The late accountant at the Lands Office, E. C. Agg, pleaded guilty to two charges of forgery at the General Sessions, and was sentenced to two years' hard labour on each charge, the sentences to be concurrent. ...
Article : 615 wordsSir Stafford Northcote, in referring to the commercial treaty between Great Britain and France, in the course of a speech at Sheffield last night, hinted that unilateral free trade, or ...
Article : 64 wordsAfter an experience extending over this months, the Government appear to have realized that crowding healthy people in infected houses for weeks at a stretch,, and keeping their bedding, ...
Article : 383 wordsThe election of a member of Parliament for North Durham, rendered necessary by the decease of Mr. John Joicey (Liberal), has resulted in the return of Sir George Elliott ...
Article : 47 wordsThe improvement recently reported in the condition of General Garfield continues to the present time. The physicians in attendance upon him are now considering the advisability ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Arabs have been repulsed by the French troops, with great slaughter, in an attack at Hammamet, on the sea coast. ...
Article : 30 wordsSir Stafford Northcote delivered a speech at Sheffield last night, in which the principal portion of his remarks had reference to the Australian and American colonies. He laid ...
Article : 54 wordsA religious insurrection has broken out in Egypt in which the troops of the Viceroy were defeated. ...
Article : 24 wordsIn the course of a raid made by the police in Nutt-street one man was shot. ...
Article : 22 wordsFiner weather now prevails in England, and the price of wheat is, in consequence, declining. ...
Article : 22 wordsIt is proposed to found a Jewish colony in Syria. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe accident on the Melbourne suburban railway, like so many of the penalties society has to pay for its mistakes, is likely to be attended by an unexpected compensation. It is stimulating ...
Article : 368 wordsIntelligence from Afghanistan reports that Ayoub Khan has further delayed his intended march against the Ameer, who is at Khelat-i-Gilzai, preparations for his advance ...
Article : 52 wordsAn earthquake has occurred in the province of Dalmatia, in Austria, which resulted in much destruction of property. ...
Article : 25 wordsExcessive sickness prevails among the workmen engaged in the constrnction of the Panama Canal, and tho works have, consequently, been suspended for the present. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe mails brought from Australia by the Orient Company's steamship Cuzco have been delivered. The Orient Co.'s John Elder (s.) sailed from ...
Article : 35 wordsAn extensive fire has broken out in Thamesstreet, London, and no leas than twenty-four engines are playing on the conflagration. An immense destruction of property has taken ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 89 wordsA railway collision has occurred at Bow, near Stratford, on the North London line of railway, by which three persons were killed, while several others were more or less ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Union Steam Navigation Company's steamer Touton, which, was previously telegraphed as having been wrecked while on her way from Cape Town to London, with ...
Article : 88 wordsThe House of Representatives continued its sitting over the Representation Bill until this evening. At 8 o'clock this morning the bill finally passed through committee. The stonewalling, tactics of ...
Article : 276 wordsTwo fresh, cases of small-pox have been discovered in the city since Friday. One of the patients was in the Infirmary, but as soon as the discovery was made, and it was made in a very early stage of the disease, the ...
Article : 3,788 wordsThe Government Savings' Bank returns show an increase in the amount to the credit of depositors during August of ovor, £20,000. It has been decided to send a rifle team to compete ...
Article : 57 wordsThirty-four thousand persons emigrated from the United Kingdom to America during the month of August. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe detectives have captured men believed to have, been concerned in several recent hotel robberies. It is stated that the Adelaide Steamship Company intend to get out two steamers of 1000 tons each to run ...
Article : 234 wordsThe Right Hon. James Lowther, who was Chief Secretary for Ireland in the late Beaconsfield Ministry, and who was defeated at the last general election, has been elected a ...
Article : 61 wordsA large portion of the mutton by the Potosi was placed in the Smithfield market to-day. The average price realised was sixpence farthing (6½d.) all round. ...
Article : 37 wordsNo. 1 Tynan's 600 loads finished to-day, and went 6dwt. to the load. Splendid specimens exhibiting from I X L reef. In a piece of spare ground, only seven feet ontside Agnes Reef, a rich leader has been struck, which returned ...
Article : 133 wordsThe situation of affairs in this country is daily assuming a more serious aspect on all sides. Fears of a possible outbreak among the fanatical soldiery and others are freely ...
Article : 119 wordsA fottler, named Abraham Stott, was knocked down, it is supposed, by the down mail train at Chinn's bridge, near the Cross Roads, Penrith. His head and right-foot wera nearly severed. The body was removed to Penrith by ...
Article : 213 wordsThe following report has been courteously furnished to us for publication:— " Courthouse, Grafton, August 23, 1881. " The Minister for Mines, Sydney. ...
Article : 500 wordsThere has been a marked absence of rain in many, states during the past two months. The effects of the long-continued drought are beginning to be severely felt in many places. ...
Article : 52 wordsTelegrams from Canada report that the drought is causing great loss to farmers in many parts of the Dominion. Extensive fires have broken out, sweeping over large farms, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 154 wordsInformation received from New Mexico states that the Apache Indians in that territory, who have lately been committing great excesses upon American subjects, ...
Article : 65 wordsSir,—At a quarterly meeting of the City, and Provincial licensed Victuallers' Association, in the course of general remarks I said that "we should like to see a Licensed Victuallers' Political Association established, so that we could take ...
Article : 234 wordsThe court-martial upon Commander Evans and the survivors of H.M.S. Dotterel, which was lost hy an explosion occurring on board in the Straits of Magellan, last April, was ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 5 Sep 1881, Page 5
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