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... means for attaining this end ; whether the price shall be sad re- actions, or the blood of our best patriots shed upon the.scaffold, what is that to her ? This blood will not be her's ; and die'little money which she may gain by holding its upon bar hands ...

Published: Saturday 09 April 1831
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2923 | Page: 1 | Tags: News 

Domestic Miscellany

... at present stationed in Carlisle Castle, were going their rounds, a sentry on duty on one of the batteries was ac- cidently killed. He had challenged the relief with the usual words, who goes there, and was in the act of go. ing towards them, when, owing ...

Published: Saturday 27 August 1831
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2614 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

BURKING

... months and were killed, I think, by a cat in tie garden, where they got out of'the cage. They were trequent. ly seen running in thes garden, and used to hide in a hole under the privy. I and my wife and children saw one of them killed by a cat in the ...

PRESTON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1831

... meeketss5 and geimerosity, consigns every one who had takeim a purt 1mm rcsist- ing his aggressions-.to thle dungeon, or the scaffold, or ?? silds of Siberia ! All tilis Englanmd and France havetanmely behehi', without remnonstrancte without reprehenishon; ...

Published: Saturday 31 December 1831
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7565 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

PRESTON, SATURDAY, JAN. 14, 1832

... Manchester aitd the neighbourhood within the last fortnight.. COMtlITTED TO LANCASTER CAsTxEr.-JohnDer- byshire; charged with killing andt slaipg George' Irving, at Kirkdale. SHIOCKIN'o AND FATAL AcC'1VENT.-On Saturday forenoon a dreadful accident occurred ...

Published: Saturday 14 January 1832
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8148 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

EXECUTION OF THE MURDERER OF MR. PAAS

... Did that one blow kill him ? He said, No, Sir; he did not fall tren, he cried out murder, and opened the shop door, and seized the heavy hammer, and came towards me, and I thought at that moment to myself that be waould have killed me, orat least that ...

Domestic Miscellany

... his innocence to the last. On the scaffold he besought the as- sembled muhitude to take warning from his fate, but declared himself innocent of the crime for which he was about to suffer. Ie-I walkedi to the scaffold, when he ascended with extraordinary ...

Published: Saturday 01 September 1832
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 5745 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

PRESTON, Saturday, June 1, 1833

... the pit, to get out, the rope slipped from tile pulley, so that lie lost his hold, and instantly fell into the pit, upon a scaffold about nine yards below, antd thence into the water at the bot- tom of the pit. One of the men immediately de- scenided, and ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1833
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7513 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

Domestic Miscellany

... friends to kill it. unless there is a covenant agreement le giving it to the tenant Now, if before the passing of the It statute there was no stipulation in favour of the landlord le upon tlis point, the tenant not only might, if qualified, eL kill the game ...

Published: Saturday 21 September 1833
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6762 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

DESTRUCTIVE STORM

... .hall, a new bartn was blown dowsat, atid seven cows anti a mare were for a time buried in the ruins. One of the cows was killed on the spot, her back being broken in two places: the others were extracted, all more or less bruised, but not dangerously ...

Published: Saturday 04 January 1834
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 7508 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

Domestic Miscellany

... t taking a little refreshment; he walked unmoved to the c front of the gaol, and with firm and steady step ascended I the scaffold.. A short prayer wias oftred.up by the Rev. c Mr. Buchanan, and the executioner having adjusted tle cord, thet signal was ...

Published: Saturday 01 February 1834
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 8114 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

PRESTON, Saturday, June 14, 1834

... mine in Over Darwen, were preparing a rock for blasting, when an explosion'of the gunpowder took place, and both of them were~killed. After the smoke had cleared away a person went down and found the bodies dreadfully mutilated, and quite dead. Their names ...

Published: Saturday 14 June 1834
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4585 | Page: 3 | Tags: News