Electioneering Movements
It is expected the City, will be divided into three discricts, each returning two members. The City Council are already on the alert, having determined to send six members from their…
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The Empire. Wednesday, Februart 12, 1851. Dr. Lang's Election for Sydney— Its Effect in England
NOT altogether unbefittingly, it fell to our lot to be the first journal, to communicate to the electors- of Sydney something, of the impression made in England by the…
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BERLIN, NOV. 24, 12.45 Noon—The Parliament has just been opened by the King. The Royal speech is to the following effect— "My intention to create a constitution whick…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IRELAND. (From the Times, November 29.) County of Limerick Election
DUBLIN, Thursday Morning.—The high sheriff has received the Speaker's writ, and has appointed Monday, the 9th of December, for holding the election. Considerable interest…
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THE Chambers of Turin were opened on the 23rd November, by the King in person. His Majeity read the following speech;— " Signori Senatori, Signori Deputati,—On…
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A PARLIAMENT whether imperial or colonial, as every etymologist well knows, is a great talking assembly, or debating club, which imposes on its members the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Empire. Sydney, Saturday, April 19, 1851. the General Election
FROM the railway pace with which our legislators get through the work of Constitution-making, and the importance of many measures which cannot be…
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WHILE we honour the motives of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL in his endeavours to prevent bribery in the election of members to serve in the Legislative…
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NEVER was a proposition more necessary than the declaration against bribery at elections proposed on Tuesday last by the Attorney General, and by the Council, in…
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WE beg to call attention to the Election of the first League Council, which comes off in the Saloon of the Royal Hotel, this day, between eleven and four o'clock…
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IT is currently reported that the friends of Mr. Wentworth are actively canvassing the city with the view of bringing him forward at the ensuing election. If these canvassers only do their duty…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Illawarra Election. To the Editor of the People's Advocate
SIR, -- As an honest journalist, you have at all times watched over our interests, and your concern for us was never more needed than at the present time. I am no politician, but I think something should be done just now. A gentleman who is now absent…
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No opportunity should be lost during the time which may elapse between this and the period of the election of recurring to this all important subject, we would therefore again direct the attention…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Empire. Sydney, Saturday, May 10, 1851. the Elections [?]
THERE is evidently a qiuet but deep interest awakening in the public mind, with regard to the approaching General Elections. Whilst the more man of…
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A legal Bill is bad enough, An illegal Bill is worse, A Lottery Bill is horrid stuff, But a Council Bill's a curse…
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A public meeting of the citizens was held at the Royal Circus, York-street, last evening, for the purpose of nominating fit and proper persons to represent the city in the now Legislative…
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THE Electoral Act just passed, such as it is, must rule the destinies of this colony for some time to come, either for good or for evil. This Bill favours the " Lords of the…
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Since the foregoing article was written, we find that the Catholic body have been taking active steps to secure the return of a member for the City of Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Empire. Sydney, Thursday, May 15, 1851. the Electioneering Movement of the Catholics
" CIVIL and religious liberty all over the world!" is the noble sentiment of one of the most illustrious Irishmen that ever lived. And since the time of Burke, it…
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[We take the following remarks from our Contemporary, the Freeman's Journal, of yesterday, They need no single word of comment.] We find that the Catholic body have been…
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