DESERTERS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3890, 9 February 1870, Page 3

DESERTERS.

Last night, about 11 o'clock, eleven men belonging to H.M.s. 'Phoebe' deserted in the second launch. Their flight was observed by the watch, and, though several shots were fired after them, they managed to escape. Up to a late hour this morning none of them had been found. The men were seen running up Upper Queen-street.

The Telegraph: "Wife, I don't see for my part how they send letters on them 'ere wires, without tearing 'em to pieces." " Oh, my ! they don't send the paper, they send the writing in a fluid state." A few days ago a cat had kittened in the store of the West Port Association, Rossiestreet, Arbroath, and, when last seen, baudrons and her progeny were quite well ; but on next opening the shop, the men were rather surprised at the non-appearance of the cat she being always ready with her goodmornrag pur and rubto them; and on going to 'the place where they had last seen her, great was their surprise to find only the skins .T,nd fur of both mother and offspring— the w'lole having been devoured by rats, and not so much as a single bone left behind. There is no doubt that the animal had fought valiantly for the safety of her kittens, but in the struggle had been overcome by numbers of the -c scavengers of nature, which have taken possession of a aewer in connection with the property, where they hold high revel, and commit serioiii depredation on everything prdund them.— Montroo- Standard.