Cirrus@Austlit

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He directs his attention, among other things, to: the contretemps between Robert McIntosh Isaacs and Henry Parkes (including the former's classical education and the latter's lack thereof), and the Christmas season.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He directs his attention, among other things, to: a disagreement between Henry Parkes and Mr Leopold Fane De Salis over travel expenses for members of the Legislative Assembly, and the ongoing dispute involving the removal of W. A. Duncan as Collector of Customs.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He directs his attention, among other things, to the wearing of uniforms on official occasions.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He directs his attention, among other things, to: the recent elections for Sydney's aldermen, the consecration of St Andrew's Cathedral, and the ongoing debate over the validity of W. A. Duncan's dismissal as Collector of Customs.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. His focus is on the administration of John Robertson's colonial government.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He directs his attention, among other things, to: the vagaries of rail travel, employment conditions in the public service, the fate of furniture, and women's rights.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He directs his attention, among other things, to: the experiences of a Mr Schafer who travelled among the Maori in New Zealand, the state of the colonial treasury, and the building of churches and hospitals in communities where gold mining has drawn a swelling population.

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 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He reflects on the need to extend the New South Wales railway system into the city of Sydney, and he continues his comments (made throughout his October columns in the Empire) about the recent political upheavals involving Henry Parkes whom he dubs 'the member for nowhere'. The 'Flaneur' also informs the public about a US-patented 'life-preserving coffin' and humorously ponders some of the ramifications of such a product.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. His subjects include the demise of the 'People's Ministry' and the efforts to eradicate an infestation of rats.

In the course of his reflections (on political affairs), the 'Flaneur' quotes from Sir Henry Taylor's drama Philip van Artevelde.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. His subjects include the proliferation (and dubious value) of printed Parliamentary Papers, and the cost to the colonies of the 1867-1868 visit of H. R. H. Prince Alfred (estimated at £24, 787).

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He reflects mostly on the recent political upheavals involving Henry Parkes and the 'mysterious' role of Kiama in those occurrences.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He draws a comparison between Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) and the recent political upheavals involving Henry Parkes. The 'Flaneur' says, in part: 'Do you know I have been thinking that Kiama must be very much like the castle of Udolpho, while Mr. Parkes - so far, I mean as the horrible secret is concerned - must bear a striking resemblance to Adeline'.

The 'Flaneur' also reflects on the institution of colonial honours.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He directs his attention to changes in the composition of the New South Wales legislature, the minting of coins in Sydney, and residual animosity towards the Irish regarding the March 1868 assassination attempt on H. R. H. Prince Alfred. In relation to the latter, the 'Flaneur' quotes the full text of Gerald Griffin's poem 'The Orange and the Green'.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. His subjects include the resignation of Henry Parkes as Colonial Secretary and the recent 'Race Carnival'.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. His subjects include the establishment of Moore Park, the keeping of records on deceased persons, and a plea to end slavery in the Australian colonies.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. His subjects include a meeting of 'native born' Australians (from which he was excluded by dint of birth); the Public Schools Bill; and the class of people employed in the Civil Service.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He directs his attention to the coming race season at Randwick and its attendant gambling, Sydney's public hygiene, temperance, and a speech by Henry Parkes.

The 'Flaneur' muses on Sydney's recent political and social occurrences. He directs his attention to ladies' fashion, the recent solar eclipse, volunteer regiments and the rejection of donations (resulting from crime) to the building of St Mary's Cathedral. The 'Flaneur' also notes the private publication by Mr F. Lee of a defence of the character of the late Dr William Bland. The publication was prompted by the Sydney Morning Herald's assessment of Dr Bland and its refusal to publish Mr Lee's response. A copy of the handbill came to the attention of one of the Herald's compositors and so enraged him that he threatened to horsewhip Mr Lee.