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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 179 words
  3. A GROAN FROM FITZROY GARDENS.

    DEAR MR. PUNCH,—Of course you know Mr. HODGKINSON, who has charge of the Fitzroy Gardens ; and as Mr. HODGKINSON never comes my way, I want to send him a message through you. I am not aware of ever having offended Mr. HODGKINSON, yet he has for some ...

    Article : 405 words
  4. Sporting.

    THE great Supreme Court’s barristers’ clerks touting match is still undecided—the new business of delivering briefs from day to day somewhat interfering. So far, all the Englishmen’s clerks are doing well, but some of the Irishmen's are a little out of training, owing to ...

    Article : 74 words
  5. A Case of Brine.

    THE Action of the late flood has given rise to several actions at law, and one of these was tried on Saturday in the Supreme Court. Mr. HALFEY, a merchant, set great store upon some salt deposited in a store belonging to Captain COLE—an old salt. The flood washed ...

    Article : 138 words
  6. Police.

    BURKE’S brother and nephew have been discharged by the magistrates on the absurd ground being that their relationship to the supposed murderer was not sufficient proof of their complicity in the murder. Since then, a man named BURNS has been arrested, and it was proved ...

    Article : 81 words
  7. County Court.

    IT is rumoured that a case, in which neither Judge BINDON nor Councillor NEWTON appeared, was taken in its proper order last month. Minister of Justice. If the same thing occurs again, more than two ...

    Article : 78 words
  8. Characteristic.

    THE Melbourne and Hobson’s Bay Railway Directors have a chronic objection to bridges, and positively refuse to have such structures over their lines, unless compelled by the strong arm of the law. But Mr. FINLAYSON, the company’s secretary, is said to carry his ...

    Article : 68 words
  9. Q. E. D.

    THE writer of a leading article in one of the morning journals the other day says “The acquisition of wealth is easy.” PUNCH is desirous of making the acquaintance of the writer. A gentleman whose experience is so totally at variance with that of the rest of the ...

    Article : 108 words
  10. Adamson Again.

    AT the General Sessions the other day every prisoner (save one who pleaded “guilty”) asked that his trial should be postponed till the 15th. The foolish creatures imagined that the Chairman yields to the Crown Prosecutor more readily than do the judges of the Supreme ...

    Article : 51 words
  11. Commercial Intelligence.

    THE following is an extract from the Herald of Friday:— “There are buyers of Bank of Victoria. Collingwood Gas are scarce, and Melbourne Gas wanted.” Is the Bank of Victoria for sale ? Have BERRY, DON and Company ...

    Article : 126 words
  12. The Fitness of Things.

    CRINOLINE was invented to make belles bell-shaped ; and to enable gentlemen to walk without inconvenience with the ladies, peg-tops were designed by an ingenious tailor. ...

    Article : 30 words
  13. NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    EDITOR “ARGUS.”—The proper time for attacking J. D, WOOD has arrived most assuredly. recollects how you used to uphold him. BOMBASTES.—Sergeant M’KEAN, of the Collingwood Rifles, has not ...

    Article : 47 words
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