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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1880.
We regret, as will all right-thinking colonists, that His Excellency the GOVERNOR had to pass through the painful scene which was enacted at Government house on Saturday morn- ing, and which, it seems, is to be re- peated today, in connexion with the condemned man EDWARD KELLY. For these proceedings we have to thank that gentleman whom the Legislative As- sembly has lately chosen to honour with its confidence, for without Mr DAVID GAUNSON they would have been impossible. In every community great criminals elicit a curious and morbid sympathy. MORGAN and GILBERT, and the CLARKS and the other members of the original Gardiner gang found a wretched mob in Sydney to throw up caps in their behalf. JACK SHEPPARD, the burglar, and DICK TURPIN, the footpad, are heroes to audi- ences of the Little Bourke-street type in all climes to this day. What is generally wanting when an agitation on behalf of criminals is a-foot, however, is some public man who will so far debase himself as to take the lead and give the ugly movement shape and form, and this office the Chairman of Committees has kindly consented to perform on the present occasion. The public has been carefully led to believe that Mr. GAUNSON has obtained no fee so far. It is to be pre- sumed that he was willing enough, when he undertook the work, to handle the bank-notes of the culprit—how obtained, it is needless to parti- cularise—but as the money has not been forthcoming, Mr. GAUNSON is now secur- ing recompense for work and labour done in the shape of notoriety. It may be a capital advertisement to him in his future practice if it is understood that his functions begin where the task of other solicitors ends. Respect- able members of the profession who have to defend a criminal are satisfied when they have obtained for their client a fair trial, but business may be pressed upon the man who lets it be
known that he will head a mob agita- tion afterwards, and who, moreover, has a political position which he can prostitute for the purpose. It is, no doubt, a misfortune that Mr. GAUNSON should have a position to abuse. The Kelly feeling had practically died out, and the wretched murderer might have gone quietly to the grave, and his history might have been speedily forgotten, if the Chairman of Committees had not worked up the demonstrations which have dis- graced the city, and the direct effect of which must be to further confuse the Kelly class in their ideas of right and wrong. If other outrages occur a very serious responsibility will lie at the door of the agitator ; and as it is, there is a difficulty in pronouncing which is the worst enemy of society, the man who committed the murders or he who excuses them. Vanity and unscru- pulousness are said to be the leading characteristics of the criminal who has
been condemned by law, and certainly these would seem to be the leading features of the offender whose conduct
has now to be pronounced upon by
society.
Under ordinary circumstances peti- tioners for the reprieve of a prisoner are entitled to have every statement weighed, and the members of the Exe- cutive in such cases may naturally feel a doubt as to their duty. In the pre- sent case, however, hesitation on the part of Ministers would be unseemly. KELLY'S life had been forfeited by law long before he was captured, for notorious crimes which admit of no justification. He was a thief, and when the police went to apprehend him on a serious charge, he laid in ambush for them and shot them down. The gang he headed afterwards trapped and murdered a man who was giving infor- mation to the officers of the law. KELLY was captured in an attempt to decoy a large body of the police to sudden death. He tore up the rails in order to upset a train, and then he, being pro- tected by armour, could with ease have shot any survivors. The bald recital of such crimes—to which others can be added—is sufficient to excite a thrill of horror, and to prove that if KELLY is not hanged capital punishment must be abandoned once and for all. The Exe- cutive, however, has no authority to abrogate law in this manner. It can advise His EXCELLENCY to exercise the prerogative of mercy when reasons for mercy exist, but that is all ; and in this case there is everything to aggravate and nothing to extenuate the crime. The murder of the police for revenge was accompanied by the plunder of the dead, and to this day the watch which the widow of Sergeant KENNEDY desired as a memento of a brave and good man has been withheld. If a Government could reprieve KELLY it would naturally go on to disband the police, for it would have said that any
criminal against whom a warrant is
issued is at liberty to shoot his would- be apprehenders, and the state could hardly put its own officers into a posi-
tion of that kind.
But the situation does not admit of serious discussion. The officers of justice are the servants of society ; they incur peril on our behalf, and they must be protected at all hazards. We cannot therefore but believe that the Ministry will to-day emulate the firm- ness of His Excellency the GOVERNOR, and will allow the petitioners to know at once that their request is not so much as to be listened to. The appearance of wavering would be a cause for regret. The agitation casts a stigma upon the population of Victoria, and the only way
to remove the blot is for our rulers to
rebuke the promoters, and, in so doing, to represent the whole community.
The tale told by the farmors who nitei viewed the Chief Secietary the othei day was altogether a very sad one It was the old story of the failure of ill considered means " Our land lfgiala " tion, said Mr Lovomorí, " has not " been altogether satisfactory Ihoro "were phases which escaped the atten " tion of the farmers and of the pohti
" cians ' I ho allegation is hardly accurate It would be a nearer ap proach to truth to say that certain igno rant and obstinate politicians disregarded the warnings of those who did see these " phases,' and that those men inflamed the public mind by false accusations against the persons and the news papers who uttered thom Every one who did not accept the doe trines of Mr Wilsov Gpay, Mr J M Gi UNT, and Mr Lovc.iori
were stigmatised as squatters' advocates and as enemies to settlement, and were decried accordingly, and yet now we have Mr LoNGMOitLandhis friends com plaining becauso their principles were tarried out, and blaming everybody but themselves It would be a poor revenge, however, to feel the smallest satisfac tion m the failure of the Longmore school, or to indulge in any triumph be cause our own fears and doubts have been abundantly verified I he situatiou of the selectors demands consideration
and sympathy, and if we refer to the past at all, it is only to wain the public not to be led away agiin by the demagogues who have so often deceived them Ihe_e men aie adepts in strung up passions, in setting class against class, but in the work of legislation, where knowledge and temperance are re paired, they are sorry failures
It is convenient to take the selectors' case as stated by Mr Longmore In the first place, the selector, we are told, us crippled by the pnce he has to pay for money Secondly, he is impovprisked by the outlay he is compelled to make of X1 per acre on improvements,whother ho wants them or not Lastly, it 13 a great drawback to him that he has to cultivate wheat so far fiom the seaboard
All these are important points, and they ought without doubt to be dealt with in the Amending Land Bill Now ia the selectors opportunity The subject of dear money we have alreidy written upon, and we have pointed out that the remedy is simple So long as the selectors title is bad, mteiest will be Ililli, and the remedy is to improve the title, which has been unnecessaiily tampeied with and degraded to a position which the Legislatuie never intended it should occupy The outlay on improve ments has, of course, taken placo a3 regards the selectors of todav, but it can be stopped readily as regards the future I he expenditure of £1 per acre on fencing, building, Ac , was in sisted upon, sajs Mr Lomhoiu, asa cheek upon dummyism, but he com plains that in practice it has injured the selector, who would have been better off if he had been allowed to invest the money ni moro reproductive channels ?\\eare at one with the hon gentleman io fir, thou.h it is impossible to agree with the further plea that a selectors' loan shou'd be raised, which is an absurd conclusion from sound prcmisies \\ hat is possible is to givo the new s lector freedom If it is profitable for him to spend X1 per acte on the hind, let him do so If it would be better for him to buy implements or stock, let him 1 e at liberty to do that instoad Vi hat we want, in short, is the abandon ment of the old policy of using the selector as a mere bait to catch the dummy, as if the selectors existed for use as tools of trade by bailiffs and detec tives The man should be at liberty to use his wits, his energies, and his capital exactly as necessity dictates, and we may lely upon it that as a rule he will turn all of them to the best account for himself and for the state also
The cultivation clause involves the most serious problem Mr Lo\c morí" and his friends are nevei weary of rail
ing ag mist tho circumstance that the bulk of our wheat is grown from
100 to 200 miles from the _ea board, while the land near the ports has gone out of cultivation, And no doubt this state of things is non natural, and involves a heavy loss to the community and to the individual Ex pensive railways have to be constructed, and m every other way the cost of gov eminent and of production is largely mci eased by an arrangement which puts the sheep runs in front and the agncul
tural settlement in the rear But so long as the cultivation condition obta ns and there are new areas to be taken up, this evil must go on increasing The
selector must cultivate one acre m 10 That is to say, if one million acres of our far off back lands are taken up by selectors this year, 100 000 acres must in due course be put under tillage Yet, having fust insisted under heavy penalties that this far off land shall be cropped, Mr LohGMORE and his radical friends denounce the proceeding as au iniquity, use hard words about other people, and piopose to do e\erything except repeal the clause They are incapable apparently of perceiving that a popula tion of 900,000, which has manufac tures to work and gold mines to de v elope, can only cultivate a certain area, that our resources are not equal to putting the land the selectors already hold under the plough, and that to in- sist upon cultivation in the one place is necessarily to check it m another
Much of the evil that has been worked is without remedy, but such measure
of relief as the state can give should be afforded The proper step without doubt is to do what the colonists of New Zealand have done There the democracy has been wiso m this matter, and has put asido india
criminate free nek i tion before survey at a nominal price, beeauso it was found that these pnneiples worked against settlement Selection is now confined to agricultural arcas, which aie disposod of at a proper price, and which must bo fairly occupied before another area is thrown open In this way settlement is nosi' progressing from tho seaboard to the interior lint though that is the proper course, th ru is no chance of its being adopted here, and indeed our con
ditton is somewhat similar to those New
Zealand provinces ni which the Vic torian system 1» ¡d full swing The evil has been pretty well accomplished But if weeannot reverse the nitschtof, thora is no need to aggravate it Wc can abandon at once all tin '-o chocks on enterpi ise which have not prevented the formation of largo estates but have without doubt crippled the sel ctor, uid induced lum to sell out We can give the selector a sound title, we can lew lum free to improve as he thinks fit, nul to cultivate is he thinks fit, and as for the dummy, if he still exists, tho dcpuitniont must fight Linn with other wipons The bona //1 selectors are on the lands to d ly The Longmore school admit that , and our contention is that every effort should be mado to retain the bon\ fih selector
there
The estimates of a1 roasurer arc trust worthy in propoition to tho caro which has been taken in their pioparation In those submitted to tho Assembly by Mr Iii-kuy we find few traces of the delibera tion which le ids to aceuracy, whilothoio aicheio and theio instance, of ludicrous miscalculation Tiko foi oxamplc, tho tobacco duties Mr Hi kuy estimates tho re\emio from tho oxtia Is per lb on imported tobacco it £18 000 foi ci^ht months, equal to £27,000 per annum, while from tho excise duty of Is on tobacco mamif leturod in tho colony, ho expects to derive £15,000 for tho ei_rht months, or at the rato of £22 "¡00 pel annum In the first of these calculations he is probably neal the mail., but uth regard to the oxciso duty Mr Berry is absurdly out oi his reckonmg Accorduig to his estimito, the quantity of tobacco annually manufactured in Vietona is about 400,0001b Now, it is known to all con cerned in the trade that the quantity of tobacco turned out by tho nunufoc tones is as nearly as possible three times as large Tho fact is proved indirectly bj the rovenuo returns In 1873 tho duty on imported tobacco amounted to £1*57,404, representing l,_7_,0_01b Last year tho amount collected waa £40,000 on 400,0001b of tobacco, a falling off of 014 0401b The consump tton since 1871 has undoubtedly increased, and yet tho importation of the manufactured article has diminished by nearly a million pounds
The inev itable conclusion is that manu f icture has increased in proportion to the falling off m the importation-m other words, that tho local production has been increased by nearly 1,000,0001b , and yet Mr Berry only expects to collect the duty on 400,0001b Tho fact of tho niattei is that tho out turn of tho Victorian manufactories ia about 1,200,0001b, per annum, and that an excise duty of Is per lb will bung in, not £22,000, but £00,000 per annum Thcie is the less excuse for tho blunder when it is remombered that Mr Berry had the estimate of Mr Skr\ ici. to ¿uido lum In July, 1875, the lion member foi Maldon proposed an cxciso duty of Is Cd pe* lb , from which ho expected to get £^,^000 This w es on the basis <- f
a manufacture of about 010,0001b lho industry has been growm¿ rapidly oiei since, but Mr Bmiry is so lgnoi mt ( f the commonest facts, that ho estimates the manufacturo for 1880 it loss than half of what it was in 3875 This paiticulir errol will tell in tho Treasurer s favoui when the accounts como to be balancod at the end of tho year, but it is n .no the less a reflection upon his cipacity as a financier, while it tin on a doubt on his other forecasts of rev omio, which m ly bo as much ov cr estimated as this is undei estimated
Though Mr A\ oons is out of oflico, wo still huvo left to us momentos of his connexion with tho Government railways
Tor one of Ina eccentricities the country has now to pay tho pretty httlo sum of £G,000, inasmuch as it seems that tho Radway department cannot ovado tho responsibility of last season s firo m tho Goulburn Valley Mr Woods, it will bo remembered, decided to visit Shepparton when the Goulburn Valley lino was opened , and there was not much harm in that, but unfortunately ho could not proceed thero as any ordinary mortal would have done Tho grass was as dry as tinder Tho whole country was scorched up, and forgotting all about tho danger of firo-which is always greatest when a line is first worked, because tho jSrass in tho neighbourhood ha3 not bcon I opt down-Mi Woods ran a special tram at tho rato of GO miles poi hour The engmo which had to whirl tho Minister at tina high spoed was not woll adapted for the work, and the be 1er had to bo fired as aio _ankeo steamboats in a raco on tho Mississippi
The evidonco describes tho locomotiv o as appearing to the bowildercd inhabitants as a sort of demon, belching forth sparks and flame, and certain it is that it earned devastation m its track It is on îqcord m oui Parliamentary annals that ¿hero was a v cry pleasant party on tho whirling spccnl Tho champagne waa popped, and the fun was almost as fast andfunous as the ti am itself, but tho scene outsido \\ as v cry different Tho country was fired in a do/on places, and a number of .electors sufforod serious Iosb, and somo
well nigh ruin Of course Mr Woods i disputed the facts His idea Beomed to bo that the flames were kindled in a
doren places, either to givo the visitors l a sight of a biwh fire, or that so many incendiaries made thoir appearanco m tho tiack of the train m order to annoy him So long as ho was in office the claim was stoutly resisted, but, as the pubho is
awaro, Munsters now admit that there is l no défonce, and that compensation could be recovered m tho law courts This is all v cry woll,but we notico that no £0,000 appears on tho Estimatos, and theroforo theio is likely to bo further delay unless the local mombers take vigoious action Mi S Fraser tho other day declared that many of the mon are really m want of tho monoy, and wo should hope, now that tho claim has beon recognised, it will be sottled at once, so that the wrong may bo rodrossed and tho escapado foi
gotten-all but the moral, which is, that Ministers of Radways should not be slap dash individuals, and should not at tomptto show off at tho country's expense ni champagne spreads
A sho j timo ago we inserted a letter advocating tho claims of the family of the late Mr Barnm Levy to tho generous sympathy of the charitable Mr Levy was ono of thoso gentlomon who, in a quiot and unpretonding way, do a groat deal towards promoting the enjoyment of the public 33o was a colonist of very long standing, and for a great number of years his face lius boon familiar to the frequenters of our principal theatres as a memboi of some of the best orohestras thoy havo hoard Ho was a porforme. on the viohn of no mean ability, and although no novor aspired to tho position which Jua biothor has attained as a solo
peifonner on tho cornet, ho spared no troublo m producing, conjointly with others, those admirable orchestral effects in which the lovers of opora find a considorablo portion of thoir enjoyment It is a difficult thing for a unit in a band, who can scarcoly look for public notice or applause, to throw him self into his part with that zeal which comes naturally to tho solo perforator, and tho fact that Mi Levy always acquitted himself in a conscientious and artistic way, with no othor stimulus than a Bonso of duty to his cmployors and tho public, is sufficient, wo think, to establish some sort of claim upon thoso who have so frequently donved ¡.loasuro from his modest exertions As may bo k ithorcd from tho lettor to which wo hav o referred, tho subject of this nottoo died v ery suddenly about a fortnight ago, leaving a widow and four young children, not only unprovided for, but m actual distress At tho time our correspondent wrote Mrs Lkvy was confined to bed by sickness Altogothor tho case sooms to be about as sad a one as can well bo imagined It is thought that if a sum can be raised somo small business may bo started to keep tho family together, and a few well known gentlemen li ivo mtiraatod their wilhngneBB to supoiviso arrango inents We appeal to the public gone rally for assistance, but moro especially to tho member, of the musical piofession, of whom there are many in Melbourne just at present No doubt had it not beon for tho excitement of Cup week, it would not hav e been necessary to ask twice for the help needed
Our cable news to day is varied and impor- tant 1 he proceedings of the land league in Ireland have aroused a bitter feeling ou the part of tho opponents of the agitation The Orange Clubs have taken action, and organised demonstrations against the Iea¿uo, and the landlords, who are the most in terested, arc also Bhowing a bold front to tho agitators The 14 defendants, m eluding five Irish members of Parliament, who are indicted for conspiracy are to be tried on Wedneeda. A universal exhibition of wool, woollen manufactures, and allied industries is to be held at the Crystal palace, Sydenham, from June to October next year La, cock is pursuing his successful aquatic career On Saturday he gained his third victory or the Thames by beating Riley Affairs at the Cape are still in a very un- settled state, and engagements are frequent between tho Basutos and the local forces
Ministers have not vet had under con sideration the vote of the Assembly arrived at laBt week on the motion of Sir Bryan O_i0(,hlen, condemning as illegal the foot ncte to the estimates proposing a pro rata re duction of the cn '1 service before deciding uron anj course thoy will eonsult with such of their supporters as were absent We understand, however, that tho Chief Secre- tary has abandoned anj idea of pro rogumg the House with a view of bringing down fresh estimates, inasmuch as ii this course were taken the resolutions under which the revenue is now protected would fall throufch, and the Government would have to return duties already collected, and could not prev ent goods being taken out of bond wholesale at the lower scale In fact, any reversal of the decision already arrived at is beset with difficulties, and thor. ib a general expectation in political circles that as last Wednesday a vote was not passed on party grounds it will be respected
The volunteer review to be held to morrow at the -lemington Racecourse in honour of the Prince of Wales's Birthday promises to prove an attractive display The number of men on the ground, including the naval forces from tho British and foreign war ships in port, will be about 1 000 The forcea will be massed on the Tootscray side of the river, and Hie sham __ht will bo an attack on an assumed enemy, including the forcing of thepaBsago of the river bj a pontoon bridge tnrovvn across by the Fngmeera Tho forcing of the passage will commence at 12 o clock I he formal parade, deployment into line, reception of the Governor, and firing of t'ie ftu clcjoie in honour of the Prince of Wales a Birthday, will commenco at half past 2 o clock The attack will last from an h._r to an hour and a half and after it is over the men will retire to the river for lunch After the march paat there is to be a display of cutlass drill bv the naval forces All the town and suburban corps go to the racecourse by train, and the up country corps will be landed at 1 ootscrav, with the excep tion that cavalry guns and mounted officers 1,0 by road _he first detachment leaves Mel bourne at half paBt 9 o clock _ho up country corps will arrive at Footscray about 11 o clock liio displaj will be over by about 1 o clock, when tho troops will march back to town The public are asked to keep clear of the flat and training ground until tho sham fight ib over lor the formal roview they aro only asked to keep clear of the flat We would poSnt out that upon their assist- ance in keeping tho ground clear depends the Buccess of the rev low The river between tho drawbridge and above the landing pier near the saddling paddock will be closed agamBt traffic during the manouvres, as there will bo several torpedoes laid in the river and mines on the bank The charge for admission to the grand stand will bo 2s Gd , and for the hill Is
To morrow (the Prince of WaleB s Birthday) having been proclaimed a public holiday, the following arrangements will be observed in the Post-oflico and lelegraph department - Post office delivery windows to be opon from 9 to 10 a m, the first delivery onlj by letter carrier to bo effected All mails to bo re ceived and despatched as usual Telegraph offices to be open from half past 8 to 10 u m , and from 0 to 7 p m
Some 200 persons of both sexes gathered on Saturday morning at the Town hall for the purpose of accompanying the brothers Gaun- son to Government house on behalf of the murderer, Edward Kelly. The crowd was, however, of a very nondescript character, and being apparently ashamed to travel in such compane, the Gaunsons—along with Mr. Hamilton, young Caulfield, and Kate Kelly—secretly left in a cab, and proceeded by themselves to Government-house. His Excellency said that the resolution they had presented would be laid before the Executive at a meeting to be held today, but told them it would be deception on his
part to hold out the faintest hope of a reprieve. In reply to W. Gaunson he also pointed out that it was no case for petitions. The Executive had come to their decision after due deliberation and care, and the law had to be carried out, otherwise the respon- sible authorities would have to answer to the country. In spite of this very plain speaking, the Gaunsons are still agitating. At the instance of W. Gaunson petitions were hawked about the town and suburbs yesterday, and their emissaries even intruded into church grounds, canvassing for signa- tures. At St. Patrick's Cathedral some of them were found obtaining signatures from a num- ber of boys, and were ordered off. It is stated that this morning a deputation of "ladies" will wait on His Excellency, and plead for Kelly's life.
In his speech at the meeting held on Fri- day night in connexion with the convict Kelly, Mr. David Gaunson said :—" As to the pulling up of the rails at Glenrowan, the fact was that the prisoner had no intention of destroying the special train and its occu- pants, but actually arranged with Curnow to stop the train, with the view of capturing the police party." Upon this the Ballarat Star of Saturday remarks :—" We yesterday spoke to Mr. Curnow on the subject, and that gentleman informed us that the story of Kelly he nar- rated is a deliberate falsehood, and that there was no mention of the foolish idea of asking a train full of police to stop at the bidding of the scoundrel. On the contrary, Curnow was told to go home, and that if he said or did anything he would be shot, so that when he
did stop the train he was in fear of a bullet at any moment from one or other of the outlaws, who, he believed, were watching him. The object of the convicts lying statement appears to be to discredit Curnow for the sake of revenge, and to minister to his own vanity in leading silly fools to believe that he (Kelly) was so much a power in the locality as to be in a position by merely sending a messenger to stop a train full of constables. In reading any statement put forward by Kelly it should be remem- bered that he has lied notoriously on various occasions, and repeatedly contradicted his own tales. This last lie about Curnow in no way tallies with his previous narratives as to allowing the latter to go on the memorable night in question."
Iho Miniater of Railways waa waited upon on Saturday by the mayor and aomo of the members of the Tit/toy Council, who asked that a branch railway to Fitzroy should bo mada from the proposed line to Alphington Mr Patterson said he could not entertain the application Fitzroy was really a portion of tile city of Melbourne, and a tramway to and from the city would meet the requirements of the inhabitants much better than a railway This tramway could be constructed by moans of private enterprise, and could form part of a system of connecting the whole of the suburbs with the city
The Government steamer Victoria left Sandridge on the 3rd mat with the Light- house Commission, which consista of Cap taina H. Smith and Currie, Mr Elder, and Mr Rees, the object of the commission being to inspect the Capo Otway lighthouse The vessel arrived at Blanket Bay at 7 o clock the following morning but could not land tho mombere of the commission on account of the heavy swell then rolling Sho therefore anchored in Apollo Bay, and made another unsuccessful attempt later in the day to land the commissionera at Blanket Bay, but was af,am unablo to do so A landing was, how- ever, effected on the following morning, when the hththouBO was inspected Tho vessel Btarted on her return trip in the evening, and arrived in Hobsons Bay yesterday morning
at 5 o clock
IheVRC Spring Meeting was brought to a termination on Saturday afternoon _ he day waa fine and the attendance large, 12 311 persons going to the course by rail alone His Excellency the Governor, accom panied by the Duke of Manchester and Sir A Kennedy, wero present Mon mouth won the Flemington /.takes, Wei como Jack being a good second, and Topaz third Grand llaneur beat Pro gross comfortably in the Marea Produce Stakes, notwithstanding his 51b penalty Mata won tho V R C Handicap easily, in very fast time , the Pontiff was second, and Secundus third Hie Btowards wero not satisfied with the way Mata has been run, and called on Mr Vallance for an explana nation The stewards have not jet decided what action they will take in the matter Himalaja won the Steeplechase , Simpleton waa second, and Turpin third None of the others got round Progress won tho Canterburj Plate easily, Sweetmoat was aecond, and Wellington third The racing concluded with the I ree Handicap, which waB won by Prattlo , Rivalry was Beyond and Soothsayer third The meohng baa been a disastrous ono for the ring as the favourites won nearly all the great events, and only a few horseB were backed in each
race
Ihe jurisprudence section of the Social Science CongreBB will hold ita firat meeting for the reading and discussion of ita papers this afternoon, in the hall of the Diocesan Registry, at half past 4 The proceedings will commence with tho addreas of the presi- dent, Dr Hearn, M L C In the evening papera will be read by the vice president Mr J V Rogers, Q C , and Mr WTC Kelly, on the administration of tho law The meetings of the section aro expected to con tinue for a week, as a number of papers on subjects of legal and political interest have
been received
As an encouragement to nile shooting Lieutenant Colonel Hutton has preaented a beautiful Bilver trophy to be competed for by representatives from the various corps of tho first and second metropolitan battalions, the conditiona of tho match to bo fixed by Majors Templeton and Freeman 1 ho trophy, which does credit to the tasto ot the donor, may bo seen m the window of Messrs Walsh Brothers, jewellers Collina street
the arrangements made in reference to the buBiness in tho Equity Court were incorrectly stated on Saturday Tho arrangements that have been made are that this week the Court will take evidence in suits pending, next week will proceed with hearings, and during tho following two weeks will take evi
dence
A large number of persons assembled yes terday afternoon at St Patricks Cathedral to witneBS the performance of an interesting ceremonj-tho laying of the base stone of the chapel in course of erection in memory of deceased benefactors of the cathedral The ceremonies prescribed m the Iloman ritual for the laying of foundation atonea wero per formed by the archbishop, asaiated by the Very Rev Dean Fitzpatrick, V G , rather O Meara Dr Corbett, Dean Donaghy, and Fathers Aylward, Grant, and Sullivan In a cavity beneath the stone was placed a bottle con taming a scroll bearing tho following inscrip tion -"Ad Majotem Dei Olouam On Sunday, the 7th November, 1880 the Most Rev James AhpiuB, Metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne, set this stone of the chapel in St Patricks Cathedral dedicated to tho memory of the deceased benefactors of the building ' A aermon appropriate to the occa- sion was preached by tho Rev P J Ajlward from the text " I am the resurrection and the life After explaining the teaching of the Catholic Church in respect to the purgatorial state and the communion of aaintB, ho ob- served that it was our consolation and our hope to know that when we left tina earth the prayers of the faithful would follow us, and thej wero assembled thero that day to lay the foundation stone of a building in winch prayer and sacrifice would bo offored up continually in behalf of those who had
assisted in the erection of tho cathodral i
The Collingwood Annual Tlower Show is to be held on the 25th November in St
Philip s Hall, Hoddle street The entries I close on tho 23rd Two special prizea, the Drat three guiueaa and tho second tw o, aro offered for the 12 best flowering pot plants of distinct varieties, tho entneB for which are open to all comerB, profesaionals and
amateurs
Ihe marine excursion season has now regularly commenced On Saturday after noon the Williams and Golden Crown made tripa all round the bay, and the weather being extremely suitable, they were thoroughly enjoyed The alterations in tho accommoda tions of the vessels were the subject of decided approval Both steamers will now ran regu larly according to their respectivo time tables, and always on Saturdaya ond Sundays Trips to Loutitt Bay will probably be tho speciality of the Williams
There was a very large attendance at tho Sjnagogue of the ¡Melbourne Hobrew congre gatton, Bourke Btreet weat, on Saturday morning, when the Rev Alexander B DaviB, of Sydney, delivered o sermon His text was taken from next Saturday's portion of the law-Geneaia xxix , 2, 3, 8, and 9 -"And he looked, and beheld a well in the field, and, lo, there woro three flocks of sheep lying by it ; for out of that well they watered tho flocks, and a great Btone was upon the well's mouth," A-c Tho rev gentleman delivered an eloquent ad dress, forcibly pointing out to his hearers tho necessity of uniting together for support- ing their edifices and charitable institutions liberally, and for the general welfare of their religion The Bermon was most attentively listened to throughout
The following cases of accident wore ad- mitted to the casualty wards of the Melbourne Hospital on Saturday, viz -Robert Gladden, aged 00 years, residing m Lonsdale streeti Buffering from a cut head, caused by his
being atruck with a bottle , and Margaret lieblea, aged ¡_> years residing in Millara 11 ico ofl Lonsdale atreet, Buffering from in tcrnal injunea caused, as she atatea, by her huaband kicking her
Misa Louae Pomeroy will malte her lirst appearance in Melbouruo at tho iho-tro Royal on Saturday next in ' Romeo and Jqliet Mr Wm Hoskins, well known to Melbourne audiences, has been specially en gaRed to Bupport Miaa Pomeroy during her season Ho will appear on Saturday as
Mercutio
Tho comedy extrovoganzi " Trench Tlata
waa repeated at the Opera houso on Saturday night, and ita amusing situations were ra ceivcd with much laughter and applauao
lhe Juvenile Pinafore Company continues to draw well at the Bijou Theatre On Satur day evening there was a vory good houso and the performance, as usual, appeared to give thorough satiafaction to the audience
The Kelly and Leon Mmatrel troupe were well patronised at St George s Hall on Satur day evening, and their varied and amusing entertainment was received with hearty ap plauBe The performance to night will in elude two fresh sketches, "Lulu and the " Austrian Straw Band
Professor Haselmuyera entertainment at the People s Concert in tho Temperance hall on Saturday night was witnesaod by a largo and appreciative audience The various trickB exhibited were performed with the usual ability, and elicited the marked approval of all preBent
Vie have received from Messrs Mason lath and M Cutchoou the Victorian Almanac for 1881
Mr David Lee baa accepted the position of organist at St Andrew a Anglican Church at Brighton
io morrow the M C C send a team to Bal
larat to play tho BOC, commencing at li
a m
M e have received tho following contnbu tious in aid of the widow and children of the late B I evy, collected by Mr David Lee namely - > dward i< arley ii, J R Ldeaon
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Superintendents and members of country juvenile tents are invited by advertisement to attend the meetin _ of the Young Victorian Juvenile Tent I O R , to bo held in tho iemperauce hall Hotham, at 7 oelockthia
evening
llie em]¡lojés of Mea3rs Robert Harper and Co were treated by the firm to a day a holiday and pay last tuesday, together with four or five Exhibition tickets each Any who preferred a marino excursion were provided with boat tickets Most of them, however devoted the day to the Exhibition
Ve have been asked to repeat the request to gentlemen who have accepted the mayor b invitation to dinner tomorrow evening to produce their invitation or v isiting card at the town hall, intruders having on some former occasions got admittance uninvited
lhe excursion of the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society to Queenscliff and Portsea by the steamer V\ llhams takes place on the Prince of \\ ales Birthday Vi e are requested to call attention to the advertisement on the subject which appears to day
lhe members of the Royal Orange Lodge of Brunswick celebrated the 5th of Novem ber by a tea meeting in tho Masonic hall on lnday night lhere was an excellent tea prov ided and the room was well filled After tea was over, addresses wero delivered by the Rev Mr M Vean the Rev Mr Porteus, the Rev Mr Cooplan and the Rev Mr Cameron All the gentlemen alluded to the advance ment of the Orange institution, and called on the brotherhood to unite m supporting tho
cause
lhe half yearly general meeting of the members of the Post-office Mutual Life In Buranco Association waa held on 1 riday even ing last at St John s Behool room, Latrobe atreet weet, Mr Cadman, president, in tho chair, when the directors report and balance sheet for the half year were submitted and adopted In moving the adoption of the balance sheet, the chairman congratulated the members upon the favourable position of tho society A vote of thanks waa passed to
the chairman and directors
lhe half yearly meeting and election of
offkers of the Melbourne Deutsche Turn Verein for the enBumg an months was held at the hall of the society 71 Latrobe atreet east on Monday the 1st mat Tho reports of the different oflicers of the society showed that it was in a very flourishni' condition 70 new members having joined during the last six months The follow mt oflicers wero elected -President, Mr A Ku-ter vice-preaident Mr O Schie behek , secretarj, Mr A Caro , treaanrer, Mr G H I.uater, committee Mesara B Levy, W Vorrath G Schneider, C
Peckhold, F. Meyer, C. Sievers, L. Watermann, j R. Wolf, R. Wendel, A. Stokeas, F. Goernemann, and G. Schierwagen; auditors, Messrs. O. Brinkman, and E. Seitz. A vote of thanks to the retiring officers closed the meeting. A ball for the benefit of the library will be held in the hall of the society this
evening.