MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 5 November 1880, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

M. Grevy, Prosirfeat of the French; Republic, is one of too tno*t unosfcenffl-^ tious and good-rumoured of men. Al»i though always a well-dressed man. l>o\ would insist on wearing a soft black felfci widesa-wabe, till be became chief of (lie stile, when his constitutional ndvisers mnde it a cabinet quostion that ho should : invest in a tall list. He give in wiih a\ si nh. They tell an anecdote of him that is quite characteristic. Unlike most ofs* eh! Frenchmen, ho believes enough in his own country to invest in hor funds, and the other day went to the Bmk of France to receive his dividends, Ho w;u plready President of tlie .Republic, yc!he quietly placed himself in the qi'ri'v and waited his fu ! n, sandwiched botwee--. a pretty employs and a £ r cen«aroecr' wife. Suddenly n h'\%h offloi.-tl of Ok TjiHik espied Lint lut w.i* scircely able 'o beliere his own rye?, and wh-n he div almost f.iinted with horror. The Pr.?si- ■ flent was forthwith accosted wi'h si * lio'iors and bidden to quit the qvciiK \ that bis money might be paid him at I once. 'Many f banks/ be answered, j - y t n-- J - *i»finT^ '¥-iTr**- min^ur^Trf^tffH the Gbief Margistisde of the republ:n— a I (rue liberal in every good sense oft'ias] world — quietly biJed bis time. T-io \ humblest citzen was noS to lose a moment \ of time on bis account. \

Tbe Grey Star Oct 30th. says:— This morning as tbe sleam crane oa the wharf, was raising part of the crumbing machinery of the Ranansi Coaiparjy from a barge, tbe chain gave way and tbe stamper box went fi? the bottom of the river, the boa' fortunately being removed as sooq as tbe iron cleared the deck received m damage. Tbe iron will be easily recovered."

We understand that Mr Mueller, District surveyor VTestlani, who has been absent on official duty, making an inspection of the Haast and Pariuga road aud other work^, will return to Hokitika ou the Bth of November- Ha baa fouad some magnificent agricultural country during his tour, of considerable extent, and altnjst frss hon. dense timber.

Becently an interesting relic of stirring times was recovered fro si thi sea oq tbe east coast of Aberdeeushirc. This is no less iban one of the guna ot* the Spanish Arcrida, which b::.3 beea lying these three centuries in a creek at Sans, a little south of Peterhesd. The St. Catherine was .vreoked here in her flight northward. Two guas were "fi-hsd out of the same pool in 1810, a third in 18-55, and two more guns and an anchor in 1876 Tee present 2nd ia reported to be Vie largest and most complete of all. ' The gun is of malleable iron/ writes a correspondent to the ' Aberdeen Free Press,' ' ia complete in every respect aud not even eo;roded. The extreme length of it is Bft, from the muzzle to the touch-hole 7ft. 3in , aud tha dia* meter of the bore is 4in. The ball aud wadding, stiil there, take up the Bpuce of loix,' The qua h mounted ou an embankment io the neighborhood, The news of its recovery has probably not stirred a single pulse wi'h the slightest waye of the em »;i-jm that agitated the whole country ;v the titii^ . when the gun weat to the boitou.