MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1321, 9 November 1883, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

The largest cargo of frozen meat ever shipped in one vessel from the colonies is that despatched from Sydney yesterday in the steamship Teviotdale. It consisted of 12.00i) carcases mutton. The Wairarapa Standard states that Mr W. M. Lewis, formerly Assistant Law Officer in Wellington, has completely recovered his physical and mental health, and is now residing in Great Britain. Mr Lewis possesses many friends in New Zealand, who will feel much gratification at this intelligence. . There was a servants' ball at the Angel, and Mary Jane went. Pretty eariy in the. evening ' she- flounced in with an inflamed countenance. " Why, Mary Jane," said the missus, " surely it is not all over yet,"- ".No, mum, hiiiTTv© been insulted ! As I wae comin.' but from supper the baker's young man he says to me. • I hops says he your pragr&m's not quite full, 1 and me that had not eaten hardly anything !" The Fiji Argus of a recent date has the following :— " Mr James Martin Butt, who has tilled the position of manager of the Bank of New Zealand here for so long a time, has been promoted to a higher position of triis in New Zealand. Mr Butt will leave behind many sincere friends, aud on leaving this will carry with him the best wishes of the community.'' At a recent lecture in Sydney, under the auspices of the New South Wales Social Purity Society, the president ol which (the Dean of Sydney presided), the feev. Mr Olden declared "jthat much evil had been wrought at picnics and Sydney bar or excursions. He would say nothing about general excursions, but as a minister having to do with Sunday schools he = knew, in spite of efforts to the contrary, more harm was done in a single, day at thKse excursions than could be undone! in eternity." The Sunday traffic in drink in Sydney, aim st entirely prohi ited by ihe Licensing A ct, is reported by the police : to ho carried oft extensively. The publicans will only admit, one, , peraon at a time, and as corroborative <

evidence is required, informers have no chance. Tae police suggest still greater stringency in the law, hut tue Sydney oiuiug H;iald do;bs the advisability of this course, as many vvbo buy drink oil the Sunday regird the Sunday-closing clause as an unnecessary interference with legitimate freedom, and tiierefo.e oreak it without compunction. -What a, yasfc abyss mti3t saperate he Bishop pf .Melbourne from niuuoft.e M'Eacbran type! Mi Justice Higinhotham slectnre was "uaostintereiting to the Bishop. "It is,' said Mr \loo.house,." my misfortune to disagree with him in some important particulars, buu I should never, therefore, think of saying that he" ..;. has not t given in: valuable teaching in his admirably honest and outspoken lecture. ' % Am the Bishop had the na^diho d to a lu;l---to the Church of Christ hi,ByJo«'y *-> having been wjdowed 'Vby the sudden and unexpected removal of one Of; the. ablest and most energetic of Australian prelates', 'Archbishop. Vaughan." It was only the bitter day th.it a Syd aey clernynian was repdmaiiide'd by h.s clerical brethern for saying som. t:iing ; pomplinientary of. thtt^deceasiid \rcn- ! bishop. ; All London is placarded with ' Hop Bitters' advertisements just now. This may not at ft" rsfcs'ght appear a fact/wortu retailing to you colonists, but it will severe as introductory to a little story which made me laugh •consumedly' as the Yankees say. A Ciiristia.-i used to tra el the American continent, and everywhere, he went he posted large b.lls bearing the words 'Prepare to meet they God.' An enterprising raveller fo. tht Hop Bitters /'Company was travelling the same way only iu rear of the Christian, whose bill he ebverod with his own, • Drink Hop Bitters and Live.' T'other chap got to hear of thi3 and lay fallow for a few days in order to lot the Hop Bitters man get on ahead. Then he followed and pasted his bill, so that it read Drink Hop Bitters and Prepare to meet thy God.' Mr Parson had the l.esi. of that joke I'm Thinking.— Christchureh Star's London correspondent. ? BlackwoOii,' ■ • under the title oi " Rod-hot Reform," condemns thearmj proposals . of the Government and cerI tain military. persons; and comos dowi j hard oh Lord Wolseley, who '' Was Hot content to 'follow that straight path which is the aim oi' every true soldier, but is pleased to branch oti • into devious short cuts, which political ; bias offers, in his aim to attain t\w goal. Lord vVolseley has gained the goal, but at the expense of those feelings of love and devo ion which soldiers hold towards their successful generals." A passage is quoted from the letter of a Highland soldier, published lately, • which runs thus: — "After all the fuss- that was made about the war iu Eyjypt, it makes onr blood run, cold to read of the treatment 'of 'ih'ft siclca'nd'wou'idpd. ' ; here/was j no such raisinanagwnflut in th&C&bu'l- . Candahar, campaiatn ; everything was perfect because the. general had the eouficlence of officers and men. The whole of us would lay down onr lives willingly for Sir Frederick Robarts, because we knew how unselfish he was." ... . . • The Petersburger Herald, a German paper .published in the Russian capital, is responsible for this story : — "A peasant in a village of Southern Russia accused of theft. Tne accused kept out of the way, bu sent an advocate to plead his cause before the local j ulicial magnate. The lawyer employed all his eloquence to convince th« judge that hiscile.it was innocent; but his clever appeal had no effect upon the magistrate, who knew the accused,, and had probably condwuned him before he heard the details, of the case. He gave the sentenced—five and twenty blows with a rod. The village Solomon was informed that the prisoner could not be fpund. 'Never mind,' he observed: 'justice must have its course. As the criminal is not- in onr hands, we decree that his advocate shall receive the floggiug. The man who has the face' to defend such a rascal deserves to be punished.' The lawyer iu vain protested against the illegality, absurdity, . and utter injustice of the monstrous sentence. The loss of his time and his fees, he contended, would be quite sufficient punishment. But the stiff old R'issiar Solomjn was inexorable, and the lawyer was aotuiily seized, bound and received the twenty five strokes, as the representative of the absent criminal." Such a story seems incredible, but a journal published, in the capital would scarcely dare to invent it, and, so far as we know, it has not yet been contracted. Thp presen 1 National debt of England is £787,529.114. William the Fourth found it at £334,900,960 ; and left it at £798.529,114. George the Third found it £102,014,018, and left it a £834,900,960. George the Second fouid it at £52,5*2.023. George the First found it at 1*36,145, 460. Anne found it at £12 767.225. William the Th'ii-d fou-id'itat JBDS4,' | 204 (this was incurred in the rei^s of his two immediate predessars, James the Second and Charles the Second) Prior lo that there was no National debt. The Dutch William converted the King's debt into the National debt. The Melbourne " Argus*' says that an advertisement in their columns, headed " The Domestic Difficulty Solved" is" of/ interest to householders who are afflictvd with bad 8-rvants. . r Gilbert Smith, of Toorak, announces that he is prepared to execute orders for Indian servants from Madras o^ long terms of agreement. The servants have been especially selected hy aladv in India, a large number who hav: alr i ady ordered ar^ expected to .land within a few weeks. It is sta'eel I that cooks wanted will ,be choseu from

men who h ave j^ a j, o:k j training from French uhefs. „Jdi-S mith will furnish tull iwrnowaretKi applbaiiio.ii. Everyone &* heard " Davy Jones' welter, yet far know just who Davy pST-'i* 181 Wiwtl)is 'o^ker consists ot fhHlni^uuiaal opmio,>t Btaitthe8 taitthe looker is.aU.ie bottom d f the sea offsoundings. Its immih i» between two gig.uic moa,a:us > wh Of 8id e& g r adi,allyrecede Lk« tlioseor ahnuH for hundreds of « V iU* Altoarrentßtand thithe^raMab 1 c-'rt^ Phase of the moon, and thu* •■y^jfiOHt ship and emydiwoed sailor eventually dnits into the great subin.nne month. When arjgered by oifeaces artist Ins unwritten Uws r such as setting sail on Friday, carryl ri.rdead bodies, killing cats, »^(;k -.-ts- aud the like, salta'S believe t -. vt IXivy. will' pei-MOHnHy apjiear and s.'.tis:i«d witii the saoti^ioß -jf o«w man" * a id soinatitneg.pulJfog afehip-and it| ? ■irsw down, in v tbUt» jMte.r*,! '" tf xaf s i:lors aver that :^m, Iwtva seeo Davy Flies an B&Og.— Beetles, insect8 r oiciies, ants, jrateV mice r ..;->p^tt-Sf- -ja<^Hhs|!ltffi^'>^oleftM3l'' <)ut hy "K - vuh oi Bats." 7f<l Mo?es, Mow ■o C ■)., Sy.iufjr, Geuetal, Agents. N(» Hie can be gicfc if the Btrttii&ch, f>l<)!»di liver and kidney*- are weiL Hop Bitters keeps hem well. Notice.'