THE Imperial Parliament opened to-day. The Queen's Speech, after referring to the efforts made by the British Government to avert the present war, and to its resolution to preserve ...
Article : 498 wordsSIR,—The serious losses which have taken place in many districts of the colony from the prolonged drought may justify a few words on the subject, and I shall be glad with your permission at the same time to answer a number of ...
Article : 1,777 wordsA FEW days ago we submitted to our readers an exposition of the municipal income of the colony, and the progress that had been made during the last ten years in extending local ...
Article : 7,899 wordsTelegrams from Constantinople announce the fact that great excitement exists in the Levant, and that the actions of the Mahomedan population of Constantinople manifest ...
Article : 49 wordsRussia's reply to the Turkish proposals, which has been received at Stamboul, is regarded as being conciliatory. It requests the Porte to send a plenipotentiary to treat for ...
Article : 287 wordsThe Grand Duke Nicholas, brother to the Czar, has notified that he is ready to receive a delegate from the Turks to arrange an armistice, but professes ignorance of any peace ...
Article : 80 wordsErzeroum is now completely invested by the Russian forces. ...
Article : 15 wordsThe British troops homeward bound from India per H. M. troopship Jumna, and those outward bound per H. M. troopship Euphrates, have been detained at Malta. ...
Article : 69 wordsA large quantity of colonial wool has been declared for sale by auction at the next series, which will open on February 19. ...
Article : 29 wordsA few exhibits are likely to be sent from New Zealand to the Ballarat Exhibition. Mr. Sheehan, the Native Minister, has received a personal invitation from the Maori King to visit him, ...
Article : 79 wordsThe prospects in regard to the Kaffir war are more cheering. ...
Article : 17 wordsAn insurrection is imminent in Thessaly and Epirus. ...
Article : 15 wordsThe Tanjore left Galle for Australia on the 12th instant. The Siam arrived from Australia yesterday. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe troops and police have been compelled, owing to the threatening attitude of the mob, to protect Chinese landing at San Francisco. ...
Article : 30 wordsFrequent meetings continue to be held in London in favour of English neutrality. ...
Article : 21 wordsTHE banquet given to Sir John Robertson last night was largely attended, between seventy and eighty gentlemen being present, representing all classes in the district. The Mayor occupied the chair, and Mr. ...
Article : 206 wordsCardinal Manning has prohibited the intended funeral service of an Italian named Tourch, in London, on the ground that the Pope had sanctioned the obsequies at Rome. ...
Article : 42 wordsEngland and Austria have informed Turkey and Russia that, whilst admitting an armistice, they refuse to recognise a separate treaty of peace without their assent, which ...
Article : 45 wordsMr. H. M. Stanley, the African explorer, has arrived at Paris, en route for London. ...
Article : 21 wordsLord Beaconsfield, in his recent speech, said that if British interests were threatened the Government would not hesitate to defend them. Lord Salisbury was against war, ...
Article : 86 wordsSergeant M'Carthy, one of the released Fenians, expired suddenly, whilst breakfasting with Partell, at an hotel. ...
Article : 27 wordsA terrible railway accident, through the fall of a bridge, has occurred at Hartford, America. Numbers were killed. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe Grand Duke Nicholas crossed the Balkans to-day. General Gourko has captured Ekht. General Radetzky is advancing upon ...
Article : 259 wordsTHE A. S. N. Co.'s paddle steamer Queensland, while on a voyage from Rockhampton to Brisbane, grounded yesterday on a sandbank in the boat channel at Central Island, and broke her back. ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Earl of Derby is seriously unwell, and was unable to attend the Cabinet meetings on Monday and yesterday. ...
Article : 29 wordsEx-Governor Cairns has been gazetted a special honorary Commissioner at the Paris Exhibition. Parliament has been further prorogued to February 26. ...
Article : 48 wordsThe remains of the late King Victor Emmanuel were buried to-day at the Pantheon. There was an enormous funeral cortege, including 2700 deputations from the Italian ...
Article : 128 wordsTHE committee appointed on Wednesday last, at a meeting held at the Swan with two Necks, Park and George streets, to consider what steps should be taken to search for gold in New Guinea, met on Saturday afternoon. Mr. M'Lean ...
Article : 670 wordsAt Mr. Gaunsen's meeting at Ararat, last night, Mr. Lalor, the Commissioner of Customs, was present. In a short speech he attempted to turn the issue before the country from payment of ...
Article : 314 wordsA fire at Crocker's Manchester warehouse, Malting-street, did damage to the extent of £20,000. ...
Article : 20 wordsSatisfactory experiments with the telephone were made before her Majesty the Queen, yesterday, at Osborne. ...
Article : 23 wordsThere was a popular demonstration at the funeral of the late Francois-Vincent Raspail, a well-known politician, yesterday. Sixty thousand persons followed the hearse to the ...
Article : 46 wordsPublic meetings, to advocate the neutrality of England, continue to be held. The Times expects that the Government will ask for an increase of the naval and ...
Article : 36 wordsHiggins defeated Boyd to-day on the Tyne for the championship of England. The boats fouled. ...
Article : 25 wordsARRIVED.—Steamship Durham, from Melbourne; ship Lieutenant, from Brisbane. ...
Article : 17 wordsSIR,—I read with astonishment a paragraph in your issue of yesterday, whereby it appears our Colonial Secretary has instructed Mr. Forster, the Agent-General, to discourage the emigration of workers in any branch of the iron trade, ...
Article : 155 wordsThe outward and homeward bound troopships, which were detained at Malta, left on Saturday for the Levant. LONDON (no date). ...
Article : 94 wordsARRIVED.—Henrietta, ship, from London; Renown, ship, from London. SAILED.—Stormburn, ship, for Sydney; Madura, barque, and Claude Hamilton (s.), for Newcastle. ...
Article : 32 wordsWe have been favoured by the Colonial Secretary with a copy of the following telegram:— "LONDON, JANUARY 18. ...
Article : 66 wordsSIR,—I remark, in your otherwise excellent report, this morning, of the observations offered by me yesterday to the hon. the Premier, an error, viz., that "two or three years ago the death-rate of Great Britain was 88 per ...
Article : 84 wordsMr. David Gaunson, the member for the borough of Ararat, delivered a speech to his constituents in which he warmly defended the Ministerial policy. The Hon. Peter Lalor, Commissioner of Trade and ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 21 Jan 1878, Page 5
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