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THE VISIT OF THE ENGLISH VOLUNTEERS TO BELGIUM

... TIhE VISIT OF THE ENGLISH VOLTJNTEERS TO I3ELO-1TM. Bnnssxrs, Sunday. The volunteers throngedi the streets early this morning for a parade, as they were to attend Divine service, and then to march before the King, the Queen, end royal family of Belgium. The morning was anything but alluring as far as weather was concerned, the breath of winter being very distinctly felt; but the men showed no ...

Published: Wednesday 17 October 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1257 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

AMERICA

... I ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF PARIS. iMrELnoOL, Friday. The Inman screw steamer City of Paris, Captain James Kennedy, which sailed from New York on the 16th, has arrived. She brings 380 paesengers and $133,240 in specie Rear-Admiral Dhilgrenhad been orderedto take passage from New York on the lst December, to take command of the South Pacific squadron. News had been received of the safety of the ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 813 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

LEEDS TOWN COUNCIL

... An adjourned meeting of this Counail was held yesterday) in the Towbl h-ail, the MacnR presiding. ItEOLOVAL OFS TOLL 3AnS. Mtr. Aid. GEORGE moved:- 'That the Parliamlentary Committee hbe empowered, from time to time, as may be thought desirable, 'to enter into negc~ciatione, and to take all oilier nemerby steps for the remioval of toll bare oat of the iMr. George said there were altogether ...

Published: Thursday 18 October 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7867 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

VISIT OF THE VOLUNTEERS TO BELGIUM

... V1]bIT OP THEs' VOLUTERS TO BELGIUM BRUSSELs, psdey Morunmg. A fow of the Staff officers and seone odd Volun- X teers came over on Tuesday; but it was on Wednesdayi molrning the first body set out. A special train started for their accommodation from chsring-cVOS5 station at hell-past six o'clocke, They were conlveyred from Dover to Ostend in the Ruby atnd th~e Emerald, 216 riflemen being on ...

Published: Monday 15 October 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2728 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

THE GREAT DISCOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY IN LONDON

... TEE GREATT DISCOVERY OF STOLEN PRtOPERTY IN L~OND]ON. At the justice-room of the Mtansion-house, on Monday, Moses Moses, of 30, Gravel-lane, Houndediitch, described as a metal merchant, was taken before Mir. Alderman Fiinals, on the charge of having in his posses- sion, at his warehouse in Black Horse-yard, AIdgato, and at his private address in Gravel-lane, a large quantity of jewellery and ...

Published: Wednesday 17 October 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2042 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... MISCEJLLANEOUS; THE REPRESENTATION or BEnELAT.-The News Lotter contains the address of Mr. Charles Lanyon, Con- servative. Mr. Lanyon says ho shall claim for himself perfect independence of action, but he will give a cordial support to the present Government. The Times says that already the written assent of 556 of the shareholders of Agra and Masterman's have been given to the proposed scheme ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6677 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL

... FOREIGN AND COLaONIAL. AMERICA. ARtRIVA OF TEE~ JAVA. Iviensoon,, Sunday. The Royal Mail steamship Java, Captain Moodie, wvhich sailed from New York on the 3rd inst.,reachad the Mfersey about four o'clock this morning, bringing fib passengers aind 02,laS dole, in specie. The special correspondent of the Neaw Yorks TImes at Washington says:- All statements to the effect that the President has ...

Published: Monday 15 October 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3382 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

IT is said, with some show of probability, that the first act of the German Parliament will be to

... THE LEEDS MERCURY. IT is said, with some show of probability, thatbthe first act of the German Parliament will be to proclaim the Kwo or PnussrA Emperor of Germany. Everyone sees that what has been accomplished is but the first, although the most important stop in a great work. The unionists of Germany seem to think that Bifirzu has halted too soon, and it is quite certain that the inhabitants ...

Published: Tuesday 16 October 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4381 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: News 

THE DISCONTENT IN HANOVER

... TEE DISCONTENT IN HANOVER. j'Len, ?? S,ecetator.) Atre the newv provinces of Prussia to becomle Scotlands or Ireland5 That is the question they have now to solve, and w e confess the evidence seems to us irresistible. They intend to be Scotlands, provinces, that is, of an Empire, wvith a distinct tone, slightly differing manners, it may he a special local orgenisation, and cer- tainly a ...

Published: Monday 15 October 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1826 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LEEDS MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

... I Mai-laIL, WARD.-Yesterday evening a Meet- ing of the burgesses of this ward was held at the Great Northern Hotel, Wellington-street, for tlce purpose of nominating a fit and proper person to represent the ward in the Town Council for the next three years. Mr. J. B. Myers, plumber, was appointed chairman, and in opening the meeting lhe said it wais understood by those present that the Ward ...

Published: Tuesday 16 October 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2012 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

EARNINGS OF THE METAL WORKERS AND THE SHEFFIELD CUTLERS

... EAR-NINGS OF THE METAL WORKEfRS -AND THRE SHEFFIEL.TD CUTLEFRS. the ntumber employed in the metal manufac- tures is large. According to the census of 1861, the iron manufacture gave employment to 145,000 persons, the copper to 7,800, the tin to 7,000, and the lead to 3,700. Then came 60,000 employed in muachine and. engine making, 26,000 in the manufacture of nails, 16,000 in the brass foundry ...

Published: Thursday 18 October 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3045 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LOCAL AND GENERAL

... . LEEDS, OCTOBER 20, 1866. The Prince and Princess of Wales wil ?? Londesbrough, at his seat at Grimaston, near Tadcaster, about the middle of nest month. LEEDS POOR RATE.-he overseers of the poor for the township of Leeds yesterday fixed the rate to be levied during the next half-year for the relief of the poor at 2s. in the pound. This is an advance of 4d. on the rate levied during the last ...

Published: Saturday 20 October 1866
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5039 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News