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MELANCHOLY AND FATAL COAL-PIT ACCIDENT

... (Front the Cumberland Pacquet of Sept. 24.) It is with feelings of deep regret that we have this week to notice another of those alarming anti distressing accidents, which no human power can enrirely avert, and which carry certain destruction in their paths, scattering ruin around, and causing ?? to many fainilics. It is well known that -Sir Hiumphry Davy's safety-lamp has saved the lives r-6 ...

Published: Saturday 05 October 1833
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 424 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

PRESTON, Saturday, June 8, 133

... I V(,y 'ov, ? OVONITIT4 i I PRESTON, Saturday, Jimec 8, IS33. RENEWAL OF OF 'ti;1 CiiAttTiRTE Or Tlle BANK Or ENSGa.AN]).-The plan Proposed by government for the renewal of the Bank Charter, was brought before tie House of Commons by the Chancellor of the LExchlquer, at the close of last week, and as it hail previously tran;;pired, aid it WAS unldlersto(d by the pirtie's principally intereste( ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1833
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5544 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

PRESTON, Saturday, October 12, 1833

... ! cbr ouc4 I I _ FoElvww INTELlTGENCE.-We this week re- cord the death ?? VII., the IKing of' , Spain, whose long illness terminated in his disso- s lution, on the 29th of last month. Althoigh the lcharacter of Ferdinand, asa man or as a monarch,- e if it has not been grossly misreprestntetl,-leaves us anothing to regret in his demise,-the event, in the present unsettled state of the ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1833
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7414 | Page: Page 2, 3 | Tags: News 

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION

... THE NO31NATION AT NEFWTOM. On Saturday last the four candidates for the re- Prisentation of South Lancashire were put in nomi- titlioai at Newton. Owing to the unfaivourable state ol the weather, not more than twelve or thirteen havdrcd persons were present, of whom probably ?? one halt' were electors. The remainder con- risted of inhabitants of Newton anrl the neighbour-. inw villages in whir ...

Published: Saturday 24 January 1835
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8564 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

PRESTON, Saturday, November 22, 1834

... - V I ? Jt I I' PRESTOK, SalurcA~y, November 229, 1331. FoonaGN.-A fatility appears to attend the mi- nistries of severil European states. That or Count Bassano in the French capital, the formation of which we anuotliced last week, is already defunct, and Marsbal Mortier has been named Presideut of the Council, anc Miister of War. He is an old soldier, having s'rved first under the republic, ...

Published: Saturday 22 November 1834
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5744 | Page: Page 2, 3 | Tags: News 

Foreign Miscellany

... ;goreflo ?? fially. PORTUGAl. Abridgefroni age coearesponrdecc oftteie fornzing Chiron Wicc. L.ISBON, SUNDAY EVENING, SEPTE1sttEIt 21.-You will probably have heard, ere this reaches England, of the dangerous and, as is generally supposed, fatal illness of Don Pedro. IHe is still living, but so conscious of his own danger that he was indjed on Thursday to write to the Cortes, stating his ...

Published: Saturday 04 October 1834
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3283 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

Miscellaneous

... fiItfseUllneou0. ?? EXPEDITION FROBI THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TO THE INTERIOR or AFRiCA.- The enterprising inhabi- tants of the colony have determined to send an expedition to endeavour to explore some of the unknown regions to. *ards the centre of Africa. The management of it is to be committed to the direction of Dr. Smith, the assistant staff surgeon, who has already been a great traveller in ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1833
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1253 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LORD KENYON'S LETTER TO THE PROTESTANTS OF GREAT BRITAIN

... LORD TSn7Y6Ys LETTER TO THE PRO- T.ESiVNTS of GE,4 -RITAI. (FJ#rolit tie Standasrd.) The crisis in which we stand will, I trust, excuse mn for once more addressing my countrymen. In political ques- tions I never interfere. On the queestifln of Reform I field my peace. This crisis, however, is a religious crisis-it is one of equal interest to) all Protestants, that is, to all those who are ...

Published: Saturday 13 December 1834
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 829 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

DREADFUL EARTHQUAKE AT PASTO, IN SOUTH AMERICA

... DREADFUL EARTHQUAKE AT PASTO, IN I I . I SYOUTG AMERICA; We briefly stated a short time ago that one of those dreadful commtrions of the earth, to which some parts of the continent of South America are subject, had prostrated the city of Pasto, and buried many of the inhabitants in the ruins. The surrounding country, it appears, also suf- fered greatly, and according to the following official ...

Published: Saturday 21 June 1834
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 705 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

PRESTON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1837

... THE CHRONICLE. |re beo to intimate to snclh of our smbscribers as receive their papers through the post, that as the supplement cannot be transmitted through that mzediumn, we shall he happy to deliver one/for each paper at our office. Our agents in Blackburn, Clitheroe, 4,c. will also be supplied, so that ourfriends lwho reside in those neighbourhoods mnay procure theirs on making prompt ...

Published: Saturday 19 August 1837
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 13171 | Page: Page 2, 3 | Tags: News 

SECOND EDITION

... PRESTON MARKET.-(Txis DAY) Twelve o'clock. There was an abundant supply of both Wheat and Meal at this day's market, and but little doing. Prices, in both articies, consequently fell Is. 6d. at least. WHEAT, VY windle of 2201bs ?? 27 Do. Red ?? 26 FLOUf, Sulperfine, p pack of 2401bs . ?? 44 Do. Common fine, do . ?? 37 Do. Seconds, do . ?? 35 OATS, V0 bushel of 45lhs . ?? 3 OATMEAL (Farmers') : ...

Published: Saturday 19 August 1837
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 912 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN MISCELLANY

... sorripn [iWot-eIMtL'. FRANCE The Chamber of Deputies continues to debate the new (CIstsolls Tariffis Bill, and has sanctioned some changes with respect to the duties upon foreign iron, cotton taist, &z. It is unnecessary to add that the Chamber still keeps i!} Vi the safe principle of pro ective duties, repudiating altogether those of what is called 4i free trade. All the French vrssels at ...

Published: Saturday 30 April 1836
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 517 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News