MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 13 April 1881, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

A scheme for the settlement of c^| mercial disputes by means of a eH of Arbitration has been embodied prpposition which was recently before the Manchester Chambe^M Commerce. Tt is intended to s^M all disputes and differences relatiu^J trade, manufactures, and comm^f by arbitrators selected by the Cham^| the objects being to save costs to secure the adjustment of ail disputes by men possessed of &^| knowledge of the matters referr^H them. The fruit trade of Chicago is cording to the ' Ohio Farmer,') b^H ning to assume gigantic proport^H According to the census report,^H value of the fruit handled in market during the past year aggre^H nearly 17,000,000 dols. Of fruits there were 1,00,0000 barre^H apples. 2,000.000 packages of pea^J and 40,000,000 boxes of small Of grapes tbere were 1,000,00^8 and other fruits in due propor^H The value of Californian fruits shi^J to Chicago is put at 813.500 do^M and of foreign fruits 2,803.300, l'H fourths of all the frait that com^H Chicago is resbipped to towns in^H North and "West. The Cornish Telegraph of Jan^H 6b, gives the following: — ' Am^H the Dunrobin Castle's passengers landed at Plymouth on Thursday ,^H 30th December last, from the C^H was a fortunate digger, who, by^H ge n alone that he has found, has m^^| very handsome fortuce. Mr ! > <^H Khodos was working successfull^^B a moderate aov, a chiiin allolme^H

the digging", when he turned up the, as yet, uurivalled Cape gem that was brought Home/by the Union Cp^f pany's steamship German. This diaraoDd is considered to be the most valuable that has liither-K) J)een found in South Afrifea, not nlone from its large size, but from the pureness and. brilliancy of its quality, and it ..'ir considered not to, be excelled by either of the historical diamonds previously known in Europe, Placed on n piece of the most delicate white stain, thp textile farbric exhibits -a yellow tinge in comparison -with, the luster of the- gem, Mr Rhodes was offered by a dealer at the diggings £80,000 for the'dumonfl immediately after its discovery. It was exhibited fora few hours at the diggings at a guinea per head, when Mr Rhodes- at once netted 800 guineas. It was subsequently exhibited at Capetown at a moderate figure What will be the ultimate amouofc at ithjfh Mr Rhodes will part with bia find is not known, but 'fc'i* statid that he has, received , fl> offer q f £150,000 for a haif-HshaMMn iV . A pauliamentary mrnVn? shows that ♦hetotal number df judgments for the recovery of land entered up in the High Court of Justice (Irelarvl). from, tbe Ist day of January 1880, to tbe 31st dftV of Auguit, 1880 Upon foot of which writs of possession have not been issued was 76 ; and the total rmount of reut in arrear in respect of which the judgements were marked was £8505 17s s£b. The number of ejectment decrees granted at the late Michaelmas Sessions for all Ireland, in cases of ejectment for non-payment of rent, .was 874 ; in cases of ejectment for overbold and on title, 252 ; total number of decrees granted 926. The total amount ot rent* in arrear in respect of which, these decrees were granted was £21,970 16 a. 3d. The total number of decrees granted ia Leinster was 227; in Munster, 350 ; in Ulster, 359; in Oonnaughe, 135. The J*ew York papers are full of descriptions of the fixing Ibe Obelisk in the Central Park, which was successfully* accomplished en January 22nd. Tbe work was more difficult than the erection of Cleopatra's needle on the Thames Embankment for not only was the Atlantic to be cr jssed, but the Obelisk, which weigh" ed 219 tons, or 34 tons more than the needle; wris' conveyed over 'two milej by hand. It x*m landed at New York on September 17th and it took two months to convey it to its present site in the Centra) Park. Its maxi* . mum rate of progress was 180 ft in tne twenty-four hour. Lieutenant Cora" inander Gorringe appears to L have 1 successfully surmounted eYer'y obstacle with great skill and indomitable perseverance, and fortunately tbe enterprise wa§ unattended by any Ichs of life. The Obelisk now stands at 101 fr elevation above high»waier mark, and weighs with its pedestal and foundation, 356 tons Tbe incovenience among tbe officials of the House, whose services are commensurate with the length of the sitting, has (the Daily News says) been exceptionally great. Between Monday and Tuesday the Speaker iras in the chair for thirteen hoars without other interval than the usual •quarter of an hour -for tea.', On Thuesday pc sat for nearly nine hours. i'ergeant-Bt'-Arms kept watch about with the Deputy-Sergeant sine£ four o'clock on Monday afternqoh. The doorkeepers ; began to keep single tides only when nearly exhausted, The custodian of the Ladies, Gallery remained on duty the whole of the night, The policemen were on doty for eighteen hourg "pithout'f eat. The Post and Telegrarjh 1 'Offices^ ;fwe>&' : -' upon oil nignt, aa no arrangements' were^made for reliefs, the clerks were; ) jjraeticaily on duty for twentyrfour hours/* The engineer in charge of the ventilating warming had at mTdhight been on duty fo^ i thiriti'three hW^ • . .i,