MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1185, 20 October 1882, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

, « We find in a German paper a formula for a wash which can he applied < to lime walls and afterwards become waterproof so as to bear washing. Resenckek, of Munich, mixes together the powder from three silicious rocks (quartz), three parts broken marble \ and sandstone, also two parts of bur- j ned porcelain clay with two of partly 1 freshly slacked lime, still warm. 1 n ' this way a wash is made which forms ! a silicate if often wetted, and becomes after a time almost like stone. The , four constituents mixed together give t the ground color to which any pig- 1

ment that can be used with lime ig added. It is applied quite thickly to the wall or other surface, let dry one day, and the next day frequently covered with water, which makes it waterproof. This wash can be cleaned with water without losing any of its color ; on the contrary, each time, it gets harder, so that it can even ha brushed, while its porosity, makes it look soft. The wash or calcimine can be used for ordinary purposes as well as for the finest painting. A so-called fresco surface can be prepared with it in the dry way. Boycotting, an industrious student of English history has discovered, is not altogether a modern invention. In the reign of Henry 111, the Arch bishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Lincoln enjoined the faithful not to send victuals to the Jews, and 13 years later the Bishop of I ondon followed the same bad example. On both ocr casions however, the King issued counter orders to Sheriffs and Mayors, that tradesman refusing to supply Jews with the necessaries of life should bo imprisoned. It's to be feared Henry's motive in thus protecting the Jews may not have been of the most lofty character, and his victorious son wag active in affecting tlieir entire banishment from the realm ; but it is satisfactory that, even in those early times, the odious instrument of the Land League was frowned upon by the British Government. In Edward I's time, also, the Bishop of Canterbury endeavored to boycott his brother of York, but this also was put a stop to by the King and Parliament. Clearly there are good mediaeval precedents in favor of the Prevention of Crime Bill. L. E. Myers, the American, who last year showed such wonderful form in the half-mile at Stamford Bridge, and the quarter-mileatßirminghan^has recently given fresn evidence of his prowess by running 600 yards in the mar velloustime of lmin. 11 2-ssecs. Tha previous best knoM m performances at the distance was that of Siah Albison, a professional, whose record was lmin. 13£secs; so the American's time is more than two seconds (a matter of 17 yards) better than anything that had been done previously. A Denver paper professes to think it marvellous that a man whose brains were knocked out is still living. A contemparary in another town remarks, that if he were out this way he would not be living, but he would be holding some important office, James Gordon Bennett, the proprietor of the New York Herald, is tha richest newspaper man in America; he is probably worth Bix million dollars. His income from his newspaper alone is 400, 000d015. perannotti. Among his other extravagant ventures, Mr Bennett has built a steam yacht called the Namorena. It is 216 long, and is a marvel of beauty in its interior decora? tions. There are 150 electric lights, throughout the vessel. The Lyttelton Times observes: — ■ " The lesson which the month taught insurance offices at its commencement, it has continued to the end, From September 15th to September 30th inclusive, losses amounting to £17,360 have fallon on the various offices doing business in New Zealand on account of fire risks, and this does not include a fire in Auckland, and others in Dunedin, Oamm-a, and Balclutha, and the amounts of insurances on which have not been reported. Altogether the total for the month is £27,230, exclusive altogether of marine risks, One of the latter amounted to £1000, — on the schooner Transit." " A friend of inine in Portland Place,' said the poet Rogers, " has a wife who inflicts upon him every season two or three immense evening parties. At one of these parties the husband was standing in a very forlorn condition, leaning up against the chimney-piece, when a gentleman coming up to him said, " Sir, as neither of us are acquainted with any of the people here, I think we had better go home." There has been an elopment case at Takaka, Nelson. A good-looking wife of 25, named Flowei's, has taken herself oft' with a lover, Taylor by name. Taylor was arrested at the Hutt on a charge of stealing property belonging to Flowers, but the charge was dismissed, as it could not be shown that Taylor had sole possession of these goods. The woman has her child with her, which the husband wishes to recover. The Gold Duty returns for Sepber, 1882 and 188T, are respectively 208,4450zs and 332,787. The West Coast shows the only increase in the colony, the figures being 1 7 9, 5 6 1 against 156,437. The "Wairarapa Daily" relates that on Monday last a Maori warrior — a buxom dame of some forty summers, took the Native Court by storm with that most formidable weapon, her tongue. At last the Judge, finding himself unable to get in a word, orr dered Constable Leahy to forcibly eject her. This constable is about the strongest man in the force, but in this, particular instance he had a heavy con-* tract. The Amazon resisted and clutched him by the beard, and the officer ha 4

to apply a little gentle pressure to his assailant's windpipe to release himself from a somewhat ludicrous position. He then lifted the warrior out of Court, and gently laid her down in the passage. She made a second attempt to get at the constable, and in doing this fractured a glass pane in the entrance door. For this the Judge fined her a pound, which terminated the scene. One old chief, however, submitted, that to make things pleasant all round, the Court should make the policeman pay .an other pound. Major Keddell spoke rather strongly the other day on the injustice which a malicious person might commit with impunity under the Dog Registration Act, and whereby a valuable animal, if accidentally without a collar, could be shot if found on private property. The following is the section (13)— Dogs without collars having the proper registration labels thereupon shall prima facie be deemed to be unregistered, and any person or his agent upon whose land such dog may be found, or any person duly authorised :by the local authority, may destroy any such dog " In the Adelaide Supreme Court the .other day a rather unusual case was exposed. A practitioner who had obtained a verdict for over £20 for a .client wanted him to accept a post.dated cheque for the amount. The .client refused, and entered an action. Meanwhile the lawyer executed a deed ,of assignment, on the strength of which a verdict was given in his favor. The Law Society brought the matter under ; the notice of the Full Court, and the practitioner was ordered to pay the .amount, with ten guineas «osts, within fourteen days.