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But he finds the country uninhabitable, while indignation meetings are held almost at his gates, and the very labourers whom he has done so much to employ make common cause with the farmers against him in paying no rent. The improvements going on here for some time past are stopped, and about 200l. a week of wages lost to the neighbourhood.
Mark Wylder yesterday afternoon, as usual without any address but the postmark; and good Mr. Larkin laughed a mild, little patient laugh, and lifted his open hand, and shook his head. 'It really is growing too absurd a mere order upon you to hand me 200l. How I'm to dispose of it, I have not the faintest notion.
His brother John came from Crossweeksung and cheered him with a good account of his Indians; and hearing of the great need of another school, he wrote to the friends who had shown themselves so warmly interested in him at Boston, and was gratified by their reply, with a subscription of 200l. for the purpose, and of 75l. for the mission to the Six Nations.
Byron, on his part, was determined not to be "put upon," and doled out through his steward stated allowances to Hunt, who says that only "stern necessity and a large family" induced him to accept them. Hunt's expression that the 200l. was, in the first instance, a debt to Shelley, points to the conclusion that it was remitted on that poet's death.
His drawings, many by early Italian masters, and all rare or curious, were deposited in the print-room of the same establishment; his antiquities, &c. were in a similar way added to the other departments. The "Townley Gallery" of classic sculpture was purchased of his executors by Government for 28,200l.
The clock was seldom seen to go right, but the wonder ceases if there are NO WORKS within. The land was the gift of Mary Weaman, in whom is the presentation, who inducted the Rev. John Riland. Annual income about 200l. The act was procured for this chapel at the same time as for that of St.
If 200 adults in similar circumstances sign the declaration, a stipend of 150l. is granted; and if 500 persons sign it, the stipend is 200l. the highest amount ever granted towards the support of any one officiating teacher of religion.
His military career now over, he found himself absolutely penniless. His estate of about 200L. per annum had been sequestrated and sold by the government; his house in Worcester had been seized and his sickly wife turned out of doors; and his goods, stock, great shop, and ironworks, which he himself valued at 2000L., were destroyed.
Jos. Larkin, of the Lodge, Gylingden, 200l. sterling, on my account. 'Yours, dear Lake, 'Very faithfully, '23rd Feb., &c. &c. When Jos.
Set your face steadily against all increase of salary, all extra allowances, all plausible claims for additional emolument. A Mr. Pollock, the first deputy, is in receipt of 8,000l. or 9,000l. a year as his own share of the profits; other deputies and persons unnecessarily employed have profits amounting to 1,200l. or 1,400l. a year each.
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