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Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1706, 22 June 1874, Page 2

Twenty Teaks Aad.4.TheMelbonrne correspondent of a contemporary says:*-* "The workmen engaged taking down some buildings a few . days since] in Bourke street, Melbourne, where a fire had occurred, exposed a brick wall entirely coyered with postern, which were put up about 'twenty years ago. The wall had been what is known as a dead, one in its day, and another wall was built up against it without any on* taking the trouble to strip off the posters. They proved to be indeed wonderful cunbsitieß, and to an old Melbournite were-more interesting than inscriptions from Niueveh just unearthed. . The bills included grand three sheet announcements relative to the performances at, Ducrow's circus' with the [names of world-renowned' artistt who are now all dead or forgotten. Then there were bills of amusemeats, with one relating to a ball, several auction posters, and just snch a miscellany of others as as might be expect'd in the buttle and life of 1854. Mr Coppin's name figured largely in a rainbow poster, as giving some of his star performances., Standing inthe daylight before all these relies, presented with such strange freshnesa, one might fancy himself a Hip Van Winkle, if, as Hamlet says; he could ' go as a crab backwards.' Tlie announcements obvionily all refer to doings in the city of Melbourne, but it is quite bewildering for one who fancies himself thoroughly acquainted with the city to 'read the nameg of the fipms. Nearly all have departed and left no trace," ' v ' • A Hobsey Woman.—A genial matron re. siding near Goulburn has recently tafen a somewhat peculiar step to assert •? prowess in the saddle. The following advertisement appears in the Goulburn Chronicle of Wednesday last:—"Notice. —If Miss S—f, who sent the insulting letter to me about horse ridiug, please, I will ride with her one hnndred (IQQ) miles in iix honfs.—Mrs E.Cabtjbb, late of Saw Baw.^ .v ; : ■■;:.-:,•: . ; ■ I^athbb SEyEBEI—A wag interprets the cabalistic initials I.Q.G.T 1 as-^Xnde? pendant Order of Good Tipplers. ; Enlightened Spain.—Of the fifteen million irihabi; ants of Spain, twelve mil* lions can neither read nor write. There are four thousand villages, towns, and cities presided over by mayors, two thousand of whom are unable to sign their names to any public document. " Silence ! silenco I" cried the judge, in great wrath. •• Here we have decided half a dozen cases this morniiiff, and I have not heard one of them !" Hi" id best not to skate, into air-holes. Most of them are filled, with water,, and are exceedingly damp."'