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  2. English News.

    HIS MAJESTY has graciously become Patron of the Philological School, Gloucester-place, and presented a donation of £60, and an annual subscription of £30. The object of this institution is to provide a useful education for ...

    Article : 1,468 words
  3. A Tale.

    In the village of Mersham some sixty years back, resided an elderly gentleman of high birth and family, having an only child, a son. The family mansion was always either the scene of extravagant mirth or of miserable ennui. To a ...

    Article : 1,307 words
  4. The late Duel at Boulogne.

    Captain HELSHAM, who shot Lieutenant CROWTHER in a dual at Boulogne, has published a letter, in vindication of his conduct, in which he says:—"After the event, fatal to my opponent, I left this place, but in consequence of hearing that ...

    Article : 283 words
  5. ANNO DECIMO.

    An Act to simplify proceedings at Law or in Equity by or against the Directors and company of the Bank of Van Diemen's Land. WHEREAS, a Banking Company, carrying on business under ...

    Article : 1,413 words
  6. Anecdotes of Marcel.

    MARCEL, like most men of genius, was an enthusiast in his profession; he had tought, for a great many years, persons of the first rank of all nations, to dance. One day, when a beautiful young lady was dancing, he viewed her with ...

    Article : 271 words
  7. Mr. Gurney's Steam Carriage.

    It is calculated that a bushel of coke will be sufficient to supply Mr. Gurney's stem carriage for two miles, and that a gallon of water will be consumed in a minute. A fresh supply of water will be requirted every eight or ten miles, and ...

    Article : 201 words
  8. Singular Sagacity of a Rat.

    During the dreadful storm which happened on the 4th January, a singular instance of the sagacity of a rat occurred in the vicinity of Haddington. About the time the river Tyne was at its height, a number of people were assembled on its ...

    Article : 211 words
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    Advertising : 347 words
  11. The March of Intellect.

    At Bristol Assizes, a man named Block was examined as a witness in a case of arson, whose evidence afforded a fine display of the rapid strides which intellect and science have made in these days of enlightenment. In answer to a question from ...

    Article : 157 words
  12. Superstition.

    A short time since, the Priests found, or pretended to have found, near Lishon, an image, which was dug from the earth, and proclaimed it to be the effigy of an eminent Saint: it was accordingly set up in one of the churches, where crowds ...

    Article : 200 words
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