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... have received their names from persons are the parkia, or African locust, named after Mingo- Park ; the celebrated African traveller; the Parkinsonia, or Jeru- salem thorn, named after an ancient writer or planter called Parlhinsan ; tbe lowishia, or Canadian ...

... and careo, of 17.& knots per Hour. The christening ceremony was performed by the Mayoress of Chelmsford, the vessel beinq named after that town. s8e is fitted with all the laest improvements for about 200 first-class passengers, and is intended for the noev ...

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... tahen after the holidays were then announced, with the exception of the irish Registration bill, for which a day is to be named after the Whitsuntide recess. The house, on its rising, adjourned for the Whitsuntide recess-to re-assemble on Thursday. ...

... Prince on board at Basin, where he was on a fishing excursion. The Prince having ascertained that Mr. Moirhcad's vessel was named after him, 'The Sailor Prince,' went rn board and her, and parsed some romarks very complimentary her model and workmanship. After ...

... by public aubsuriptions-foraidding a large lying to the People's hospital. It is proposed thattthe new-, wing shall be named after Madaime Kruger. The Frnch colony' in Capetow~n started' a petition to President Kruger for the release of the* Reform prisoners ...

... Society, at which the natives of Old Scotia, residing in the cities of New York and Philadelphia, met to celebrate the day named after their patron Saint. It was given at the City Hotel, and was most numerously and respectably attended. Lord Morpeth addressed ...

... other is the name of Laura ever applied, unless it may be in old writings. Very few indeed of the Athos monasteries are named after Saints-St. Paul, St. Gregory, St. Dionisio, and St. Xenophon being the exceptions; the other sixteen being mostly named ...

... beat the pre nous record of 1,007 miles m hours by, and this was suhred at ten o'clock, which time the Newcastle man the named. After a brief rest returned tie track, and eventually, eleven o'clock, with total 1,013 miles 1 lap, the otiMr distance* being—Stage ...

... Miss Sanson, and it is about a baby being named after ne.' H3tv nice, replied Mliss Jansen; and what a strange coincidence! Do you know tbat I received just such a letter, too, and a baby has been named after me' Let's see your letter. Here it is ...

... Bruce, and wife of Walter the Stuart, never was Queen of Scotland; consequently adducing the instance of her son being named after his father, does not meet our last correspondent's objection ; nor does that of Sophia Stuart, from whom our gracious sovereign ...