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  2. IN RE THE LONDON AND COLONIAL COMPANY (LIMITED).

    This case came before Vice-Chancellor James, on March 8, upon two summonses, the first being taken out by the official liquidators for the purpose of enforcing payment of a call of £20 per share made upon Mr. Robert Colvin Clark, ...

    Article : 609 words
  3. RITUALISTIC CASE.

    Lord Auckland, Bishop of Bath and Wells, has consented, on the report of the commission issued by the Bishop of London (now Archbishop of Canterbury), to send the case of the Rev. W. ...

    Article : 122 words
  4. OFFENCES AND ACCIDENTS.

    A brutal murder was committed on Saturday night, March 13, in South Shields, by an Irish labourer, named Peter Tracoy. The wretched man, who was under the influence of drink, sent his wife for half a gallon of beer to ...

    Article : 904 words
  5. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

    The new Opera-house in the Haymarket is now so nearly completed, and the works up to the present time have progressed with such marvellous celerity, that, if it were desired, her Majesty's Theatre, complete at all points, ...

    Article : 562 words
  6. THE REVOLUTION IN CUBA.

    From Cuba we have the important intelligence that an expedition from the United States, with aid for the insurgents, in four large steamers, was seen on March 7, making for the Cuban coast, and that it has no doubt ...

    Article : 282 words
  7. DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE.

    A dreadful and complicated tragedy has taken place at Poplar, a mother and daughter named Browne having been murdered, and the murderer one John William Bradshaw, having committed suicide. It appears that for the past ...

    Article : 733 words
  8. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT AND PROVIDENTIAL RESCUE.

    On Wednesday, March 17, a coal-pit at Brierley-hill, two miles from Stourbridge, belonging to the Earl of Dudley, was suddenly flooded by a rush of waters from a higher level; and as ten men and three boys were at work ...

    Article : 1,588 words
  9. SEVENTEEN MONTHS WITHOUT FOOD.

    A paragraph has been going the round of the papers under the heading of "Strange story from Carmarthenshire," stating that a young girl has lived for 17 months without food. The Lancet quoted the paragraph, and ...

    Article : 180 words
  10. ACCIDENT TO CHIEF JUSTICE COCKBURN.

    The Lan[?]t gives an account of the injuries sustained by Lord Chief Justice Cockburn from the accident which bafel him on the race-course at Lewes on the 15th March. Directly the casualty occurred, Drs. Morrison and Smythe ...

    Article : 113 words
  11. THE TURF.

    The Grand National Steeplecha[?] of 300 sovereigns, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 25 s[?]ver[?]igns each, 15 ft, with 5 only if declared, &c.; the owner of the second horse to receive 50 sovereigns out of the stakes; winners ...

    Article : 412 words
  12. THE PROPOSED EMIGRATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED.

    On Tuesday, March 23, a public meeting was held at the Millwall Ironworks, for the purpose of promoting the emigration of unemployed artisans and labourers to the British colonies. Mr. Frederick Young, who was in the ...

    Article : 241 words
  13. AUSTRALIAN MEAT.

    Mr, Tallerman, on the part of the Australian Meat Agency, has entered into on arrangement with the directors of the Aerated Bread Company for the sale by the latter of Australian meat by retail, on a liberal ...

    Article : 197 words
  14. THE COST OF THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION.

    On March 4, Mr. Lowe presented the supplementary estimates for the expedition, apologising for their meagrone[?]s on the ground that he had nothing to go upon but some very rough accounts sent by Mr. Turner from ...

    Article : 114 words
  15. IRELAND.

    Miss French attended in the Court of Queen's Bench, Dublin, on March 1, and expressed her wish to go with her mother. The Chief Justice said she was free to do so, and anybody who interfered with her would be attach[?]d for ...

    Article : 1,007 words
  16. THE SABBATH AND NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

    In reply to a deputation which, on March 16th, urged the opening of museums, &c., on Sunday, Mr. Gladstone said there could be no doubt that the religious observance of the Sabbath was the great and principal stay of religion in this ...

    Article : 120 words
  17. FOREIGN NEWS.

    The Emperor Napolcon made a speech to the Council of State on Tuesday, March 23, His Majesly said;—"It is the duty of the government res[?]lutely to satisfy the just desire for improvement, and firmly to repress all ...

    Article : 2,346 words
  18. THE CONVENT CASE.

    The Saurin trial, which will he distinguished among causes ce[?]bres for its great length, ended on February 26, in a verdict for the plaintiff on the more important counts, giving her £500 damages, or £200 over and above theo sum ...

    Article : 118 words
  19. THE REFORM LEAGUE.

    At a special meeting of the general council and delegates from the metropolitan branches of the Reform League, held on Saturday evening, March 13, the following resolutions, which had heen unanimously adopted at a meeting of the ...

    Article : 254 words
  20. NOTES OF THE WEEK.

    ON Saturday last, the Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition was closed without ceremony at 5 o'clock in the evening, the playing of the National Anthem by the band being the only distinction given to the ...

    Article : 1,673 words
  21. TRADE OUTRAGE.

    A diabolical attempt to blow up a non-unionist sawhandle maker took place on Saturday morning, March 6, at Sheffield. Some time ago the saw-handle makers in the employ of Messrs. S[?]ear and Jackson left work in ...

    Article : 416 words
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