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BRISTOL SANITARY AUTHORITY

... The weekly meeting of this committee of the Council was held yesterday, at the Prince-street offices, the members present being Messrs. C. H. Low (chairman), H. Naish (vice-chairmnan), H. G. Gardner, J. W. S. Dix, T. Gibson, W. M. Webb, Jt. Derham, R. I, Hewett, B. Follwell, and G. de Lisle Bush. C The report of the medical officer of health (Mr. D. 8 Davies) for the week ended Wednesday ...

Published: Friday 09 May 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1812 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

THE ZULU WAR

... 1 i THE A.ir ; Z-ULU WARm LAETNEWS FROM ST. VINCENT.t PREPARATIONS FOR A GENERAL of TI or ADVANCE INTO ZUZULAND. W - ~~~~~~~~~~~in 1uIEUTERIS TELEOaIA31. &.ArPTowN, AP'iui, 22N'D,-MoVe~niit5 prep~aratoryto '21 the advance of the British forces into Zululanti have gi V comenced This~1st,58th, and 94th Regiments, with di the Lancers and Dragoonsi, have mnarched to Dornberg, hi under the coinnand ...

Published: Wednesday 07 May 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 5722 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LATEST GENERAL NEWS

... JATEST G oiR NEWS. [BY TLEGRAHJ RENEWYED RIOTING AT CORK. Ihiloting in the northern part of the city of Cork, (clenent on a dispute between two bands, was con- tI:fd yesterday with great vigour, Several persons pl5i red. plr an~ uiiitaiy were caled ou. 7HE RELIGIOUS DISTURBANCES AT MALLOW. A! Hallow, yesterday, 21 persons were returned for tr' r, charges of being concerned in the wrecking of ...

Published: Tuesday 06 May 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 602 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

Parliamentary Intelligence

... 41A arliamOarg 44411iotuq F L3Y TELEsGRAPH.] }1OUSE OF LORDS.-YUfSTERDAY. F The Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock. SIR BARTLE FRERE AND THE ZULU WAR. Efir GRANVILLE noticed that the Chancellor of the Exchequer was reported to have said last night that instructions of a negative character had been sent to Sir Bartle Frere with regard to the annexation of Zolu. land and things of ...

Published: Wednesday 07 May 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 3350 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

RURI-DECANAL CONFERENCE AT CLEVEDON

... -BpBECANT 4ONERENOE AT P'uIl LEVEDON., . gof the portisbead Burl-Decant4, Conferenee Vag bottldysterday at Clevedoni. In consequence of the ra c-bjlbeiiig tinder structural alteration, the gather' l 1ibirisIe at thle il oyal hotel, after a celebration of tD~l; P ~ a St.John's, South Clevedon. tIle comarniort ccupied the chair, and there was peltaard treofclrical and lay members, including ~ pt ...

Published: Friday 16 May 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2159 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

SOUTH AFRICA

... SOUTH AFRIOA. At the Royal United Service Institution, in London, on Friday, a paper was read by its author, Colonel J. C. Gawler, late 73rd Regiment, on the subject of South Aftica and its Military Aspect. Having given a geo- graphical description of the country, the gallant colonel remarked that it had become proverbial in the history of our colonies generally that the black man disappears ...

Published: Monday 12 May 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1482 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LONDON NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND

... LONDI2XINEWSPAPER PRESS FUND. | _ ' I 1 1 -- - .. . I I 1 I The tI;r5 diqner in aid of thi funil. was held oh Satur- day evel.lng atWiish's-rooms.. ThaEar1of ltosebery pre- ningd a6i g suppoated on hisrJightiby Cardinal Man- an on hig left by Lord feoughton, the president of the hand, Covers were laid for about 230 gentlemnen. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts ha~vhi been drunk, The Earl of ...

Published: Monday 12 May 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 3089 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

... IO1~31GN I. ME~Teo TWOWIST|: ILNESS O ARIA NEswAN fssbmlikgthe~ character or ppounign.~ ~le i dngerous symptoms have yet appdaxCd. Last nighbt. and this morning his Eminence was sn'3 somewhat low condition, Visitors are not to see ahim. ,orA EASTERN ROUMELIA. SorHrA, SATURDAY.-The evacuation by the Russian trqops is proceeding rapidly, and is expected to be com- pletely terminated by July 27th ...

Published: Monday 26 May 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1529 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

CALENDAR FOR MAY

... 1 Th Devizes, Hay, and Caerphilly Great Markets. Castle Carey, North Petherton Norton St. Philip, Caerleon, (Grokmrnt, Bronyard, and Boscastle Fairs. 2 F Crowcombe, Leominster, Lanreath, Redruth, and Upten-on-Severr Fairs. 3 Sat Tregony, Alvechurcb, and ilangynwyd Fairs. Col. lumpton Great Market. 4 Sun T'ird Sunday after Easter. 5 b Ewyslls narold, Cornwvood, Dudley, Worcester, Builth, and ...

Published: Thursday 01 May 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 614 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

Local News

... J,0411 x4tust The Zion Baptist Chapel, loath, has been registered for the solemnisation of marriages therein. A In the House of Lords, on Tuesday, the Earl of Shaftesbury presented seven petitions, numerously siuged1 from Bath and nix other places, for total suppres; sion of vivisection. The Fietd states that a pair of peregrine falcons have roosted at night all the winter on the steeple of ...

Published: Thursday 29 May 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 443 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

WORK AND WAGES

... WORK AIND WAGES. Yesterday the masons, bricklayers, labourers, and quarrymen employed irs Barnsley struck work. The masters demand 39. a week reduction from the masons, 2s, from the labourers, 4s. from the quarrymen, and half-an-hour extra work per day. The men will submit to the reduction, but not to the extra half-hour. The dispute between the master builders and workmen of Huddersfield ...

Published: Friday 02 May 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 492 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

EDISON'S ELECTRIC CANDLES

... e The second invention in development of Mr. Edison's c discoveries in connexion with the 1180 of electricity for d lighting pmrposes has been patented in this country and was published on Thursday for inspection at the 6reat Seal Patent Office. The first patent, registered some timne ago by Mr. Edison, was for the production and regulation d of electric currents; the second deals with ...

Published: Saturday 10 May 1879
Newspaper: Bristol Mercury
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1238 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News