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... 7n Istrut 'goos. Lo 4 I DUFFIELD. H We bave been referred to the 1 Medical Register for an e answer to the letter, whicb appeared in our last impression, relative to medical qualifications. It appears that a profee- sional gentleman residing at Duffield holds diplomas from _ tbe Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal d College of Physicians of Edinburgh, as well as the licence of ...

Published: Wednesday 23 April 1879
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6092 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

Occasional Notes

... oatsionat 'Aotct SMALL BIRDS IN GARDENS. Our correspondent, Mr. E. J. Lowe, the astronomer, in a letter to Tuesday's Times, mentions an instance of the value of small birds in ?? years ago, a countryman left here for Australia, taking with him all our popular hardy fruits and vegetables; but the produce was yearly destroyed, until ?? sparrow was introduced, after which there was plenty of ...

Published: Wednesday 22 January 1879
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1293 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

District News

... 'istritt SODS. - ?? ?? DUFFIELD. Pr Typhoid fever is mnaking great havoc amongaltpigs in this ?? district. On ?? lost G. H. Strutt, Esq., made au order If for the tlestruiction of three pigs thus affected, ?? to S Mir. 0smould Fuwko of this place. of' HARTSHAY. be l'itorsitTY SALB.-UnWeldneslday last avaluable freehold Le estuate eituate at Lower IHartshav, was offered for sale byV thi public ...

Published: Wednesday 10 September 1879
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 10857 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

CHARLES DICKENS

... This wins the title of a lecture delivered in the Drill-ball, cin on Tueaday evening, by tbe Rev. Charles Olark (tinte of So Melbourne, Australis). aMr. Alderman Bemrarse presided an over au audlience of shoot 2,000 persons, atd was supported 8, by Alderman Longdon, the Prov. W. H. Telley, 0omucillor., St l.rrison, Stenson, Storer, Boum, S. Bennett- Boden, Keys, Cbl Fowkes, &c. 2, * In opening ...

Published: Wednesday 12 November 1879
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1453 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE SCHOOL TREAT DAY

... TUESDAY AFTERNOONe. Whit-Tuesday, popularly known in Derby as School 9 Treat Day, after many doubts and hesitations, decided to be fine till noon, and 1 the gathering of the clans, ns with r drume and fifes they marched to rendezvous in the Market- h1 place axd other points, would have been a good b sight had not the rain marred. it. Almost every school now possesses its banud, and the ...

Published: Wednesday 04 June 1879
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3928 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

DERBY TOWN COUNCIL

... DERBY 'TOWN! COUNCIL. A meeting of the Derby Toiwn Council was held on Wednesday, at three o'clock, under the presidency of the Mayor (U. Sowter, Esq.) There were present f Aldermen Longdon, lRoe, Turner, Renals, Sherwin, f r Holme, Higginbottom, Gisborne, Hobson, J. Smith, Barber Crompton; Councillors Swingler, Oliver, Ley, Newbold, Daykin, Boam, Woodiwiss, C. Leech, Fowkes, t Gretton, F. ...

Published: Wednesday 10 December 1879
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4422 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

A NIHILIST PROPAGANDIST

... Or A N11111,1 0.t1 ssuvrcl I a VIENNA, Wednesday Night. ar- The Russian State Court of Justice at Kieff has just 1 iry convicted a young man, then calling himself Nakotin, i mt to life-long transportation to Siberia for high treason. la- This young manl had, up to his conviction, led a most mt varied life, interesting enough to be given in detail. A ro- few years ago he was at Berlin, ...

Published: Wednesday 17 September 1879
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1082 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

A PERILOUS ALTANTIC VOYAGE

... to On the 1st of June last Mr. Louis G. Goldsmith, a Dane, e accompanied by his wife, commenced the attempt to cross BE nr the Atlantic in a emall boat-18Rt. in length over all, and BE oe Cft, 8in. beana-and by the arrival of the ship Queen of d Naples at Liverpool the sequel is told of the hazardons ad- BE venture. The little craft was named the Uncle Sam, and re sbe ?? sloop-rigged, with jib ...

Published: Wednesday 17 September 1879
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1272 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY FOR INJURY BILL

... I -o, - _ _ _ _ ?? AA - - I~~ s SA na- l4;- of 1' _ 1- - . - - _ - _ _ _ ti n On Friday a very large and inalitential deputation of et d associated bodies of employers had an interview with Earl BeaconnsHald, Earl Cairns, the Right Hon. It. A. Cross, end I Sir John ?? (Attorney-General), at tho Foreign officer a to urge upon Government tjae expediency of not passing this I [ bill iuto law, on ...

Published: Wednesday 14 May 1879
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 650 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

THE AGRICULTURAL RETURNS

... I HE AGZICUULTRAL RETURNS. IP ?? Ad ?? . ?? I B-a .. - DADA ยข1 A nidi ue;A1 A. L. - IAJ - - .. , V -AJ -I U Q* . U These returns, issued on Tuesday, state that in Great Britain the area returnedl as under cultivation has in- p creased by 121,000 acres since 1878, and by 264,000 It acres since 1S77, the total increase in the ten years v since 1869 being no less than 1,637,000 acres, or about i ...

Published: Wednesday 05 November 1879
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1256 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

THE SEA SERPENT

... TIHE SEA SERPENT. --A. ,. .L. Is _ . -. .1- 1 - I lid Te e9't'h says: He lns resppeared ! The sea- ad serpen1 hasX been ditinctly sfen by Captain ( x, of ti i g ,vd Jo ip Plivatcer. s-erpenls, is spite cf repevated (fforts to or obtain respectable recognitioni, have been hitherto regarded m as mythicl. Iur ono iting, they showed no judgntent in tho selection of individuals to whom tV ...

Published: Wednesday 01 October 1879
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1213 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

THE LIBELS ON MRS. LANGTRY AND OTHERS

... TIHE LIBELS ON MRS. LANGTRY ANM) OTHIEiRS. .. . . . I I. 1 . I 11 . , 1. .. I .. I .. _ .a At the Central Criminal Coirt, onl atnirdIiy. ts-fore Mr. Justice Hawkins, Adtolphlis ];hnonbe il luhlkioler u: TUIw 7`4lk, was charged with un lawvfully ?? hing Iver defamatory librls concerning Mr. Edwaid lailgiry a;od Li. twife, wvell knowing the sanoi to be false. 'I hel v-r an l two other ...

Published: Wednesday 29 October 1879
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 905 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News