The 
Times
1 May 1850
THAMES STEAMER.
WILL leave the Queen’s Wharf, for Geelong, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, at 10 o’clock precisely.All goods for shipment must be alongside half an hour before starting.
T W. MURDOCH.
Melbourne,
3rd April 1850.
FOR LONDON.
For Wool and Cabin Passengers only.
THEAl barque “DERWENT” 363 tons registered, D. Lindsay, commander, having the greater part of her cargo engaged, will have quick despatch. Has excellent accommodation for passengers, apply to
W. H. BELL.
PORT PHILLIP.
Arrivals:-21 April, Margaret, schooner, 49 tons, Williams, from Loutit Bay, 19th April, 22. Samuel Boddington, barque, 669 tons, J. Hurst, from Adelaide 15th April, with 45 passengers, Captain Cook, schooner, 74 tons, Roberts, from Adelaide and Portland,19th April.
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E J. POULTER,
BOOT AND SHOEMAKER,
GREAT COLLINS STREET,
Between Mr Cashmore’sand Medical Hall, one door east of Elizabeth Street,begs to announce to his numerous friends, and the public generally, that he has moved from his late premises near the RoyalHotel to those large premises opposite the
Clarence Hotel, one door east of Elizabeth Street.
E. J. P. takes this opportunity of returning his thanks for the extensive support he has received since commencing business in Melbourne and hopes to merit a continuance of the same by punctuality and moderate charges, E. J. P. has on hand a large assortment of ladies’, gentlemen’s, and children’s boots and shoes of the best quality, cheaper than any other house in Melbourne.
Prize Hair Cutter,
FROM
48, NEW BOND-STREET, LONDON
JAMES GARDNER, Hair Cutter, PerukeMaker, and Perfumer, No. 3 Elizabeth Street, south of Collins Street, and immediately opposite the Clarence hotel, Melbourne, and St. Mary’s Buildings, 35, Renfield Street, Glasgow, where he hopes, from a thorough knowledge of his business, and his extensive practice in the first shops of the United Kingdom, besides his extensive connexion
In Glasgow, by diligent attention to business, and moderate charges, to merit a share of public patronage.
J, G.’s practice in Glasgow of receiving subscribers at one guinea per annum, who are entitled to have their hair dressed or cut once a week (and which has given universal satisfaction) is continued. Ladies and gentlemen waited upon at their own residences, on moderate charges.
J. G. begs respectfully to mention the situations that had to be filled during his career as a hairdresser first, he served his apprenticeship with the late Mr John Walker, Glasgow; was an assistant to Mr Wise, for eighteen months, hairdresser and per Lower, Quebec, Lower Canada; Mr. Rlaokis, Montreal; Mr. Rennie, Kingston; Mr Johnston, LittleYork, now Toronto, UpperCanada; Messrs Breveter, New BondStreet, Traffic, Burlington Arcade; McAlpin, Threadneedle Street, FoxStrand Woodman, Piccadilly, London; Messrs, Corbet, Bridle Smith-gate, Nottingham; Simpson, Philbin Street, Newscastle upon-Tyne.
J.G. competed for the Prize of 25 sovereigns given annually by the celebratedMcAlpin, haircutter, ThreadneedleStreet, to the best haircutterin his area, and was successful in gaining the Prize.
Judges-Traffit, Burlington Arcade, NisbetSaint James Street, London; Bennie, Lord Street, Liverpool, MrJohn Meek. St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.
P.S. Neal comfortable rooms for shaving and haircutting for both classes.
J.G. has engaged an Assistant of first responsibilities, who has served his apprenticeship in London.
Razors carefully ground and set. Children’s hair neatly cut.
COLONIAL LITERATURE
WILL SHORTLY BE PUBLISHED, A SECOND EDITION OF BUNCE’S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE, Very carefully revised, end greatly enlarged and improved; BY DANIEL BUNCE, C.M.H.S.
Also author of”HortusTasmanesis”, “Guide to the Linnman System of Botany”, “Manual of Practical Gardening,” &c.
This work, which has already run through, a very large edition, is eminently calculated for the guidance and instruction of the Australian gardener. It contains the fullest directions for every month in the year, of all necessaryWork in the orchard, kitchen, and flower gardens, wineries&c; the directions founded upon total experience, through a long colonial career.
The notices of the Press, throughout the Australian Colonies were most flattering to the author, and the present publication containing very considerable emendation and enlargement were combined with increased experience.
The Work will be published in time for the guidance of parties availing themselves of the ensuing winter for gardening operations, and as it is the intention of the author to render it accessible to everyone, high and low, rich and poor, the price will he two shillings and six-pence.
Melbourne: John Hunter, Bookseller and publisher, Elizabeth Street; and will be sold by all
GARDENS AND VILLAS.
TO Gentlemen possessing Gardens and Villas or to those who are desirous of forming the same, the undersigned will be happy to give designs and superintend the laying out on the Landscape principle; as also to stock them with Ornamental, Indigenous, and English Forest trees.
The Advertiser takes this opportunity of informing gentlemen desirous of making plantations of the above trees that he will be happy to supply them on moderate terms. These trees were introduced from England last season by the ‘William Hyde’ and are thoroughly established and may be seen near the Hotel, St. Kilda. Among them are many never before introduced in the colony.
Apply personally to the undersigned—Apollo Inn, Little Flinders Street,or to Messrs W. Hall and Sons, Little Flinders Street.
DANIEL BUNCE.
Melbourne,
22nd April, 1850.
END CONVICT TRANSPORTATION NOW!
Australasian Anti-Transportation League
The League demands the immediate cessation of the blight and injustice of penal transportation to all the colonies. It has now been a decade since it was ended in our New South Wales colony, but, despite the recent temporary cessation in Tasmania, it may yet resume there, and it continues undiminished in Western Australia.
SALMONAND WALSH,
SADDLERS, &c.
IN order to return thanks to their Friends and the Public for the support and encouragement they have been favored with since commencing business, and to intimate that they have just received in Geelong a FRESH IMPORTATION
OF GOODS and would call attention particularly to their well-assorted lot of Riding and SIDE SADDLES. Also, a large assortment of English Leather
comprising Hogskins, Butte, Bridle Hides, &c, which will be found well worth the notice of the trade.Melbourne, 12th April 1850. Corner of Collins and Swanston Streets.
THE CHEAPEST
Wholesale Confectionery
Warehouse in Melbourne.
JOHN FREDERICK FULFORD, Wholesale Confectioner and Biscuit Baker, three doors from John Knox’s Church, Swanston Street.J.F.F. in returning thanks to the public for the past support received, wishes to acquaint his numerous customers he has reduced every article to the lowest possible prices, as respects the quality,
he feels confident they are well acquainted with.
N B.-Grocers, Country Dealers, Shops, and the Trade supplied.
A large assortment of Goods always on hand, in great variety.
Three doors from John Knox’s church
Swanston Street, Country Orders punctually attended to.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Sydney, 2nd April, 1850.
REWARD.
WHEREAS, it has been represented to the Government that the PortPhillip Mail was stopped within six miles of “Tarcutta” by two armed men (whose descriptions are hereto annexed), who, after lashing the driver and one passenger to the Mail Cart, took away from the Melbourne and Albury Letter Bags, and also the horses belonging to the vehicle.
His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that a Reward of Twenty Pounds will be paid to any free person or persons who may, within six months from the present date, give such information as shall lead to the apprehension and conviction of either of the above individuals; and if the person giving such information he a Prisoner of the Crown, the application will be made to Her Majesty for the allowance, to such Prisoner of the Crown, of a Conditional Pardon.
His Excellency further directs to be notified, that an additional Reward of Twenty Pounds, or a Conditional Pardon will be granted for the recovery of the Mail Bags and Letters stolen on the above occasion.
By His Excellency’s Command, (For, and in the absence of the Colonial Secretary).
W.ELYARD, JUN.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEN ABOVE REFERRED TO:
First man.-A Scotchman, fair complexion, sandy hair, freckled face, shaved, the appearance of having had large whiskers, dialect that of an Edinburgh man, about 5 feet 9 inches high, stout find fleshy; had on a cabbage-tree hat and no jacket.
Second man.-An Englishman, little, round-shouldered, Roman nose, small features, determined appearance, very muscular, dark eyes, wore a bluejacket and cabbage tree hat
These men stated they had an associate, and a man with two horses, one of which was a bay horse with a rat tail,was seen about three miles this side ofKycambo,
SCIENCE, ART AND MANUFACTURES.
PRESERVATION OF STACKS FROM LIGHTNING.
It is offered as a seasonable hint that a simple preventive from injury by lightning to corn and hayricks may be found in putting an inverted broken bottle on the point where there be thatch terminates;instead of which it is no unusual thing to see a spar or spiral pinnacle of reed placed at the summit, both of which are, with the exception of iron, the beat conductors of the electric fluid, and are the general cause of
the accidents which occur from lightning; whereas glass and sealing wax are non-conductors, and therefore repel the fluid, instead of attracting it. — Bell’s Messenger.
EASTERN EUROPE.
The news via Singapore is to 27th December from Malta and 21st December from Smyrna.
It seems that Russia is negotiating with Turkey.The Czar refused to do so while the British fleet remained within the castles of the Dardanelles. In compliance with his wish, all foreign ships retired. The English fleet was reported at Malta as having been seen off Mytilene, proceeding towards Adrianetum. It was likely, should nothing of sufficient importance transpire to change its destination, that it would shortly return to Malta.
Russia still refused to withdraw her army from Wallachia, claiming her right to keep it there and sending more troops daily. War was expected on this point, and MurtebPacha, late Bern, who had just reviewed 120,000
Turkish troops at Shoulma expressed himself confidently as to their power to cope with the Russians.
The Russian and Austrian ambassadors were in daily communication with the Porte. The Sultan himself had several times presided at the council board.
An insurrection had broken out in Serbia. The Austrian troops on the frontier had joined in the movement, and the cordon against Turkey had been removed.
NEWS FROM BATHURST
Small Debts’ Court – The usual sittings were held on Monday, 22Aprilin the new Court-house.Magistrates present-G. Busbyand H.Heathorn, Esqs. There were two remanded and eighty-seven new cases; many of the latter had been settled out of Court. At 4 P.M., thirty-five of the new cases were disposed of, and the Court adjourned until 10 A.M. the following day when business again resumed, and by 2 P.M., the list goes through. There was no case of such importance as to require a particular comment.
New Court-House-It has at length been settled that part of the business of theCourt of Petty Sessions shall in future be conducted at this building: all except watch house cases, such as drunkards,&c, which are still to be disposed of at the old Court-house.
This is an awkward arrangement and will cause many inconveniences to many, of which the inhabitants of the town appear to be fully aware. A public meeting was convened, to be held at Mrs. Black’s inn, on Wednesday, 24th April to consider the propriety of petitioning the Governor respecting the necessity of erecting a watch-house contiguous to the new Court-house. Mr Blanket, Colonial Architect, having, however, in the interim arrived and it being generally understood with the view to inspect the public works and report what was required, the meeting was not held.
