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  • MR. JOHN DILLON v. "BELL'S LIFE;" OR, THE HEIGHT OF INGRATITUDE.

    AT the Police Office, on Monday, Mr. Dillon, one of the legal gentlemen engaged for the defence in the case of Moffitt v. Robottom, then called on for re-examination, addressed the Bench as ... [Article] (869 words)
  • THE FLYING PIEMAN'S FEAT AT MAITLAND.

    THE accomplishment of the unparalleled task of walking ONE THOUSAND QUARTER MILES IN ONE THOUSAND QUARTER HOURS, has been triumphantly effected by William Francis King, ... [Article] (702 words)
  • WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Through the kindness of a gallant Major of the 96th regiment, we are enabled to lay before the racing men of the middle district, particulars of the last ... [Article] (886 words)
  • Saturday.

    The Pony Race of £3, for Timor ponies. Once round; catch weights; and post entrance. Mr. W. Jones' b. m. Hit-or-Miss (H. Thomson)............................. 1 1 ... [Article] (1721 words)
  • FACETLE.

    An Affectionate Wife.—At the Police Court on Tuesday, when judgment was given against a defendant, his wife (who evidently wore the unmentionables) exclaimed vehemently. "I can't ... [Article] (233 words)
  • ANECDOTES AND VARIETIES.

    Glimpses of Human Character.—Oh! the glorious glimpses into the dark recesses of the human heart, that are caught by the glare of the gas-lamps in Fearon's gin-shop. Histories of ... [Article] (1152 words)
  • MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS.

    United States.—In Georgia, about ten years ago, there lived a man, black but noble, a giant in strength, and in form an Apollo Belvidere, about thirty-five years of age, a slave, with a ... [Article] (1930 words)

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