SCINTILLATIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3558, 4 January 1882, Page 2

SCINTILLATIONS.

"Bo brlof, for it la with words aa with sunbeams; the moro tho? aro condensed tho deeper thoy burn."—Southkv.

Why arc fowls tho cheapest birds to keep?— Because at every grain of corn they make a peck. What curious Jotter. is like this conundrum?—A queer E (query.) What article of a lady's jewellery names a fish ?—Her ring, . » What letter suould a man name if he saw his shrew wife iua look-up !—Letter B. (L.ct her be.) Garrctt, Alink Banncrman, ami Palmer havo been awarded trophies for their perlormanccs in the late intercolonial match. Thereure £20,000 already collected to meet Mr Otmond'a offer, of £25,000 towards tho Anglican Cathedral fund, in Melbourne, and £5,000 mqto nvo wanted before tho amount can be claimed at the end of tho year. During the hottest day experienced in Sydney this summer, the thermometer iv the shade registered at times OTor 100. Mr John Douglii", chief draughtsman in the Sitrvey Department, Duncuin, aud who is leaving the service to settle in Auckland, lias been presented with an address and tea ami coffee sorvico by the surveying firms practising in Oiinedm. bishop Morau is expected back from Italy \h Brindi3i iv January. The prevalence and spread of scarlet f over lately rondcred it imperatively necessary that the Wagga Wagga schools should be immediately closed, and remain so until the cessation of the malady. It in Btatcd that Mr Lalor, Speaker of the Victorian Assembly, goes to .England as Agent-General for that colony. Gcorgo Coppin says that Mr William Ores wick, the tragedian, was once his (Mr Coppin's) father's lending man at tho muniticent salary of 15s a week. "Tho Vagabond" is preparing a new play for Mr Alfred Dampier, tho scene of which will be laid iv America and Australia. Tho foundation-stone of the new St. Mary's Church, Nelson, was laid on Sunday by Bishop Kcdwood, assisted by the Kcv. Fathers Garin, O'Mallcy, aud Mahonoy. A man named John Laurio was standing on the edge of a cliif to the north of Timaru, when the earth gave way, throwing him' to the rocks beneath. He died afterwards. . ■ A fad accident happened at the Bluff Regatta yesterday. The sea being lumpy, threo outriggers capsized, and Mr. A. Kobcrtson was drowned. Tom Sayors, son of Tom Sayers tho pugi. list, has achieved considerable fame in England as a iiuo baritone, singing much at social entertainments. "JProvious good character" counts in Texas. A man who was on trial for arson brought forward witnesses to prove that ho had neglected two good chances to steal horse?, and the jury decided that no such man could havo been guilty of burning a barn. Economy is wealth. A Philadelphia lady who found a baby in a basket oil her doorstep took the infant to the station-bouse, but saved the basket to carry home her marketing. • Sunday-school toacher (about ta -comment on St. Paul's direction for conduct of men and women during divine service) — " Now do you know why women do not take oil' tbeir bonnets in church 1" Small boy—" Cos they aint got looking-glasses to put them on again by." A dividend of ten per cent in the Union Fire and Marine Insurance Company, for the half-year ending 30th November, is now payable at the company's office. Experiments will Bbortly be made to light the streets of Melbourne with electricity. The A ustralian Electric Company arc importing domestic lamps. Dr. J. M. IGibbcs writes to tho " Taranaki Hcraldi"—"At present all the cases of diphtheria at Tikorangi are becoming convalescent. Twenty-three Havo been thoroughly treated with blue gum steam, with the loss of an infant aged eight months." He ascribes the prevalence of the disease to bad drainogo. " -Messrs; Ho ward Smith atd Sons arc,constructing a new■-wharf at' Darling Harbour, Sydney, capable of berthipg ships of 3,000 tons. The depth o£ watur at low tide v.'ill ])e24tt,./ '■,--.- : ;■-■ ■ ~:: ; The. Adelaide County Council has raised tho Mayor's allowance from £500 to £750 per annum. Bis Excellency the Governor and family returned from Chrisichurch to Wellington yestcfdayl /,•'.■-. ■ At the Supreme Court,- Weliiucftori, a true bill was found against the Hon, C. J. Phnrazyu, forpersonatioa. Tawhiadwas preseni at the Alexandra Bporta onMopday. ,i The Victorian -PcaTwdy. (says l^ho ". Melbourne Mail .")--Mr JVancia Ormond—no\v promises £5,000 for a Working Men's College.- \ --, :;, - ■ '■;..■■,' ■ . :;\' ,' :/■■ TheJMiirquis ,oE,J^otmanby, Govornbroi Victoria, aarro^vly cicaped an accident on Monday throtfgli one of his <iarriago horse*. falliug "orei-'tpa polo. The carriage, .was i nearly capsi zed, ;.,::;! : i ',-',; ' ' S