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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 63, 17 May 1866, Page 3

This year commenced the new arrangement effected'by our own commercial treaty with France. It was inaugurated by some new concession on the part of England, Mr. Gladsicme having reduced the duty on wines in bottles to \s. per gallon, the same as in wood. It is to Unhoped that the French Government will htisUMi the remission on the export ilutv on ra«s, if they will not agree to its entire nbolTtion, which would be a great boon io the readers of the cheap newspapers in England. Poor " Old Daddy," whose gentle ministrations were so kindly rendered as the amateur^ casual, has become quite famous by means of a portrait published by the London Stereoscopic Society. He has discharged himself from the Union, and has engaged himself to a publisher for the purpose of writing a. series of sensational revelations of pauper life.

Mr. George Peabody was bora at Danvers, Massaehusets, of humble parents, in 179-5. In 1814 lie became a partner in a dry goods business iu Newburyport. In 1815 lie removed to Baltimore. Iu 1537 be took up bis residence in England. In 1843 be founded a banking house iu London. In 1852 he sent a cheque for 20,000 dollars to found a Lyceum and library, in his native town ; this same has been increased by him to 60,000 dollars. In 1857 he gave 500,000 dollars to found an institute iu Baltimore. He has given altogether over £250,000 for the benefit of the London poor. theagriculturallaborers have, with the aid of the stocking makers, struck for an advance of wages. The farmers think that they can hold out for a fortBight, which it is very doubtful if the men ■have the funds to do.

Destruction of Caracas. — The following paragraph, cut from a Californian paper, was enclosed to a merchant here by an Adelaide gentleman in a letter received on Monday, and dated San Francisco, February 2 : — " The telegraph confirms the report of the destruction of Caracas, in Venezuela, by an earthquake, on the loth December. This is not the first time .this city has suffered from a similar disaster. It was very much damaged by an earthquake in 1826, and in 1812 nearly the whole town was destroyed, some 10,000 lives having been lost. The estimated population of the city last year was 70,000, Caracas was one of the finest cities in South America, containing a cathedral and twenty-two churches, three hospitals, a university established in 1778, and a number of public schools. Its citizens were enterprising, and engaged largely in commerce, the trade being carried on through the Port of La Guavry." — South Australian Register. Queen Caroline and the Noble Spy from Carlton House. — On one remarkable day a noble lord, now no more, came to Brandenburgh House with the not very magnificent present for a queen, of a pine-apple. After he had left, her Majesty sent for her secretary, and laughing at the present of the fruit, told him that in return she had asked the peer to dine; "but," she added,, "he's nothing more nor less than a spy from Carlton House, so with him we will have some fun." She then ordered two decanters of tea, the colour of wine to be placed on the dinner table on either side of her, and from these she drank copiously and with considerable display, taking care that the noble lord should never taste the wine she seemed so fond of. As soon as his lordship had taken leave, her Majesty laughingly exclaimed," Oh ! rare the fun ; now he will go back to Carlton House and say that he saw me the worse for wine, and that I finished the best part of two bottles at dinner." The real fact was that the Queen never drank anything but milk, tea, and coffee. — Life and Recollections of the Hon. Giantley Berkley.