MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume v, Issue 33, 22 May 1878, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tho following is nn cxtrnet from n lottor by one' of the ofllrojs of tho romnrniro in Toulzi Uny : — " Wo nrowell prepared,, nnd nny enemies nre nor likely to entch us napping' , Wo keep in readiness nil niulit,. with wiro Imwsors run out round torpodo poles a'»ont 4f)ft from tho slr.p, and torpedo Kirns hmdod nnd mnnnod'. 'Tho guns nil' round the upper dock aro loaded with caso-shot or shrnpni'l shell. I ■ pity nny ronturotis oipedifrion that would • iry with xw n repetition of tiio-atlempt i practised willi rome snwe.ss on tint Twks. i Storm* launches armed with 9* pounoVra, • find with tho crow tirmod to tl>o tooth, nre prowling nromid' tho ship u)4 niglit. Sumo- nwrines urn sfnlionnd on n little island n6tlicontrn(i(!o from Oon<«t;mr»noplo to the plho- i and Tion n craft: nr\\<\n% its apponrnrwe tliey fiVe n rflo, nnd the Hteiin> Inunnh stnt'oned within tho houndnry hoards her. Wo burn no Rtnylighta nt n\\i\\t to indiontii o»r position, us is ordinarily dono whou n ro«!»ol is lying nt nnelior. Not 1 a si^n of liijht is shown •From nnvoftho fillips. The Devmtntion is nt Criiritioli. As I writn we hnvo utenm Tp anA eri.«rythir»^ rftidy for the nhnrpest ciin'intf'ncy^- -in fiict, f'»r nny plinse thiH minbt sirldenly ilorelop itself." The following f rvt l neoMMit of th« necirlen^. ne\r UWehrtln, respcotinc which [wo piW>liNlit»'l n .ti'lpifrnm 1 yesterlny, ia tnUen from tiV>» (TlnHin fjividerr— "A sori«u« hit^ fortunnti'iy notnfatnl nrcidont oeeurrod* on^ Fra»!»oronjfh rond, at tho first tnnv otv this «M« of tho- milwny bridal, «!>■>•»♦ foitr o*i)loclf voilerduv nft.or noon; At tint l.'our Mr M'^xinu^h, Ctii'of 'Ai?«»nt (r.>rernment Insurnrnre, anil ;Mr Jumes l{'oliertnon, of tho Crown Hotel 'Stable*, wore 'driving home inn ow-horsc jbunqy, vrhoniiit fclin point in^utiono 1, tho horse smMonlv shied' at noino- ontlfo on tho nnlsido nn'l e(^ed nn< to- tho nid<> or" 1 1 lie ombnnltmont, vrliich tit tlwt fV)iot, is inbciut oO foot,. Seeing thut mi novidont wns inovituble, }>Xr VC'l>>noi^{h was dririnp;>-ttirnctl tho- liorso"* hoo>i to the nrer, ond there- by elnnrod the J rooks-. Menv home, nnd Ixij^cfy nil went into th«» rimr, Tlio si>ld.?n jork (hroiK'h Mr M'DtonoiiKh forwnrd, nnd tho- roms ijot rn^nnqlotl nmonu&t his logs, which brm^ht him. nn»i>K»t tlio horses fool, nnd ho cot pretty severely kioked. Ho\ liowover, nwnn^od to oloar himself, and by &.\vwnminir nhout twenty ynrd's with tho cirrent Rot hold n jutting rook, to which ho nlso pullod tho how,, nnd 1 held 1 on till nssistanco irrivod. Through Iho holp of Mr Walter ltoh.ioi> and some others who happonod to ho passing, tho horso' wnß snvoil, but tho bui»i»y and hnr» nes» went down tho rivor. As to Mr Robertson, ho seems to hnro boon tlirown bolow tho -'baggy, nnd pot sororoly cut about tlio- fnco and <iriiv, Ifo, however, nuinnßod to gtiido- himself in tho current to in flu-bush nt tho sido nnd got nshoro. Ho was brought to Balcluthn, whore he Was promptly ntlondod by Dr Smith. Wo rogrot to loirn thnt while ns.sistini; to got the horse out of tho river Mr llobson lost a pookot-book containing nomo-monoy nnd vnlunblo documents.''