TASMANIA.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XIV, Issue 1089, 4 December 1857, Page 4

TASMANIA.

The stretching of the electric wire from Mount Nelson to the Telegraph Office, situate on the Franklin's Wharf, hrfd been completed, and the line would, in a few days, be in full working order. The contractor, Mr. Carroll, was in Launceston, and was about to com- , mence the telegraph between Launceston and the | Tamar Heads. I The monthly return of duties, exports and imports, in Hobart Town and Launceston, for September, are as follows :— Hobart Town, duties 'collected September, 1857, £4743 16s. ; exports, £38,755 ; imports. £75,669. L&unceston, £3223 12s. 9d. ; exports, £29179 1 imports, £82,004. Respecting the late discovery ot A Fingal coal, the 'Mercury' of the 9th instant states :— "We have received a communication from Thomas Bansom, Esq., of Fingal, accompanied by a sample of the new coal lately discovered on the Killymoon Estate. We have no hesitation in stating-, so far as our knowledge permits us to form any judgment, that we entirely concur in the opinion expressed by our correspondent with regard to this coal, viz :— That it is, out of all comparison, the best in the colonies. We have never seen a finer sped- j men : and, as we have been requested to do so, we invite the inspection of the sample now lying at our office. I We look upon this matter as one of vast importance to the colony, and one which we cannot bring ourselves to believe will be neglected." The season, says the 'Examiner,' has been extremely unfavourable to the production of table vegetables ; the blight has in most cases destroyed the plants of the cabbage tribe. The Diocesan Stnod. — The Synod of the Anglican Church in Tasmania closed its first sittings on the 6th instant.

The Mysterious Affair at the Paris Musbdm of Artillery. — At length came the modern inventions of the same nature, and the Emperor's good humour was increased tenfold on beholding the admiration excited by the display- of suoh wonderful machinery for the destruction of the h-unan species. One of the newest ol these inventions struck the royal guest with wonder, and he requested to have its purpose explained. Thereupon three of the workmen came forward, headed by a foreman, and, unscrewing the divers portions of the machine, and explaining the use of each as they drew it forth, left the mind of the King of Bavaria in a total bewilderment of admiration at the talent of his imperial host, to whose invention is due this very specimen. As it was being put together again, the King, unable to control his delight, expatiated in warm terms upon the pleasure he had experienced, and especially at the sight of the last wondrous engine. Now, it is well kuown that with taciturn people every kind of amour propre may be concealed, if not wholly subdued, sare the amour propred' auteur, and that is generally of the subtle kind which escapes control, even when there is great cause for concealment. As the instrument was rolled back to its place, this amour propre completely got the better of the usual prudence of the. Efcperor, and in answer to one expression of wonder from the royal lips of his guest, he exclaimed , " It is wit^h tools like these that empires are built up !" The words echoed with a ghastly sound through the long gallery in which they were standing, but there was no pau6e, and it seemed as if no one had listened ; for the foreman, dropping to the floor the iron pincers he was holding, and advancing a few paces, forgetful of the immenss distance which separates a sovereign irom the vile roituro of which the people is composed took up the words and shouted forth, " Ay, but it must not be forgotten that it is by them also that empires are overthrown." A loud hurrah burst from the rest of the work-men and cries of " C ett vrai, c' eat vrai, tie V oubliez pas" caused the poor King of Bavaria, with whom it is said the Paris water had disagreed to an alarming extent, to turn fear* fully pale ; while the emperor, whose lip quivered slightly, mended matters immediately with as bland a smile as his flashing eyes and distended nostrils would permit, by replying, "Je n'oublie rim croytz It," and ordering a handsome gratuity to be distributed to the assembly, he withdrew, without entering into any exI animation of the side arms, in consequence of the indis1 position of his royal companion. No further notice has ! been taken of the affair, no molestation has been offered to Monsieur F — , the foreman, nor has the subject been reverted to at present ; but it is understood that a rigi> lant eye is kept upon the plain-spoken workman by his comrades, and it is agreed that he is never to leave his home without leaving word where he has gone, and what road he has taken. The journals, meanwhile, received a formal notice immediately after the occurrence, fobidding them to mention the visit at all. No reason was assigned, and speculation was left free. — Paris Correspondent of the Atlas. The Drogheda Election Committee have decided thai Mr. M'Cann was duly elected for that borough, but they say that riotous proceedings happened on the nomination and polling days, and that it .did not appear that preper precaution had been taken by the authorities to secure good order. ' "*