General Intelligence

... cloural jbttilignice. The Greeks in Livcrpool, at a meeting this week, elected Prince Alfred to he their King. It is stated that King, the pugilist, will not fight again. The well-known Mr Windham is to present Mlace with a gold cup valued 100 guineas. The Mansion I{ouse Relief Commit~ee have remitted t14,500 to places requiring relief, includ- ing e30O0 ti Manchestcr, and £2000 for Salford. ...

Published: Monday 08 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1204 | Page: Page 3 | 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 

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN AMERICA

... The following is an extract from the speech of Mr George Fitzhugh, of Virginia-a ?? Dnmo- crat, and one of Mr Roebuck's gentlemen-upon the contest between North and South:- 'The creatures born with saddles on their backs have thrown their riders. The dogs have eseape(l from the kennel ; but horses anl dogs need masters ; they cannot long live without them. The present governing class in Massa ...

Published: Tuesday 09 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 618 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LORD ELGIN AND THE INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND

... The sibjoined communication has been ad- dressed by Lord Elgin, the Viceroy of India, to the Lord Mayor, touching the application of the unap))ropriated surplus of the money subscribed in this country for the relief of the sufferers by the Indian famine:- To the Thght Hon. the Lord Mayor of London. I 'My Lord,.-In reply to a communication ad- dressed to the Lord Mayor of London in the year ...

Published: Friday 26 December 1862
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 729 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

FREEMASONRY

... i JoeB Lon3 (No. 237).-The Brethren ot ldlbb econan mcting of the Eeesion at the re ernac' Ball etof t Lg ,et street, on F~dday, J9tb lnee. Tbe Lodge wee dely oeelld Gn th Qa e SeeondhDegree, wbeo Br ey aing een ete i ably paseed ?? ?? no Mnaooue ?? for tbe ?? year wra at Oona I Deoeedee Of electing the Wxt, b to he t nenimon in fajecr ot FD ,l,. the ballot >. Tho ?? neanimreoely redeleted d ...

Published: Sunday 28 December 1862
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 892 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

REMOVAL OF ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL

... REMOVAL OF ST. THOMASS HOSPITAL THE HOUSE OF THE POOR B SOUTHWARK. RPPOPT 02 THE SA11ITARY Cou* TXlTBR ON IUR VESTRY ON ST. GRORGB TH: MARTYR, SOUTWARK. I Griffith, 6, Langley. street, Long-acre. Our readers will, no doubt, have noticed how often we bsve referred, during the last twelve months, to the subject of St. Thomess Hospital, one which we have deemed of very great importance to the ...

Published: Sunday 07 December 1862
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1868 | Page: Page 14 | Tags: News 

TOWN EDITION

... TOWN E D ITIO. - . . ._ - - - : ERA OFFICE, SUNDAY, Two A.m. LATEST FOREIGN. GREECE. (BY TZLEGRAX SMOUGry MXR. 'REUTER'S OFFrCE.) ArTswis, Dsc. 1.-The Provisional Government has prevented demonstrations in favour of the Duke de Leuchtenberg which were in course of preparation.- The people. compelled the editor of the Aco newspaper, notorious for Russian sympathies, to quit the counotry. ...

Published: Sunday 07 December 1862
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2971 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: News 

Newyddion Cymreig

... ?? .(5 mula. ? A Ga .(wneircaig)idau yn ngbhpeli ac eglwysi Caer- w )b fybi, at gaol ceigin gawl (Soap Kitchen) i dibdion y Y ol01 . u Tasg wythnos yn ol, gwelodd Mr. W. E. Jones, yJ Ie lys Fasi, eryr brown manwr ar ben mynydd y Bwlob W U Gwyn, yd cael ei amngylehynu gar hald o Vain. di ig Dywedir fod oynayad £ gweiliant maiwr arweitb- ff ol feydd haisrn Pean y ca, Glyn Ebwy, er pan ddaeth tz ...

Published: Wednesday 17 December 1862
Newspaper: Baner ac Amserau Cymru
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2208 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: News 

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

... NOTTINGHAMISHIRE. PROPOSED NEW CHURCH Ite NOTTINGHAM:YL-VariOus rumours, more or less inaccurate, have been in circulation for some time, with regard to the intentions of a benevolent gentleman to dedicate a portion of his newly Acqfsir d wealth in building and endowing a church, as a thank-offering to God. We believe the report to be substantially true; and, without mentioning the name of the ...

Published: Wednesday 31 December 1862
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 790 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

DERBYSHIRE AND THE COTTON FAMINE

... I - l-I DERBYSHIRE AND THE COTTON c FAMINE. c - I LITTLE EATON. The fourth weekly contribution sent from Little Eaton to the Central Relief Committee in Manchester, amounted to 8!, 29. 10d. LONG LANE. On Christmas-day the Rev. W. J. Hills announced that the alms of the congregation would be devoted to the relief of the Lancashire cotton spinners, when the sum of 1. 15s. was collected, and the ...

Published: Wednesday 31 December 1862
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1233 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

SILK BROKERS AND Mil

... ERCHANTS. The following is a copy of a speech delivered by Mr. Tucker, of the firm of Baker, Tucker, and Co, of London, at the recent silk sales:-- I beg permission to offer a few remarks on a practice in the Silk Trade, which, in common with many others, I think highly objectionable. May remind those present of the common observation in our Cotton Districts, that cheap corn and cheap cotton ...

Published: Wednesday 10 December 1862
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2376 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

MALDON INDEPENDENT LIBERAL CLUB

... I The third anniversary dinfler of this club was held on the 4th just, at the New Public Hall, Maldon, -when about 10Ll gentlemen assembled, iucluding most of the leading Essex libersls. The spacious hail bad been taste fully decorated for the occanion with cflags andt bners, bearing thle appropriate mottoes of Reorm not Revolu- tion, ?? Idectors, assei t your indePendence, Economy and ...

Published: Wednesday 10 December 1862
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4313 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News