MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Issue 7, 18 October 1878, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tho O'Connoll monumont which is to ! bt croctcd in Dublin, is to ho completed within thrco years, and Mr Jirook is to bo |iaid £10,500 for the work. Tho monument is to surpass every other in the world. A fino turtle was found a few dnys nao l>y some workmen in tho grounds of Sir George Grey nt Iho .Kuwait. Tho turtle weighed 2591 b, and measured 3('t in length, and 3ft broad. It was q>iito dead. Tho Japanese Government, which is making such rapid stride* towards in dern civilisation, luu just wakoncd to tlio necessity of preserving its forest, and stringest regulations huvo boon passed, which shall not only hindor the too rapid destruction of tho forests, but incroiso the area covered by woodlands, The Q'icon omitted tho nam;> of tho i'rinco of Wales from tho lists of jiut.'Sts tonStnlo Banquet recently hold at Windsor, and tho week following tho Prince stayed away from tho dinner* nnd I) in quets ciron in honor of tho Q'leon's Birthday, at Paris. ,As showing tho ri^ks (o lifo nnd limh which residents in tho oirlying locditi»'s in tlio sou' lt huvo sometimes to run (tnys tlio Lnko Wakitipu Mini), nn mvi lout nat nairntod to us lately which occurred during tlio recent sever*' Reason to h slu«plutiJ on the dividing range botweu llui bianchos of tho Blioiovnr River. It appears th it thu shepherd wms out oji tho snowy ground in sonroh of lost sheep, when all nt once an nvulnncho l)rokon«'ay within a I'cnv inohes of tho spot on which ho wan wiill(i:i((, and in its downward crash boro aw.-iy beforo his ejos two of his valiiiiblo .slicop dons. The Hnn^itikci Advocato tolls tho story of n ni}{lit rdo withot un driver :— •• lloflontly, at Great ford Ktntion, just us the driver wns coming oil' tho platform to mount tho box of his coach, in which « pnsmnner for Jjnlls hid hilcon his scat. tho liorsos trotted off (it ilioir accuttomod poor, but just fast enough to lenvo tho driver behind. Fortunately, tho reins wero secured loosely to tho break, by which they wore prevented from drag^inK nmouß tho horses feet nnd possilily jjuid" ing thorn ofF th.i roai. Quite uni!oiiscion« of tho (net that, tho John was not liund!ini? the ribbons, tho traveller sot com* fortnbly in the conveyance while the lour miles of not; vnrticularly silo rotd was travollod by tho stcidy beasts, which, apparently, nover noticed the absenco of their ''river. Not till Hulls wni stiffly reached, nnd tho convoynnoo hud lurne I into ihe ho'cl yard and oamo to >\ t 'stand • still, when the traveller ali«hled, did he make tho somewhat startling discovery

tbnt tlio trusty animnls lmd been travol ling nt tltolr own pnco nnd pleasure. aI in well tbnt ends well, but had thnt paS 1 senior known that not ovoh tlie f'h->st of i drivor was on tho box, lio w.»ul I pN> bably liflvo bocn rather uncomfo tib'o." Hecenlly n. native of tiydn-y, nunvi. •Tames Porkins, wnllrod noross n siriiffl wiro utrotchod n dis'nnco of ISOO^jJj mid 400 feet nbovu tlio surfnco^^^J wntor. Tho wiro was tntlior thnt used for tcleuriphio Imot.j^^^H performed his lwizirdous yUrr^^^^^H most; intrepid manner, d'^'Uj^^^H utmost ooolnoss throughout,, ami l^^H nraidat tho loud applause of thc^^^H wero present. Tho North Otns^o Times U /^pc^^H for tlio following :—-' Tho iUniqii^^H Normnnihy, tho roprosontntivo in i^l colony of her Majesty, w-»s tho I> J Mulgrnvo who ncco npnniod l'"^HJ Dickons nnd his creation ' Mnrk TaplovT in thnt lust sailmjr puckct hhip ilw 'Sorow' on his trip to Anu>riO'i, ho one which produced ' American Note*.' ami led subsequently to the visit of Mar* in Cl'UZKlcwit to tho now woild famous ciy of Kilon. He wan tlio ' kindly, (.-lovtM', nnd linndsomo younp; nobleman, of iho great obsorver and inorali>or on all pliisivs of society, nnd who struck him as con* trusting so nobly with tho pp'triilious ni'istucrnoy of tho Northern Biatei. llf appeared on tho j.nvnto tlioiiici^al st.;»«;«> in tlio ootnpnny ol Dickons nt Montreal, and Hubsi'quently in Jiondon, nnd it, \< on record thnt when Dickons was inf.'\m leaving Knglnnd lor his ftallun tour lu> onllod to hi", dinner talilo liis ncuvsr, nnd most vnluoi frionds and ninon}; such men na Sydney Stnitli, tlio Rival. «uu of St Pnul's, Tluickornv, the author ul ' Vanity Fair' nnd 'Podennis,' Bubbaue, Lo d Denrnnn, tho proat. lawyer nnd judj».\ Tnlfourd, 'lon' Talfouid you know, Moclise, tho piiinter, John Foster, the biographer, To:u Hood, the huinornt and poet. Douulns Jcrrold, Mirk L-mon, nnd Lord Normanby nppofirod, i,u.l tlio fact ho was dcomed a fitting dinner coins pnnion for such n circle, liy anch a critic of immunity na CJliarie.s Dickons is a testimonial to tho iutclli^uco uud worth of the Mai'q'iiij.

In reference to <h-> d'seit^iou j : , c',,,,,, miltec on tho Klocorni Hill. <!,,. v, ;. Times si\yn : — Tlio question .if v o ..i,^',. . of public-honors on cleeijon d.ivs n.is tlio first tiling thnt mfii«ed nny |j|p mo t!io debate. Mr Stout wished to follow t)m example of America in respect, to forbid, ding tho sale of liquor on 'ho diy wli <n citizens were call d upon t > perform • ||„< most sacred act of their luvm.' Mr ]{„i V asked the gontlemnn in dvivio of t!n> I>i:i \vhe'h«M'il win wiv»u •<> diinV pr-'tj in-r-tuil it wns right to drink it who.V s »V ? That would b« iho cflT.-oi of the. <-!„,, s\ Hum could bo sold by the hiekof out noli by the ordinary glass, wns it „,„, t |,, lt tScw Zealnnders worn so drunken nn>l dissipnlod thnt they required sucli \c^U-< lotion P Mr Mo, s thoi^hi 1 1i;t r „1> S»,.ur, would wish nil tlio puldichou^es r!.>si> I nnd Iho churches opened. Ii «-.,s jm mlh tempt to treat m»n like chi'.iroii. tm-l was an insult to the putilic. Mi- \\\ i 0 uppnulo ! to Mr Slout to know wl u .ihi<r tho electors who hnd olncted him lii.l been diunkor jiot. Tln> Attorney. (muni replied thnt l>o li-ul ofi,>n m<i«u o!ootor< ilrunk both hpfcro and after .in rleoiion. Mi* Vyko immt-Halcly t j iru'.itct? ' Imu rot. Nt the time.' Mr Heov'rs thou-ht if w.h a slur upon the people of N<?w /'ivdiun! to say thnt they could not, restrain them' selros. ] ( ]very nu"nlipr • f the lf'>us,< knew thnt the liuv CorliiMin^ tlio s:il<t of liquor on Numlny whs broki'n every vSimday in the year. Tho whole temper of the Homo showed that it was iidmiMc.l he n miittnko to«ndtv>vor t'i mtl-a pcoplo sober by dot of Pnrlinmen'. If el-'ct.ors • wanted to prci-urc drii.k they would pro- . bnbly b«» nble to follow (ho Ani.M-ic.in or- | ample, and no in fo • ki<s t tto baby 'in tho inner room. Tho cluuso was thrown out by 21 to 22. A curious lottery supersrition is rel-ted •y a correspondent of tho London Oaily News. It nppenrt thnt in Venico i( i-< believed that, in t'i<> <\mi( ol n stninßoi* dyin« m one of th.« luit.to, tho nu )i!>o', of his room wdl bo tlio lu.rky «'yphoi-.« »l. tho next drawin«. An iMuni ration of f|ii< ocenrrod recently on the death of tfir \\\ Stirling Maxwoll nt one of the b;\*t ki.owu hotols. when iminediiiiely on his dei*«*a«"'. the employees Mib-KM-iUed fo tnkv sh:irc-< in the number of the two r-vvn* occiini.-l by tho Into member for P.-rthsliir , l'» >Mi of which numbers straii:r. i| y ou<>u;h. w <->■<> afterwnrds drown ns pri/,.v-i. la talk;).; over tho matter with the wii'er, n pers«>i, con < -ctcd with the hotel l>iK «v ! y luinmted tint ho had been prevented wv s id. lon illness from tnkinij the wliolo ot ila> lm>ky numbers, and thus ronlising v Inn l.some fortune at one stroke. MrG. A. Si' ln. in a recent. IlUistrn'e 1 London News, states' that »'i nnfai'i i ; souroo of relief from tho ju'oiu'M ol bronchitis nnd .spasmodic nsiluiM will ho t'oun I in tho follosviiuj fipocili.: : — I lie j iic.< ol two lemons, which lmvo Ik-<m» ir.innf I i;t tho oven (o «.lrv tho skins, (<>u\- ounces <>'' the best hono}, two spoooln's of die vorv finest Fiorenco oil. Mix cnrcl'iillv. v\'> in nn iMi'ihcrn jar, which keep cocero I, nnd swallow a spoonful when yon feel tho fit eonim." on. A I'idy wrires to u< oomiplmmiui j of th • ungii I nit conduct of sokm> of ih.« men who lust nii;!ib oerupi-'d tln> overcrowded enr whieli 1.-O. the Thealro l.'oynl 1 n'toi* tho |H>rform iikv. Oiio i;ontl>-r) in in pn-IKMiI if, ip, ev-U.'T.i?., wii=> i-t notorious ii>r di^jnici'.ul eon.Ju.M; toivir-h Indies, in ' smiiin^ ' nii'l leu-in,' ;<f, them both in the Mivi'i mid in ir-ivellm,' <!.»u-. vcyniii'iM, she e.impidiii;! of us ivl'ii-in; to vneito lii'm kirn! tor llii> fiL'.ioui n ulut )>\ of l^iliei, iusisii)^ thnt they shoul.l either stand or bi> oi'o.v.lej elosi? d) himself, ii or.ior thnf he miuht tho ijeller li>- nUle i.» gratify hii Irnring wro.iensitie.s, Out* lady eono-ipoiiuoiit, asks ".s «o inform tin oiiundiiK (P) Ihnt it h>'nu'i"\ pi ncMees his urn in ihu munnor ho >!i • insr, i,i,'lit. h« will bo m.'ulo to und.M-sUnJ whit, tlio merits of a cow'hido arc— Welling.'on Chronicle.