MISCELLANEOUS.
Here is a gauge of profanity. A witness in the - upreme Court Dunedin wanted to explain how terribly an inmate of the Benevolent Institution swore on discovering that a dose of medicine did not agree with him. He tried once or twice to give an idea of the enormity of of the swearing, but failed, and then, turning to the jury, said — "You know, gentlemen, how these captains of ships swear — it was like that. He swore most bitterly — I shall never forget it," an observation that evoked great laughter. Jacob Wilson, who had held the office of town-crier of Birmingham, Kngland, for more than half a century died recently. The appointment was recognised as hereditary, and the late incumbent was the sixth Jacob Wilson who had acted as the town crier during the last 300 years, being the youngest son of his parents.
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Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1085, 10 May 1882, Page 2
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145MISCELLANEOUS. Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1085, 10 May 1882, Page 2
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