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Lord Stanley, M.P., who recently presented 500l. to the library named after him at King's Lynn, and liberally ..

... Lord Stanley, M.P., who recently presented 500l. to the library named after him at King's Lynn, and liberally endowed by him in 1853, has just forwarded abont fifty interesting volumes to the institution. T. Esq., of Montreal, a member of the Countess ...

Published: Wednesday 14 September 1859
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 858 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SHIP NAMING,

... Dalrymple Hay in the new number of Blackwood's Magazine. The first steamboats were named after rivers and places near which they were built, but the next lot were named after the lower regions : Pluto, Nemesis, Styx, etc. Two boats remained unnamed, and Lord ...

Published: Wednesday 04 May 1898
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 216 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

CHARGE DISMISSED

... , and he followed and caught the girl. The defence was that the accused was never in Cannon Street at all on the night named. After seeing a friend off at New Street Station, at ten minutes past ten she waulkeJ up Corporation Street. She met a man sha ...

Published: Wednesday 13 September 1899
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 188 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BIG NUGGETS OF GOLD

... wentfto Wash&. Sffi^ft^^^ei* medefoe great ?? dis- loiS^^tteTcoinstock lode was located, and fch^&rMi^Citr, Which was named after btm, stands. SSriNB^»«l Hewas eelebratedforia iw ...

Published: Wednesday 07 December 1887
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 182 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE OLD ALE AT BELVOIR CASTLE

... evident tbat tbe late Dnke of Rutland's friends need never have gone dry. The largest barrel, known as Robert De Todeni, bo named after the founder of tba castle, is big enough to accomodate twelve persons standing upright, and holds thirteen hundred gallon ...

Published: Wednesday 21 March 1888
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 217 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ELOPING WITH A BROTHER-IN-LAW

... to an address of thanks to her, recalled the faot tbat elghieon years ago aha gave permission for the institution to be named after her, and she had always taken a deep interest in its welfare. He himself was warmly concerned in all tbat ailected hospitals ...

Published: Wednesday 26 July 1899
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 210 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BIG Jf UGGETS OF GOLD

... California, tol there he made the great silver ais- Saiw the Comatock lode was located, and •h,SiiSnk City, which was named after him, stands. StedLd UTErSt poverty. He waa celebrated for his won- -St^hfiff^hS, wlaoh was of a rich, dark brown w ; SwsSlw^t ...

Published: Wednesday 09 November 1887
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 227 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

BIG NUGGETS OF GOLD

... California, anl there hemrfetbefr^trilver^ ?? where the GomBtook lode was located, and SS__S VirSS Cits', which was named after hito. stands. m^ed_^aVpoV~ty. ' He was celebrated fortis won- HWlmei^m^Mm *■_ ?? S, full of golden tints, and whioh fell ...

Published: Wednesday 21 December 1887
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 262 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE GUELPH DYNASTY

... 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 ...

Published: Wednesday 03 September 1851
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 270 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

BRIDGES

... ribers; — no individual can in reafon expeft his name ©r title, to be affix'd to fuch public bridge. — lf you fay it is named after fhe Lord of the Manor, it will gain no propriety even on that ground ; becaufe, the Lord of the Manor on each fide the river ...

Published: Thursday 21 May 1789
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 375 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BIG NUGGETS OP GOLD

... there he made the treat silver dis- coveries,' where the Comatock lode was located, jand Where Virginia City, which waa named after him, stands. He died in great poverty. He was celebrated for hia Won- derful head of hair, which waa of - a rich, dark brown ...

Published: Wednesday 23 November 1887
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 325 | Page: 3 | Tags: News