THE Herald has published a portion of the papers on the defalcations in the Railway Department. The documents themselves, it is stated, occupy upwards of one hundred pages ...
Article : 1,614 wordsNOTICES OF QUESTIONS.—Mr. Weekes gave notice of his intention to ask whether the Government proposed to carry out a recommendation made by a Select Committee in a former session, for a survey of the harbour of Port ...
Article : 564 wordsA diplomatic meeting between Sir Harry Parkes and Shogoon Osaga, passed of satisfactorily. An American vessel, in endeavouring to anticipate the opening of ports by trading, was seized. ...
Article : 251 words[Herald]—Arrived: Miss Kilmansegg, from Adelaide; at 7.40, City of Adelaide (s.).—Sailed: Atalanta, for Calcutta; Wonga Wonga (s.), for Sydney. Saturday. ...
Article : 39 words[Herald.]—The National Gold Mining Company is turning oui well—the crushing of a bundled tons yielded 5 dwts. to the ton. The directors intend erecting fresh machinery.—The Meander, barque, got off Tipora ...
Article : 334 wordsA statement that the Viceroy is about to resign and return to England is positively contradicted. Captain Cunningham, paymaster to her Majesty's 8th Foot, was tried by a general court-martial for serious ...
Article : 327 wordsWe are now enabled to give, from the Herald and Empire, of Friday the full mail telegrams per Geelong, steamship, omitting only the items already given by us in Saturday's Mercury. ...
Article : 465 wordsHONORARY DEGREES BILL.—Mr. Martin moved the second Reading of the Honorary Degrees Bill. He said that by law the Senate were empowered to pass degrees only after examination of candidates. They were thus ...
Article : 947 wordsAn adjourned special meeting of the subscribers to the Maitland Hospital was held at the School of Arts, on Friday evening. There was a fair attendance, about thirty gentlemen having been present. The Mayor was ...
Article : 3,065 wordsOn the morning of 10th June the centre of Java, from shore to shore, and over a length of some 150 miles, was shaken by a severe earthquake, the full force of which seems to have fallen upon the town of Djoekre, where many ...
Article : 82 wordsThe Viceroy of Egypt had accepted an invitation to become a State guest in England. The Belgian Volunteers were entertained at a grand banquet at Windsor. ...
Article : 326 words[Herald.]—Mr. A. H. M'Cullock, of Sydney, is in the field for East Macquarie, and it is announced, though not from the gentleman himself, that Mr. J. B. Suttor will stand. There are rumours of two or three other ...
Article : 48 words[Herald.]—The Hay mail to Wagga Wagga was stuck up at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, near Benerembah station, by three armed bushrangers; the bags were ransacked and the letters opened. The Victorian Police ...
Article : 184 wordsThe money market is easy. President Johnson has been badly received in travelling; he made speeches at various places, and dcolared for a complete restoration of the Union, and said that if ...
Article : 81 wordsThe Luxemburg treaty is considered only a truce. It is believed that no good feeling was generated between France and Prussia by the visit of the King of Prussia to Napoleon. The visit is regarded as ceremonious, and an ...
Article : 318 words[Herald.]—£15,000 has been voted for the reception of the Duke of Edinburgh, exclusive of a sum to be expended in repairs to Toorak. It is intended to hold a regatta at Sandridge on his arrival.—There is little ...
Article : 590 wordsWe received by rail, yesterday afternoon, the Sydney papers of yesterday (Monday). The additional telegraphic and insolvency intelligence will be found elsewhere. ...
Article : 305 wordsQUESTIONS ANSWERED.—Ministers, in answer to questions, said:—that the Police Superannuation Fund was not in a satisfactory state, and that the attention of the Government would be given to the subject; that the 800 ...
Article : 1,279 wordsIt is expeoted that the movement for a reduction of discount to 2 per cent. caused marvellous advance on public securities, Consols having advanced 2½ per cent. since last month, being at present(June 26th) 94¾. The ...
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