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NOTES OF THE WEEK.

Friday, 7th February.

THE first of the great contests in this colony between the Cricketers of "All England" and the Australians   is over. Business has resumed its ordinary course, and people in general have fallen back into their usual state of quietude. But there are many whose excite- ment will continue so long as the English Eleven remain anywhere within reach of "News per Telegraph."

The great match was won on Saturday by the Englishmen, with forty-eight runs to spare, although the cricketers of New South Wales made a spirited and

very creditable resistance.

On the evening of the same day a grand banquet was given to the All-England Eleven in the hall of the Sydney Exchange. The Hon. J. B. Darvall, as president of the New South Wales Cricketing Asso- ciation, presided on the occasion. The Governor and many leading colonists were also present.

On Monday the English cricketers were entertained at a picnic excursion to Middle Harbour.

They are now playing in Bathurst, where they have been received with great warmth. On their return the match against the United Elevens from New South Wales and Victoria is to come off.

A Church of England ordination service was held in St. Andrew's temporary Cathedral on Sunday, tho 25th ultimo, when Mr.Henry H.Britten, student of Moore College, was admitted to the deaconate.

The trustees of the Savings' Bank have made arrangements to have that institution opened every day. instead of three days per week as heretofore.

The coming in of the Chinese new year was duly celebrated on Wednesday week by the Chinese shop- keepers of Sydney with ceremonies peculiar to them- selves, winding up with on ample supper.

It is stated that the Bishop of Sydney will proceed to England by the March mail, on eighteen months' leave of absence. He has cited the clergy of his dio- cese to a visitation, to be held in St. Andrew's Church

on the 19th instant.

The Rev. R. Creyke, Registrar of the Colony of Queensland, recently fell into a quarry, at the bottom of which were some boards. Some nails in the latter pierced one ot his eyes and so severely injured it that its tight is irretrievably gone.

The annual meeting of the Palmer-street Presby- terian Church was held on Tuesday. It appeared that the finances during the past year had been so flourish- ing, that besides adding £50 to the minister's stipend, the deacons had been enabled to pay £100 off the debt due upon the building. The ladies of the congrega- tion have decided to undertake a fancy bazaar to pay

off «he remainder-about £550.

v , The following appointments were notified in the Government Gazette of Friday last, viz.-Mr. Daniel Tiernan to be gaoler, nnd Mrs. Tiernan to be matron at the Albury goal ; Mr. Thomas Topham to bo ship- ping master and clerk to the harbour master at New- castle, vice Renvvick, resigned ; Mr. Robert Peisley to bo an inspector for the purposes of examining ecab in sheep, and fer assisting generally in carrying out the provisions of the Act of Council, 24 Victoria, No. 9, into effect in the district of Sydney.

A man named Thomas Walters has been killed by the falling in of an embankment at the railway cutting, Jump-up Creek, Hunter River district.

Captain Wilkie, of the 12th regiment, who was in command of the troops at Lambing Flat, fell from his horse on Saturday last, and died from the effects of his fall a few hours afterwards. He has been suc- ceeded in his command by Captain O'Slnughnessy.

The annual meeting of subscribers to the Mudgee hospital was held on the 22nd instant. The income of the year, it appeared, had been £588 Is. 6d., and the expenditure £573 16s. 5d. Including Bome funds just received the balance in hand was £149 7s. 7d. 83 patients had been admitted during the year, of whom 59 had been discharged either cured or relieved, 13 had died, and S were still under

treatment,

A man, charged with robbery, recently escaped from the Raymond Terrace lock-up.

A very interesting meeting of the Petersham Tem- perance Society was held on Friday.

A man, named King, or Gallagher, has committed suicide at Murrurundi by cutting his throat.

The annual meeting of St. Philip's Auxiliary to the Church Society of the Parochial Society was held on Monday, under the presidency of the very Reverend the Dean of Sydney.

Mr. Archibald Campbell has been appointed Regis- trar of the Insolvent Court-a new appointment, created by the last Act for the amendment of the

Insolvent Law.

George Goodwin drowned himself at Rockhamp- ton, on the 21st instant, while labouring under a fit of temporary insanity, brought on by excessive

drinking.

The Central Criminal Court has been sitting at Darlinghurst throughout the week. There haVe been the following convictions :-George William William eon pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzlement, and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. Thomas King, for attempting to rob the Parramatta-street branch of the Bank of New South Wales, and for assaulting one of the clerks, was sentenced to fifteen years' labour on the roads. Joseph Taylor, for uttering spurious bank notes, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, with hard labour. John Dickson was also convicted of utter- ing a forged note, and received a similar sentence. Henry Levy pleaded guilty to an indiotment for obtaining money by false pretences,_ and was sen- tenced to two years' imprisonment, with hard labour. William Davis and George Harris (a Chinaman)

were convicted of attempting, at Cockatoo Island, of I an offence against nature, and were remanded for sentence. John Penser and Henry Edwards, con- victed of obtaining money under false pretences, were each sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Jani Ali was found guiltv of murdering the serang of ihe ship Shah Jehan;' and Kadah and Mahomet Khan (all Lascars), of being accessories to this crime. All three were sentenced to death. Kadah (another Lascar of the same name as the one before mentioned) was convicted of having unlawfully wounded the master (Adams) of the Shah Jehan, and was sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour in Darlinghurst

gaol.

John Cowell, aged thirty-four, the owner and driver of a hansom cab, has been killed by a kick

from a horse.

*A shepherd named Wards, has been found dead in the buBh near Gunnedah, having evidently lost him- self in the bush, and died from exhaustion.

A man named Bryan Lynch, between seventy and eighty years of age, has died from exhaustion conse- quent upon his foot getting entangled in a thrashing machine, and being nearly torn off.

The Armidale Exprès* reports the malicious destruc- tion of tweDty fruit trees, in the orchard of Mr. Robert Scholes, by some person or persons unknown. A similar wrong was committed some time since on Mr. J. Scholes, the father of the person now injured.

The annual meeting of members of the Sydney School of Arts was held on Tuesday. The annual report was adopted, the managing officers thanked, and all necessary appointments made for the ensuing year. The progress of this institution, both as to its general operation, and as to the working of the classes, has been very satisfactory.

A new Post.office has been established at Stockton,

near Newcastle.

The following appointments have been made in the Electric Telegraph Department : - Mr. Charles Mooney to be line inspector at Albury, to date from the 20th ultimo ; Mr. P. M. Nixon to be station master at Braidwood, to date from the 1st instant.

An oldman, supposed tobe named James Hall, and believed to have teen travelling in Bearch of employ-

ment, has been found dead on tho Bundure run, I Southern district, having evidently perished from I

sunstroke.

James Chappelon, a boy eleven years of age, has been killed at Arncliffe (seven miles from Sydney), through having been thrown frem a horse and dragged

in the stirrups.

A sandy blight, and disease of the eye in one or two other forms, have of late prevailed greatly at Deni-

liquin.

Meetings were held on Tuesday last in the various suburban municipalities for the nomination of mem beis to serve in the various local councils. In most cases polls were demanded, and under the Act of 18o8 tuen, poll cannot be taken until a week after the nomi-

nation.

A meeting of Presbyterians was held on Wednes- day evening, for the purpose of taking into considera- tion the state and management of the Presbyterian burial ground in this city. Much dissatisfaction was expressed, and a committee was nominated to carry out the views of the meeting. Mr. M'Gibbon, in a letter which appears in to-day's Berala, condemns the proceedings at the meeting, and defends the

tiustees of thehurial ground.

John Liner, aged _ seven years and four months, while bathing in a waterhole at the rear of the Vic- toria Barracks, on Tuesday evening last, got out ef his depth, and was drowned.

The Albert Cricket Club are endeavouring to secure the services of Mr. C. Laurence, of the All- England Eleven, as an instructor (exclusively) to that club. The children belonging to the Destitute Children's  

Asylum were treated to an excursion per tram to , Campbelltown on Thursday. I

A public meeting was held at Botany on Wednes« day, at which mensures were initiated for the estab- lishment there of a vested National school.

A woman named Julia Spollard, aged sixty-three, has died at St. Vincent's Hospital, from the effects of a fall while in a state of intoxication.

I The heuse occupied by Mrs. Bailey, between

Campbell's Hill and Stoney Creok, Maitland, was struck by lightning on Wednesday evening ; the furniture was much damaged, and two children were injured, but they are recovering.

Mr. King's house, ut Lochinvar, was struck on the same occasion ; the corner verandah poBt was shat- tered, and Mr. King with a carpenter named Grady were thrown down and injured ; both, however, are

recovering.

Mr. D. 15. Hutchinson, for many years chief clerk of | the Supreme Court, succeeds Mr. Raymond as protho

notary ; Mr. T. Stephen succeeds Mr. Hutchinson.

A most important judgment has been given to-day, in the case of Berry v. Graham, which will tend to Btoy the operation of all, or nearly all, the municipal corporations in the country, until the existing defects in the law shall have boen amended. The point is, that the rates instead of being estimated from January to January, tho ordinary yeoij should be from the time of the municipal elections, in February, until the same time next year, i.e., for the municipal year.

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