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Scarboro’ Mercury, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 27. 18SS- IMPORTANT TO RATEPAYERS. A Letter to the Worshipful THE MAYOR ..

... Suggesting without outlay, the erection of a Bridge over the Grove. BY MINOR HAG-S. IT has often occurred to others as well as to the writer, that a very great advantage to thousands who visit this Town—as weU as to large portion of its residents, would be a Bridge across the grove to the Railway, to enable the public to pass from the Filey road to the station without going by the present most ...

NEXT WEEK shall present each ef oar Subscribers with a USEFUL SHEET ALMANACK- Scarboro’Mercury, SATURDAY, ..

... CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR! WHEN the mistletoe graces the lordly halls, and the holly adorns the cottage walls; when trees are leafless and hedges bare; when tf,e north winds blow with biting aur; when the dav is short and the night is long, with the evening spent in mirth and song; when the swallows hlfve fed to a milder land, and the woodcocks fall every hand, before the sportsman murderous gun; ...

YORK POLICE REPORTS

... GUILDHALL, MONDAY, Jan. 23. Before the Lord Mayor and J. R. Mills, Esq. ed Garotte Robbery York. Three Privates in the 16th Lancers, named Henry Ahey, Wm. «, and Thomas Doyle, (the two former officers' n' were charged with robbing Henry Jones of . and two army medals, on the previous Friday even- Water Lane. Mr. G. H. Smith appeared for the P'isooer Brace. The prosecutor is gardener, and has w ...

THE BUDGET

... meeting in opposition to the wine and beer licensing scheme. Thursday rooming last, a numerous and influential Meeting of the citizens of York was held at the Guildhall, tor the purpose of considering that portion of the budget hich proposes to graut a licence for the sale wine and beer to eating-houses, and to adopt such measures thereon might be deemed expedient. There were present the jjon. ...

REFORM!—TAXATION AND THE HOUSE OF LORDS !!

... REFORM !—TAXATION AND THE HOUSE OF LORDS !! placard, bearing this somewhat attractive heading for the advanced Radical school, was circulated in the city on Thursday morning, announcing that in the evening of that day, Mr. John Smith, barrister-at-law, would deliver an' address upon these important questions at the Lecture Hall in Goodraingate. There was pretty numerous, but not a crowded ...

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE

... SUNDAY SCHOOLS. To the Editor of the Yorkshire Gazette. Sir, —A statistical report of the Educational Committee has just been published, which proves (I regret to say) the fact that all the religious denominations show greater activity and interest in Sunday schools than is evinced the members of the Established Church. You will be sorry to learn that this general statement is borne out by the ...

TESTIMONIAL TO W.D. LITTLE DALE, ESQUIRE

... TESTIMONIAL TO W.D. LITTLEDALE, ESQUIRE. On Wednesday afternoon last, a beautiful gold timepiece in glass shade, was presented by J. Munby, Esq., the secretary to the Yorkshire Wilberforce School for the Blind, on behalf of the pupils of that institution, to the above-named gentleman. Most of the pupils were present at the ceremony, which took place in the Concert Room of the school. The ...

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. THE MARKET WEIGHTON RINGERS. To the Editor of the Yorkshire Gazette. Sir,—A letter ..

... the 24th ult., signed by a Yorkshire Catholic nobleman, Lord Herries, and also one from a minister of the Es*ab lished Church, who signs himself Rector of the Deanery of Harthill, in both of which are used language of strong condemnation against the rector of Market Weighton, for refusing to allow the church bells to ring on the occasion of the marriage of Mr. W. Langdale, who himself ...

DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE

... BRBDHURST.—Wednesday, the 6th, Twelfth day or Epiphany, hiving been chosen a suitable occasion for the village school treat, Bredhurst ou that day presented an unusually lively appearance. The children assembled at Kensley-street, whence they proceeded, bearing flags and vociferating lustily, through this village ; being join jd in their march several members ot the new church choir, which is ...

ENGLAND AND THE IMPENDING WAR

... LATEST NEWS. PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. The truth cannot be blinked—nay, for that matter, there is no disposition whatever amongst to blink it —that preparations for war are making as appreciably this side the Channel as upon the frontiers of Denmark. The Austrian and Prussian troops have received the order to advance. The Danish army of defence is being martialled in battle array, in readiness for ...

BIRTHS. Sept. 3rd, at Galleyden, Great Baddow, the wife ofthe Kev. George Iloyd, II. A., of a son. p Sei

... ?? 1, ?? 0,t ge l>^o, Chelmsford, the wife of the Key. \\ illiain Gibbens, of a son. Sept. 2nd, at Leaden Roding Rectorv, the wife of the Rev I nomas Parkes, of a daughter. lu^'n 1 ?? 1 Hawkins-atte-Well, Romford, the wile of Alfred Hamilton, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES. Sept. 1st. at St. James's Church, Colchester, bv the Rev R S. Cummins, Rector, Alexander John Wallace, 'Esq., to Julia' ...

BIRTHS. Sept. 2nd, at Leaden Roding Rectory, lhe wife of the Kev ' Ihonias Parkes, of a daughter. ?? *

... l \ u Havvliiju-aUe-Well, Roinrord, tbe wife of Allied Hamilton, Esq.. of a son. «r S _P ?? l0t,, ,\ at Sib,e H «d»«_h»m. in this countv, the wife of ?? \ illiers 1'owke, Ksq., of a son. Sept. 13th, at ivy Villa, Southrainster, in this countv the wife of lbomas Carter Wigg, Ksq., M.K.C.S , of a daughter. MARRIAGES. Sept. 1st, at St. Peter's Church, Dublin, bv the Kev. Matthew Cassan Browne, A ...