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  2. NALYSIS OF THE OBSERVATORY RECORDS FOR MAY, 1866, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THOSE OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, &c. BY E. SWABBRECK HALL.

    Never before during the twenty-five years that exact and continuous meteorological records have been kept was there so warm a May as the present mouth. Atmospheric pressure, too, was very high, calms very ...

    Article : 2,121 words
  3. THE VOLUNTEERS.

    There has been little doing in volunteering daring the month. The various companies have been called upon to send in their arms for cleaning and repair, and until these are all again re-issued, there will be no very active ...

    Article : 54 words
  4. THE MERCURY.

    AFTER six to seven months of almost unparalled political dulness, there are now some signs of a "stir among the straw." To what that will lead, it is hard to say. We may ...

    Article : 3,537 words
  5. THE JOHN WILLIAMS, AND THE MISSIONARIES.

    The new missionary ship John Williams, built for the service of the London Missionary Society, in the South Seas, which arrived at fort Adelaide from London, last month, and subsequently visited ...

    Article : 263 words
  6. SUMMARY OF NEWS,

    A BAZAAR in aid of the High School building fund was opened on the 25th ultimo, in Del Sarte's Rooms The bazaar was tastefully arranged, the stalls being covered by a multiplicity of articles of ornament, or for ...

    Article : 5,326 words
  7. THE ENGLISH MAIL.

    It is but just to the Peninsular and Oriental Company to say, after so much in the way of complaint at former delays, that they succeeded in the delivery of the mail for the month of June punctually to their time. This, ...

    Article : 88 words
  8. SPORTING.

    There is not much that is noticeable in the sporting departments since our last summary. The game of football seems likely to become popular, judging from the numbers at the matches held in the Domain. On ...

    Article : 217 words
  9. THE SUB MARINE CABLE.

    The sub-marine cable between Tasmania and Victoria has now been lying useless in Bass's Straits for several years, owing to breakages, which neither the government of Tasmania, nor the government of Victoria ...

    Article : 318 words
  10. AMUSEMENTS.

    There has been very little in the shape of amusement presented to our citizens during the past month. Mr. C. H. Compton, the organist of St. Francis Cathedral, Melbourne, paid us a visit a week or two ago, and gave ...

    Article : 161 words
  11. THE CUSTOMS REVENUE.

    The customs revenue has kept up rathor better on the whole than was generally expected. We have now the returns for the first five months of the year before us, which give the following results for the two ports of ...

    Article : 148 words
  12. METEOROLOGY FOR MAY, 18[?].

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 831 words
  13. THE SALMON PONDS.

    The latest accounts from the salmon ponds on the Plenty are of the most oncouraging and gratifying description. The whole of the ova brought oat by the last vessel has been hatched, and the number of youug ...

    Article : 252 words
  14. PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

    The opening up of roads has not advanced as some pooplo expected, if we except the now Huon Road, part of which has progressed, and some minor clearings in different parts of the island, there is not much to report ...

    Article : 153 words
  15. RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

    Anniversary gatherings of the United Methodist Sunday schools, took place on Sunday the 27th ultimo and the following Tuesdays The Revs. J. Smith, R. Rogers, and J.W. Simmons were the preachers. At ...

    Article : 732 words
  16. PARLIAMENTARY AND POLITICAL.

    Parliament has been further prorogued to the 10th [?] July, but not then to be summonsed for the despatch, [?] business. We may look for another prorogation of eight to ten days, or perhaps till later in the month. Of the ...

    Article : 716 words
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