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  2. EDUCATIONAL AND LITERARY.

    The total number of visitors to the Public Library during the past month was 2,465 During the year ended 5th inst., the total number of visitors was 25,395. Number of visitors to the Museum of the Royal society 843. A bazaar in aid of the ...

    Article : 983 words
  3. THE MERCURY.

    WE are now in the midst of a General Election, brought about by no political crisis, but by amendments of the Constitutional and Electoral Acts comingintooperationafew months before Parliament ...

    Article : 5,689 words
  4. INCIDENTS OF THE MONTH.

    A FIRST instalment of £75 was transmitted to France by the last mail by the Most Reverend Bishop Murphy, for the relief of the sufferers in the late war. A FINK young woman seventeen years of age named Emlly ...

    Article : 879 words
  5. GOLD-FIELDS AND SILVER MINES.

    The past month has been more productive of mining Intelligence of an encouraging character than any we have been enabled to chronicle for several months past. The Black Boy gold-fields are favourably spoken of A miner from New ...

    Article : 1,586 words
  6. SOCIAL.

    On the 24th August a meeting of members and friends of the Licensing Reform Association was held at the Alliance Rooms, the Hon. Mr. Fysh M.L.C. in the chair. The hon. sec., Rev. W. C. Robinson, read the annual report by which it was ...

    Article : 459 words
  7. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.

    A Parliamentary return shows that the annual income from tolls throughout the colony amounts to £90,000. Aruma is now the first favourite for the Metropolitan cup. Her price is 3 to 1. ...

    Article : 78 words
  8. GENERAL ELECTION.

    The elections for the disputed districts of Hobart Town resulted yesterday in the return of Mr. Alderman Belbin for South Hobart Mr George Salier for North Hobart, and Mr. J. D. Balfe for West Hobart. Mr. Alderman Belbin is new to ...

    Article : 4,323 words
  9. MUNICIPAL.

    John Forster, Esq., Inspector of Police and Sheriff, has received the appointment of Municipal Auditor pro forma under the provisions of the Act. The mayor's Court has sat weekly during the month, and various charges for breathes of ...

    Article : 227 words
  10. AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE.

    Early in August the weather was extremely cold frost and falls. of snow being of frequent occurrence about Bothwell and Outlands and the other midland districts. As the month advanced, however more temperate weather set in, and has ...

    Article : 978 words
  11. Advertising

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    Advertising : 2,007 words
  12. LEGAL,

    At the Civil Sittings before term on the 16th ult., theonly cause that had been entered for trial was withdrawn, and the jurors, in attendance were paid and discharged. The term commenced on the 22nd, when Mr. Charles John Ball, A.A., was admitted on ...

    Article : 724 words
  13. RELIGIOUS.

    The Church Building Fund at Long Bay has been liberally contributed to nearly £ is in hand, and about £30 more promised. The Rev. H. B. Bromby has returned from his excurssion to Victoria, where he succeeded in raising £300 in aid ...

    Article : 913 words
  14. PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

    About fifty hands are employed on the Sorell Causeway under Messrs. Helmer and Oldman, the contractors, and the works are progressing in a most satisfactory manner. The ditferont contracts. In the Public Works Department are being ...

    Article : 313 words
  15. ACCLIMATISATION.

    The three beautiful paradise ducks of New Zealand have been shot by a farmer in the Brighton district to which they had betaken themselves for the presumed purpose of hatching, in marshy ground; the man who shot them excused his act ...

    Article : 272 words
  16. RAILWAYS.

    A fire occured at the longford station of the Launces' on and Western Line on the 11th August by which the station was destroyed. It was the result of accident. The directors have taken measures to have the damage repaired as early as ...

    Article : 981 words
  17. AMUSEMENTS.

    Frank Hussey's tronpe of sable minstrels has been the only company of professionals performing in Hobart Town since the despatch of the last mall. For a fortnight they played successfully and much to the satisfaction of their audiences at the odd ...

    Article : 303 words
  18. VICE-REGAL.

    His Excellency Governor Du Cane has, since his return from that visit to Sir. James Fergusson at Addelaide, attended several meetings of the Executive Council, and otherwise transacted public business.The Farl and Countess of Belmore are ...

    Article : 117 words
  19. POLITICAL.

    A meeting of citizens was held at the Town Hall on Friday, August 25th, convened by the Mayor, on requisition, for the purpose of taking into consideration the state of public affairs, and an adjourned meeting took place on the following ...

    Article : 941 words
  20. SPORTS.

    Apart from hunting scarcely anything of Interest to sporting men has transpired during the mouth. There have (icon three meets of the hounds, one at Clarence Plains, another at Avoca, and a third at Richmond On the 11th ult., about ...

    Article : 481 words
  21. PROVIDENT AND BENEVOLENT.

    The Genereal Hospital, on the 25th August was reported to contain 70 male and 15 female patients. The expenditure of the establishment for July was to £265 17s. 11d. The cost of the Brick flods Invalid Depot for August was£183 1s Old., the ...

    Article : 191 words
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