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  2. NEW SOUTH WALES PERMANENT VOLUNTEER FORCE.

    THE enrolment of men for this force is still proceeding, and up to the present time about 120 men—infantry and artillery—have been accepted. The required number would probably have been filled up before now, but ...

    Article : 446 words
  3. THE SCOTT CENTENARY BANQUET.

    THE banquet, in celebration of the centenary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott, took place in the Masonic Hall, on Tuesday evening, August 15. About one hundred gentlemen sat down to the tables, which were provided ...

    Article : 2,745 words
  4. RELIGIOUS MEMORANDA.

    AUGUST 15.—The anniversary of St. Paul's Sunday School was celebrated by a tea meeting, after which a public meeting was held—the Rev. Canon Stephen, the incumbent of the parish, in the chair. ...

    Article : 1,146 words
  5. FIJI ISLANDS.

    THE news from Levuka is to the 15th August. Maafu has had an interview with the King, which is thus spoken of in the journal above named:—"Thackambau's boat, conveying Messrs. Burt and Hennings, boarded ...

    Article : 1,149 words
  6. RANDWICK SPRING MEETING.

    THE Australian Jockey Club Spring Meeting opened auspiciously on the 2nd instant. Third Race.—The (Australian) Derby Stakes of 30 sovereigns each half forfeits; for 3 years; colts, 8st 10 lbs ...

    Article : 365 words
  7. AMUSEMENTS.

    THE dramatic season at the Prince of Wales Opera House closed on last Friday night with a benefit to the Zivistowski sisters, whose engagement then closed. They drew great houses for eleven weeks, and made their farewell ...

    Article : 570 words
  8. APPENDIX.

    The public sales, held under the above date, were too insignificant to require more than a very cursory notice. Messrs. Mort and Co. offered a catalogue comprising 50 bales; but though no single parcel exceeded four bales in ...

    Article : 2,324 words
  9. MERCANTILE AND MONETARY REVIEW.

    THE improved tone arising from English advices hythe June mail has been increased by the still more satisfactory intelligence to hand per R. M. S. Rangoon, by which vessel news was received from ...

    Article : 1,678 words
  10. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.

    ON Thursday, 31st ultimo, Mr. Boyer, of H.M.S. Clio, accompanied by Mr. A. Burnell and his two sisters, hired a half-decked boat at Woolloomooloo Bay, for the purpose of taking a cruise down the harbour. When ...

    Article : 534 words
  11. MR. ANTHONY TROLLOPE.

    THIS gentleman is in North Queensland, but is expected in Sydney in a few days. Mrs. Trollope is staying with a relative in the Mudgee district of this colony. On the 24th ultimo a public dinner was given to Mr. Trollope by the ...

    Article : 1,086 words
  12. WOOL, TALLOW, AND HIDES.

    THE inward mail this month was delivered upwards of six days in advance of the contract time, a circumstance totally unprecedented in the annals of steam communication between this colony and the mother country. The old adage that ...

    Article : 1,494 words
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