforts of diplomatists for a compromise are chimerical so long as Italy maintains in its programme Rome for its capital. The Papacy could make no concession on this point without abdicating its Sovereignty. He is also ...

Published: Saturday 16 August 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 819 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

THE FRENCH OCEAN MALL PACKET SERVICE

... |THE FRENCH OCEAN MAIL PACKET SERVICE. I The French government scheme for the subsidisa- tion of ocean mail packets, together with the details of the three French Transatlantic mail packet lines, has been pub- o lished in the shape of a pamphlet. The scheme differs in many a respects from that of the English government. The French Minister of Finance appoints agents in every port the mail ...

Published: Friday 15 August 1862
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1103 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

FRIDA Y^AUGUST 15, 186^

... MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT ON THE THAMES.—At all early hour on Tuesday morning a melancholy occur- rence took place some miles down the tiver, off Holy Haven. A vessel, called the Vesta, was beating up the river from Wales, when she went ashore near the Haven, and the crew '-nmediately proceeded to ppt a kedge out in order to get her off. They lowered the boat, and were in the act of arranging the ...

Published: Friday 15 August 1862
Newspaper: Cardiff Times
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 217 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News