MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 11 February 1880, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

As tbe result of Colonel Scratehley's visit to Lyttelton, it would appear that the best site for a battery there is to be found at a point on the north or town side of the harbor, and ob the town side of Gollan's Bay. The necessary surveys are to be made immediately, in order that drawings of the works may be prepared. We learn that wben Te Whiti was presented with the proclamation issued by the Governor to the Natives, he told Mr W. Oarrington that he had belter fake them back fo the man who printed them. The total deaths in the principal towns of the Colony during the month of December was 170. The births were 448. The deaths were 46 more than in Novem« her ; the births 5 more. Tbe "Rev. Mr Barry, Anglican minister, New South Wales, who was formerly censured by the Bishop for preach ine in (he Wesleyaa chapel, has issued a circular challenging the Bishop's constituency in officiating in the private Wesleyan chapel of Sir G. W. Allen, the Speaker, in performing the marriage between Miss Allen and If r Leeper, of Melbourne: Tbe Pieton Press asserts that diamonds have been found within that district, and fbaf one of them had been sold for £30. The Press says, that for obvious reasons tbe exact locality of the find was not divulged, but should it lurn ont as is anticipated, diamond diggings will be added to our other industries, and some lucky fellows may prove fortunate enough to obtain a second Koh^i-noo? at the Marlbcrough diamond field, There are some specimens of firsfsrate manhood in tbe Borough of Sydenham, which is a suburb of Christchurch, with a population of seven or eight thousand persons. The local Council recently appointed a street naming committee whose members are evidently men who 4 appreciate literary genius, and love fo honor it. At enyrate we learn from tbe Lyltelton Times that in accordance with this committee's recommendations Syden* ham will soon boast of such thoroughfares as Wilkie Col'ins street, Tom Hood street, Charles Lamb street, Donglas Jerrold sfreef, Bnlwer Lytton street, Stnart Mill street, Dean Swift street, and Victor Hugo street. The Napier Telegraph remarks : — The settlers of the e>eventy«mile Bush have the means at their hands of developing an industry that once established, would very materially increase their incomes. We »llude to the Jew's ear fungus (Hirneola polytrichr, Mont.), that is to be found in abundance on decaying timber, and is worth from 31 to 3j per Ib. It is bought for the Chinese market. All that is required to be done is to gather the fungus, •Iry it in tbe sun^gd|ftßtfttflflflH| riage. The ' ur^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H having an earsb^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H of the palm of d^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H it is blue blacj^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^J edge. Mr *j[^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| to procure^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H send it J^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Tbe j^^^^^^^^^^^^^H are a j^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H gath^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H of ">^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| oXJ^^^^^^^^^^^^^H wl^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H fold^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H hi^^^^Hnivef?, leanTaHß^^^^B and recS^himsself. •' A gasp of anx^^P says a report, 'is heard through the hushed assembly ; women scream and are carried out in fits..* The Emperor and Empress have both been to see tbe extraordinary performance—but neither of them screamed. Mr J. B. Fisher addressed the BuHer electors at Theatre Royal, Charleston on Sa'urday evening. The meeting was well attended and he met with a cordial reception. Mr Fisher said there was a Conservative and Liberal element in New Zealand politics as much as in those of the Old Country and that however much the Government and their supporters de precated the change they were the Conservatives of the country they had taken up the Liberal measures, but only to stulti'y and defeat them. The Government idea was that such draughts of Liberalism as the country insisted upon h;id better be administered through a Conservative filter. He did not regret the accession to power of the present Government ; the country required Departmental Government reform, and the present Government were essentially men of detail. They had dealt boldly, if not wisely, with finance and administration. They were preferable to Sir George Grey's surroundings, as there was a rem* nant of tbe Liberal party still true to its principles and he hoped that the utter routing they had suffered would enable them to form a new and more effective combination.