SYDNEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 103, 12 March 1864, Page 4

SYDNEY.

j ■ i.l'ii.m ilil- " IIL-i-iild." Mfa-cli Ist and 2nJ.] j The Doth- or O'Meai.lv.—Our readeiH will observe in our advertising columns a notice calling a public meeting of citizens and colonists, to decide upon the best means of acknowledging the gallant conduct of Mr. P. 11. Campbell, of Goimbln, in repelling the attack made upon his station in November Inst, by O'Meally and his gang, during which 0 Meally was shot dead by Mr. Campbell, and the g:wg of bushrangers thus deprived of their leader, and broken up, much to the relief of that portion of the colony ami the credit of the whrde. A requisition, signed by a large number of inlhiential oolonistn, was presented to tho Mayor a fcw days back, raiucstiiifj his Worship to rail a public meeting to recognise Mr. Campbell' gallantry and service*., but his "Worship did not cons sider tho matter ono that nuno within the scope omovements that he, as a purely municipal fuuelionaryf should originate oilicially, although 'ho expressed himself perfectly willing to aid the movement in his private capacity. Then; is no doubt that, although being .somewhat ktn in being commenced, this movement will bo successful. Mr. Campbell had property to tho value, of £l,(i(J0 destroyed on (he occasion of tho attack, unci he only loeeivcd £1,000 from tin; Government as tho reward offered for O'Mnally, there-foi-o h<: is still « loser to tho extent i.f .CtiOO. . Bt. Patuick's* Day Reoatta.---A meeting of the couimitt , ;'.'wjio hav»j lakwi prijliminaiy .steps iowardw "hoUlfiifjVi r>-.gii,;tti. oil HI:/ l'afVicli'a- l)ay w«»h'cld:at tho City M'iiie V;:iriU, Gemgo-t)trc.iA; Vtisti.'lday. uvening—?»ir. Sjiinr intliu <;)inir. TJio attiDidaiuv wa.s numerous. A pn-.giainmu was arrange , .! on h pre\4<ft\e (■-,■•■,'»>.!;>: i. w) {"> *••> v*** - "! r-"''» , ,r!^i"V:

mado vestorday evening. Iβ wr.s determined that there "should bo three entrances for each nice. A committee, for tho appointment of f>.n umpire, and starter, to fix the hours and emnses ot tho races, to decide nil pretests, and to procure a ilag-smp wr.s appointed. It was determined to lu.ld the Lointtia 0.l Dattv.s' Point. Tho proceedings temmated with tho usual compliment to the-chairman. Tin; l.vn:i:<w,xiAi. Match.—A meeting; or tho sonend committee wi.fl held last evening at L:wience'e, when Mr. .T. M. Leigh took tiic cl.air. l-roin what transpired, it appeared that tho first match m .Sydney was poMpnned to Wednesday, (ho ioth inst., iii consequence of a communication -Mr. Leigh Jim reee-ivecl, stating that the. All-Kngland Woven would not arrive, in Melbourne until the Ist March, instead of tho 25th, as anticipated. Having to play a match in Melbourne and another in Castlemame, they would not leave Melbourne lor Sydney until the 10th. 1 revious to this communication it was expected that they would have left on the 7th. However, there is not much to regret in this delay-, as it will obviate tho necessity of playing on days between which a £>imday will intervene, as the mutch will rommencis on i-A-nesday, Miivch 10th, and bo continued on the l,tn, 18th and l!)th. Leaving here on the Monday morning, tho Eleven will play in Maitland on tho iollowini* days and return so us to commune*. , the second match'in'Svdney on the Saturday, and continue- it.on' Kaster Monday (the 27th). An uirangcinent has been mado with Mr. Charles Martyn to sell the sites for booths for this iir.-t duy's match, the sale to take place on the Domain ground on .Saturday next. Mr. (iog--gin, beintr appointed'by M.r. Lawrence, was exclusively authorised to print and sell watch cards on the ground. Tho selection committee are detcnr.hied to reserve their decision as to the- selection of the Twentytwo for New .Smith Wales, and tho hesitation seems to bo justified by the. fact that not only is the time for practice extended, but that two or three very promising players have only ju.st becomo candidate;:. How to'Phi:skkve Ye<;i:tahi.i;.s. —A correspondent of tho Pintofiil 'Times sends tho following:—Many people complain that it is a great draw back to coinforlaMc living while the hot and dry weather continues, that they cannot have vegetables at table. It may be worth knowing, that nothing is easier remedied, and in this way—by drying any kind of vegetables. I will describe'the. process of curing—you will sou that; it is mi simple that anyone can manage it. Gather the vegetables when at maturity, siring them on twine, and suspend them under a. roof of rather low temperature, so that they may not dry too fast. When you find them begin to got a little crisp you may then pack them up in a. box, and keep them in a dry airv place, and vou will iiml them ready for use. 1 have succeeded* with the following :—"White beet; red, white, and green cabbage ; spinach, tho larger tho leaf tho better, us you get a, great quantity with tho same, trouble. Wpinaeh answers admirably ; indeed you can prepare any description of vegetable, and have tiicm ready for consumption, so that it will require a keen taste to know the difference be.twi.-en them and tiiuse i're'-hly plucked from the garden. Boil them in the ordinary way, adding;'. little soda to bring out the colour, liy doing as described, you may have, when the hot winds.'ire blowing and every

sign of vegetation gone, your vegetable pardon flourishing in youv pantry—every variety in full bloom, indopendent of showers or irrigation. In all p-uts of Riverina, say from M.-iy to November, vegetables can Ik: grown in p-.-ofusion ; and by drying :i full supply can he obtained to last till the next spring time. Tin: lU'st in Wheat.—At the annual meeting of llii! Mudgce Agricultural Association, Jlr. Bayly and one or two others made a. few pertinent remarks about the lute harvest. 31 r. Foreman said that the wheat which had suffered chiefly from rust was in reality a SoutliAmerieanweat, which, from many yen rs' experience, both in Mudgee. and in the Hunter llivor district, ho was satisfied was :i wheat more liable to rust than any other. The reason was obvious—the Valparaiso wheat, unlike tin: red and white Lammas wheat, the head of which ran up with a long , straw, seldom cleared out the leaf, and as the rust lirst .ittacked the, leaf, the consequence was. especially when the utmoslphero wasdamp, that the Valparaiso wheat wan sure to be more or less aii'cctcd with the disease. Jlr. Diekson remarked that lie wished to name n matter that might be of some interest, to agriculturists. Ho had in May last obtained n small portion of Iliilletl's pedigree wheat; he lest no time in dibbin:.; in it; it succeeded well until it came out in car, -when J like other wheat, it became so ali'ectcd with rust, that the grain was quite shrivelled; however, he had been trying it for seed, and he was glad to my i' u nearly nil grow. Many of tho car:' were between nine and ten inches Ion;;, and the number of stalks from each seed between eighty and ninety, so that had tho crop succeeded and come to perfection, he had no doubt (he produce minht have liecu 105 bushels per acre as stated of the crop in England, as narrated in the Yeoman. Mr. Edward AVilson, at Arundell Farm near Melbourne, has ;i field of several aen-s of it very promisin;.r,hut not account of its being-harvested has yet appeaivd.

Histohv or ax E.v.: or Wiii:.\.T.—We have been favoured by Messrs. Allen, Brothers, of Kings Plains, witli the inspection of a must U-.mtii'u! sample oi wheat, and at, the .-aim; with a brief history of some of its progeny. It appear.-; that a brother of Messrs. Allen, whilo inspecting a sample of wheat, noticed a very fine ear of white Lammas, which he too!: home and planted, and from which lie got about a cup full of grain the first year. Soon after this he left for New Zealand, taking wilh him the produce oi" the single ear. This lie showed to many of the Nelson funnels, anil on one occasion to a Maori chief, extensively farming his own land both at Moteuka and Motuppi. He was so struck with the peculiar plumpness of the grain that he offered one rfiilliiur im twelve grains. On returning to thin colony the party before mentioned planted (lie remainder of the .simple, and realised about a halflnislu-l, and at the end of another season the produco amounted to twelve bushels. These- twelve bushels were- triven to a relative of the above by the original owner, conditionally that the result of (lie first ear shouldbe continued to bo planted in soil adapted for it. This has been done both in the light soil of the Uathurst district and the black rich ilat.s.andaW, upon t lie red soil of tin-Orange-district, and in tholutterinstiinee. with marked success, both as.to quantity and quality. The possessors of this very line sample of wh'uat are very desirous to recommend it to their brother farmers a's being of the _ most proliliu description, mid verv scarce. Tin; above-named parties are also in possession of a fine specimen of' whitei-.ide bearing oafs, yielding about fitly bushels to the acro.--O/<;;»/(' GuariUiiit. Gold Discovkkv.—A young nun, sou of Mr. .fames, liaddley, residing on the Abc.rcromhie, was a iew days ago driving ;t tern witii a load ofhis father's v.-00l ti> r.athin-st, and, slopping to drink at a creek, he picked up a nice little nugget of gold, which Mr. Baddley the elder brought to B.ithurst and shewed at our olHee. The place is about iifty miles from Jiatliurst, and .situate no:ir Thomson's Creole. Hat hurst Free l'rtss.