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THE LETTERS OF CHAS. DICKENS

... LETTERS OF CHAS. DICKENS.: i. I An important contribution to our knowledge of one of I the greatest writers of this century will lio issued this I week front the publishing house of Chaprman and Hall. Mr. Forster's Life of Charles Dickens contains a very ...

Published: Friday 21 November 1879
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4149 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

A SOLICITOR'S CLERK COMMITTED FOR ROBBERY, AT HALIFAX

... - : r~ - - - A SOLICITOR'S CLERK COIMUiTEDT FOR ROBBERY, AT HALIFAX. Is (From our correvpondentl ) e Yesterday, at the Borough Court, Halifax, before Ely Bates, Esq., and John Abbott, Esq., a respectable young manl, Mr. James Wright, solicitor's clerk ...

LOCAL NEWS

... Matrhall read a paper befonr the members of this society, On modern novelists, eips. cially with reference to the works iof Charles Dickens.' J. H. Shaw, Esq., occupied the chair. After some apologetoalo remarks, explanatory of the circuenstauces under which ...

Published: Thursday 05 April 1860
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1656 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

FENIANISM

... read, but bring the matter to ans issue by immediately arresting Charles Dickehe and f holding hins as a hostage for the captured Train. Here iR a direct road out of the difliculty. Dickens and Train are both great talkers, each has an immflens3 t idea ...

Published: Tuesday 04 February 1868
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1413 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

LOCAL AND GENERAL

... by means ' of a dose of morphine, of Mrs. A. N. Dickens, widow of g the brother of Charles Dickens; ' and say that depression y of spirits, due to poverty, was the cause of the act. Dar- a 'ag Mr. Dickens's last visit to this country certain western vi ...

Published: Wednesday 13 January 1869
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7975 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

LOCAL AND GENERAL

... Myrtle and Mr. Orton Bradley; violin, a Mr C. F. Crowder; violoncello, Mr. 'Trust; reciter Miss Mary Dickens (granddaughter of the late Charles > Dickens). An attractive programme of vocal and instru- i .f mental music was ably submitted and highly appreciated ...

Published: Friday 28 September 1888
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2013 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

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... ten plagues Egypt Jewish landlords, wilh the-r rotten Friends. ' ...

Published: Wednesday 25 May 1898
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1290 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

LOCAL AND GENERAL

... House of Commons, in his sermon at the Savoy Chapel, on Sunday, spoke of the death of Mr. Charles Dickens, and said that, strange as it might sound, Mr. Dickens had by his writings done essential service to the Christian Church. There swas a punity and ...

Published: Tuesday 14 June 1870
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4052 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

THE REWARDS OF LITERATURE

... £2t,800;o The V icar of Bellhianpton, flaph the Heir, The Enstace Diamonds, and The Prime Minister, each £2,500. Dickens, at his death, left £80,000, a considerable slice; of wvhich caie from hooks. The stipulated paynient for his first great ...

Published: Thursday 29 December 1887
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2026 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

POLITICS AND SOCIETY

... that case was Mr. Dickens, a son of Charles Dickens. Mr. Dickens startled the Court by calling Mr. Pickwick, whereupon it obviously occurred to the learned Judge to say that Pickwick was a very appro- priate witness to be called by Dickens. ...

Published: Monday 05 March 1888
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3015 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

LOCAL AND GENERAL

... HoIsson, h Tarnton, 3: E. Scott, bi Robinson, 2; B. H IWend, b Dickens, 56; S. France. c Darnte,, b Ivy. 34; H. Horner, ran oert, 36; lion. (L. Lascellies, rcn out, 1; AV. Wright, c. Ifalton I Dickens, 2; A. Faewkes, feg before wicket, 20; Denison, c Robinson ...

Published: Tuesday 22 July 1862
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2056 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

LOCAL NEWS

... Middleton's promises aboit the time of the robbery, and c the crickest bat and ten pileone were silbseqtiently found t under the bed they occupied. Time prisoners also absconde de very shortly after the robbery was di-coveied. Tie blagis- e trates intimated ...

Published: Saturday 06 November 1858
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1811 | Page: 6 | Tags: News