Birmingham Daily Post

... liminshm S44 WOOL MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1868. NEWS OF THE DAY. The Daily Nfezvs remarks that the present Parlia- meat was three years old on Saturday, the writs having been made returnable on the 15th of August, 1865. During the brief period which has elapsed since it was called into existence, four Prime Mlinistershave been at the head of affairs-Lord PALMERSTON, Earl RUSSELL, the Earl of DEI3nY ...

Published: Monday 17 August 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4033 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: News 

LATEST NEWS

... FRANCE. TpPARIS, Auco'm I&S Thise .ess ster, of this mornin ig publishes another list of 'perAlos decorated with thle Order of the Legion of Honour on the occasion of the ffte of Napoleon. Amongst those who have received this distinction are M. Livio, thle French -consul at Dublin, who is named an olticer, and Mll. Flour- dillon, the Vice-Consul of France at New York, wvho is I appointed ...

Published: Wednesday 19 August 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1049 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

CORRESPONDENCE

... NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. All letters intended for jIuhlicatiots must be accomtpanted bys the nastue and address of the soriter, not secessarily for publicutios, but for thee information of the Editor. Correspondents seho set any special seahtc upon their con. Otunications Instst kxep copies of them, as we cannot under- take to retarn asttsed contfibutions. A. F.-The first sentence is ...

Published: Thursday 20 August 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 519 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION

... The meeting of the British Association was commenced at Norwich on WedneEday evening, when the President for the year (Dri Hooker) deliveretl the inauglural address As befitted his position (that of director of Hew Gardens), Dr. Hooker devoted most of the strictly scientific part of his address to botany, in the most extended application of the teIIll. He eulogised the labours of Mr. Darwin, ...

Published: Friday 21 August 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 657 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Birmingham Daily Post

... *80kam Na~g Root* SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1868. NEWS OF THE DAY. Some French journals have asserted that Qneen VICTORIA and the Empress EuINaiz, at their late in. terview, indulged in a political conversation, in which the Queen of GREIT BRITAIN expressed a hopo for the world's peace, declared to depend on the will of NAP0- LE3ON llI. TheQevarN was mnuch fatigued when she received the EnpiRESS at ...

Published: Saturday 15 August 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2953 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... The overseers of Farnworthhave placed24 women on the register of voters for South-East Lancashire. Admiral Farragut has, it is said, been making large purchases of pictures and sculpture in Europe.-Nc1C York Paper. The rainfall appears to have been pretty general through- out the United Kingdom during the last two or three days. The SoulthaemLpton Times etates that the voting list of the ...

Published: Saturday 15 August 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2158 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE

... BEVERLEY. OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION AT THE BEVERLEY UNION.-This week Mr Farnall, the inspector appryoved by the Poor-law Board, has attended at tile Union Workhouse, to investigate the charges brought against the master andmatron, Mrand Mrs Shxives, by the guardians. A mass of evidence was laid before the inspector respecting the internal management of the house, the negligence of the master, his ...

Published: Friday 07 August 1868
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4275 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

Birmingham Daily Post

... Raill woolo, F, iminham THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1868. NEWS OF THE DAY. The ltuosl ItlGENEltAL'S return slsows that in tho week tbat ended on Samirday, August 22, the annual rate of mortality was 24 per 1,000 in London, 31 in Edinburgh, and 25 in ])ublin; 24 in Bristol, 35 in Birminghan), 34 in Liverpool, 45) in Manchester, 44 in Salford, 37 in Sheffield, 30 ijn Bradford, 311 in Leeds, 33 in IHull ...

Published: Thursday 27 August 1868
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3541 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

AN ENGLISH WORKING MAN ON THE AMERICAN WORKING CLASSES

... A ENGLISH WOKSIG. MAN ON THE I I : S?,!a1UCANWORFIGT COMA8MER I Di: :t WASHNTON, Itvr 20. .Workmen here may perhaps be well described just now'by ?? Mr. Bright's forcible aimii and declaring them tobe full of corn. They e are, metaphorically speakingi reang and plunging ersallover this continent. The bricklayers, theiron-. workers, the tailors, the .gasmen, and the miners F ae meakdng ...

Published: Monday 10 August 1868
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3083 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

FRANCE

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Published: Tuesday 04 August 1868
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1445 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

ITALY

... I ?? . (MOM, OUS.6WA coEi0 e 0NMIM) FLORENCE, In=r 28. Tho.Chambor, of Deputies is engrossed- at'the' present moment,with a matter which has created lthe greatest cotifusion and dismay amongst all its mecmber,' aad whiei his now engaging' the active attention of the ,law authorities and of the police. It will be'remembered that in 1864 the'proceed- of ungs of Count Bastogi in reference to the ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1868
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1710 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

REPORT OF MR. SEEL'S COMMITTEE ON ADMIRALTY MONEYS AND ACCOUNTS

... I EPOlRT OF MIR. SEELY'S GOMB TTEE ON I bMI.IAWTY M AND AG °OUNT. The'ltepor6; of the Committee of ?? House of Commons appointed at the commencement of the session to inquire into Admiralty moneys and ac- counts, has just been published. Mr. Seely and his colleagues have laboured assiduously for! some months in their endeavours to free' the mysteries of dockyard expenditure from obscurity; and ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1868
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1248 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News