The Household Narrative of Current Events Volume 3-4 (Paperback)


This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...of a country progressed, gardening became the favourite recreation of its people.--Mr. Charles Dickens proposed the health of the chairman, to whose genius, as evinced in the designing and carrying out the Great Exhibition, he paid a high compliment. Several other toasts were given, after which a collection of near 300 . was made. A meeting of the constituency of Southwark was held on the 10th, to take into consideration the government bill for Supplying tlie Metropolis with Water. Resolutions, moved by Dr. Challace and Mr. A. Pellatt, were unanimously carried; they were to the following effect: --" That the meeting considered the government bill unfair in principle, and subversive of sanitary improvement, particularly as the water supplied by the companies supported by the bill was unfit for human consumption, and the meeting were prepared by every legal means to prevent its passing into law: And that the water service of London could never be accomplished until under the control of a representative body chosen by the rate-payers, and the meeting would support the principle of Mr. Mowatt's bill, which was designed to carry this out. A petition to parliament, founded on these resolutions, was agreed to, and Sir William Molesworth was requested to present it. A fancy bazaar was held on the 12th at the Hanover square Rooms, in aid of the funds of the Hahnemann Hospital, Bloomsbury-square. The various articles exhibited for sale consisted chiefly of works of industry in the different departments of the art of fancy needlework, contributed by lady friends of the institution (both in the metropolis and the provinces), who had either themselves derived benefit from the Homoeopathic system, or had been convinced of the soundness of the principles on which...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...of a country progressed, gardening became the favourite recreation of its people.--Mr. Charles Dickens proposed the health of the chairman, to whose genius, as evinced in the designing and carrying out the Great Exhibition, he paid a high compliment. Several other toasts were given, after which a collection of near 300 . was made. A meeting of the constituency of Southwark was held on the 10th, to take into consideration the government bill for Supplying tlie Metropolis with Water. Resolutions, moved by Dr. Challace and Mr. A. Pellatt, were unanimously carried; they were to the following effect: --" That the meeting considered the government bill unfair in principle, and subversive of sanitary improvement, particularly as the water supplied by the companies supported by the bill was unfit for human consumption, and the meeting were prepared by every legal means to prevent its passing into law: And that the water service of London could never be accomplished until under the control of a representative body chosen by the rate-payers, and the meeting would support the principle of Mr. Mowatt's bill, which was designed to carry this out. A petition to parliament, founded on these resolutions, was agreed to, and Sir William Molesworth was requested to present it. A fancy bazaar was held on the 12th at the Hanover square Rooms, in aid of the funds of the Hahnemann Hospital, Bloomsbury-square. The various articles exhibited for sale consisted chiefly of works of industry in the different departments of the art of fancy needlework, contributed by lady friends of the institution (both in the metropolis and the provinces), who had either themselves derived benefit from the Homoeopathic system, or had been convinced of the soundness of the principles on which...

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Rarebooksclub.com

Country of origin

United States

Release date

May 2012

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First published

May 2012

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Dimensions

246 x 189 x 21mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

Pages

392

ISBN-13

978-1-231-23929-2

Barcode

9781231239292

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1-231-23929-8



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