MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1276, 27 July 1883, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

♦ John Browu's place in the Royal Household is to be tilled up by Francis Clark, who has for some time been one of the Queen's " Highland servants." He is to accompany Her Majesty in her walks, rides, and drives, and will be in constant attendance to take her orders; but, of course, he will not be in any way a confidential servant, nor will he occupy the exceptional position held by John Brown, whose proper official designation was " Personal attendant and page." The Queen's " Personal Attendant " is Rudolph Lohlein, formerly valet to Prince Albert, who is employed to look after a variety of routine affairs, and who acts in minor domestic matters as a sort of private secretary. Lohlein had a house within the precints of Windsor Castle assigned to him on the death of the Prince Consort, and he always resides there. He was an object of envy to John Brown, who found that it was impossible to prejudice the' Queen against him, and after several quatrels the pair established an armed neutrality. The New York Sun wants the Nebraska system of charging lOOOdols for a license of a grogshop for New York. Senator Wanderson says : — " it is a great blessing to every city and town in contrast with the Hood of little re venue and do harm. Our license fee for each bar-room or saloon is lOOOdols for a place like Omaha. In cities it is HOOdols for each license and in villages 500dols. In Omaha, the saloons have been reduced one-half since the high license went into oftoct. , We get 100,000dols from the saloons in Omaha, a givat deal more revenue than we obtained when we had twice the present number." Motiieh Swan's Wokm Svhup.—lnfallible, tasteless, harmless, cathartic ; for feverishncss. restlessness, worms, constipation, Is. at druggists. Moses, Moss & Co., Sydney, General Ageu's.

A coming Tasimmian cause celebre is said to be a divorce suit instituted by a well known solicitor of Hobart, a partner in one of the leading firms, against his wife, who is connected with some of the best families in the colony. The co-respondent is said to be a yonng car-driver, young enough to be the lady's sou. A clergyman writing in a Melbourne paper points out that " H.M.S. Pinafore " and " Our Boys," the purest dramatic productions of this era, have also been the most successful. " Atlas," in the World, says : — I recently corrected some foolish gossip about the alleged discovery of a nonexistent " diary " of John Brown's. I can now assert that the report of a search for " J. B.s " will, in which the Queen is stated to have taken part, is also fiction. It is a mistake to suppose that Brown died rich. The principal part of his property consisted of the valuable presents which he had received during the last fifteen years, and which included many beautiful and costly pieces of plate and jewellery. Every distinguished visitor to the Court was told that it would be well to remember Brown, and he constantly received gifts from the members of the Boyal Family. It is said iihafr^SS'" ""'"*' Crown Princess of Germany and the Duke of Edinburgh were the only Boyaljtersouages wlio.did not contribute tohTs collection. The " Quarterly Eeview," speakiug of the remarkable spread of Socialism in England during the past few yeavs> ascribes it in no small measure to George's " Progress and Poverty," of which he writes:— "lt (the book) ia at this moment selling by thousands in the alleys and back streets of England, and is being welcomed there as a gospel of justice. This alone would suffice to give it a grave importance ; but half the story remains yet to be told. It is not the poor, it is not the seditious only who have been, thus affected by Mr George's doctrines. They have received a welcome which is even singular amidst cer.ain sections, of the really educated classea They have been gravely listened to by a conclave of English clergymen. Scotch ministers and Nonconformist professors have done more than listen, they have received them with marked approval ; they have even held meetings and given lectures to disseminate them. Finally certain trained economic thinkers, or men who pass for such in at least one of our universities, are reported to to have said that they see no means of refuting them, and that they probably mark the beginning of a new political epoch." A special estimate of the cost of the British Mission to Moscow has been submitted to the House of Commons, the sum demanded being £6000. Of this sum £250 is for the rent of a house for the accommodation of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh and other distinguiuhoil pwaonages for the space of one week. Some idea may be gained from the amount of this item of the enormous competition that must have taken place to secure favourable points of view along the route of the procession, and it also supplies, perhaps, a not wholly inaccurate measure of the loyalty of the Russians towards their Emperor. The Radicals have intimated that they will strenuously oppose the grant of the money on the ground stated by Mr Labpuchere, who contended that if the Duke of Edinburgh wished to attend the coronation of a relative he should pay the cost himself. This is regarded as not too reasonable. The friendly relations existing between the two cou n tries rendered it imperative on England to send a special ambassador, unless it was desired to put an affront on the Czar. As there was no option but to despatch the Mission, it would have been not so much economical as suicidal to do it in a niggardly spirit In the Legislative Council during the week eighteen petitions were presented on behalf of Roman Catholics in various parts of the Colony, praying for justice and equitable treatment in the matter of education. The petition of 121 Catholics of Blenheim was presented by Mr Buckley ; of 34 Catholics of i.'oss, by Mr Lahnvin ; of 188 Catholics of luvercargill, of 235 Catholics of Lawrence, of 286 Catholics of Dunediii, of 104 Catholics of Ellesinoie, all byl)r Grace; of 45 Catholics of Akaroa, of 46 Catholics of Rivcrton, of 47 Catholics of Arrowtown, of 53 Catholics of Quoenstown, of 76 Catholics of St. Bathan's, of 104 Catholics of Reefton, of 55 Catholics of Boatman's, of IGI Catholics of Westport, of 65 Catholics of Lyell, of 47 Catholics of Queeustown, of 64 Catholics of Lyttelton, of U7 Catholics of Milton and Bruce, all by Colonel Brett. In the Lower House similar petitions were presented. Of 175 Catholics of Timarn, by Mr Turnbull ; of 64 Catholics of Reeftou, and of 103 Roman Catholics of Lyell, by Mr Shaw. Very amusing are the blunders made by the daily newspapers even when dealing with the most ordinary points of Australian geography. Thus, as an example, one of the leading London daily morning journals prints in largo type the ainiouiicomentr in connection with the New Guinea question of tho rather striking fact that Victoria has annexed New Zealand ! I Weils' " hough on corns." — Ask for Wells' "Rough on Corns." 7R I Quick relief, complo <>, permanent ! cure. Corns, waits, bunions. Moses, Moss tfc Co., Sydney, ti moral Agents. Parents do net us^ vile drugs or nostrums in your l'jimilics,- but use pure Hop Bitters. See an«l read.