SYDNEY EXTRACTS.

New Zealander, Volume I, Issue 10, 9 August 1845, Page 1

SYDNEY EXTRACTS.

New Government HousE.-We understand tlut his Excellency the Governor and family removed into the new Goverment House on Monday last) and we have been also informed that all official documents from the various departments in the colony connected with the Govern^ ment, are for trie future to lie forwarded to the same place. — Morning Chronicle. Total Austinence Sociehes, — The Right Worshipful the Mayor has announced his intention of giving a tea party, in the Royal Vic toria Theatre, on Friday, the 20th instant, to the members of the Total Abstinence Societies. It is expected that upwards of a thousand guests will be preaeut on the occasion. We understand that his Worship intends to issue a thousand cards of invitation, five hundred of which he has with his usual liberality presented to St. Patrick's Total Abstinence Society, — Morning Chronicle. The Mayor's Pakty, — Yesterday evening the Teetotal Festival of his Worship the Mayor ! came off' at the Victoria Theatre. There werei above a thousand teetotallers present, and about as many more composed of all classes of society, from His Excellency the Governor and Lady Gipps downwards. Everything passed off remaikably well, and the whole affair was very gratifying. The Government Printer. — On Saturday Mr. William John Row, late Governnment Pi inter, appeared at the Police Office on summons to answer a charge of embezzlement, preferred against him by Mr. Moore Dillon, Criminal Crown Solicitor. The charge was, that the sum of about £6 had been paid to defendant, partly in cash and partly in goods, as the subscription of Frances Mitchell and Co. for the Government Gazette, and that in the half monthly returns made by defendant to the Colonial '1 reasurer, this amount was not entered, or in any way accounted for. Several books were put in evidence, but as it appeared that none of the entries in ihem were in defendant's handwriting, the bench said the books were not legal evidence against him. it further appeared that the Act under which the summons had been granted was not applicable to such cases, and the case was dismissed. — Ibid. Education. — Oe [Monday last a mother brought her daughter, aged about 13 years as a m itness before the Mayor's rourtw^Zn answer to some questions by the Bench, she'stated that she could neither read, write, nor say her prayers, and that she never went to church, chapel, or meeting-house. The Bench, as a matter of com se prevented her from being sworn. On Tuesday, a little boy was tendered as a witness by his master's wife ; the boy appealed equally ignorant with the girl already adverted to, and was ordered by the Bench to withdraw, on the ground of ignorance — Register. Mi'ttDhß and Robbery by the Blacks. — We Imve just heard, but are unable to give full particulars, that a most daring outrage has been committed by the blacks on the Wimmera, they having driven o(Ta flock of sheep, the property ot Major Firebrace, and murdered Mr. Macpherson, of the firm of Taylor and Macpherson.— GeefoMgAdvertiser. Roman Catholic Church.— The Rev. James Watkins left Melbourne for Geelong yesteiday morning. It has been determined that Mr. Watkins is to remain at Geelong and he and ihe Rev. Mr. Stephen are to make occasional touts to Portland. — IbidThe Baptist Tla Party.— An invitation was given to all persons, who favoured the projected Chapel, to tea last evening, at the Town Hall, ut 6p. tu, About 200 persons assembled. A great proportion of the tea drinkers vv ere ladies, the sight was highly grateful. The meeting was opened and addressed by the Rev. Mr. Saunders find by Messrs. Langlands and Marsden, who delighted, amused and instructed the audience. Mr. L'inglaiids was peculiarly impressive in his address. The absence of the Rev. Mr Ham, who has gone to Sydney for his health, (as the Rev. Mr. Saunders has, also travelled here on the same errand ; and we understand bothhave beneiiited). sufficiently accounts for the absence of the Rev. Pastor, from the ceremony of laying the corner stone of his intended Chapel. — Ibid. ' The Wesleyan Ministry.— The friends of the Rev. Mr. Schofield, and especially those connected with the Wesleyan society, w ill no doubt regiet to leain that this gentleman is about to leave his pastoral duties at Melbourne for that of ,Par,ramatta, after a perseverance in a good cause among us for moi c than Us o years and a half. The reverend gentleman leaves this place for Sydney in time to be present at the next annual district meeting, which is expected to take place about the first week in July, when it is expected the Rev Mr. Sweetman will succeed him. Port Phillip Herald.