A number of gentlemen interested in the prosperity of the Australian colonies dined together at the Exeter-hall Hotel, on the evening of April 21; the Hon. George Arthur in the chair. The object of the promoters of the ...
Article : 541 wordsThe Craven Meeting at Newmarket began on Monday, April 12, and lasted during the week, Its chief feature was there re-appearance of the Derby favourite, Pero Gomez, in the Blennial Stakes, which he won without difficulty. ...
Article : 568 wordsThe Emperor of the French has addreased the following letter to the Minister of State:—"Palace of the Taileries, April 12, 1869. Monsieur le Ministre,—On the 15th of August next a hundred years will have elapsed since ...
Article : 451 wordsA series extraordinary frauds on the Great Central Gas Company have been committed by a man named Benjamin Higgs, a book-keeper in their employ. The amount has been stated at £80,000, but it is now feared that £150,000 ...
Article : 1,571 wordsA mysterious murder was committed on Sunday morning between Cappawhite and Limerick. The body of a man, apparently a respectable farmer, was found in a ditch, with the head broken in with stones. He must have been ...
Article : 871 wordsAdvices from Rome state that the festival to celebrate the anniversary of the Pope's entry into the priesthood took place on Sunday, April 11. Mass was said by his Holiness, in St. Peter's, at half-past 7 in the morning, ...
Article : 536 wordsSir E. C. Eardley, who, it will be remembered, was convicted of bigamy some months back, and sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment, has been granted a free pardon. He was set at liberty some time ago on the ...
Article : 237 wordsIn the sitting of the Legislative Body on April 2nd, the budget came on for discussion. M. Thiers declared that he did not intend to make a financial speech but a political one. He examined the situation of France during the last six ...
Article : 2,066 wordsThe usual Easter Review of our Volunteers took place this year at Dover. The weather was so bad that the Brigadiers thought the review could not be held, and the men were dismissed. The Duke of Cambridge, however, insisted upon ...
Article : 130 wordsFROM the Times of India to the 13th April we take the following extracts:— The latest intelligence from Affghanistan represents every province and division of that wild country as most ...
Article : 786 wordsThe Admiralty officials, Gambier and Rumble,' charged with conspiring together to obtain a sum of money from Mr. Maxwell, under the false pretence of obtaining for him the acceptance of a contract, were tried for the offence on ...
Article : 63 wordsThe recent Cape mail brought a vague rumour of the safe arrival of Dr. Livingstone at Zanzibar, on the east coast ef Africa, which Sir Roderick Murchison declares to be quite unfounded. He is still hopeful of the great ...
Article : 165 wordsThe New York Journal of Comment, of the 8th instant, referring to the expectation that Congress would adjourn "without doing anything to relieve the nation of its financial difficulties," says that it is tired of repeating the ...
Article : 794 wordsA telegram from California states that an awful calamity occurred in the Globe Hill mines, in Neveda. A fire broke out in the Yellow Jacket mine, and immediately extended to the Kentuck and Crown Point mines. It is not known ...
Article : 150 wordsThe Owl states that the Flying Squadron, as at present arranged, will leave England about June 10, for Bahia, where it will be joined by the Phoebe from the West Indies; thence to Rio de Janeiro, and on to the Cape of ...
Article : 153 wordsThe Organe de Mons ef the 22nd April says:—"Tranquillity exists in the Borinage, but the strike continues. If the present state of things is relatively better we must add that terious apprehensions are entertained as to the future. ...
Article : 151 wordsMR. JAMES ECKFORD LAUDER, R. S. A.—The death of this well known artist occurred on Monday morning, March 29, in Edinburgh, near which city he was born in 1812. Several of his pictures gained great distinction. His "Ten ...
Article : 826 wordsThe Gazetta di Milano of April 8th publishes what it declares to be the text of the treaty recently concluded between France, Austria, and Italy. There are nine clauses in all, and the principal stipulations are as follows:—Italy ...
Article : 117 wordsA telegram from Alexandria to the following effect was received in London:—"A timely discovery was made on April 2 of an attempt to assassinate the Viceroy. An explesive machine, with a powder-train leading ...
Article : 596 wordsAnother dreadful colliery catasrophe, causing the death of at least 36 persons, occured on the morning of Thursday, April 1, in the South Lancashire district—an explosion of gas in the fiery Arley Mine, the seam in ...
Article : 426 wordsLatest accounts represent Menilek and Gobazye, who had been threatening each other from the south and north side of the Beshilo respectively, as having now come to terms, as it was expected they would do, and Gobazye was ...
Article : 405 wordsA short time age Dr. Monning refused permission to the members and supporters of the English Amnesty Committee, which has been organised for the purpose of procuring the release of the Fenian Prisoners, to receive ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 10 Jun 1869, Page 3
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