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Sydney · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1836

79 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 4

The Legislative Council

The Sydney Herald · Monday 8 August 1836 · page 2

The extreme liberality of the Whig interest in the Legislative Council excludes the public from being present at its proceedings, but, notwithstanding this prudent caution,…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Education

The Australian · Tuesday 9 August 1836 · page 4

To His Excellency Major General Sir Richard Bourke, K. C. B., Governor-in-chief in and over the Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies, and to the Honorable the Legislative Council of the same…

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Colonial Politics. General Education. the Progress of the Council

The Colonist · Thursday 11 August 1836 · page 1

REPEATEDLY as this subject has, during the present year, been discussed in THE COLONIST, we are forcibly urged, by the circumstances which have marked the last few weeks, and whch,…

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Domestic Intelligence. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Friday, August 5

The Colonist · Thursday 11 August 1836 · page 6

1 —COUNSIL met pursuant to adjournment, H Excellency the Governor in the Chair. Appropriation Bill; read a third time and passed. 2. Gunpowder Bill; read a second time; to…

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Roman Catholic Orphans. To His Excellency Major-General Sir Richard Bourke, K.C.B., Governor of New South Wales, and the Honorable the Legislative Council, in Council assembled

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 11 August 1836 · page 2

This humble Petition of the Lay-Committee of the Catholic Church of St. Mary, in the name and on behalf of the Catholics of New South Wales, adopted at a General Meeting of the…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Friday, August 5, 1836

The Australian · Friday 12 August 1836 · page 2

1. Council met pursuant to adjournment, His Excellency the Governor in the Chair.—Appropriation Bill; read a third time and passed…

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Government Gazette. Wednesday, August 10th, 1836. Anno Sep[?]imo Gulielmi Quarti Regis. No. 2. By His Excellency Major-General Sir Richard Bou ke, K.C.B., Captain-Generaland Governorin-Chief of the Territory of New South Wales and its Dependts noes,a and Vice-Admiral of the same with the Ad[?] cuot of the Legistlative Council. An Act for the Amendment of the Law respecting Pilots and Pilotage

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1836 · page 4

WHEREAS, the rates and charges of Pilotage on Ships or Vessels arriving at or departing from any Port or Harnour Preamble, in New South Wales, are regulated in…

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EDUCATION. To His Excellency the Governor, and the Honorable the Legislative Council of New South Wales

The Sydney Herald · Monday 15 August 1836 · page 2

The Petition of the undersigned Inhabitants of the Colony, Respectfully sheweth, That Your Petitioners are most anxious for…

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The Legislative Council

The Australian · Tuesday 16 August 1836 · page 2

THE Council, that mockery of a Legislature, having gone through the ordinary routine of business, is recorded in the minutes of Friday last, as having "adjourned sine die;" had…

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Domestic Intelligence. Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Thursday, August 11

The Colonist · Thursday 18 August 1836 · page 6

1. COUNCIL met pursuant to adjournment, I Excellency the Governor took the Chair, a informed the Council that the following Protests against certain items of the Estimates of…

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Protests of R. CAMPBELL, R. JONES, E. C. CLOSE, H. H. M'arthur. Esqrs. Members of Council

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 20 August 1836 · page 2

Messrs. Campbell, Jones, Close, and M'Arthur have entered on the records of the Council, ten Protests against the proposed system for educating the poor of…

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Anno Septimo Gulielmi Quarti Regis. No. 4. By His Excellenoy Major-General Sir Richard Bourke, K.C.B., Captain General and Governorin-Chief of the Territory of'New South Wales and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council. An Act to restrain the unauthorised Occupation of Crown Lands

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1836 · page 4

WHEREAS, the unauthorised occupation of the unalienated Crown Lands of New South Wales is derogatory to the rights of his Majesty and his successors Preamble…

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Anno Sepiimo Gulielmi Quarti Regis. No. 3. By His Excellency Major General Sir Richard Bou ke, K.C.B. Captain-Genernland Governorin-Chief of the Territory of New South Wales end its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council. An Act to promote the building of Churches and Chapels, and to provide for the maintenance of Ministers of Religion in New South Wales

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1836 · page 4

WHEREAS, for the advancement of the Christian Religion, and the promotion of good morals in the colony of New Preamble. South Wales, it is expedient to…

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Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council. Thursday, 11 August, 1836

The Sydney Herald · Monday 22 August 1836 · page 4

1.—Council met pursuant to adjournment, His Excellency the Governor took the Chair, and informed the Council that the following Protests against certain items of the…

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English Extracts. Imperial Parliament House of Lords, 26th April Irish Municipal Corporation Bill

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 7 September 1836 · page 4

The order of the day for the house to resolve itself into a committee on the Irish Corporation Bill having been read. Lord Fitzgerald and Vesci said that…

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[COPY.] Legislative Council Chamber, Hobart Town, 4th July, 1836

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 21 September 1836 · page 4

SIR,—The Committee of the Legislative Council appointed to enquire into the present state of the Currency of the Colony, have desired me to…

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The Burial of the Last Mayor

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 3 October 1836 · page 4

HIS Worship on the last evening of his existence, having nobly sacrificed his sobriety at the mahogany table of ancient civic festivity, was carried home and…

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House of Londs. June 27, 1836 Irish Municipal Corporation's Bill

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1836 · page 4

Lord Lyndhurst said that the noble Viscount (Melbourne), instead of calling their lordship's attention to the details of the amendments contained in the paper on their lerdship's table had thought…

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Original Correspondence. Municipal Institutions. Abstract from the King's Speech, dated Sept. 10, 1836

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 19 December 1836 · page 3

I PERCRIVE with entire approbation, that you have directed; your attention to the regulation of Municipal Corporations in England and Wales; and I have cheerfully…

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