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Wit and Humour

... Wit gli [uuwgor. I say, Bill, did you ever see tables move by the aid of spirits from the spirit world ?? No, Sam; but I saw a stool move, and it came towards me with a perfect rush.-'0 Were you not a little frightened?- Yes, but 1 dodged it.- ?? made it move, Bill?- Why, my own sweetheart! she throwed it at me because I made fun of the wray she puts her hair up in papers.- Oh, get ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1853
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1304 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

.MEliTHYIi BOAliD OF HEALTH

... The Board, according to the resolution adopted at the former mectiog, to assemble weekly, met again 011 Monday morning last, when the following gentlemen were in at- tendance ;— Mr. John Evans Mr. Lewis Lewis „ David F.vans George Overton C. H. James „ Daviil Rosser „ John Bryant Lewis Morgan On the motion of Mr. John Evans, Mr. C. H. James was called upon to take the Chair. The minutes of the ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1853
Newspaper: Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3977 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

LECTURE AT THE DENBIGH MECHANICS' INSTITUTE

... On Wedubsday evening, the 28th ult., Mr. George a l.Thompsos, -who had been requested to deliver a lec- P lture at the above Institution, complied with that re- M .quest, the subject being against Slavery, as existing b in the Unite States of America. The Assembly- v room in the Town-hall 'was filled with a highly re- c spectable hudience,.and, at 7 o'clock, the Mayor, E. t H. (Griffiths, Esq. ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1853
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2135 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

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... RECEIPT STAMTS.—The new !aw on receipt stamps will in a few days take effect. It is expected that by reducing the uulv to one peuny, and making it commence on the payment of £2, it will increase the revenue. It appears fioiu a return to the House of Commons that in the year ended the 5lh of January last the number of stamps issued was 5,290,061, and the amount of revenue was 1; 194,0 48 91. 9d ...

Miscellany

... julgallany. - . I Newspapers by Post.-An erroneous impression, calculated to impede the circulation.of newspapers, having been- created -by a recent paragraph in a London paper; a corespondeace r was opened with the Postmaster-General by the propriettes of i the Public Cm'opanies' .ofnthty Record, and the fo]lowving letter shows that the limit of seven- days only applies to news- s papers ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1853
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 5864 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

IMPROVEMENTS IN BETHESDA

... A public meeting, numerously and respectably at- J tended, took place on Saturday, in the Congregational tr School Room, Bethesda, to cousider the expediency of 0 erecting a Market Hall, Gas, and Water Works, &e Among those present, we observed the Rev. Morris G Hughes, St. Ann's, in the chair; Nil. Francis, Esq., a Brynderwen ; 1-lamilton A. Roberts, Esq.; H. Beaver tl Roberts, Esq, ; E. ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1853
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1507 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

Metropolitan News

... ?? Iflus. ti The Public Health.-969 deaths from all causes were A registered in London during the week ending the 24th of q, Septomber In the corresponding week of 10 previous years T (1843-52) the average corrected for increase of population is Om 1,163. The deaths ranged from 808 in 1846, to 1,61I in ox 1849, at whlich latter period the mortality was much increased in by cholera, then on the ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1853
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3040 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

CONSPIRACY AMONG WORKING MEN

... CONSPIRACY AMONG 'WORKING MEN. heA -z;dhl V-n 'fn-sla PnonT:-- Taupe - At the Guildhall; on Monday, Francis Friend, James Friend, d and Robert Brind were summoned to answer a charge of con- e spiring- together and with other persons, on the 15th of the e present month, to procure the dismissal of Frederick Spence t from the service 6f Mr. Peter Jackson (late Fisher and Co.), e publisher, of ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1853
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1489 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

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... CORRESPONDENCE. SURVEY OF ABERDARE. To the Editor of the Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian. SIR,—I have pleasure to inform you that the Survey of the Parish of Aberdare, upon which I have been re- cently engaged, received the approval of the Poor Law Board on the 19th instant, which will be duly communi. cated to the Guardiaus of the Merthyr Union at their meeting on the 24th instant. Your notice ...

Spirit of the Press

... $pi It of tIbE Prtg Our rreders ?? specially requested to, observe, ilsat under tides head we give, selections fenin the, leading articles of our cneerresas a mnatter of I'5Nuws,1 without respect to their political tone. -Indeed 'we freqjuently qio'ta -articles in direct opposition to thle principles whichl we ourselves-imd we hope oar readers clee-prefess, hut in so doing wve rather aid than ...

Published: Saturday 01 October 1853
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 5301 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN

... NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT HENRY GEORGE ALLEN and THOMAS ALLEN, Esquires, the Barristers appointed to Re- vise the Lists of Voters for the County of Glamorgan, will make a Circuit, and hold Courts for such Revision, at the several Times and Places hereinafter mentioned and every Overseer of the Poor is to attend the Court to be holden for Revising the Lists relating to the Parish or Place of ...