SCINTILLATIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XII, Issue 3338, 7 April 1881, Page 2

SCINTILLATIONS.

"no brlot; for it in wttn words as with sunbourns: tho nioro they aro condensed tbo doopor thoy burn."—Southbv.

Mrs Walter Hill, with her two doughters, Lily and Arcthusa May, is about to re-visit Sydney. Hamilton Borough, Waikato, commenced the year with a £43 overdraft, received £90 and expended ,-Cu'l, closing with a debit of only £14. G. D. Chaplin has joined Mrs Scott-Sid-dons in her American tour.

Mr Mulion is drilliug tho school-boys in Waikato.

The receipts of Colo's circus at Bathurst wcro over £2000—which, wailingly observes tho " Free Press," "' tho town and district will never see again."

Tho South British Insurance Company has given .C sto bo divided amongst the persons who rendered assistance at Lewis's lire, Te Awamutu. Tho Now South Walos member* ot the Australian Football Club are commencing practice ir> Moore Park, Sydney. They purpose leaving for Melbourne with tho New Zealand men next mouth. Tho cablegram anuouueiug the murder of tho Czar of Kussia was transmitted from London to Melbourne in 2 hours and 49 minutes— Put away our sis tor/a bangles, Hlio Is sloeplnfi on tho hill, And her hair no longer tnngloj In tho vo.il of ooiißin Will. John li. Gough admits that if one of hjn suspender buttons had given way during his UrHt public lecture his oratory would never have been heard of agaiu. The world may bo said to rest on pins and needles. Thoro bosomollvOß, VVhioli, liko tho troublod ocean fret and dash Agrtliist imporviuus rock, und ovormore, wearied and wasted wiih tho fruitions strifo, Moan on tho mmdi till Timo, with folded wliikb, Sinks on thu bosom ot Klernity. " It you will consent to my marriage with your daughter she will bo treated as it she were an angel." "That is," was the matter-of-fuct ruply, " in a short timo she would havo nothing to wear." The houso in Emily Placo, formerly occupied by Co). Beatsou, and now the properly ot the Board of Education, has been leased at an annual rent of £140. '1 lie appearance of two immense comets, visible April 1 to Juno 12, is predicted by a writer iv tho London "Times." The comets will, it is said, stretch across one-fourth ot the heaven?, and will eclipse iv brilliancy tho midday sun. They will occupy 2025J years iv their revolution. Bishop Mod wood was accorded a. hearty reception upou lauding at Wellington yesterday after his European tour. Addresses wore presented. Tho .bishop described his reception by tho Pope.

The New Zealand yacht, Taniwha, which was purchased by Mr Phillip Turnbull, of Melbourne, contested for the first timo under the colours of tho Victorian Yacht club on the 2nd April, in the first-class race iv llobson's Buy.

The New South Wales Legislature is so satisfied with tho results of the " boardingout " system for the maintenance of destitute children, that they have passed a bill bringing tho system into forco in that colony.

Miss Christian has consented to sing at Mdlle. Charbonne's farewell concert in Melbourne next week, und Miss Kosina Carandini'n concert on Easter Monday.

Ponsonby Rowing Club has now accepted the definition of amateur arrived at by the delegates of the three clubs, thus healing all differences.

Very fortunate. Missey.—"And do you kuow Reggio, our doctor brought a new baby to our house yesterday morning, nnd papa was away up country, and it was just lucky that mama was at home at tho time, or I don't know what we should have done."

The Whatawhata bridge committee have resolved to alter the day of opening from the Tuesday to tho Wednesday of Easter week.

They must have astonishing small babies in America, if we understand correctly tho title of a book juit iisued there, and devoted to a curious custom : " Crismau, E. 8., D.D. lufaut Baptism in a Nutshell.'

Mr Charles Gray, native interpreter, and the Ngatipoa chief Maihi te Kapua, have succeeded in getting a company of half-a--dozen Maories to visit America with Cole's circus. The mon will bo fine stalwart fellows —young chiefs—whoso appearance will give a very favourable impression of the natives of New Zealand.

Mr L. Murdoch, tho well-known cricketer, is insolvent. The moneys received by the famous batsman as his share of tho profits of the trip to England wont to his brother, Mr G. Murdoch, solicitor.

A good snake yarn comes from Turaut, New South Wales. A lady killed one of these unwelcome visitors, and, according to report, in its interior was found a clutch of not less than 15 chickens, which the monster hud absorbed.