TABLE TALK.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 74, 28 March 1888, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

" Little Jack Sheppard to-night. • Mr Brough, who takes a leading part, is a comedian of world-wide celebrity. Winter weather—hail this morning. The weather has boen intensely cold at Dunedin. Auckland apples are to be sent regularly to Admiral Fairfax while at Sydney. Since 1883 the killing of every rabbii in New South Wales has cost 3|d. One thousand persons visit the Art Gallery every week. Baddeley's a brick! Court officials snubbed. Mr Winks has been elected chairman of the City East Licensing Committee. Rev. E. A. Telfer lectures on "Gideon. Oueeley," the celebrated Irish evangelist. . A steam pump is found necessary to keep the foundation of the new Custom-house free from water. A lad named Brophy has been lost in the bush at Okato, near New Plymouth, since Sunday. t A man arrested for vagrancy in Missouri recently was sold for six months for 35 cents. More than he is worth, no doubt. The Otago Rugby Union have decided that the formation of a New Zealand Union, as suggested by Auckland, is premature. In Melbourne recently, two Chinese were fined £100 each for smuggling opium from the steamer Cbangsha. Dr. Leger Ereon's father was the founder of the Home Rule movement. He led ye Erse on. Population of Protectionist Victoria is 1,367,110 ; that of Free Trade New South Wales 1,042,919. The Baltimore " American " remarked recently that every age had its gladiators. Yes ; even the sausage. Mr J. H. Witheford has disposed of a mining property at Coromandel to an Australian syndicate. The French Appeal Court has decided that the charges against Grevy's son-in-law are not of a criminal nature. Two jockeys have been sent to gaol at Hokitika, for two months, for using " cuss words " in a public place. A gentleman of Irish extraction named Phelan will probably be the next Chief Justice of the United States. Immense armies of mice have been devastating tho crops at Coorangoola, New South Wales. / A man named Robert Cooper has been arrested at Dunedin on suspicion of being concerned in the robbery from the Coffee Palace. , The South Australian rubiesbaving turned out to be garnets, the cute South Australians have broken out in a fresh placediamonds, no less, this time. The sailing boat Blanche, while proceeding to the Aratapu Regatta, was' struck with a squall and capsized. Messrs Somne'r and Lush, who were in charge, had a narrow escape. During last year the Wellington-Mana-wutu Railway Company sold 28,807 acres of land for £57,294, while the traffic proceeds amounted to £46,590. An Otago Magistrate has held that) " treating " of hangers-on about an hotel on Sunday by travellers, is a breach of the Licensing Act. The coal output of the worldis 409,000,000 tons, of which the United States produce 106,000,000, Asia 6,000,000, and Africa 200,000. A woman died of fright recently a<3 Inverell, New South Wales, at seeing a large snake. Oh ! if Eve had only died o£ fright. The residents of Morningside are petitioning the City Council aeainst the proposal to make their railway - station a depot for night-soil collection. The season for shooting native game commences on Good Friday—to give sportsmen the benefit of the Easter holidays. The season for imported game commences on May Ist. ' Alexander Dunbar has been committed for trial at Dunedin for offering T. Brydon £50 to abstain from bidding for certain Crown lands at a recent auction. Alexander says that he " didn't know as how he was a'doin , any harm." Messrs Gavin and Gibson, two Melbourne boot importers, are suing the .Victorian Government for £10,000 damages for injuries sustained at the Windsor railway accident. There is nothing like leather. A careless young Dunedinite named Conn, through blazing "promiscus" with a gun, peppered a Mrs and Miss Joseph and three children. In one case the injuries are severe. A Sydney agnostic is worrying himeisU over the question whether'or not it pays tS" bb good. It does ;it does. Let the testimony of one who speaks from experience reassure him. Godly Sydney means to put down pugilism with a firm band. Participation in a glovo fight is construed into a breach of the peace there. The Jubilee presents to the Pope included about 50,000 bottles of champagne. In view of the fact that the Pope is not a wine-bibber, the wonder is what he will do with all this "juice of the grape." The.;rejedos. .recently .unveiled- at-;Stsr PaGPs London is of white Italian "marble, with coloured marble pilasters, to a great height, represenjtinc $he prurigos jon fnTift? size;' Jts" cost has ijeen £24,000, of which £14,000 have been specially contributed. An interesting discovery has been made in the Canterbury Cathedral. Thomas Bradwardine, who was Archbishop of Canterbury for less than two months in 1349, was generally thought to have been buried in the cathedral. The tomb has just been discovered, and upon opening it the skeleton was found, with fragments of serecloth. The tomb had evidently been rifled at some period, for the ring arid crozier are missing. ,