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Politics & elections, 1857

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Parliament of Tasmania. House of Assembly. Tuesday, April 14. Want of Confidence in the Ministry

Empire · Tuesday 28 April 1857 · page 2

Mr. WESTON, pursuant to notice, Tose to move, "That the prosent Ministry does not possess the confidence of this House." The honorable member said that before formally introducing the motion standing in his name…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Commons, February 3. the Address

Empire · Thursday 30 April 1857 · page 2

Sir J. RAMSDEN, in moving the address, reviewed the principal topics touched upon in the Speech of the Royal Commissioners, noticing the omission of any reference to our convict and criminal population, and expressing a…

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The Communist Parliament. (From the Times, 21st January.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1857 · page 3

ENGLAND has a very strong constitution. We don't mean its political constitution,—that we leave to speechmakere and bookwriters. We mean its constitution in the same sense as when we say that such a…

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Parliament of Victoria. Legislative Assembly.—april 22. Want of Confidence in the Ministry

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 May 1857 · page 4

Mr, Brooke resumed the debate in support of the ministry. The Government should not resign in the present state of public business. They were weak now, but would be strong when their measures…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Lords, February 3. the Address

Empire · Tuesday 5 May 1857 · page 2

Her Majesty's most gracious Speech having been redd from the Woolsack by the LORD CHANCELLOR, and afterwards repeated by the Clerk at the table. The Earl of CORK, in rising to move that a humble…

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Parliament of Tasmania. (From the Tasmanian Daily News, April 25.) Legislative Council. Friday, April 24, 1857

Empire · Wednesday 6 May 1857 · page 2

The honorable the President took the chair shortly after 4 o'clock. Present—The Honorables Messrs. Wedge, Whyte, Walker, Henty, Bedford, Innes, Kermode, Nairn, Knight…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Lords, Fe[?] 12. Secondary Punishments

Empire · Thursday 7 May 1857 · page 6

The Marquis of SALISBURY, in calling attention to this subject, said, he did not intend to enter at all into the much disputed subject of transprtation. He perceived with some degree of satisfaction that the…

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Sketches in Parliament. (From the Illustrated London News, 14th February.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 May 1857 · page 3

THE House of Commons is prone to finishing the week with a hard night's work. The sittings on Fridays are generally the most prolonged, and often the most important, of the week; and the vitality of members…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Commons, Frbruary 10. the Beer Trade

Empire · Friday 8 May 1857 · page 3

The [?] on the motion of Mr. [?] into committee, on the acts regulating the sale of beer. Mr. HARDY, in moving for leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws relating to the sale of beer, and to…

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Tasmanian Parliament. Extraordinary Proceedings

Empire · Monday 11 May 1857 · page 5

On the 20th ultimo occurred another of the disgraceful scenes for which the Legislative Assembly of Tasmania is acquiring an unenviable notoriety. Indeed, the whole of the sitting on the day in question was…

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The Political Crisis in Tasmania. The election campaign has commenced, and the journals are full of the usual addresses. Parliament has been adjourned to the 26th of May. The following is the reply of the Colonial Secretary to the petition of the people praying for a dissolution of Parliament:— Colonial Secretary's Office, 30th April, 1857

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 May 1857 · page 8

Sir,—With reference to the petition addressed to the Governor from certain of the inhabitants of Hobart Town, praying for the dissolution of the present House of Assembly, I am instructed by his Excellency to acquaint you, and through you the petitioners, that…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Commons.—february 12Th. the "Secret Treaty."

Empire · Thursday 14 May 1857 · page 3

Lord PALMERSTON.—I wish to set mysell right with the right honorable gentleman opposite with regard to an assertion I made on Tuesday night with respect to the military convention to which I referred. I said…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Commons, FannuABV 13,1867. Relations with Persia

Empire · Friday 15 May 1857 · page 3

On the motion that the SPEAKER leave the chair, Mr. LAYARD said,—Before you leave tho chair. Sir, wish to ask a question of the noble lord at the head of the Government on a subject to whioh I attach great…

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English News to March 16. Imperial Parliament. House of Commons, March 9, 1857. Retirement of the Speaker

Empire · Monday 18 May 1857 · page 2

The SPEAKER here rose and said:—Before I call upon the Clerk to read the orders of the day I hope the House will permit me to occupy their attention for a very few moments. (Cheers). After the statement…

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The Simla's News. English and Foreign Intelligence. the British Government Defeated on the Chinese War Question, Cobden Being the Mover, by a Majority of Sixteen. Lord Palmerston Appeals to the Country, and a General Election Was to Take Place About the 26Th of March. Wool Sales Had Commenced.—on Australian Wool There Was an Advance of 2D. to 3D. Per Pound

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 May 1857 · page 5

THE steamship Simla, Captain Cooper, left Suez March 28th, at 6 p.m., and arrived at Aden April 4th, at 9.10 a.m.; from Aden April 5th, 6.10 a.m., arriving at Galle the 15th. at…

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Election for London

Empire · Tuesday 19 May 1857 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon (March 10) a general meeting of the London liberal Registration Association was held at the Lodon Tavern, to consider the present state of the representation of London, with a view to the…

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South Riding Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 May 1857 · page 4

A MEETING, adjourned from Monday evening, was held yesterday evening, at the Royal Hotel, Georgestreet, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the representation of the South Riding of Cumberland,…

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Ireland—her Hopes From a Dissolution of Parliament

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 May 1857 · page 2

It is an old saying that "it is an ill wind that blows nobody good:" so by the falling out of the Whigs and Tories—resulting in a dissolution of Parliament and a general election—it is not…

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Legislative Assembly. (From Yesterday's Gazette) Writ of Election. Legislative Assembly Offices, Sydney, 21st May, 1857

Empire · Saturday 23 May 1857 · page 5

The honorable the speaker of the Legislative Assembly directs it to be notified for general information, that a writ bath this day issued, and the following arrangemeats have been made, for the election of a member to…

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Coming Dissolution of Parliament. (From the Leader, March 7.)

Empire · Monday 25 May 1857 · page 7

Lord Palmerston follows the only constitutional course open to him when he appeals from the Housa of Commons to the country, instead of attempting to carry on the…

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