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NORTH AND SOUTH DEVON

... CONTINUED FPogl OUR SEVENTH PAGE. CULLOMPTON. IIL5C5XET.-On Friday last a match was played between the , unlin Vale and the Wellington olubs, on the ground of the former, near the Tiverton Junction Railway Station, which ' resulted in favour of the Caulm Vale, in one winninge, with 1 i unas over. The batting of Minchin and Pole; and the fielding i .f ofthe CulmVale throughout, was exceedingly ...

Published: Thursday 14 August 1856
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1479 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

The Late Lieutenant Kekewich

... Zbe late Lieutenant t.Ietuid). V1,)4 Burr A; ).tk t~t W.. tvvi A memorial window has lately been erected in the parish church of Exminster, which deserves a few passing remarks. Soon after the death of Mr. Lewis Kekewich, the third son of S. T. Kekewich, Esq., of Peamore, in February, 1835, it was resolved by his friends and neighbours to offer to his father and family some testimonial of ...

Published: Thursday 06 March 1856
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1016 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

NORTH AND SOUTH DEVON

... CONTTS£ED FRoMr OuR SEVENTY rAPGE. ASH13URTON.-The woollen factories are in full work. Yolk wool is purchased to a large extentst from 9Jd. l to 9id. per lb., and some good lots have fetched lOd, per lb. TOTNEs.-The monthly market was held on Tuesday; there was a fair supply of cattle, and-prices were 3 firm, Corn very dull; wheats 8s. to 8s.-Od. for the best samples. TlVERTON.-The market was ...

Published: Thursday 06 March 1856
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1610 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

SOUTH DEVON

... STARCROSS. The fortnightly petty sessions were held at the Courtenay Arms, on Thursday last, before Sir J. L. Duntze (chairman), and P. Hoare, Esq. WILLIAM HAWKINTS, labourer of Kenton, was charged by Inspector Timewell with stealing a quantity of wood, tie property of the Earl of Devon. He was detected by Timewell in Wdlborough plantation on the 5th inst. early in the morning. The Bench ...

Published: Thursday 29 May 1856
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2416 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

SCRAPS FROM PUNCH

... ANOMALYOFTHE MONEY MARKET.-In consequence of the Peace rumours, money is said to have been easier of late in the City. It is strange that the more easy money becomes the greater abundance there is of hard cash. TctULY DELIGHTFUL.-(GallOpiufg down the side of a field covered with mole-hills, on a weak-necked horse, with a snaffie bridle, one foot out of your stirrup, and a bit of mud in your ...

Published: Thursday 07 February 1856
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 638 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

OUTRAGE TO MR. BILLY WILLIAMS, OF LAMBETH

... OUTRAGE TO MR. BILLY WILLIAMS, I OF LAMBETH. 7 (raObl THE MORNINC ADVERTISER.) We hasten to proclaim, and in the same moment to denounce, the cruel mode in which all our daily contempora. rieS have joined-let us rather write conspired-to suppress the eloquence of one of the most intellectual and fascinating i speakers in the House of Commone-we mean Mr. William (otherwise Billy) Williams, ...

Published: Thursday 07 February 1856
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1208 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: News 

GENERAL NEWS

... A despatch of Friday's date from St. Peters- burgh says:- Tbe Granid Duke Nicholas has a son. It is stated that M. Rothsehild has entered. into a oontract with the Bank of France to ttpply it with 280 zailbons of francs, or say XISW 000 iu speeie, to be made in monthly payments in the course of the next year. FOBaEGNERS {N ENGLAND.-At the G uildhall, Londen, or, Monday, Sir Peter Laurie drew ...

Published: Thursday 27 November 1856
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 4581 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

... HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY. THE IlAlIAN QUEbTION. .ord ilYND IR.'a , Ptfuloit to ziotire, called tlhe attention of the Itoure t, the afrlire of Italy. Remuinding the Houee thint it wras not in Italy alone that thley ,had liud experience of thle offectt of a ol i itare occupaition by Austria, hut il the Iritcipilities uls., To- p loerded to shoir hoo, by viitue of tde Treaty of Villcon the limirs ...

Published: Thursday 17 July 1856
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 3844 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

WHY, HOW, AND WHEN

... A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Society bas a sin to expiate. It is now in the act of con- Lverting well-disposed boys into profigates, vagrants, and criminals, When we say society, we do not mean only that vague indefinite thing the million; but those, who I gis. hlte'and administerfor the million; most especially. ord. Palmerston,! Sir Gkeorge .Grey, Sir John Pakingtqn,,the Archbishop of Canterbury, ...

Published: Thursday 17 January 1856
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1156 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

NORTH DEVON

... BARNSTAPLE. CRnISTcAs CHrARITY.-Sir William Fraser, Bart., has given £10 to the poor of Barnstaple, and a like sum to the poor of Pilton. PoL.lcE.-Jobn-MaoEvery, a notorious character, who has been imprisoned several times for disorderly conduct, was brought up again in custody on Monday last for being drunk and disorderly on the evening of the 29th ult., and Was sentenced to six weeks' ...

Published: Thursday 03 January 1856
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2695 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: News 

VARIETIES

... WANT OF PRACTICE.-On somebody remarking that Payne Knighthad become very ?? from want of practice, replied Rogers, he is the worst listener I knew.' Barham (Ingoldsby) used to tell a story of the tomplete discomfiture of a wit of no inferior order by a little girl- If you please, Mr. B-, mamma sends her oompli meets, and would be much obliged if you would bepin to be A lady was asked, ...

Published: Thursday 31 January 1856
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1011 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News 

SCRAPS FROM PUNCH

... THE PLACE Fon BLACICIEG3.-What a blessed m thange for Society it would be, if all the numerous rascals w Low u pon tle 'Iurf were under it iristesld. EL A1.7. S (S)jVWI.1. THAT ENDs (s)WEIOL-The term S, 1' Swell hris ginerally been appliedlto overdressedge Ilemen, J but, if the ladies' dresses to on expanding at their present tl rrate o to slloontilless, we shalt sron see the little boys ...

Published: Thursday 03 July 1856
Newspaper: Exeter Flying Post
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1122 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: News