An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of W. J. Lucas's The Man with the Iron Mask and Edward Fitzball's Azael; or, The Prodigal of Memphis on 7 and 9 November 1868.
The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He directs his attention to the Protestant Political Association, to the establishment of the Belmore Gardens, and to the needlework samplers created by girls attending the Fort Street School.
The publishers of the Times advise that they have become the proprietors of the newspaper 'hitherto known as the Evening Mail'. From 20 June 1868, the newly acquired newspaper will be known as The Mail and published twice weekly.