Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wednesday 17 May 1843, page 2


NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR.

(From our various Correspondents.)

WINDSOR.

EXTRAORDINARY FECUNDITY.— On Wednes-day last, Mr Daniel Dickens, residing on the Richmond Road, discovered in a hollow tree, near his residence, a litter of native dogs, fourteen in number; they were about a month old, and what is rather astonishing, consider-ing the number, very fat. Their dam has been a continual source of annoyance to the settlers in the neighbourhood, for some time past, being in the habit of killing their sheep, and committing wholesale devastation amongst the poultry; it conjectured that her litter are only half-bred. The circumstance was considered so singular, that many persons have made application to the finder, for per-mission to take one of them to keep as a curiosity, and the whole of the fourteen have been distributed in about an equal proportion, in this and the adjoining town, Richmond.

A weekly paper, to be called The Windsor Express, is about being started in this town. A similar attempt to establish a paper, was made some few years back, but entirely failed. Without knowing the proprietor or the principles upon which the publication is to be conducted, it would be as well to remark that we hope decency and respectability will actuate the productions of the editor, or he might as well pack up his apparatus, and sound a retreat. We want no Omnibus or Satirist here to corrupt our morals.

CUMBERLAND BOROUGHS.— On Wednesday evening last, Mr Fitzgerald and Mr. Bow-man, candidates for the above boroughs, returned from Campbelltown, where they had been attending the Court of Revision. Their respective friends have been anxiously

circulating a report of the number of pledged voters that each have obtained in the four

boroughs: the Courts of Revision having now decided all the objections. It is hard to say which party is to be depended upon, both of them speaking confidently of a large majority. Unless, however, a material change takes place before the polling day, I may confidently assert that whoever wins, he will not leave his opponent far behind him.

On Friday evening last, the Reverend Mr. Walpole and family arrived at Windsor: he succeeds the Reverend Mr. Wallace, late of Richmond, who has proceeded to India.