Bell's Life in Sydney. Saturday, April 5, 1856. The Elections
We have for some time past been anxiously watching the tone of the various electioneering addresses, and scrutinising the speeches of the candidates for…
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Disgraceful Electioneering Dodges. To the Editor of the Empire
SIR—Placards have been posted through the city with such words as these:—"Electors of North Cumberland: Now's the day, Now's the hour—Down with Plunkett, Polding, and Popery—Wooden Shoes and the…
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A gentlemen who left Penrith at 2 o'clock yesterday, informs us that Mr. Jamison was then at the head of the poll there for Cook and Westmoreland, and that Mr. Arkins had only polled some six or eight votes…
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SYDNEY HAMLETS (2).—Daniel Cooper, S A. Donaldson. CITY OF SYDNEY (4).—Charles Cowper, Henry Parkes, Robert [?] J. R. Wilshire. WEST CAMDEN (2)—James Macarthur, J. N. Ox'ey…
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THEIR lordships met at two o'clock on Tuesday. The Lords Commissioners (the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, and the Earl of Harrowby) took, their seats on the cross bench in front of the throne…
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WE have not received the full returns for this election at present, but we are informed, on good authority, that Messrs. Martin and Jamison are returned by a considerable majority…
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CUMBERLAND SOUTH (2),—Day of election 9th instant. Candi-[?]—Messrs. [?] Brenan, Russell, Weekes. CUMBERLAND BOROUGHS (1),—Day of election, 8th instant. Can idates—[?] Ross, Redman, Robey…
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THE gentleman returned as the first member for Parramatta in the new Parliament is the son of Thomas Watson Parker, Esq., of Lewisham, Kent. He is now in his forty-eighth year, having been born at Lowisham, on…
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THE following letter to the Attorney-General, J. H. Plunkett, Esq., from the chairman and committee appointed to act for the Interest in the recent election of a member to represent these boroughs in the new…
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The nomination for this constitnoney took place, at Ipswich, on the 29th ultimo. Mr. Gordon Sunderman was returned without opposition…
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SYDNEY HAMLETS (2)— [?] C[?]r, S A. D[?] City of Sydney (4).Charles Cowper, Henry Parkes, Robert Campbell. J. R. Wilshire. WEST CAMDEN (2)—James Macarthur. J. N. Ox'[?]…
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AMONG the missionaries who went out to Tahiti in the ship Duff, in the year 1797, was the late Mr. Francis Oakes, the father of the second member for Parramatta. The civil wars of the natives drove Mr. Oakes, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colonial Representation in the British Parliament. (From the European Times, 8th January.)
Lord Elgin, the late Governor-General of Canada, made a speech the other day at Glasgow which is exciting some interest, because of the importance of the subjects which he…
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TUMUT April 2nd.âThe election of the members for this district took place this day, in the Court House here. A considerable number of the electors residing in…
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SIR—In your issue of Saturday last appeared a letter headed as above, and bearing the respectable signature of "A Respecter of every Religious Class," charging certain Roman Catholics with the authorship of an…
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SYDNEY HAMLETS (2).—Daniel Cooper, S A. Donaldson. CITY OF SYDNEY (4).—Charles Cowper, Henry Parkes, Robert Cambell, J. R. Wilshire. WEST CAMDEN (2).—James Macarthur, J. N. Ox[?]…
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MR. BOURN RUSSELL was born at Rye, in the county of Sussex, on the 1st of December, 1794, and is, therefore, now in his sixty-second year. His father, who was also a native of Rye, followed the profession of the sea,…
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GLOU[?]ESTER AND MACQUARIE (1)—Day of election, 10th April, Candidates—Messrs. J Williamson, T. Berker, J. An[?]rews. KING AND GEORGIANA (1).—Day of election, 7th April. Candidates—Messrs. J. Sheppard, P. Fawcett…
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YESTERDAY, according to official arrangement, the election for the South Riding of the County of Cumberland took place in the various localities appointed by the returning officer. A great deal of anxiety was…
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THE zeal of Mr. PLUNKETT'S admirers has placed two seats in the new Assembly at the disposal of that gentleman. We have no objection to this. It were Utopian to look for a…
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