A History of Our Own Times from the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume 3Chatto & Windus, 1880 - Great Britain |
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... owned by a Chinese , purchased a British flag ; did that make her a British vessel ? ' The Lord Chan- cellor was actually driven to answer Lord Lynd- 1857 . MR . COBDEN'S MOTION . 15 hurst by 14 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES . CH . XXX .
... owned by a Chinese , purchased a British flag ; did that make her a British vessel ? ' The Lord Chan- cellor was actually driven to answer Lord Lynd- 1857 . MR . COBDEN'S MOTION . 15 hurst by 14 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES . CH . XXX .
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... actually made a matter of reproach to Mr. Cobden , that while acknowledging his old friend- ship for Sir John Bowring he was nevertheless found ready to move a vote of censure on his public conduct . The debate was remarkable more for ...
... actually made a matter of reproach to Mr. Cobden , that while acknowledging his old friend- ship for Sir John Bowring he was nevertheless found ready to move a vote of censure on his public conduct . The debate was remarkable more for ...
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... actually con- victed were believed to , have relapsed into their old habits , from sixty to seventy per cent . relapsed within the first year of their liberation . Baron Bramwell stated from the bench that he had had instances of ...
... actually con- victed were believed to , have relapsed into their old habits , from sixty to seventy per cent . relapsed within the first year of their liberation . Baron Bramwell stated from the bench that he had had instances of ...
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... actually greased , but not with any such material as that which religious alarm suggested to the native troops . Now a mixture of cow's fat and hog's lard would have been , above all other things , unsuitable for use in cartridges to be ...
... actually greased , but not with any such material as that which religious alarm suggested to the native troops . Now a mixture of cow's fat and hog's lard would have been , above all other things , unsuitable for use in cartridges to be ...
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... actually consisted of Sepoys . The following day , Sunday , May 10 , was memor- able . The native troops in Meerut broke into open 1857 . OUTBREAK OF THE MUTINY . 49 mutiny . 48 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES . CH . XXXII .
... actually consisted of Sepoys . The following day , Sunday , May 10 , was memor- able . The native troops in Meerut broke into open 1857 . OUTBREAK OF THE MUTINY . 49 mutiny . 48 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES . CH . XXXII .
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