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St. Andrew's Cathedral.-The mem- bers of the Church of England through the colony will be glad to hear that arrangements are in progress by which it is almost certain that the works at St. Andrew's Cathedral, which have been so long discontinued, will be immediately resumed, and gone on with continuously, although slowly, until the nave and transepts are finished. It is estimated that from £5000 to £6000 will be sufficient to finish the walls of the nàve and transepts, to put in the windows, erect the roof, lay the floors, and provide temporary fittings, in fact to make the whole floor available for public worship. This sum, it has been con- sidered,' can be easily raised in four years, without materially interfering with the pro- gress cf other works which depend upon the liberality of Churchmen. The plau which it is proposed to adopt is, that the £1500 which is required for the present year shall be divided into one hundred and fifty suras of £10 each, and that parties shall be requested to undertake to collect or provide £10, or two or more suras of that amount, according to their means ; and it is supposed that there will be no difficulty in finding sufficient per- sons to undertake to procure the requisite number of ten pounds. A preliminary meeting was held last week, and, by adjourn- ment, yesterday, in St. James's vestry (the Bishop of Australia in the chair), when the plan we have described was approved of, and a series of resolutions were passed ; and it was resolved that a meeting of all favour- able to the intended plan should be called for the 3rd proximo, at which the Bishop will preside. Fifty-seven sums of £10 each
had been subscribed for before the close of the meeting.-Herald, March 24.
The Queanbeyan Mail Robbery. - Thomas Biddles, who was tried and acquitted at the late Berrima Assizes for robbing the Yass mail, was brought before the Hyde Park Barrack bench yesterday, in company with a.mau named Samuel Rogers, charged with having uttered some cheques which were stolen from the Queanbeyan mail. The stolen cheques having been identified. Both men were remanded for further examination. -Herald, March 24.
Hold on your Wheat.-We would not
advise our country friends to sell their wheat under six shillings a bushel until the Decem- ber packet arrives, as it is quite probable she may bring 'news materially affecting their interests.-Herald, March 24.
Robbery in an Auction Room.-About
half-past twelve on Saturday afternoon, while Captain Hart, of the ship General Hewitt, was in Mort's Auction Room, he was robbed of his pocket book, containing three cheques; one drawn by himself, in favour of E. Pollard, for £28 10s., on the Bank of Australasia; the second drawn by William Long, in favour of Captain Hart, for £14 2s. 6d., on the Commercial or Union Bank ; and the third drawn by J. B. Robin- son, in favour of the Captain, on the Bank of Australasia, for £6 8s. 3d.-Chronicle,
March 25.
Pocket Ptcking.-Between four and five o'clock on Monday afternoon, Mr. Archibald Jeffrey had his pocket picked in the govern- ment domain by some expert thief, who managed to wa'k off with his pocket book, containing five Adelaide bills on London, amounting to £500, payable to A. and D. Jeffrey.-Chronicle, March 25.