SHOCKING TREATMENT OF LUNATICS

... BROCKING TREATMAIT OF I BLUNATICS. I IAPORiA CONVIO TIONS. At the Hereford assizee, on Saturday, before the Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Edward Charles James Shaw, a surgeon, surrendered to take his trial for misdemeanour, inbavingundertaken the charge of one Frances Danvers Weaton, a lunatic, without the medical certificate and orders required by the statute, Thli wa a proreoutioa institated by ...

Published: Monday 02 March 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1089 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

THE LATE BIRMINGHAM BANKING COMPANY

... THE LATE BIRMINGHAM BANKING 0 OM P A N KY, TEE QUHETION OF Ir, BEST. The reports of the proceedings before the O41ef Clerk of the blester of the Rolls on the question of what interest io to be paid to creditors have been singularly Unintell. Oible to unprofessional readers. We believe the exacb state of the case to be something of this kind :-At the meedtig of creditors held on the 24th July, ...

Published: Saturday 28 March 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 569 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

HUDDERSFIELD ELECTION

... EUDDERSFIELD ELECTION. The polling took place yesterday. Mr, Lathamn took the lead the first thing In the morning, end maintained It an day, ending with a majority of 326. The following aem Athe figures at ten, twelve, two and four o'clock:- Ten. Twelve. Two. Close. Leatham 726 947 1,046 1,112 sleigh 455 666 718 786 Majority for Leatham 326 TmBx RIGHT OF A COUXTY COURT JUDGE TO ...

Published: Friday 20 March 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 572 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

BIRMINGHAM BOARD OF GUARDIANS

... I I De1 at DIEM1SSAL OF TWE SURVEYOR, On a requiaitlon signed by five members of the Board a special meeting of the Guardians was convened, and was c consequently held at the Parish Offices, Paradise Street, of yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of displacing and removing Mr. H:ugh Leonard from his office as Assbstnbt- Overseer and Surveyor. Mr. George Baker (Chairman) presided. There was ...

Published: Tuesday 10 March 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1652 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

Birmingham Daily Post

... limialbam Naive Into, THURSDAY, MARLCH 5, 1868. NEWS OF' THE DAY. The arbitrators to whom were referred the respective claims of Exeter and Plymouth to a visit of the British Association next Year, have decided in favour of the former. It is stated that Mr. TEEVELYAN has withdrawn for the present his motion condemning the system of pur- chase in the army, fixes. for Tuesday next, in order to ...

Published: Thursday 05 March 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2857 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION

... PROTEST FROM WARWICK, Verterday morning, a speoial meeting of the Town Council was held in the Mayor's PArlour, at the Court House, for the purpose of adopting a memorial to the Government against the recommendation of the Aselstsat Boundary CommissIoners, that Leamington, Milverton, and Ilington should be joined to Warwick for Parla- mentary purposes. In the absence of the Mayor, Mr. W. Smith ...

Published: Thursday 05 March 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1106 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

BESIEGING A MADMAN AT SMALL HEATH

... BESIEGING A MADMAN AT SMALL I UIHATEH. A POLICEMAN SHOT. The usuaay quiet district of Small Heath was yesterday disturbed by an occurrence of a most extraordinary nature, and considerable alarm and excitement was occasioned when it became known that a dangerous madman was desperately resisting all efforts to arrest him, and waS keeping at bay a number of policemen, one of whom he had shot and ...

Published: Saturday 14 March 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1666 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LATEST NEWS

... LATEST NE WS. [TrY £1,R~~~~~yFRXC TnLXGRAPAI 1~~~~~~I AMERICA, 0. !I HE IMPE~ACHMENT OF THE PRESIDEbIT. [By Atlantic Telegraph~.] WASEItIGItON, MAnRM 23. S The in4eaobment trial came Oa to-day before the Senate. -'rcsideut Jobnson's counsel RIle an i5sweT dnying au1 v the imupetchinent charges. They also aPPlied for a delay of thirty days to prepare for the trial. The Senate refu~sed this ...

Published: Wednesday 25 March 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1668 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS

... I I WOLVER[HAMPTON CENTRE, SENIOR EXAMINATION FOR STUDENTS UNDER EIGHTEEN WEARS OF AGE, The following students speclallydistiagulohed thenselves at the last examinations :-Beligiqous Knowledge: Eddy, W. B,, Upper and Middle School, Brornegrove (S, Say- well); Newbold, W. T,, Browoed Grammar School (lerv, R. Wall)-the two latter students being braoketed together as first in lot claes.-.Esiglis/ ...

Published: Thursday 26 March 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 456 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE, LoNoDoN, Saturday. I wisn I could give your readers an adequate picture of the scene inthe House of Commons last night, while Mr. Bright was speaking in the Isish debate. Paint' ing and photography might give the crowded House, and pourtray the wrapped and eager attention on every face. The artist might convey the manly personal presence of the orator, and indicate his ...

Published: Monday 16 March 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2199 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

CONFERENCE OF BOARDS OF GUARDIANS

... CONFERENCE OF BOARDS OF GUARDIANS, On Tuesday, a number of gentlemen representing Boards of Guardians in various parts of the country meb at the Clarence Hotel, Manchester, at the instance of the SeleoO Vestry of Liverpool, to consider the question of Gover, A ment aid in the maintenance and care of the sick in WorfI house Hospitals. Mr. William Rathbone, of Liverpoo!S was voted to the chair. ...

Published: Thursday 12 March 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2033 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

A FENIAN SPEECH IN THE DOCK

... A FENIAN ?? INT EEN I DOCK. _I When Mackay, the naln Comtaltoa t UP to receive sentence a eorkb fo taetarday, he reaid, In replyto the usual ?? whether he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon him, that he was fully sattsfital with tleverdict. a twasfgitaell d t j no one ?? to British law, but he did not consider it so in accordance with his Ideas of right and justoc3. lve ...

Published: Tuesday 24 March 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1914 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News