The History of TorquayPrinted at the "Directory" office, 1878 - 403 páginas |
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Abbot afterwards Babbacombe Bellerophon Berry Head Board of Health boats Brixham building built Cary Green chancel chapel Church Cockington commenced Commissioners Company Dartmouth Devon Devonshire district Earl Edward Elected Ellacombe erected Exeter feet Fleet Street George Cary granted ground harbour Harvey W held Henry honour Hotel hundred inhabitants J. T. Harvey Jacob Harvey John John Cowell John Mudge Kent's Cavern Kingskerswell land late lease Livermead Lord lordships Lower Union Street Luscombe Majesty Manor March Mary-Church meeting Mudge Newton officers opened Paignton parish persons pier Plymouth premises present Prince quay railway residence Ridgeway Rossiter Royal sent ship shore side Sir L. V. Palk Spanish Stark stone Strand Tapley Teignmouth Terrace Thomas Torbay Torbay Road Tormohun Torquay Torre Abbey Torre railway station Torwood Upton vessels Vestry Vivian Volunteers wall William Brewer William Kitson window yacht yards
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Página 155 - Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in the present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: I. This Act may be cited as «The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act.
Página 92 - ... Gallant in their Equipage, each striving thereby to add to the Glory of their Design. The Gentry of these Parts first seemed slow in their Advances to serve the Prince; but as soon as the Ice was broke by Capt. Burrington, the majority soon followed his steps, and have entered into an Association. It is to admiration to consider the vast Magazine of all Warlike Utensils, brought hither by the Prince's Army, their Baggage having for a Fortnight together been continually Landing, and yet not fully...
Página 246 - Reign, and I have to inform you that Her Majesty was pleased to receive the same very graciously. " I have the honour to be, " Your obedient servant, "MW RIDLEY.
Página 70 - He hath used certain speeches of me (continued Sir Martin) which I will make him eat again, or I will make him spend the best blood in his belly.
Página 148 - Buonaparte was upon deck to receive them, dressed in a green coat with red facings, two epaulets, white waistcoat and breeches, silk stockings, the star of the Legion of Honour, and a chapeau bras, with the three-coloured cockade.
Página 188 - Year of Her Reign; and I have to inform you that Her Majesty was pleased to receive the same very graciously. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, HENRY MATTHEWS. The Secretaries of the Royal Meteorological Society. The following Papers were read, viz. : — " The use of the Spectroscope as a Hygrometer simplified and explained.
Página 47 - Sir, for the love of God and our country, let us have with some speed some great shot sent us of all bigness ; for this service will continue long ; and some powder with it.
Página 148 - ... of his intended transportation to the island of St. Helena, with four of his friends, to be chosen by himself, and twelve domestics. He received this intimation without any mark of surprise, as he said he had been...
Página 25 - ... to their benches, these men, with their laborious hands, copied upon parchment all the lore and wisdom of the past, and transmitted it to us. Perhaps it is not too much to say, that, but for these monks, not one line of the classics...
Página 92 - Scots should first land ; and also, that the little Porpus with eighteen Guns should run a-ground to secure their landing : But there was no Opposition ; for the People bid us heartily Welcome to England; and gave us all manner of Provisions for our Refreshment. " The fifth of November (a Day never...