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Published: Wednesday 01 January 1840
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1000 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Classifieds 

TO RKADKRS AND t.'ORRKSPONDKNTS. A Townsman.— mutt decline inserting this communication, because the strictures ..

... in error. There was abundant excuse in the illness of near relation. Alpha.—lt is rather too late for Christmas verses. They will keep till next year. In consequence of the pressure of other matter we have been obliged withdraw an article that great and dangerous modern delusion, the anti-corn-law agitation, got up a clique of Radicals and revolutionists. W. B. —We must decline inserting the ...

Published: Wednesday 15 January 1840
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 120 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Classifieds 

Parliamentary Summary

... THURSDAY. Her Majesty opened the Session of Parliament 011 Thursday with speech from the Throne. At an early hour the carriages the nobility and those who had obtained orders of admission into the body of the House of Lords and the Painted Chamber began to arrive iu rapid succession. The ladies were all in full court dress. Parliament-street and the whole line of road leading from liuckingham ...

Published: Wednesday 22 January 1840
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3788 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Classifieds 

NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY,

... Established 1821. At the Annual Meeting of the Proprietors of this Society, held the Office in Surrey-street, in this city, on Tuesday, the 15th day of January, pursuant to notice in Gazette, and also in the Norwich Newspapers, called receive the Report of the Board of Directors, Edward Temple Booth, Esq., President of the Society, in the Chair— The Secretary (Samuel Bignold, Esq.) read the ...

Published: Wednesday 29 January 1840
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1244 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Classifieds 

GLEANINGS FKOM THE WANT CONFIDENCE DEIiATE. SIR JOHN YARDB BULLF.R. In ordinary times, it sometimes happened ..

... arose, which the Government could not control, and for which they were not responsible; but no reasonable being could doubt that the state of disturbance in which the country was recently plunged arose from circumstances which trauspired during the last few years, during which system of agitation had been nurtured the Government—(cheers), and encouraged for the purpose of forcing on measured ...

Published: Wednesday 05 February 1840
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3513 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Classifieds 

THE STANDARD

... J Hack burn, Wednesday, February To-day purposely abstain from nil disquisition «>u j'.irty matters. At tiuie when mere political | let I,ug is forgotten and local divisions are healed— | when every man iu whose bosom beats the true heart »>f a Briton cordially joining in warm aspirations for the domestic happiness that fair young girl, whom Providence lias seen fit to call to the onerous task ...

Published: Wednesday 12 February 1840
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 351 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Classifieds 

MORAL HARMONY

... (From the Wutchmun.) There is a cottage, ami the children are playing: around it. A sweet girl softie what older sit* knitting near the door, with it* perfumed porch honey-*uckle*. A man approaches that residence innocence and simplicity. He enter* the lowly chamber, lit-claim* an ancient acquaintanceship with the happy family. Hi* in welcomed b. the inmate*, for he nay* knew their father. The ...

Published: Wednesday 19 February 1840
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 654 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Classifieds 

THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY MEETING

... THE LIBERA M HERS Til HDI'SE COMMONS TAKE POSSESSION OF THE HUSTINGS. HUME VOTED HIE I'll A 1 It. THE K-SIIE FS Oil- STRUCT IN THE EXECUTION OF THEIR DUTY.—READING THE RIOT ACT. The which took place last Friday at the County Meeting, convened by th«* sheriffs of Middlesex, to take into consideration the situation in which Mr. Sheriff is placed the resolution* of the House of Cututmms, reflect ...

Published: Wednesday 26 February 1840
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3538 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Classifieds 

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

... We have been favoured with the following interesting extracts, by a mercantile house of Liverpool, from a letter, dated 44 Government House, Perth, Western Australia, 14th March, 1839: 1 would particularly call your attention to the whale fishery, in case any of your friends should wish to try it. Black and sperm whales abound on this coast, from Cape Lewin to Swan River, and all to the north ...

Published: Wednesday 04 March 1840
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 574 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Classifieds 

REFORM TAXES !

... Well, gentlemen, what think you now of your reform ministry ? Your pockets are about to touched. NEW TAXES will be imposed upon you, this the twenty* fifth year of peace, and the tenth in which we have lived under the blessing of reform, peace and retrenchment government! The rumours on this head which have been flying about for some time, and which have been as usual designated Tory ...

Published: Wednesday 11 March 1840
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 303 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Classifieds 

THE NEGLECT OF NATIONAL INTERESTS LEADS TO NATIONAL DISTRESS

... 44 It 9«> Ik of »tie Home u» under the eirrn instance*. M.»w «r«* We 10 ke**p operation prrai mill* fin-lone*,—lbc v»*t army of invention now l»e with throughout th»* whole of liar manufaeiiirine dbtiirla? Ni»(-mc rrtjiiue Exfmtri Trade. and any thine that interpo*«*i» with or p«r»l)*e« that, (jr»dr) »rounds the very trig* ruin.—Manchester iiuardtan, Janua/y 15th, TO THE MKMBBRS THR BLACKBURN ...

Published: Wednesday 18 March 1840
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 873 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Classifieds