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Page 5 - WATER POLICE COURT.—MONDAY.

WATER POLICE COURT.—MONDAY.

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. S. Deloitte.

Mary Anne Gannon, found drunk in Glebe-street, was

fined 10s., or twenty-four hours imprisonment.

Samuel Ruedgley, aged 13, was brought before the

Bench for having attempted to rob a till, in the shop of

John Turner, grocer, Clarence-street, was admonished

and discharged; and his father, who was present in

Court, ordered to enter into his rocognizance in the sum

of £10 for his good behaviour for six months.

GLEBE Motuon*Ar, Ooutfoir,-At tho fortnigb lr

meeting of the oonnoll, on tho 13 h August, prra-nt-'

the Chairman, and Messrs. Elphinstone, Walton,

Thornley, Brown, and Blaolut-the minutes of the last

mooting were read and signed. Tho flo moo oorr.mtttee's

report of the Sod August wns laid upon tho tobin and

cdopted. The following lotter* worn rend :-1, From

Mr.. Hunt ; 3, from Mr. Morgan ¡ 3, from Mr. Aapin

all, enclosing petition, saab ohjcating to the proposed

pormsnent level of Arandsl-terruoo, whioh, with ono, No,

4, hom Joseph Brady, rrquoRting pormioeion to remove

some of tho spate earth from tho ahnvo read, wero re-

ferred to tho Improvement committee. 0. From tho

Under-secretary for Finança and Trade, rilling that, as

the Auditor.General had reiti-rntod bit op'nion that en-

dowment should not be paid upon gnR rMes, the sub

Jeot had been laid before the Attorney-Goncra', whose

report was enoloiad, in nooordanao with whioh the

aoeount had been again forwarded lo tho Auditor.

General to be preparad far rayment. Moved by Mr.

Thornley, seconded by Mr. Blacket, and oarrled-" That

application bo mado to Government for a cranl of a

portion of tho lani between tho Old and New Porra

malta Hoads, for municipal puiposeii." -Moved by Mr.

Elphinstone, and seconded by Mr. Blooket- "That a

new oulvert bo built aoross Brnughton-atreet ; that tim

formation of that atreot bo completed, and that a rough

kerblng and guttering ba laid along tho wholo of tho

south alda of sold street." Amendment moved by Mr.

Thornley, secondod by Mr. Brown, and ,o»rriod-" That

tba culverts reoammended In tho first paragraph of tho

Improvement oomraittee's roport, of tho 30th April laut,

ba prooeeded with aa soon ne tho Government endow-

ment ahall have been received, and that the kerblng, and

guttering bo postponed." Moved.by Mr. BInaket, end

seconded by Mr. Thornley-" That a gas rato of nd. in

the £ be levied Upon tua ownora or occupiers of properly

in this municipality for tho ourrent year, ending 81et

July, 1809." Amendment movod by Mr. Brown,

seaonded by Mr; Elphinstone, and carried-" That tho

rste be fixed at 3d. In the £." The By-laws were further

aonsidered, and No. 10, aB amended, waa assented to.

NEWTOWN MUKIOIPAUTV.-Tho petition recently ad

dreased to hie Excellency the Governor, praying for the

incorporation of Newtown, asks for the following boun-

daries and warda :-Oomraenoing at the boundary,

stone of tho city, on ibo Newtown Road, and boundod,

easterly, ky tha Newtown Boad, to ita junotlon with tba

Parramatta Rood ¡ on tho north by tbe Parramatta

Boad to Johnstone'a Creek, upward, to the railway lino,

and by Llberty-streot, Kingston, to the Stanmore Boad,

to tho Enmoro Boad ; southerly, to Juliet-Biroo', and hy

Juliet-street, Harrow Boad, and Edgewaro Road, to Lard,

atreot, Bello Bollro ; on the south by Lord-street,

easterly, to tho Newtown Road, by that road northerly,

to the north-west oornar of Burl's 80-aore grant, and by

that boundaiy, whioh forms tho aouth and onstern boun-

dary of Maodonald. Tonn ; thenao by the north-want

boundary of Kingsoleor,' Mrs. Chisholm's, and - part

of Hutchinson's grant, to Blackwattle Creek ¡'tbonoo by a

«reek,; north-easterly, to Olevelsnd-strout ; thonoe by

aisvelond-stroet, wostaily, to point of commencement.

The petitioners farther sollott that Ihe proposed Munici-

pality may be divided Into three wards, vie, t-Hunter

Word.-AU that portion of tho Newtown eleotorsl dis.

trial lying westerly of thooentre of Australlan-strset,

eommenolng at the Parramatta-rosd, running south,

easterly to the centro of the Newtown-road, at the Rail,

way Bridge ; thence, by tba oenlre of that road, lo the

aonth-esaterly boundary of tho said elootoral dlatrlat,

ooroprislng Bello*Botiro, Knraore, Kingston, and. tho

portion nf the Kingston Estate, lyltia within tho elcoto.

rato. Patstson Ward.-All that portion of tho'elootoral

dlatrlat, lying easterly of Ibo Newtown road, oommano

lng at tha OOH tro of the Newtown toad, opjiotlta tho

norlh-woat onrnor of Buri'ii grunt, running northerly

along tho contra of the Newtown rood, opposite Ihn

notth-weat corner of..Hutchinson's, grunt, and south bf

the Newtown tollbar. Bligh Ward.-All that portion of

theoteotoral division lying northerly of tho oontra of tho

Newtown roid, end easterly of tho centro of Australia,

street, to tho ea it of tho Nowtown road, to tba olly

boundary, and iharioo to the Parramatta road, j

. LEaTUiut.-Laat evening Sberiilun Moore, Esq., de

vered ? lecture in the ball ol tbe School of Arta; on " A

Evening . with Father Front/» Mr. 8. W. Mao a fie

occupied the chair. The work that formed the topis

tbe leotnre was writ Un bj the Kev. Franois Mahon

who nave bis seleot pieces to the world nndor the lit

of "Father Proa'," ont of respect to a olergyman of tb

name in the county of Cork, who waa so universal

esteemed by all denominations tba! he was called '.'tl

good priest of Watergross-t ill." The nu'hor, whose wot

waa there before them, waa born in Cork in the ye

180S. After having received an ordinary elemental

(duoation, aa elad, be removod to a J suit seminary,ne

Dublin, where hia witty and mischievous diapositic

obtained a wider eoope. By bis indulgence in tba lotti

be got himself into many a sorape/wbioh drew large

on tho former to obtain an immunity from the eomewh

unpleasant reinita, but ho was generally anaceaaful. ]

noticing the Inoidents of b's earlier yenrs, the leclur

related an nooount of his journey from Dublin to Tani

ragee and Uelfast, on his way to BOB tho G ent's Csusewi

where he appears to have lost bis money; and n

knowing how to'get baek . to bia nniive plaoo 1

adopted Sn expedient tbht mrnt'ested his gre

ability and mental, resources in time,

trial,, altbcugh only., seyentorn years of ag

Being aooomponicd on the oooaaion by a follow aluden

they adopted the plan of singing tho Odes of Horace an

Pindar, one taking the Latin author anl the other tt

Greek. The illiterate were so surprised, and tbe learnt

so pleased, thu not only, were they enabled to defrl

their expenses, but they bad, cn reach ng the Othi

extremity of tbs island, £Vt in their pooketa. Aft«

Ibis, be entered tho University of Paris, where be ol

tainod very grett distinction, and thenoa removed I

Borne, where ho acquired it high repu'otion, On h

return to his native o juntry he hid some difference wit

hla cletloal superiors, and went tn London, win rs be toe

bis Beat beside that eminent roan to whom tha preset

ago has not done f nffloient justioe, Dr. William M'Gint

From 1881 until 1840 be kept by his side, and enjoye

the society of the moBt talented writers, the grea

major'-ty af whom were Iriibm"n, in the moil ably eui

duotod journals in the motropol's of literature. Whs

he gave up bis connection with Fraser'* Magazine, 1

went tn Paris end Italy aa the foreign correspondent <

the Globe. Toe Metropolltau Gossip said the leotun

that adorn tho onlumna of the' Liverpool Albion wei

not equal in vivacity and wit to tba oommunica'ior

from bia pen that appeared in the Qlob

Being traiter of »ix or seven languages-the Grecl

Italian, Spanish, French, I.atio, in addition to th

languages spoken in bia native country, he had ampi

saope for the exeroise of his literary genius. He n<

only composed'somo vsry beautiful pieces bimsslf, bt

ho translated several of our moat popular songs into th

fori ign and dead languages, and translated with «qui

perfection and beauty sovsral oontinenta) songs into on

language. Portions of " Nota Cn ina," in English an

Lttin ; " The Bella of Shandon," translated into Frenob

*' Tho Parro.'» Lament," " Julia Callaghan," in Englisl

and Latin ; and " The King of the Cannibal Islands," ii

Englinb and Greek, wera reoited by tbe leoturor, an

n nob applauded. Thero waa nothing ho met witl

that he oould not find some boanty in. In French h

particularly exoelled. Hia translation of "TheButia

of Sir John M ore" into that language waa ao perfee

that it was believed in France lo be the produolion of

native of that oonntry. The leoturor observed that i

was strange that through all ages Ihe mantle of wit wai

carried down by clergymen. Poetry; he considered, th

most conservative language of liberty, and the best b)

wbioh moral teotimente oould be conveyed. True i

was, that we in a new country should bagin with tbi

rougher business sf labour, yet genius should not h

stifled ont. Afler alluding to Ifenry Kendall, whoa

poetry waa creditable to the Bona of the soil, he statei

that ho would leoturo OB Australian poetry on that even

lug fortnight. A vote of thankB waa given to the lee

tarer by acolamattan. . ? .

BOYAL LYCEUM TUBATTIB.-On Monday evening a verj

exeellent drama entitled " Erin-go-bragh" better koowi

aa tbe "Wren.boya" waa produced at thia bouse, and

attraotcd a large audience. The piece was vrry effsellve

and wai met wi b a go d reception. - Tba diffettn

obsraotera were well sustained by thoso to whom tht>]

wera [allotted. The part of Kmily Bury, waa ablj

performed by Misa Ftddos, Mr. Barry impersonated

the hero of the. pieoe, Eogene Hammond. Denni!

O'Donnell (Mr. Murray) and Wild Goes« (Mr. S.

Howard) wera both, as usual tho souroo of the greatest

merriment. The extremely laughable faroa of thi

" Quiet Family" conoluded the performance». Lasl

night "Erin-go.bregh" waa ropoated btforo a thronged

house, with equal anaces*. A sweet ballad "The

Bonnie Hills ot Saotland," sung by Mina Fanny Morgan,

followed, and as a general favourite alte wea reoaUod,

and sang "Barney O'Hea." Tho programme announced

tho appearance of the " Magio Fico," whose performances

as tbo name might tell wore in the Wirard'a art,

Although under a new nemo bo ia well-known on the

stage in Sydney. Hia performances last night in tbs

termatburgio lina wero not by any means very clever,

nor did they attract muoh attention ; they were acme,

what tedioua and prolonged lo a most unreasonable

length of time ; whatever may be the talent of the

gentloman, it does not lie in tbo direotion towards wbioh

ho last night tried to divert it.

MR. WINTERBOTTOM.—A very gratifying testimonial

was presented to Mr. Winterbottom, the eminent bassoonist

and conductor, previous to his departure from

Sydney, yesterday, for Melbourne, en route for England,

by several of the artistes who have been members

of the corps d'orchestre, under Mr. Winterbottom, since

he arrived in these colonies. The testimonial consisted

of a handsome frame, containing photographic

portraits, very beautifully executed by Mr. Glaister, of

Pitt-street, of Mr. Winterbottom himself (in the centre),

surrounded by those of the following artistes:—Mr.

Eigenschenck (leader), Mr. J. Hall (second violin), Mr.

Rice (viola), Mr. Vaughan (flute), Mr. Chate (basso),

Mr. Prince (cornet), Mr. Seamore (trombone), and Mr.

Sharp (drums); all (of whom, we understand, have, with

slight intermission, been connected with Mr. Winterbottom

during the last nine years in his professional

career in Australia. The manner in which they have

thus testified their regard and sympathy for their late

talented conductor, is at once appropriate and suggestive,

and we doubt not, will be long cherished by the

accomplished artiste to whom it has been offered, and

whose departure from these colonies will create a vacuum

in the musical world which it will be extremely difficult

VICTORIA CENSUS RETURNS.—The Registrar-General

publishes in tho Gazette of yesterday several tables,

showing the distribution of the population of Victoria as

brought out by the lato census. From these returns wa

find that the total population of tho oolony baa ineieaitd

from 410,780 io 18Ö7, lo 640.333. Tba males art»

338,001, and the females 311.071, aa against 904,384

and 140,433 in 1807, The absoluto inorease ainoe the

last mentioned year has been 04,317 molt» and 09,480

females, so that little baa been dono during the last four

years to remove the disparity previously remarked in tb«

number of the sextB. In 1807 tho number of persona

in tbe oolony to tho square milo of land are aVO, and

now lt is 0*1. The area of the oolony is

80,831 square miles, and up lo tba Slit

December last tho number of acres of land

aold waa 3,003,843. During the past sesson 410.003

oores were under eultlvation, of wbioh 101,330 were

undor .whoot. In one county-Grant-In wbiob, after

Bourke, the largest amount of land has boen Bold, thara

is a door ease in the number of malo inhabitants of 9,080

during the last four yoars, though theta ia an inorases

of 1,020 in tba total population of that dislriot. Tbe

great agricultural countlra, as shown by tho number of

oorea under cultivation ara-Bourke, Grant, Talbot,

Dalhousie, Villiers, Bipon, and Grenvillo; while the

Loddon and Murray districts also stand high. In' tba

areas of theolootoral provinoas there lea very wide diver-

sity, Ibo Central Provinao ooraprlning only 40 square

milos, and tho Southern Provinoo 4,311, whllo the North.

Woltern extends aver ,10,080, and tha Eastern

Province over 81,430 squaro miles. The Central Pro*

vince, however, bas a population of 117,833 persons,

and the Eastern only 43,410. The moat popnlous is the >

Norlb-wettatn wbieh hos 178,700 inhabitants. In these

provinces thoro are in all 10,031 cleotors, or forty-nine

in every 1000 persons. Hero again ibero is a wida

diversity, thara belne; 87 oleotors to every 1000 inbabl.

tents in tba Central Province, and only 30 in tho North

Wostotn end 37 In tho Esstern Provinoo». Tbe electoral

distriota are equally onriously arranged, that of Esst

Melbourne extending over O.fl of a i quere rollo, and the 1

Morrey dislriot of et 10.018 miles; Emerald Hill over.

8.1, and North Gipps Land over 11.707 ; Kilmore over

94, and the Wimmera over 10.800 ; Portland over 8,0

and Crowlands over 8098 «quero milos. East Melbourne

oontalnn 3788 acres, SI. Kilda, 8089, and the Wlnlraera,

11,700,900 acres. East Melbourne oontaina 8940

oleotors, Emerald Hill, 1070, South Gipps Land, 781,

and Warrnambool 001; whllo Collingwood baa 0871

(with tliroo representatives), Groswlek, 10,583 (with

two). Avoco, 8003 (with two), and Crowlands with

ln.OOO (with two members). Tho population of Mel-

bourne is given at 80,873 pstBonn, that of East Colling-

wood at 19,(104; Richmond, ll,t)»t), Geelong, 1(1/80,

OAiillomaitie, 0ÜII4, and Maldon, 114«. Betwoen Sand-

hurst and Balliarst there bas long bren rivalry as to Ihe

respected numbers of (hair population. Tho question

will now ba Battled-Sandhurst has 19,0110 Inhabitant»,

Billaerat EsRt hos 19,83i', and Ballaarat West, 0378, ur

to-other, 31,111, In Sandhurat Ibo teglslrar.gentral

notos there hst been a decrease ol 1000 in Ihe numbat

of tho malo inhabitants since 1807.