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  2. SUMMARY OF NEWS.

    THE twentieth annual meeting of the Gardeners' and Amateurs' Horticultural Society w s held on the 25th ult.. at the Thatched House Tavern, Argyle-street, Mr. Johnson in the chair. The report was read, stating ...

    Article : 6,361 words
  3. OPENING OF ST. MARY'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.

    St. Mary's Cathedral, Harrington-street, Hobart Town, was formally opened on the 4th instant, when solemn high mass was performed by the Bight RevBishop Murphy, assisted by most of the clergy of the ...

    Article : 1,706 words
  4. THE LATE VICAR GENERAL.

    THE Very Rev. W. Hall, D. D., Vicar General of the Roman Catholic Church, d ed at the residence of the Bishop in Macquarie street, on Tuesday night, July 17th Dr. Jall arrived in this colony in May, 1844, being one of ...

    Article : 1,500 words
  5. WHALERS OUT AT SEA.

    Whaling is now becoming such a very important branch of industry with us, that we ought not to suffer any summary to go home to England without a list of our vessels out at sea. This is, we believe, a correct list up ...

    Article : 235 words
  6. THE MERCURY.

    We are now at the end of the first sis months of 1866, and have the receipts and expenditure for thi half year before us. But before we proceed to any notice of them, we have a word to ...

    Article : 4,491 words
  7. THE RAILWAY QUESTION.

    At a meeting of the directors of the Mersey and Deloraine Railway Company held at their offices on the 29th ult., the following tenders were received for the completion of that portion of their line left unfinished by ...

    Article : 259 words
  8. THE GOLD FIELDS.

    We have very little to report of the Fingal gold fields this month. From the Fingal Quarts Crushing Company, the only account that has reached us is, that they crushed early in the month a trial sample of ten ...

    Article : 382 words
  9. THE YOUNG SALMON.

    Mr. Morton Allport read a paper before the Royal Society of Tasmania on the 10th inst. on the state of the fry of the salmon and salmon trout at the Plenty, and on tbe taking of the first spawn from,the brown ...

    Article : 204 words
  10. PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

    The Town Hall in Macquarie-street ia still in the hands of the contractor, and the Municipal Council have lately taken action with a view to expedite the works. They are particularly anxious that the sheds and boarding in ...

    Article : 512 words
  11. GENERAL AND IAND REVENUE FROM 1861 TO 1865 INCLUSIVE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 222 words
  12. METEOROLOGY FOR JUNE, 1866.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 455 words
  13. RELIGIOUS AND BENEVOLENT.

    THE lectures at the Theatre Royal on Sunday afternoons by the Rev. J. W. Simmons have attracted numerous audiences during the month. The Church Union meeting, took place at Del Sarte's on the 16th inst., when, the ...

    Article : 130 words
  14. EDUCATIONAL AND LITERARY.

    THE retirement of Sir Valentine Fleming, Kt., Chief Justice as Presideut of the Council of Education, has led to the appoiutmeut of the Hon. Mr. Nairn, President of the Legislative Council, to that office. Meetings have been ...

    Article : 227 words
  15. PARLIAMENTARY AND POLITICAL.

    At the date of our last summary parliament stood proroguod to the 10th of this mouth. It has since been further prorogued to the 31st lost., then to meet for the despatch of business. That is one way of postponing ...

    Article : 428 words
  16. AMUSEMENTS.

    WE have had no regular places of amusement open during the month, but the dramatic and musical amateurs of the town have ondeavorod to fill up the blank and numerous entertainments in ponnexion with our literary and ...

    Article : 199 words
  17. THE VOLUNTEERS.

    THE volunteer force have not made much display during the month; the last monthly parade of the hattalion is postponed owing to the absence from town of the Lieut. Colouel until Wednesday the 1st of August. The usual ...

    Article : 234 words
  18. SPORTING AND CRICKET.

    THE incidents for notice under this head aro but few. On the 21st ultimo a hunt took place at Oatlunds, when the pack was oommanded by Petor Dalton, in the absence of Mr.Blackwell, who bad met with an accident. ...

    Article : 94 words
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