Topography of Great Britain: Or, British Traveller's Directory: CornwallC. Cooke, 1817 - England |
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Page 128 - The Master is elected by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and the Masters of St John's and Clare Hall, from among those who are or have been Professors or Fellows. The electors to the Professorships are the same as to the Mastership, with the addition of the Master.
Page 83 - ... some windmills are made to turn round. Upon the iron meridians is fixed a zodiac of .tin, painted blue, whereon the ecliptic and heliocentric orbits of the planets are drawn, and the constellations and stars traced...
Page 59 - Mawson, to whose liberality and public spirit the inhabitants of Ely are indebted for many advantages.— When his lordship was promoted to this see in 1754, the city and its neighbourhood were greatly on the decline, from the adjoining low lands having been under water for several years: and the wret.ched situation of the public roads, which were in so bad a state, that they could not be travelled with safety. " Under these circumstances/
Page 125 - ... narrower till it ends in a point like a purse, perhaps two or three hundred yards from the entrance. When the decoy-man perceives that they are all within the net, a dog, who is perfectly taught his business, rushes from behind the reeds into the water, swimming directly after the fowl and barking at them.
Page 83 - ... the northern ends of which are screwed to a large round plate of brass, with a hole in the centre of it; through this hole, from a beam in the ceiling...
Page 128 - DOWNING'S will, after many years litigation, was at length established. And the Charter for the incorporation of Downing College having been fully examined and considered by the Lords of the Privy Council, and their recommendation of it being confirmed by his...
Page 128 - Orders, but the rest at a certain standing are to become Barristers at Law, or Doctors of Physic. The future Masters are to be elected by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and the Masters of St.
Page 125 - All this is done with so little disturbance, that the wild-duck left in the great pond take no notice of it, so that a single decoyman having seized all the fowl in one of these creeks or canals, goes round to execute the same business at the rest, always taking care to distinguish the decoy-ducks, and set them at liberty. By these means incredible numbers of wild-fowl are taken every week, during the season, most of which are sent to London.
Page 129 - Saturday, in the week after the Commencement. THE SCHOOLS Of this University were originally held in private houses, hired for the purpose every ten years ; but this mode of engaging apartments being found inconvenient, the PUBLIC SCHOOLS were commenced in the year 1443, on, or near the spot where they now stand, at the expense of the University, assisted by liberal benefactions.
Page 132 - Occupies between three and four acres, on the south-east side of the town, conveniently disposed, and well watered. This piece of ground, with a large and ancient edifice that formerly belonged to the Augustine Friars, was purchased by the late Dr. Richard Walker, Vice-Master of Trinity College, for £1600. The old building having been sold, a new building has been erected, for the use of the Lecturers in Chemistry and Botany.