MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 57, 17 July 1878, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

The DUnodin Ago doos not boliovo in Duoedin being doprivod of Mr Mansford ■for ■ the enlightenment of tho litigutory ways of Wellington. It snys—Wo wore under tho impression that tho Dunodin Bonclthad ronobod a dogroo of imbooility which without n total breaking down of tlio- wlwk) machinory of law and order, would admit of no further reduction. It appear^ howover, as if the Govornmont intends to strain tho administration of justice to its utmost tonsion. Now Zw« land is rapid'y acquiring » notoriety for fcho inferiority of its courts- of justice Tho removal of Mr Mans'ord, R.VL, to Wellington, can only bo rocturdod as a sovoro loss to.tho Bonoh of this city and Port Chalmers ? and unless tho Govornmont is prepared to rcpnrr tho loss, it htis a right to be regarded by tho citizens of both places as nn affeout and a serious wroug. |i Mr Mansford was ono of the fow magistrates' whose deoision?, becaueo of their fairnoss, havo given gonoral satisfaction. His oduoation as a barrister, lengthonod oxperienoo as a mugistrato, and sound common sonsc,. specially qualified him'for tho duties of liis offico. Whilo con* gratuliUing Mr Mansford on what may bo rogardod as n wolUearned promotion, , woaro bound to say that at no time in the history of Dunedin could a gentlo* man of his attainments bo less onsily spnrod. Mis romoval may bo a pecuniary saying to tho Government, and it will undoubtedly bo a judicial gain to Wellington but tho loss to tho Bonoh of this city and Fort Chalmers will undoubtedly prove a heavy ono. Barmaids, writes ft Mclbourno corros* pondont of tho Bcadigo Imlopcudout, arc

rcry lucky in the lottery of lit'<> in Vie toriu. Ono <>f tlio fraternity ]>ni rcrenilv wo Ided a gentleman woil.lt •CioO.iilO, nn>l nnotlicr is in a lair way to c.t'ols^P'j^' equally good ' goldfish.' Tliooost ofthoCnpc war is £100,000 per month. Tlio Chicago Daily Commercial Bulletin publisher n,roport of tho ixtckinu: in th.-tt city for the year ending March I. which shows thnt during flint period * I»<r business reached tho largest on r<»c->«-<?. No fewer than 4.009,311 hog* wero slattghto r ed nnd sont to various cities in the Unitod States, Kncland, and Kuropo in (he various forms uHiain, pork, bacon, lard. &o. Tho I'alim papers iro ntrondy combatting tho idea of Italy bcintr d-«wn into nu nllinnco with It us «i it against Kuglund, and nro repeating 'ho remark niffdo a low days ««o by ft lending Italian statesman r 11 the magnificent fleet of England 1 would need but n week or twotosweon our const from end to end h?avh)g nothing of Jtnly but its dorsal spino of mountain;)." Th<» rapidly increasing circulation of tho New Zeahinder has necessitated thosending homo ofn telegraphic order for n printing ran chine cupablo of taming out 3000 copies per hour, Tho Nelson Advertiser states that ht nnswor t.o a petition presented" to Sir George Grey, wtion in Nelson, signed by about eigh»y laboirrinir men, immigration to Nelson will bo stopped for tho next (woke months, Catapults and shanchais hare become* Bush R nuisaneo »n tho hands of Victorian hoys that severe measures hare bonx ' ndopterdin Melbourne to put a to stop thoir | use. A youngster who was caught killing n bird recently in the Zoological Garden ■• whs fined 10* and « > osl», £1 Bs 0.1, an I tlur officials of the P'irk and tho Acclimatisation Society for the- future will detain any one with Shnnghais in his possession for the purpose of smmwming him. A correspond nt writing rom Aunkand says—' I visited the Licensing Court, | his morning, nnd was nnm*cd at tho nnxiovis attention of the licensed victual - Ics, affected by tho applications for new licenses. The whole of the trade paid particular attention to the absolute- power of the Licensing Bench. It matters not j tho character of the m»n may be tlio bes l , and the building elaborate and sub.* stantial ; the Bench tins power fo refuse,. land havo invni'inl>ly dono so since they have had the novoi* vrsto 1 in th^ii. Mv ovrn experience of fli« mitt'T is tlinfc Auckland is well supplied with hotel anil boarding'house noifommodation. Seeingnn advertisement in tho Thnmo^ Star, I m-ide my wav, on arrival in Anolclind lo^ the Foresters' Arm 4 Hotel, and, although it was past one oVlock, t wis ndmitted 1 nnd made comforuiblo by Mr Pliillipi, who tells mo ho is an old Thames resident and f would srron ;lv recommend any ono coming to Auckland to patronise him if they wnnt modem to clmrgo.i und clem cntnforfnblo nocomni )d ! >lioii. ffis resM dence in the other Provinces, and his kriuvlodge of sliipping, enables him to sit >ply iiiforitmtiiin which, to parlies u-'roilinir. is truly valuable."