MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Issue 6, 16 October 1878, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

\ mmmmmmmm | Wlion llio Into Inspector JRi'nnnignn was nt tho hend of lli«> I'nlieo forco noinc yearn nco, n curious ndventuro oeecum«rl. Tbo Patersou Government wni nt tlio time rullinjj tlio dominion of ()m«:o, nnd retrenchment tvns Mm order oHho dny. Intimation wm Riven to tho member*) of tho Folioo force that tiioir puy whs to bo roducod, Tho Jnxpeclor, it waa known, nl ways roftdy to prosorvo tho ri(jlifs of liismrn fromonnronnhinont, wns violontly oppnsod to thu Govornmont proposal. Planii wore nrrnnuod, nnd while tlio Vrovinoinl C'timoil was silting; tho afltiir camo off. liiNppctor Jlrauui^nn then mastored his muu on pnrndc. ' Kight ahout/ culled tho In»|>cotor, but not n mnn moved. Mii^ht nbout,' ho oillod i»i;nin, but Rill no movpmont. ' Why don't you obey ordorß?' naked tlio nstonnhrd Inspector. * Well, sir,' sitid one of tho men, *Wo'd do iinythinc for you, but tto don't liko tho Government,' Tliu Jiispootor ntarted nt ono for tho Provincial Chambers, whoro tho Council wna sitting nt tho motuont. JJrcnthlo.osi, with oxcitoniont, ho rushed up- to tho Superintendent, oxcluiminn— ' Good hon* vcus, uiy noa h«vo rcvoltod. Thoy'vo mutinied. «>lm''H to bo done f ' Mutinied ; how's thutP' whispered Potoi'Bou with evident concern. 4 ]>oduotion of puy, you know. Thoy rofuso to obey, orders. It's a civil war fthoy'v© beßiin,' replied the lasnector. 1 Tell them,' said Pntcruon—' tell them to go. on duty, nnd tlioir wngofl won't bo touched.' ' TKnnk you. I will,' replied tho ollicer, mid ho loft the room, smiling heartily nt tho result. That wns tho firnt nnd only tiino thnt tho Fiovinuinl Council attempted to cut down tho polico poy in Otaj»i). A Into number of tho Lyell Ar^u» contnins tlio following remarkable matter under a lender heading:— * Mr Doluuo brou&K 7 Cwt of riour dowu from

Hnnrufon. which was rn-jorly purelnsed ,\t 91 p-r Ib. We trout the d«y \* not far distmit when wo mnr «co the Prison Drnya unloading nt nur door*. Three Weeks L"»n« since £800 whs gi»en to put our roads in rop.iir, mil not a thing don*. Working Men ko t hanging about »nd the people stnrring whilst tho J*i>H«r Counoit ii ,' Thinking.'— Tl»o Charleston Horald having dovoto.l a column of its spaoo for tho purpo«" of showing to wh«» depth of infamy a Dirty Littlo \U* will desoend, will wo »rmt pjceu^o us wh.'n w<» Rny wo ci?c in i We only know ono Old Party who oould compote in low blugunrdism with tlio writer of tho nrticlo nlludod to, nnri our readers will wo nr« euro n«ree with in when vro say that it is better to decline tho contest than to onRSRe Gnteley (tho Victorian Hnnaman) to comp^to with tho editor of tho Charleston Heruld in vile litoriiluro. Wo decline to exchange with sui'h an nhortion. — Hurra ! tho ■ Oonnfv ('ounoil Ims n now bwcol heart •OLD SKIBKIIKBUT;' One Kje.l you hot, liko the Council ; then Hurrah for tho Addison boileß. Dirty Mury nnd Aid Ono oyod Skihbcroon o*n «ot anytliin« tho wnin, whilst tho Women nnd Children of J.yoll STAHVK. NVhore's our £800. Aro yo mon P yo counoillon, cannot ©Ton tho cry of n hungry child or the bitter curße of nn nngry mother, more you to action, ns I heard an nni»ry mother »iy whnn pnyinp; i).l p#r Ib tor Flour, tlio whole D... lot want hnnginß I Sh« nworo I admit I but flho wus paying 9 1 por Ib. lor Flour, nud under such ciiuumitanccs wa* cxcuiHble.' In tho ' Oricntnl Magnzino 1 of Juno \t\Hl them U a notice of an Australian horse, named Black boy, who has been (lislinguiiihing liimsolf in hunters' race* in tho old country under bin weight*. It appears that, first of all, licwm raced fucoeHslully in India, thence wes nent to Kngland in 1874, and for tsomo time beforo being put in training was rcuularly hutitod there. Aito«ofclior ho Ihih stnrti'd for fflven steeplechases in Knjjlnnd, winning live, his best performance being in a hunter's rnco in Cheshire, dUtanoo threo miles. Though carrying 13«t. 311),, and giving weight to every borne in tiiu rHeo, yet ho won cleverly,