Sir,—The great difficulty experienced in the management of convict prisoners seems [?]me to arise from an oversight of the fa[?]t that human labour may be obtained without ...
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Article : 642 wordsSir.—As Moderator of the Free Presbyterian Synod I think it right to caution your readers that the four ministers who met yesterday in John Knox's have no manner of right or ...
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Article : 639 wordsSir,—J. H. A. would mislead the public by bringing up a variety of questions entirely foreign to the matter stated by Mr. Curtis. Mr. Curtis calls attention to the fact that an ...
Article : 380 wordsSir,—The country has sustained a loss in the death of Mr. Price. The next injury society may suffer is in the selection of the new Inspector-General. Rumour asserts that ...
Article : 476 wordsSir,—The late meeting in the Protestant Ball, convened for the purpose of protesting against the passing of the Emigration Bill through Council, rest the groundwork of their ...
Article : 520 wordsSir,—My attention having been called to a letter in your paper of this day, signe "A Solicitor's Clerk," I must beg to differ with him as regards the officials of the County ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 18 Apr 1857, Page 7
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