GREAT FIRE IN YORK

... woen (Froen the York Herald.) rescu At an early hour on Saturday morning, a fire being broke out in Colliergate, in this city, which, for the In de extent to which it hasl spread, and the immense dals amount of damage which it has created, surpasses iLLI any similar occurrence in York within recollection. ip h At about 20 minutes past two o'clock, a police con- bein- stable named Cartwright ...

Published: Tuesday 28 April 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1486 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: News 

SELECT VESTRY

... The fortnightly meeting of this board was hohl yesterday, in the boamd room at the palish offices 33,rownlow-hillh Mhr. Churchwarden Bmith presided, and rv the other members present vere Mr. Churchwarden Denton, AMessrs. Scott, Critchley, WhItty, Elliott, Williams, Byford, Satchell, Longbettom, Hughes, Lowis, Roberts, Owoss, and Johnson.-The minutes of the various committees contained nothing ...

Published: Wednesday 29 April 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 848 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

EXECUTION AT HEREFORD

... IEXECUTTION AT HEREFORDI Yesterday morning William Hope, who was sentenced to death at the last Herefordshire assizes for the murder of Mary Corbett, at&Wllingswiok, was hanged in front of the county gaol at Hereford, and no public execution having taken place there for more than a quarter of a century, the event was entirely an exceptional one, as was the cause which led to it. It will be ...

Published: Thursday 16 April 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 466 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

SIGNOR GAVAZZI

... There are few orators of modern times better known to the public than Alessandro Gavazzi. There are few men in modern times who better deserve to be known than the eloquent Italian, with whose voice so many of us are familiar. He has made himself a name, not only as an orator who has few if any rivals, but also as a patriot who has done and suffered much for the land that gave hima birth. A ...

Published: Tuesday 29 September 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1313 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

... LIME-STrEET WARD.-A meeting of the Liberal electors of this ward was held last night in the lower room of the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson- street. The meeting, which was a private one, was for the purpose of nominating a ward corn- mittee for municipal purposes, and to select a gentleman for nomination as a candidate for the representation of the ward at the ensuing mumi- cipal election. MONDAY ...

Published: Tuesday 29 September 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2730 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

LECTURE ON MEMORY

... On Saturday last Dr. Edward Pick commenced, at the Collegiate Institution Shaw-street, a series of five lectures illustrative of Ihis new and natural method for improving the memory and facilitating the acquirement of knowledge without recurring to artificial means or mnemonics. The room was well filled by a very respectable audience of ladies : and gentlemen. The Rev. Dr. HowsOar8 resided, ...

Published: Monday 28 September 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1689 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... 'XimpooL V JO trmtF Xa 8.ALV8 rOPULI LEX SVPREMA,. DOMESTIC. T'he Queen visited the ?? of the French, at Claremont, on Saturday. The Crown Prince of Prussia left England OD Saturday night, in order to be present at the opening of the Prnssian Chambers to-day. The expectation that Dr. Trenob,the learned, courteous, and liberal Dleasi of Westminster, would be appointed Archbishop of Dublin, has ...

Published: Monday 09 November 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2953 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... SALUS POPULI LEX SUPflMA. DOMESTIC. The Ga'xtte notifies that the Order of the Garter has been conferred upon Prince Alfred. In the House of Lords, last evening, Earl Russell stated that in a short time he would be able to lay on the table additional cor- respondence ?? to Poland. The last despatches of Great Britain, France, and Austria to Russia were sent to St. Petersburg on Weduesday. The ...

Published: Saturday 20 June 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2256 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED MEN IN LANCASHIRE

... WORK FOR YUED I OED IN LAnneHr allot .It rEst, The Home Office has just iessud to i4e various It local-authorities two ciroulars upon thsssubject. D One is addressed to.those places which haveadopted the the Local Government Act, and is as follows:- BiD Rome Office Whitehall, S W May 4, 1808. R S~ir,-I am directed by Secretary Sir eorsge Groy to , inform you that as the of is Included in n the ...

Published: Friday 08 May 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2658 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

NEW WESLEYAN CHAPEL

... NEW WESLEYAN CHAPEL, ' BOOTLA3I. L A num eroug assemblage of the members and friends of the Wesleyan denomination took place iyesterday at Bootle in connection with the public proceedings incident to the laying of the foundation . tore of a new Wesleyan chapel in Baliol-road, B'rotle. The plans for the new structure chosen in com- petition with others, were those o? Mr. 0. 0. ni- son, Clayton ...

Published: Wednesday 27 May 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3148 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

HEALTH COMMITTEE

... HEALTA~ OmMwi1VfEs., I W 5 L _ The Weelcly ssae ting was held yeiteordaO Pee- Plent- Messrs. Dover Nhimm ?? Heywortb, - Haydoes, Ridley, Job, adow,1d ' Steell Lawrence, Barton, H'olde, Stitt, Oros- thwaate. The B3oroug'1 Engineer, Building Surveyor, and Inspector f tsances reported v9. rioQ nta dur-I Of the opea l ?? in their soveral deP- irggte alc the ?? aof Nuislnes ?? It apjbared that 1U8 ...

Published: Friday 31 July 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2206 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

AMERICAN AFFAIRS

... Thu Times points out the nature of the operations before Vickeburg. Grant, bywinningthree battles, obtained possession of the ground required for an assault, or the operations of a siege it the assault failed. On the 22nd May, the fourth day only after the appearance of the Federal troops in front of the intrenchments, an assault was ordered along the whole line of works. It was a combined ...

Published: Tuesday 16 June 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1282 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News