THE usual fortnightly meeting of the council was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. There were present—his worship the mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Bale, Byram, Forth, Heal, ...
Article : 2,328 wordsNearly the whole of the crew of the barque Scottish Wizard were to-day sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment for disobedience of orders. A number of sympathising immigrants ...
Article : 112 wordsWITH fitting reverence and impressive ceremonial the colours which sprang, as it were, out of the earth to confront Napoleon's Old Guard have been laid to rest in the Royal Military ...
Article : 1,729 wordsIN reply to the recent despatch of ex-Secretary Blaine to the British Government on the subject of the control of the Panama Canal, Earl Granville, the English Secretary for Foreign Affairs, ...
Article : 78 wordsSINCE Hanlan, the Canadian, returned to America after winning the championship in this country he has been more than once challenged; but, so far, the challengers have failed to ...
Article : 1,516 wordsThe third-class passengers by the Garonne were released from quarantine on Saturday morning. The Vestnick, Russian man-of-war, arrived ...
Article : 218 wordsHanlan, the champion sculler, met with an accident at Putney to-day, which resulted in serious damage to the boat in which he was rowing. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe hearing of the case against Jimmy, the Polynesian, for the murder of Mr. Worth, was concluded at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and he was committed to take his trial at the next sittings ...
Article : 52 wordsSir Samuel Wilson, the defeated candidate for the late Derry election, has decided to abandon his petition against the election of the AttorneyGeneral for that seat on the ground of bribery, ...
Article : 56 wordsMessrs. Griffith and Miles arrived here at 3 o'clock this afternoon, all well. The banquet takes place on Tuesday, and the following day they leave for Charters Towers. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Old Identity has cleaned up for 363oz., the De Salis Tribute for 14[?]oz[?], and the latest returns from the Cape Alluvial give 22oz. of gold. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Chilian Government has accepted the intervention of the United States for the settlement of the terms of peace with Peru, and demands an indemnity of twenty millions of ...
Article : 47 wordsThe remains of Mrs. Watson and infant were interred yesterday in the Cooktown cemetery. The funeral procession was very long, being attended by about 600 persons, including the ...
Article : 159 wordsIn consequence of the recent report that two [?] residing in the vicinity of Lough Mask [?] missing, twenty-four men belonging to one of her Majesty's gunboats have been searching ...
Article : 97 wordsThe reports received from the quarantine station to-day are satisfactory. Giffen, the great South Australian cricket[?]r who played with the combined Australian team ...
Article : 52 wordsMessrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report as follows:—We catalogued 1510 bales for our sales to-day; the bulk offered was of medium quality, but buyers operated as freely as last week. ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Delegations from the Parliaments of Austria and Hungary have voted eight millions of florins as a three months' supply to meet the expenses of putting down the present ...
Article : 46 wordsThere passed yesterday 143 head of fat cattle from Gracemere, Mu[?]galala, to Brisbane, Mr. Walters in charge, Mr. Alexander Miller owner; also seventy horses from St. George to Roma, Mr. ...
Article : 103 wordsThe following is the official list of the members of the new Administration chosen to succeed that of M. Gambetta:—M. Charles de [?]reycinet, President of the Council and Minister ...
Article : 111 wordsTHESE two clubs, between whom a great rivatry exists, finished their return match, which resulted in a most decisive victory for the Stanley Club, on Saturday last. The match was played in the Queen's Park, and occupied ...
Article : 1,089 wordsHAYTER'S "Victorian Year Book" is one of the most valuable statistical publications issued in Australia, because it not only aualyses the records year by year ...
Article : 5,787 wordsMiss Ada Ward reappeared in the Queen's Theatre on Saturday night after an absence of four years, and played in the sensational drama "Mad." ...
Article : 817 wordsThe commercial depression in Dublin is increasing, and another important failure has occurred there. Others are expected to follow before long. ...
Article : 32 wordsA collision occurred on the North London Railway, by which five persons were killed and seven injured. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe execution of Guiteau has been fixed for 30th June. ...
Article : 17 wordsForty arrests have been made in Clare and Limerick in connection with hunting matters. ...
Article : 20 wordsAs the result of the mediation of the United States to bring about an arrangement between Chili and Peru, the Chilian Government has now consented to the following conditions—namely, ...
Article : 133 wordsThe stock market is recovering from its late depression. Consols are now 99¾. Tin shows a slight decline, being now quoted at £110 5s. Copper is worth £69 10s. per ton. ...
Article : 39 wordsThe Orient Company's steamship John Elder left P[?]ymouth to-day for Australia. ...
Article : 20 wordsUP to this evening the new French Ministry had not been definitely completed. At present, the following have accepted office, namely:— M. de Freycinet, President of the Council of ...
Article : 73 wordsMessrs. J. S. Jessop and P. Landy were to-day [?]uly nominated for the Dalby electorate. Mr. Jessop had a most enthusiastic meeting at the School of Arts to-night, the mayor ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Tue 31 Jan 1882, Page 3
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