The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-27
LECTURE OF THE FAMOUS AMERICAN DLoosER.

TTrom the Melbourne Argus May 81
On Tuesday evening last Mrs Dexter deliver lee
ture at tho School of Arts Nothing The lee
commenced hy observing, that although her choice Of
subject would preclude the possibility Of disappointment
10 hear nothing yet she would endeavo to show that the
subject was by no means so barren as might at - first
glance be supposed, and that, in fact somethins sht
be made OF It. She gayo some humorous definitions Of
che term nothing aud mentioned instances in which
men had wasted their energies In the pursuit of trle'
ending in nothing-as that 81 the well known orator
Thelwa who succeeded after aborous research In de-
termnng to his satisfaction the precise day hour,
and locality Of Csar's landing in Britain The lecturer
then introduced remarks upon the general oharo
nothngness of the literature Of the present day and the
inutiy of the plan pursued by many OF reading at a
lightning rate number of works different subjects,
without at the time rejecting upon and under
standing the ideas entertained by the authors. Many
persons, she continued found nothing in ever hing
which did not coincide with their particular views
and neserism had been decl,red by to have it's
ss5dation on nothing but she was glad mat Con
Of the eoutcry which, in this as IN oil other ages,
raised against new and startling discoyeries The
rehemencc and hostility whchI had been displayed to-
wards the early promugators of truths now universally
aeknowledged), Anaxagoras, Describes, Galeo Har
vey and in later times to Thomas Gray the originator OF
the railroad system should teach the lesson that
should be cautious before WEI rdculed denounced as
sse al new IDEAS including among the rest that OF the
srirt worldhe subject which she had chosen for her
neat lecture The lecturer afterwards proceeded to Illus
la'e BY appropriate quotations from shakespeare, Dry
oen Locke Bacon and others the various meanings ami
uses OF the word nothing which in she
s,dered was wrongly applied when II said that
sprang from nothing meaning that he had raised him elf
ny his own abilities and tact without extraneous assist.
ance The lecture which well attended was heard
With great attention. and Mrs. Dexter at the
OF her discourse was greeted with round Of applause
FINANCES OF VICTORIA.
1t IL estimated by Mr. Haines the Colonial Secretary Of
Victoria that the deficit in the public expenditure of
that colony for the present year with the deficit OF la,
year brought forward, win be f600 600 That NAV
fairly be stated to be the deb, Of the country says he
and he has laid before the Legislative Council scheme
ny which the government proposes 20 do something TO-
wards dsohargng this debt by reconsructng the tariff
by creating species Of taxation sod by raising the
rents charged for pastoral lands 70 the squatters
WESTERN DISTRICTS.
from the Bathurst Free Press, June
instung 81 thetChurch a England parishianery
seia IN ~ Saints Church, Monday evening, to
n9e .he ors which have been made N erect school
20 1a,nurst ~ appeared that about ESQ Is at
available ana =. was proposed that II from GOO to $500
more can o. RAISED y pupc subscription this rcmaing
su required should be obtained on Loan 80 that mo
furthcr deAy may take place fubserptons were made
or the purpose, amounting TO between COCO and flO0
On Sunday May the 10th, two sermons were preached
m the Wesleyan Chapel, Bathurst by tho Rev Tbomas
Adams returned Missionary from the pricnaly ianSs
On behalf OF the Wesleyan Missions aud the o,ovng
Day most spirited meeting held in advocacy ~ lie
rhirls q The institution. The Rev Joseph Dram read