Apropos of the sacred music in the Mel bourne Town Hall on Sunday, the following paragraph from Concordia shows that one of the most distinguished of the Broad Church clergy in London ia in favour of such per formances: — "Wherever there is a good organ there should be organ recitals. The noblest, and in some respects the completest of instruments, is habitually neglected in England, owing partly to the fact that what people c&n hear every Sunday they assume cannot be much worth hearing. .■ Bat that is Mt the point—they do not h«w? habitaajly

This Board met on Tuesday afternoon. Pre sent — His Honour the Deputy Superintendent (in the chair), and Messrs Eeeves, Tewsley, M'Kinnon, M'Neil, and Davie.
BEPOBTS. Mr D. L. Simpson, the engineer, reported, under date September 7th, as follows :— ' Herewith 1 forward the Inspector of Works' usual monthly report, also records of workß done by the dredges and steamer Peninsula.
It will be seen that the cost of "lift and deposit" has slightly exceeded the previous month's rate, but Mr Stephens explains that this has been caused by unusually bad weather.
