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ENGLAND

... five or six feet in diameter, and was 'filled with hydrogen gas. After the ballon had proceeded a short distance the packets c: began to be liberated at short intervals. It tooka south- western direction, and some of the packets were picked up at Chichester ...

Published: Friday 22 March 1850
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1904 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

GREAT FIRE AT MANCHESTER

... ground flour. Very felw w inutes had IS elapsed before the fire was seen issuing from the top of the building, - which was six stories high. The alarm was soon given, and the firemen with the engines wvere soon on the spot, but the devouring element raged with ...

Published: Monday 25 March 1850
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1337 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE

... delays in the proceedings of that court. The bill was read a second time to afford an opportunity for its consi- deration. A short conversation ensued between the Earl of St Germain's and the Marquis of Lansdowne relative to works in progress in Devonport ...

Published: Thursday 28 March 1850
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 6294 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

SCOTLAND

... o'clock,-in the premises of tbe late -Mr. Robert Caddell, publisher, St. Andret' Square. The fire occurred in the tbaseent story, which istidccupied as astoiroom and the flames wete first- seen issuing from a dark corner of ,the apaitinent, where several ...

Published: Friday 29 March 1850
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1715 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY

... in less than an hour after starting, and within a short time of each other,and in the above order commenced vigorous operations. The fire had originated in the finishing loft, which is in the second story of one of the detached buildings of the ,works, ...

Published: Monday 01 April 1850
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1764 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

SCOTLAND

... whom he told a story Of destitution and star- -vation. Takiing pityupiontho poor applicant's condition, she presented him with a bowl of milk, and retired for the. purpose of presenting him With breaia diongtwith th ijilk. During her short absence into ...

Published: Monday 01 April 1850
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1093 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

NATIONAL GALLERY FOR SCODLAND

... to whom be told a story of destitution and starvation. Taking pity upon the poor applicant's condition, she presented him with a bowl of milk, and retired for the purpose of pre- a senting him bread along with the milk. During her short ab- a sence into ...

Published: Monday 01 April 1850
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2496 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

The Reveune returns, for the year and quarter ending on the 5th instant, exhibit as favourable a result as could

... that ?? expect to find in a nation, even onedegree re- unored from tat-ooed barbarism. From all points the same tiresonie story is told. namely, discontent, and attempted conspiracy ; fears for an eietdei, and baffled insurrections; fickle people, and ...

Published: Monday 08 April 1850
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3021 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... surrounds each story covered with porcelain tiles, while small bells are pendant to every corner of them. The ve beautifully-sloped roof is appropriately finished by means of of a vemy thick spar, which is planted in the floor of the r so eighth story, and passing ...

Published: Monday 08 April 1850
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1847 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

FREE SYNOD OF ABERDEEN

... coal tar, whig I was accordingly got, and their retreats were overlaid witli thte material, and in a very short timnethey hled lefB. Tha' f story is rich in its sequel. The gude-'ivift, to make suore that her learns sbould not suffer farther, besmea~eed ...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 1850
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 6250 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

AMERICA

... ten inhslues. The scetie amongst the family of the prisoner, on being app~rised of the verdict, was distressiig. A curious story is told ?? snediecal studelst who, having seen Dr. iebster over the mur- dered remains of Dr. Parkmaun, was i-duced to take ...

Published: Friday 19 April 1850
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 926 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

AWFUL THUNDER STORM

... estimate could be forened use 0of th~eextent of the ravagesofthis really fearfullimurricanne. Forto- ?? natey cthe storm was of short duration-were it otherwise, the ruin adwould have been far worse than that caused by the storm of January, O-1839. up Amongst ...

Published: Monday 22 April 1850
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2360 | Page: 2 | Tags: News