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... Saturday, September 11th, 1858. eve - U e ? ca l )e of £ as was observed on Wednesday *V 0 a !u 8 in tlle maTble works of Messrs. Lee and Welsh, oaiiouse-lane. The men discovered it, applied a light to all Hlnscot > but left the place under the impression that 8 * fc wou hi appear, however, that some woodbefor Was nr ed thereby, but the flames were extinguished e any serious damage had been ...

Published: Saturday 11 September 1858
Newspaper: Leeds Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1745 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Tabled 

SOMERSET MICHAELMAS SESSIONS

... These sessions commenced on Tuesday last, at Wells, before Sir W. Miles, Bart., M.P. (Chairman), Sir Peregine Acland, Sir F. Slade, Sir A. H. Hoare, Bart., Hon. P. P. Bou ...

Hop Growing.—At Hobenheim, in Bavaria, Herr Riediinger, a hop grower in the neighbourhood, gives an account of ..

... propagate the plant by pieces of the roots instead the ordinary mode cuttings, which appear to have been eminently success'ul. He states that notwi hstanding the unfavourable st it c of the weather the plants during the first year grew to a height of several feet, and pro luced a fair crop of hops, whilst the plants propagateel by cuttmus never produce a crop the first year. He however, warns ...

Published: Wednesday 24 January 1866
Newspaper: Sussex Advertiser
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 1054 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Tabled 

A NIGHT WITH SKELETONS

... NIGHT WITH SKELETONS. South London has recently suffered—in fact, is at present suffering, an invasion of hideous kind. It has been overrun with skeletons, and to make the horror if possible more horrible, the skeletons are not of the frightening but innocuous kind, which stalk about when churchyards yawn and graves give their dead. They are real live skeletons, and as such may at any moment ...

Published: Saturday 09 February 1867
Newspaper: South London Press
County: London, England
Type: Table | Words: 2475 | Page: Page 9, 10 | Tags: Tabled 

LATEST NEWS

... Amongst the company who were present the magnificent banquet given by the Lord May; honour the Sultan yesterday, were The and Duchess of Montrose, Mr. R. Baggallay, QjG. M.P,. and Mrs. Baggallay ; Colonel R. M. Biddulpn :id Mrs. Biddulph; Mr. M. Biddulph, M.P., and Mrs. idulph ; Mr. G. Clive, M.P.; the Mayor of Heref r.t (J. F. Symonds, Esq.), and Mrs. Symonds; the 'ayor of Leominster (T. B. ...

Published: Saturday 20 July 1867
Newspaper: Hereford Journal
County: Herefordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 801 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Tabled 

MR. CHAS. DICKENS IN AMERICA

... The commercial morality of American publishers has been almost a byword on this side of the water, owing to the absence of any copyrLht seiurity for English authors, and, as is commonly the case with indiscriminate condemnations of a whole class, the fair fame of many honourable and generous men has been sacrificed to the sharp practice of a number of unscrupulous speculators. We believe that ...

Published: Saturday 18 January 1868
Newspaper: Leeds Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3126 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Tabled 

THE SHIPPING CASUALTIES INVESTIGATION ACT, 1879

... engineer is not to be required to deliver his certificate to the Court unless the certificate is suspended or cancelled. Investigations are to be held in some town-hail, assize or county court, public building, or somo suitable place to be determined according to general rules made by the Lord Chancellor, and, unless no other suitable place is, the opinion of the Board of Trade, available, are ...

TUB RELIEF OF CAPTAIN BOYCOTT

... Therrelien expedition from the counties of Monaghan and Cavan commenced operations on the estate of Captain Boycott at Lough Mask on Saturday morning after breakfast. Le ...

Published: Monday 15 November 1880
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1868 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: Tabled 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

... London, Sunday Night. Mr. Goschen's visit to the Speaker would scarcely have excited comment but for the strange language in which it was announced, and which seemed desi ...

Published: Monday 26 November 1883
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1292 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: Tabled