Cirrus@Austlit

An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Thomas William Robertson's Caste and Charles Selby's Robert Macaire on 22 August 1868.

An advertisement for a 'People's Night' presented by Grace Egerton and George Case at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 22 August 1868. The program for the evening includes various impersonations (delivered by Grace Egerton), the comic sketch 'Married and Settled' and the 'extraordinary illusion', 'The Protean Cabinet' ('the secret of which will be fully explained, Mr. Case entering the Cabinet and disappearing with the doors open').

An advertisement for the August 1868 issue of The Christian Herald and Presbyterian Record for New South Wales, available from J. L. Sherriff.

An advertisement, probably placed by Samuel Bennett (sole proprietor, printer and publisher of the Empire), for the sale of a single cylinder printing machine. The sale is being offered 'to make room for a new machine daily expected from England'.

A brief column reporting on the 21 August 1868 benefit night at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts for George Case and Grace Egerton. The Empire declares that 'Mr. and Mrs. Case have established themselves as public favourites'.

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.