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NORTH DEVON

... HonswOnTH1Y MARIT, Wednesday.-Wbeat, 4s. 106d. to Ps.; Barley, Ps. 10dd. to Ps.; Oats; Is. Gd. to Is. 8d1 per bushel. Beef, 5d. to Gd.; Mutton, Pd.; Pork, 44d. to 5d ; per Carcase, Ltjd. per lb. Butter, 10d. per lb. Potatoes, 2s. 3d. to 2s. tld. per bushel. On Sunday, ('3rd ult., a fatal accident occurred to a young man, of Mlerton, named James Elladott, by being thrown from his horse while in ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1850
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1172 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

TORRINGTON

... TOAI~RINTON-. C GUiTY-T'lThe Cbommittee' of Charities distributed coals to.the: poor on Monday last, a great relief :at this .inclement season. On Christmas day the Worshipful-the Mayor, accom: panied 'by the members of the Town Council, attended divine service at Church. - - - :: SuNDAY EVENING LrCTuREs.-The Rev Tohn Francis, of St. Giles, has resigned the situation of lecturer, after a ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1850
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1266 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

THE EXETER FLYING POST

... .THE, EXETER FLYING POST. THURSDAY, JANUARY . 3, 1850. . SIR: ROBERT PEEL'S LETTER. WHETHER the Tamworth Baronet writes a letter or makes aspeech upon any current political movement, public attention is immediately directed towards it. But 'whilst interest is excited there is an entire absence of confidence; for the present generation is fully awfar;-that one' day Sir ROBERT says one thing, ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1850
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1436 | Page: Page 4, 5 | Tags: News 

EXMIMNSTER FARMERS' CLUB

... r-BAXIMUR, F4MER I CLU9, * ' , on!6uay C, ,goclI the'-odigi~bi `00S deivered by; Mi., Heny~ea .OAiiaip-Keton'~ ~TfdvsaOYAl attendan~h 1etneV5.~i~rb~i~iP~al1S~~th~ty resent., mo Jf'oitiser*rep ariE. L. J~lrewinasrsq-,'T L N Gebi'S~it.~':r ;Teitch ('Exeter'); Robertst(Exe~ Dr. ?? th iice Cairma 1eslethoe 6aion Revew.'of h~u rizeissy 6f~r. Tauner, o th ?? - of* eoene for--hich -that geatlem ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1850
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 6414 | Page: Page 2, 3 | Tags: News 

BIOGRAPHY OF EXONIANS

... t BIQ4;AJ-HY 9EXON AS f ' * ?? K4- ?? ' - ?? -i * ?? ! ~ ~ ~ l lOBmWs3ntS - ?? born, as - be forma.mihe. Reletionipf whis life writtopuby himself, * in lxete'r, go the 2.th of Octoberltlil. His father wae a counaell6r-- ?? thiw Rebacca,.was daughier'to Walter Borou~gh, Esq.; wh'o ae wc0 Mayor of ?? jind'whdprbiedibotli iG life aiid 'at death a 'ge'erouai benefabtor to h' eestiso his-' Iellow ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1850
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1000 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

TAUNTON

... The weather here has been very fine for the last week, and the rising crops in the neighbourhood generally look well, though we think the quantity of wheat sown this year is far below what has been sown in former years, the reason of which to all our readers will be obvious. Our Monthly Great Cattle Market -was well attended on Saturday last, though farmers generally seemed loth to buy, ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1850
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 821 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

CORRESPONDENCE

... COBRESPONDENCE. : . TO; TH SA i'VINGS' .BANKS.,S: n;Z; .: .TO'.T~E ~EDitOF THE r : ETEIE PYING.P0T. Sin,-Perbaps;-it'may. not -Be. known ?? generally, that by 7 and SVict.,; cap. 83, see.5, provision is. rnade; for :the produetionof their pas-bookse least once a year for examinati'on. In conformitywith such act,' ?? Debt Office have required an immediate examination by the managers; -and hence ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1850
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1785 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

HONITON

... We are authorised to contradict a statement in our last week's paper, to the effect that at a meeting of the Council, a rate was ordered of 1000. The Council are, in the felicitous position of representing constituents who have no necessity for a borough-rate. We wish such was the case in Exeter, WcSTERN PROV1DENT AssociATION.-A highly res- peotable meeting was held at Honiton, on Thursday ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1850
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 473 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEA

... TnE SOLDIEBS DcRaAx.-The, evening before the battle of Lonate, Junot, having been on horseback all the day, aond ridden about twenty leagues in ?? the orders of tbe General in Chief, lay down overwhelmed with fatigue, vithout undressing, and ready to start up at the salslest signal. Hardly was he easeep when he dreamed he was on a field of battle, surrounded by the deaa and the dying. Befere ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1850
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 840 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

HIGH FARMING

... IT is wonderful with what tenacity some men will adhere to pre-conceived opinions in the very teeth of repeated practical demonstrations proving their conceptions to have been founded on erroneous premises. Almost every day's experience furnishes us with instances of such asinine stupidity; but upon no subject is it more strikingly developed than that of high farming. When the free- traders ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1850
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1705 | Page: Page 5 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

... FRANCE-We copied a statement that the President of the Republic had announced to the English gentlemen who waited upon him on theioceasion of their experimental trip to show the rapidity with which the postal communication with England could be carried on -via :Al~ogme. ,auFolkstone, that the passport sistem was abolishbd. ' Discredit having 'een 'lhrow'n- tiu'- this' statement by the ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1850
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2938 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

VARIETIES

... I . SwpitW.u.- Skip the hard words, honey dear, said an Irisb ch6oltmistress to one of-herpupils, they're only the names of soma foreign aountriei' and ye's nerer will be in ?? * A DdAAVN BONNET.-A lady says tbat the prettiest drawn bonnet sha knows, is the bonnet drawnafter a quarrel, ont' of your husband.' By.the-bye, talking of drawn bonnets; we believe we are revealing no'particular.se ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1850
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1415 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News