MISCELLAENOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume 15, 6 November 1878, Page 2

MISCELLAENOUS.

Tho correspondent of a Norlhorn ox' ohnnso soys : — I will conclude with nn i anecdote of Sir Goorgo Gray, toM by Mr Hollofiton tho other nijjlit, vory significant of tho nnn, and which vory much amusod Ilio House Sir Goorgo lvv\ mado a viru'ont porsonnl attack on Ito'loston— l think on tho Lind Tnx Bill. Tho latter was rilo.l, and when ho i* so lo is ono of tho most foiling speakers \xo huvo. lio guvo Sir Goorjjo a vory uhlo roply, nnd it wns in tho oou.^o of it ho tolj lh ; s littlo | story. When Sir Goorgo was at Cantor* bury last isutnmoi' ho told liii nudionce on ono oconsjion tluit ho hnd IrarolloJ all orcr Kuropr, and visited tho pnlnco« of the grout, nnd tho splendid homos of Iho nri»« _ nt | jj nt wea ],|, nn j iutdii. conco oulu roiuior » f »»... i! i « ( . j. Kroatest jtlonscro wns resorvod for rim, when ho arrived in Oan'srbury ; 'hnro in a worlcin^ mnn's hut. with a clnv (1 >or, with only tho of a Inboror's lot, ho mot a lady— ono of nnturo's ludios* —far moro ostimablo limn tho s|)l^n<li«r arUtocrutio damos of Europe «^uoh,' naid Mr .Kolloston, ' was tho miscrnblo Inunhug with which Sir Goorgo tictdoo tho oars of his hearers.' On J]»js» Sir.. Gcoivo sprans; to his foot and said, tho romnrksi had not boon mndo by him iU n publifl mooii««M jt WHB only at a fjatfiarinij qfafew Christian friends , Mr Kolles'on out; lit not to hnvo nlludcd to it. Tho Mouse at onco took in tho idoa, that how> over wrouß it mi^ht haro boon to Imvo humbußKcd a public iuoeting, thoro wns »o hnr>n in humbufltßinß r fow Christian friends, aud tho Houso shouted. I will Riinrnntoo that it will not bo tho lust timo Sir GoorKO will hour of his • Chri.stiau frionds.' Snys tho ' Oamaru Mail »— • Wo aro HRain in a position to supply our roadora with information oncoming tho niornss in whicli somo of tho hon moiubors of tho lato Govorumout got bOR«od, notwithstanding thoir ciForts to provent Huch a cala« mity. Tho I'iako * Svroui;),' without a railway within twenty or thirty uiilos of it is wonderfully valuab'o for • «watnp ' land, for Masiirs Walkor and Ojchrano, two amphibious settlers, havo just sold out their proportios for£o por uoco. This is uot a bad prioo for laud that a fow years ago dli not cost as many shillings.