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The third reading was carried in the House of Commons by 320 votes to 142, and in the House of Lords by 213 to 109, and the great controversy was happily at an end. The settlement, however, was not effected with as complete and liberal a spirit as Peel would certainly have infused into it if he could have had his way.

It is one mile from the landing place, is 138 feet above the sea level, is irregular, approximately round, and has an area of 109 acres. Its surface is a few feet higher than the ground immediately around it, having been lifted up by the pressure from below.

His outlay for rent alone was on the average $109.07, or in round numbers rather less than £22, making 22-1/2 per cent, of his earnings. How was it with Mr. Egan?

When retorted only, the Mint authorities refused to take it after they had treated two cakes, one of 119 oz., which yielded only 35 oz. 5 dwt. standard gold, and one of 140 oz., which gave 41 oz. 10 dwt. The gold smelted on the mine was nearly as bad proportionately. Thus, 128 oz. smelted down at the Mint to 87 oz. 8 dwt. and 109 oz. to 55 oz. 10 dwt.

And on the other side, when one of her divines had preached a sermon in defence of the real presence, she openly gave him thanks for his pains and piety." Heylin, p. 124. She would have absolutely forbidden the marriage of the clergy, if Cecil had not interposed. Strype's Life of Parker, p. 107, 108, 109.

The proportion of raw silk to the cocoons, appeared, on a variety of trials, to be nearly in this ratio: oz. 10th May, 1751, 55 lbs. cocoons, 1st quality, produced 117-7/8. 11th " " 8 " " " " 6-9 per thread 18-1/2. 13th " " 11 " " " " produced 21-1/2. 15th " " 55 " " 2d " " 109. 18th " " 20 " " " " " 24. 22d " " 15 " " 1st " " 20-3/4. " " " 10 " " 2d " " 13-1/2.

The politicians of London, who at present are not the most numerous corporation, are warm on a Bill for a new regulation of the East Indies, brought in by Mr. Fox. Some even of his associates apprehended his being defeated, or meant to defeat him; but his marvellous abilities have hitherto triumphed conspicuously, and on two divisions in the House of Commons he had majorities of 109 and 114.

Bolivia and Peru have small amounts of Negro blood, while Argentine and Uruguay have very little. The Negro population in these lands is everywhere in process of rapid amalgamation with whites and Indians. Johnston: Negro in the New World, p. 109. Bryce: South America, pp. 479-480. I.e., mulattoes. Inter-Racial Problems, p. 381. Smith: General History of Virginia.

A few years after his visit the King made a reform, so that it became 'one of the cleanest towns in Europe. Ib. p 258. 'Most of their buildings are very mean; and the whole town bears some resemblance to the old part of Birmingham. Piozzi Letters, i. 109. See ante, i. 313.

Strachan, A Journal of Visitation to the Western Portion of his Diocese . Third edition, London, 1846. Memorial of the Rev. E. Black, D.D., to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Memorials of the Rev. J. Machar, D.D., p. 38. Bell, Hints to Emigrants, p. 86. Robinson, Life of Sir J. B. Robinson, p. 179. Dent, The Last Forty Years, i. p. 109. Sir G. Grey to the Rev.