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Auckland Examiner, Volume IV, Issue 272, 13 June 1860, Page 3

By the arrival of the “ Hirondelle,’’ we have Sydney papers to the May 2.6t1n. Subjoined, extracts are most important : — PARRAMATTAThe usual monthly lecture in connection with theChurch Society vas delivered in- the schoolroom, on Monday, the 21st May, by the Rev. F. Armitage, the subject being the ruins of Pompeii. The learned lecturer confined himself to the discoveries made in the buried city, and was followed by the Rev. R. L. King, who gave an interesting description of the manner in which the place was supposed to be destroyed. The usual vote of thanks was accorded by acclamation, and a rather unusually numerous company separated with, the complaint that tl e-lec-ture was too brief. The very dangerous practice of fastening horses to the posts of hotels and allowing them to stand on the pathway, resulted in a serious aceidtent to a person named George Worthington, on Tuesday last, who, whilst passing, received sa severe a kick that medical assistance had to be procured, and is not yet able to resume his work. The townspeople seem inclined always to- enjoy a quiet holiday for her Majesty’s birthday. Not the slightest amusement of any description was got up. A small number of visitors seen straggling about the town was the only thing that denoted any difference during the day. In the evening a ball was held at Mr. N. Payten’s; and, no doubt, the youngsters enjoyed the few crackers that were exploded. WINDSOR. May 23 —Business here is almost at a stand-still, nothing being done beyond supplying present wants. The dire effects of the late flood are beginning to be felt already, particularly by the storekeepers. How the winter will be got through by the farmers who have suffered by the flood it will be impossible to conceive, for their wheat which was in the ground has been all washed away , and the eorn, upon which they were depending, is in nearly every instance so destroyed that it will realise next to nothing. The Relief Fund Committee have called for tenders for the supply of seed wheat to the value of about £3OO, but this will not meet one-fourth of the requirements. Our present patriotic Government, not having yet thought proper to reply to the communication dated the 4th inst. (and signed on behalf of the public meeting held that day by the chairman), we are led to believe that they decline to provide the wheat applied for, even after a promise to Mr. Walker, M. L. A., that they would do so. Considering that that was the first request of the kind, which had been made since the earlier days of the colony, when the farmars were not in a less prosperous condition than at present; and, further, remembering that the late

Forster Government in so immediate and creditable a manner relieved the distressed of the Shoalhaven and Goulburu districts on the occasion of the previous great floods, we cannot help thinking that our district has been dealt with in a manner anything but fair by this Government, who have hitherto prided themselves upon being called “ the poor man’s friend.” This is certainly a remarkable proof of their friendship which, doubtless, will be remembered in Windsor. Weatjieb.—The weather is quite delightful, and the farmers are taking every advantage of it to get their grain dried, and in repairing their ground. VICTORIA. We have Melbourne papers to the 23rd inst. The following extiacts are from them:—• The Volunteer Rifles are to make a display on Thursday next in honor of her Majesty’s birthday. The scene will be the usual ground on the south side of Prince's Bridge , but, in addition to the various local bodies, the Geelong Rifles and Queenscliff Volunteer Artillery are expected to be present We understand that the strangers will be invited by the Melbourne Volunteers to a dejeuner at Hockin’s Hotel, to which, also, his Excellency the Governor, the Executive Council, and the officers of the 40th Regiment, will be invited. About 400 gentlemen are expected to muster at Hockin’s on the occasion. The exercises of the volunteers will no doubt attract many visitors to. the para-d'e ground.

— Argus. The Hon. John Hubert Plunkett, late AttorneyGeneral of New South Wales, occupied a seat upon the bench yesterday morning in the new courthouse beside Mr. Justice Barry. Upon the business of that court being concluded, Mr. Plunkett sat for some time in the old court-house, alongside the Chief Justice.— Argus. On Saturday afternoon, at three o’clock, an in-fluential-meeting of Germans resident in Melbourne was held at the Criterion Hotel, Collins-street, for the purpose of forming a branch committee of Germans to co-operate with the general committee of the Victoria Shakspeare Memorial. About 50 gentlemen were present. Professor Damm was called to the chair, and opened the proceedings by an eloquent address. The resolution for the appointment of the committee was proposed in an excellent speech by Professor Neumayer, who was followed by Dr. Lilienfeld, Dr. Berndt, and other gentlemen. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. Rentsch proposed that a subscription should be at once commenced, and the handsome sum of £76 was subscribed before the close of the proceedings. Professor Damm was elected chairman, Mr. Brahe secretary, and Mr. Politz treasurer of the branch committee ;. and the meeting terminated with the usual compliment to- the chairman. The commit-

tee will meet at three o’clock on Saturday next, at the rooms of the German Association.— lbid.

Mr. Coleman proceeds by the Rangatira to Sydney, this day, with the three-years’ old colt Mainstay. Bonnie Rose is, we understand, to follow shortly. Both, are entered for the Champion Sweepstakes.—lbid.

Michael Sylvester Duffy was put upon, his trial yesterday, for the second time, on a charge of forging the acceptance of a Mr. Michael Brown, at the Moonee Ponds, for the sum of £1590.; and, as at the former trial, the jury, after being absent for a cmsiderable time, were unable to-agiee, they were locked up for the night.— lbidA memorial, expressive of sympathy- with the Pope in his present difficulties, was presented t > the congregation attending the Roman Catholic chapel at Kyueton on Sunday last, and, received, it is said, about 900: signatures. Sixty pounds were subscribed' at the-same chapel on the same day, in aid of Pio Nono’s finance: — Ibid!.

A charge of wilful and corrupt perjury was brought against Mr. Sinclair, M.L.A., and a Mr. Ambrose Crosham, at the City Court, on the 17th instant. The charge arose out of the circumstance that the defendants in the late trial of Hill v. Cornish and Bruce., in the Supreme Court, had claimed expenses a-s witnesses’, and! been paid the same by Mr. Hill, when in fact on certain of the days ■for which they claimed they were not near the 'court, but absent in the country. Mr.. F. Stephen, ■ who appeared, to prosecute, said, he could.not proceed in the absence o the prothonotary of the Supreme Court, whose evidence was necessary, and ■ applied’ for a postponement of the case. Mr. Muttlebury, who appeared for the defendants, strongly protested'against a postponement;: and ultimately, as the bench were disposed to. concur with Mr. Muttlebury, Mr. Stephen withdrew the summons,, saying that he would proceed ’under a new one. — Ibid.

An extraordinaoy exhibition was given at the Theatre Royal, Lamplough, on Wednesday evening. “It consisted,” says- the correspondent of the ‘Marlborough Advertiser,’ “of a number of aboriginals, duly decorated with white chalk and red paint, which I am teld is called war paint, who appeared on the stage, and performed a corroboree in five acts. The attendance was somewhat numerous, owing to the novelty of the entertainment, and the exhibition-altogether very, reprehensible; although it seemed to-amuse the audience, by means of its extremely ludicrous nature. There was one scene, where two of our ebony brethren killed a third, and duly buried him under one of the trap doors of the stage. He appears, above another, smothered with while chalk, and is supposed to. have ‘ jumped up. white fellow.’ He chased his murderers twice round the stage, and then disappeared.. So commenced and ended one delectable act of the corroboree.— Herald. ■