Buggins muses over recent altercations in Sydney's Municipal Council and on an accident in Parramatta Street involving a young lady, 'a large chignon decorated with superlatively long streamers', a windy day and a hansom cab.
He then turns his attention, briefly, to the previous week's performances at the Prince of Walers Opera House: Jane Shore, Susan Hopley, My Poll and My Partner Joe, The Heir at Law and, in a little more detail, The Stranger.
Buggins also provides an update on the health of Walter Montgomery following a horse-riding accident.