SYDNEY.

New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, Volume III, 24 December 1842, Page 3

SYDNEY.

' • The Drou.oht. — -In consequence, of* the almost invariable continuance,.of droughtpat Liverpool Plains, and in general alorig4he banks of the Namoi; during the last two years upwards. of one half of the cattle and flocks have' beerf cut off. There has been lately abundance of rain in this quarter, and 'the runs now have a most luxuriant appearance. The Messrs. Robertson have, within the- period mentioned, lost about one hundred head of cattle, and to.the extent of nearly ten ijhousand sheep. Other settlers in that quarter have suffered nearly to the same extent. — Sydney, Morning Herald. Estimated value of exports from the port of Sydney to New Zealand, from the Ist of October, 1841, to the 30th September, 1842. Colonial goods £31,380 Foreign "goods £31,780 British goods , £65,196 Total for 1842 £128,284 Total.for 1841 '" £124,861 'Public Buildings. — Notwithstanding the present depressed state of the monetary affairs of the Colony, it is a highly gratifying fact, that the building trade is at present brisker in Sydney that it ever was ; as an instance of this, we refer our readeis to the following list of places of public worship at present erecting within the bounds of the city. It also says much for the liberality of the colonists, that, at least one half of the sums expended on these, have been raised by voluntary contributions. St. Andrew's Cathedral. — The extreme dimensions of this building are 180 feet by 200 feet ; the spire is (per plan) 270 feet in height. The whole building is' stone- j work, and will cost from £35,000' to j £50,000; not less than £8,000 has been I already expended on the building. Mr. Dayid Taylor, the present builder, has twentyfive men .employed in" getting the work forwarded.' "■©BtristV Church " is a "splendid stone 'building, 'of 130 feet by 55 feet, in the Gothic order, and when finished, according to plan, will be adorned by a spire of 150 feet high; the whole, cost is at from £7,000 to £8,000, of this, not less' than £5,500 has been subscribed. Mr. Taylor, the, builder, has fifteen men employed on the work. \- The Jewish Synagogue which has been already roofed, is a splendid building of the pure Egyptian order, the dimensions are 72 feet- by 36 feet, the height of the walls being about^ feet. The eastern front, which is stonework, isf terminated by a pinnacle of 43 feet in height.' The cost of this edifice will be at least £4000. The only delay in the opening of this place of worship that is likely to arise will be that there is not materials in the Colony" to complete the. internal furniture of the building. The front of the building contains an inscription, in the Hebrew character'^ under the central pinnacle, stating the date o£ the foundation of the building, while the lower line states that the house belongs to "the house of Israel." The builders are David M'Beath and Co; / l ;. The Wesleyan Chapel, York-street, is 100 fegt by^about 50 feet, the elevation of the walls being upwards of 40 feet : it is to be insihe;pure Grecian Doric Order, and whea^nished will cost from £6000.t0 £7000. The builders of; this church are 'M'Beath and Inderi- ' w * ' ■ ' The Ch.ur.ch of the Holy Trinity, at the northern extremity of Fort-street, is apparently a most substantial building, of the mixed -Gothic Order, the dimensions are about 100 feet by 55 feet, and the height of the walls, about 45 feet ; Mr. George Patten is the Imilder. Sr. PiATßicll|i Church. — Erecting at the junction of Gloucester and Harrington-streets with Charlotte-place, is also in the mixed Gothic r Order ; the cost of the erection of "the; walls alone is estimated to be About £4000. v The dimensions are about 100 feet hby : -40 feet.. The height is 50 feet. Andrewlßoss' and CWare the present builders.— -Ibid.