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  2. AMERICAN RAILWAYS.

    The New York Chamber of Commerce has decided in favour of Whitney's scheme for a Railroad to the Pacific, and expressly recommended it to the attention of the Congress. Whitney's is the northern ...

    Article : 1,817 words
  3. FEMALE ORPHAN IMMIGRANTS.

    The conduct of many of the Irish orphan girls is becoming anything but what it ought to be—in fact, we fear that time will prove that these girls are about the worst class of emigrants that could ...

    Article : 163 words
  4. [From the Melbourne Argus, 24th February]

    We have several times had to comment upon the very undesirable nature of this portion of the immigration which is going on, but we really think that it has now gone to such a length, and threatens to ...

    Article : 1,212 words
  5. [From the Sydney Morning Herald, Jan. 4th, 1850.]

    Frances Tearnen, an Irish orphan girl, apprentices to Mr. John Kennedy, of Parramatta, appeared before their Worships, Mr. Hardy, P.M. and Dr. Anderson, J.P. The girl's behaviour ...

    Article : 140 words
  6. [From the Sydney Morning Herald, Jan. 14th.]

    Catherine Levers, an indentured apprentice to Captain Bennett, of the Field of Mars, appeared before Mr Hardy, the Police Magistrate. Mrs Bennett deposed that Catherine was beyond all ...

    Article : 119 words
  7. [From the Sydney Morning Herald, Jan. 17th.]

    The rapidity with which the female immigrants, called Irish Orphans (a designation which applies, we believe, to a very small portion of them), are being poured into the colony, is exciting much ...

    Article : 161 words
  8. LONDON DESCRIBED BY A FOREIGNER IN 1698.

    There are few descriptions of this city more entertaining than that of M. Sorbiere, a Frenchman, who visited London in 1698. The pleasant gossiping style of the writer, Win minute and quaint ...

    Article : 2,131 words
  9. [From the Melbourne Morning Herald, Jan. 17th.]

    A gentleman of our acquaintance went yesterday to the immigrant barracks, to engage an Irish Orphan girl as a servant, at the usual rate of wages; but not one of the whole lot could he procure ...

    Article : 104 words
  10. [From the Goulburn Herald, Jan. 26th.]

    There is a kind of liberality which is very profitable—it is making a free gift to others of what has become burdensome to ourselves. England is very prodigal of such presents—her bounty scarcely ...

    Article : 645 words
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