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Article : 41 wordsWe have narrowly escaped what is maguiloquently called "a ministerial crisis." Ministers were defeated on Tuesday night by a majority of four, in a division on a resolution moved in Committee of Supply by Mr. ...
Article : 2,936 wordsThe Chief Justice delivered judgment in this case as follows:—This is an action for libel reflecting on the character of the plaintiff as a clergyman of the Church of England, contained in a paper writing, purporting to be a report from a ...
Article : 4,140 wordsSir—I trust you will give insertion to a few words on the above subject. He sooner is the Attorney-General's Bill, thrown out by the Upper House, than that gentleman flies into a rage, and with one fell swoop clears off ...
Article : 304 wordsSir—I was much surprised to see a movement made is the City Council yesterday, to do away with the Inspector of Nuisances for North Adelaide. How is it that if there is any cheeseparing to be done it always commences at ...
Article : 372 wordsSir—With reference to the item for "good-service pay" (or, as it should more correctly have been termed, "length-of-service pay,") which has been rejected by the House of Assembly, some hon. members might not ...
Article : 246 wordsSir—As whilst feasting with, the great we should not forget the small, permit me to remind you of a well-established custom in the neighbouring colonies, which perhaps their Honors the Judges, will deem it expedient ...
Article : 194 wordsSir—I hope you will allow me to make a few remarks bearing upon the deeds and misdeeds (if any) of our Corporation councillors or individual officers connected therewith. ...
Article : 518 wordsSir—Having to-day had my attention directed to a letter in your issue of the 9th instant, signed. "Nath Hales," in which Mr. Hailes says he finds he has "offended the members of the Magill Institute," and ...
Article : 690 wordsSir—Inexperienced as Mr. Torrens may be in matters relating to Real-Property Law, I could not have imagined him so ignorant as to class amongst public correspondence either his letter requesting an explanation relative to a ...
Article : 485 wordsA number of scientific gentlemen were invited to examine a new description of submarine telegraph cable, made by Mr. William Bowett, specimens of which were shown at the offices of the ...
Article : 998 wordsOne session is hardly closed before another has begun. The session proper for 1858 was opened fay the Governor this day. There was a poor attendance of Opposition members, many of the squatters being absent on their runs. ...
Article : 792 wordsSir—In this enlightened age, and more especially in this go-a-head country, which boasts of being so far in advance of all other English colonies in liberal institutions, I really wonder that public opinion has not been ...
Article : 199 wordsSir—Allow me to enquire, through the columns of your paper, the cause of the delay, in tarnishing the returns relating to this Act. Of course we may expect the usually long, prosy, and unintelligible letter from Mr. ...
Article : 140 wordsSir—For the information of your correspondent, "A Lover of Justice," whose letter appears in your issue of the 18th inst., allow me to state that the Act under which Mr. Beddome convicted George Brasher is that which is ...
Article : 219 wordsSir—As you directed public attention in your issue of the 14th inst., to the case of Margaret Tiernay, as a "very surprising illustration of the romance of common ' life, and a most touching instance of absorbing maternal ...
Article : 194 wordsSir—Your report of the reaping match which took place at Good wood on the 10th inst., has occasioned me considerable surprise, and not a little annoyance, as through it I learn two entries were allowed to be made ...
Article : 168 wordsThose of our readers who are concerned in the question of the pastoral occupation of the Crown lands, will peruse with interest the report which we publish in another column, from the Select ...
Article : 1,151 wordsSir—I believe there is a provision in the Licensed Vicuallers Act of this province, by which licensed victuallers enerally may be cautioned against supplying with intoxicating Equors parties who have been in the habit of ...
Article : 353 wordsSir—May I appeal, through your columns, against the inconvenience and injury to men of business and the public generally through the inconsistency of the members of the Norwood Council. ...
Article : 326 wordsBy fever of Meases. Newman & Sons, of the Port, we are placed in possession of the Overland Hongkong Register and Price Current to the 29th October, from which we make the subjoined ...
Article : 244 wordsSir—Any one who has teen in the Botanical Gardens (and everyone should visit them occasionally) will have noticed as one of the most prominent objects, a very insignificant-looking sun dial of the most ancient ...
Article : 443 wordsSir—I am aware that your columns are always open for the correction of any abase of that power given to any council or local authority by the ratepayers. I am told, and by officials, that I, being a publican ...
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South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1867), Sat 25 Dec 1858, Page 5
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