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  2. GOVERNMENT LAND SALES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 533 words
  3. MEN OF THE TIME.

    Charles Dickens, the must popular Writer of his time, was born in February 1812, at Land port, Portsmouth. His father, the late Mr. John Dickens, in the earlier part of his life enjoyod a post in the Navy Pay Department, ...

    Article : 2,865 words
  4. NEWCASTLE.

    As the survey and other operations for tue improve' meat of the Hunter have given rise to various speculations, and some erroneous correspondence respecting it, and as the matter is one of more than ordinary ...

    Article : 1,454 words
  5. COMMERCIAL RECORD.

    THE anneal meeting of the Australian Gas Light Company was held at the office this afternoon, Dr. Mitchell ih the chair. The report, which was of a satisfactory character, recommended a ...

    Article : 1,786 words
  6. CENTRAL POLICE COURT.—WEDNESDAY.

    Twenty persons were convicted of drunkenness:— Owen Barrington and Ann Mozloy, two old offenders, were sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three calendar months; the rest were subjected to ...

    Article : 1,303 words
  7. WATER POLICE COURT. —WEDNESDAY.

    Mrrgaret M'Laughlin, a married woman, resident in Clarence-street, was convicted of drunkenness and using obscene language on the the previous day, in the Harbour View Inn, Cumberland-street, and was ...

    Article : 306 words
  8. THE RESIDUARY PROGRAMME OF THE RESDUARY COMMITTEE OF THE "NEW MOVEMENT " IN MELBOURNE.

    This movement which, was originally put forward with so much pretence, has dwindled down to u very small affair indeed. A meeting of the Residuary Committee was held on the Oth instant, at the office of Mr. ...

    Article : 1,087 words
  9. POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.

    Messrs. Waugh and Cox, publishers, of George-street, have issued a prospactus for the publication in November next, of a Post Office Directory for 1857. lt is proposed that the work shall ...

    Article : 597 words
  10. THE CIRCUMLOCUTION OFFICE.

    " Down with routine" has been for some two years past the constant cry in the mother country, and we think it may be fairly re echoed in this colony — for to no other cause than tho delay occasioned by the ...

    Article : 627 words
  11. THE EIGHT HOURS MOVEMENT.

    Sir.— Judging from recent events, it would appear as if the stonemasons of this metropolis considered themselves entitled to be regarded as dictators-general to the trades of the southern empire. Wo all remember how, ...

    Article : 438 words
  12. A NIGHT WITH ROBERT BUHNS.

    Andrew Thomson, ("the Luther of Scotland,") found Burns in a fine autumn afternoon, sitting over his black bowl, before the door of his house, surrounded by some farmers and ...

    Article : 489 words
  13. " MAG-PIETY."

    SIR—Seeing an advertisement in this day's Empire announcing a public meeting on Monday next, " for the purpose of devising means for securing the religious observance of the Lord's Day," permit me to ask, ...

    Article : 275 words
  14. THE POSITION OF THE JUDGES.

    SIR—Your leading article respecting Mr. Forster's motion for turning the Judges out of the legislature, appears to me to be written in a fair,—lam almost tempted to say a friendly spirit. I cannot doubt, therefore, that ...

    Article : 184 words
  15. [?] ART.

    There is now on exhibition at the studio of Mr. Dutton, George-street, a portrait of the eminent prima donna, Madame Anna Bishop. For fidelity of protraitiire, depth of tone, and beauty of ...

    Article : 208 words
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    Advertising : 74 words
  17. Advertising

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    Advertising : 51 words
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