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ORIGIN OE SWIFT'S JOKE ON PARTRIDGE.THE ALMANACK MAKER

... servant-maid, who was at least as cunning an imposteras her mistress, after a decent delay, inquired in a doleful tone of voice who was there. Open tbe door, vociferated our peregrinating corpse, •• open the door. Who is it? rejoined the maid, that ...

Published: Saturday 23 June 1827
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2983 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE SEA CHEST

... daily conned their lessons under her lonely roof—a single apartment in tho dingiest lane in Lyme, which served at once for parlour, school-room, and bed* chamber. Her heart was not — could not — possibly be with her ta:sk ; but she had no other moans to ...

Published: Monday 25 June 1827
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2485 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

NORTHERN (.'IRCI'IT—Yoiik, Ainusi* 2

... house, and appointed Mr. Dutton to come and take possession of it on the morning of the Oth of .May. Mr. Dutton, with his two maid servants, one of whom was the other defendant, came accordingly, an.l the captain proposed to -Mr. Di.ttnu to examine the furniture ...

Published: Monday 06 August 1827
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5012 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Shrewsbury, Aug. 14

... I knew Mrs. Morris, my landlady, well, and I have seen Mr. Morris with her. I saw them sitting in the' window-bow in the parlour. John Roberts. — l am a weaver* I knew Mrs. .Morris at the time she liveel at the White-house, at Llanfair. I saw Mr. and ...

Published: Friday 17 August 1827
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6364 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

POLICE

... proceeded towards Mr. Cohen's premises, which are enclosed within some high iron-pal- : Smith opened the gale, went tothe parlour-win- dow, which was partly up, and, having thrust his head into the room, to see if the coast wai clear, the rest of his body ...

Published: Wednesday 22 August 1827
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2160 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

POLICE

... was discovered, every box and drawer being forced, the marks on which corresponded with the edge of a hatchet left in the parlour, and which was known to belong to Cane's father. The watch was found at a neighbouring pawnbroker's, where it had been pledged ...

Published: Monday 10 September 1827
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2629 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

POLICE

... pocket-book contain- ing 701. in notes, and a bill for 151. On Tuesday morn- ing, he discovered that the parlour- window was open, and his servant maid Harriet gone. On examining his pocket-book there was a 201. note, a 51. note, with two sovereigns, and ...

Published: Tuesday 25 September 1827
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2916 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

POLICE

... Mr. Mann, ..t the Auction Mart tap, then Mated, Bjat on Friday evening Michael came in and uttered a JVi shilling to the bar-maid in payment for half a pint ti • t V fi]ii ' I,UX( ' ...

Published: Wednesday 03 October 1827
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3120 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

POLICE

... and stated, that on the evening of Thursday, Mrs. Lloyd, &c., in quality of mistress, and Eli/.a Porter, in the capacity of maid» came, while he was absent, to his residence, and in- quired after apartments to he let at No. 28, next door. She informed ...

Published: Saturday 03 November 1827
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3019 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

COURT OF COMMON PU..\s, Dkc. 17

... young lady was always plated under the direct protection of Mrs. King, who made up a bed for her on a sofa in am. o( the parlours. There was no ground fur the gross calumnies which the defendant hud vented forth. The defendant pursued this line of conduct ...

Published: Tuesday 18 December 1827
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3638 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

POLICE

... addressed td Mr. Watkins, and had ** Money written on it. The letter was immediately carried to Mr. Watkins, who was in the parlour with 13 or 14 gentlemen, and ih their presence the packet was opened, and found to contain 15)3. in Bank of Eng- land and ...

Published: Tuesday 15 January 1828
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2021 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

POLICE

... still at work, though not for the benefit of the charger. From the neighbours they heard that a man had escaped from the parlour window of the next house, wliich was empty, and rpon examining more closely the house where the still was, a hole was found ...

Published: Wednesday 16 January 1828
Newspaper: London Evening Standard
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1920 | Page: 4 | Tags: none