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  2. Local Intelligence.

    ON Saturday last, at the Wellington Inn, Mr. Markham, the District Coroner, conducted an enquiry with reference to the cause of death of the unfortunate man a few ...

    Article : 1,111 words
  3. EXTRAORDINARY CONSPIRACY AGAINST INSURANCE COMPANIES.

    An extraordinary conspiracy against insurance companies has been brought to light. A man named Richard Rainforth insured his life last year in three offices ...

    Article : 377 words
  4. DEEPEST GOLD MINE IN THE WOBLD.

    THE great exemplar or quartz mining, not only for wealth or production, but as shedding more light upon the real nature and condition of quartz mining than most others, seems to ...

    Article : 1,348 words
  5. HORTICULTURAL EXTRACTS.

    THE apricot is a prodigious bearer in this climate, if th e soil and situation are favourable; it is no uncommon thing to hear of 200 dozen of fine fruit being gathered from ...

    Article : 966 words
  6. BATTLE INCIDENTS.

    IT was marvellous how quickly the dead, and often the wounded, were stripped on the battle field by the camp followers of the two great armies—an unhallowed trade, ...

    Article : 716 words
  7. NUMEROUS DEATHS IN A NOBLE FAMILY.

    THE youthful Earl Rivers was buried last week. His father and mother died last year, and his sister was killed just before by lightning in the Alps, while on her wedding ...

    Article : 181 words
  8. A FAITHFUL MOURNER.—AN INCIDENT OF THE DOG TAX.

    A VERY singular and interesting occurrence was brought to light in the Burgh Court, by the hearing of a summons in regard to a dog tax. Eight and a half years ago it ...

    Article : 404 words
  9. MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS. FRESH BEEF FROM AUSTRALIA.

    SIR—You would do a great kindness to thousands of your readers by directing their attention to a new article of Australian beef, which has lately attracted a good deal ...

    Article : 429 words
  10. HIGH-FALUTIN.

    WE are told that there was a paper in Cincinnati which was very much given to "high-falutin" on the subject of "this great country," until a rival paper somewhat ...

    Article : 265 words
  11. THE IRON PLATE IN THE FIRE GRATE.

    THE iron plate for the fire grate (remarks the 'Chelmsford Chronicle') we find is being very generally adopted in this neighbourhood, and is found to be a great success. A Mr. ...

    Article : 234 words
  12. NEW USE FOR VEGETABLES.

    POTATOES, turnips, and carrots are now being put to a very curious use. In the Paris Exhibition, it is said, there will be shown for the first time various articles ...

    Article : 626 words
  13. A FIGHT IN THE STREETS OF ROME.

    ON Sunday evening, the 16th February, a bloody passage of arms took place outside of the Porta San Lorenzo between eight police officers and three burglars or ...

    Article : 763 words
  14. AN INVITATION TO THE PRINCE OF WALES.

    BELOW we give a translation of the letter of invitation which has been sent to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales from the Indians of the Red River settlement. The ...

    Article : 375 words
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  16. DANGER OF TOUGHING A BODY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

    M. BOURDIN, who has reported to the Academy of Sciences of Paris on the effects of lightning, from the year 1835 to 1863, gives two extraordinary instances of persons being ...

    Article : 294 words
  17. HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR TAMWORTH.

    CONSIDERABLE surprise was created on Thursday evening last when the annoucement was made by Mr. Thomas Chadd, innkeeper, about half-past eleven o'clock, ...

    Article : 712 words
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