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Politics & elections, 1855

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Rival Registry Offices for Candidates for the New Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 November 1855 · page 8

EVERY school boy knows how much science has done of late years towards the perfection of the mechanical arts, and the progress of material civilization; steam and the electric…

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The Approaching Elections Under the New Constitution

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 November 1855 · page 9

IT is gratifying to find that although the fangs, or the squatocracy clauses, have not been extracted or paired down by the Act of the Imperial Parliament, yet the…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Commons—august 3. the Vienna Negotiations

Empire · Monday 5 November 1855 · page 2

Mr.GLADSTONE.—It appears to me, Sir, that the motion which you have put from the chair, and which may be ragarded as the immediate subject of debate, is a matter of small account. So far as regards…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Commons.—august 7

Empire · Thursday 8 November 1855 · page 3

Lord J. RUSSELL, pursuant to the intimation he had given ot his intention to advert to the condition of Italy, called attention, in the first instance, to the prospects of the war, without wishing, he said, either to aggravate or…

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The Southwark Election. Friday, July 27Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 November 1855 · page 6

AT this election Sir William Molesworth, the new Secretary of State for the Colonies, was again returned for the Borough of South wark. Sir Charles Napier was put forward by his friends,…

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The Elections

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 10 November 1855 · page 9

THE EMPIRE of Tuesday last states that there is reason for believing that the Attorney General will not be a candidate for the representation of Sydney, but that he probably will be for the Eastern division…

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The New South Australian Parliament Bill

Empire · Tuesday 13 November 1855 · page 2

[The following is a copy of the new Parliament Bill for the colony of South Australia. It was introduced to the Legislative Council, on the meeting of that body, on the 1st instant.]…

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Expensiveness of Elections. (From the Argus, November 7.)

Empire · Tuesday 13 November 1855 · page 2

If the Administrative Reform Association render no further services to mankind, we have at least to thank them for some very effective watchwords. In several directions they have…

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Hunter River District. (From Yesterday's Maitland Mercury.) the Election for the Northumberland Boroughs

Empire · Thursday 15 November 1855 · page 6

The following letter has been received by Mr. W. Lipscomb, from J. H. Plunkett, Esq., in reference to the resolution passed at the meeting held in East Maitland, requesting him to stand as a candidate for representation…

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Imperial Parliament House of Lords.—tuesday, July 31. Grants to the Royal Society

Empire · Friday 16 November 1855 · page 5

Lord BROUGHAM wished to draw the attention of tho noble lord the President of the Council to a report, which he believed was not unfounded, of the withdrawal of the grant of £1,000 per annum which had been for the…

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The [?] of the Candidates for the Dunmon Flitch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 November 1855 · page 8

THE [?] papers contain long accounts of the above ceremony at Dunmow. We extract the [?] of the examination of the condidates:- Mr. James Barlow was called, and in answer…

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A New Idea About Tee New Parliament House

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 November 1855 · page 9

There can be but very few, either in or out of the Council Chamber, who are fully satisfied with the plans proposed for patching up the present Chamber, or with the large…

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The Election for the Northum-berland Boroughs

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 November 1855 · page 3

The following letter has been received by Mr. W. Lipscomb, from J. H. Plunkett, Esq., in reference to the resolution passed at the meeting held in East Maitland, requesting him to stand as…

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The New Electoral Rolls. a Bili to Provide for the Preparation of the Electoral Rolls for the First Elections Under the New Constitution Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 November 1855 · page 2

WHEREAS, under the Act passed by tho Legislative Council, in the session of the seventeenth year of her Majesty's reign, intituled,' An Act to confer a Constitution on New South Wales,…

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Prorogation of Parliament

Empire · Monday 19 November 1855 · page 5

On the 14th August the Royal Commission, consisting of the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Harrowby, Earl Granville, and Lord Stanley of Alderley, took their seats at the foot of the throne, when the…

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Imperia I Parliament. House of Commons. Tuesday. the House met at half-past one o'clock. Conduct of the War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 November 1855 · page 5

Sir De Lacy Evans wished to offer a few observations with the view of eliciting from the noble lord such a statement as would be satisfactory to the country, that during the recess…

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Eight Days Latter From England. Glorious Successes of the Allied Fleets and Armies. Destruction of Sveaborg. Defeat of the Russians in the Crimea. Prorogation of Parliament.—her Majesty's Speech. Departure of the Queen for Paris

Empire · Monday 19 November 1855 · page 4

THE arrival of the steamship City of Sydney yesterday evening has put us in possession of news from England to the 18th of August, brought from Liverpool by the Star of the…

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The Closing Parliament. (From the Times, August 15.)

Empire · Tuesday 20 November 1855 · page 6

A wearied, and it must be said a disappointed Parliament, was yesterday prorogued with the dull formality of a Royal Commission. Up to the very last moment the anxious Premier…

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Re-election of Mr. Lowe for Kidder[?] Minister

Empire · Tuesday 20 November 1855 · page 5

The election for this borough, consequent upon the appointment of Mr. Lowe to the Vice-Presidency of the Board of Trade, took place at Kidderminster on the 14th of August. Up to the previous evening rumours as to…

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Imperial Parliament. [?] House of Commons, Tuesday, AUGUST 14. [An abstract of the following speeches appeared in our issue of Monday. We now give them in full as reported by the Times.] Conduct of the War

Empire · Wednesday 21 November 1855 · page 6

Sir D. L. EVANS—Sir, I wish to avail myself of this opportunity to offer a few observations upon a subject which must be deeply interesting both to the House and to the country. My object is to elicit from the noble…

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