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Hi HENRY PARKES ON THE
AUSTRALIAN EMPIRE.
Amongst tho maga/me und review articles
to which tho S)dnc) conference has given
rise is one in the January number of the
JVtneteenth Ctidury, by Sir Henry Parkes e\
l'remior of New South Wales entitled
"
Our
Growing Australian Tmpire Sir Henri
l'arkes, who is in
rnglund, commences by
lamenting the ignorance of Australia vi Inch
obtains m Great Britain and the
manner in which the colonies arc ignored
there ne speaks of the rapid grovi th of the
population in Australia consequent upon tht
circumstance that there t_ist none of the
prudential reasons or reasons enforced b)
ec ssit), which e\ist in oil and tlncUl)
peopled countries,
for Blmnnmg the rcsponsi
1 lillies of married life Fvery )cai increases
not onl) absolute!) but relative!) in rt"arl so
preceding j ears, the number of ni irritifecs
nmongthe yoini' men und women
bom oi
the soil,
und these murri ices for the most
part follow fast upon maturit) And lie
j oints out that this population
is inure
purely British than an) other outside the
shores of Britain Hie denium clement bj
conspicuous in Ymcric i the I rench clement
of Canada and tht Duttli of bouth Afric i
uro absent here In Australianlonc a purtl)
-fiitish pcoplt aro t,rowin_ into national
power and influence under cntircl) new con
litions This population in the muss is of
firmer fibre nnd mole viul eful cner_) than
the mass viitlun tht shores of Great Britain
At prtsont tilt two greit classes art the
immigrant and the nutiveborn Uf the
per
sons who emigratt
from he United Km_
dom it ina) be safely said that of late
jeara they hive been the piel
of
their class-men of in lustrions and j
io
Mdcnt liubits of adventurous spirit of
some means however small, and sustained
b) au anxious lesolve to secure a happier
lot
lor their children than they have had them
selves I heir children bom und r favour
able conditions feel a higher sense of e\ist
enco than ia felt b) the corresponding class
of bo)s und girls within the British Isles
'
Well housed, well fed, well instructed nell
"ared for m every respect these sona
and daughters of the soil-these 1 ndish
men and women bom in Australia
..row up a bold self reliant, prosperous class
I urthcr, Sir Henry Parkes claims that know
ledge is more generall)
diffused in Australia
than it is in Great Britain, and also that
'
the men and vv omen born in the rural dis
tricts are for the most part creatures of fine
stature and muscular limb, full of hounding
vitality, and capable of almost any ph)Bical
achievement, and, above all things attached
to the soil of their birth In all the best
<haracteristics oE the race, Australia "is
more Ln-lish than old longland herself
'
After thus eulogising Australia Sir Henr)
Paikes goes on to complain that in Greit
Britain there is
"
an unconscious estimate ot
the colonies as a subordinate part of the Lm
pire In proof of this he turns to Professor
Seele) s thoughtful book on lktLn tunton oi
Mngland
-
He is not a colonist,
nor does he
move in cirtlts whert
the colonial view is
hkel) to be contracted and he tells us plumb
that the feelm" constantly cio]s out in the
dull) sptttli of the I nulisli ptople W c
c nstantl) betra) b) our modes of speech he
vntes that vvc do not reckon our colonies
us io li) belonging to us llius if vv arc
iisl ed v\ h it the .nghsh population is it does
not occur to us to reck >n ni the population
ol
Canada and Australia
Sir Henr) Parkes does not attribute to the
rntjlish
Liberals a settled desire to cast oft
the colonies
nor docs he eli ir_e a" mist the
1 iijjish public
that there is an) design to in
culcate a feeling of mdilTeience towal Is I
them What is
alleged,
an 1 w hat is 1 teul)
felt is that the I nt,lish ptople
m the colonies
are msensibl) regarded
as
holdings some kind
ol secondary place in the relations of the
empire as not bclonc,in" to the ] n_
lisli people at home in the same sense as one
part of the nation belon.s to all other parts
in
the United kingdom lins feeling he insists
ought to be chunked und piepiimtions oujit
to be made to admit the colonies into a closer
union with the mother countr) Before von
turniK upon tin) siik"tsti
ns as to chances in
the lnipciiul
comic-ion Sir Henry 1 ail is
{dances at what would piobabl) happen if
Australia at ali) tune in the near future
separated
from Ln_laud He wntcs -
Tins is an event ii Inch whatever surface
lo)ahsts mu) sa) to tht contrur), is untiuts
tionabl) not out ol the ran"e of IK ssi
bihties within the ne\t gnration lins
ii no
imaginar) ground for tlieie nie
I ersons in lustraba and m most of
the Austruhun Legislatures who avomdl) or
tacitl) favoui the i Ita of separation If Ans
traba ce independent sa) tollards the
ti se of the centur) with five or si\ millions
ot inhabit nits she would speedily and boomi
all question rise to the position of a (,reat
power Distance from other powers w ould
alone be to her the clement of immense
fjf^ength
In the possible
case of being cut
lt from the rest of the world-a ver) remote
probabiht)-she
could better than any other
country on the face of the dobe sustain her
self In the event of her national mdepen
dence whatever form ot c,ovtrnmtnt slit
assumed she would in all moral ciittuntv
icccive the cordial recognition of thc-ieat
powers If not s)inpath) with new horn
Hecdom jealous) ot I nglund would prompt
thut recognition Uudoubtelly in such un
event Australia
would
put
on a ntiv uttrac
tion to foreign nations and possibly to 1 ng
lund herself so peivcioc is the intellect in
discovering too late the value of what is lost
"New population and new capital, fresh
streams of brun and muscle and material
power would li iw in upon hei and while
hhc rose m the estimation of foreign nations
her own pre sperous citizens would abide
w ith hei is they do not now abide and help
t do her honour lhere would be no fear
for the career of Austiulia as an
independent
nation But in my view she would miss her
hither destiny her rightful share in what
mu) be umolu glorious i ule than maul md
has ever )ct seen
1 his hidier destin) is to tnke part m a
federated 1 ritish I
mpire
As a commence
nient the name colonies should be droppe 1
at once, and the term
'
British States of
Australia should be used instead As soon
na we have Austnlinn federation in nil)
form, let a Council of Australia to sit in
I ondon be created on some basis of Aus
traban representation which would utloid ti
fair prospect of securing Australian tonli
dence
in its proceedings
lins body shoul 1
Be charged with all business between
the Austruhun yovcriimcnts uni Hu
Mnjcst) s
Imperial
Government while the
functions of Governor should be limited as
much as possible to flu class of functions
windi me discharged b) tin Sovereign
m
tht prtstnt worltine, ol the C nstitution
md to those state ceitmonies which
are as necessary, and have fhcir Indi
uses tis much in Austt ilia as in 1 nglnn I
und pccn_es
shoul 1 b tuen ns freely in
Austrah i us in Great I rituin Lo)alt) to the
emplie
is now expressed by tens of thou
Bands dall) intrcasmr who have never
i nown any land but tilt one di ur land wheie
they dwell It is the (.routh
of u semi
tropical
soil, alike tender and luxuriant and
a slight thing may bruise even snip asunder
its lolinc, tendrils The sentiment of Ans
traban loyalty ma) be lil ened to the passion
of human love It will bear the strum ot a
common trial and be the stronger
foi the
Bacnfice it may kindle intj resent ment at
otcasional coldness anl disdain uti 1 )et live
on but it will wither und die undtr ton
tinued Blight and neglect
TRADE SOCIETY MEETINGS.
At a meeting of the Iinsmiths Iron
workers, and lapanners' Soeictj lu Id hist
night,
it was resolved that the timiuul picnic
should take place ut Schnapper 1 omi on the
1st rox
1 he secretary of the Tamers' Society vv as
instructed, at a meeting held ycsterdiv
evening
ut the Tradea hall, to
proceed
to Frankston for the purpose of making
tho necessary arrangements
for the pn
me of that society, which is to be held there
on the 2drd inst A aports committee, con
siHtin^ of Messrs I) Boss, li Li Suer, J
Walker, J M'Laughlin.J Phillips,
V Ko"eiH
and J White, was appointed It was tin
nounccd thataspccial
train had been engaged
for the purpose
of conveying the members
mid their friends to the watennc, place
men
Honed
The Melbourne United Labourers' I'rotec
tive and Benefit Society intend opening
a
branch at South Melbourne next week.
CAPTAIN
It I BunTOf has completed his
"Book
ot tin- Sword, winch will be pub
lishrd shortly in litr"e quarto, with 300 lllus
ti it Kiis I he lull title will be "A History
ot the Sworl, and its Use in all Countries
fiom the Karl test Times
'
NEW SOUTH WALES.
(FlOSl OUB OWN COnnESrONDENT.) "1
SYDNEY, FEB. .
Mr Suttor has been back to his con
stituciicy, and has been re elected without
opposition Mr Keid ia still out in the cold,
waiting the pleasure of Parliament The
validating bill is not )ct through for it has
had to go through the parliamentary process
a second time As 1 have already explained,
the -ssembly altered its mind after sending
tin bill to the Upper House Mr Dalley
though he stoutly defended the fourth clause
lier . ni iintainiiiL, that it was full} justified
by the precedent of tin Marquis of llartinc,
ton m 1 nduii 1 moved its withdrawal lhere
is no object in discussing a question
vv Inch has
prnctieiill} v inisliL 1 but the tourth clause did
not|,o on all fours with the J nglish pre
cdent. In tin colony the c ibt hud been re
fcired to a swoin tribun il whose decision
was to be final and that decision was that
Messrs Heil
and Suttor had never been
clectel to tina Aascuibly havine, been both
ineligible at the date ot the election Lord
Hartington had leen properly elected, but
li id
subsequently forfeited his seat by accept
mt an oflice and his case was only referred
to an ordmar} committee However thora
was no serious fight in the Council in the
matter as the fourth clause was withdraw n
but the third had to bo altered to suit the
changed circumstances W hen the bill came
back to the Assembly the Speaker drew atten
tion to this alteration and said that the House
of Commons had always been very jealous of
an} alteration ni a bill uflcctinc, its own con
stitution Mr Stuart pointed out that the
change
was
jtiat what the} wished to have
and which they could not themselves male
as the bill had passed out ot their hands
but out of dcleienei to the point taken
he
moved that the bill be laid aside If tin
Council had not amende I the bill the
Assembly would hay e been m a curious lix
W e have many times had the Assembly com
plaining of alterations made against its vv ill
but nover before of alterations to euri} out
its will but we wear the ol I clothes ot the
old country long after they have ceased
to lit us Lh House of Lords is
a baronial House and lepresenta the
landed anstocrac} and the jealousy of
the Commons is natural enough But in
these colonies tue Bccond chuniber is mainly
a chamber of revision and to complain of a
revising chamber doin" its revisinc, work
and doing what ull
p irties want to be done
is looked at from the piactical point of view
as
simpl} folly But such follies will be
inevitable BO long as we refuse to look at
things
as the} arc and insist on looking at
them as they were hundreds of years nc,o
1 he bill has not
tot through
its stai.es in the
Vsscmbl} ultofccther
us a matter of form
because some new points were raised one
of them resulting in the bill berne, re
committed before the third reading This
was an amendment to forfeit the seat
of members w ho had ten lered for public
works This was suggested by the recent
case of Mr \uuL,han to which I have le
fcrred in a prev ous letter vv ho had been a
successful tcnderei thoudi lie had declined
afterwards to complete the contract and
whom the House has refused to unseat
althouth the Committee of J lections nu 1
Qualifications had reported that he bud ren
dercd himself liable to have Ins seat vacated
It was admitted in the House that merni cr
had opportunities for "cltiug secret mfur
inatiou tluit cither
peotle did not have
lind, therofeir- IS is very undesirable th it
merabars should bu allowed to tender on
speculation 1 ecp the thing if it is
good, and
ha\ e political influence enough to get buck
their deposit if it does not lool pro
misinc, Una fielinc, was 6o stroiiL,
that an amendment was carried forfcitiii"
the scat of the tenderer An objection
was taken that the amendment was outside
the scope of the bill but the chairman over
ruled it In the full House however on the
motion for the third leading Mr Oanctt
brought the matter before the Speaker and
contended that as the hill w as one for re
moving disabilities au amendment creating
a new disability was not peitinent lhe
Spcal cr, w hile dcclininc, to s ty that the
amendment was fatal to the bill said that
his opinion
was a_ainst it Hie bill was io
committed therefore and the amendment re
mov ed
Hie discussion on the taxation proposals
has been hy el} all the week both maud
out of the House and the Government has
shown a disposition to ,ive way in
several points Mr Keid has to le
re elected for 1 1st Sydney and it will not do
to be too stllf,
'
Mr Dibbs li is accordingly
intimated tllat he will not necessarily stand
out for tho full penny that he never meant
to tax iurmtuic, and that he probably
will not tat merchandise Ho has had
bey eral interviews with persons engaged m
industries to w horn the present turill
yvcs
mi incidental protection and who complain
thatifthat protection is lemovcd tiny will
be ruined Hie tobacco people have inn le
Hiebest case und they/have
ollere I to sill
nut their books to him to show that vv ith less
than a shilling protection th } cannot i O'.si
bl} carr} on lhe paper people have hada
harder u"lit w ith him because thev hay e had
to admit that vv ithout any protection they can
manufacture white printing paper with a
margin of profit and even sell it in the Mol
bourne mail ct in spite of the duty there
But they declare that the} cannot make brown
paper at n profit and jet do not c,tve a rensou
vvl y In the course of the discussion
Mr
Dibbs brought
out the fact that it requires
live tons of coal to produce one ton of white
] aper that this coal is delivered at the Liv cr
pool works foi 11s "while it could not be de
liveredtany Melbourne vvorl s under 21s
so that for every ton of paper the Sydney
manufacturers get an
advantage
over the
Melbourne corni etitor of 50s
It is only 10 000 a year that Mr Dibbs
proposes to surrender 1} abolishing the
smaller duties I here ale six or seven small
local industries that will 1 e touched and
they all declare that they will be ruined if the
tin iii is simplified "Mr Dibbs declares that
they vv ill not und that at any rate the} are
1 ound to prove their case befoie lie _ives m
to them Hie probability seems to be that
ho will have to give m
partially if not
wholly
As to the general question of the j olicy of
j
the new ta\cs public opinion is still m u I
very chaotic condition and we never had i
clearer indication oi the low standard of real
political education among the people and of
the extent to which all politics ure judged by
personal
interests Hie citizen s meeline,
vv as
ii
partial failure Hie principal speaker wus
a newly arrived barrister from Lnc,land, c,lad
enough
to c/1 to the front but who
wearied his audience without gcttinc, to the
point Hie local spcakeis stuck to the
matter ni hand but were by no meaiiB uni
form
in their 8}mpathies Hie iropeit}
classes have not as a rule come forward in
any overt way to denounce direct taxation
but everybody whether "enuinely
or not
seems suddenly interested in the welfure of
the poor man and is declaiming about
the way in which the taxes will affect lum
It was said of old lhe poor ye have always
with you Whether vye oue,ht to have them
in a
prosperous country like this is doubtful
but it will be more easy to c,ct rid of the poor
men out of our social life than out of our
political lift Superstition is waning and
ghost stones cease to frighten but the bogy
of
th( poor mau till causes the knees of the
ordinary politicians to tremble Mr Dibbs
has had the boc,y put b foie linn several
tunes ne protesta that he is not frightened,
but yet there is a
slight quaver in his voie
w hich provokes a little seer ticisra As to the
working classes they are very lar.ely in
favour of protection and yet they have
always been clnmournif. to have the burden
of taxation shifted more on to the shoulders
of the rich and their difficulty
is how to
realise both their aims Now that Mr Dibbs
proposes
to tax the rich it ia seen clearly
enough
that the firm establishment of
a property tax would for ever stand
in the way of a protectionist polio
So Bome of the protectionist propose a
five per cent ad valoiem duty all round as
that will give revenue enough,
nnd cost
nothing to collect On this point Mr Dibbs
has taken his stand firmly He told a
protec
tionist deputation
distinctly that if the
Assembly Dreferred an ad valoiem duty to a
property tax it must t,ct iiuothcr Government
to corry out the polio Mr Copeland tlio
former Minister for Works in the present
Administration, has taken up a medium
position He declares himself a freetrader,
and sa) s that whilo a resident
in Victoria he
could never see the good that protection did
to it But lie wants to have an ad valorem
duty on things that are cither luxuries
or
things that ure not
produced
in
tlio colonies and that, therefore will
not act
protcctivel)
or
press
upon the
poor Mr \oung another member of the
House, has tai cu a bol 1er course und lins
tabled amnerai esolutionto the eiltet that
the House dcts not approve of the fiscal
proposals Some umusemi nt bus been caused
b) a question put to Mr Stuart us t> what
he meant to do in view of such un alarming
notice 01 motion but lu replied very pro
pcrly that some discretion must be left to
the Government as to the imp rtaucc to be
attached to buch it notice Hu 1 it come from
tile rcco-niscel leader
of the Opposition he
should hine adjourned the House , but were
buch adjournment necessary wheiever such
notices came irom a in w and terrible en_inc
for obstruction woull be setup It bow
ever, the motion comes on for serious discus
sion, it will tend to clear the atmosphere
and show the Government wh it its chances
are
_________________
TUB KEW ASYLUM BUILDING AND
THE BENEVOLENT ASYLUM.
TO Tin: 1.Wrou or THE Alters.
Sir-In a recent issue ot Jin Aryui a
yy liter under the fobuju t ot St kildam
formulated the suggestion of utihsin0 the
Key/ Asylum lol the benefit of the inmates ot
the Melbourne Benevolent Asylum He did
so on the supposition
that the liovernment
would 1 e compelled sooner or later to mal e
more suitable provision for the lunatics
under its care medical dictum having con
Icnined the l resent treatment of crowding
them together W lion the chango does tal e
place
(and the time ma} not bt tar off before
it comes about) a c jmmodious and costly
buildin- m a choice locality
it rumour is to
be credited nucjit either be to let or sell
lhe high prices which suburban allotments
no briuc.nij, ut present might induce the co
v eminent to make meiehandise of the
"round
on which the Kew Ysylum stands
Uct re doin" bo however it is to be
hoped that wiser counsels will picvail
and
that li buildin" erected for a public purpose
it great cost will not le allowed to be de
niolished or parted w ith foi the reason bo
potentially
set forth b} your correspondent
St kildam His
suggestion that it should
be appropriated
as a home for the inmates ol
the Melbourne Benevolent ABJIUUI merits
consideration tor seveial
reasons In the
absence ot any enactment in dum, it com
pulsory upon the people to provide for the
poor the Government recognises the obliga
non to conti ibutc to their support and an
miall} set aside a laiL,e amount for distrtbu
lion amongst
the y anona choritiea Hie
public
also of their own tree will and
accord contribute their quota and m this
way
our charities are upheld in n munner
winch, to say the least lelloets the
highest credit upon
us as a com
munity L p to the presi nt time the
aystcm has worled well but it would
certainl} be prcierable
from many points
of
view it our chaiilablc institutions were mu
position tosu[ I 011 themselves from resources
placed more immediately under their con
trol
As far as the Melbourne I enevolent Asylum
is concerned there
ure circumstances in its
tavour which
if judiciously availed of would
_o a long vv ay
in liicreasin. its permanent cn
dowment lund to an amount the yearly pro
eeeds
oi yvhich vi oui 1 form an important
item under the hca 1 of rev enuc lhe site of
the building with its enclosures occupies 10
acres more or leBS ofyaluableground which
it sold, together with the building, would it
is thought realise 00 000 lins amount
added to the anu already standing to the
credit of the Cumulative 1 ndovimcnt lund
ot the institution and the munificent be
quest of the late Mr lohn Liney which, I
understand is to be handed over to the
institution in May next, would swell the
permanent endowment fund to nearly
bO 000 lins amount invested at good in
tereat woul 1 (.reatly au.mcnt the annual
revenue of the institution and citherassiat
in lessening the demand upon the Govern
mont or, what micjit bo more important
still enable the institution to widen and
ienlarge ita sphere of usefulness
Unless Hotham is to be cribb d cabined
and confined to its present municipal limits
the time will ussuredly altivo when an ex
tension of \ letona street will become un
nbsolutc necessity m w Inch case the removal
of the asylum v hah bl x1 a the way, would
no lon,ci
be
optional
but compulsoiy, and
the question
alises whether it would not bl
better to anticipait
auch a contingency,
und
tal e prompt action with tile view ot bringing
about uu arrangement which would be for
the benefit of tile institution than abide the
course of events which might not end so
iavourablj
1 he matter ia one of sufficient ma-intudc
to demand the attention ot the Government
and doubtless if it were duly bl ought under
its notice it would receive that careful con
Biderution which it merits Our poor must
be provided for and if an opportunity offers
itselt to make an arrangement better suited
for that purpose
than the one which at
present exists it is our bounden duty as a
community to do so Hie Kew Asylum in
all probability
ia not likely to be required
much longer tor the use it la now put to It
is auld to be suitable lorabenevolintaaylum
mid it would not only beupity, buta mistake
to boot cither to pull the bundine, down or
sell the land when both oin.lit to be
reserved lor such a laudable object In
lending a helping hand to the formation
of an endowment fund which yvould
enable
tin institution to defray its
expenses
in
part if not in whole, the
Government would lessen jua nita the
jcuodical demand upon ita exchequer
Un i nunciul grounds therefore if upon
no other the povvcis that be ought to
lend a willing ear to any plea put forward on
behalf of un institut] m like the Melbourne
Benevolent Asylum the oldest and the larc, st
of its kind ni the colony Moreov cr, liibteud ot
there being a
dcrcase, there is an increase in
the number ot applicants for relief and
shelter, and unless some additional accom
modation is provided hundreds who ure
destitute of the means of subsistence will hay e
to look elaewhori for help Carry out the re
commendation of St Kildian and a boon
will be confcricd upon thousands, who will
ever feel thankful for his suggestion -I am,
ifTHAMlTE.
HERR GTMANN, the music
publisher of
Vienna IIUB purchased the copyright
of
Brahms s new
symphony for 10 000 gulden
rather more than 800 sterling
GEELONG.
(FllOM OUlt OWN CORULsroNDENT )
MONDv\ EILMNO
Shortly after 12 o'clock today a fire was
discovered on the piemisesol
Mr J Nicol,
grocer and produce nieicliant, Moorabool
Btrect The alarm vi as at once given,
and
bi half past
12 fwo reels belonging to the
Geelong Fire Brigade vi eie on the spot, and
the Newtown and Chilwell Bugadu arrived
shortl) ufteiwiitds Four jets ot viaterwere
soon brought
into force, and in three quarters
ot an hour the lire, which thic.itened to be ti
veri large one, was subdued.
The lift) first half )cuil) meeting of the
shaieholders of the Geelong Gas Company
vins lietel this afternoon The lion G V
Belcher occupied the chair. The directors'
repoit showed that, afttr placing to credit
the customary reserves, there remained
2,730 Ills hil at credit of profit and loss,
out of li Inch they lceonnnended the pay
nitmt of a dividend at the rate of 0 per cent
for the half yeal, absorbing _2,lil 12s lOd ,
and leaving a balance of 50lis lOd There
was a good sale for the residual products
The company's woiks wer
reported to be in
good order The directors' report was
adopted,
and n dividend, ns recommended,
declared, payable on the 12th uist. The
chairman btattd that the board had decided
to reduce the price of gus from 10s. to us lil ,
ow mg to the greater use of gas, and the dirce
tors looked forward to au increased consump-
tion to recoup them.
CASTLEMAINE.
(FROM OUR OWN COIlllKSl'ONDENT. )
MON'UA KVENINO.
At a meeting of the mining board tins
morning the motion of Mr Mitchell, that bye
law 11, section IS, be amended,
so as to pre
vent peisons fiom silting up the various
creeks with tailings, was biought up The
mover
urged the necessity for something
being done, other ise he stated the creeks
w oulel soon ov erllow, and cause great damage
to private propeities The majority of the
board were against any alteration, and on
the vote being taken only Mr Mitchell voted
lor it Messrs Hurt (Hepburn)
and Gordon
(taradale) have been returned unopposed to
their positions
on the mining
boaiei. whilst
Messrs Williams and Broughull
will have to
contest their seats
[B\
T_iLcitAi'U ]
'Hie magistiriul inquiry into the cause of
leith ot the lad David Maltby, who was
drow ned at Chew ton w ill be held to morrow
Mrs Maltbv, in whose chat gc the hoy had
been, was so frantic when she heard of the
news, that she ruBhed into the dam, and was
also nein 1} drowned She is now bullering
from tht ellects of this
THE MELBOURNE LIEDER-
TAFEL.
A very large audience was attracted to the
Town hall last night by the final concert for
the present seabon given by the Melbourne
Liedertafel lho programme submitted con
tuined little that was new but much that was
interesting and foremost in this latter respect
was the first
appeaiance of Madame 1 lise
Wiedtrmann lins lady it will be recollected
was announced at the beginning of the year
to appear at acontertgn en undtr the direction
of Mr It s Smythe but BIIO was
prevented
at that time from singing in consequence of
a most
inopportune
attack of bronchitis
Her previous experiences and reputation
made ni
leading theatres ns in operatic
artist from \ lenna to Hamburg anti London
line been duly pi at 1 before the reader
in these columns Her performance
hist nicjit justifie 1 all that had
been saul in her favour Her achetions
consisted of the Jewel decile lrom
the third net of 1 aust and the famous
song Ihclrllung by Schubert Madame
Witdermann was warmly piceteel on her
first nppearancc She sang the whole of the
well remembered sceno from Gounod s great
opera commencing with the entry
ot Mar
fcuente into the garden her self communing
as to the (.allant gentleman who had spoken
to
her, the quaint Bong
'
lho King of
I hule -sung at the spinning wheel-the
discovery of the Howers left for her
by Siebel and the jewels placed
in
her way by Mcphistopheles, and ending
with the rapturous outburst popularly
known us the Jewel Song The singer
used the German language and therctore
there were some slight deviations in the
musical uccout us generally leeeived here
11er manner of suiting
w ua most elintd and
altogether grateful to experienced
hcareis
Her voice is soprano of even quality mid
s\v cet tone and of such compass as includes
eaaily the w ide rnn"c w ritten for that rcfcistcr
ni this most intcrcstuiL, scene Her
rcndcrinc, of Hie King of Thule was a
refinement upon the method with which the
home staying Melbourne public huvo been
previously ncqu iinted It was propcily sug
fctstivc ot deep reverie anil tender sensibility
Hie Jewel Song demanded a ditlcrent
mod of
expression and required the most
ornate style of siii_ini, and hcicin Madame
W ledcrmann showed herself to be an
accomplished vocalist She uses the
finer ornaments of vocalisation with
great facility and good taste Her
scale passives aro clear her voice
when needed is pow crful in the lndier notes
but always with a power relative to its owh
quality and not to be confoundtd with the
pow cr of a trc it voice Hie result of this
initial performance was thoroughly accept
ublc to the audience,
who after having i ept
silence during the whole of tho BCtne re
w arded the singer with lout continued ap
pluuse and many handsome bouquets As
an encore piece Madame W ledcrmann
Bang in
Lnghsh taubert s pretty little song
Hie larmer and the IL,COIIB Having
shown her capability
as a cultivated singer
of modern opera Madame Wiedermann next
essayed tlic hidiest form of German itecf-a
qualification which wo think fairly attaches
to The 1 rl King by Schubert In this
performance the singer showed good under
standing of the difference between the
voices indicated-dramatic force where
such display was necessary and touching
impressivcness of manner in her interpreta
lion of the climax lu this song she also
used the language for w Inch Schubert coin
posed but with a ditlcrent result from the
operatic belection because the original
musical accent vv as undisturbed The audi
euee honoured the singer with treat applause
and an encore song followed naineh
Annie Launt winch was charmingly ron
dere 1 Madame W itdermann sings well, so
far cither m German or ni 1 nglish and from
her reception last nidit should have every
reason to bo pleased with her first perform
ance in Melbourne Mr Otto Vot,t the lion
pianist to the society accompanied Madame
W ledcrmann at the pianoforte
in each of hor
selections w ith fidelity and
t,ood
eiltet
Apart lrom the performances ot the In ly
1 ist namtd the interpretation of 1 thtiuu
Davids symphony ode lhcDeseit by tho
full strength of tht band und chorus of the
Melbourne Lie lerlafel was the mostvveidity
and effectiv e 1 he vi ork baa often been given
by the same society who were the first to per
form it in this part of ti e world and it has
been lrecmcntly described by us in previous
notices Long practice has made thechrir
of the Melbourne Liedertafel perfect in their
rendering of the choral part Hie orchestra
selected and conducted by Mt lulnis
Sicdt gave fine tltect to the sym
phonic lorm of the composition 1 lit
struny; and high pitched
call to prayer b)
the Mue/zin toul 1 not have been executed
better b) aii)one in Melbourne than by Mr
Staker Hie descriptive monologue was
cllcctively spoken by Mr G lupton and
Hie Desert -the most vividh depicted
musical panorama that w e know-j ussed
before the t,enernl acnsorium nrousinc, the
nnnc,inution and absorbing the attention m a
putc unw ontcd degree
Amongst the rest of the long programme
the i
erlorinanct of one number dunns
specnl mention Ibis vi as the e,rand oryin
fantasia in I minor ( Hu Storm ) by
Lemiucns Hie name of the composer ia
tuuranteeforthtqualitvof tlnairost tfletttve
pit-ct of
programme
music and tin loe il
reputation of the oryunst Mr I lnhp 1 luist d
is warrant to the leader that the pi
rform
nuce waa excellent So hidily did
the audience think of tins that the)
twice recalled the pln)cr and would lurte
asi cd him to play ng tin but time prevented
Sides wait? chorus Hie Star of love
was greatly enjoyed Asehers Danse Slave
was neatly v ery rendered at the i lanofortc
by Mr Otto\oc,t Amongst the other num
bera presented the performance by the or
diestra of Nicolais overture to Hie
Merry Wives of Windsor and the lnnn
li lustr Murch deserve most favoural li m n
lion 1 he programme contained it little too
much and the concert wus a little too
lon"
THE RECENT FIRE AT HILLSTON.
TO THE EDITOR Ol' TUE AIIGIIS.
Sir -Having been prsentt the latefirq at
Hillston, where several thousand pounds
worth oi property was destrcyed I would
point i ut by means ot your paper, how
simply it und numerous other fires in buch
towns mi"ht be pievented
01 the loss minim
ised
Hie fire was first seen under a house and
here although quite a amall Hame from its
position
the fire was quite unreachable by a
bud et of water-yet
u short hose could in
this C1180 have Buvcd the destruction of
store,
bunk,
and court house, as well us the other
buildings
1 would suggest that in every bush town an
n-bfitftut should be kept at the police stu
tion An u.luictiui (filled with some fire
extinguishing
chemical compound), being
portable,
would save all such losses in the
luture
Again, in the aboyennmed fire, none of the
Bates contents were unburnt I would have
each safe placed
on boards over un under
ground tank, so that in case of fire, the
boaids being burnt through, the ufe drops
into the water, and so is really safe
Apologising
lor using so much of your
valuable Biiaci
-I am -c ,
GOVERNMENT MEDICAL OFFICEll.
Hillston, Feb. 5.
!
'TIIE_BA
Y PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF TUE AIM US.
Sir,-Will you have tho kindness to inform
your readers and the public generally through
yourpuper, whether steamers pi}nig in Hob
bon'aBu} to our local watering places
aiecom
pelled by any uct to carry a sufficient number
of efficient boats of such dimensions to be
capable (in ease of accident) of carr} ing the
number of passengeis buch steamet ure
licensed to carry
In going to Geelong recently on bonni one
of the steamers, I observed she wies licensed
to carry 350 passengers , }et, ni case of acci-
dent, the only means at hand seemingly to
save life consisted oi two small boats, that
may be capable of holding jointly peihaps
50
pcraona
on an emergency, but in ease of
an accident occurring with a number of per-
sons on board and the panic
certain to ensue,
the boats may be lendered useless, and in
that case, apparently, the only means ot
escape would be cut off.
As the subject I have referred to is one of
reat
public interest, I trust, Sir, you will
raw special attention through your columns.
-Yours A.c.
TRAVELLER. l'eb S
PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.
.-"- ,
/ [BY TELEGRAPH.]
j
(rnoM oun OWN connESPOSDENTS.)
""'
BOURKE (N.S,"VV.), NONDAY.
Saturday,} cstcrda} and to day yvere very
close and mugg} Heav y clouds are banking
up but disappearing quickly tigain 1 ort}
points of ram hay e fallen since the 7th inst
in small showers, doing no good except
laying the dust Apparently heavy storms
are falling in the outly nig districts Nymagee,
on the Bogan reports heax v ram on Saturday
At Barringun, on the W arrego, 87 points
fell
CUNNUlULli \(N S W ) MOTOAX
'I wo nice showers have fallon and there
an indications of more to come One inch
of rain fell
TAMliO (Q ), Mo\DAy
then ia every probability
of more linn
Up to the present about .Hui haye fallen
lhe last rain fell on Sitiirday lhe grass
is
grow ing splendidly 1 he day s ore vv arm and
the nights cool
WIMON(Q)
Mowvv
A thunderstorm occurred yeaterday, when
six
points of ram fell There was much
heav 1er rain southwards There w as a strong
easterly wind this morning, and no
appear
ance of moro rum
V, ILCs.NMA. (N S "W ), MOND vi
A quarter of an inch of ram fell on Sutur
da}, making, with what fell on Thursday,
lill lhe roads aro still closed against
travelling stock 'Hie average
rainfall last
year, taken fruin 12 localities within a radius
of JOO miles of Wilcannia, was 7in 'Hie
lowest fall was Oin 1 points nt Milparinka.
The Darling
is xcry low through its whole
length and its tributaries are m the same
condition
AGRICULTURAL NEWS.
-
IBY TELEGHAl'H.]
(FllOM OUR OWN COltllEsrONUKNTS.)
ST. ARNAUD, MONDAY.
The weather, which was iutensely hot on
Triduy, Saturday,
und Sunday, is now
cool
W heat is
arriving
freely The quotations
urcJs -d to 3s 4U
NHILL, MONDAY
Wheat ia coming forward freely, the
samples being good The market price
is
2s lid
HORSHAM, MONDAY
'Hie deliveries of wheat on linday and
Saturday were laige, but yesterday only a
small quantity caine forward 'Hie market
is
slightly easier, Js Id to Sa 4}d being the
best prices obtainable
SANDHURST, MOVDAX
Hie min ket vv as again dull to day 'Hiero
were 170 buys
of wheat delivered by team
the greater ] ortion of w hich w us stored A
large consignment airived by rail, one buyer
alone receiving 1500
bags, but nearly the
whole w as purchased some time Bince '1 he
highest price realised to day was .Is 7d 40
bilga of o its came to
hand,
2s 7d being ob
tinned for prune Huy continues plentiful at
recent quotations
DEATH FROM SNAKE' BITE.
LBY
TLLHGKAPH ]
(FROM
OU OH N COItULSroNDhNT )
YACKANDANDAH, MONDV
On Triday evcnnit, a lad of 13 years of age
named Hunt, the onl) support of a widow ed
mother, residing at Staghorn Hat, had Ins at
tention di aw ii to Ins do" b irkini, violently at
a hole in it lo" into which ii rabbit had
escaped Althou"li vi arned not to do so he
thrust Ins bund into the hole, foi the purpose
of pulling out the rabbit, when u smile
sprang up and bit his forefinger 1 he wound
was, however so slid it us not tobe visible
until his employer, who was present began
to suck it So venomous was the bite that
the lad sanl ilmost immediately after being
bitten When Dr Mueller urriud he was
cokl and comatose but under the doctoi s
treatment, vi Inch baa bein lemnrkably sue
cessful on formel occasions, the skin became
lapidly wann consciousness ictiirncd,
and
before the doctor left he was able to walk
about, and sicincd to be out of dan"cr Dur
mg
the
night, however it relapse carne on
und he sank so
inpidly that he died on Satur
day morning before the doctoi could possibly
tet to the place
A SUGGESTION TO CRICKET EUS.
TO THE EDITOR or
TUE Alte! US.
Sir,-'lhere having lately uppcorccl
Boroo
coriespondence on cricket matches, perhaps I
might bo peimitted to offer u suggestion on
the oil day matches play ed vv ith up country
and junior clubs
Supposing that these matches aro intended
to give the visiting clubs u kind of treat as
well
as a lesson on tirst class turf, and to
enable cricketers to judge ol any nascent
cricketing talent among the visitors, would it
not be courteous on the part of the Mel
bourne teams,
on winning the toss,
to send
thou visitois tust to the wickets, thus
giving
them a chance with the bat before proceeding
to their leather hunting, and showing them
practicully what good fielding is
I feel convinced that such courtesy
would
be fully appreciated by the visitors, and the
Melbourne teams would then doubtless win
many games
which ate now drawn
Should the above suggestion receive inser-
tion m your columns, my hope is that it will
meet with approval
in cricketing circles -I
am, ita. SENEX.
Richmond tet>. &
BALLARAT.
,-
(FRO)! OUR 0M\ COItRLSION-DENT )
MOMMY 1 vi NIXO
The Hist
prosecution under the Stamp
Duties Act came beloio the City Police Court
this morning, when James 1 lctcher, a blind
man, vv us charged under the 13th section with
hawking and offering for sale certain dut)
and other stamps m the public streets The
charge was proved b) Detective Lomax, but
Mr Sultei, foi the defendant, described the
proceedings ot the Postal department
.is finish und cruel in arresting a blind
mau lor the offence, lit the instance of
some persona behind tile scenes The Bench
agreed with these remarks, but had no u!
tentative bul to lino tho dtendant '10, the
linpeiative sum stated in tho net, and con-
fiscate to the Government the stamps found
in his possession, valuid at T1 'Iho magis
trutes,
howev cr, signified then intention of
recommending the case to the favourubio
coiiaideiution of the Chief Secretar}.
SANDHURST.
(HtOM OUR OWN coRiu-sioxurxr )
MONOW LVIMVO
A meotiii" of the committee ot the ( tizt ns
Annual Marine I xcursion was held this
altcinoon w hen it was B1 itcd that tin re was
ii piufit on tlim and previous excursions of
i.ll_ l_i bil It waa dicidcd to place 100
us a lived elep sit ni the Nutii nul 1 auk mid
tin brlance 'iii I s o I was distributed IIB
tollowB -District Hospital and Benevolent
\s> lum i.10 Is 11 each 7 7s to the lion
sec. Mr Wellborn, and id is to Mr J Bob
sli IW treasurer
I he mun Iii hurd Cornish who was injured
in the united Ilustl r s and Redan Company
s
linne on I rulay hist is progressing moie
lui ourubly than vi ns
anlitip
ittd Iii is now
pronounced out ol ?liine.cr by tin me heal
stall ut tht h ispttul, w hen lie itiiuuus ut
present
lhere is n pro! ibility of the tinsmiths ni
this city tonic,
out on sli il c shortly A shoi t
time since the einployeis concidcd the eight
bouts system to then men but u day or two
nco notices wert posted in Home of the work
ships to tin tfiect that on im tut i tht 1st
prox tht old houis vi/ nine and a half per
diem woul 1 hi levtrted to I In tniphja
have held a meeton, condining tin matter
and they have unanimously ut,ictd to stiike
on Satin luy nc\t unless the cidit houis
system be continue I
Hie Primitive Methodist annual district
meeting
lins been sitting at Liglchawl
Hie financial abstract shown! tiiat the
total vulut of tht thurch property was
02 000 and thnt the entire debit thereon wus
17 000 It was reporte
1 thut the stute of
the trust propcity, as a w hole was very satis
factory Duimj, the ycui new churches lind
been erected tit CrcswicK West Melbourne
Melbourne Beaufoit aud Launceston at it
total cost of 1'2 700 and towards li [Ut
datint, this amount tile sum of 1 IIO had
been raised
THE INTERCOLONIAL CRICKET
MATCH.
; -*
VICTORIA V. NEW SOUTH WALES.
THIRD DAY.
' '
[BY SPECIAL WIRE.]
(FBOSI OUBOVVtr COltRESrONDENT.)
?
SYDNEY, MONDAY.
The intercolonial match, Victoria v New
South Wales, was continued toda} Hie
weather waa dull and threatening,
but the
rain held oil The attendance numbered
about 3,000 The features of tho day a play
were the splendid batting of Moses and A
Bannerman and the bowling of Evans for
Now South Willes, and that of 1 aimer
for Victoria Bannerman never batted
with greater spirit and determination
or
more attractiv ely He at times surprised the
\ ictorians with the rapidity of Ins run
getting, Ina hitting all round being remark
ably clean and well timed When he had
almost made a century, he unluckily played
a ball on to his wicket. Moses s display of
batting cannot be too highly spoken
of, as he
played
a true and correct game all through
Ilia three last performances,
considering
the quality of the bowling opposed to lum,
entitle him to be placed in the first rank of
colonial batsmen Evans
ia not a brilliant
bataman, but ho is a Bure and steady one, and
ho well maintained that rputation
in
making his score of 21 1 he Victorian bat
ting
was again disappointing 'Iho turf was
not in first class order
Boyle opened the proceedings
by bowling
against tho wind to Moses, three legh}es
and a brace to square leg by Bannerman
being the first items of note Palmir having
bowled an over to Moses, Bannerman Bent
Bo} le to leg for I Ho also drove lum in the
next over splendidly to the oil lor 1, Moses
not yet having scored Bannerman still kept
adding to the total his next cllort being a
pretty cut in the slips oil Palmer for 1
Moses at last bloke the ice by dru mg Bo) le
to the oil foi 4 In Palmer s next over Ban
nerman gave a difhcult chance, low and fast,
to Bonnor ut short slip Hie iicldsmuii,
howey er, was not on the alert, and the ball
went for 1 Pulmcr, at point, should liavo
taken the chance that Moses gave
lum in Boyles next over, as tho ball
went fairly into Ina hands At 1*12 Bonnor
relieved Palmer, and with half a gale behind
him it waa thought he would be difficult to
play Bannerman howcvei, did not aceom
modate lum glancing
Bonnor to leg for 4,
and then cutting the next ball for a like
number A singlo by Bannerman oil Bonnor
brought 200 on the boord Moses s play, com
pared with Bannerman a, was
tame, though he
did not uppear to be in any way Btuck up by
tile bowling, he generally being a slow
beginner Bannerman had made 10 while
Moses had scored 3 and he continued to lay
about him in the most vigorous manner
Moses then cut Boy le for J in the slips and
awakening to the fact that Ins partner was
running clean aw ay from him, alao cut Bonnor
smartly for 4 Shortly alter his career
should have been brought to a close,
as in attempting
a second run for an off hit
he hesitated, but 1 rumble at mid oil throw
nig the ball in badly to Bonnor, the batBnian
escaped At 21U Palmer
came on again vv ith
the wind instead of Bonnor. '1 rumble re
licv mg Boyle at the other
end T he change
had the desired effect, us when three more
runs liad been added to the score, Banner
man played a ball from Palmer on to his
wicket
nfter having played a grand innings
for 1, obtained by fine all round cricket
.our wickets for 222 Evans joined Moses,
who soon after hit 1 rumble well to leg for a
quartet, the former replying with a brace
and a single to leg from Palmer Mosca had
now obtained the highest aggregate score on
his side, and was
graduully oveituking
Bannerman who had made the highest score
in a single innings Mr 1. II Dangars two
prizes,
one tor the highest aggregate score
mude in the match, and one lor the best
single innings score, appeared to be well
within his reach Another stind was made
between I vans and Moses, and the batsmen
had brought the score up to 241 when an
adjournment
was made for lunch, Moses
having scored 85 and] vuna 8 On resiiimng
play
1 vans showed his appreciation ol loose
bowling bj sending
a full
pitcher
from
Palmer to tho fence for 4, follow mg this np by
hitting a long hop fiom the same bow lei to
leg for a like number Ho then brought
down the house with a beuutitul oil dine
from lrumbls causing 2">0 to appt ar MOSCB,
li jvvcv er, did not increase Ins score, as in cut
tui at a
long hop from Palmer, which rose
up rather high, he waa caught hy 'Humble at
long slip His innings for 85 was a first class
ix roi manee 5 wickets for Z ij Marr then
went to the assistance of 1 vans but was not
destined to stay long Boyle bowling him oil
his hand the ball hitting Blackham badly
nfter striking the wickets After 1 vans had
cut Palmer for 1 to the pavilion fenci Black
ham was compelled to retire from the blow
lie had received Cooper acted as Ins Bubsti
tute and lewis donned the wcketl eepmg
doves Evans did not long enjoy the com
puny
of Powell, beim; given out leg before
wicket toi "liner His 2J were put together
in Ins usual painstaking manner Seven
wicl eta for 258 A Gregor) filled the
vacancy, when Powell opened Ins account on
tho Bcoie sheet by making
a
couple to the on
from Boyle, the former also
beginning with a
couple
from a Buick to leg off 1 aimer On
Blackham making his re appearance he was
loudly checrid lhe scoring was very slow
and Poivdls batting to Palmer WBB
about the worst play that had BO tar
been witnessed in tin match He laboured
ami lloundered about, treating that bowler
deliveries in a Btyle that was a traves
tie on first class cricket. He had a
narrow escape from being stumped bj
Illacl ham olt Bovie the umpire giving lum
li benefit ol the doubt A Gre0oiy relieved
the monotony of uffaus by playing Palmer
nicely to leg for 4 A slow, well pitched up
ball from Bo)le however proved too much
for him the batsman playing over it 8-0
27.! Nunn, who lollowed, began by hitting
Palmer to the oil for a triplet, und then
smote Boyle vigorousl) to the on loi 1 After
that he had a rare slice of luck being bowled
by Palmer otl a no bull, which, fortunately
for bun went for nothing Powell now began
tophi)
in better style, mid got
Palmer well
away to fine leg tor a fourcr Nunn did not
profit much from his escape as aftei making
J, he pla)ed a ball from Boyle "softly into
the hands of Palmer, at point Garrett, the
hist mun, a vei) unusual position lor him
to occup), joined Powell He, however, did
not greatly troublethcscorcra for afternddni
a single to the store he was bowled by
Palmer Powell carrying out his bat for "J
1 he innings closed for 28U Palmor bow led
exceedingly well and Boyle ulao handled
the ball skilfully I rumble howivcr was
i ither ( xpeiisive, and did not bon 1 willi the
sanie accuracy as in the first innings Black
ham was again dexterous behind tin wickets
1 ut the fielding of the Aictonans WJS not
hist class
Afiirtln turf had boen rollel M Donnell
and Scott tool their stations at the wickets
to eommcnci the task of making Wb runs
Evans and Mair weie entrusted with the
attack on behalf of New South W ales the
former bowling with the wind J yans
opened with a maiden to M Donnell Scott
making a single from Mans first ovir
1 he inmu(,s began disastrously for the Vic
toruins a bump) ball from Evans getting
rid ot Scott who was splendidly caught by
A Grigory at deep shoit slip Hie bomd
allowed 1 1-1 as Hot an
stepped
into the
breach Hie next ball nearly proved fatal
to the latter who gave a rather difhcult
chance to A Gregory at the same place in
which he hud cauJit Scott M Donnell then
opened his shoukleis,
and sent a bill from
Marr nearly into the
pavilion
bar foro, an
etlort which waa loudly applauded
A
Gregory again waa the delinquent undi vans
the aullerer, the former at snort slip missing
M Donnell, an < nsy eh mci Hie kittel,
after being let ofi smaitly cut I vans to the
boundary and obtained a triplet from a
snick to leg oil Marr, bringing up 20
Aa had been generally expected, the turf
began to help
the bowlers, und Evans m pin
tieular lequired a [rent dial of watching the
ball getting up occasionally in a manner that
pu/zlcd the batsmen Horan drove Marr m
line Btyle foi 1 8trai"ht past the bowler,
whose deliveries were more easily negotiuti ii
than those ot I vans M Donuc and Horan
now settled down steadily to wotk with an
npp lient determination to offer a stubborn
resist ince to the opposing bow lers lust inter
!0 lind appeared,
M Donnell cut Evans for 4
mid a
bumpy
one then nearly bow led linn,
but went lor 1 b)cs Hie next ball, how
ever from 1 vans, brought about the bats
man s dismissal, Murdoch neatly stumping
lum M Dei
nellhuving
li.Ii his ground to play
the ball Hie retiring batsman a innings ot
20 was a merry and y igorous display "l yy o
wickets for t Humble, who had carried
out his bat in the first innings, succeeded
to the vacancy, mid Horan becoming
very busy for a
time, the scoif began to in
crease quiekl) 1 he runs being
made pnnci
pally from Mair, Garrett relieved that bowler
Just after 50 had been announced, Horan
played
the new bowler haul to square leg for
4, and afterwards hit him smartly to the on
for a like number,
1 rumble for many overs
not having made a run At length he scored
a single to the on from Evans When matters
had begun to wear a more rosy aspect for
Victoria, Horan, in trying to score from an off
ball from Oarrett, hit under the ball, which
soaring m the direction of Marr,
at mid oil,
found a resting place in that fieldsman's
hands Horans 29 were well pat together,
/
anl when he made the fatal mistake he
was
playing suptrbl) llnte wickets down for
tirj Contrary to general expectation
Bonnoi
did not commence oflensivo operations
but
following tilt eamplc of Trumble, played
with the utmost cuution, the dull light
perhaps keeping him m check He got into
double figures by steady play, and then drovo
Garrett to the off for a quartette
1 rumble
acted
entirely upon the lefensive scoring at
v cry rare interv als Considering the greatest
hitter m Australia wus at the wickets, tho
proceedings wcro of the most uneventful
character, the resolve of the defenders evl
dently being to
keep their wickets up till
the morrow Had not Lvans and Powell
each depended upon the other, Trumble
might have been caught, the ball being played
up in the air and dropping almost between
Powell ut mid on and the bowler Bonnor
then pill) ed a bumpy one from Garrett up
between the wickets which that bowler just
failed to reach 1 rumble alter that astonished
his fi tends by cutting Lvuns lor 4 He play ed
t' next bnll up mid
dangerously
close to
Nunn at point who might kavc made the
catch had he been on the /io 1 ive Bonnor
perhaps has occasion to regret IIIB adoption
of cautious tactics,
us Garrett clean bowled
bim with an easy null in the next over, the
biitsmun playing nil ubroad at it 4-ID-12
Luina who tollowed opened with an uppish
hit in the slips for a bruce from Garrett, and
made au exceedingly neat cut oil Lvuuaa
next over,
but he ran himself out most
foolishly off the next bull running right up
into his purtnci
s crease, the latter not
moving o-7-UJ A brace oil Hvans in the
slips to Palmer the next mun, brought the
century into view Just bcloie the call of
tune 1
rumble drov c Garrett to the oil for 4-a
vcr) tood strol c along the ground When
the stumps
were drawn for the day the \ IC
toiians had lost five wickets for 108 runs
Palmor being not out with 4 and Iruuiblo
with 15 1 rumble showed excellent dctence
for his runs During the Bccond innings
of the Victorians 1 vans bowled magnili
ccntly but with execrable luck oltcn beating
the dctence of the opposing batsmen without
hitting the wickets Moreovir several
chances wcro missed oil linn Garrett also
bowled well the turi being favouiiiblc to the
bow lcrs ruthci thuii to tho butsmen though
it wits by no mums a lia I w iclctt W ith the
exception of A Bannerman 3 vans and
Murdoch behind the w lckets the ficldint wus
not first class 1 he mutch will bt played out
todiy, when play will bet,iu at noon
appended
arc the detailed scores -
.NEW SOUTH WALLS
Ural lniiiii_s - - 109
SICOSD 1NMV s
li II Massie t Horan b Truuiblo _ SI
A O li mini man blalmei _, 1
VA I Murdooli b finn ble _, 0
S li Jones c lilacklinm, b Palmor _ 10
li Moses o Trumble b Palmer _. - S5
1 luina lbw b 1 aluioi . _ _ 23
A h areeary buoy lo . _ " 0
P Marr Tilloylo _ _, _ 1
T VI Garrett b Palmer _ _ _ 1
T Pow eil i ot out . _ _ i)
1 .Nuiii ol liner b Royle _ _ 9
lije
lei., bye
Total . 289
DOULINU A\ALY8!H -TrumUo 124 balls 81 runs,
10 mukku iilckets 1 no ball Palmer, 220 balls 03
nu ii SO Holdens & wickets J no balls Scott 20
balls - runs 4 maidens, Ino ball, Horan 32 balls
_1 runs 2 maiden Turner 24 balls IS runs 3
malden llounor 40 bills 23 runs S malden
Ti~i]p 4 lall 1 tun, Boyle 1/0 balls 40 runs 26
malani" 3 wickets
VICrOllIAN ELLVLV
HKlOSU lNMVOH
1 VI Donnull ttunii ed .Murdoch, b 1 ians 10
li J beott e Oregon bininu _ 1
I Holm o Mair b Lariat _ _ 29
II fru ble lot out .. _ 16
O Bonnor l> (janett _ _ 16
P I en is run out _ _ 7
U 1 aimer, i ot out _ _ _ 4
Uyes _ _ 14
Iee.lyes _ _ _ _. 3
total n lth Hi o w lckets dow II _ 103
SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN NEW
ZEALAND.
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AND.Ay.MLLY.
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W'ri.I.lNUlOS (N.Z ), MONDAT.
A pi itelnyor on the Napier railway, mimed
Edwards, ina lit of darnum Clement, cut the
throats of his wife and lour
children, all of
whom were killed Ile then made u
slight
attempt to commit Buicide
PROPOSED TOB AGC 0 DUTIES
IN NEW SOUTH WALES.
[BY SPECIAL WIRE.]
(FBOM OUll OWf. COKUESI'OMJE.VT.)
SYDNEY. MONDT.
A
deputation consisting of representatives
of a number of cigai manufucturers on a
small scale waited upon the Colonial T rea
suroi to day, with, '^erenee fo tile, now
tobacco duties T lio
piisposed
iiwtertiUons In
tho tariff und the
le^UluHlis
tliat w'otild be
mude under the chango"Ivould, it vyus stated,
be the means of closing these small estab-
lishments and play lg
into the hands of the
large manufiictiueis A uniformly high late
of licence would mean the closing of ull the
establishments earned on by the small mttnu
facturers
Mr. Dibbs explained that when the pro
posai became law he would arrange that the
licensing leo paid by the respective tobacco
inanufuctuicrs should bo earned out on a
sliding scale Bundar to that adopted in
Great Britain, where the manufacturer of a
Bunill quantity
of tobacco paid a small fee,
and the foo wus mci eased tis the quantity
manufactured was found to bo large.
The deputation also referred to the subject
of the excise
duty, and expiessed thtmsolvea
willing to piy a higher duty on
imported
leaf in
preference,
to paying any excise
duty.
Mr Dibbs pointed out that if no other leaf
but that imported was mude up in the colony,
their proposition might be entertained. He
had, however, been informed by a deputation
of city operatives that about five millions of
cigars were annually made in the colony
from imported h af at great disadvantage, in-
asmuch as the manufacturers of cigala fiom
colonial leaf would be pay 111,1 no duty, and it
would be only a
question
of time when the
manufacturis from imported leaf would be
luven out ot the maiket
I TUE PAKENHAM STATION.
|
ro Tin- union oi nu ARCUS
Sir,-Now, when there is a stn being made
in the interest of the public by the now rail
way authorities, willi )oiu pet mission 1 would
like to call attention to the dangerous
approach to the passenger platfonn at Paiten
ham, Notbehu
a mathematician, I cannot
attempt to describe the angle by which
vehicles have to climb up to the level where
there is seurecly loom tor 111010 than thieo
ordinary conveyances Suflieo it to say that
the siding is so
steep that nervous people
prefer getting up 01 down on foot, and in
wot weather thia ia not very pleasant, as the
bank is made of yellow ela) With a limul
or vicious horse theru might be a very serious
accident, which would (oat the Government
much more in damages than to make the
roadway safe to travel on -Yours, (.<
,
CAUTION. iaKeiinum, .el), li.
PlRov'whoH8avoctlonl re sedentary, and oonllne
them Indoors, should use WOLTB'S SCUHAFFS -(ADVT.J [
M. U.C. P.
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TO TUE EDITOR OF TUE AHQCS.
Sir,-1 observe in your advertising columns
au announcement inviting applications for
tin ofiici of honorai) physician attending
out patienta of the Alired Hospital and the
qualification ot candidates arc thus de
lined
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Applicants In tuliUtlon to tho rcquli cnicnts of tlic
?Medical Practitioners Statue ls_ must
possess thu
decree of Dootor of Vlceliclno from onie ilniiclHit)
of
the United Kliitrcloin oi fruin Uni IJniicl.tli of Viel
bouille oi from some unhemtv nco-iil eil b\ the
Unliurfelt) of Melbourne 01 the
til] loma of 1 ellon
(or lieentlite) fioni soinu college
of
j li)uicluiis or in
the cau of a percon ulio lins but n cuea-joil in ni ti] ti
practico of lils profession foi not list than live years,
the diploma of member from onu of thu abai e named
colle,es
'Hie impression "athend fiom this ink, is
that as a member of a (ollt-cof pb)sieiniis
is ihgible only on cjiiditiou of his having
been live years in piactiec
- a licentiate
not bem thus limited-the Induce is of
higher viilue than tin nu nibeisliip 'Io the
medical proicsston, it is li nilly neeessaiy
to say that the direi t contuiiy ot this
is the truth , but as the publie may not
know so much, Iclesiie to diuvv attention to
the curious blunda In the eolleees of
physicians both of London and I
diiiburgh.
which consist of licentiates members, ami
fellows, the relativo value of the diplomas
granted is in the older hore specified, the
licence being in fact the first
stage
in the
process ot qualification at which st ige, how
iver, agieat many licentiates an content to
remain 1 therefoii re oninn nd the com
mittei of the Alired llospit ii to lcuse its
l ul< s without delay-I uni A.c
_f'ELSUS.
ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRAN.
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The Pacific Mail
Steamship Company's
R.M.S. Kcalandia arrived hore, to-iltiy with
the outward San Francisco mails lind pas.
engcrs.
The following ia her list of
pjwstjngers :
Mr., Mrs., MBS Cook, and chilli, Messrs.
Palmer,, Bontiff, Merry,
Irviie,'Sinionscn', \
Nelson, Freshman, Ward, Browning, Bisset,
AMERICAN COMMNRCIAL INTEL.
L1CKNOK.
'Jho following items of commercial mtel
hgenco uro to hand per H M s
/culuiidm,
which umved ut Auckland to day -
NI U -OUR, I tv 21
Kerosene-Devoe's impertid bulliant, 120
deg fire test, OJil per gallon 'I ho month 3
exports from New \ ork and Boston are-to
Melbourne, 8,000 Cases, to
Sydney, 9,000
cases.
Lumber -T. and G ranges from C 2s lid
to 0 us 2d ; shelving from 1.0 2s lid to 0
13a 4d. ] leven
ships
uie on the
loading
berth for Australian ports
SAN 1 RANCISCO, TAS- 21
Columbia salmon, 1 20dol to 1
22Jdol
Newcastle coal, per ton, 8 20dol to 8 30doL
Wheat, per cental, 1 OTxlol
Bulley, per cental, 1 DJol to 1 lOdol.
] rcights to London, 25s to 27s lid
'iho Healandia takes 170 cases of
hops fur
Sidney.
ECHUCA.
(FIIOVI OUIt OWV COItltKSlOXDFNT)
MOMDAV FlIMSO
Tho Oolilsbrough, sa, winch
urrned
on 1 nduy mdit from W indoiiial Murruin
bidgee junction, with wool and lloui clears
this evening for the BUHU
point withasmull
lot of merchandise bhe also tal es a number
of moii(,oo3cs for Mr D Clujatulu JIuuloo
roola station
MAUT LIVFUVIOHI, with other uihocates
of women s rights, unvtiled m the South
Meeting house, Boston, recently a statut of
Harriet Murtiiitau Addresses wen made
eulogising her character A laige audience
attended
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