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  2. CABLE MESSAGES.

    LONDON, April 26.—Sir W. Vernon Harcourt, the member for Oxford, has accepted office as Secretary of State for the Home Department. ...

    Article : 32 words
  3. Notes on Current Events.

    Considering the triumphant majority which the Liberal party has gained at the late general election in England. It is somewhat surprising that those journal which were [?]radited with such ...

    Article : 896 words
  4. The Garden Palace.

    THE exhibition buildings and grounds now prese[?] a acres of great activity, numbers of men being basi[?]y engaged in all the various departments impa[?]ing up the goods, either for delivery to ...

    Article : 336 words
  5. Shipping.

    [?] tons, Captain M. de Neef, for Batavia Sourabaya, S[?] Hongkong, via Port Darwin and Q[?] ports. P[?]—Mrs Willshire, Miss and Master [?] Mr. and Mrs Giles, Miss White[?] ...

    Article : 1,077 words
  6. Abstract of Sales by Auction TO-MORROW.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 38 words
  7. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 127 words
  8. The Agent-Generalship of Victoria.

    LONDON, April 26.—The Right Hon. Hugh Childers, Laving accepted the office of Secretary for War in the new Ministry, has resigned his office as Agent-General of ...

    Article : 32 words
  9. Civil Cases at the Circuit Court.

    BATHURST, Wednesday.—The following civil cases wore disposed of at the circuit court yesterday:—Rothery v. Dalzell, trespass; damages, £500. Messrs. Davies and Pilcher for plaintiff ...

    Article : 267 words
  10. Dilke and Roseberry Refuse Office.

    LONDON, April 27.—Sir Charles Dilke, the well-known Radical member, has been offered the office of Foreign Under-Secretary, but has declined, being ...

    Article : 42 words
  11. Mr. Gladstone's Cabinetmaking.

    LONDON, April 27.—Mr. Gladstone has experienced some slight delay in the work of constructing his Ministry, owing to members of his party to whom he offered ...

    Article : 217 words
  12. Advertising

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    Advertising : 161 words
  13. Insolvency Court. THIS DAY.

    John Thomas Burrows, Cleveland-street, Darlington, plumber and gasfi[?]ter. Liabilities, £2202 15s 10d (of which £1489 13s 4d is [?]ed): assets, £2220 6s 3d. Cause of [?]voney: The pressure of two ...

    Article : 83 words
  14. Coach Accident near Orange.

    ORANGE, Wednesday.—As Cobb and Co.'s coach from Wellington was within a mile and a half of Orange, it collided with a waggon and eight hornets. The wheel of the coach was smashed ...

    Article : 134 words
  15. Police Courts.

    At the Central Police Court this morning, Mr. Crane was assisted by Messrs. Renwick, Booth, Dixon, and O'Callaghan, when 19 in[?]bristes and [?] against law and order were dealt with ...

    Article : 214 words
  16. Queensland.

    An apprentice on board the barque Lan[?]hire named Samuel Wing, nephew of the late Sylvester Diggles, naturalist, was drowned in the river Brisbane yesterday. He was pa[?]ting the stem ...

    Article : 134 words
  17. Queensland Mail Service.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—No eligible tenders having been received in London for the Torres Straits mail service, and negotiations with the E. and A. Company having fallen through, Mr. ...

    Article : 124 words
  18. Macao Blockaded.

    LONDON, April 27.—The port at Macao, a town near the bay of Canton, held by the Portuguese, has been blockaded by the Chinese. The cause of this ...

    Article : 52 words
  19. The Want of Confidence Motion.

    AFTER a special ad adjournment, the Assembly meets to-night, but not for business. A farce is to be played, in which Mr. FITZ-PATRICK AND Sir HENRY PARKES will be the ...

    Article : 482 words
  20. Consols.

    LONDON. April 26—There has been another slight rise in consols, which are now quoted at £98 17s 6d. ...

    Article : 20 words
  21. New Zealand.

    The Government have received information regarding the progress of the conversion of the last 5 per cent. debentures into 4 per cent stock of 5,000,000 shares. One million has already been ...

    Article : 73 words
  22. WATER POLICE COURT.

    The Wafer Police Magistrate and Messrs. Brown and Hyam pre[?]ced at this court to-day. SUSPECTED OF ARSON. Mary Ryan, a young woman, was charged on ...

    Article : 211 words
  23. South Australian Diocesan Synod.

    ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The diocesan Synod commenced its sittings yesterday. The bishop in his pastoral address stated that modes of procedure of communicants may be made against ...

    Article : 173 words
  24. Discount.

    LONDON, April 20.—The market rate of discount is 2 3/4 or 1/4 below bank rate. ...

    Article : 16 words
  25. Wool Sales.

    LONDON, April 20.—The quantity offered to-day was 9700 bales. The sales progress firmly. ...

    Article : 17 words
  26. The Namoi Races.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 58 words
  27. Metals.

    LONDON, April 26.—There has been a heavy fall in the price of tin, which its cow quoted at £79 per ton. Wallaroo copper is quoted at £77. ...

    Article : 29 words
  28. Arrival of the English Mail via Gaile.

    THE P. and O. Company's, R.M.S. Malwa, with the mails via Brind[?] to March 29, arrived at Albury from Gaile at 6.45 a.m this morning. Passengers—For Sydney: Dr. Fischier, Miss ...

    Article : 154 words
  29. Breadstuffs.

    LONDON, April 26.—The total quantity of wheat afloat for the English market is 1,909,000 quarters. The wheat market is declining. ...

    Article : 23 words
  30. The Agent-Generalship.

    Aramour, which has originated from a circle likely to be well informed, has been circulated in town to-day to the effect that the important office of Agent-General for Now South Wales in London is to be ...

    Article : 72 words
  31. Commercial.

    The import market has been extremely quiet this, morning, and the usual weekly action sale at the City Mart was void of interest. Below we give extracts from the latest circular to hand from Mauritius. ...

    Article : 433 words
  32. Telegraphic Brevities.

    Mr. Thomas Hogg for many years chief constable of Braidwood, died there last night. Wednesday. The man new in the Newcastle Hospital a ...

    Article : 142 words
  33. LATEST TELEGRAMS.

    WALLSEND, Tuesday.—Dr.Gordon addressed a very large meeting of the electors of North-umberland to-day, at which he was well received. His return ia confidently anticipated. ...

    Article : 266 words
  34. Parliamentary Proceedings.

    It is understood that Mr. Fitrpatrick's vote of [?]ensure will take precedence in the Legislative Assembly this afternoon and that little other business than the discussion of the motion will be disposed ...

    Article : 104 words
  35. Death in Darlinghurst Gaol.

    The City Coroner held an inquiry yesterday afternoon respecting the death of a man named William Hedgin, aged 77 years, who died in Darlinghurst gaol yesterday morning. It appears that Hodgin had ...

    Article : 119 words
  36. Beautiful Coloured Picture of Sydney Harbour.

    THE proprietors of the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL have pleasure in announcing that they have, at great trouble and expense, suc[?] in obtaining a second issued of the splendid [?]oured ...

    Article : 152 words
  37. Irish Distress Relief Fund.

    The hon tres[?] and secretaries met this morning in the Town Hall. The amounts received this morning include £69 7s 6d, balance of collection from Hillston, per Messrs. J. O'Donnell and R. A. ...

    Article : 58 words
  38. Victoria.

    The yacht May Queen had a narrow escape of foundering in Hobson's Bay on Saturday night. She was caught off Mordialloc in a gale. The S[?] boat was swamped, the gear cat away, and ...

    Article : 779 words
  39. Lessons in Cookery.

    At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Miss Fidler continued her lessons in cookery at the Temperance Hall in this city. Miss Fidler communication a large amount of instruction on the subject of her lessons, showing to ...

    Article : 181 words
  40. The Infirmary.

    About 10.30 this morning a seaman named John Davis, belonging to the ship Damascus, now lying at the Cosmopolitan wharf, met with a [?] us accident. He was [?] on a chian, when a hook slipped ...

    Article : 120 words
  41. Australian Mutual Provident Society.

    At 2 o'clock this afternoon a number of [?]bora of the Australian Mutual Provident Association met in the board-room of the society's office, Pitt-street, to hear the official result and decl[?]ation of the poll ...

    Article : 344 words
  42. Reduced Charge for Press Telegrams.

    The Postmaster-General has [?]ded to reduce the rates on Press telegraphic messages, passing between New South Wales and any other of the Australian colones, which may feel inclined to rec[?]procate in ...

    Article : 142 words
  43. The New Education Act.

    It is said that Mr. James Greenwood, member for East Sydney, will be the Minister for Education under the new Education Act. The tenth annual meeting of the Sydney Rowing ...

    Article : 299 words
  44. Meeting of Miners.

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—A meeting of the miners of the Newcastle Coal Co. was held yesterday afternoon opposite the Protestant Hall, Burwood, Mr. W. Davics, miner, general chariman ...

    Article : 53 words
  45. Lessons on Dressmaking.

    On Monday afternoon, Madame de La Sl[?]tiers gave an interesting lesson on dressmaking, in the Old Temperance Hall, to an audience of ladies, who appeared to be very deeply interested in the ...

    Article : 294 words
  46. FARM PRODUCE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 320 words
  47. The Price of Coal.

    NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The non-associated collieries are charging 14s for coal, end 7s for small coal. This is the first fruit of the present strike. ...

    Article : 30 words
  48. Sale of French Merino Stud Sheep.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 187 words
  49. Railway to Walgett.

    WALGETT, Wednesday.—A large and enthusiastic public meeting, to urge on the Government the extension of the railway to Walgett, was held in the Courthouse last night. Mr. A. M. Fisher ...

    Article : 229 words
  50. Stock and Share Report.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 29 words
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