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The Speaker took the chair at the usual hour. CALL OF THE HOUSE. The SPEAKER then di[?]ected the Clerk of the Council to call over the names of the members before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE SPEAKER took the Chair of the House at the usual hour, and reminded the House that this was the day fixed upon for the resumption of the debate on the Interest Bill,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DR. LANG presented the following, petinon, which he requested might be read at length:- To the Honounble the Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT will be seen that the discussion of the principles of the Usury Bill was resumed yesterday, and will be continued to day. The speakers were, Mr. COWPER and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. SCOTS CHURCH, SYDNEY. Dr. LANG gave notice, that on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. COWPER presented a Petition from certain landholders and residents in the town of Liverpool, praying the Council to bring under the notice of the proper authorities…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A special meeting of the City Council took place on Saturday last, for the purpose of receiving the resignation of his Worship the Mayor. Alderman Broughton in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 130 →Doctor Lang presented a petition from John Ross, formerly of the firm of Dunlop and Co., praying that the Council would intercede for a remission of the sentence of…
Continued on Trove, page 124 →Mr. Cowper presented a petition from Liverpool, praying the house to take steps to procure a reduction in the minimum upset price of crown lands…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dr. Lang gave notice of the following additional resolutions to be moved on Thursday next, in addition to the four previously on the paper, relative to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Legislative Council has certainly done itself great honour during the past and present week, as well in the lengthened debate of three nights on the Usury Bill,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. REPRESENTATION OF THE COLONY. Dr. LANG said, that since the series of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PRESENT: Alderman Broughton (in the chair), Aldermen Wilshire, Allen, Mitchell, and Flood; Councillors Chapman, Macdermott, Neale, Hill, Hunt, Taylor, Hollinshed, Holt,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →difficult thing for a Usurer to escape conviction. (Hear, hear) What, when such keen cross examiners as his learned friends around him could put searching questions to the principal parties…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. TUERRY agreed with the honorable member for Cumberland as to the importance of the question before the house, and said that whatever might be the result of the motion of the honorable and learned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The COL. SECRETARY, in rising to make the, motion of which he had given notice, said, he had in the first place to thank the House for the cordial manner in which they had allowed the matter to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. WALKER said, that after the facetious speech with which the hon. Member from the North Shore had indulged the House, and the many able and ingenious arguments…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This body presents a most scandalous spectable to the public, and one which reflects great discredit upon the City of Sydney. In consequence of the disqualification of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PRESENT: Alderman Wilshire (in the chair), Broughton, Flood, and Allen, Councillors Chapman, Macdermott, Holden, Smidmore, Neale, Hill, Hunt, Taylor, Hollinshed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Council met at three, o'clock. Alderman Wilshire in the Chair. SUPPLY OP WATER. Alderman Broughton presented a Petition from the inhabitants of Parramatta street praying to be…
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