Buggins reflects on the role of police magistrates in passing sentence, and on a Tasmanian incident that occurred during H. R. H. Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh's, recent visit to the colonies.
Buggins then turns his attention to theatrical matters: Walter Montgomery's less than enthusiastic welcome in Bendigo; the consequences of a poor review of Mrs Holloway's performances in Adelaide; and a detailed overview of Walter H. Cooper's Colonial Experience, being produced at the Royal Victoria Theatre. Buggins also notes other Victoria Theatre productions during the previous week: Frederic Laurence Phillips' A Bird in the Hand Worth Two in the Bush and Dion Boucicault's Colleen Bawn; or, The Brides of Garryowen.
The final item in Buggins's article states that a new theatre, 'capable of searing 2.000 people, is shortly to be erected at Gympie'. The need for the theatre, due to be opened at Christmas time, is the result of diggers 'flocking to the new goldfields from all parts of the colonies'.
An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Walter H. Cooper's Colonial Experience and Dion Boucicault's The Corsican Brothers on 11 July 1868. Also advertised is the upcoming performance of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins's No Thoroughfare.
An advertisement advising that the proprietors of the Freeman's Journal have entered into a 'job printing business' and 'are now prepared to execute orders'.
A list of suburban, country and inter-colonial agents for the Freeman's Journal.
An advertisement advising that Freeman's Journal 'is filed and may be seen, free of charge, at Holloway's, 533, Oxford-street, W. C., (late of 224, Strand) London, where advertisements and subscriptions may be received'.
An advertisement, for Greville and Company, for the sale of various types of paper, pens, pencils, slates, ledgers and other stationery items.
An advertisement advising that Greville and Company are the 'authorised Sydney agents of all the leading provincial journals of New South Wales' and are able 'to offer terms for the insertion of advertisements which can be done by none but a recognised agent'.
An advertisement for Greville and Company, agents for Messers Harrild and Sons, London, advertising the sale of various items of printing machinery and equipment.
