SYDNEY.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 582, 1 March 1851, Page 2

SYDNEY.

Terrific Thunderstorm.—Awful Destruction of Property,—Yesterday evening about a quarter past six o’clock, this town was visited by a most terrific storm of rain, hail, thunder and lightning. The rain at first fell full and fast, but was quickly succeeded by a fall of hailstones, which were driven towards the earth with fearful violence. Many of these were picked up and measured, some of them were found to be 4| inches in circumference. As might be expected, the windows of those dwellings exposed to the violence of the storm suffered to a considerable extent. We believe the following is an approximation to the amount of destruction done : Mr. Mandelson’s hotel, windows broken, 350 1 .the Argyle store, 125 ; the Australian store, 150; Mr. O’Brien’s, Harp Inn, 65; the Herald office. 30; Mr. Summergreen’s, 50 ; the Salutation, 55 ; Argyle Inn, 40; Dr. Waugh’s, 44; D. Davis, 41 ; S.’ Davis, 32; Hillyard, 30; J. Bull, 50; the Royal Hotel, 70. The large window east of the gaol was entirely smashed, also many of the panes in the jailor’s residence. Many casualties of a serious nature occurred. The Gundaroo mailman was nearly drowned crossing the creek south of the town, and was rescued by two men, but not before one of the bags (that from Gundaroo to Goulburn), was lost. A female living in a hut close to the Argyle mill, who had been confined two days previously, was rescued from the flood by some men in the neighbourhood, and carried to a house close by. At the time of going to P 1 ess the son of Mr. Newman was missing; he had been to Baw Baw during the day, and was parted with by his companion within half a-.uile oi toe town. Great fears were entertamed for his safety.— Goulburn Herald, Jan. 25. ’ ® LAck ; LEg « ~A sawyer named

M oilligan, resident at the Punchbowl, we regiet to learn met with his death within the last few days, under circumstances similar to those which caused the death of Mr. Birch • and his daughter, who held a limb of the beast while he was skinning it, very narrowly escaped sharing the same melancholy fate—her head, which she Rcmirho.l _r._. . . ■ ’• '.-.V-vm ouumy niter leaving the carcass, having been for several days swollen to an enormous size. I n every paduock along the road,-we are informed, are to be seen the carcases of bullocks which have Jaden victims to this disease, and the • ateticn arising inerefroni Is almost insufferable

to passengers on the highway.—2sll January. Industrial Exhibition.'—We Uni ] e j stand, and we give the announcement great pleasure, that it is in contemplation I the committee of the “ Australian Society" ? propose and carry out an Industrial E x u. 1 1 lion, to be held towards the close of th e ''l sent year. His Excellency, the patron b notified his desire of forwarding this obU' and to apportion a portion of the Sydney q i vernment Domain for the exhibition, should I the intention be carried into, execution, committee- would invite the neighbouring Co J lonies, and those connected with the nuijJ rous isles of the Pacific, to assist in this g re '| object. We hope we shall soon be enabled! to publish the programme of the committed The idea has been enthusiastically received J all classes in Sydney, where the exhibition j,| intended to be held in October next.— raid, Jan. 30. I Mortality amongst Cattle.—Au er .| roneous impression is generally prevalent u to the nature of the extraordinary di ! e u ,| now raging amongst the cattle in almostetetjl part of the country, It is decidedly J “black-leg,” hut its characteristics ate 1 novel that we think some investigation by pF veterinary faculty should be instituted with;) delay. The butchers describe it as ct;.' pletely baffling detection in its primi;i stages, and its progress is so insidious 1; rapid that the animal manifests but sli££ symptoms of uneasiness before suddenlyfj ing and expiring. A heaviness of the J and a trembling of the limbs, are the onlyi-J dications of the attack, and the immedij precursors of death, which follows alm| instantaneously. — Bell's Life.