342 RECORDS OF THE AUSTIULIAX MUSEUM. 



We can only conclude that with the removal of the Subscription 

 Library to Bridge Street in May, 1836, to a house then recently vacated 

 by the Chief Justice, also went the infant Museum from the followinof 

 expression of Bladen's : — 



" The premises in Bridge-street, occupied by the Libranj and Muse^im, were 

 ordei'ed to be vacated to accommodate the Surveyor-General and his 

 Staff ; rooms being provided for the Library at a building in Macquarie- 

 street, opposite the site on which the Sydney Mint now stands." '■"' 



This only accounts for the Library, what became of the Museum ? 

 These lengthy extracts from Mr. Bladen's interesting account render it 

 clear that the conjoint Colonial Museum's collections and Subscription 

 Library must have come together in Bridge Street, one from the Judge 

 Advocate's Old Office in Bent Street, and the other from the Old Post 

 OflBce in George Street, jointly occupying the house variously referred to 

 as the Chief Justice's [Sir F. Forbes] and the office of the Sni-veyor- 

 General. Hence they migrated together to the building in Macquarie 

 Sti^eet, opposite the pi'esent site of the Royal Mint, and here their 

 partnership ultimately ended. It has been stated that the Museum 

 occupied " a small room attached to the Legislative Council^*','' but like 

 other of Fowles' statements, lacks confirmation, as T have been unable to 

 find any evidence in support. 



This Colonial Museum in the hoiise of Chief Justice Forbes is refei'red 

 to in the " Sydney Gazette " of lS:i6i" : — 



"The two lower rooms of the late residence of Chief Justice Forbes are set 

 apart for the jjurpose. They are being nicely fitted up witli glass cases 

 to suit the apartments. The selection of birds and boasts, (>tc., are well 

 worth seeing, all of which are in the highest state of preservation and 

 neatly arranged." 



It may be interesting to give a few facts abcnit this house in Bridge 

 Street. In theDowliug " Keminiscences''^," by Judge .lames S. Dowling 

 (son of Chief -lustice Sir James Dowling), occuisthe folh)wing account: — 



" Passing (iovernment House, three )>uildiiigs came in vi(>w on the loft side of 

 Hridge Street .... All were (xdvernmeut pr()])erty. 'I'he tirst was 

 the ('olonial S(^cretary's Ofiice, but is now used by the Education 

 Department, aiul })efi)re it now grow the celebrated two old tig trees . 



The central buildnig is no more, what it was used as 1 forget. 'I'he 

 third was the ofKcial residence of the Chief Justice." 



As these buihlings were as described soon after Judge J. S. Dowling's 

 arrival in Sydney, as a lad, the " Reminiscences" must refer to about the 

 year 1828'". Kiom (he same soui'ce we Icain lliat Sir P'rancis l*'(U'bes 

 was : — 



"'I'he only Chiff .TusticH tu wImhii was granted the ])rivilege i>f living in a 

 Govci-nmiMit residence n-nt free .... It slciml in Hridge Street, 



I'' Hladen-Lor. cil., p. 20. 

 i« Fowles— Sydney in 1848 [1K78J. p. 8:5. 

 '" Sydney (Gazette, xxxiv., No. 2875 (2Jnd <Vt.). 



'^ Dowling — Reminiscences of tlio late .Tiidge (,I. S. ) 1 >nwliii'.,'. Tarts i ami ii, 

 Old ■i'imes, i.. No. 2. 1903, p. 114. No :!. IHoM. p. IS,",. 

 '" Dowling- /,..(•. .■//.. No. 2, ]>. IHi. 



