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Politics & elections, 1858

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, June 29

Empire · Wednesday 30 June 1858 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty-five minutes past three o'clock. ASSESSMENT ON STOCK. Mr. TAYLOR presented a petition from certain graziers…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 July 1858 · page 4
Also in Empire

THE PRESSIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past four. MEMBER SWORN. Mr. W. P. FAITHFULL took the oaths and…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Thursday, July 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 July 1858 · page 2
Also in Empire

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at fifteen minutes past four o'clock. COMMON LODGING-HOUSES. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved for leave to…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Lords,—april 13. the Law of Libel Bill

Empire · Friday 2 July 1858 · page 2

Lord CAMPBELL, in moving the second reading of this bill, said he ought rather to apologise for the bill not going far enough than apply himself to combat the arguments of[?] those who contended that it went too far…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Fiday, July 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 July 1858 · page 4

THE PRESIDENT took the chair at twenty minutes past four o'clock. PAPERS The SOLICITOR-GENERAL laid on the table the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, June 30th

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 July 1858 · page 2

The President announced that the Royal assent had been Riven tn the Hard Labour Bill and the Titles to Land Bill. Mr. Lutwyche gave notice of his intention to move…

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Proceedings in Parliament. House of Commons, Friday, April 16. the Case of the Cagliari

Empire · Monday 5 July 1858 · page 5

Mr. Headlam asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he had as yet received the opinions of the law officers of the Crown on the subject of the Cagliari, and if so, whether he could state to the House what course…

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The Elections for Paris. Paris, April 16

Empire · Monday 5 July 1858 · page 5

The candidates were to take the oaths eight days before the polling commences; and it was necessary to designate them to-day or to-morrow. They are Messrs. Lionva, Jules Favre, and Ernest Picard, advocates…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Commons.—april 16. the New Passport Regulations

Empire · Tuesday 6 July 1858 · page 3

Mr. MILNES rose, pursuant to notice, to put a question to the Government respecting the effect of the new passport regulations in Belgium on British subjects, and to call the attention of the House to the inconveniences of…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, July 6

Empire · Wednesday 7 July 1858 · page 4

The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past three o'clock. There were twenty-eight members present. DEATH OF THE VENERABLE ARCHDEACON…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Friday. July 2nd

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 7 July 1858 · page 2

The consideration of the Articles of Food Inspection Bill was proceeded with in a Committee of the whole House. After considerable discussion as to the articles of food which should properly…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, July 6. Adjournment of the House—archdeacon Cowper

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 July 1858 · page 4

Mr. MARTIN, rose and said.—Mr. Speaker, Hon. members will no doubt, all of them be aware, that this morning the father of the Colonial Secretary—the Venerable Archdeacon Cowper—died and that…

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The Civil Service. the Houses of Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 July 1858 · page 3

THE House of Lords furnishes no detailed statement of the staff employed in the various offices dependent upon it. With the exception of the chairman of committee, who is a peer with a salary of £2500, the…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council. Wednesday, July 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 July 1858 · page 2
Also in Empire

THE PRESIDENT took his seat at about a quarter-part four o'clock. ADJOURNMENT. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL rose to move, as…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Commons.—march 24. the Dublin University Riot

Empire · Thursday 8 July 1858 · page 2

Mr. HATCHELL then rose to move for certain papers relating to the recent collision between the Dublin police and the students of Trinity College, when Lord NAAS expressed a hope that his hon. and learned…

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Imperial Parliament. House of Commons.—april 22. Destitution in Donegal

Empire · Friday 9 July 1858 · page 6

Mr. BAGWELL moved for a select committee to inquire into the destitution existing in Donegal, a wild part of Ireland, where the people had long been suffering from severe privations, and [?]ed out a scanty subsistence by…

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Parliament of New South Wales. Legislative Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 July 1858 · page 8

On Wednesday, 16th June, the motion, of which Mr. DEAS THOMSON had given notice, for the adoption of the report of the select committee, ia reference to petitions against Judges and other officers of the…

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