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St. Valentine's-day the General Post Office. —Mr. Edmand Yates, writing to the Belfast Whig, says: This year ..

... St. Valentine's-day the General Post Office. —Mr. Edmand Yates, writing to the Belfast Whig, says: This year there were posted in London for despatch to tbe provinces on the evening preceding Valentine's day, upwards of 463,000 letters, or about 140 ...

Published: Saturday 27 February 1864
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 237 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

ARCHDEACON DENISON ON POLITICS

... was happy to say that he bad never jet been a Whig, and he hoped he never should be, for be believed in the description that Whig was atyrant in office and a traitor out it; but he did not think that the Whig designed any damage the National Church. But ...

Published: Saturday 03 September 1864
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 889 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MR. ALDERMAN EXALL AND THE MAGISTRACY OF READING

... m and all the jobbery inherent in electioneering place-making. is well known that a set part of the tactics of oar present Whig Ministry is to weaken the local power of the boroughs. Self-government is inimical to family compacts and interferes with central ...

Published: Saturday 20 February 1864
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1480 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

The Berkshire Chronicle

... Russian war to the dotage a whig administration. This fact is engraved on the memories of all, and, alas on the hearts of many. If a German war is to come upon us, it will come under the auspices of another Whig Cabinet. The Whigs to have the art of Prospebo ...

Published: Saturday 18 June 1864
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1018 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DEATH OF THE EARL OF CARLISLE. Lord Carlisle died on Monday afternoon, at Castle Howard, after a short illness. He

... who made many friends, and never made an enemy. He did his best to be a good, honest, open hearted Whig, according to the fashion of his time —a Whig who, with aristocratic tastes, had keen sympathy with the populace; who, loving ease and the refinements ...

Published: Saturday 10 December 1864
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 825 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE

... vacancy caused the death of Mr. Spooner, took place on Tuesday, when Mr. Davenport Bromley was declared duiy elected. The Whigs at first threatened opposition, but a little consideration showed them the hopelessness of their chance, and Mr. Bromley was ...

Published: Saturday 17 December 1864
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 150 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE

... and to offer himself to the electors of Portsmouth. The John Bull, in quoting the above, states that it believes that the Whigs intend to bring the noble lord forward in the Liberal interest for South Northamptonshire, that the electors must be on the ...

Published: Saturday 07 May 1864
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 698 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

IRELAND

... no name painted upon her, but will, we believe, be known in future as No. 27. She left for the Clyde last night.— Belfast Whig. Lunacy Inquiry.—At an inquisition de lunatico held on Tuesday, an unfortunate gentleman named Price, entitled to landed property ...

Published: Saturday 11 June 1864
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 346 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

AMERICA

... people; the Constitutional Unionists, whose object is the restora tion of the Union on its former footing; and the Old Line Whigs, representing the Conservatism of the United States, but ready to join with the Constitutional Union party.—Standard. Distress ...

Published: Saturday 27 August 1864
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 325 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Cobn Mabket, Wednesday—The trade for wheat at to-day's market was extremely slow, and the prices are the 6ame ..

... Mildmay, Bart., of Dogsmersfield Park, is mentioned as the coming man. Tbe hon. baronet's political views are of the antique Whig description Sir H. Mildmay is, doubt, personally an estimable gentleman, but he has attained mature years without ever having ...

Published: Saturday 11 June 1864
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1096 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

The Arrests for the late Biots.—There are now between 70 and 80 prisoners in custody awaiting their trial for ..

... Mr. Hamilton (Crown solicitor) and Mr.Dunne (deputy Crown solicitor, north-east circuit) are at present in Belfast.—Belfast Whig. The Earl of Essex has written to the Times to explain the fact of Captain Mayne Beid's having obtained injunction against ...

Published: Saturday 17 September 1864
Newspaper: Berkshire Chronicle
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 597 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BERKS REPRESENTATION. To the EDITOR of the READING MERCURY. Sir,—The hackneyed phrase quoted by Mr. Collett, as ..

... bad case, most aptly applies to himself; one would imagine he was the veritable lawyer alluded to. Taunting roe with being Whig—abusing the present Government for not carrying a Reform Bill—praising Mr. Disraeli's measure of 1852—donouncing the repeal ...

Published: Saturday 31 December 1864
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1175 | Page: 6 | Tags: none