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THE RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS

... - - (OoA n yesterda/s Daily Hews.) If we only go on as we have begun, the new Parliament will show a working Conservative majority. Such was the language of the daily organ of the great country party on Thursday. If this is the impression of the Conservatives, we shall do them a service by recording facts which they appea to have overlooked. Let us take the result of Tuesday's and ...

Published: Saturday 15 July 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1617 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: News 

THE MASTER BUILDERS OF THE MIDLAND COUNTIES AND THE DISCHARGE NOTE

... THIP MASTER BUILDERS OF THE MIDLAND I COUNTIES AND TE.E DISUHARGE NOTE. I (BY Telegraph fron our Correspondent.) At a imeeting of master builders of the Midland counties, held at Birmingham, yesterday, the following resolution was passed:- That with a view to the settlement of the present dif- ference in the trade, the master builders are willing to withdraw the notice they have given ...

Published: Saturday 21 January 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 507 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

FEROCIOUS DOGS

... THE re-trial of the case of O'HARA v. PILS- WORTTH raises a question of considerable social Interest. The comparative rights and liabilities of MAJOR PILSWORT11 and his adversary are chiefly interesting to the parties themselves; but the ques- tion of whether or not anyone who chooses has a right to keep a savage dog in a position where he may injure Innocent persons is one that interests ...

Published: Friday 26 May 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1594 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE PATRONAGE SCANDAL

... I Tim case which is now before the public as the 't Patent-office Scandal Is a very ugly: story. It casts very serious Imputations upon the conduct of a dignitary whose character ought to; be above suspl-. clon, and it reveals an amount of sinecurism which may well startle the hardworking taipayer. MR. LEONARD EDMUNDSJ, the gentleman whose retire. nent from the public service has l causedW SO ...

Published: Friday 10 March 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1868 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

VISCOUNT AMBERLEY AT LEEDS

... VISCOUNT AMBERLEy AT LREDS% (From the Daily TelegsapL) Lord Amberley is so fortunate as to have com- menced a caueer of Liberal statemanship amid the objurga. tions and small insults of a contemporary, whose praise would have blasted even the promise of Earl Russells son. He bad a hereditary claim before upon the confidence of Reformers; he has now a political clain, that of having nmade the ...

Published: Monday 20 March 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1475 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES ON HIGHWAYS

... TIVl'TTATTrON TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (FRoM ouR OWN REPORTERa.) Yesterday, the deputation appointed at the meet- iog held at St. James's Hall, London, 'on Thursday, had an interview at Whitehak, with Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department, with the view of inducing him to revoke various orders he had latelyiissued prohibiting traction engines, used for agricultural ...

Published: Saturday 11 February 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1876 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

CANADA

... ?? TOLEGRAMIS.1 OPENING OF TEE CANADIAN PARIALMDLENT. QUTEBEC, Jan, 20. he Canadian Parliament assembled yesterday. The Gernor's Message states that a bill to arm the exeeu- A with further powers to deal with political ref u- Ens who abuse the Canadian asylum by committing ,trages on the border will be presented to Parliament. Regarding the Confederation of the provinces, he .ys that ...

Published: Thursday 02 February 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 536 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

EMERSON ON PRESIDENT LINCOLN

... EMERSO0 ON PRESIDENT IUNCOLN. -. ?? * X - -1 li ANu Ui. The following address was delivered by Ralph Waldo Emerson, in Concord, Masachussetts, on occasion of the funeral services in honour of Air. Lin;lon :_ We ennet under the gloom of a calamity which darkens down over the minds of good men in all civilised society, the fearful tidings travel over sea, over land, from country to country, like ...

Published: Saturday 20 May 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1596 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: News 

LOCAL AND GENERAL

... LEEDS, APRIL 22, 1865. Liglis Towx COTJNCiL.-A special meeting of the Coil -ill be held next Wednesday, at which, amongst other topics, will come on for discussion :- That the Council pass a resolution exproening its Coa- olence with the wife and feramly, of the late Richard Cobden, Esq,, ALP.. on the loss they have sut ioby hi lamentedhdeath. That the Council order the payment of the expenses ...

Published: Saturday 22 April 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6325 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

MR. MILL'S CANDIDATURE FOR WESTMINSTER

... MR. MILL'S OANDIDATURE FOR WEST- MINSTER. The following letter has been received by Mr. Beal from MrL on the subject of the Westminster election: A vignon, April 17. Dear'Sir,- beg leave to ackn owledge your oommunica- tion of the 12th instant informing me that at a meeting of Westminster electors it has been resolved to adopt me as a candidate on the terms of my letter of March 7, and to ...

Published: Saturday 22 April 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1876 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

THE CONSERVATIVES AND RELIGIOUS EQUALITY

... Two bills have been under the consideration of the House of Commons during the last few days which would be Interesting at any time from the nature of the subject with which they deal, but which are peculiarly interesting at the present moment from the bearing they necessarily have upon party politics. The object of both bills was to relieve different classes of Dissenters from certain ...

Published: Friday 16 June 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1815 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE

... NORTH RIDING. MR. MILBANK AT BARNARD CASTLE, Mr. F. A. Milbank, the Liberal candidate for the representation of the North Riding, addressed, from the window of the King's Head Inn, Barnard Castle, on Wed- alesday, a meeting held in the street, ?? market day. Having been introduced to those assembled, Mr. MmILBAN began his speech by reiterating his favour. able expressions regarding the ...

Published: Friday 16 June 1865
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3226 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News