Moreton Bay Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1846 - 1861), Tuesday 16 October 1860, page 2


Local Intelligence

Thel Volunteer Movemen. -- In Satur-day's issue there was an advertisement in-timating that Color Sergeant Green would

attend on Tuesdays and Fndays at 8 o'clock in the evening, at the Foresters Hall, Fort-

tude Valley, for the purpose of drilling that portion of the Volunteer Rîfle Corps residing in that locality, who find it inconvenient to attend the drill in central Brisbane. The first meeting is to take place this evenming, and as Mr. Warren, the landlord of the Forester's Hotel, has kindly consented to grant, free of expense, either in point of lighting or rental, the use of his spacious hall, -probably the largest in Brisbane, -we imagine that there will be a goodly muster, and that the project will be entered into with spirit -we do not mean any other kind of spirit than that of pure patriotism.

SOUTH BRISBANE MECHANICS INSTITUTE. -A meeting was held at the temporary reading room last evening, Mr A. J Hock-ings in the chair, for the purpose of electing officers, adopting rules, &c. The following gentlemen were duly ballotted for and ap-pointed, namely - President - Mr. A. J. Hockings, vice-President-Mr. Samuel Stevens, Treasurer-Mr. Thomas Kinsela, Hon. Secretary-Mr. S. L. Peterson, Com-mittee-Messrs H Hoghton, Wonderley, Eaborn, T. B. Stephens, Coote, H. Hock-ings, Allen, and Frazer. A code of rules was read to the meeting and determined upon, after some few alterations had been made, and the gratifying intelligence was announced that the members' list now numbered 60 names, and that the sub-scriptions and donations amounted to £60.

ERRATUM -In our notice of the laying of the foundation stone at Kedron Lodge, in Saturday's issue, the name of the architect was inadvertently misspelt. It should have been Mr Christopher Porter

FURTHER PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT

-By a proclamation in the Government Gazette of Saturday, parliament is further prorogued till the 1st of January,

A Movement in the Eight Direction.

, -The Surveyor-General has at length . - shown a desire to facilitate the settlement

i of the public lands by advertising j i for tenders for the survey and sub- ( j division of agricultural reserves in the More- ; - ton and Darling Downs districts, into allot- 1 : ments of 40 to 80 acres each. The success I - which has attended this mode of procedure . ¡ elsewhere cannot but follow upon its in tro- ¡ - duction into this colony ; and we hope the ' - result will be so satisfactory as to remove ' ' from the minds of those who are attached to ^ s the red-tape method of doing things, all ap.

; prehensive forebodings as to the consequences < ! of a departure from that system. . THE GOLD EXPEDITION.-Captain Me-chosk and party,-Mr. Glassock, second in i command, who started on their gold ex-ploring expedition on Saturday last, were compelled to return to Brisbane yesterday after having travelled about 12 miles. The reason of the interruption was the necessity of procuring a better driver, and that object having been accomplished, we believe the Captain resumed his expedition yesterday evening.

THE LATE OUTRAGE ON THE BLACKS.—

The investigation into this matter was con-tinued yesterday, and will probably be con-cluded to-day, in which case we shall be en-

abled to report the matter fully in our next

issue.

GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1862.- The follow-ing gentlemen have been duly appointed Commissioners for devising and carrying out the details necessary to facilitate the transmission to London of the produce or articles intended for exposition at the above-named Exhibition ol Industry, viz. : The Hon. J. J. Galloway, Messrs. A, C. Gregory, Walter Hill, W. Hobbs, and Charles Coxen, M.P.

i Immigration Board. - The undermen - tioncd gentlemen have been appointed to ; act upon this board :-Messrs. A. C. Kem t ball, A. W. Manning, W. H. Geary, and W.

I Hobbs.

; The English Mail.-The Yarra, which ; leaves on Thursday morning at 8 o'clock, : will take the mails to be despatched by the - Behar on the 22nd. Stamped English let , ters may be posted up to 10 o'clock on the , night previous.

i Fidler, v. Jones.-The defendant in this r action was released from prison yesterday , afternoon, after having been in confinement - for five months and a half. The sum i accepted by the plaintiff was £70, and upon . this amount being paid into the hands of I Mr. D. F. Roberts, the solicitor who acted - on Mr. Fidler's behalf in the case, as agent i for Mr. Oxenham, Mr. Jones was forthwith

- set at liberty. We need scarcely say that ; he was overjoyed at his îelcase.

f State op II. M. Gaol, Brisbane, for ; the week ending 13th October, 1860 :

Males. Females. Gaol hospital . 1 ... 0 For trial . 2 ... 0 Imprisonment . 10 ... 2 ' Remand . 1 ... 0 1 Hard Jabour on roads ... 2 ... 0

Hard labour in gaol ... 21 ... 2 Debtor . 1 ... 0 i Lunatics . 8 ... 2

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t We are requested by Mr. St- George I Gore to give a positive denial to the rumour [ that he has accepted, or is about to accept , the police magistracy at Warwick.