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LONDON, Aug. 8

... Great Middle Ifle ; and as foon as it enters the Gates ofthe Choir, it will mount tbe Scaffold on feveral Step* prepared for that Purpofe. On the middle of the Scaffold, and direftly under the Cupola ofthe Abbey* a fmall Stage is elevated about two Feet ...

Published: Friday 07 August 1761
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 471 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

C 0 U N T. R .Y.N E W S

... occafioned a very fudden and unequal Weight, fo that the Pillars or Supporters of the Scaffold gave. Way, andthe whole rufhed to the Ground; by Which one Woman was killed upon the Spot, one Man died on Friday, about 16 Perfons had each a Limb broken, be- ...

Published: Friday 08 July 1768
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 373 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Letters from Hamburgh of the izth Inftant inform us, that they had Advice from a very good Hand, that a

... two Horfes, killed in a Field at Plough, feveral Perfanswere ftruck down and fcorched by the Lightning,; but we do not hear of any one being killed. Some Years fince a Stone was moved in the Upper Part of St. Bride's Steeple, the Scaffolding and Repairs ...

Published: Friday 22 June 1764
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 638 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, Aug. zo

... appointed one of the young Noblemen to hold up his Majefty's Train at the Coronation. It is diverting to behold a Number of Scaffolds erefted for the Coronation in Places from whence it will be impoflible to fee the Proceflion, and tbe more fo, that they ...

Published: Friday 21 August 1761
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 598 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LONDON, Nov. 13

... Drummers, ranged along the Scaffolding, beating a Dead-March during the Procellion; tlie Houlhold Trumpeters and Fifes walk'd in Mourning, witli Black Jockey Caps. A Sky-Rocket was thrown up when the Royal Corpfe entered the Scaffolding, and another when the ...

Published: Friday 07 November 1760
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1242 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Tlrartliay the AfTi7.es ended for the County bf Norfolk, when three Prifoners received Sentence of Death, viz. ..

... FFalli brightening, ' and burnt to tl|e Ground; a Man who was'at Work in the Barn, 'faid the Lightening ftliifcfl: through a Scaffold Ht>le in the End Wall,' #id fet 'Fire to forte Straw, wtijch'blazed out fo rapidly 'that they had' hot Time to 'fa've two ...

Published: Friday 12 August 1768
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 724 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, March 31

... the Indians, feveral of the Inhabitants having been flea'd alive, and otherwife moft barbaroufly ufed. Mr. William Ellis was killed coming from Rays Town to Fort Cumberland. This Morning, between Nine and Ten o'Clock, their Majefties went from the Queen's ...

Published: Friday 30 March 1764
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1380 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, July li,

... Part of England. The Board of Works will begin on Monday next, by Order of the Lords of the Privy Council, to build their Scaffolds, &c. in Weftminfter- Abbey, for hii Majefty's Coronation. Wednefday Night the Gratuity of zo Guineas, offer'd by the Society ...

Published: Friday 17 July 1761
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1729 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, OH. 1

... River, in order to crofs it, on which the Prince of Bevern ordered ouc fome Artillery, which de- ftroy'd the Pontoons and killed a great Number of Men. The Swedes on this retired a little and pitched their Tents in a convenient Spot, wl^re they have already ...

Published: Friday 02 October 1761
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1524 | Page: 2 | Tags: none