THE R. M. S. Geelong, Captain R. T. Dundas, arrived in Port Jackson on Saturday, at 8.30 p.m. We have received by her our usual files of European and Indian papers, and English ...
Article : 4,726 wordsIt is stated in the English journals that the Hon George Verdon, agent-general for the colony of Victoria, has been instructed by his Government to arrange the preliminiaries for a line of large steamers to run from England to ...
Article : 169 wordsA meeting was held on the 10th February, at the Mansion-house, the Lord Mayor in the chair, to take into consideration the distress of families in the East-end of London. And in reference to the gathering the Times observes:— ...
Article : 640 wordsOn the 24th February, a very imposing ceremony was witnessed in Westminster Abbey. Dr. Wordsworth, until lately Archdeacon of Westminster, was to be consecrated to the bish[?]pric of Lincoln, in place of Dr. John Jackson, now ...
Article : 389 wordsNews has reached England that a protest is in course of signature against the consecration of Mr. Macrorie as Bishop of Natal. It is being signed by large numbers of the laity in connection with the Church of England—High ...
Article : 274 wordsWe have had to watch a quarrel between France and Belgium. The Legislature of the latter country passed, as it had a perfect right to do, a measure prohibiting the sale to foreigners of any railway concession granted to ...
Article : 263 wordsIn the House of Commons, on,the 22nd February, The O'Conor Don inquired of the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the Government intended to advise her Majesty that the Royal clemency should be extended to persons ...
Article : 568 wordsThe Gazette of February 12 contained the announcement that her Majesty has been graciously pleased to permit gentlemen attending the Court to wear either of the following dresses instead of, the present Court dress:—For levees— ...
Article : 246 wordsOn Friday, January 29, application was made to remove the case of the Messrs. Gurney and Co. into the Court of Queen's, Bench. They have been, as our readers are aware, committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court ...
Article : 1,857 wordsOn Monday night, February 8, a banquet was given at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street, by the Messrs. M'Call, importers of Australian meat, for the purpose of demonstrating the practicability of adapting beef and ...
Article : 896 wordsIn the House of Lords on Tuesday, the 16th Februiry.— At 2 o'clock the Lord Chancellor entered the House of Lords and took his seat on the woolsack, the Earl of Longford and two bishops being then the only peers present. The ...
Article : 1,596 wordsOur volunteer force is (says the Home News) just now in an uncomfortable attitude as regards the authorities, the military magnates, and the nation. The original enthusiasm in reference to volunteering has been succeeded by a more ...
Article : 347 wordsThe following are the principal points in the bill introduced on the 25th February, in the House of Lords, by the Duke of Argyll:—A Central Board of Education is to be created, which is to consist of two membors representing the ...
Article : 335 words"R. N." writes to a London journal:—"February 8.— Sir,—The cessation of the steamer on the Panama route to Australia once more opens the question of communication with the Antipodes, and already some correspondence has ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 19 Apr 1869, Page 2
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