Our worthy Governor, Sir George Bowen — we say worthy Governor like we say worthy alderman, or worthy borough councillor, al though the phrase seems to imply a familiarity not wholly free from a feeling which i.s sometimes associated with it — gets on very well in his genial, Irish, blarneying mannev. Lately, at r,he opening of the railway to Stawell, Sir George gave a, very roseate account of the highly flourishing and well-paying condition of our railways, which would have been delight ful had it only been true. Then, at the laying of the foundation stone of the Academy of Mu°ic, which Sir George performed with rare architectural skill, he exchanged flummery with the rather unctuous Jewish citizen who is erect ing the building, in the cordial, good totured tone of make believe which comes so natural to Her Majesty's representative in this Colony. The building is called an Academy of M usic, although, bo far as appears, it is not academical or musical. It is a small theatre, built, our Jewish fellow-citizen assured us in the address he read to Sir George Bower., to encourage the dramatic and musical arts "in tbeir higher manifestations." Sir George replied in the same fluent and unreal strain. I have seen many of these efforts to advance art in its higher manifestations here, and I 1> now what they mean. Thoy mean burnt cork, Christy minstrels, the flying trapeze, the " lady with tho iron jaw," the " female champion bicycle performer of tlie world," and all the rest of it. They mean the resort to whatever attraction will best fill tlie theatre, no matter what it may be. Dear Sir George knows that as well as I uo. To talk of impeaching or recalling so good-natured and sanguine and "genial" a Governor as this is positive brutolity. We think we have gut the right man for the atrocious Burrumbeet outrage on a poor woman named Recce at last. A man named Ashe has been arrested and committed on evidence that appears absolutely conclusive. He was only arrested after an incredible course of blundering by the Police, in which some 14 or 15 men vreve- apprehended and released, and he was only caught at last by literally throwing himself iiito the arms of the Police. 