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THE PRUDENCE OF PASSING A REFORM BILL

... THIE PRUDENCE OF PASSING A REFORM BILL. Some prominence was given in the Times of Tuesday to a letter signed H. (generally supposed to be the initial of Mr. Vernon Harcourt, the Historicus of the American war), advocating, on prudential grounds, the passing of the Roform Bill of the Government. H1. writes:- What I venture to think the public interest really demands is that the question ot ...

Published: Thursday 12 April 1866
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1771 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

THE ALLEGED MUTINY ON BOARD THE SCOTLAND

... ITE: ALLEGED MUTINY ON BOARD TEE SCOTLAND. OFFICIAL REPORT. Greenwich Police Court, March 31, 1866. My Lords,-In compliance with your Lordshipe' directions, and with the assistance of Captain Harris, appointed to act as Nautical Assessor, I have made inquiry into certain charges made aginst William Campbell, master of the ship Scotland, and beg leave to submit to your Lordships the subjoined ...

Published: Thursday 12 April 1866
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1816 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

AN INNKEEPER POISONED AT WAKEFIELD

... AN INNKEEPER POISONED AT WAIEFILD. COMMITTAL OF A TAILOR FOR MANSLAUGHTER. Much excitement has prevailed in Wakefield during the past few days, in consequence of the sudden death of Mr. Joseph Newsom, tile landlord of the Cooper's Arms Inn, Westgate, who, it was rumoured, had been poisoned by taking a quantity of tincture of opium and quinine. Mr. T. Taylor, coroner, opened an inquiry iota the ...

Published: Thursday 12 April 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 776 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Birmingham Daily Post

... Fix * ghaz fflailg XWof. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1866. NEWS OF THE DAY. In the House of Commons, yesterday, lie Government accepted Mr. D nvRBY GRIFFITJT', Bill, providing that the Postmaster-General may, if occasion arise, be chosen from among the milll. bers of the Commons, and the measure was read a second time. Mr. DUNLOP'S Valuation of Land and Heritages (Scotland) Bill was thrown out ott a ...

Published: Thursday 12 April 1866
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2295 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: News 

AN EMIGRANT'S EXPERIENCE OF QUEENSLAND

... Autd Altramu Partho. To the Enoroa of eto D.AILY POSr. Sir,-The experience of the emigrant, whose long letter from Queensland appears in the Daily Post this morning, affords lively evidence that at the Antipo des it is as true as it is in our own country, that a rolling stone gather no moss. The writer admits that he obtained employment at thirty shillings a week and rations, which consist ...

Published: Thursday 12 April 1866
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1554 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

THE REFORM QUESTION

... A very DBRIDGNORTH. enthusiastic meeting was held on Tuesday night, * the Town Hall, Bridgnorth. Owing to the recent con? ted election, and the subsequent petitions which were ireecotcll, a large amount of excitement was manifested, na thle Hall vwas crammed almost to suffocation. r.T. YI. Soulthwell presided, and there wer rmnonest Iese ?? T. 0. Baskheuse, Il ?? Scary, J.0Jones *ei'ds3. D. D ...

Published: Thursday 12 April 1866
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6285 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

LATEST NEWS

... 1BY ELECTzIC TELfGRAPHw ] AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE GERMAKIA. NEW YORK, MARCIE 31 (Morning). President Johnson, in addressing the Jersey delegation, who came to offer him their support, said that in the posi- tion he occupied, he needed encouragement from those desiring to maintain the first original principles of the Federal Government; that his line of policy was unsais- takeable, and that he ...

Published: Thursday 12 April 1866
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1049 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

NOTTINGHAM ELECTION COMMITTEE

... I OTTINGHAN ETION &OffITE. The committee appointed to try the merits of the petitions against the return for Nottingham met again on Tuesday ; Mr. Adair in the chair. Counsel for the petitioners: Mr. Mundell and Mr. Cave. For Sir R. Clifton: Mr. Rodwell, Q.C., Mr. Price, Q.C., and Mr. Pope Hennessy. For Mr. Morley: Mr. Fitjzaines Stephen. Mr. Mundell said that his learned friend had yesterday ...

Published: Thursday 12 April 1866
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4288 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

FREE SYNOD OF GLASGOW AND AYR

... FREE SYNOD OF GLASGOW AND AYR, | TTJZBDAv-EVn'ING Sxnxaer.UT The Synod met on Tuesday evening, in the Tron Church. TEE CALL TO E REV, MR, PEILSP. The papers in this case having been read, parties were called. Tbere appeared, as dissenting from the finding of Glasgow Presbytery-Dre. Buchanan and Lorimer. For the Presbytery of Edinburgh-Sir Henry Moncrieff. Congregation of St. John's- Messrs. ...

Published: Thursday 12 April 1866
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3102 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE WEST INDIA MAILS

... The Royal Mail Company's steamship Atrato, with the above mails, arrived at Southampton last night. She brings 115 passengers, 460,757 dols. in specie, and a general cargo. The Atrato left St. Thomas on the 29th ult., and brings dates from Jamaica to the 25th Ilt.; Greytown, 15th; Deme- rara, 23rd; Trinidad, 24th; Barbadoes, 26th; Grenada, 24th; St. Vincent, 24th; French Islands, 27th ; ...

Published: Thursday 12 April 1866
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1121 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE

... I - i (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. VIENNA, APRIL 11, According to the Mvtrqonpost the German go- ?? have unanimously determined at the nest sitting of the Federal Diet to reject the rrussiall proposition for the reform of the Diet. At the samle tine a motion is to be brought in requlesting the Diet to summon Prussia to discon- tilue her armaments. The Presse of to-day publishes a ...

Published: Thursday 12 April 1866
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1052 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News