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  2. HACKNEY CARRIAGE LICENSES.

    Councillor HANCOCK submitted a draft of a bye-raw for the licensing of hackney Carriages, &c., and moved the adoption of the same. He alluded to a recent case at the City Police Court, in which an individual had been ...

    Article : 259 words
  3. CITY COUNCIL.

    A meeting of the City Council was held yesterday at noon, his Worship the Mayor presiding. MINUTES. The minutes of the last meeting, and of the meeting ...

    Article : 7,296 words
  4. REGISTRARS OF ELECTORAL PROVINCES AND DISTRICTS.

    His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to maek the following appointments for the purposes of "the Electoral Act of 1856." viz."—The ...

    Article : 599 words
  5. THE EIGHT HOURS QUESTION.

    A meeting of the sinters of Melbourne and the neighborhood was held at the Olive Branch Hotel, La Trobe-street, on Saturday evening. The chair was taken by Mr Dunger, who explained at length the ...

    Article : 380 words
  6. RICHMOND MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 432 words
  7. THE EIGHT HOURS STRUGGLE.

    The efforts of the workmen connected with the [?] trade to reduce the period of the day's labor to eight hours, appears to have succeeded as well as the cost sanguine of its promoters could have anticipated. ...

    Article : 542 words
  8. CORRESPONDENCE.

    As one connected with the "early closing movement, I beg to address a few words to you. In the first place, you may easily guess that you carry with you our entire sympathy and earnest desire that your movement will soon be crowned with ...

    Article : 303 words
  9. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

    SIR.—Could you enlighten me as to when we may expect to have the Public Library open during the evening—"this a consummatton devoutly to be wished," and would be accepted as a great boon by the students of Melbourae. As Mr Grant ...

    Article : 114 words
  10. MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF EMERALD HILL.

    Present: the Chairman, and Councillors Hancock, Ross, Gardner, and Chessell. The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed. ...

    Article : 562 words
  11. TEMPERANCE AND GENERAL DEBATING SOCIETY.

    The usual weekly meeting of this society was held at the Hall, Russell street, on Monday evening, April 14th, 1856. The President of the Society in the chair Subject—"Can the peace of Europe be placed on a ...

    Article : 695 words
  12. A CASE FOR THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

    SIR,—I wish you would can attention to the uncivilised proceedings of the magistrates and their brutal subordinates on Emerald Hill. Mr Service took it into his head a few days age, for some unaccountable reason of his own, to order the ...

    Article : 227 words
  13. THE PUBLIC STREETS.

    SIR,—Can you inform me upon whom the duty of filling up the channels made by the Gas Company in laying down their pipes, devolves, The numerous accidents which I have been witness to within a week, induees me to address you, with a ...

    Article : 259 words
  14. THE EIGHT HOURS QUESTION.

    SIR,—As the procession of to-day may lead the public to believe that a general strike had taken place to obtain the eight hours system, I bag to inform you that the procession was formed entirely of individual who have obtained that great ...

    Article : 171 words
  15. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Rear-Admiral Sir James Stirling, commanding the East India station, is recalled from his command. It is stated that this step has been taken at the gallant officer's own [?]olicitation—Times, Feb. 15. ...

    Article : 35 words
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