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  2. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN MELBOURNE.

    We give the following abridged account of the destructive fire in Collins-street, from the Banner, of the 1st instant:- It would appear that the flames were first seen to issue from the rear of the premises tenanted by Mr. Benjamin, the tobacconist ...

    Article : 824 words
  3. GLEANINGS.

    A SOLEMN THOUGHT.—It has been observed, with much significance, that every morning we enter upon a new day, carrying still an unknown future in its bosom. How pregnant and stirring the reflection! Thoughts may be born to-day which may never die. ...

    Article : 743 words
  4. FACETLA.

    A "brilliant" young miss, discoursing on poetry the other day, burst into the following high-flown strain:—Poetry, sir, in my opinion, is harmony; it is the voice of the angels, the music of the spheres, the royal harp of love, the parent of purity, the benign ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 533 words
  5. GRAND FANCY DRESS BALL IN MELBOURNE.

    We extract the following account of the Ball given by the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Melbourne, in the Queen's Theatre, on Wednesday, 26th ult, from the Banner, of the 28th:—The Fancy Dress Ball of Wednesday was one of striking brilliancy and ...

    Article : 380 words
  6. A FEEJE E LIVING INTERMENT.

    A young man was ailing; had lost his appetite, and fearing to be reproached by the Feejee beauties for being a skeleton— shame being an unendurable emotion—resolved to be buried alive. Jackson, a sailor, who lived some years among the Feejees ...

    Article : 804 words
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