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  2. SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR TRANSMISSION TO EUROPE, VIA SUEZ. FROM JUNE 15 TO JUNE 30. POLITICAL.

    Since the date of our last summary a proclamation has appeared in the Government Gazette announcing that Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on the 22nd August. It is expected that the Premier, Sir Henry ...

    Article : 1,475 words
  3. UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION.

    The following candidates have passed the matriculation examination at the Sydney University:—H. Allen, J. W. Allen, G. Badham, P. Bancroft, S. Banfield, T. C. Barker, D. Beegling, W. Bennett, C. S. Bowker, Mary E. Brown, ...

    Article : 762 words
  4. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

    Since the departure of the last mail the Simonsen Opera Troupe have produced several pieces of more than ordinary merit. The first, which is an old favourite with Sydney playgoers, was "The Grand Duchess," and the second wa[?] ...

    Article : 269 words
  5. GENERAL GARIBALDI.

    The meeting held on Saturday afternoon, June 17, in the Garden Palace, in honour of the memory of Giuseppe Garibaldi, was one of the largest and most successful ever held in Sydney. Dr. Marano, the Consul for Italy, occupied ...

    Article : 822 words
  6. A PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS IN VICTORIA.

    A Parliamentary crisis at arose in Victoria, which, however, has subsided. The Government proposed to abolish certain duties in consequence of the alleged flourishing state of the revenue. The opinion of the majority of the House was ...

    Article : 788 words
  7. RELIGIOUS.

    The consecration of Bishop Dunne, of Brisbane, by Archbishop Vaughan, assisted by the Bishops of Maitland and Goulburn, took place on June 18 at St. Stephen's Cathedral. The ceremony was a most imposing one, and ...

    Article : 474 words
  8. RECEPTION OF TRICKETT.

    Edward Trickett arrived by the Garonne on June 28. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the Australian oarsman was met by a crowd of friends afloat, who showed by hearty applause in every way that the people of New South Wales ...

    Article : 664 words
  9. LEGAL.

    An important judgment was recently delivered by Sir William Manning, Primary Judge in Equity, in the suit Denny and another v Hughes und others. The plaintiffs, by their statement of claim, alleged that they and the ...

    Article : 959 words
  10. REPORTED TRACES OF LEICHHARDT.

    We learn from Adelaide that Mr. Flint, the station-master at Alice Springs, on the overland telegraph line, believes he has found traces of Dr. Leichhardt. He says that in lat. 22[?]47, long. 136[?]35, about 100 miles cast of the ...

    Article : 164 words
  11. OBITUARY.

    THE REV. DR. M'GIBBON.—The Rev. Dr. M'Gibbon, who for upwards of a quarter of a century has been associated with some of the most important public movements in the colony, died on the 22nd June. He was brought to ...

    Article : 815 words
  12. THE WEATHER, AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL.

    The rains of autumn, which were so badly required, are fortunately for agriculturists, being followed by a mild winter. The frosts so far have not proved severe, and th[?] broad pasture lands are gradually being covered by the ...

    Article : 283 words
  13. THE COMET.

    The comet was first seen by Mr. Russell, the Government Astronomer, on the evening of June 15, who wrote to us as follows:—"It was then low down in the north-west, and set behind a bank of clouds which were visible above ...

    Article : 433 words
  14. INTERCOLONIAL.

    The Commissioner of Public Works has recommended to the Cabinet the adoption of a scheme for payment of a fixed sum annually to those shires which suffered by the abolition of tolls. The amount is estimated at £40,000 per ...

    Article : 2,223 words
  15. SOCIAL.

    The Orient Company's steamer Austral arrived in Hobson's Bay at midnight on the 25th June. She reports that labour is difficult to be procured at Aden owing to the Government proclamation having, in consequence of the ...

    Article : 3,423 words
  16. THE DARLING HARBOUR COMPENSATION CASES.

    The case of Goodlet and Smith v. Minister for Works was brought to a conclusion on Tuesday, 20th June, the jury, by a majority of 10 to 2, returning a verdict for the defendant[?] and fixing the amount of compensation at ...

    Article : 257 words
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