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DERBY POST OFFICE

... DERBY POsT OFFICE. DISPATCH OP I The Office Is open to the psbliti Lines of road and Oa Iefpiaoes of destfidat'io No, of Mail. i Ashborne, Belper, Matloch, Wirks- worth, and vilasgee around Derby.. 2 Birminigham Cheltenhara, Gloncee-- ter, Woreesser, and Wales . . 3 Stoka'-on&Tirnt, Hull, York, Leads, I n. ?? rn.C nunties 4Lonron . . 6 Leicesls. I*oisghhorough, riakewell, Huxtose and Matlock 6 ...

Published: Wednesday 20 April 1870
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1039 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

THE WICKLOW PEERAGE

... THlE WICKLOW PEERAGE. tion. in which somne singular evidence WBR An action, in which some singular evidence was given in reference to the Wicklow peorage case, wats derided o (i Friday in the Irish Court of Que o's Beneb. Samuel Brown, i anl attorney's cIrk, sued Mr. Oct aviut O'Brien, his former employer, for 42f, for services rendered. The defendalit had paid 841. into court. The particularB ...

Published: Wednesday 25 May 1870
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 601 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Local News

... 'K'j'aral Itivs. The marriage of the Marchioness of lHasting; and Sir. 0. . Choi wyid, BlLrt., is to be soleinnised tho secoud week in the estsuing montith. It is stated that tbe marriage of the Earl of Derby and r Mary Marehioness of Salisbury will not take place till July I u oext, Tile right Hon. John Bright will, it is said, visit Mr. f Bassa, M.P., at Tulchan Lodge, at the end of June or ...

Published: Wednesday 25 May 1870
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2059 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INDUSTRIOUS MECHANICS

... AN o1proRTUNITY, IOR INDUSTRIObdS UINICS. - I . - u -I - - - v i . - SL Am fl;- The following;exoellIset- letter. from iA Country f, t Architect, appears ln' the:S d'ad.- - , GI i Forty e agn I had' the management of a hidar's tl t bushiess, Tna larga Midi..d-town, eamploying fromt160 to a o 200 men. ...

Published: Wednesday 21 November 1877
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1295 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LOCAL TAXATION REFORM

... WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21. A t il C I1 C s1 LOCAL TAXATION, REFORMf. One of the most useful orghpisations in the King- C in dom is the Local Taxation Committee appointed in ts >bconnexion. with the Central (iahmber of Agriculture. tI rs The names of many of the lcading politicaH econd-, fA i mists of the day, including those of about seventy 13 Ar- leullbers of Parliament, are upon the Cominitted ...

Published: Wednesday 21 November 1877
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1211 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

Foreign Intelligence

... ~JntcJJi~cn~. THE WAR. THE RUSSIAN PRESS ON LORD DERBY'S DESPATCH. Lord Derby's answer to Prince Gortschakoff's Cir- cular, which has been published in the Journal de St. Petersburg, has caused considerable excitement in the Russian capital. The following is the article of the semi-official journal on the subject:- As far as we know none of the other Cabinets have given their adhesion to the ...

Published: Wednesday 23 May 1877
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7606 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

AN OCEAN ROMANCE

... I Among the applicants of the Thames Police-court on Friday was a gentleman who was understood to be Captain Batch, of the ship Strathton, belonging to the White Star Line, plying between London and Australia. ?? was accompanied by a young lady of about 18 or i1I, who possessed considerable personal attractions. It appeared from the statement made by the captain, that this young- lady joined ...

Published: Wednesday 17 July 1878
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2048 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

TO CORRESPONDENTS

... TO CORREOPO1FUjR ' I IJCK.RD WOODLANDb -Your letter is temperately ,worded, anti fulfils most of our requirements from cor- ,respondents; but it treats upon a subject which we .would rather not paas under discussion in our columns, ,and is, therefore, declined with thanks. ...

Published: Wednesday 12 June 1878
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 43 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

THE MILITARY STRENGTH OF ENGLAND

... I THE MLITARY SAtE'GT iOF ENO)TAND.. : The Morning Advertiser says:- Since the calling out - of the reserves and the despatch of an Indian contin- gent to Malta, a nmore practical idea can be formed of the military power of GreatBritain. The reserve gives us praetleally another army corps, and augients the fighting strength of tho home atlmy to fully 100,000. men, and the consequence is we ...

Published: Wednesday 19 June 1878
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 823 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

SOUTH AMERICAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY

... SOUTII AMERICAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY. The annual sermons on behalf of this society were treached in Derby and the district on Sunday. At-St. John's Church in the morning the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of the Falkland Isles preached, and a col- lection made at the close of the service realised 91.; the Lord Bishop preached at Christ Church in the evening, and the collection there realised'711 8l. ...

Published: Wednesday 19 June 1878
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1015 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

OPENING OF A WESLEYAN CHAPEL NEAR ASHBORNE ROAD

... A new Wesleyan Chapel was on Wednesday Inst opened in Derby. The building is situate in Surrey-street, on the AsBborne-road, And is a light Gothio structure, with open roof. It will accommodate about 820 worshippers. The seats are open, and are consiruoted of pilch-pine, the pulpit being of the same material. Attached to the chapel ere vestries, 9 boiler-houfle, and a kitchen, the latter for ...

Published: Wednesday 20 February 1878
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 713 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO A FOOTBALL PLAYER AT WALKLEY

... On Thursday an inquest was beld at the Fruedom House. South-road, Walkley, before Mr. Coroner Wightman on the body of George Beaumont, forger, of Owlertou, who was killed on Christmas t)ny, whilst playing at football iii a field at Walkley. The ball ni the course of the geme was kicked over a boundary wall. The deceased, on leaping the wall, fell into a quarry. on the other side, and received ...

Published: Wednesday 02 January 1878
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 777 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News