The Spectator, in a moderate article, condemns Mr. Berry's proposal, and suggests an alternative for securing finality of legislation without abolishing the Legislative Council. ...
Article : 46 wordsIn the Legislative Council, yesterday, Mr. DALLEY brought up the report of the select committee on the City of Sydney Improvement Bill, and it was ordered that it be printed. ...
Article : 5,115 wordsThe Governor's levee was held this. afternoon, and was largely attended. A number of addresses were presented to his Excellency at the conclusion of the levee. ...
Article : 438 wordsThe British ironclad squadron will return to Besika Bay in a few days. ...
Article : 26 wordsTHE select committee of the Legislative Council, to which was referred the City of Sydney Improvement Bill, got through the work expcditiously. Yesterday Mr.Dalley laid the report on the table of the House, ...
Article : 3,768 wordsThe city of Adrianople has at last been evacuated by Russian troops, and is now reoccupied by a Turkish garrison. ...
Article : 31 wordsOfficial statements announce the disappearance of the plague at Astrakan. ...
Article : 19 wordsA large number of British, manufacturers are applying for space at the Melbourne International Exhibition. The Belgian, Duteh, and French ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has dismissed the appeal—Borough of Bathurst v. M'Pherson—with costs. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Suez mails, via Brindisi, were delivered on the 10th instant. ...
Article : 17 wordsARRIVED.—Ben Yoirlich, ship, from Melbourne November 17; Macduff, ship, from Melbourne December 1. Auriga, ship, from Melbourne, December 3; Lock Lomond, ship, ...
Article : 170 wordsThe Orient steamship John Elder,from. Plymouth for Sydney, via Adelaide and Melbourne, passed Cap[?] Borda this morning at 8.40, being 40 days out, and arrived here this evening. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Associated Banks in reply to the charge made by Mr. Pattorson, that the Argus and the Associated banks were seeking to damage the credit of the colony, say that as the financial agents of the ...
Article : 245 wordsThe body of a female, dressed in black, with fair hair, was washed ashore this morning, at 4 o'clock, at Catherine Hill Bay. There were rings on one of the fingers. A hencoop containing dead fowls,, a ...
Article : 122 wordsThe first experiment of carrying on work at the Exhibition building by means of the electric light was made last night, the scene of operations being the basement level, where a number of men are employed fixing the heavy ...
Article : 314 wordsAt the Mountain Maid, 120 tons yielded 711 ounces. Crushing continues; since Monday 1000 ounces of amalgam from the tables was taken. The Hidden Treasure crushing yielded 2 ounces 14 ...
Article : 63 wordsMr. Edward Jones, the Coroner, held an inquest today upon the body of John Berger, a shepherd. A verdiot was returned that deceased died from, a gunshot wound inflicted by himself whilst suffering from ...
Article : 50 wordsSir,—Will you permit me, an English solicitor, only recently arrived in Sydney, to offer a few remarks on the recent debate in the House on the appointment of a fifth Judge for the Supreme Court. In the course of the debate ...
Article : 695 wordsThe Crown Lands sale to-day realized £2069, making since July a total of£31,935 for 25,549 acres, in addition to 13,608 acres taken up by conditional purchasers. ...
Article : 79 wordsSir,—After reading the interesting account in Monday's Herald of the gathering at Messrs. Hudson, Brothers' works on Saturday, one might reasonably assumo that in, this free-trade community of ours no work of an important ...
Article : 274 wordsThe greatest flood known here for the last 30 years visited Cooma yesterday, swamping all the houses in low situations and destroying a largo amount of valuable property. Aftor running great risk two women ...
Article : 65 wordsA public meeting has been held to take steps for securing the services of a qualified medical man for the town and district. A bonus of £200 is guaranteed. The weather is dry, and rain is much required. ...
Article : 42 wordsA fearful and fatal accident occurred on board the steamer John Penn on Monday. William May, second engineer, was shot dead while repairing a gun. Not knowing that it was loaded, he placed the nipple of ...
Article : 79 wordsSir,—I read with pleasure your report of the banquet given by Messrs. Hudson, Brothers, at their establishment, with descriptions of machinery, &c., showing the great progress made in the production of all kinds of wood work. ...
Article : 231 wordsThe case against the man Spriggs, who is charged with keeping a quantity of spirits au his unlicensed premises at Fortitude Valley, was partly investigated at the Police Court to-day, and adjourned until ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 13 Mar 1879, Page 5
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