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AMERICAN ITEMS

... We make the following extracts from the papers brought by the late mails:- GOING GREAT LENGTHS. The New York World says :.-It requires 4,000,000 dollars per day to carry on our ex- penses, Four million dollar bills placed length- ways will extend 431 miles. In 54 days they would extend round the globe. In one year they would form a belt of dollar bills about 20 inches wide which would extend ...

Published: Friday 05 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2169 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND

... St Andrew's Day falling this year upon a Sun- day, the Grand Lodge of Scotland, according to ancient usage, met on the 1st inst. for the election of office-bearers for the ensuing year, when the following were unanimously chosen, viz.:- -is Grace the Duke of Athole, K.T,, Grand Mister. His Grace the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, Past Grand Master. John White Melville, Esq., Depute Grand Master ...

Published: Tuesday 02 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 409 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

MAZZINI AND HIS WORKS

... MAVZfNI AND HIS WORKS. G. Dielli, a Milanese publisher, is bringing outi an edition of the writings of Mazzini, political and . literary, to be in twelve volumes. Subscribers - having complained that the fifth volume has not yet appeared, he has published ?? the following interesting part of a letter from Mazzini explanatory of the delay. The omissions are probably indispensable in Italy, for ...

Published: Tuesday 02 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 817 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

... The annual meeting of this Society was held yesterday in the New Hall, 117 George Street. t There was a crowded attendance. The Lord a Provost occupied the chair ; and amongst those ' present were the Rev. Dr Johnston, Rev. W. H. Gray, Bailie Cassels, Messrs Wm. Chambers, c Hugh Paton, David Dickson, J. F. Barbour, James 443lackadder, and Josiah Livingstone. f The Rev. Dr JOnNSTON having ...

Published: Tuesday 02 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1574 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE REIGNING FAMILIES AND THE CROWN OF GREECE

... (JROMr THE SATURDAY REVIEW.) On February 3, 1830, the minutes of another la Conference were signed. All idea of any vassalage cc to the Sultan was given up. The Three Powers fu still assumed the duty of selecting the first h. Sovereign of the new State; but they took care w to assert that they did so by express delegation hi from the free suffrages of the Greek nation; but ri beyond this first ...

Published: Monday 01 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1056 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Edinburgh Post-Office

... extiabilrolt goot-offirt. MI~t.5: BoxES CLWIsL I etjveje fcnleri .Iecev g P. 0. MdIXr. P. 0. louss Leith. *Aberdeen . . . 5 15A 10 Or 10 p0 7 4- - Do. (on Sun. at 4P) 8 0 7 O1 7 OpI 7 ?? *Berwick . . . . 7 1SA i0 OP 10 O; - 'Do. Incl'gN.E.of I 301 l Or 1 OrP ^ 40 Do. ยง. England . S 15P j S OP 5 OrF 12 n12st Do. Do. Do. . 5 401 5 OP 5 F - Dilkeith, &c. .. 5 15A lO OP 1 OP! 7 4) Do. . . . 7 15A ...

Published: Monday 01 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1208 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

GEORGE HERIOT'S HOSPITAL

... GEORGE, EBRIOT'S HOSPITAL. A general meeting of the Governors of this ilg Ing Hospital was held yesterday-the Lord Provost air, presiding. eqt INSPECTOR OF CLOTHING-THE QUA.FICATIONS, Of FOR SUCH AN OFFICER. wbh The CLEnRI read the minutes of the House and thI Apprentice Committce, which recommended that ei Mr Cc pland,. tailor, should be appointed Inspec. res tor of, Clothing, 'in roon of the ...

Published: Friday 05 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1221 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Court and Fashion

... (gond Rua.140100m; WTNDtOR CASTLE, Dec. 2. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louis of eesse, drove out yesterday. ?? Seymour was in attendance. Prince Louis of Hoses rode on horseback, attended by Lieutenant-Coloncl the Hon. D. (10 110s. Sir Andrew Buchanan, . c. B., arrived at tile Castle jesterday, and had an audience of her Mfajesty. A Cabinet Council w as held on Tuesday at the ...

Published: Thursday 04 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 7228 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

EDINBURGH CITY MISSION

... A meeting of the friends of the City Mission was held yesterday afternoon in Queen Street Hall. There was a large attendance, and among the gentlemen on the platform were the Right Hon. the Lord Provost (chairman); the Rev Francis Redford, rector of Silloth; the Rev. Dr Guthrie, the Rev. John Stuart, St Andrew's Church; the Rev. Sir Henry Moncreiff, Bart.; the Rev. Messrs D. M'Ewan, C. Teape, ...

Published: Thursday 04 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1855 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

VICTOR HUGO ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

... IVICTOR HUGO ON CAPITAL PUNISilIENT. A long controversy, which has been going on for some time in the French and Belgian papers, touching capital punishment, derivis interest from a letter written by Al. Victor Hugo', who is an ardent opponent of la peile (le 7nort. Ie says: -Who am I? What can I do? It is many years already-1S28 is the datc-since I ami fighting with a man's feeble strength ...

Published: Monday 01 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 511 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE RELIEF MEETING

... A meeting convened by the Lord-Licutenant of Lancashire was huldl yesterday at Manchester. Earl Scfton, the Lord-Lieutenaut, presided. Earl DERBY, in an eloquent awnl exhaustive speech, moved the first ?? the manufacturing districts of Lancashire and the adjoining counties are suffering from an extent of destitution hitherto, happily, unknown, which is borne by the working classes with a ...

Published: Wednesday 03 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 693 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

Court and fashion

... (tolvit.Avxa SAIllion. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 3. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louis of Noeise, drove out this morning, attended by Major- General Seymour. Dover ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ?? rivda Hs Royal HPighness the Priace over ntend- it 3Dover onl Wedncsday, afternoon in the Governsmentl yacht Vivid, Comusroider Allen, whichl left Caln hrl fe ;~oe oclckandreched the Admiralty Pier at Dover .9oon ...

Published: Friday 05 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 328 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News