The Colonial and Asiatic Review, Volume 1John Mortimer Publisher, 1852 - Asia |
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... traffic can accrue till the cord of that arc is completed , or until the railway from Calcutta touches the Ganges at Mirzapore . * E. g . , Bridging the Hooghly at Sooksauger , with its banks ever trembling or in locomotion . - The ...
... traffic can accrue till the cord of that arc is completed , or until the railway from Calcutta touches the Ganges at Mirzapore . * E. g . , Bridging the Hooghly at Sooksauger , with its banks ever trembling or in locomotion . - The ...
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... traffic , of necessity , must be in an inverse ratio to the length of the line , that is to say , the further you extend your railway before debouching on that great commercial artery , the less must be the traffic . Objections so ...
... traffic , of necessity , must be in an inverse ratio to the length of the line , that is to say , the further you extend your railway before debouching on that great commercial artery , the less must be the traffic . Objections so ...
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... traffic so large and so susceptible of being augmented ; and I would * * It is apparent , from the statistical tables attached to the first report of the East India Railway Company , that the traffic which they claim for the Mirzapore ...
... traffic so large and so susceptible of being augmented ; and I would * * It is apparent , from the statistical tables attached to the first report of the East India Railway Company , that the traffic which they claim for the Mirzapore ...
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... traffic returns , from taking only the traffic at Jungypore on the Bhagarutty . The tolls on the other two rivers , tributaries to the Hooghly , are very great : that for the Jellinghee is collected at Kishnagur , and though not equal ...
... traffic returns , from taking only the traffic at Jungypore on the Bhagarutty . The tolls on the other two rivers , tributaries to the Hooghly , are very great : that for the Jellinghee is collected at Kishnagur , and though not equal ...
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... traffic ; the main trunk itself meeting the requirements of both the through and local traffic of the country , and thereby saving the cost of construction of upwards of 100 miles of railway . Every few miles of such a railway , when ...
... traffic ; the main trunk itself meeting the requirements of both the through and local traffic of the country , and thereby saving the cost of construction of upwards of 100 miles of railway . Every few miles of such a railway , when ...
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Page 235 - Labrador; but so soon as the same, or any portion thereof, shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such portion so settled, without previous agreement for such purpose with the inhabitants, proprietors, or possessors of the ground.
Page 234 - Whereas differences have arisen respecting the Liberty claimed by the United States for the Inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, and cure Fish on certain Coasts, Bays, Harbours, and Creeks of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions in America, it is agreed between The High Contracting Parties, that the Inhabitants of the said United States shall have forever, in common with the Subjects of His Britannic Majesty, the Liberty to take Fish of every kind...
Page 235 - American fishermen shall also have liberty, for ever, to dry and cure fish in any of the unsettled bays, harbours, and creeks, of the southern part of the coast of Newfoundland hereabove described, and of the coast of Labrador...
Page 109 - England has erected no churches, no hospitals, no palaces, no schools ; England has built no bridges, made no high roads, cut no navigations, dug out no reservoirs. Every other conqueror of every other description has left some monument, either of state or beneficence, behind him. Were we to be driven out of India this day, nothing would remain to tell that it had been possessed, during the inglorious period of our dominion, by anything better than the ourang-outang or the tiger.
Page 7 - He feels no ennobling principle in his own heart, who wishes to level all the. artificial institutions which have been adopted for giving a body to opinion, and permanence to fugitive esteem.
Page 235 - And the United States hereby renounce, for ever, any liberty heretofore enjoyed or claimed by the inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, or cure fish, on or within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbors, of his Britannic majesty's dominions in America, not included within the abovementioned limits...
Page 25 - John. It is the curse of kings, to be attended By slaves, that take their humours for a warrant To break within the bloody house of life ; And, on the winking of authority, To understand a law ; to know the meaning Of dangerous majesty, when, perchance, it frowns More upon humour, than advis'd respect.
Page 170 - Emigrants must not have less than the above outfit ; but the larger the stock of clothing, the better for health and comfort during the voyage, which usually lasts about four months, and as the emigrants have always to pass through very hot and very cold weather, they should be prepared for both ; two or three coloured serge shirts for men, and an extra supply of flannel for women and children, arc strongly recommended.
Page 381 - Such application shall be immediately recorded by such officer in a book to be kept for that purpose, which shall be open at all reasonable times to the inspection of applicants. In case no previous application shall have been made...
Page 235 - American fishermen shall be admitted to enter such bays or harbours, for the purpose of shelter and of repairing damages therein, of purchasing wood, and of obtaining water, and for no other purpose whatever. But they shall be under such restrictions as may be necessary to prevent their taking, drying, or curing fish therein, or in any other manner whatever abusing the privileges hereby reserved to . them.