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Council & local affairs, 1842

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The Sydney Herald. Tuesday, July 12, l842. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." This Day's Proceedings in Council

The Sydney Herald · Tuesday 12 July 1842 · page 2

"WE suppose the Council will to-day be favoured by Mr. JAMES MACARTHUR with an abridged edition of his oration on "The Great Constitutional Question." On what…

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Legislative Council

The Colonial Observer · Wednesday 13 July 1842 · page 324

At the meeting of Council yesterday all the members were present except the Bishop and Mr. Blaxland. On the order of the day having been…

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Council Proceedings

The Australian · Wednesday 13 July 1842 · page 2

The proceedings in Council, yesterday, were of no much importance, and were protracted to so late an hour, that we do not feel justified in reporting them in our present number as to be…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 29

The Colonial Observer · Wednesday 13 July 1842 · page 322

The same members were present as on the preceding day. Mr. J. Macarthur presented the petition so often referred to, with 5079 signatures…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 12

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1842 · page 2

PRESCHT—The Governor, the Chief Justice, the Commander of the Forces, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor-General, Mr…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 12, 1842

The New South Wales Examiner · Wednesday 13 July 1842 · page 2

Present--The Governor, the Chief Justice, the Commander of the forces, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor General, Messrs…

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Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 6th. (Concluded from our last.)

The Australian · Wednesday 13 July 1842 · page 4

Mr. JONES did not oppose the receipt of the Petition, which he thought, from the number and respectability of the signatures, ought to be received with every consideration. He protested…

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The Sydney Herald. Wednesday, July 13, 1842. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." the Municipal Bill

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1842 · page 2

THE great length of our report of yesterday's proceedings in Council, compets us to leave out all our Law and Domestic Intelligence, together with several…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 12. 1812

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 14 July 1842 · page 2

Present:— The Governor, the Chief Justice, the Commander of the Forces, the colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Collector Of Customs. the Auditor General, Messrs…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday, July 12, 1842

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 14 July 1842 · page 2

Present: The Governor, the Chief Justice, the Commander of the Forces, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Collector of Customs, the Auditor General. Mr. Campbell, Mr. Berry, Mr…

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Municipal Corporations Bill. To the Editors of the Sydney Herald

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 14 July 1842 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—In reference to the first statement in the Australian of to-day, concerning Mr. R. Fitzgerald; I have to observe, that the parchment containing the name of Robert…

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Legislative Council. Tuesday. July 12th

The Australian · Friday 15 July 1842 · page 2

Present—The Governor, the Chief Justice,the Commander of the Forces, the Colonial Secretary, the'Attorney General, the Collector of Coustoms,' the Auditor General.Mr.Campbell. Berrv…

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A Short Review of Tuesday's Proceedings in Council

The New South Wales Examiner · Friday 15 July 1842 · page 2

tali auxilio defensoribus istis, Tempus --eget. A disreputable case requires a Lawyer and his dirty tricks. Free translation…

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Legislative Council

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 16 July 1842 · page 330

We promised in our last to give in the present number the continuation of the debate in Council on Tuesday on the Municipal Corporation Act, but on second…

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The Chronicle. Saturday, July 16, 1842. the Australian and the Mayor Expectant

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 16 July 1842 · page 2

WHEN the press becomes a prostitute, it is the most shameless of all prostitutes. Without admitting the truth of the saying, that "all men have their price," experience proves too well that a large…

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The Municipal Petition. To the Editors of the Sydney Herald

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 16 July 1842 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—Having observed in the column of your paper of yesterday that her Majesty's Attorney-General stated at the meeting of the Legislative Council, on the 12th instant,…

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The Sydney Herald. Saturday, July 16, 1842. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." the Municipal Petitions

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 16 July 1842 · page 2

IN another column will be found letters from Captain BOOTH, R.N., J.P., and Captain R. G. MOFFATT, J.P., stating that their names were appended to the…

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The Municipal Petition. To the Editors of the Sydney Herald

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 16 July 1842 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—In reading the Attorney-General's argument, as reported in your paper of yesterday, under the head of "Legislative Council." I was astonished at his mention of…

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Municipal Institutions in Spain

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 16 July 1842 · page 331

With regard to the municipal administration of the towns and villages generally in all Spain, it ought to be observed that it was once everywhere free and elective, as it…

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The Municipal Corporation Bill. "A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 16 July 1842 · page 2

MR. EDITOR—In this day's Australian a well known individual takes to himself the credit of affixing the magic letters "J.P." to the names of nine other persons as well as that of "Robert…

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