THE LOCAL HISTORIAN'S TABLE BOOK, Volume 5M. A. Richardson, 1846 - Ballads, English |
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... alarm , when Mr. Canning joined lord Liver- pool's administration from the known predilection of the former to that measure ; but on lord Liverpool's death he hesitated no longer and resigned the great seal in March 1827. Mr. Canning ...
... alarm , when Mr. Canning joined lord Liver- pool's administration from the known predilection of the former to that measure ; but on lord Liverpool's death he hesitated no longer and resigned the great seal in March 1827. Mr. Canning ...
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... alarm , and by great exertions succeeded in subduing the devouring element , not however until con- siderable damage had been sustained . - Local Papers . January 24. - At night , some hay in the stables in the Bird in Bush yard ...
... alarm , and by great exertions succeeded in subduing the devouring element , not however until con- siderable damage had been sustained . - Local Papers . January 24. - At night , some hay in the stables in the Bird in Bush yard ...
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... alarm was immediately given , when it was ascertained that the fire was confined to the apartments of Mr. Alexander Watson , a Bachelor of Arts of Cambridge , then a student there , who was found asleep in his sitting room . Two engines ...
... alarm was immediately given , when it was ascertained that the fire was confined to the apartments of Mr. Alexander Watson , a Bachelor of Arts of Cambridge , then a student there , who was found asleep in his sitting room . Two engines ...
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... alarm among the spectators , some of whom took refuge within the door of Messrs . Robinson and Son's Wharf office , on entering which a violent rush of wind was sensibly felt and heard . Another instance , similar in some of its effects ...
... alarm among the spectators , some of whom took refuge within the door of Messrs . Robinson and Son's Wharf office , on entering which a violent rush of wind was sensibly felt and heard . Another instance , similar in some of its effects ...
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... alarm was instantly given and assistance speedily rendered , with a plentiful supply of water from the river , yet every exertion to get the flames subdued proved unavailing , and the whole building was soon in a complete blaze . Three ...
... alarm was instantly given and assistance speedily rendered , with a plentiful supply of water from the river , yet every exertion to get the flames subdued proved unavailing , and the whole building was soon in a complete blaze . Three ...
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adjoining afternoon afterwards aged alarm Alnwick appeared arrived assistance attended bank belonging bishop of Durham Bishopwearmouth boat body bridge building castle chapel chartists Chester-le-Street chimney church coals colliery commenced considerable county of Durham crew crowded damage Darlington deceased discovered duchess of Gloucester duke earl engine erected escape feet fell fire broke flames four Gateshead gentlemen half-past Hall harbour Hartlepool held Hexham honour horse hour Ibid immediately inhabitants injury inquest John lady Lambton lord mayor Messrs miles Monday morning Morpeth named neighbourhood Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle-upon-Tyne night North Northumberland o'clock occasion opened Papers parish party persons police presented proceeded railway river river Tees river Tyne river Wear roof royal Saturday Seaham Seghill ship side South Shields Stockton stone street Sunderland Thomas Thursday took place town Tuesday Tyne Tynemouth upwards vessel waggons Wednesday whole William workmen yards
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Page 220 - Nero was stated to measure eleven feet from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail, and his proportions were in other respects large.
Page 258 - And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD...
Page 312 - Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
Page 312 - And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
Page 391 - Brockett's beautiful productions. But the works by which he was most distinguished, are, his Inquiry into the Question whether the Freeholders of Newcastleupon-Tyne are entitled to vote for Members of Parliament for the County of Northumberland, and his Glossary of North Country Words.
Page 17 - Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle upon Tyne, England, for which he invited the Society to exchange a copy of its publications.
Page 314 - The shaft of the lighthouse was to be tied together with bands, and its eight sides supported with timber braces from the cradle upwards to the cornice. The cradle was to be drawn and pushed forward by powerful screws along the railway, on the principle of Morton's patent slip for repairing vessels.
Page 264 - Bill was read a third time, and passed in the House of Commons on June 17th. It received its Second Reading in the House of Lords on June 22nd,* when the Duke of Newcastle adverted to the charges made against the New Zealand Company.
Page 3 - ... vitse, which constitutes the essence of the married state. She conformed to his tastes, and thought only of his advancement. — One example is more worth than any amount of general praise. When her husband was qualifying himself for the Bar, she would sit up with him during^ his midnight studies, watching him with silent affection, and moving about on tip-toe that she might not disturb the connexion of his thoughts. The faults of...
Page 295 - Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein ; but I chose 'David to be over my people Israel. 17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.