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  2. THE BRITISH DRAMA BOILED DOWN

    Mrs. Haller (that’s an alias) Was of two flue bairns the mother, But their father she deserted, And took up with quite another. ...

    Article : 128 words
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    SHOWING now THE BANKING INTEREST MUNIFICENTLY RECOGNISED THE BRAVERY OF MESSRS. DOWLING AND GRUT. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 14 words
  4. A Novel Industry.

    WE read in the Argus:—“ Waned a lad who can Mould and drive a cart.” we, in our innocence, thought carts were made, not moulded Also, we read —“wanted, a good Spade hand.” This “ want ” obviously emanates form some cool card, with whom spades are ...

    Article : 183 words
  5. Original Poetry.

    WE observe that Mr. CHARLES H. COMPTON has written and composed for The Illustrated Post a song, entitled “Faces in the Fire,” some of the lines were so good that they sent our driveling poet thinking. After a portentous solemnity of two days, ill belitting ...

    Article : 191 words
  6. A Short Period to Serve.

    NOTICE is given in the Gazzette that His Excellency the GOVERNOR will issue writs for the election of members-to serve in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria on the days specified in the 2nd column of the annexed schedule. Days of service specified—2nd September, 23rd ...

    Article : 54 words
  7. Oh! my Prophetic Soul.

    EXTRACT from the address of AMBROSE KYTE, Esq., to the electors of East Melbourne :—" By-and-by I shall personally address you both on my past and future political opinions. ...

    Article : 33 words
  8. Odds and Ends.

    THE subjoined appears in the Argus:— A young lady, trim, make up, and occasionally sell.” Who does she trim ? What does she make up? And who is sold? Can Madame ECKARDT, who “is renowned for her knowledge of ...

    Article : 190 words
  9. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    E. WILSON.—We think LADY DON quite right in refusing your offer to ship her Forty Thieves for England. ...

    Article : 21 words
  10. A thing well begun.

    THE impostor HOCK has been, it is said, arrested for horse-stealing One would have thought he could have manufactured a horse well enough, and so need not have stolen one, seeing how successful he was in inventing a monstrous tale. ...

    Article : 44 words
  11. The positive degree.

    A CORRESPONDENT in the Argus thinks nothing can be so good in the way of harbour defences as to sink some hulks, filled with boulders, at the entrance to the Heads. If the hulks really are to be used in this way, it might be better to allow them to retain their proper ...

    Article : 76 words
  12. Wanted to know.

    IF, according to the opinion of reporters in general, there was ever a refection of any kind, from a dejeuner a, la fourchette to a grand banquet, at which “ ample justice ” was not done to the eatables ? ...

    Article : 43 words
  13. Wanted,

    By all the expirees in the colony—not to say by many other people— the address of a, or “ the respectable solicitor.” ...

    Article : 23 words
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