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LORD BROUGHAM AND THE WHIGS.
It remains true that BROUGHAM was more than a Whig, that the Whigs felt it, and that he never pulled well in harness with them.
The circumstance was due partly to his defects. Though, in an emergency he worked for his p...
On Tuesday last, chiefly through the exertions of Mr. H. BANKS, the local
collector, and some ladies, a bazaar in aid of the Derby Railway Servants’
Orphanage was held in the New Market-Hall, Whitehaven.
The bazaar was opened by Mr. A. ENTWISTLE, dis...
collector, and some ladies, a bazaar in aid of the Derby Railway Servants’
Orphanage was held in the New Market-Hall, Whitehaven.
The bazaar was opened by Mr. A. ENTWISTLE, dis...
SINGULAR ARREST AT BERLIN.
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In the month of December, 1879, £300 in bank notes, the property of a cattle
dealer, was stolen from a bedroom at the Red Lion Hotel, Carlisle, during
the temporary absence of the owner.
In the month of February followin...
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In the month of December, 1879, £300 in bank notes, the property of a cattle
dealer, was stolen from a bedroom at the Red Lion Hotel, Carlisle, during
the temporary absence of the owner.
In the month of February followin...
WORKINGTON STAR, July 6, 1888 / pg. 4 / News Items
NOTES BY OUR "KNOCK ABOUT"
THE BECK NUISANCE.
Nothing has been done to abate the beck nuisance notwithstanding this matter engaged the attention of the Local Board some time ago. It r
...SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS NEAR COTEHILL.
A few days ago, as some workmen were busily making excavations in a sandpit, close to Wragmire House, Cotehill, they accidently fell in with a human skeleton, almost in a perfect state of preservati...
BROTHER GARDNER
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Remarked Brother Gardner of the Limekiln Club, “I fur one, hev been pained
to observe a growin’ desire on de part o’ cull’d folkes to knock deir chill’
en down wid silver-plated front names. Up in my block ebery cabin hez a
Ho...
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Remarked Brother Gardner of the Limekiln Club, “I fur one, hev been pained
to observe a growin’ desire on de part o’ cull’d folkes to knock deir chill’
en down wid silver-plated front names. Up in my block ebery cabin hez a
Ho...
This joyful season has once more passed, and we hope the inhabitants of this parish have every reason to look back upon it with feelings of gratitude, thankfulness, and satisfaction. The spirit of liberality has again been manifested in a very prais
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A miner named John PARK, 29 years of age, residing at Carlton, near
Egremont, died on Saturday from injuries received in descending Wyndham Pit, Bigrigg
Moor, on Friday.
The circumstances under which he received the injuries were these: -
He came to th...
Egremont, died on Saturday from injuries received in descending Wyndham Pit, Bigrigg
Moor, on Friday.
The circumstances under which he received the injuries were these: -
He came to th...