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We beg to call the attention of our
readers to an extract in our paper of to-
day from the "Posthumous papers of the
Pickwick Club"—such a graphic de-
scription of the scenes which occasionally
take place in the Supreme Court almost
induces us to believe that the talented
author Mr Charles Dickens, (Boz) must
have visited our shores—at all events
the very idea is quite transporting. Our
readers shall in future be amused by
many contributions from his pen, and
we trust they will be found both amusing
and instructive.
Mr Barnett Levy, who emigrated
t0 this colony a number of years back,
and who first introduced theatricals,
died early yesterday morning, only
forty years of age. He has left a widow
and four children to mourn his loss.
His remains will be interred in the
Jewish Burial Ground this morning, and
we believe they will be followed to their
last home by many of his friends.
Private letters have been received
from London by the late arrivals, in
which it is stated that Sir Richard
Bourke is to be continued as Governor
of Now South Wales, and that Mr
Dudley Percival, his son-in-law, has
been appointed Colonial Treasurer (with
a seat in Council), in lieu of Mr C. D.
Riddell. Should this news prove true,
we suspect it will be an "unsavoury
bite" for the Tories to swallow, especi-
ally "if taken without sugar," as the
Herald says.
Mr Polack sold one thousand fat
wethers by auction, yesterday, for
fifteen shillings per head. A quantity
of breeding cows, we are infomiccl,
averaged nine pounds per head.
Equity cases will be heard in the
Supreme Court on Friday next.
By a public notification in yesterday
evening's Monitor, Captain Allman
has withdrawn his name as a Candidate
for the Chairmanship of the Quarter
Sessions at the ensuing election.
Mr John Armistead and Mr James
Byrnes have been appointed Com-
missioncrs of Crown Lands, pursuant
to Act of Council.
By an arrangement made between the
Postmaster-General and the Contractors
for the conveyance of the Bathurst Mail,
in additional Post in the week will be
given to that District. The Mail will
leave Sydney every Monday, Wednes-
day, and Friday, at five o'clock, P.M.,
arriving at Bathurst by eight o'clock
the following evening. The return Mail
to start at seven o'clock a. m. on the
same days, arriving in Sydney by eight
o'clock the following morning.
Mr Patrick Grant's official appoint-
ment by the Secretary of State, as
police magistrate at Maitland, has been
notified in the last Government Gazette.
He has also been appointed a magistrate
of the territory, and has been sworn in
accordingly.
Tho fourth nutnbor of tlus Aw traliajr
Temperance Mtujazlna lias bton publ
lished, and it contains a great djal of
interesting mutter. \
The Theatre. — This place of enter
tainment will be closed for the remain
der of the week in consequence of the
demise of Mr B. Levy; at the expiration
of which time it will be re-opened under
the management of Mrs Levy, and we
trust she will receive such support from
a benevolent public as a widow's so
rows entitle her to.
We are compelled to postpone until
our next our notice of Mr Wallace's,
Concert, already in type.
Miss Lazar's benefit, which was to
have taken place on Thursday next, has
been postponed for a week in conse
quence of the death of Mr B. Levy.
On Friday lust two soldiers of »1'^
28lh Ttoginrent wore received nt
Sydney Gaol, from Parmiuatta, ahi
with highway robboiv, . !'
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