Ten Years of the World's Progress: Being a Supplement to the Work of that Title: Embracing a Comprehensive Record of Facts in the Annals of Nations and Progress of the Arts from 1850 to 1861. With Some Corrections and Additions to the Former Pages |
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Page 831 - That it shall be lawful for any person or persons to bring to the said mint gold and silver bullion, in order to their being coined ; and that the bullion so brought shall be there assayed and coined as speedily as may be after the receipt thereof, and that free of expense to the person or persons by whom the same shall have been brought...
Page 843 - Every well-regulated village under those governments had a public school and a public schoolmaster. The system of instruction in them was that which, in consequence of its efficiency, simplicity, and cheapness, was a few years ago introduced from Madras into England, and from England into the rest of Europe.
Page 729 - Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white ; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
Page 781 - An Account of a Method of Copying Paintings upon Glass, and of making Profiles by the Agency of Light upon Nitrate of Silver; with Observations by H. Davy.
Page 795 - The best authority that exists illustrative of the origin of this church is its great restorer, sir Christopher Wren. His opinion, that there had been a church on this spot, built by the Christians in the time of the Romans, was confirmed when he searched for the foundations for his own design. He explodes the notion of there having been a temple of Diana.
Page 831 - But the Treasurer of the Mint is not obliged to receive, for the purpose of refining and coining, any deposit of less value than one hundred dollars, nor any bullion so base as to be unsuitable for minting.
Page 772 - In 1855 the United States charged the British government with an infraction of the treaty ; on which the latter agreed to cede the disputed territory to the republic of Honduras, with some reservation.* The matter was finally settled in Feb.
Page 786 - Hebrews believed that this earth, was the centre of the universe, and that the sun, moon and stars were specks in the sky.
Page 818 - Whig and Tory, the epoch of 1680. The first was a name of reproach, given by the court party to their antagonists, for resembling the principles of the whigs, or fanatical conventiclers in Scotland ; and the other was given by the country party to that of the court, comparing them to the Tories, or Popish robbers in Ireland. They formerly were called Whigs from Whiggamors, a name given to the Scots in the South-west...
Page 816 - States shall be deemed a resident of this state, by reason of being stationed therein. And no person shall have the right to vote, who is of unsound mind, or a pauper, or a non-commissioned officer, soldier, seaman, or marine in the service of the United States, or who has been convicted of bribery in an election, or of any infamous offence.