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  2. LEGAL.

    Several important cases have been disposed of by the Supreme Court during the present term. Those of most general interest are the following:- EVIDENCE OF ABORIGINALS.—Mr. M. H. Stephen [?] ...

    Article : 2,254 words
  3. CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

    The signs of improvement in building still go on increasing. Some of the old buildings, which have now fulfilled their purpose and become wornout and dilapidated, aro being pulled down, and others more suitable to the ...

    Article : 593 words
  4. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The proposal of the Government for the purchase of Hobson's Bay railway was negatived by the Assembly; but the amondment to purchase at £80 per share was not put, as Sir J. M'Culloch moved that the Chairman leave the chair. ...

    Article : 1,307 words
  5. FINE ARTS.

    The Council of the Academy of Art have recently purchased and added to the art gallery of the colony a fine oil painting by William Melby, the Danish artist. The picture aided to tho Art Gallery is a fine work by this ...

    Article : 969 words
  6. QUEENSLAND.

    The Assembly passed a re olution to go into committee to consider the [?] of the [?] Straits mail cont act, with aview to giving un increased [?] in order that grenter speed any be obtained, and that Brisbane [?] be ...

    Article : 557 words
  7. THE UNIVERSITY—ENDOWMENT BY THE LATE MRS. HOVELL.

    Mrs. Soph'a Hovell, widowof the late W. H. Hovell, of Goulburn, died on Tuesday. December 5, leaving her property to the Sydney University. The late Mr. Hovell's name is well known in connection with the ...

    Article : 345 words
  8. TASMANIA.

    Parliament has been prorogued by proclamation to tis 9th of February. It is rumoured that the Treasurer will shortly [?] or that there will be some change in the composition of the ...

    Article : 86 words
  9. RELIGIOUS MEMORANDA.

    November 16.—A meeting was held at [?] Archdeacon Gunther in the chair, at which it was resolved to build a new church. 29.—The Rev. Canon Smith laid the foundation stone of ...

    Article : 541 words
  10. THE GREAT CRICKET MATCH.—ALL-ENGLAND ELEVEN v. NEW SOUTH WALES FIFTEEN.

    For months past the [?] match — between the English Eleven and Fifteen chosen to represent New South wale—has been the topic of conversation and anxious expectation. It was regarded as a great compliment on the ...

    Article : 2,531 words
  11. NEW ZEALAND.

    The only Minister at the seat of Government at present (writes our Wellington correspondent, on December [?]) is the Prime Minister, the other members of the Cabinet being in various [?] of the colony occupied chiefly [?] ...

    Article : 950 words
  12. SCIENTIFIC.

    The usual monthly meeting of the Microscopical section of the Royal Society, being also the concluding meeting of the session, was held at the society's rooms, Elizabethstreet, on 23rd November; Mr. Alfred Roberts, M.R.C.S, ...

    Article : 918 words
  13. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Fifteen students are competing for the scholarships in connection with the University. 159 [?] and a silver service were presented to Mr. Balbirnie Vans by friends and officers of the Bank of ...

    Article : 636 words
  14. THE WEATHER AND CROPS.—PASTORAL.

    ABOUT the time the last mail left our [?] cop ous rains fell throughout the greater part of the colony, and greatly revived the prospects of [?] pastoral and agricultural settlers. The drought had everywhere begun to cause ...

    Article : 530 words
  15. NEW SOUTH WALES RIFLE ASSOCIATION: PRESENTATION OF PRIZES.

    The presentation of prizes to the suceessful competitors at the late anaual matches of the New South Wales Rifle Association, took place on Wednesday evening, in the Exhibition [?] in the presence of a large number of ...

    Article : 1,339 words
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