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  2. SUMMARY OF NEWS? FOR TRANSMISSION TO EUROPE VIA SAN FRANCISCO. FROM FEBRUARY 16 TO FEBRUARY 23.

    THE principal topics of interest in connection with the business of Parliament during the last fortnight have been some discussions which have taken place in reference to Education. On the 19th instant Mr. ...

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  3. RELIGIOUS MEMORANDA.

    ROMAN CATHOLIC.—February 10: Archbishop Vaughan issued a letter to the clergy ordering prayers for the repose of the soul of Pope Pius IX. On the 14th the Archbishop presided at the celebration of a pontifical requiem in St. ...

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  4. MONETARY AND MERCANTILE REVIEW.

    As only a period of ten days has clapsed since the Suez mail left, there has been very little time for any noticeable changes to have occurred. Brief as it has been there has been a further hardening in the money market, so far as ...

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  5. THE WEATHER, AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL.

    The weather since the 16th instant, the date of the last summary, has been very favourable to pastoralists and agriculturists. In Sydney it has been sultry, with occasional showers, and the moist air made the days and nights ...

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  6. CITY AND SUBURBAN IMPROVEMETS.

    On last Saturday afternoon, there was opened at Longueville, on the Laue Cova River, a new Congregational church. It is beautifully situated, handsomely and compactly built of wood, Well lighted, and will give ...

    Article : 575 words
  7. AQUATICS.

    The regatta, which was originally arranged to have taken place on the 9th February, at Woolloomooloo Bay, had, on account of the wet weather, to be postponed for a week, and on the 16th it rained equally as hard as on the ...

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  8. AMUSEMENTS.

    Mr. Creswick's successful engagement at the Victoria Theatre still continues its attractiveness. Since last Summary he has been playing Sir Giles Overreach, in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts," and Hamlet. The company at the ...

    Article : 204 words
  9. LABOUR SUMMARY.

    The following are the prices paid for labour in some of th principal trades of the colony:— Printing Trade.—Compositors (Sydney Morning Herald), 1s. Id. per 1000; ditto (Evening News), ls. and 1s. 1d; ...

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  10. DEFENCES OF THE COLONY.

    Colonel Richardson and Lieutenant-Colonel. Scratchley have furnished to the Government a report on the condition of the Volunteer Force. Both officers agree that the present: condition of the force is unsatisfactory, owing to ...

    Article : 414 words
  11. LEGAL.

    The superior Courts are still engaged in the trial of causes, An unusually heavy list occupies the attention of the Judges on both the civil and criminal side, though there is little business which has more than local importance. A ...

    Article : 465 words
  12. SPORTING.

    Wa have not had any racing of importance in New South Wales during the month, bat two first-class meetings took place in Tasmania. The first was held at Launceston, when the Cup and Turf Club Handicap, the two principal ...

    Article : 613 words
  13. INTERCOLONIAL.

    At the Ballarat Industrial Exhibition, on February 15, the Governor made a speech on the present crisis. He said he intended to observe a strict neutrality in politics, and would do for Mr. Berry what he had done for Sir James ...

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  14. SOCIAL.

    In accordance with, the terms of a resolution recently passed in the Legislative Assembly, affirming that an Executive Commissioner should be sent to represent this colony at the forthcoming Paris Exhibition, the ...

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  15. FINE ARTS.

    We have seen at the office of the Colonial Architect three large water-colour pictures which Mr. Barnet has had prepared for sending to the Paris Exhibition. The first represents the new Government offices in Macquarie-street, ...

    Article : 483 words
  16. MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.

    DURING the last few days several matters of more than ordinary interest and importance to the city of Sydney have been brought under the notice of the Sydney Municipal Council, the foremost amongst which has been the ...

    Article : 890 words
  17. MINING SUMMARY.

    The principal item of interest in connection with mining affairs has been the fine gold specimens obtained from the Star of Peace claim at Hill End. 800 oz. estimated to contain 145 oz. of gold, being a portion of the whole, are to be ...

    Article : 392 words
  18. CRICKET.

    The past and present week may not inaptly be termed a cricket carnival. Owing to the lntercolonial Match the public have had an opportunity of witnessing the play of the picked teams of New South Wales and Victoria, and ...

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  19. COMMERCIAL CIRCULRS.

    MEL[?]IADO AND CU[?]KSTH.—The business of the stock and share market has not been very active. awing to sevaral reasons; the principal one being the high rate the banks are giving for "fixed deposits" In con[?]utuence, however, of the track ...

    Article : 1,388 words
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