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THE ORPHAN ASYLUM. - Several parties, we
are informed, are ready to come forward with
their subscriptions to the orphan asylum,
largely and liberally; but it is thought advise-
able not to publish the subscriptions until the
public meeting is held, which will be shortly.
An instance of liberality, we may mention, that
Messrs. Williamson and Hiles have given his
Worship the Mayor, a donation of £100.
It is with deep; regret that we have to an
nounce the death of Mr. Baldy, late livery
stable keeper, in this town, who it will be
remembered was, on the night of the 19th
instant, a passenger on the Crit rion Coach,
returning from the race course to Geelong, and
that in consequence of the night being very
dartk, the conveyance was unfortunalely over
insed, and several persons much injured, Mr.
Ba!dy received a severe fall, the concussion
bcing so great as to causi inflammation of:the
lmegs, of which lie lingered until late on Satur
day evenis, when lihe died; he was yesterday
afternoon conveyed to his Ins, home, attended
by ta numerous body of friends.
Dr.tTrt rtno?r ScALI.moo.-A f.lal accident
ocrcurred on Saturday last, about 5 p.m. to a
; child of Mr Smith's, residing at tihe COilifornia
Gardens, Point Ilenry, who, it appears, tas
sitting on the ground close to the fire place; on
the hob of which was a kettle of boiling water :
hIv some means or other, tile kettle was over
tuIrned, and the child dreadfully scalded, the
poor little sufferer, lingered until between 9 and
n1 the following morning, Sunday, when it
died.
[AnvenTIscSEMNT.]-Attention is requested
to tile large sale of Flour, Oats, Burton, and
other Ales, Wine, Spirits, &a., at the stores of
Mr. Henry Dunsford, Yarra-street, This Day,
at 11 o'clock, John R. B. Bailey, Auctioneer.
Gov"eIt?stIENT ]?SconT.-T?he Castltmnaine es
cott brought down on Friday 19,368 oz. 7 dtts.,
of which 235 oz. 10 dwts. are consigned to Gee
long, and 1.17 oz. 10 dwts. to Adelaide.
Tu1m LI EUTSoe?,T-GovEnSOn.-The Argus
says, " It appears that Mr. La Trobe has taken
iis.passage by the Golden Age, instead of the
Marlborough, as previously reported. This is
oontingent on the srrival of advices by the Bos.
phorus,; a'.a hint has been given, wl believe,
from Downing-street, tlht Mr. La Trobe is not
to leave Victoria till Sir Charles'Iotlham has
arrived to take his place." -
CnNTRAL - CRlattnAL COURT nMELunURNR.
At thli sittinu of the court on Friday,. Phmnix
MI'Curran, conv icted of stealing a carpet bag
and its contents, from the Royal' IIotel, Kynie.
tus, .was sentenced to twolve months hard.
labour on the road*.-\Vti. Barnett was
chatrged with ia btrtal and cowardly assault on
John Brooks, as the latter was proceeding from"
Mhtlbounlt to Collingnoad; it appeared from
tle evidence of the prosecutor, that the. pri
sntter was assisted by some companions in his
Ibrtial proceedings; and that he (the prose.
cutlr) on escaping from them, found himself
,llmints n firve-pntnd noto, two sovereigns. ::nd
Iris watlch. The jury however acquitted thes
iritsoner. WVilliam Jay Smith was brought up
o thle serious charge of setting on fire to thle
W1Vest ndi steiner.-. Or" te?aders are already li
ihmniliar withs the' details of this occurrence, y
,.d, no. q4stlitJontal information was elicited on '
thd trial.' 'Th6Io videigq was purely, cilrum
stantial, the only facts which seemed estab
lished being firs:,- that the vessel was not
destroyed by spontaneous combustion; second.
that Ctptain Sniith was the last who went to
be-l on the night previous to the burning of
.he vessel, and the first to arise on thie mornming
of that occurrence; and third, that he told one
of the men to keep a good look out the night
before the fire. This His Honor suggested
mnight have been done to lull suspicion after
wsrds. On the other baud it was proved that
Captain Smith had no interest in the destruc
tion of the vessel, and no motive was even
suggested which could have led him to commit
the crime. The jury, acquitted the prisoner
without leavinig the box. The list was to have
been cleared offton Saturday.
CETRAtL CtistteSt.L CUItr, 3?I t.Loun?C.
On Saturday, 3ohn and Thomas Evans, pre
viously convicted of receiving stolen horses,
were each sentenced to ten years' hard labor on
the roads. Thoma!s Hodgson, an old convict,
was convicted of highway robbery, and sen
tenced to ten years' hard labor oni the roads,
the first two in irons. John M'Coy, who had
beetn acquitted on a similar charge at the last
sessions; was cotivicted of cattle stealing, and
senten:ed to three years' hard labour on the
roads. The followinz prisoners, charged as
under, were discharged for want of prosecution:
-James Starke, larceny; Christopher Bell,
I robbery: and Joseph Talthm, assault and rob
berr. 'The cSiurt then adjourned sine die.
'Trte PRESBYTuRctAN CHUncsI.-A meeting
of the Presbytery took place in Melbourne on
Tuesday, when, in accordance with a previous
arrangement, the members present resolved
themselves into a Synod for the Plovince of
Victoria. It was decided to organise two sub
ordinate Presbyteriesc one for Melbourne, and
one for Geclong. The latter is to consist of
the Revs. A. Lore, Geelong; J. Gowe, "Wardy
Yallock; and T. Craig, Belfast. Both these
Presbyteries are to meet, in their respective
districts, on the first Wedtsusday in July. A
third Presbytery to meet at Belfast will be
added as soon as possible.
SnADnArTI ScHooL Uisos.-An inaugural
soiree of this. as oiation, .took place in Mel
bourne, on Friday -evening, suitable addresses
were delivered by several gentlemen, and an
intimation was given that a public meeting in
furtherance of tht-objects of the Society, would
held in the Mechanics Institute on an early
day.
PUBnI.c ItepRbcetc?sTI I t GEELO.oG.--Our
grumbling friends of the commercial pivot, as
they love to call it, s'ill surely be satisftid now
that orders have been issued for immedi teo pro
gress with the public improvements of that town.
Tihe new court-house, custom-house, and post
office, are fairly tinder-weigh, and are estimated
to cost fully £40,000. The wharf and jetty will
cost as much more, and it is promised that any
surplus, for some may be expected, of the f:nds
for the latter w'vorks is to be expended in other
improvements, as drainage, &c. The pJst-office
will occupy a central 'position, having a main
fronitae to Gheringthap-street, and occupying
the whole distaiice Irtom Ryrie to Malop streets.
I-Argos.
CotxStcctAtl.-Theseconld instalment, 150,0001.
of the loan to thd Cily of Melbourne was paid
over to that body yesterday (Friday) by that
t"man made of- money,'' Mr. Gabrielli. The
balance of 150,0001: will be paid on the 1st of
May, swhen the securities will be handed over,
and the loan completed. These two sums, anmoun
ing to 300,0001.,.will be applied to the uses of
the Commission on Sewerage and Water Supply.
-Ihid.
BUILDINGS Cn THE DIGGIsNs.-An order has
been issued that all newt buildings of any im
portaric otn the several diggings are to be exe
ented in stone or brick, wherever it is practicable.
Ilospitals are to lie e?cted at Ballarat, Castle
maine, and Sandhurst.-Ibid.
TARRseeNGOWcR.- O accidents have happened
hero this week by the falling of trees. The first
occarred on Monday, and took place through
some parties setting fire to a very large tree,
abJut 400 yards from your oflice. Some parties
who lire inl one of the tents there had gone to
dinner, leaving their horse and drav under the
burtling tree, when it fell with a fearful crash on
the poor animal. Th'e horse received so much
injury that it was found advisable to shoot it,
and five bullets wiere fired at its head before it
was killed. rhe other accident occurred at the
Colnmiesionet's Spring. The unfortunate suf
ferer was a little girl, who was passing a tree
iluring the storm on Wednesday, when it is sup
posed the tree-was struck by lightning. One
of the branches fell on the poor girl, and her
head was fractured; and her legs and one of her
arms were broken in several places. An inquest
was held on the body, and the jury returned a
verdict, in accordance with the above facts. On
Monday'there was a rush to .Jelnm's Gully, a
place situate hey'ond Eagle Hawk and Peg Leg
Gully; from which place I hear a nuggetaweihlt
ing twenty-four pounds had been taken.-Ben
digo Times.
PUDDLNG MACHINES.—Since the late rains, we
perceive that a great many puddling machines
have been constaueted alongside the Bendigo
Creek, and many dams have been formed of
sand-bags, for the purpose of making reservoirs
of water. The mamehines consist of circular
troughs, round which harrows revolve, and they
are generally worked by horses. We understand
that the proprietors of these machines find the
working of them a profitable speculation.—Ben-
digo Advertiser.
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