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  2. A PLEA FOR SLANDERING PUBLIC MEN.

    Sir,—It is difficult to resist the righteous indignation so admirably expressed by the Reverend Dr. Jefferis against the unmeasured scurrility of Parliamentary language, but I think there is something left to be said to mitigate the ...

    Article : 1,354 words
  3. INTERCOLONIAL ITEMS.

    The Anglican Cathedral Board of Ballarat are inviting competitive designs for a new cathedral church capable of accommodating 1500 worshippers. The competition will be open to architects resident in the Australian colonies, and ...

    Article : 1,316 words
  4. CASE OF LIEUTENANT MULHOLLAND.

    We have been requested to publish the following communication (covering official correspondence) from Lieutenant Mulholland (late captain New South Wales Contingent), addressed to Mr. F. B. Suttor, representative ...

    Article : 1,382 words
  5. THE DOMAIN AND GARDENS ON SUNDAY.

    It is typical of Australian life that wherever parks or public gardens are to be found near the cities a large section of the public, by common accord, make them a place of resort on Sunday afternoons[?] There could hardly be a time ...

    Article : 1,095 words
  6. ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH MAIL AT ALBANY.

    The P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Clyde, Captain Edmund, arrived from Colombo at 10 a.m. The following is her list of passengers:— ...

    Article : 129 words
  7. FINE ARTS.

    It is now several years since Messrs. Wallis and Son, founders of the French Gallery, Pall Mall, London W., commenced to consign pictures to Australia; and very soon after the commencement of the venture it became of ...

    Article : 1,168 words
  8. GENERAL SUMMARY.

    Mr. Gladstone is continuing his tour in Scandinavian waters, as the guest of Sir Thomas Brassey, on board the yacht Sunbeam. His health has been much invigorated by the trip, though he is still a little ...

    Article : 639 words
  9. AUSTRALIAN NATIVES' ASSOCIATION.

    The inaugural meeting in connection with the Australian Natives' Association was held at the Town Hall last night. There was only a moderate attendance, and amongst those present were the Victorian delegates, Messrs. A. J. Peacock ...

    Article : 900 words
  10. FAILURE OF A LARGE VICTORIAN GOLD MINE.

    The failure of the Magdala Company at Stawell, after a continuous struggle extending over a period of 18 years, is an event in the mining history of the colony that has caused universal regret, not only for the unsuccessful termination ...

    Article : 866 words
  11. LECTURE.

    A lecture on the preparations of mercury used in medicine was delivered at the Technical College, Pitt-street, on Friday evening last, by Mr. Fred. Wright. The lecturer stated that mercury was introduced into medicine by the ...

    Article : 753 words
  12. THE CULTIVATION OF A PUBLIC MUSICAL TASTE.

    Sir,—It has been suggested lately in your columns that Government ought to make a grant from the public fund for the cultivation and development of musical taste among the people. In the face of a probable policy of ...

    Article : 351 words
  13. SIR PETER LUMSDEN.

    There is no older or better family in Scotland than that of the Lumsdens, which came originally fiom Cumberland. Its name is enshrined in the famous Rayman Roll which gives the list of those who swore fealty to Edward I., at ...

    Article : 671 words
  14. THE FIELD OF MARS.

    Sir,—As the historic Field of Mars is about to be offered by the Government to public auction, a large area of some 600 acres, out up into 168 small allotments and 128 larger portions, it may not be uninteresting to furnish you with a ...

    Article : 380 words
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