The Earl of Beaconsfield, speaking at the Lord Mayor's banquet, said he regarded the invasion of India as impossible. Referring to the Berlin Treaty, he said that Ministers ...
Article : 97 wordsIn the Assembly, on Wednesday, at the instance of Mr. LUCAS, a majority of l8 to 16 struck out from the Sydney Corporation Bill the words exempting banks or buildings ...
Article : 2,491 wordsThe Intercolonial athletic gathering on the Exhibition grounds to-day was attended by between 7000 and 8000 persons. The Intercolonial Cup race was won by Goodfellow, of Adelaide, Stevens, of Sydney, being ...
Article : 160 wordsCount Schouvaloff has left Livadia for London. ...
Article : 13 wordsAt the meeting of the City Council on Saturday, proposal to increase the Mayor's salary from £1000 to £1500 annually was negatived. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe Australian Commissioners at the Paris Exhibition gave a banquet to Sir Cunliffe Owen, the British Commissioner, and presented him with a silver epergne valued at ...
Article : 38 wordsThe barque Carlotta, which went ashore at the head, on Saturday last, is now breaking up. The crew have been safely landed. ARRIVED: Wakatipu (s.), to-day, from Sydney. ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Earl of Beaconsfield, speaking at a banquet at the Guild Hall, said that an invasion of India was physically infeasible, although a foe might perhaps embarrass the ...
Article : 145 wordsThe embassy to England does not find general favour, and various rumours are afloat. At a meeting of the Cabinet to-day it was resolved to press forward the vote of £5000 for the embassy to ...
Article : 150 wordsTHE Earl of Beaconsfield's characteristic speech at the Guildhall has not thrown much light upon the questions that are just now agitating Europe and India, to judge from the necessarily brief resume of it ...
Article : 3,583 wordsSamuel Phelps, the actor, died to-day, aged 72. ...
Article : 14 wordsIt is stated, on good authority, that the Ministry will abandon the proposal for an embassy to England if thirty-five members should happen to vote for Mr. Munro's amendment. The Governor has intimated to ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Oddfellows' sports, on last Saturday, in aid of the funds of the Mudgee Hospital, were largely attended, fully 700 persons being present. The sports were held in Mr. C. W. Lawson's paddock, on the opposite side of ...
Article : 56 wordsDuring his speech at the Mayoral Banquet on Saturday Mr. Berry, in responding for the Ministers, said: "Never let us forgot for a moment that this colony of Victoria is the heart of Australia; not only the heart, ...
Article : 259 wordsA public meeting was held at the new hall of the School of Arts, on Friday night convened in response to a numerously-signed requisition for the purpose of directing the attention of the Government to the ...
Article : 287 wordsMr. Wybert Reeve's engagement at the Theatre Royal commenced last night under very favourable auspices, not the least important of which was a large and well-pleased audience. He came to Sydney with excellent ...
Article : 909 wordsNothing new has transpired regarding the bushrangers. Several parties of police are still on the alert. There are a number of rurcours afloat, and it is very evident that kelly has a number of connections about ...
Article : 284 wordsSeveral prominent townsmen having business at the Court were put to great loss and inconvenience through there being no magistrates in attendance. In one case, where the signature of a magistrate was necessary, the ...
Article : 84 wordsMr. Scarr reports the finding of two bodies near where he found Prout's horses. He has no doubt the bodies are those of the brothers Prout. There were no marks of wounds, and the unfortunate men evidently ...
Article : 70 wordsA libel action was commenced in the Supreme Court, to-day, against the proprietors of the "Argus," by John Crowther, commission agent, of Ballarat, for certain statements made by defendants' Ballarat correspondent ...
Article : 288 wordsSir,—In reading in your paper of this morning the report of a deputation of gentlemen who waited on the Hon. the Minister of Mines, to present to him a petition in favour of prohibiting the importation of stock, it is stated, ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tue 12 Nov 1878, Page 5
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