24 FEBRUARY 1872, page 17

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THE BROTHERS CHAMBERS.* WILLIAM and Robert Chambers were born in the "little old" burgh of Peebles, of which Cockburn said, "as quiet as the grave or Peebles ;" Robert Chambers......

The Horror Of Astronomical Catastrophes. [to The Editor...

SPEOTATOR.1 you allow me to add a postscript to the interesting article that appeared in the Spectator of last Saturday, entitled,. "The Horror of Astronomical Catastrophes " ?......