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POPULARITY OF ARMY SERVICE

... to In criticising, a fortnight ago, Mr. Dis- it rieli's ?? of the administrative merits 11 of his colleagues, we noticed his assertion 0- that they had made enlistment in the to British army so popular as not only to n. avoidl a conscription, but to retain thou- P- sands of veteran soldiers who would else n- have quitted the service. Wo then ob- 31 served that it would, in our judgment, be 1 a ...

Published: Tuesday 20 October 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1369 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

THE BOROUGH ELECTION

... THlE BOROUGH ELECTION. Although tho Liboral party in this groat town is now quite sure of returning one nieinber to Parliament, we trust that it will not allow its energies to be relaxed by that circumIIIstance. 'Tlhe more returning of ono memiber out of three is a very small advani- tage, and will not give such a member nearly thle wvoight wvhicll lhe would have in the new Parliament if ...

Published: Wednesday 18 November 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 972 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS AT DILSTON CASTLE

... EXTRAORDINARY PROCEED- LNGS AT DILSTON CASTLE. UNte briefly stated yesterday that the allegetl Countess of Derwentwater had been forcibly removed from her encampment on the Dilston Castle estate, where she has so long maintained an inconvenient position in defiance of the authoritie-s. On Thursday morning Mr. Pattinson, clerk, and1 Mr. Henry Wilson, surveyor to the highway board, dro% e down ...

Published: Saturday 07 November 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1200 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

THE EVE OF BATTLE

... - f 2 - lie' 7Ie The (lay of conflict has arrived. The he tin e for talking, for writing, for setting or forth views and expounding principles, is over, and the hour has come when the battle must be fought out at the polling- booths. Like opposing armnies which, after months of marching and mancenvring, find I thcnselves drawn up in martial array against each other, prepared to engage in a ...

Published: Monday 16 November 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1087 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

PRIZE FIGHTING IN AMERICA

... I The Nev York Hcerald of October 30 contains the following report of the meeting at Lynnfield, near Boston, between Wormald and O'Baldwin:- Wormnald won the toss for corners, and, the ring being now completed, the men stood forward for the figlt. The men eyed each other with a searcb- ing ance and, putting on guard, stood ready for setion. Tile betting was in favour of O'Baldwin, which ...

Published: Monday 16 November 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 740 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

THE ELECTION FOR SOUTH WEST LANCASHIRE

... TBE ELECTION FOR SOUTH- WEST LANCASHIIRE. The electors of this division of South Lancashire have aln opportunity this day of doing themselves a great honour, and of doing a great service to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, as well as to those priuciples of sound policy and public morality which Mr. Gladstone most emi- ncitly represents. ve ask their votes for him ithl the ...

Published: Tuesday 24 November 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1473 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

SPECIAL EDITION

... f I SOUTH-WEST LANCASHIRE ELECTION. STATE OF THE POLL. LrnRAL ItLMUrN. Gladstone Grenfoll Tarner Cross Nine ?? 1054 ?? 1003 ?? 831 ?? 836 Ten . 2602 ?? 2480 ?? 2314 ?? 2315 I3leven.,, 4171 ?? 3994 ?? 4078 ?? 4103 Twelve., ,, 5622 ?? 636 ?? 5433 ?? 5',41 One . , /320 ?? 6027 ?? 6,315 ?? 6337 Two ., 6774 ?? 6444 ?? 6362 ?? 6897 Three ..7076 ?? 6091 ?? 7243 ?? 7286 Four . 7315 ?? 0904 ?? 7514 ?? ...

Published: Tuesday 24 November 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1309 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

LATEST AND TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

... LATEST AND FGIRAPHIC NEWS. COMMERCIAL LO(NDON, TUESRlAy EVENING. , rich the hest prices of the day have not aiiit iul up1oln the Stock Exchange, yet, 1, tile niarkets have been wvell sus- Ic le.s affected by the loans actual ithn by the perplexity in which the ' leirse appears to find itself-sa perplexity ?? te account for in the face of the ?? the harvest and the fullness of the wine ;ie~h Da ...

Published: Wednesday 22 July 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4258 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE

... TlHE GENERAil POS-OFFICIE.I I'V1ec PostmastcrGeinerald's Report for 1s;7, re- , cenlly 1'jItlsliilied, enables is to forni ill: idea of the t vast alnd increasing propoltiolis which the Post- ffice lies taklell, of the gleat and varied work it tlct's, and of titi' priicilile 111)011 Whicwh it is donlle. lb.' grwtlil of the business of tins department is sounething quite niarvellois, anti is in ...

Published: Saturday 22 August 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1139 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

LATEST AND TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

... LATEST AND TFLEGRAPHIC NEWS. COMERCIAL. _OND)0, MUONDAY EVENlNIt. A rather steadier tone has pervacled the stock nrkets, bitt thereha bail only a moderate 1, si , and *> | the t t~ttoions b ill a few instanes {~Veil beenl inure' or less un1favetirablc. At first, Turkish Welle sold ait a reduction' Of A per cent., but tlset Itt thlre, vas soame good purcllasing onllt ?? aeu'lhli t, and a ...

Published: Tuesday 21 July 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3485 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

TO CORRESPONDENTS

... TO OOR~POENrS. We CMot undertake to return ornounleations of which we 'o -not ovail ourelves. Communications should Alwta be legfbtly written in iskc, and on eon aide of the PPPWVh length inraw the diffliulty of intdtig 'or eor&n.x Whatever In intendod for Insertion In~at be authenticated br the name and addes of the viTater, not nece atl for2ubIloation, but as a 4tifl ltee of his good iaith, ...

Published: Friday 10 July 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 428 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

TOXTETH GUARDIANS

... TOXTETH- GUARDIANS. Yesterday moraing, the weekly meeting of this board was held In the public offices High Park street The chair was occupied by Mr. HI. A. Alpass, and the othr members present were the Rev. Mr. Clementeon, Messrs Carter, Grindrod, Christopherson Dobbin Shields Gibson, Cowen, Hood, Evans, Atotoon, oodwards Wilson aerlson, and W. Willuams. The returns submitted showed that the ...

Published: Friday 24 July 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1912 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News