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Politics & elections, 1857

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The Ministerial Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 May 1857 · page 5

THE Argus of Thursday states that the last of these elections took place on Tuesday, the 12th instant. At noon a numerons and influential meeting of electors was held in the Court-bouse, Horsham, for the…

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The South Cumberland Election. Meetings at Newtown

Empire · Thursday 28 May 1857 · page 4

Two public meetings of electors, called by the friends of Mr. Byrnes, were held last night at Newtown. The first was held at Mr. Bown's, Barwan Park, at half-past six o'clock. There were between twenty and thirty…

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The Candidates for Cumberland. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 29 May 1857 · page 2

Sin—I perceive, by your paper of this morning the address of Mr. Ryan Brenan to the electors of the South Riding of Cumberland, as a candidate to fill the vacancy oaused by the, resignation of the honorable W. M…

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Parliament of Victoria. Legislative Assembly—tuesday, May 26. Ministerial Explanations

Empire · Monday 1 June 1857 · page 2

Mr. M'CULLOCH rose to give an explanation of the circumstances attending the formation of the present Ministry. He stated that after the motion of the hon. member for St. Kilda was carried he (Mr. M'Culloch)…

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South Riding Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 June 1857 · page 5

A MEETING of electors of the South Riding of the county of Cumberland, resident in and around Newtown, was held on Saturday evening last, at the St. John's Tavern, Newtown. Mr. J. R. Brenan, one of…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Commons, March 5, 1857. Dissolution,—ministerial Statement

Empire · Wednesday 3 June 1857 · page 2

Lord PALMERSTON rose, in a crowded House, and amid land and repeated cheers, to make the eagerly expected Ministerial statement. He said,—Mr. Speaker, in order to regularize that which I am about to say, and…

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South Cumberland Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1857 · page 8

A NUMEROUS meeting of the electors of Cook's River, in favour of the return of Mr. Ryan Brenan, was held last evening, at which Mr. Brenan attended, and addressed the meeting. Mr. Michael Gannon, who…

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The British Parliament—approaching Dissolution

Empire · Thursday 4 June 1857 · page 10

The London Telegraph of the 21st March makes the following announcement:— The House of Commons had an exceptional sitting on Saturday at one o'clock, when a bill founded on the…

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Serious Election Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 June 1857 · page 1
Also in Empire

HUDDERSFIELD.—Mr. Cobden having addressed an audience of 2000 persons in the theatre, in exposition of his political views, was interrupted by a tremendous crash. The side…

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South Cumberland Election. Newtown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 June 1857 · page 5

A LARGE and influential meeting of the friends of Mr. Brenan was held last evening, at Mr. Nobbs' Hotel. Upon the motion of Mr. Thomas, seconded by Mr. Walters, Captain Morris took the chair, and called…

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Election Prospects of Leading States Men (From the Leeds Mercury.)

Empire · Thursday 4 June 1857 · page 10

From the information which readies from all quarters and the various statments were never more conflicting—the facts and probabilities, with regard to the most prominent public men, as far as they are yet…

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Election Prospects of Leading Statesmen. (From the Leeds Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 June 1857 · page 8

FROM the information which reaches us from all quarters—and the various statements were never more conflicting—the facts and probabilities, with regard to the most prominent public men, as far as they are yet…

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The British Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 June 1857 · page 3

THE following list of canditates who have offered themselves, or been called on by requisition, to represent various constituencies in the new Parliament, has been compiled from the Times, of 19th and 20th March,…

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The English Elections

Empire · Friday 5 June 1857 · page 2

ARUNDEL.—Lord E. Howard. No opposition. BEDIFORD.—Mr. Thomas Barnard comes forward on the Liberal interest as a second candidate. The two sitting members, Mr. Samuel Whitebread (Liberal), and…

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Parliament of Victoria. LEaISLATIVE Assembly.—wednesday, June 3. Financial Statement

Empire · Monday 8 June 1857 · page 2

The Minister of Finance made a statement of the financial condition of the country' on the 3rd instant, We subjoin a report of the honorable gentleman's speech, from the Argus of the 4th instant…

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Election for South Cumberland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 June 1857 · page 5

A MEETING of the electors of the South Riding of Cumberland was held yesterday evening, at Goldfinch's Hotel, Botany Road, for the purpose of hearing Mr. Byrnes, who had not previously had an…

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The English Elections. City of London. the Polling

Empire · Wednesday 10 June 1857 · page 2

The poll commenced at 8 o'clock in the morning (March 28), and lasted till 4 p.m. The votes of the liverymen were taken at the Guildhall, and those of the inhabitant householders at 18 different polling-places,…

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Probable Results of the Elections. (From the Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1857 · page 2

THE elections have already totally changed the whole face of the political heavens. We are no longer as we were a fortnight ago, as regards either this Chinese question or a dozen others of much older and neare[?]…

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Result of the Elections

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1857 · page 2

WE congratulate ourselves and the electors of the United Kingdom generally, on the result of the last few days. These results have shown beyond all doubt —first, that the people of this country are determined…

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