One-Pound Note Recital and Moral Tale of Vice
A fragment describes a one pound note narrating its corrupting journey through society. It warns how greed and temptation tarnish virtue, from bank to grocer and stock exchange, ending with its claim to be a “useful friend” yet a peril to trust. Parallel items mention a clergyman on a velocipede and other scattered notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inzury
Stock Exchange
Tailere
Toman
Michigan City
Grant
Covington
Kentucky
Franco
Massini
Paris
Boulogne
England
Maxzini
America
Canada
Themielves
United Kingdom
The Victorian Parliament in Crisis over Cabinet Vacancies
A Melbourne report describes a turbulent session with quarrels over the Customs appointment and a challenged Lands portfolio. The Edication bill proceeds as ministers jockey for two unallotted posts, while warnings about corruption and the fate of liberal government loom over the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of
Dyte
Jones
Rolfe
Byrne
M'Culloch
Mises
Higinotham
M‘culroch
M‘colfoch
M'Calloch
Cat
M*culloch
Cy Toms
Railway
Bie
Hon
Argus
The Re Election of Mr Jones Sparks Calls for Harsh Bribery Penalties
The Spectator argues Jones’s possible re election in Victoria shows bribery risks are low for lawmakers. It urges severe measures including lifetime office bans and even harsher penalties to deter bribery, while noting the difficulty of obtaining legal proof and the need for regular process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
The
Spectator
Legislative Assembly of
Victoria
Bulding
The Chinese Lepers and Government Abandonment
A historical column decries neglect of lepers in Ballarat, recounting failed proposals for sugar houses or a seaside hospital. It praises Sergeant Larner for aid, condemns government inaction, and warns of contagion risks as seven huts on Clayton's Hill house visible, suffering, and isolated patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aimee
Duncan Fraser
W. B. Rodier
Charlie Napier Hotel
Ballarat
Clayton's Hill
Point Nepean
Larner
Benevolent Asylum
Lester
Monara Christie
Garandy
Iceland
Tropics
London
Eusa
Puis Tawa
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