Payment of Members of Parliament
We recently expressed an opinion about the true estimate of parliamentary membership—that in every case the constituents are the really obliged party, and not the man they have chosen to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illawarra · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1858
40 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 2
Bega, Twofold Bay. the Maneroo Election Meeting at Bega
A meeting was held at Mr Meads' Travellers Rest Inn, of the friends of our old representative, D. Egan, Esq., for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements for returning that gentleman as our representative in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr Owen's Election
THE accompanying correspondence developes a feature in the late election which must be highly flattering to the candidate and creditable to the constituents. Such an instance of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →What Will the New Parliament Do?
THE elections are nearly all reported, and the quality of the returns has apparently gained much in regard to what is called the "liberal" side. In ordinary circumstances we should feel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opening of the New Parliament
By a proclamation in a Gazette Extraordinary, published on Monday, the meeting of the Legislative Council is further prorogued until Tuesday, the 23rd March next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Work of the New Parliament
THE Government proclamation announces that the meeting of Parliament will definitively take place on the 23rd of March. The new members have now therefore in distinct prospective the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliament V. Denominationalism
We have been assured, on authority which we deem indisputable, that what we stated about a conspiracy in high quarters to overthrow the National School System, and to establish…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opening of Parliament
The Parliament was to be formally opened on Tuesday last, but we have received no intimation of the proceedure. The opening would be by Commission in the first place. The Speaker would then be elected by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Opening of Parliament
PARLIAMENT is opened, and we may now speculate a little upon its career. At present Government seems pretty strong in it, if we may judge from its first incidents. Sir DANIEL…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliamentary. [Compiled From the Sydney Papers.] the Opening of Parliament. Election of Speaker
In accordance with announcement, the second Parliament of New South Wales under the New Constitution was opened on Tuesday, at noon. The opening took place by commission. The proceedings being of a formal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wednesday. Election Petitton
Mr Scott, Chairman of the Committee of Disputed Elections, brought up a report as to the Petition of Mr Thomas Rusden against the return of Mr Moriarty. The report stated that the petitioner had not complied with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Powers of Parliament
WE expressed, the other day, our opinion that the Legislative Council had not disposed of Badham's petition in a constitutional way, and that the right of petitioning for the removal of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tumultuous Gathering Before the Victorian Houses of Parliament
A torchlight procession and meeting of a somewhat riotous character took place last night, the originators and supporters of the affair appearing to be a number of men who have earned for themselves an unenviable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The North Hiding Election. Return of Mr. Plunkett
On Monday last, the electors of the North Riding of Cumberland met to nominate at member to represent them in the Legislative Assembly, in the room of Air Parkes, resigned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prorogation of Parliament. the Queen's Speech
The session of 1858 was closed, and Parliament was prorogued by Royal Commission, on the 2nd of August. The Peers met a little before 2 o'clock, the Commons somewhat earlier. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prorogation of Parliament. the Queen's Speech
The session of 1858 was closed, and Parliament was prorogued by Royal Commission, on the 2nd of August. The Peers met a little before 2 o'clock, the Commons somewhat earlier. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This Progress of Parliament
The proceedings of Parliament during the last week have been productive of three exciting and important episodes. Mr DENIEHEY'S motions on denominational…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Progress of Parliament
THE result of the "crisis," so far, has been quite the reverse of what we expected. We did not expect that either the whole Cabinet or any portion of it would retire in consequence of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prorogation of Parliament
On Friday, at noon, the Session of Parliament was prorogued until the 7th December, by the GovernorGeneral in person, We will give the speech in our next. ERRATUM.—In the list of gentlemen appointed a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Re-election of Mr. Dalley
The New Solicitor General was re-elected without opposition by the electors of the Cumberland Boroughs, on Wednesday last. Mr. Dalley addressed the electors at great length…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →