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(F.om tho ' T. Daily News.1)
SOItELL'.
A very numerous meeting of the inhabitants
of the Sorcll Distiict was held at the lilue Bell
Inn, Sored, on Silurday, 3id Apiii, f.ir the
put p -so of discussing the desirability of having
tho distiict or Sorell disunited from Richmond
I' 'lice Di-iricl. Amougt'ie present weie Mes«rs.
Glover, Oa'eiioi-.se, G. Marsh II, Jenkins, Al
lanhy, Ualsfend, Guy, Slayton, lies, Doctor
Guy, &c, .fee.
UocUir Ulvthe having been called to the
chair, proceeded, at some length, to explain
many clauses in tho several Acts boning upon
the question. The wotihy doctor cvidan'ly
showed A very groat prcdilieiion for the Mu
nicipalities Ad', which provides for the election
of Waidenswhu shall lo paid.
A resolution of Mr. R. Doctor's, to tho effect
that the disiri't of 8 nell hid always nile.ed
Ihiough the paramount infiu -nee of Richmond,
hut would do so no longer, was met by an
amendment, which was uanied unanimously.
Moved by Mr. G Guy, seconded liy W. II.
Glovui ,— ' That this meeting desires 10 express
its great disapproval of the incmpoiation of the
district of Soiell with (hat of Richmond, as a
Police District, but considers it expedient to
wait before taking furlh-r action in he matter
f.ir the publication of the Assessment Rolls, so
as 1 1 a«ccilain the re'ativc number of votes in
Smell and llicbmoud, aud other information at
present riqui-cd.'
Alnost eveiy person at Iho mcct;n? ex
pTMSrd theiusilves very slrongly against ihe
gross injustice done to Sorell by making it an
npp'ndage (o Richmond
A vote of thanks to tho Chairman for the
gicat amount of inforinstion laid before the
meeting, and for his able conduct in tho chair,
was carried hy acclamation.
(From the ' Mercury.')
Extension of Land for Sale.— The huge
cavity in the rear of the old Government House
and situated on the lelt hand side of Murray
B'reet as we proceed t- Ihn wharf, in being fd'si
filled up wilh oil til aid ruhl.it.li, fo as torendir
ihu ground suitable for building sited. When
complet. ly filled up and levelled a considembl.
space available for advantageous pllicliasc, wil,
he added t ? the Und aheady occupied by toe
Ulu vio-.iegal ri'si.leneo ami ilsaUiche.l . ffi-.K
I'lie un«cinly loealitj-, which lias mi lm-ii
oif iiibd die vision . f (In ps^er-by, w. hope
in-fore any lingpe.iol elajwes, be covmed with
commodious buildings, including what is no
much required, a first-rat* Family Hotel,
adapted to *he recnpHDn'snil'sccommodation
of.yisitoisofdistiflctionivndresBecUbility frent.
Ufaat By[|iip., finfiflylheio 19 public spin?
eiihiieli -aniojig-t our c^pitalisis to induce thejn
?o inyc^ a.poitfon ai loist of ijidr ifiieifipluyud
mohij-Bln a jipeVulation which must' evfliliially
pibveiimftrhtile.- Wo have Aen lockliti-6 (V
Ic'B f*vmiral.Ie covbied' with hnflriings: wlilMi
hive i.eeo aavaiitaeeoiisry ocoHpti'd, «nd whnh
have' proved 'profi able .*» -die p. up itloni. l.e
Us'liopa then, ih'it a «ie- an eligibly.' tiiuated
will not want pincbaBorx,, bin that this poni -n
ef-«iui m«n-p«li!1 will tw judoi'iiisd with,- build
ings, which will Im-coiho not only a.Jwiiefit tu
tbjP proprifltorH,,l(Ut tpp tjieiconiniunity »t Urg11
'/??' ?/ 'i t Fiomih'e.Oji/ricr. . .-?',-
Fisn— The'nneBt ni8|iy of fiali seen, in lh(^
city for, a Jiumliei-. br.yesrs, was eihibit'ed at
Mo'Jfing'a'entali&hiiiMJ, in Cn!lln--8ti;-yi,,
ye^ieidaymoiiiirig. The 'I'rmnpc'ei', which'1
weighed froni six to twenty pounds e«ch. Wtte'
diutht off the Hlppolyte H-icks, at (lie mouth
nf Fortescne Buy, Taiwan's Peninsiilt ; some
where al-ou( the L/eep Set Kishing Ground de
scribed by Cap'ain James Kelly. It iscxpected
that another boatful will be in t.i-monow. We
join in the gcrtemllycuproKsed dexirejhttsohie,
woll dtreotett efloits should be made tu furnish'
a regular eupplv ol . this delicious full, and haps
tlint Captain Kelly wilLdcspatob, «Jicn her
itiings aio cnoipleled, the ' Dogo' to the
grouiH. This venerable but subsiantial and
souiid-timbeie.1 old craft is now undergoing a
tiioiough rrhauling and refitting at ICanmiroo
Point. Ho cannot do belter than ' well' her
for the puipose.
From the Adoerluer.
The Macsauoutan Testimonial. — We
understand the suhnciipti.ni for the Mac
naughtin TcMlmon'sl amounts to somewhere
about SMO, from uhi.h expenses will have lo
be deducted, leaving a less sum than will he
n.-ccfwaiy for Ihe Scholarship fur the Hipli
School *n1 (lie Ililchins School, as originally
intended, by neatly £100. Entry epportiinity
has I en given hyihecoinmiftee to fcubBciiliciP,
and wo Mieve it iedesitable to cIobc the lUt
at an early day.
Coal Fields op Tasmania. — In answer to
thfl iiiqiiitiw uf vourcommiiico a copy of Dr.
Milligan's repntt on tho coal fields of TaBmnnia
hss been leccived from Ihe Hobart Town
Chamber nf Commerce, but it does not appeal
that any coal of rqunl qnalily to that of the
Aust shun Agi'lcnliural Company of NT, S. W.
hnBhcen obcoveii'd in Tasmnnia, and on this
head the committco are hopeful (hat the leceni
confirmation nf Ihe exiMenm of coal at Cane
P. t cn-on and A| olio Bay will prove of impor
tance to tha colony.
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