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rumbidgee, has gone to Gundagai to make the neces ary preparations for the work. Teas said that the export of wool from Morpeth to Sydney had been larger this year than in any pre vious way, the shipments being estimated at 22,000 haluw. The C Prince de Condé died at Petty's Moral about half-past 10 celock pathy, on the 2ith, at the early in twenty-two years. Ife arrived in the colony by the P and ©. Cola steamer Bomby, on the 7th of April last. He was travelling for the purpose of re curing his health and galing experience. Shortly after his arrival here, he caught calh whilst onash ing tursich in the harbour, and has been ailing over once; but on serious consequences had been appre hended until within the last few gaye, when his USness qepurred a serious character. ‘The body of canetaide Raymond, who was shot dead in the lnte attack on the Hive wl Bargo Hrosh has been ecured, and the bullet extracted from his skull. The examination by medical men disproves the assertion of the convicts made after their trial, that deceased bad been shot by sergeant Healy, an not by one of themselves. A man, named John Whelan, employed at the Clarence Hiver Harbour Works, was accidentally run over by some loaded waggone, his head was nearly severed from his body, his arms were broken, and he died lest matantly. Jehan left a wife and seven children unprovided for. Wr. BE, Cobcroft has been wed, on the prosecution atheaval inspector, by the Maitland Bonch, for forwarding twelve sheep to Singleton without their hatag Lien ironed as required by law. It appeared whatacfendant, in the atsente of the Alleged owner, sighed shocked allow of the animals being forwarded. by ral. Mont ‘h instant, a man named Sadler, an overseer on Mr. W. Waludwin's stating, Malorne Miler, shot a stokman, named Hickey, whom he found with his wife in his home. Chickey lived only a few minutes and on the following morning Sadler commit guide by shorting Wimsell. Hiycre were held at Maigand and at Tathurst on the path. The ridge lately erected over the Mayquarie, near Dubbs, war on Ghueen’s Wirthday christened the Albert Bridge. Upwards of 200 people were resist. F Mr. Suttor, of Beverley Mark, was ruthlessly beaten and rolled by arufica by the otreeta of Bathuret about a fortnight knew thecen's Birthday was observed an nylose holiday. Hy Bcelleney the Crosernor held a levee at Govern ment House at 2 oslok. Friday, 24th May to tnt June. The general committee at the Conference of Deb ater from the Councils of Municipalities had an intervew with the Premier (the flow, the Attorney~ General} on the 25th of May. They were received with the greatest courtesy, and it was officially pro mised that the “suggestions of the Conference should receive every consideration, Mr. William B. Shorter has been appointed Ship ping Master of Sydney, Mr iodd, member for the Southern Gold-fielda, met his constituents at Upper Araluen on the 22nd of May, (ac precee of appraismeent of those runs of which the lynsce are to expire on the tet December next a w fe entered upon without delay, Mr. Willisty Boek, jeweller, at Market-street, near Elisabeth Street, has ade a fingy inkstand of an emerge, set in sliver. The entire object has an uigantyucike appearance. On the upper side is a rover bf aolid palver, in which are wrought, with a lie-like odelity, representations of the emu and ite birewdl The Volunteer Artillery of Sydney, several mou tes of the V. As of News wile, and other branches of the cervine, dined together at the Masonic Mall in Vork-street, on the 11th of Man. The members of the German Gymnastic Association held the reprise meeting on them grounds, in Castle reagh-Street, on Thursday, the Pith of May, Prisca were awarded to Moser, Josephson and Starkey. The Hoard of Management at the Liverpool Asylum gave the inmates of that institution an excellent and substantial dinner on the Queen's birthday, at which the poor people greatly anloyed the machres. The police continus to be very successful in their forte for the apprehension of buahrangers, and other lawives characters in the interior. A scheme has been devised for turning to recount the reclamation recently effected at the head of Darling Harbour, by naking there a second edition of the Circular Quay, with the additional advanage of railway communication. The opera season is over. The last opera produced, Banveris “ Africaine,” was only moderately suc cessful. Six hundred acres of land have been taken up un der the mineral regulations, for the working of a de posit of kerosene-bearing cannel, in the neighbourhood of Wallerawung, near the junction of the Bathurst and Mudgee Ktands. The lesses—Mr. John Mackenzie and Dir Mackenzie— as engaged in proving the Land to necertain the extent and thickness of the deposit. A considerable number of the members of the Sydney companies of Volunteers assembled on the Volunteer Hide Range on last Saturday afternoon, and practised tile and velleyering. The Harratta Hotel, thirty-tve miles from Denili ni, has been burnt to the ground by an incendiary, man hamed William Hoss has been aroused as the Builty party, and commited to take his trial for the offerce The Mudgee Agricultural Association held ia autumn meeting on the 21th instant. There wee a the match at Goulburn on the Queen's Birthday, at which Mr. J. W. Chisholm and Messrs. Faithful and Styles distinguished themselves. Amongst the recent deaths we have to record the following canoe .—On the 0th of May the body of an ed man, named John Mahoney, was found dead in the bush at Tangmangaroo Creek, near Wase.—On the 24th of May a man named John Ward, a cook, resid ing in Hunter-street, died suddenly of disease of the heart.—A coloured man named Alfred Perry—a con- Quero Maitland gaol—died in that prison, of a com plication of diseases, on the 7éth of May,— eeen native of one of the South Goes Tylends, died at Parramatta from dysentery Geta by exposure) a few days since. Monday evening Inet a guard at the Railway Terminus in Sydney lost his life by slipping between two ballast waggons, Thown over the Poor man, and crushed him to death — An aged woman, named Mary Ann Welford, was knocked down by a horse in Cantlereagh street, on the 21st of May, and died on Sunday last.—A young man named Relix Mows was accidentally shot at George’s River, whilst our wing on Bundy last, the 27th inutant. —A man named Williams Parr died suddenly at Hut terworth Swamp, Wilberferre, a few days since.— A man named John White, aged 0 years, died very suddenly of apoplexy at Bellevue, on the Pacerton, on the 7ith of May, whilst he was singing a song. Pe Golewn has been idiscovered near Araluen ; larga Lie indicate abundance similar Ww that found at artley. On fronday last Tirge and Requiem Mass were sung at St. Mary's Cathedral, for the repose of the soul of Louis Marie Leopold Phillipe d'Orleans, Triage de Condé, the eldest son of HH, the HH, the Duc d'Annale—fourth son of the lnte Louw Phillipe, ex- King of the French—who died at 10 o'clock pom, on the Lith instant. The funeral was attend by his Expeliency, and most of the principal personages of community, ‘the remains of the Prince having been embalmed, ave been forwarded w England. Last Tuesday evening the eleventh anniversary of the opening of the Congregational Church, Hourke~ street, and the fifth anniversary of the pastorate of the Hoy. T. Johnson, was celebrated by a tea and public meeting. A case of most revolting brutality has recently Ocurred of Vass, in which the guilty party—a man named Tiomas Mahey—has only received the very in adrnjuste punishment of six months’ imprisonment. The monthly meeting of the Acclimatization Society was held in the Bchod of Arts, Pittentreer, last, Mon day evening, Mr. J. F. Soucphson in the chair. She, Bennett read a valuable paper on the helinnthar, on bun over. Letters were then read having reference Wrnger plants, secretary birds, Murray River coul, Jungle fowls, oysters, wid Turndice dhicks. A few days since Mr. George FE. M* Donald, of Glenmore, on the Hunter, killed Large awuke of the Gla ondepevica, fully ten feet long. ‘The Commissions appointed by the Government . Heure proper repre-entation of this colony at the Varies Balubation of Jey are actively engaged in the Tettoreance of the dutive entrastet to them, at Tuesday evening a nunergusely attended tea . Was held £ 1 the Sehicol of Arte, St Leonards, 1 ction with the first andversary services of the North Shore Wesleyan Church. The tables were bepritelly supplied and tstefully decorated. thewenbem at the Chuch of England at Lane Cove have held a meeting, at which it has been re seived to build achurel in that Jneality. Subscrip ons have already been put towards that object, Ttiv stated that Winderadeen, near Goulin, the Property of the Hon. T. A. Murray, has been sold pivately to the Mon. Sames Chisholm, hile North Harbour a fishing party recently came “yon large shoal ui Gahes, which proved to be the Clupea seges, which much resembles the pichard or piney herring of the English coast, though: the head is niger and longer than that species, and the scales of the body much smaller. A Bre took place of Stockton, on Monday morning Test, when on large portion of an hotel there was burnt. On the night of the same day the premises of Mr. Freeman, of Gundagsi, were unfortunately destroyed by the same destructive element. A new Presbyterian church was opened at Windeyer, in the Western district, last Monday week. Mr. Yelverton, rendered famone na the victim of Lord Yelverton, had a brother residing near Armi dale, in rather humble circumstances, Mia relative had recently sent him a very handsome cash remit tance. The Municipal Conference terminated its sittings on Wednesday last, having appointed a permanent committee, with power to reconvene the conference, if thought it. The committee consists of the Rev. HK. Mansfield, Mr. St. Julian, Mr. Tighe, Mr. Birrell, Mr. K. Heere, Mr. Hawksley, Mr. Flanagan, Me. Dickson, ad the Hon. Mr. Cox. The now bell of St. Mary's was cracked last Monday evening whilst being tolled out of reapert to the namely of the late Rev. Mr. M'Guiness. The tone of this Ane hell (which weighed thirty-seven cwt.) law been entirely destroyed. Such an accident is understood to be far more common during tolling than ringing Anella, on customary income parte of England. vy. Andrew Loder, Z.P., winner of the fret Rand wick St. Leger, has comstituted himselff thfe member of the socrecy by contributing £ 19, and has expressed a wish that future winners should do the same. A general meeting of the shareholder and propriot tone of the Austeslion Library was held at the library, Hent Street, on ‘Thursday last Miss Myra Felton has just completed an excellent portrait of the late Dr. Woolley, pronounced by hove who have been it to be not only a work of art, but a speaking likeness of the lamented gentleman and a scholar whom it represents. in connection with the Woollahra and Paddington Literary Society, an instructive lecture was addressed, on a Thursday evening to a numerous auditory, at the Woollahra Municipal Council Chamber, by Mr.W. A. Vincen, Collector of Customs, “On the Relations between Science and Commerce, Mr. Judge Dow ling presided, as a Sunday afternoon the dead body of a China man, named Ah Wing, has discovered by Mr. E. Wickham in the Wallsadilly, between Field and Kenmore. It was lying half in and half out of the water, and was in an advanced state of decomposi tion. Iris supposed that the deceased was murdered, or three Chinamen named Billy, Tom Watt, and Henry Suir, Friday, 1st to 5th June. A new map of Rivering has been lithographed and ubsided by Mesars. De Grachy and Leigh, Isem al the large tract of country watered by the Dar ling, the Murrumbidgee, and the Lachlan, down to ie banks of the Murray, from as far north as the vith degree. important improvements are about to be made in Tivde Park by the committee appointed under the Convernment. The avenue to the rear of the Prince Consort's statue is to be thrown open, the ‘ Lavers' Walk closed, and verious other changes effected. The alterations which are in contemplation will add very materially to the beauty of the Wark. ‘The Wavenhoe Estate Fund, fir the Hon. Charles Cowper, continues to make satisfactory progress. The tort m amount now with a tritul da £ 3720, leavieg a Lalanve required of a bout sy, Amann, named Vidman, residing with his family at Paddington, was suddenly deprived of his sight about eighteen months ago. Elia alfliction excited the eympathy of his operative neighbours, who have ounlit the sufferer a house on the Walot Piper Eatote, valued of £ 520. The yearly examination of the children attend in St. Ann's Sunday and Day Schools, at Ryde, too klace at the schoolhouse on the findaltimo, in pre sence of the Meg. Ci, BE, Turner and the local Mound. The result of the examination was satisfactory. Where wears heavy fall of snow at Kisndra on the 25th ultime. It began to fall on the Friday, and con tinued to fall for two or three days, unt it covered the ground to a depth of ifteen inches. The second half-yearly meeting of the Dulmoun Working Men's Institute was held lat Tuesday week, at their rooms, when the office-bearers for the half year were appointed. . At a meeting of the Australian Library and Literary Institution in Heat street, on Thursday week, the Hono. J. Mitchell was elected chairman, the Won. E. ©. Weekes deputy chairman, Mr. W. Forde Secretary, and Mr. A. I, Richardson Presenter. ‘The Bishop of Sydney has, during the last few days, been holding Conffrmation services in toral of the principal metropolitan churches belonging to the communion of the Church of England. The General Committee of the Paria Exhibition Commissionera met at the offices of the Commission, Macquarie-place, last Monday afternoon, for the transaction of ordinary business. Mr. David Johnston, of Cheorge's Hall, died at his residence on Sunday last. The deceased was the n son of Lieutenant Colonel Johnston, of Aquan ale. ‘The acab has, fortunately, almost disappeared from the wolea. The only show under license—a small rock of 1300, on the Bogan—have been under the inspection of one of the Lead Inspectors for some months past, and his report to declare them clean is daily experted. Dr. Aaron, the medical officer who has been per forming the duties of visiting surgeon to the gaol and Cockatoo Island since the death of Dr. West, has been appointed visiting surgeon of the gaol, and Lr. Evans, of Hulmain, has been appointed visiting sur geon to Cockatoo Island. An unfortunate Chinaman, named “ Ruggy,” w, by some on oF persons unknown, mt dd nd burnt at Spring Creek, near Sofala, on the night of Thursday, Vea Sie wine = — a Ae © public ¢ citizens ydeey was ae school of rts. on Monday evening last. on pe pee a ayer of Byanay mem CG (bok. ) we placed in chair. It was called that a sietue should be erected by subscription to the memo of the great navigator, and a committee was appoint ¥ave the resolutions agreed upon duly carried into effect. The foundation stone of the front building for the completion of the Presbyterian church in Phillip, were was laid by Mr. John Hichardson, on Monday it. The buchranger Clarke and his gang robbed several parties at Micalago, thirty miles from Queanbeyan, on the 1st instant. They are supposed to be in one of their haunts on the Jingera Mountains. The peins raised by the counsel in favour of the prisoners, now under pentence of death for having murdered constable Raymond, at Hargo Hrush, have been decided by the Supreme Court in favour of the Crown. The time of the prisoners now teats entirely with the Executive. The local papers state that the fortunate proprietors of Kinchington's Reef, Yackandandah, have, during the last few days, obtained 290 oz. of gold from the crushing—the quantity of quartz from which the gold was taken not being specified. A quarterly meeting of the Committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Asoci ation was held at the Northumberland Motel, Mait land, on Monday last, whic a variety of business was disposed of. A memorial window is about to be placed in the church, at Morpeth to the memory of Mr. E. (. Close, ncn. Mr. James Macarthur, of Camden Park, Mr. Edward Cox, of Fernhill, Mulgoa, and Mr. Wugh Wallace, of Nithedale, have been summoned by his Excellency as members of the Legislative Council. The monthly meeting of the Sydney Horticultural Book was held at the School of Arts, Pittatreet, last Wednesday evening ; Mr. 8. Hen in the chair. Many beautiful tents were exhibited. On Wednesday evening, the Rev. Dr. Steel, in con nection with the Presbyterian Women's Institute, delivered at St. Stephen's Church, ‘adtuarie-atreet,) a lecture on “T’useyjam, or doctrinal and ritual ex travagance in the Church of England. On Wednesday, May jth, there was a social tea meeting at Pitt Town, to celebrate the third anniver sary of the opening of the Presbyterian church at Tu Town. After tea a public meeting was held in the church, which was tastefully decorated. The Rev. Dr. Todor has presented to the Botanical Gardena a beautiful white goshawk that he brought from Tramania— Astor Nown H Hollandie, ” Gowld speaks of it as ‘one of the most ornamental and beautiful of the falconidw jyhaliting Australis,” and is inclined, with Cuvier, to believe it to be merely an albino variety of the grey bird, now become per manent; it is remarkable, however, that the grey bird is confined in Australis, whereas the white one is found also in Tasmania. Amongst the recent deaths we have a pecialty to report the cent cases :— in infant, named Mr Ann Edmonds, died suddenly at Balmasin, of arate sions, last Wednesday week.—The dead body of a woman, named Mary Ann Anerson, was found rest ing in the water at the Botany Swamps, on the muru- ing of the 1st instant.—A young woman, named Harriet Renton, died at Pitt Town, rather unexpect edly, of colonial fever, during the night of the 29th vhdme—The deol body of a woman, named Martha Shea, was found in Cook's Iiver, near Unwin's ridge, on Saturday, the 2nd instant. —A gil, named Ruta Some Spain Mrncv, died in Murring ton-thert, on the Sreineracit, from the edecte of in juries received by her clothes taking fire on the Stt witino.—A boy, three year old, named John Druitt, son of William Tiruitt, mariner, residing in Kent-street, was found King Wind in a hole, into which he had accidentally fallen.—A woman, named Margaret Roundy, died anddenly at the residence of David Reddin, in Cumberland-street, on Monday last. The immediate cause of death was covulsiona, brought on by intemperance.—A Chinaman, named Ah Bam, died suddenly at the Rocky River, thea Annmidale, on the 2nd instant—A few dye since,a man, named Westall, was accidentally abot by his brother, at Tubbo station, 120 milea from Wagga Wagga.— The rears of the body of a white man have been found in the bush on the Noggy Crack, not far from Mercel Creek. There is some reason to believe that the name of the deceased was Alumensten.” Amso named John Hopking, residing on Surry Hills, committed suicide by cutting his throat last ‘Thursday morning. ‘The monthly meeting of the Philosophical Society of New South Wales was held, last Wednesday night, In the hall of the Australian Library, Bentarreet, Professor Smith, of the University, occupied the ¢ hall, The loneliness when routine character, The fifth annual hall of the Albert Cricket Club took place, last Wednesday night, in the large hall of the Sydney Exchange, his Excellency the Governor and Lady Young were preeent. The Newtown Mussesl Society gave a successful concert, on Tuesday evening last, in the School of Arts in that locality. ‘In consequence of the overprowided atave of Tyar linghuiet geol, fourteen prisoners were, on Wellnes« day evening lost, dispatched, under escort, for the vac at Port Macquerie. Notwithstanding this craft, however, 660 (newly hi more than can be properly accommodated) still remain in Darlinghurst. The veld stolen on board the Barwon on the 10th of April lat, was discovered by detective Elliott on a Thursday feet on the Queensland Company's Wharf, buried under some loose coal screenings. The base in which it was originally deposited have greatly decayed, but it is believed that the whole of the old has been recovered. it in stated that the custom-house officer who made the seizure on board the barque Louiss HKroen prinses von Sweden, has been disruted. On Thursday evening last, the St. Mark's Hand bell Society, at an entertainment given by them at Darling Pot, introduced to their friends and to the public an excellent set of hand-bells, imparted by them, for their own wee, from the establishment of Mesers, Mears and Company, of Whitechapel, Lon don, and tine had an oppotescaity of showing the highly creditable progress already made by them in tam panalogy. From th t 14th June. The B1th annual meeting of the Rite Aasoviation of New South Wales was held at the Volunteer Hri fade (ice on the Sth instant. The hon. secretary (lieutenant Brewer) read the report, which was thereupon adopted, ‘The balance-sheet showed the total receipts for the year to be £ 1144 Lia. 10d, and the expanditure 21174 Ms. Gd., leaving a detest of 0426. Sd. Olteo-bearers were appointed for the se year, and other necessary business. The N. %. and A. K. M. steamer Kaikoura made trial trip in the harbour on the 4th instant, which was considered fully to demonstrate her excellent capabilities as a sea-going boat. An abundant supply of fresh water line beet struck at One-Tree Hill, between Iny and Booligal. Tafluenza has been very common in Burney and its neighbourhood for several days that, caused, as some think, through the late prevalence of the westerly winda. Progrees continues to be made in the movement in favour of erecting a statue to Captain Cok. Lampreye have been recently found as the Murray. The eelooner Orient, J. Naples, master, went a shore at Newcastle, on the North Beach, on the evening of Saturday, the Vth instant, and became a total wreck. Her cargo of wheat was landed much damaged. Other casualties of less importance have also occurred at Newcastle from the weather. The discovery of the gold stolen on the Barwon was made through a warder of Darlinghurst gaol, named Carroll, to whom one of the prisoners committed for the robbery had given the information. Important and very necessary improvements are about to be made at the Maymarket by the Municipal Council of Sydney. A deputation has recently waited on the Minister for Lands for the purpose of urging on the Govern ment the desirability of transferring the Sydney Vommon to the Corporation. ‘The deputation consisted of the Moxor and Aldermen Sutherland, peer, and Moore. — The monthly meeting of the Small Hore Ride Club for practice took place, at the Volunteer nite range, last Saturday afternoon, ‘The remains of some unfortunate wanderer in the Lush have been recently found on the Boolige Hond, near Hay, ‘The name of the deceased is unknown. The quarterly end of the Municipal Council of Sydney was held at the Yown Elall, Wynyard square, on Saturday last. The Chief Justice, who has been suffering from a severe attack of influenzae, is beginning to recover from his indisposition. Mr. Justice Cheeke is now suffer ing from the prevailing epidemic. ichael Green, the murderer of Andrew Shearer, covered the extreme penalty of the law within the walle of the gaol at Darlinghurst, at # o'clock last Monday morning. He was attended by the Roman Catholic chaplain of the gaol, the Rev. J Dwyer, and the Rev. M. O'Farrell, and appeared to the penitent. The Government has distributed rather more than 700 tushel of seed wheat among the settlers in seventeen different districts, the largest quantu having been distributed at O'Connell Plaine; an nearly as Taany have been refused as complied with, tttees of gentlemen, many of whom were Justices of the Peace, were appointed in different parts of the colony to inquire into the cir cumstances of every applicant before complying with his application. ‘The Commissioners are making a variety of arrange ments to secure a proper representation of the pro ducts, natural and manufactured, of this colony, at the Puria Exhibition of 1467. Amongst the recent deaths we have to make special record of the following cases —A gentleman, named Lruce, a passenger steamer Clarence, from Sydney to Newcastle, on Saturday last, fell overboard and was drowned.—A man, named John yan was re cently found near Corowa, in the South-western dis ict, in an exhausted state. He died soon afterwards. —An aged man, named Joshus Cogan, died of ex haustion in a hut on the North Shore, on Sunday last. —An infant, the son of Nicholas Martin, died at Arncliff, Cook's River, a few days since.—An outcast, named William Hocock, was found dead on the Waterloo Estate, last Sunday night. —A pervant man, named Sinclair (in the employ of Mr. Tom Bt Wagga Wagga), was found to in hi bed about ten days since.—A young man named William Irving, was accidentally shot at Wingecarri bee on Sunday last; he died a few hours after the acci dent.—An infant child, named Catherine M'Iitide Paine, was accidentally drowned in a bucket of water at Albury on the 2th imptant. The Government has recently handed over to the Corporation that small triangular piece of land upon which stands the obelisk in Macquarie place, Corporation intend widening the sticet Macquarie face, which is now one of the principal thorough ares for traffic between the Circular Quay and the City, from 40 to 00 feet, and the remining portion of the land will be encloved by 4 fence, and pened with arnnamental shrubs. ‘The extreme penalty of the law is w be carried out on the person of Crookwell, who was convicted at the late sitting of the Central Criminal Court of the miure der of constable Raymond, near Uargo Bruph, on the 14th of April last, and the 2nd of July hae been Hxed, for his execution. The five other prisoners who acted with Crockwell, and who were also confictd of murder, are to be improomed, with hand labour, in irons, during the turn of their natural lives. We have had a continuation of wet and clowdy weather in Sydney and the surrounding districts since Saturday last. The Victorian Government have appointed Misors, Onn, Time, Gi. W. Smith, and Strutt, Commissionere to inquire into the annagging operations on the Murray, and also to report on the petition in reference to the joking of the tiver. Parliamarat is to be assembled for the dispatch of Dusinces on the 24th of July. The Thuahine, the sicnd Steamer for the Panna, New @anland, and Australian Royal Mail Company, arrived at Melbourne on the 1h instant, having made the run out in thirty-five days. During a heavy gale on the 26th of May she fear tied away her main yard, and stove in two firebowts. The steamer Ant was wrecked in a fog near Tart Fadily Hesds on the morning of the 12th, No lives Owls Tar T and Oe, Macres arrived at King George's Sound on the ih instant, bringing European Intelli gence to the Wth of May. Our telegraphic special comopordont cane on oo Adelwide in the branch creamer Wonga Worga, and we were able to publish his telegraphic message in the Herald of Tuesday, the 2th imetent, Parliament insummened for the dispatch of business pay the 2th of next a month. The recess , longer than wes anticipated, seeing that a conditions promise had been made by the Government to call the Mouse Mogether not later than the fit week in June. Among the measures prepared or in course of preparation due the forthcoming Session are o the following: A bill to amend the Felons Apprehension Act, a Bill to regu late Prison Discipline, a bill for the establishment of Reformatories, ‘ Municipalities Bill, an Education Will, ‘These are to be introduced by the Premier and the Chief Secretary, ‘The hon. the Minister for Lands, we hear, in to bring forward bills relating to the guld-felds, the occupation of Crown lands, cattle brands, aced in sheep, grants resumed, and inter mente, leaving to the ‘oreasurer the important subject of retrenchment, ce At present ogneeey reigns in our political world, and it will probably remain undisturbed during the proroqation, Mr. Henry Parkes, Colonial Secretary, has been visiting the various townships in the north of the colony, more especially those of the Hivering district, where be et deputations, and promised to take their grievances into consideration on his return to Sydney; but he gave the people of Riverina to understand that he was strongly opposed to the scheme of making that district a separate colony. Mr. Parkes alsc paid vieft do Melbourne, where he was met by a deputa tion from the Chamber of Commerce, with reference s the vexed question of the border duties. Another deputation waited upon him to impress upon him the importance at having the co-operation of all the colo nies in order to obtain a good display of colonial pro duce at the approaching Intercolonial Exhibition in Melbourne, if Varken returned to Sydney on the Zod instant. On the 23rd May lant an angry discussion took place in the Criminal Court at Adelaide, between x. Justice Boothby and the Attorney-General. A prisoner having been piseen in the dock charged with a capital offence, Mr. Justice Boothby quashed the information, on the grounds that there was no Attorney-Gréneral in the frat place; and, in the second, that, assuring that there was an Attorney - General, there was no warrant in law for putting one man on his trial in that colony for any crime at all, much lies for a capital offence, without the interventi uie of grand jury. The only means of settling the matter he said was to repeal the Act professing to take away trial by Grand Jury. All the indictments were jutched, and the prisoners remanded until the next criminal sittings.Great excitement prevailed in Adelaide for several days in consequence of this proceeding, and Parliament ia to be called together on the 15th of June to deal with the matter, Judge Toothby sent his notes of one of the cases to the Court of Appeal, under pro test, Mr. Stow, .D., intends to petition his Ex :t hency Sir Dominic Daly with reference to Mr. Deathhy's conduct. A new golf-ball, has been discovered near Riverton, Southland. When Queen's Birthday was celebrated throughout Uw colonies in the near loyal manner, the day being obstrved as 4 Close holiday ; Reviews of Volunteers and Governor's Levées forming a principal feature. The drought which has been prevailing throughout the colonies for so many months, has now broken up, rain having fallen, more or leas, in every direction. A new Doswl Act, reducing the postage to the uniform rate of 2d., comes into operation in Victoria on the 1st of August. Photographic forgeries of £ 1 notes were put in cir culation in Melbourne; they were made by a youth who has sine been convicted and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. A shipment of cotton, consisting of thirty-eight bales of Upland and Sea Island, has been sent to England from the Townsville Cotton Plantation, to Keeneland. The Queensander, of 19th May, arated that the financial state of the colony had forced the govern ment to withhold, for a time, any proposition for the further extension of railways in that colony. An extraordinary case of suicide occurred at the Melbourne Post Office. A man named George ‘juick, after inquiring for a letter addressed to him, and not receiving one, deliberately blew his brains out with a pistol. The collection of the bonds for unpaid Customs’ duties was commenced in Melbourne on Saturday, the 20th May. General Verey insisted on this course being taken, and also on the amount of the Supreme Court judgments in the tariff actions being paid over. A sugar growing company has been formed at Port Tienisan. A belt of cost has been discovered in the Kennedy district (ueenaland), about fifty miles from the sea comet; it is led with fossil remains. At a large meeting held in the Hinshone Town Hall, 8 land league wee formed for the p of agitating , a ree insertion of a leasing clause in the new Land of The Hebert Town Mercury, of 2rd May, alludes to the suspension of the works on the M and Delo raine line, owing to some misunderstanding with the contractor. ‘The directors of the company had been led to the belief that they could get the line construc ted for £ 320,000, instead of £ 400,000, owing to in creased poopetition for the construction of works of the kind, and they had got upwards of £ 46,000 to decribed towards the £ 40,000 that would be required to make up the one-fourth pot of the sum they would have to expend they could call upon the Government for the free of railway bonds for the remaining three-fourths. ‘They have since, we learn, raised the £ 40,000 sub scribed to 430,000 or upwamils, and their secretary has been to Melbourne to see what could be done towards bringing this up to £ 80,000, the sum required. ‘The hatching of the salmon ova on the river Plenty, Trobart Town, Tasmania, proceeds satisfactorily. Intelligence to the 15th of April has been received from Fiji; matters, with one few exceptions, have progressed favourably. Considerable quantities of different kinds of cotton are now grown a s movement is on foot to organise a separation agitation at Teshhaeeer. It is proposed to make Tort Denison the capital. Toformation was received in Melbourne from Anger Point that the ship Jeddo, from Surinam, bound to China with coolies, was set on fire, and that 260 of the coolies perished in the flames, merictorian Parliament was prorogued on Friday, one lat. An old miser named Mills, who lived in the loft of a tore in Flinders street, Melbourne, died there in May last. he left a sum of money amounting to £ 10,000, and real property to the amount of the value of £ 110,000. The loft has since been destroyed by ore, and some very valuable documenta are supposed to have been hurt. The fire is supposed to be the work of an interested party. ‘The Adelaide Government have paid £ 800 a8 com pronation to the returned members of the Northern new mining company has commenced operations in Capland.” sme On Thursday, May dist, the Bret locomotive went along the line from Brisbane to Garten. There has been considerable discussion ith reference to the oyster propagation in Victoria. _ A new channel in being cut through the upper fat in the Fitzroy River, (queensland, which, when com pleted, will be 100 feet wide, with a depth, at low water, of six feet. In the collision action brought by the owners of the Venda against the owners of the City of Launceston, the jury returned a verding for the defendants. As a linking company is about to be started at Weetem Fon Hay, Victoria. A banquet was given at Adelside on the occasion of the opening of the new Town Hall. Eight hundred Persone eat down to dinner. Despatch is concerning the movements of the expe dition sent out by ration by search of traces of Leich hard, under the command of Mr. M'Intyre, have been received in Melbourne. ‘The party left Cooper's Creek on the 0th of zhbguary the Docker river on the 7th some month, and the Mueller River (of M'Kinlay) on the lat March. The coast range was ‘iased on the th March, ainee which time the search has been continued as far in the Cloncurry River. After that the animals of burden required rest for a few weeks, when the search in the western interior was to be resumed. The Geelorg Negister states that two deaths had lately occurred from a disewe which is known by vine-dressers us the wine disease. The deccaned men had been working in a wine cellar during the pro conker eee. me were use suddenly ih it Presumed, from the effects of the canted pine. Bak pent up in w he late Lake Tire‘s missionary station, in Gipp' Land, has been almost deserted by the blacks, ae The delicate operation of removing a cancered SS tongue was successfully performed by the surgical ata of the Cheelong Hospital, on 4 patient Afty-three years of age. ‘The Warque Ellen Simpson was wrecked near Cape Howe, Victoria, and nine lives tent, on the 29th May. The missionary ship John Williams had taken n nmber of rabbits on Victoria, to liberate on the aru Sea Islands. The ship is now lying at Mobart own. The postal subsidy question is causing great excite ment in Auckland; the people there being strong opposed to the Panama postal at home, which seems to aes been forced upon them rather against their wieh. The latest New Zealand intelligence from our core respondent states that there are now no tribes in open rebellion. There are still a few scattered parties at Wanganui who have not yet submitted, but they are too insignificant in number to cause much trouble. ‘The Government of this colony has given notice to the Imperial Government of its intention to terminate the contract with the P. and D. Company, for the new service via Galle, in two years from the present late. In New South Wales the Government have deter mined upon a readjustment of fares upon the public railways, and other arrangements connected therewith have been made with a view to the convenience of the public. @ Paris Exhibition Commissioners are still actively engaged in making preparations for the proper representation of the products of the colony at the Paria Exhibition of 1867. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Mr. Sparkes, the late agent of the Tr. and (). Company i elbourne. It is reported that the defciency in the accounts exceeds £ 11,000. The evidence taken before the select committer appointed to inquiry into the mode of granting reserves, accompanied to a progress report, has been fesned from the Government Printing Office. A new schooner, called the Defiance, was launched from the yard of Mr. Alexander Newton, on the Man ning River, on the 2nd instant. The ship William Leavitt, which recently arrived at Melbourne, from London, had a narrow caea) from destruction by oreen the Slat May, while on the passage out. Deposits of aulphur have recently been found in Victoria. A number of improvements have recently been made in the arrangements for the shipment of coals at Newcastle, and other facilities have been made for meeting the increasing requirements of the trade. A cabman recently drove ths car into the Yarra Yarrs at Melbourne. Both man and horse were drowned. The Treasurer of the Victorian Government was entertained at a dejuncr, at Menziesa Hotel, Melbourne, on the 24%, prior to his departure for England in the RK, M.8, Tombay. The Act to compel proprietors of manufactories in New South Wales to make arrangements to prevent the eacape of smoke from their manufactories will come into operation on the lat of July. A new Town Hall is about to be erected for the Copperasitat of Melbourne. ‘The Oxford and Cambridge University men in Melbourne are making arrangements for an annual dinner. A large building to serve the double purpose of post-office and telegraph office in about to erected in Adelaine. The revenue of the colony of Western Australia for the quarter ending 1st March, amounted to € 12,124 Ad 2d. and the expenditure to £ 20,062 6a.dd., showing an exces os receipte of £ 11,714 lie. 9d. The amount lodged by the public on account of deposits in the Lowt Office Savings’ Hanks exclude £ 11,000. ‘The Governor of New Zealand recently had a friendly Interview with Thompson, but some of the cobele refused to see him. ‘The murderers of the Ivy, Mr. Volkner, and of Mr. Falloon and the crew of the Kate, were executed on the 17th vhtime. Matters are sliil in a very unsatisfactory state in New Zealand. The Ipswich (Queensland) races took place on the 7th, brd, and 9th instant. poe changes if the Colinet in Victoria are antici pated. A successful experiment with the steam generating coal recently discovered in Victoria has been made. A project is.on foot in Melbourne to manufacture paper from the bark of the Stringy-bark tree—the re retinery for which has already arrived from Eng land. The gold-fields of New Zealand alsol continue to be Pennine, and a large number of miners continue to employed thereon.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney, New South Wales, AU
Fri, Jun 15, 1866
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