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... LATEST INTELLICENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. RonBEry.-Alexander Stewart, a decent looking Setch- man, applied to the Lord Mayor for his advice and assistence under the following extraordinary distressing circumstan- ces. Stewart stated that lie had followed the occupation of a shepherd on the banks of the Clyde for several years. Having by unwearied industry accumulated the sum of 80 he sold off his ...

Published: Sunday 21 July 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2002 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

NEWS OF THE-WEEK

... I _ _ _ ?? MuNIicirAL }ELcrToINs.-Tle annual wordmotes for the no- miination of officers and c.mmnon cutincilinen of the severals wards of the city of London, were held on Smtaurday last, at the respective halls-the results of the elections which took place are as follow :-Upon the list of nomninomlons for the Bishops- gate ward being reads a show of hands was called for, and ap- peared in ...

Published: Sunday 29 December 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5318 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... * ISCOUNT GAk-E ?? DINNEI: To TIEA KNIGHITS Or TI1E Tocep NAMENT-On1 ?? eelling the N oble Lord, who has been ! appointed Marshal of tile Coaurse, gave a1 most stillipfieus bham quet, at his mnansion at Whitehatll to PriLne Louis Napoleon, the Earl of Egliutoll, Viscounlt Maidstolle, Earl Craven, the Marquis of Waterford, Lord Alfocil, Viscount ( lei ivot , Sir IJ. Hopkins, Captain Fairlie, ...

Published: Sunday 04 August 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1434 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... l IHOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY, Au,. 19. POOR LAWYS. The Bishop of LONDON moved an address (wshich was adopted) to her lalestv ?? That her Majesty would be graciously pleased to direct an inquiiry to be made vith reference to ti o statements in the report of the poor lass eonsmissloners as to the disease and destilttion that prevailed atmosig the labsurhsg classes in certain districts of the Me- ...

Published: Sunday 25 August 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 8085 | Page: Page 2, 3 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... m.,w s r, T-- r- A -v; TFite LATE JA.:US Mit sic. JMMES.-Mi;th Cieil t a t, ceedin gs in C Jai'ery ihi ii citse, le ?? a t arc that fljV lhlatv boon st;Leol, t'he bill htivhig loeit ( ?? at tile in ,stance of tt5e pailltefft iem. I. 1 '--prtit 'I !t en a lb- drainw for tl .p rtipnse *f b n1g pie or-e 'i iil at 'lainted stolta, oilier in thatr sinti. tiP r c;.art. ihc li;I It eiglt it cm ...

Published: Sunday 11 August 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1550 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: News 

THE ARMY

... 4th Regiment of Foot-Lieutenant Thomas Burke, from the 2t0th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Evelegh, who exchanges. 15th Foot-Lieutenant John Hope Winglield, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Rose, who retires; Ensign Francis Colburne, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wing- field; Edward Pardoe, gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Colborne. 18th Foot-Captain Henry Williams Adams ...

Published: Sunday 20 January 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 398 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

NEWS OF THE WEEK

... LICENSED VICTUALLERs' PEOTECTiON SOCIETY.-At a sPe- exal committee meeting of the above society, held at their office, New Bridge-street, Black-riars, October 1838, Mr. G. WVal- ter in the chair, a reward of one guinea was paid in each of the following cases -To Robert Brodie, 132 L, for apprehending Benjamin Clarke, for robbing Mr. Druce, Feathers Tavern, Waterloo road, of a pewter pot; to ...

Published: Sunday 20 October 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4801 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: News 

THINGS IN GENERAL

... A holy friar called one day on Voltaire, whilst he was resid. ing at his chateau in Ferne, with a view to convert the philo- sopher to his, the friar's way of thinking. Voltaire received hint with great politeness, and showed him the most friendly hospitality. At length the holy man began to interrogate his host on certain theological points. Voltaire having answered him, very calmly asked the ...

Published: Sunday 28 April 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1557 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

... CITY, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 8. We have had no fresh fbreign intelligence during -the day, nor has any domestic incident occurred requiring notice. The Stock Exchange has been thinly attended, and in the absence of business the tendency of public securities is rather upwards. The conclusion drawn from this state of matters is that the accounts carried over from the settlement are at length ...

Published: Sunday 09 June 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1589 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

OUR FOREIGN POLICY

... LORD SANDON'S MOTION. In every discussion w'hich takes place in the House of Commons on our foreign relations, fresh proof is af forded of the wilful sacrifice of British interests by Lord Palmerston, who, with undiminished ability and con- tinual success, imposes on the House by heaping unde- tected fallacies one upon another-perverting the facts of each case, and drawing the most ...

Published: Sunday 24 March 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2683 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

CHIT-CHAT

... CH IT-CH AT. 0 The great Nassau balloon is now at Cheltenham, and Mr. Gecen is making occasional ascents in it. At the Easter audit of one of the parishes in Leicester, 1561. was charged in an attorney's bill for resisting church rates, a sum amounting to more thlan would have been re- quired for the church during the year for which it accrued. STRaET MuSmI.-For some years street music has ...

Published: Sunday 21 April 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1159 | Page: Page 10 | Tags: News 

EAST INDIA COLLEGE, HAILEYBURY

... EAST INDIA COLLECE, HAILEYBURY. The College examinations being concluded, a deputation from the Honourable Court of Directors held their visitation on1 Friday, the 13th insient, for the purpose of closing the term, and distributing the prizes to the successful candidates in the several departments of lilerature. The deputation con- sisted of the chairman (Sir Richard Jenkins, ?? the deputy ...

Published: Sunday 22 December 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1108 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: News