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  2. The Mail News.

    HIS Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is happily so far recovered from his late painful and dangerous illness, that a thanksgiving prayer for his recovery was offered up in all the churches on January 21. Our readers will be ...

    Article : 501 words
  3. A GALE IN ENGLAND.

    The heaviest gale which has visited London for some years occurred on the morning of January 24. During the early part of the night there was almost a dead calm, with a high temperature and torrents of rain. Towards 3 ...

    Article : 536 words
  4. HORRIBLE DEATH AT A MENAGERIE.

    A correspondent of the Sheffield Independent gives the following harrowing details of the shocking death of Massarti, the lion tamer, at Manders' Circus, in that town:—"A terrible scene occurred in Manders' Menagerie, at ...

    Article : 1,215 words
  5. THE BRIGHTON POISONING CASE.

    Miss Christiana Edmunds, aged 31, spinster, a lady of property residing at Brighton, was indicted, on January 15, at the Central Criminal Court, for having distributed poisoned sweetmeats in all directions, by which she had ...

    Article : 785 words
  6. POLITICAL.

    Parliament meets on the 6th February. [The Queen's speech and subsequent proceedings were received by telegram, and published in the Herald on Wednesday last.] We are to nave no great sensational measures, but we are ...

    Article : 410 words
  7. HOME RULE IN IRELAND.

    A demonstration in favour of home rule took place on January 11, at the Limerick Butter Market, from 1000 to 1500 persons being present. The chair was occupied by Mr. M. Ryan, J.P., who called upon the meeting to ...

    Article : 361 words
  8. THE COLONIES AT SOUTH KENSINGTON.

    On the 25th of January an exhibition of a novel and interesting character was thrown open to the public in the North Court of the South Kensington Museum. A few days prior te that date a letter, written by his Royal ...

    Article : 220 words
  9. THE NEW SOUTH WALES LAND BILL.

    "Anglo-Australian," in the European Mail, observes:—"The Land Bill of the colony of New South Wales has caused some stir among Anglo-Australians. From what I can understand, they fear something in the shape of an ...

    Article : 128 words
  10. A CHANNEL TUNNEL.

    A company has been registered at the Joint Stock Company's Registration Office, called "the Channel Tunnel Company (Limited)," for commencing the work of making a tunnel from near Dover to a point ...

    Article : 262 words
  11. THE STOCKWELL MURDER.

    The trial of the Rev. J. S. Watson for the murder of his wife, at Stockwell, was concluded on January 12. Serjeant Parry's theory of insanity was met by Mr. Denman, Q.C., who replied on the case for the defence, ...

    Article : 841 words
  12. AN EXTENSIVE COAL COMPANY.

    A large colliery company has been launched before the public, the title being the "Australian and Oriental Coal Company (Limited)." The capital is to be £300,000, and it is formed for the purpose, inter alia," of supplying the ...

    Article : 173 words
  13. THE TICHBORNE CASE.

    Punctually this use recommenced on the 16th, and after two or three hours had been lost over some additional evidence for the claimant of no value, Sir John Coleridge addressed himself to his reply. He is still replying while ...

    Article : 422 words
  14. THE MURDER OF THE FRENCH HOSTAGES.

    The court-martial at Versailles on the twenty-three persons accused of murdering the Archbishop of Paris, and other hostages, at La Roquette Prison on the 24th of May, closed its proceedings on the 22nd January. Before the ...

    Article : 599 words
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