MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 202, 28 August 1886, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

At a mooting hold in tho public square at Callao it was rosolvod to potition tho Government to tako immediate stops for tho expulsion of Jesuits from Peru.

In a short prrograph "Truth" invites Lord Cairna to put forth a public aad peremptory denial of the scandalous allogutions rife in society. Ho intimated after the rupture that ho should send Mies Grant's fathor bills for tho jowols ho had sent her, when the lady packed every gift in a brown paper parcel and sent thorn to tho noble lord.

A spocial cablegram from London tolls of tho loea of tho English steamship St. Andrew, from Blue Fiolds for Philadelphia. Tho crew are safo, but tho ves?ol is a total lot-s. The loss on the vessel and cargo will amount to ovor 1200,000.

Tbo Princo of Wolea as a cattle-dealer was an interesting figure at tho salo at Sondringham, tho Prince's Norfolk country houso, whore he and tho Princoss began proceodinga by a lunchoon to 15,000 persons. Tho surplus stock, young shorthorn 3, brought noarly £3,400, the avorago being about £50 a hoad, whilo fifty-sir lots of Southdown sheep brought £1,100. The cattle and sheep aro both famous among breeders, tho Princo having takon a great numbor of prizes,

It ia feared that Ruakin'e condition is vory serioua. His frionds admit that his presont illness is similar to tho last, which was eimply insanity, with symptoms which his physicians thought peculiarly dangerous. Ko wob advised to take absolute rest, but poreiatod in working. Tho prcaent is tho fifth attack.

Beecher has boen explaining American politics to tho readers ot tho " Daily News." According to Beecher there ii" no restriction on the purchase of votes, and men aro bought and sold liko shcop before tho ballot boxes, and tho uso of money does not stop till 010 roachos tho United Spates Senate

"Town Topics" says:—Mra Mackoy's dinner to tho Prince of Wales last month was a great success. The list of invited guests was shown to tho Princo, who Bug gested two additional guests—Lady Randolph Churchill nnd Ladyß. Talton Sykes. Mrs Mackay replied by lettor that those ladiea had at one time accepted an invitation from her ond hod afterwards snubbed her. and she could not think of inviting thorn again. The Prince admired her spirit, ond attended tho dinner. It is stated that J. YV. Mackay intends to purchaso an English estate and moke his home on it. He is reported to be now closing out some important interests on tho Pacific coast.