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THE AFGHAN WAR

... THE AFGIAN WAR. [DAILY NEWSB TELEGRAM.] PE6HAV1JRn, MONDAY.-Wben I left Jellalabad on tbe 26th Yakoob Khan had not come in, nor were there anyf x 1ectations that he would do so. 1 ' Two brigades are camped comfortably at Jellalabad. Pxeparations are being made apparently for a winter residence. The arrangements of the comnmissariit, transport, and coimmunications are gradually improving, but ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 282 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

THE STOPPAGE OF SIRHOWY IRON WORKS

... T:EE STI1~4GFSIR-OW! It.. riollowiog in the of tle A lurksAy o01r Tredegar correspoi nt comes tbe cst4tropbe F'hicbe heads.this'paragraph, ' Wihisperings were heerdtee.8 - Goto the erect thmt such a'ste wasec plated byt the Ebbw Ysle Company, bat the generaliz expreesed opinion was that the rusnour was groundless.. Alfairs began to grow dark when, on Tuesday morning, 24th December, the men ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 428 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

CHRIST CHURCH, CLIFTON

... *OHaST,0HUROH , OuJTON-, Thle Akita of Sat it baa two ohroao lit} The AtAimietof Satudlast has two ohrorno lithe- gRihed, Wow- (one of the exterior, and the other the interior) of designs prepared by Mr. 0. -, ]EansoAh, of Clifton, for proposed alterations and additions to Christ Church, 01lif tan Referring to tthe illutrations, the .1oCifct ays:- The two views we give to-day are the designs ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 633 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE FINANCIAL YEAR

... THE FINANOIA YEAR. I A year which lhasn witnessed the collapse of -at least five banks, several first-olas mercantile houses, and an almost unprecedented number of smaller firms in nearly e; ery department of trade. and manufacture, which in its later months has been one of chronic crisis and appre- hension, and the cose of which has been illlustrated by a more widespread depression in the ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1223 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

SIR HENRY HOARE AT MALMESBURY

... SIR HENRY HOAR~ AT MALMES BURY. cS] HENRY HOARE AT MALMESBURY. A f. - -o - .4 - n no-n #-n. rF'-- l.-l rIf..l 11 -. At a recent meeting in the Town-hall, at Malmesbary, a fur the purpose of forming a branch of the North Wilts h 0 Liberal Association, the Chairman, after opening' the B, proceedings, announced that Sir Henry Hoare had i accepted the invitation to become a candidate for the ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1445 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

INQUESTS, YESTERDAY

... 1-n r - Tr_ At v W -7--yfl. f/!;f} /M.AWI1- I (Before Mr. H. S. Wasbrough, CiOg Coroner.) DEATH THROUGH BURNS. At the Bristol Royal Infirmary, on the body of Sarah Ann Gordge, aged 45 the wife of George Gordge, a labourer, living at the dotwells. On Monday, Dec. 23rd, the deceased was filling a benzoline lamp when by some means it exploded. The burning oil iguited-her clothes, and the deceased ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 825 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

Correspondence

... QI?ovi?q?onbtn?. Atl lteoi must be accompanied by the name and addresses of the X ritcra, not sseeessas'ily for publication, but for the satisfaction of the Editor. We camnut usaderteAc o return rdected comiuntstionv, TO CORRESPONDENTS. H. CLAR-K.-Lord Beaconsfield, then Mr. Disraeli, was first elected member of Parliament for Maidstoae in 1837, and was an adherent of Sir Robert Peel's 1 Arby. ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1647 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY

... NRIS'rOL ROYAL WFIRMARY. tet poadmitted this week - - ° 358 fttlents In the house Smith._212 Physician for the week - Dr. Smith. Surgeon ditto - Mr. Board. Surgeon for the Ontpatient Department _ Mr. Cross. i Patients admitted dalDy (except Sundays), at 11 o'clock. Dental Patients attended to daily (except undays) betwefl I Twelve sand One o'clock. BRISTOL GENERAL HOSPITAL Fresh cases admitted ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 459 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

THE PRESENT AFGHAN DYNASTY

... THE PRRSRNT AFGHAN DYNASTY. - 1 t1_!1 U - - - t- - _ t - - _ _ I Few ruling families have, produced such a series of notable characters as the present dynasty in Cabul alnd if we throw back our glance to a slightly more remote period, and include in our retrospect the great and first Liran, Abmed Khas, of the Sudosye house, it may be said that the Afghan monarchs are entitled to a high place ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1360 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LATEST GENERAL NEWS

... LATEST GENAL NEWS. [BY TEMEGBAF] ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. ILADDINGTON Bunoas.-At a meeting of the Liberal delegates of the Haddington district of Burghs, held in Edinburgh yesterday, it.ws agreed to bring forward Sir David Wedderburn, who formerly sat for South Ayr- shire. - BEA'Y FAILURE AT TiOumBAY. Telegrans haveheen received reporting the failure of a leading firm of native merchants at ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 878 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Local News

... IT,04al Tllrs. 'I The Bristol University Buildings are to be competed for by a limited number of local architects, The site is in Tyndall's-pprk, between the'Museum and the new GrammarSechool. The plans are to-be sent in on or before February the let.-The. Architect,. The Archikctetof Saturday last dontained lithographic illustrations of the pulpits of the church of the Holy Nativity, ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1618 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

CROSS HANDS OPEN COURSING MEETING

... CROSS HANDS OPEN COURSING - £ .''. I . * | -- I . . Coermlttee-o~'susanageexnet-~r, WsStonet, deiirniaa,: -Messa, 'B. uJ.-Stephe'ts, J.Benneltt,9 W..Kia, rEJsK. Godwin,J. G. Hobbs, T. Bennett, C; E. X l., hman, E. Bedford, G. Taylor 0. C. Baystone, J I. GerrlI, A, Perrett, C. A. Bush, F?. J. Vizard; h on. secretary, Mr. T. L. Bennett; hois, .treesurer, M~r, ilt.' C. .Stephens; ,judge,j -Mr. ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1876 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News