Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, February 2, 1858. a Liberal Parliament
PRIDE goeth before a fall—is a proverb very often illustrated in politics, and seldom more markedly, than it has been in this colony recently…
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Politics & elections, 1858
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Progress of the Elections
NORTHUMBERLAND AND HUNTER.—The polling, on Saturday, terminated in favor of Messers, Scott, White, and Piddington—Mr. Irving being rejected. The complete returns are not yet in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. (From our men correspondent.) Newcastle. Election for the Counties.—triumph of the Liberals
Saturday being the polling day for the Counties, at an early hour the colours of the various candidates were displayed, and the exertions and bustle of committeemen denoted a coming struggle of no ordinary interest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Phillip, Brisbane, and Bligh. the Nomination and Election. (From our [?] Correspondent.)
The nomination for the three counties took place here to-day. At tweleve o'clock the Returning Officer, John Hudson Keys, Esq., opened the proceedings by informing the electors that they had met there for a very…
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PHILLIP, and BRISBANE, AND BLIGH.—At the nomination, at Scone, on Monday, 1st instant, Mr. John Robertson was re-elected without opposition. NEW ENGLAND AND M'LEAY.— At the nomination at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Election for Northumberland and Hunter. Declaration of the Poll
Yesterday. pursuant to announcement, the result of the polling for the United Counties of Northumberhand and Hunter was declared by Mr. K ox Child, the Returning Officer. About 90 persons were present during the…
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NORTHU[?]LAND AND HUNTER.—The official declaration of the poll. [?] yesterday, gives the following numbers: Scoff, White 969. Piddington 945. Irving 437. Mr. Irving is therfore defested by a majority of 488…
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Yesterday was the polling day for the County of Durham. No great amount of excitement as to the result appeared to prevail in Maitland, most persons regarding it as a matter of certainly that the old members would be returned again…
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We have been favored with the following complete return of the polling in the county of Durham election, which we believe will be found correct, or very closely [?]. The total numbers are Arnold 401, Gordon 399,…
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DURHAM.—The polling returns, roughly made up, present the following numbers:—Arnold, 401; Gordon, 399; Jones, 343; Hargraves, 79; the three old members being therefore returned…
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COUNTY OF MURRAY.—Mr Forster has been re-elected, the numbers polled being: Forsterl 22, Powell 75. GLOUCKSTER AND MACQUA[?].—The polling took place yesterday, the 10th, but we had not learnt the result even…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Im[?]erial Parliament. Opening of the Session
HO[?]SE OF LORDS—THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3. The I[?]perial Parliament was opended on this day by her Majesty in person. Several circumstances contributed to invest the ceremonial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New England and M'leay. the Polling
The Armidale Express of Saturday last only supplies one item, in addition to the news published in our last issue, leaving the returns from the more distant polling places to be yet ascertained. The final result is to be…
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GLOUCESTER AND MACQUARIE.—The returns above given show that Captain Williamson is certainly returned. The final result will be made known this morning, at the declaration of the poll, at Raymond Terrace…
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HOUSE OF LORDS, DEC. 10.—THE AUSTRALIAN POSTAL SERVICE.-Mr. Alderman Copeland, who had given notice of his intention to move for a return of all the vessels employed by the European and Australian Company, said that the delay…
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The Returning Officer for the United Counties of Gloucester and Macquarie, having appointed Thursday last at noon as the time for the official declaration of the result of the [?]oll, announced at the Court-house,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parliament of New South Wales. (From a Supplement to the Government Gazette.) PROCLAMATION
By his Excellency Sir William Thomas Denison, Knight Commander of the honorable Order of the Bath, Governor General in and over all her Majesty's Colonies of New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Election for New England and M'leay. (From the Armidale Express, Feb. 20.)
The official state of the gross polling was declared yesterday afternoon, by the Returning Officer, as follows:- Moriarty........................ 179 Taylor.......................... 136…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, March 23, 1858. the Meeting of Parliament
Parliament meets this day, under very different auspices from those which promised, a fortnight since, to attend its opening. Many will remember the depressed condition of the colony,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Mercury. Thursday, March 25, 1858. the Second Constitutional Parliament
THE second Parliament of New South Wales, elected under the Wentworth Constitution, met on Tuesday. As was the case on the opening of the first Parliament, the proceedings were…
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