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 

THE CHANNEL FEET

... T CHANNEL FEET.. I Owing to a rather dense fog which pro::¢ailed yesterday morning, the Channel fleet did hot leave the Mersey, as was expected. Wind aO.Ad weather permaitting, however, the whole of tte ships coln- Posing this noble fleet, with the 'eepti9n of the Liverpool, will leave the river this morning, and 'ilt pas the landing-stagoo: between seven mnd eight; o'clok. The Liverpool, we ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2247 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

IRELAND IN THE AUTUMN OF 1863

... IRELAND IN THE AUTUMN IO*OF 1863. THE HARVEST, CROPS, & APPEARANCE l OF THE PEOPLE. E Awaking at the entrance of Dublin Bay, at six o'clock on a bright showery morning in August, after a pleasant passage of four hours from Holyhead, in the handsome and powerful' mail steamer Connaught, the whole eastern t and northern range of the Dublin and Wicklow E mountains broke upon our view on going on ...

Published: Monday 07 September 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2376 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... RALUS FOPULr EmuPB3MA. DOMESTIC. During the week which ended on the 20th ultimo, there was a decrease of 5°1 in the number of persons receiving relief in the nannfacturing districts under the inspection of Air. Farnall. The balance of the Central Relief Fund at the bankers' on Saturday was X301,7(i7. A heavy storm prevailed in this neighbour- hood yesterday. The Isle of Man steamship Mom's ...

Published: Tuesday 08 September 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2021 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

SIR GEORGE BOWYER'S MODEL CHRISTIAN

... SIR GEORGE BOWYERS, MODEL| |CHRISTIAN. t There are, apparently, no limits to the i spirit 'of Ultramontane partisanship. The c whole party hangs together with a really won- -derful compactness, each member of it making t himself responsible for the wildest acts of folly or wickedness committed by others in. n its name. Every devout Ultramontanist d seems to consider himself pledged to defend t ...

Published: Thursday 10 September 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1534 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

THE STEAM RAMS IN THE MERSEY

... (From the, Obrerver.) In detaining the two war steamers building in the Mersey till further inquiries can be made re- specting their ownership and destination, the Go- vernment have done no more than give another conspicuous evidence of their prudent resolve to maintain a strict neutrality between the two belli. gerent parties across the Atlantic. These vessels are not to be supposed to have ...

Published: Monday 14 September 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 465 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

SUMMARY

... SALUS POPUE raM SUIVUK&. The first of the two grand fetes in honour of the visit of the Channel Fleet to Liverpool took place last evening, the festivities consist- ing of a banquet and fancy dress ball, given by his Worship the Mayor. We publish a copious report of the proceedings. The second Jfat is fixed for Monday night, when the officers of the fleet and several leading statesmen will be ...

Published: Saturday 19 September 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1002 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

LATEST AND TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

... LATEST MSD TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. GAZETTE NEWS. The Hon. H. G. Elliot to be her Majesty's I Plenipotentiary at Turin. I Sir R. Barkleyto be Governor of the Mauritius. e The Royal Comnmssioners to inquire into the r - High Court of Admiralty in Irelandre nomi- a nated. 1 AFFAIRS OF POLAND. f REPLY OF RUSSIA. t- The reply of PrinceGortachakoff to Earl Itussell's last despatch is published in to ...

Published: Saturday 19 September 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2776 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

... I About six o'clock on Friday evening last, a shocking accident befel Mr. Carruthers, formerly carrying on business as a tobacconist in Wigan. He was travelling on horseback along the highway, and when at the tollbar he stayed and put a ques- tion or two to the collector. He then put spurs to his horse and galloped off, but had not proceeded far when he was thrown, and was killed almost ...

Published: Tuesday 15 September 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1050 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

CORRESPONDENCE

... THE CORONER'S COURT. TO TIHE EDITORS OF TIE LIVERPIOOL MERCURY. Gentlemne,-I was present the other day at this court, and was mich surprised to tiad that the worthy coroner allowed the beadle-who is only the summoning officer-to examine and cross-examine the witnesses, in the absence of the coronerand Jury. Mr. Blake may be a very good beadle, but it appears to me and other legal friends that ...

Published: Thursday 24 September 1863
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 901 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News