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THE opening of our New Parliament by his Excellency the Governor General, took place yesterday. The long anticipated event called forth as its witnesses many hundreds of our citizens, and not a few from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following is the Address agreed to by the Legislative Council on Friday last, in reply to his Excellency's Speech. In consequence of the manuscript having been furnished to our contemporary the Sydney Morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—In reference to romarce in your paper of this morning, relating to the manuscript of the "Address from the Legislative Council" to his Excellency the Governor-General, in reply to his Excellency's opening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE PRESIDENT took the Chair at a quarter past four o'clock. THE ADDRESS. The PRESIDENT intimated to the Council, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Council met at four o'clock. The PRESIDENT intimated to the Council that the Governor-General had named one o'clock on Thursday next as the hour when it would be his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. BLIGH to move, That it be an instruction to the Standing Orders Committee to prepare the Rules and Orders for the Despatch of Business in this House, in accordance with the Practice of the House of Commons, when applicable, in preference to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THAT the Upper House is objectionably constituted, is admitted now by more than one honorable member of the Assembly formerly attached to the nominee form of it; and their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Council met at one o'clock, pursuant to adjournment. THE ADDRESS. On the PRESIDENT taking the chair, the House…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE members of the Legislative Council assembled at ono o'clock to-day, in pursuance of adjournment. PRESENTATION OF THE ADDRESS. The PRESIDENT having taken the chair,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following business was transacted in the Legislative Council on Friday last after the -Address to the Governor-General had been voted. FRIDAY, MAY 23…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—My attention has been called to your article of this morning, in which you allege that "the complaints made by new members that the seats intended for them were occupied at the opening of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MR. WARREN to move, (I) That this Council do now proceed to the Election of a Chairman of Committees of the whole House for this Session (2) That Mr. Allen be appointed Chairman of Committees of the whole House, during the present Session…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. WARREN to move—1. That this Council do now proceed to the election of a Chairman of Committees of the whole Hous[?] for this session. 2. That Mr. Allen be appointed Chairman of Committees of the whole House, during the present session…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. WARREN to move, That the Standing Orders Committee be instructed to confer with the Standing Orders Committee of the Legislative Assembly, on the subject of communications between. the two Houses, by Conference, Message, Joint…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE PRESIDENT took the Chair at five minutes past four o'clock. CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES. Mr. WARREN moved "That this Council do now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letter patent appointing James Fitzgerald Murray, Esquire, to be a members of the Council having been produce, and Mr. MURRAY having taken the Oath and subscribed the Roll, took his seat as a member…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Writs of Trial and Inquiry Hill; second reading. Compensation to Witnesses Bill; second reading. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. WARREN to move—That the Standing Orders Committee be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In our issue of the 17th instant, we adverted to the near approach to completion of the iron building appropriated for the temporary chamber and officers of the new Legislative Council. Since that time the rich and well designed works of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The PRESIDENT having taken the chair, Letters patent were produced, appointing JAMES FITZGERALD MURRAY, Esq., to be a Member of the Council, and Mr. Murray took the oaths and his seat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE PRESIDENT took the Chair at four o'clock. NOTICE OF MOTION. Captain TOWNS gave notice that he should at the next meeting of the Council ask the representative of…
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