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LOCAL AND GENERAL
PIGEON AND POULTRY SOCIETY. - Intending
Exhibitors at the second annual exhibition of the
Young poultry, Pigeon, Canary and Horticultural
Asssociation are reminded that all entries must be
in the hands of the hon. secretary (Mr.Joseph
Powell), at his office in Main-street, before 9 p.m.
on Wednesday next. To avoid unnecessary
inconvenience, we would urge upon competitors'the
advisableness of making their entries as early as
pissible. ... i t.ttttT t.n-if t 1 ,
AVOTHF.E TEMPERANCE LECTURER.—On Thursenihg|*Mr"
v Grabb, vice-deputy of the
"Grand 'Lcidge _of Good Xcmplars,, conducted. an
bj)eli-Bir meeting in^liiiiiistreeli liets'esil'Bnrrbwajtreet
and the railway'^htfes"' 1 1He is at' present
holding a tenijierance inission^in this district.The
lectnrer^spoke fnr some'time'on the advantages of
'total abstinence, and was patiently listened. to by a
tjrowH of persons.
^ I'ening, .Wijjen .tlie largost jiuuibpr, of
members tHat'hatfe nttended-fo'r SDrtie oorisiiderable
time were present, namely, twenty-four. Some
unimportant routine business iikving"^b6fen J ai'sposeil
jOft^lr, Wright jpae tp/.eipMh tlip.t,.remarks.Iiad
le'eft'ftttribnted 'tV'hirn' in i reccnt -lsauc of^he
Chronicle whicji he had"never made use of in the
ilub;(J Ho hail been tharged Wi{hi!hiiviiig7iaid{'iat
tj)e last meeting. fifr.thejSO.Sietj,';^ljq.ft;thc-/Borough
Couneilijjvis a disgrace „j^.:|lie^^vp(j.f*jvliereis.^hc
sense of%«liat J .he'liaa u'ftpfpa WM tliap ^o'iie of ihfe
ddermen wlVe if aSgfacV tb/tbe 7 borou|h.\'- He
asked, through 'the President,' iwh'o; fiirmsliel}'. the
paper named 'uvith tlieirepol't.pf last: Jneetingi jbut
the mcniber _>vhp had..written.;it, althoiigh.ltM'6
alleged that lie was'ln'tlie room,' would hot admit
thdHnthbrShip: -Tllq"m6tion {or. the '-nidinurnment
of the house, wliiclr^as m'oved by Mr. Wright to
enable him M-rfefdr ^to'the'cowardicc of the author
of thB'parAgrapli in'nvbich;the-false iseutende he
had 'complaineil of appeared, r liivingbceu n%gativ(Kl,
the debate—" That ^ali' restrictions should be
remSVed i from.'foreicnera'i'enceringiiNiw. -liSouth
Wales'-'.^—was Dpened in 'thellaffirinative by the
jirefi}ier, Mr. ,>Honrn,rwho j base jl his arguments pn
the universal brotheriibodi-f man' and the inoral;
right of the people ;of-,;no ^particular uatjq^ to the
lands.of the colony., 11 r. -Hogg ,'and*.Mr,jGongli
werewspecially] Bekriri! in -.their icriticism? of the
,-and made, out a^very,-strong ,ease fpr tlie
'opposition. ' Mr. Hnntei-' 'ind'. r. Hiimiltbri
supported tliepi-emierirt'his'viewi*. ' 'After a lively
^el^vtu,', the .minii^Ty.uwas' Cftfeated Jiy^ventoen
votes to four, and,the prejnier, in accordance witli
the rnlcs of tljfe cliib,. tehdfed the resignation of
ht himself aiid colleagues,-""anil' Mr. Pembrooke -was ;
unanimously elected to fijrm. a. new ^governments
The business' fdr iieA meeting "is "Anight with'
®ur-itatesmeii,^:i;0
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THE QUEEN'S FO.NU.-T-Xbe meeting of ladies tliat
was .convened by-the Nlayor- (AlderinBU Fdrsytlie)'
fortte purpose of organising a committee to collect
fteAj
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subscriptions towards the fund inaugurated by
Lady! Carnngton for the relief of distressed women
in Hew South \Vnles, ; in coihuieinnratiqb of tbss
Quecn'a jubilee, Japsedjasiiin .»ri Tiieaday'iftcrnopii
for want bf a quorum, Vhich "is to be regretted.
The. object is a highly charitable anil most deserving
onej wfe and should have commended itscU ta the
^yoinathiesaf.
o
every lady iu the town and district.
er
Ji'i other jtowps Liwly !Cfirriiigt6n's -' appeal _ ?or
iasSis6iiice-has been nobly responded to, and'it is
indeed a matter for regret that the Mayor's
, invitation to attend a meeting lias net met with the
success it merited. The jubilatiou attendant upon
e>t.
,the-recent illinmuati'jue.anri pyrotecliuic displays
n
in' hich
tKeiity will soon be forgotteii, and -little or co
permanent benefits will have accruer! to the large
expenditure of public and private jnoncys on the
occasion of the late general rejoicings. The
Queen's Fund, however, aims at .BOinctliing more
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noble and more lasting than the jubilation ,t>f thepassing
hour: it aims at the relief of our distressed
women, and will always be a"iiseful thing of the
prcseut, whilst .the, rejoicings over, the fiftieth
anniversary of..'Her Majesty's'.accession : tu the
•Thcmi gink furihef ang_further, ns.tihie speeds on,
into the dim vista of things that have been. Day
after day the uecessity for such a fund becomes
more aud more apparent. Even in our own town
how many distressed ^omen are .there who ere in
need of some-uSsietinpe, and whose wants, often
overlooked now, would in "a' 'measure be satisfied
while they live if the Queen's Fund should reach
the proportions .which it is. hoped it will, nrd
(ilitmld'W established bn'a firm and permanent
basis.
But unless ladies in the eoujtry form
themselves
iuto
local committees; to iot
in
co-operation
with
the executive' committee
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Sydney, of which Lady Carrington-si.il honour lo,
her Ladyship—is the worthy president, the scope
tif tbe^neen's Fund must necessarily be liinited.
\Ve are sorry .indeed to record that this second
meeting should have lapsed. , Less deserving
objeftts have frequently met with a hearty bnpport
in oui town arid district. , Even^if every houseliolder
onty ; subscribed a shilling, a handsome sum
«pold.-beH-palised, ^Surely the ladies will make an
eBort'ito iassist tlie chVritalile wife of our' popular
(Jevcrnor in attaining the noble object which she
has in view.
JN INSOLVENCY.—A first meeting in the insolvent
estateVjf 5Vniter John Uouglas, carpenter, of.Youug,
will lie Ijfetd in Sydney, bn Friday next, for proof of
debts ; ancT a second meeting will lie held at V'ouhg
ou Monday,. 15th proximo, for further, proof
debts. . . . '._. .. ...
NURSES FOB THE SICE.—We have been requested
to mention that the Hume and Training School fo
nurses for.tlife >ick, .which. has, .during the foil
years . it-Ws-JUen.'-Sn existeuee, • extended.-, its
philanthropic work and won increasing esteem
ambtig"' the molical'.profession aiid the general
public,has been removed from No. 52, Villi lip-street,
Sydney, to No. 140 in the same street. There ore
Wer"'W8'rity ""th9ronphiy- , ti'ained 'nni'sos in "the
Home, whose services are in constant request, and
jwKoSe7carefnl ; ' and considerate : treatment when
fentagfil in. their duties"'lms yoa for'them 'golden
opinions. Mrs. G. O'Malley Clarke-is a member of
both thejjeneral committee of management and the
ble,
; T fl"' ' \ t "'•;'-•' j* • r i :
'-^oSFmMATios\'—Next Tuesday efternoon, InSt.
le John's Anglicau Church, .the Lord Bishop of
O«ulburn purposes holding a confirmation service.
Candidates are requested to attend at the church at
half-past two o'clock.
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STOCK PASSING. —July 23 : 2000 merino wethers,
from Cootamundra to Moppity (Y:onng), Carlo
Marina owuerl J. J. Dobbin in charge. J"!y 29 :
3500 eires and wethers, from Lake George to
Young, J. J. Walsh (owner) iu charge.
TnE BRirisH FI.KKT.—A cablegram informs us:
that the magnificent fleet which assembled at
Spithead for the Grand Jiibilec.Naval Review lias
d
now dispersed; but t[ie jppoi-tuiiity is-so be taken''
of^xcentiug a number of inanpeuvrcs which.will be
of -practical service to' tlie whole of. the navy.
own These manoeuvres, which are to be carried out at
once, will have in view the possibility of the
United,Kingdoni being attacked,' and will serve to
show
not
how the entire coaat-line can be protected.
The ; • fleeti-will repel an imaginary attack.
lias of
f.-gnt ! )>jm80XS-POISPSED.V^A itioulburn telfegraiii
e
dated Tuesday states that a cook at Mi-. \V.
Douglas', Hiivemldcliy,l in preparing a pudding,,
mistook some poisonous substance for bakingpowder
and used it. . i Si* persons ate the pudding
at (Kuije.iy. and ^shortly... afterwards .symptoms of.
poistfnthg iwere jriamfesfeJ, happilysucceeped by
reaebing "The doctor Irak sent for, alnd " sueeessfully
o ti-eatedthe patiehts, who aronow reenvering
steadily. footer intelligence states .. that ithe
poisftD-ng occurred ou the farm at Inveralocliy, and
ne
not a't t'.ie piC'vate resideijccj that tlie cook' who
.made tlie mistake was an old nmn employed in
ia prepariug-food for the -station hands, and that it
was the e whosuffered.;in consequence. The'
patieu s quickly recovered, aud were able to resume
their ocdinBfy.«eeupationB^ext morning. . .
A CASH - RAILWAY.—An illustration of how
machinery, apparently of the simplest kind, can be
utilised in stores as a paymaster is to be found in
Mr. Mark Foy's drapery establishment in Oxford-
street, Sydney (says a city contemporary). Under
the old régime, which still obtains at all the
business establishments of this class in the city and
elsewhere, when a customer pays for goods
supplied the attendant calls out ''cash !" and at
once a small boy appears, who takes the money,
hurries off with it to the cashier and returns with
the change and the receipt. But at Mr. Mark
Foy's all this trouble is done away with by a simple
contrivance styled."the cash railway,'.' the
.invention of. Mi'. Rowlands, -cordial manufacturer, •
^if Melbourne. ' Near the eutrauce to the shop is ia
raised .'desk ' at' which ; two ' shopwomen 1 arc
etationed, anil -iabove- tins: fare a number of steel
iupiights, from-'which wires run to various parts of
the shop. .Attached to each of tlieso wires ou
metal frames are small,-wooden boxes, and by
simply 'pulling'i-'istringi ' by^^'the force of on
; india.-ubbcrbeltor spriiig «ach of these boxes is
conveyed over the heads of the customers without
noise or t.'onble ,to their .destination. Thus, when
a customer' 'ie served,
the shopman or womnn
merely places the mouey and the bill in the box,
-pnlls the string and it is ill a second sent to the
cashier, »vho takes'out;tlie cash, receipts the bill,
enp'lpseislthe change,, and sends it; bp,ck again i and
•thiisin far'less time and with far less' trouble than it
would take the smartest boy to run arid get the
change, impeding customers in his run, the whole
matter hf settlement between seller and buyer , is
^accomplished.
" THE POPE ATO'PAPAI LIBERTT.^-WC learn by
cable that the Pope' hasi written a letter to Cardinal
;."Knfiipfflla;Hlie'Vontifieal Secretary: of State, -in
which he refers at length to the efforts which it is
bejieyda ' liave 'beeTn '*made l 't6 .. bring " about • a
fccbnciliatipii'Jbptween' the Kipg, M Italy and his
Holiness. 'Tt'was,' lie said; hece^sa'fy that'tbeVe
slioiiliiTbe .TPapal'libei-t^'blit territorial sovereignty
letter also
mentions tiie'colbnies,, aiid tbe'Popi! says that :he
woiiidii^ratified'if lib could Itiake- the inflrieuce
p/ 'the^liiirch felt in tliBse. distant communities.
? PATEW5,.S'IJEMRINA? "AND. . THE . |KISH
QOESTIOK.—In the course of an interview with a
representative of the Pall Mall Gazette, in London
recently, SirfP.at)ick, -replying tp a question as to
the ppinioif £fj theUAbsti'almn rqolonies on Irish
Homo Rule, said that New'South Wales was
virtually unanimous in favour ofi it. There were
o^eourse some dissentients, but theirniimbers^vere
comparatiyfe'ly,small. 'Tii the -'.other 1 colonies also
there was very•'dittle'Hivciiity of opinion on th«
ijoritWii, the? great minority/ of tlio -criloiiists
holding that Irelaud was entitled to some distinct
form of. Belf-ggverniiient.. Sjjr Patrick. added that
the press of Australia generally supported Mr.
ads'tone in the position lie had taken up.
LAtfn iNtioxiiy'. OFFICE.—A! long-felt want' iii
connection with the Wdiiiinistratiioii of the lands of
the colony has at last been supplied. Wo learn
that an inguiiy office ^attachedto the Lands
Department in Sydney was'"opened on Tuesday
last, the object being to facilitate the answering of
the numerous iiiquincs iiiiido llaily oh various
matters relating to tilts lands of the colony. The
office is'situate oil. the right-hand side'of the
entrancj hail of the Lands Department, and it is
expected, or at any rate hoped, that its existence
will save, the time not only of Government officials
!
bul; of the public too. "'" '•".'.. ' ;
GENEUAI. Bom.XNGF.E AND THK FRKNCU
ASiiy.—On the 19th of May, before the present
French Cabinet was formed, General Boulanger was
interviewed by a correspondent of the Neiv
York
JXerald;
General Boulanger said :—" I, of course,
will retire quietly.. It is very natural for a general
to Wisli to,be Minister of War, but when he 1ms
been in thatvoffice as I hkve been for the past 17
months he is-apt to become disheartened and tired
out.
I shall leuve the army prepared, organised,
and able to measure., its strength with ,-any army
'thSt exists.' GeVinaiiy will not attack us(* beoiiise
ishe knows thai we arc strong, aiid the Gernums
are a prudent race.
The French army cannot for a
momeut hope for any ally, for there is not a single
power in Europe that has confidence ill us on
account
of our uncertain policy (I'inslabilite lie
noire politique) ; but we do not need anybody.
I
consider war as inevitable.
I pity those who dp
not understand this.
Iu any case, I never would
consent to abandon one iota of iny military and
political convictions.
So long as I <im Minister of
War, France shall; not subinit to the slightest
affront, and I prefcrto retire rather than be in the
Cabinet with members wlio would liut allow hie
freedom of action.
I also assure you," Siiid the
general, in concluding the interview, " that I will
not accept any high command of the army—such
as commander of a corps d'armce or any other—nor
do I aspire to any office.
J'atlenirai
(I
will
wait)."
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