GOVERNMENT CARE OF IMMIGRANTS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXX, Issue 5123, 23 January 1874, Page 2

GOVERNMENT CARE OF IMMIGRANTS.

Tin: captain of the ' Surat' lias been apprehended and lodged in gaol on a charge of culpable negligence through drunkenness, and refusing to hail a pass ing steamer while his ship, wrecked by hia previous misconduct, was sinking. His arrest is said to have been caused by the action of the Government ; and, if so, we are glad to find that, not only is tho iraperiller of so many lives to be brought to account, but also that the arrest w ill show future emigrants from England that tbe Government which induces them to come to this colony is not neglectful of their welfare, but is taking measures to read a thorough lesson to nil ship captains and ollicers, that it will be at their peril if they neglect the welfare of

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V uiosb painful accident occuned on the 3 f I instant at < pitilti, to a man name i Biauo\itoh, w ho was shifting a c ilf, which appearu to have been tethei >d with a li-h-nig line or some sin \\\ lope. 'I he c ilf making a holt, the line cuinht louiid his finder, an cut off tho eud of it Dr. Ktiyland is endearouring to io urite the severed joint — with w hat success remains to be seeu. A number of shipwrights aia on strike for 12*. per day whilo engaged on old work It is stated that a si'iul.u stop will be taken oa Monday first unless 1 13. per day be allowed for now woik. That decision was arrived at on Wednesday night,ata meeting held at the Flajratafl Hotel. We undeistand that Mes&ivj. Ilohm s Biothen have conci ded the dunuml, in ci\Ur that they may be enabled to proceed with their new steamer. A meeting of the trustees of tho Tiinanyi Highway D.strict is advertised to be held at Mr. Bn-emn's, Little Muddy Cieek, on the 10th February, at 3 p.m , when matters of importance to the district will be discussed. Thomas Bcckham, F.«fj , presided at tho Police Court yesteiday. TIim-j drunkards Wft-e nuilcted in tho usual nmount. An old cit'inder was piovidcd with hee lodgings for the ensuing nino months, in confide! ation f his being an habitual diunkani, and an iucomaible ro^uo .ind vagabond. J no char^o of larceny against .1 hum Jones w.is a_;aiu remanded until Tuesday next. The chaise against MfJ-rs. Fsasii and Tinnc for tho alkg-dn-gl cfc of |.iopci1y instructing their appnutuA, Willum Kennedy, wms wittidrawn. Several cases in connection with the education late weio adjourned till the 20th March ne\t. A number ot neglectful pi rents were ordered to pay the arrtars of t'uir cohtribu'ious for tlio suppoit of their children at piea'i.t in the Indusliial School. The Exhibition r.t the Mechanics' Institute Mas well patroni3. d jesterday, and (specially dumig the tve'hing. Several new exmbits were received during tho day. f l he lecture of Mr. John McLeod did not como ofT in the evening. The Bill j.ct chosen w.u a poetical one, and as ladi. s wore a considers! lo prrtion ot tho audience, it?was v lscly consider e 1 thiy would have very little interest in disc : e sin^ politics, and therefore the lpcluro la,)3:d. It is a pity that Mr. McLaod had iiot cl o.eu a suhject more in harmony with the scope of tho Exhibition, siuh as a deictiption of some of the many natural resources iu this province. F r example> h<3 ir.i^hL have referred to our vat.t timber r.-8ouiees>, and the toot methods of maintaining oui timber forests, our co;d deposit", iron, petroleum, &c, upon each of which topics Mr. McLeod was well quilified to gi^o .in interesting and iuv.iuclive lecture to a mixed audu-nce. It is to be 1 <yod tint Mi. McLeod will yot deliver a koture ii[)(.n some ut those topics for »he intelligible disciibiKin of which lie is so well ht'ed ° To ni.jht Mr. Humphreys vill give a lecture upon tho vaiioua 8team models, &c, on exhibition. Ou Wednesday evening a, meeting was held at the Home for Neglected and Destitute Children, when the chair was occupied by Mr. 'Ihomaa Mricffarlane. The object of the meeting was tho foimation of a B^nd of Hope in conm c'ion wiih that institution. There win a good attendance of those interested in the prosperity of tho iuatitut'.on, and addresses wore delivered by the Rev. 11. Waul, and Messrs. D. Goldie, M P.C , W. Rattray, and J. Urdiam. Thtre were between CO and 70 children present A band w.i3 formed, and tl.cre is little doubt that it will bo successfully and energetically corned on. Trie Raglm correspondent of the Wu'il do 'Jiinai aa.ys : — " Li\-it wuek the Rev >'r. Bufc^s piul this district a pa-t<>r-.l visit. Ho conducted divine sciviw in the town&hip on Sunday morning, aud in tho afternoon in tho liit'c Okjto -[church. The rev. gentlem-n preached an impressive sermon on both occaS'ons to rather Hrge toui;rtg.itioii«. consi lei ing how the settleis are scattered. Ou the latt< i occision, as on m.uiy others, the little c'.iurch could not accommodate all the congregition, and many had to stand ou^i.'e daring the s srvico. It i^ to be hoped that the long-ta'ked-of addition to the church will soon be male, a3 it is very badly required. Great improvement in the singing was observable, and great praise on that account is due to Mr. Savage, our esteemed lay-reader, he having iuduend a number of young people to assemble every Thursday evening for practice. On the 15th instant, thero wai a j-ivenile fete given to the children attending the Waitetuna and Okete schools, in fast all the children in the neighbourhood partook of tho entertainment provided by Mr. La Trobe, the master ; about 50 youns; folks assemb'el, aud some older ones assisted in tho sport. Several swings weie erected, and those with bit and ball, hare and hounds, and sundry other sports, caused much merriment. At 5 o'clock, all assembled for the event of the day ; at that time, cake, buus, i&c., to , were consumed in large quantities. After tea some songs were Ming. At seven o'clock the youugsters left for their various homes, greatly delighted with tha day's amusement. To Mr. and Mrs. LaTiobeare duo the thanks of the childieu aud th lr parents for having provided the euterUmment. It would appear that the people of Wangaum have little idea of what like a laraje steamer is, for tho Waiii/nnui Hfrald in a recent issue, while noticing the arrival of tho ' Patterson,' says that " the stupendous bulk of the big steamer loomed into sig'it." What next "' By referouce to our advertising columns it wi'l be seen that Captain Casey has engv»i d iu another enterprise, for w-hicli the settlers iu the North especially ought to be grati fill. For somo time past he baa been running a atoanif r once a week to Mahurangi, aud latteily a wish ban been expressed that more frequent visits °hould be made, as the trade of the district had increased largely under the potent influence of sleun. Captain Casey has not only complied with this «i<l), but has extended the benefit of steam tiaffic to other districts not formerly v^itel by steamers. He intends to sdid a steamer twice a week to Mahurangi and the Hot Spring", and also once a «e°k to Matikma and the Kawau. On Thur ulays and Saturdays a steamer will lea\e for Mahurangi an I the Hot Springs, leturmng to Auckland every Friday aud Monday. On I uesdays the steamer will sail for Matakana, aud return on Wednesday, calling at Kawau. This is a wise «tcp, and one v.hicli will rapidly push those districts ahead. It is a pity there is not a Captain Casey in every outlying district po33esssed of a seaboard, or navigable rivers or cieek?. Mr. Fleming's tender for earth work in the township of Ntj-miawahia has been accepted, and Mr. Uiffney's for making eulvert and forming a portion of a road. Mr. Mitchell's concert last night in the Onehunga Institute was a highly successful tuteitainment. Many of the song 1 :, glees, ko , were rendered with equisito taste. Amongst the songs sung by Mrs. Mitchell were "She wore a wreath of roses," " Think a Sailor," " I love the Morning," tc. She was asaistsd by a numbei of ladies and gentlemen who rendered good service 'Ihe Prince of Wales Theatre was lirc^y attended last evening. The poiformance commenced with the sparkling comedy of "Sai ah's Young Man." The pantomime followed, and was greatly applauded. Several new hits weio introduced which seem to be fully appreciated. The samo programme will bo performed this evening. It is reported Mr. F. A. Whitaker, barrister at law, Coromandel, ia about to leavo tLat district, and to proceed to Fiji, for the puiposo of dischaiging some io«ponsible duties in connection with tho Government there. An hotel is about to bo built at the Ellerslie raceooune, close to the Panmure railway station.

In 'oii.w.sj. i.t'r iota oi attendance at tb > Potty Sus-iona on Saturday next :— Messrs '1 aouias Buinaiyne GiIIipS, George Gnhnni, W'jlhnni Australia Graham, Thomas Henderson, William John iiurst, Tunics Hubert Home, T. M Haulfcnin, K Iwaid I'-uaes, Henry Mahon luvis, Thomas iJmtton Kfiulerdme. On Friday evniDjj tho 10th instant;, the 'innual meeting of the householders :n the J ! ii.ipuko educational distnct was lielil wh-'ii the chair was occupied by Mr. A Jerome. The repoit th it was lead congratulated the meeting that they were able to meet in a building of their own, erected without aid from the Government Thanks were let irned Mr. II. Graham and other subscribers to whose liberality the settlers m Ruapuke were indebted for the erection of the first pulil.c building The pupils had d"creasert during the year, and another schoolmaster had been appointed, who was expected shortly to arrive and take over the site of the school. Ml->sis. Dobson, Juome, Hill, Lid ic.ll, and Captain Suan wero elected a committee during the cm rent year. A vote of thauks to the chairman terminated the meeting. An agitation is being got np in Taranaki I r the formation of trim ways instead of roads. It is estimated that the cost of a Wooden tiamway, in moderately level country would not bo more than i'350 to £400 per mile. A nieiiional h now being erected to the ln.te John Scott, tho telobiated trainer, of Wlurev-all H<ni-.e, Malton A ni«>a ltbel.xl contiiliuticn Wi^ made towards the object liom all parts of tlic country, and one oi tho futures m Inch it was icsolvcd the nu'inoihil should assume w.ii .i tablet to l<f placed in tlio oliui«U -if Xni (■mi, near M ii *•<■■» l nc execution of the tablet was entrn&t' d to Messrs. Skelton, of York, who arc now engaged in placing the memorial in the situation which in the future it is to hold The outside dimensions are 7ft 3in by 5ft 2m. The inner pannel of the tablet is surmounted by a cornice, on the top of which is a shield, with a -wreath of fruit and flowers, and on o'ther side, supporting the cornice, are fluted columns vith ornamontal capitals. The -whole of this is in beautiful Can ara statuary marble, whilst a thin maigiu of the panel -w ithin the columns and the cornice is in the | lmest Spanish marble The groundwork or mounting of the tablet is a finely polished block, and the whole is laid on a pedestal, and supported on largo carved ornamental brackets The inner panel bears the following inscription : -" This tablot is erected in affectionate remembrance of John Scott, of ■\Vhitewall House, in this parish, who died Octobci 4, 1871, aged seventy-six years, by I" , cm/oyors, friends, and neighbours, as a h Ung ti'bute to his skill and success in a nrof'-sbi'm on which his name and famu shed !l l.otro ; to his integrity and honesty of parpj o dvii-nj a long public career, in which he won tho respect and esteem of all ol issoa ; a-:d to his generosity and kin Incss of disposition, -which ever had for iia objer t the relief of the poor, and which endeaiud him to all who enjoyed his friendship." R. K. Simpson, Esq., Inspector of Sheep, in his report up to the end of the month or November last, estimates the total number of sheep in the Wellington province «it 130,000. These flocks were not at that time in possession of clean certificates, but he eou* sidered that after shearing the whole distnct wotild again be free from scab. Mr. Simpson notices a marked improvement in the elas-> of sheep throughout tile distnct, quality being now regarded by tiockowners m preference to quantity. The increase of 1 nubs has been unusually large, and a good clip ot wool is generally expected. A very valuable lot of Victorian-bred short-horn cattle were recently shipped to Sydney. The first was the young bull, Ajax Butt, exhibited at the late Melbourne Show by Air. Robert MeDougall, and now sold to Mr. Richard Rouse, of New South "Wales, for €1,000— the highest price ever paid bofore, it is said, for an Australian-bred bull The second was the bull Kinsman, half brother to Ajax, but two months youngei, which was sold to Mr. George Lodci, ot Abbey Green, Singleton, for t> ( l0 guineas, and is accompanied by Cleopatra, a six-year old cow, at 400 guineas. Added to these was the bull Marshall Rose, nine months old, purchased by Mr. D. McGillop, of Dubbo, tor the sum of 400 guineas. The London correspondent of the Austral(tslan writes: — "A new light has burst upon us with great brilliancy within the last f w days, and has bzen exhibited on the Parliament twer, which is now the recognised arena for trying everything of the kind Indeed, throughout the whole of the session there has been a tolerably bright light, which serves to mdicate when the House is sitting, and is often very useful to members who reside some distance off, and who ha^e only to send a sorvant to the door to report as to to the House beiug np or not. This new light, however, of M. Gramme is a very different affair. It is a magnet >-eleetrie lighr, but is far superior to all previous o»i i s in size, bulhaney, and cheapness. 1 am told that a moderate-sized machine can produce the light of 14,000 candles at a remaik ably small price, aud that the inventor has nearly completed his apparatus, by wlnchhe expects to supersede our ordinary gas Tins will indeed bo a boon to the loug-sufferm;; houslx-holder, who finds his gas gets worse instead of better, a-ul that ho has to pay a much higher price for it in consequence of the great rise in coal. A singulir case of roligious mania is reported from Lecoi 'tot shire. A few days ago the Rev. »V. Match, late curate of Melton Mowbray, arrived at Melton from an excursion in Ireland, and went t> the house of a friend, Mr. Andeison. Farly next morning Mr Andeison was aroused by Mr. March eallinq upon hint to take out his right eye. On Mr. Andurson yoing to him, he found he had cut off h"j rt^ht hind, and was in the act of injuring his light eye. Drs. Powell uud Robetts aiiiveA and amputated tho arm During the op-Tttion Mr. M.wch was remarkably calm, and complimented the medical men on their skill. Near to him, on a t ible, was found a Prayer-book and Bible, tho Utter bein« opened at the pastage whera it is sud, " If thy right hand offend the cut it off," &c. Mr. tnirch is progressing favourably. A noteworthy progr^s has just been achieved iu tho popul.ii art of photography. M. Vidal h.i8 shown, at a recent sitting of the " Fromh Association for the Advaucement of Science," specimens of a process of his for colouring photognphs wuhout tho aid of pigments upplied by the biu*li, and constituting an extension of the well known carbon system, by which such beautiful photogiaphs are obtaine.1. By M. Vidal the negittve is applied on tluu paper impregnated with gelatine, bichromate of p't.sh, and the c >lourmg matter to be fixed Tbos? parts of the print that are not to be reproduced are covered with black p-^n r When the gelatinous surface has rrccvtd the impression of hs»ht, it is wash d in water, and only retains the colom oi those patts that have been exposed to solar in Huence. This done, a Min'lar operation is perforrn«d on another sheet of sensiti/id paper with auothet colour, aud with other parts reserved on the negative. In this way,is obtained a sucocstion of sheets, each tinted in a different wav answering to pattd of the li£?ure. All these sheets are now pasted together, aud tins give the complete image wth its various natural hues The effects thus produc d, both in landscape and portrait, are htnkingly beautiful. A paper-mill agent left a parcel on a bench outside our office door, couM'wins; uearly £4000, in notes. lie did not discover his loss uutil the afternoon, when ho returned and found the parcel in the same place he had left it, and its contents untouched. In common justice to the hands employed about the place, we must add that not one of them had the remotest idea that tha parcel contained anything of value.— Paper Trades' Journal. ~"Tt was stated, in the course of an inquest held m London, that one midwife had assisted at the birth of 15,000 babies.

' Tne iou il iteui c lumn has come fo be a feature of evory paper, daily or weekly. It is geuerally the first colnunn upon which the eje falls. * Peoplo want to find out what is going on in thcrownborough before tlioy look to see whether tho Go\ernment changed yesterday in Fiance, or if Victoria is at Windsor or Balmoral. The (' t\ Council deciding upon the Nihotopti as the -onrco of a wateisupply tor thp city wtuld be of far moreconM.iiiiMicc to an \iickiandcr than the conquerin^ of the Ashanteo Kin.' by the British nniler Goner U Wolsuley. We to know who was run away with, 01 thrown, or drowned, who is here, or who 13 coming. We hke to krow Mr. 's latest lie, and Mr. 's latest lapsus Lngute. A. caid altachi d to a floral wreath sent by Hf-r Rinjosty to lie on the coffin of Sir Edwin Landsear bore the following inscription — " A tubule of fnend«bip and admiration for great talents fiom Queen Victoria.' Dr. Boko's proj^ct^d »\pedition for the ventication of the tiue vount Sinai (saysi tho Athencpum) is now assuming a practical form. Several gentlemen have kindly promised contributions, provided the whole amount, £500, be forthcoming. Dr. B.keis of opinion that " the Mount of God m Horeb, ' ia not anywhere within the peninsula between the Gulfs of and Akaba, but in the Arabian Divert, cast of the head of the latter gulf Hi«. views are more fully developed in a recently -published pamphlet, entitled "Mount Sinai, a Volcano." Mr. Georso Sra.th, of the British Mu'cum, who was sent at tho expense of the London Dn'ihl T'lfif a i'li on Jl tour of exploration amongst ihe lr.onnAu o c .incicnfc Aas>ua and 13 vbylouia has recently disscoveifd the f i igments of an ancient Assouan Canon, of the Babylonian copy of which the much contested Canon of Berotua was unq iesti>nal ly derived. The importance of this relic to chrouologists cm scarcely be over estimated and it will form the substance of a paper shortly to be reed before the bociety of Bibihoal ArcL.rolo c y by its fortunate discoverer. The St. Petei burgh Journal states that the riu3bian Government has determined to eital-bsh echooh of d-6<«n in the mannfacturitg di'-tr.ctJ of Russia, with tho v ew of spieidiog tho advantages of au artistic education, and developing an artistic taste amongst tho artisan classes. Thrse bchools aro to be founded by tho municipalities, merchant corperations, and artistic s >«cties of Russia, but, when necessary, the Gov^rr^^ ment will materially assist in their ftuffias^l tion, besides according them an annual grant. The classes are to be open free to pupils of every ago and condition, who know i how to read and write, and spccal classes. i will be established for gills. The pupils will be furnished with ail the materials necessary fo- th lr study at tlr; lowest possible charge, a'ul 111 the case of the poorest even this payment will be renvlt.-I. The school, whereover it is practicable, will be annexed to some ait museum, or permanent exhibition of artiitic mode?, and each pupil will bo allowed, not only to visit the museum?, bnfc to copy fie works Jii^y contain. Thus we -ee tliat the example set by South Kensington in bfing followed in Russia, and it would be well that similar efforts were being made m Auckland. The following ia from "Medical Notes and Quories" : — " A well-made decocMon of cotfoo is a natuial tonic of the first order, an antiseptic, and a preservative against 'weir and tear' by duly labour. By its action on the kid'i' \s it promotes the elimination of noxious matter from the eystem, and so there rnay be some truth in the belief that it is go^d ag'inst pout and rheumatism. It is recommended by French physicians for whooping cough ; and not without good reason advisable for nervous temperamont 0 , the sedentary, and tha studtnu-\ Mi P-ijen 13 of opinim that a cup of mfi' an hut icpr"9«nts about six times moie of nitrogi nous matter thau broth. Dr. Chabrand has remaiked that durinpr the last q ia> ter of a century Cretinism has lost ground in the arr.m'hssemeut of Biaino m, and among tho camel of tin* amelioration he places the use of coftee, which has spread to the most distant hamlefa and the most indigent poor. The women, especi.illr, he add% have recourse to coffee in all thc:r delicatp ailments. They find it a sort of panacea. Hot or cold coffee is a most refreshing drink in summer, when diluted to a gieat oxtent after having bsen made very strong." The Economist is responsible for this anecdote : "Tko Duke of Welliuptan was so ignorant of University matters that when he was made Chancellor of Oxford he not only could not write the requisite Latin answer of thanks (which would not have been very remarkabl- ), but he went to his physician to write it for him, having seen Latin on prescriptions, and supposing that tho Latin of medicines and the Latin of the classics were the same." It does not make out a case for Latin, rb the duke did pretty well without it. A wealthy farmer of Fulton has this notice post<;dupin his field :— " If any man's or woman's cows or oxen gits ia these air oats, \m oi her tail will be out off, as the case may be. A man eye um, aud pay mi tares, but confoozilation to a man who lets hia critters run loose, said eye." The following directions bow to roguhte a clock in tho bush may be ef use to m»^^ settlrrs why have no sun-dial or other meanW to ascertain whether their clocks are going fast or slow:— "Get two pieces of copper, tin or brass, about six inchoa loug and an inch wide. In tho middle of these cut a narrow slit about three inches long— the slit to be as narrow as possible to see through; fix thtse pieces opposite one another, about six inches apart, so as to be able to see through both slits facing the north or south m a position not to be readily moved, and watch when any nsed star passes through the slits, and note the time by the clock. Next niedit watch tho same star past the slit and if the time is four minutes earlier, the clock w right; but if more than four minutes, the clock is C01112 slow ; and if leas than four m.ratos the clock is goins? fast. Choose any fixed star that is conspicuous enough to be known attain • a fixed star has a twinkling light, ami a planet a steady light. -Explanation —As the length of sidereal day is 23h o6m so consequently a star passes the meridian four minutes earliei every day. Suppose a star passes the slit 9b. 15m. on any night, and the next night it passes at the same time, the clock is gaining, as it ought to pass at 9h llm. An itinerant vendor of salt and whiting, who ph«s his vocation in and around Strinraer, was airing his jackass one Sunday evening, when it suddenly turned upon him and attacking him lacerated his legs, arms and other parts of his body in a feartal manner. A man who was working in an adj fining Held came to his assistance with a pitchfork and rescued him. A medical man having been sent for. he ordered the application ot a half-a-dozen leeches to the wounded parts. The man's wife, not knowing how to apply them, had three boiled and three fn«d, and the old man at once swallowed the lot ! The donkey, we believe, has been destroyed by order of the police.— Edinburgh Daily Revu w. Jtdoes not easily appear how geological and archieological science are to be, as Mr. Donaldson sa>s they will be, enriched by the researches of the aeronaut One would uatuially conclude that studies connected with these sciences could be better conducted upon terra firnia. Yet this gentleman was enabled sime time sinca to detect near Chilhcotho. and from the car of lus balloon, traces of old foitificatious erected dnr.ng the prthistoiic ages, which were entircly invisible to persons on the ground, although subsequent examination of the spot pi ovecf them to be no mere fancy of the discoverer. On another occasion Mr. passing ovor tho Eastern States recognised a depression reseinblmg the crater of an extinct volcano, and local geologists, taking the hint and investigating the spot, verified thia discovery »lso.

Apapp • tells anninusmg stoiy of an <>ldlad> a strenuous advoi-ateofthenghtsot women as interpreted by the le.ideis of the lights P a '"ty— who was locently a \ isitoi at tinLale of Shoals. When she loft, sho w.i> m the way of being assisted from tin- urn bo.it to the steamer by a Lowell gentle man, w Ik n her foot slipped, and in sliu went up 1o tinneck izi the biiny deep, carrying ho l.utlitul assistant pait way with liei Tin lattoi, however, with gioat difhculty, I** 1*1 fast to the old lady with >m- li.md and to the steamer w itli tin- other, his feet dangling in the watei, and just kccpinif tho lady's he.id above tlu- siufaie, until so\cial men got ,Wd of them, and pnllod them on deck. W* steamer was crowded with ladies and gentlemen, among whom there was considerable flight for a while, for the woman and her assistant were fora time in considerable danger. The old lady behaved in the most cool and manful manner dining the scene. When she was fairly out on deik, and stood the>e calm and unmoved, with the briny water dupping from her diess and the kind l.idies all aiound ofleiing hei sympathy and assistance, the lust words she spoke were — "Well, this is the fiist ai»ument 1 evci mot with that has .it all shaken my women's rights notions If time had been nobody l»nt women near I should most certainly have been drowned. " In the '{(vug Da J)ut> Mnmln for August, Vice-admiral Jurien tie 1 i Guavieres 1 long drawn narrative of tho naval exploits in tho Levant, hulf a century ago, is hi ought down to the destruction of the Janissarios by tho Sultan Mabmoiul, on tho fatal four days of June, *18'2G. It is estimated, Bays tho vice admirnl, that between (5 000 and 7,000 perished by the cord, and that 3,000 were burnt death in Ibc barracks. "Thai ftsiemblage of fanaticism, of ftrocioua pie jiulicei, and of navago brutality represeritud,' 1 ho obsorres, " the force which had previously tonqnered half the world," and with it disapp«"ir«>fl a nowprful restraint upon the depotism of the Sultan. An Cmnlta paper, without int' tiding to be porponaf, iv-n mtrt that if the Omaha post master would resign "irany pernona would ieel le«s anxious ab< ut then money letteis.' 1 A coronnttrcof Ik mm spathic physicians in Prusnin, .speaking f< r their branch of the faculty, have addressed a formal petition to Pnncc Bi°mnrtk rrquestmg that profohRorial chairs for homoeopathy may bo added to tlu> universities, and that medienl inspector" may bo appointed to ensure pioper supoiv sion of the hoir cr spathic practice. A Glasgow milk-dealer has been lined £ ."> for ha\ ing sold a pint of skim milk adultr lattdwith water It is time that our local authorities took some action in icgmd t< quality of milk supplied. Iti.srme indeed that eiti/ens get the qinlity of milk for w hieh they pay What with shoit mcasuic, inf oi lor quality, and abundance of water added, the milk trade must be one of the most money making occupations in our community. Wn the bed of a woman who baa died in < iptof parochial relief in Douglas, Tale of M in. a b.ifj containing gold to tho amount of ilOO lias been found. The Kiss Quadrille is fashionable in Washngton In " swinging corneis," each gentleman kis«Pd his partner It is said to be a wry agreeable danr-e. The. l/tirrpool Manny tells tho following story; — -<■ modeft couple, who had been H 1 (in it'll for a yonr or two, went into a linen draper's to pet a fmall clo.'k for baby the other liny. They were supplied, nnd l,<fo>< leaving tho {.hop wr.i]>| c I the cloak around the precious little nunancn. Unf( rlnnately the clo:.k had been taken from tho window, and the nnsinprc'inc collide went along ihr ntreck exhibiting (ho child ticketed, ' Our own make !' " A Colonel of the French line has been fined three hundred franos at Marseilles for having refined a cigar light to a man in a circus, and accompanied the refusal by two blows of a oane. It would have been more economie for the colonel to have carried a box of vestas. The Donciwtir Cast Ir relates the following : "A ratbur singular scene, ami one very disheartening to the chief persons concerned, oeenrred at the parish church on Sunday morning last. A certain young gentleman, hailing from tho neighbourhood of St Thomas-street, who bad not seen his i>Jst biithday, determined to take to himself a helpmate for life. Knowing the aversion that his parents had tojhis adopting such a course, be took the precaution, in order to keep all in the -dark, to change his name The ruse, however, did not succeed, fin Sunday movning he, with his intended bride prescnteu themselves at the altar of the pariali, church, the twain to be made one tleih. Just, however, as tho nuptial knot wan about being tied, the much vexc d mother came on the scene, and, taking hei unwilling son by the aim, inarched him fiom the church. The young lady, too, was accompanied home, if not a wiser, at least a sadder woman " A Philadelpbian correspondent sends tho following to the >S'. F. ftrwi Lillcr :— " I heard to-day a story of a strange event that happened not long; since in Maryland. Mr. 9pnd his wife lived very happily in a country house, and Harry Q , who wai very intimate ■with them, lived near by. One day Q. had been to the post-ofhoe, and stopped at fS.'s house to leave him some letters, in the usual country fashion. H. went down the stops to meet him. and they talked together a few moments. Suddenly, in view of Mrs. N , who was sitting at a window, and of T)r. M., who was on the pia/za, S. raised a small ( garden rake that he had in his hand, and struck Q. on tho head. In another moment Q had drawn a bowie-knife and buried it in S.'s »idn. H. drew out the weapon instantly, and before any one wai able or dared to interfere, he had plunged it into Q.'s body, giving him a wound precisely tho Bitne «h that which he had recoived. He than fell insensible and soon died Q walked a quarter of a mile and fell dead. The strange part of this is that no one has the remotest idea what was the cause of the quarrel. Speaking of offers of marriage, thcro was young Dickon, a fellow alwujs playing practical jokos. llo was onco ouito attentive to a Mms— well, call her I5r.,wn ; and finally, ona evening, he concludi d to pop, and at a favourable moment he said: •My dear Mist Mary, will you be my wife !' •Mibs Mary sighed, blushed, lnsitiiti-d. ' Will you ? ' hen peatorl. • Ycp, ' sho whispered. 'No you won't,' remarked the chivalnc Mr. Ihukon, and got up and left. For this highly original practical joko Mr Dickon has found it necPBuaiy to incur bills at the doctor'*, the apothecary's, tho dontist'a, at bis tailoi 's, and thinks old Brown is is an unreasonably hasty old party." The Khedive has foi sometime past cntcitained the wish and intention to assimilate the status and regimo of his fr-male sub|i-i ts to that of their sisters in the West, and Ins views aie now in course of ualisation Within the last few years comfoi table and well conducted schools have been mstituti d for young Arab girls, and nearly :{()(> pupils have already been received. History, goo graph y, arithmetic, sewing, and house bold duties are taught, and in future the Egyptian woman is to be formed into a reasonable, thinking, and acting creature, instead of being taught to consider herself a helpless, useless machine, if possible less intelligent than a beast of burden. The movement has the greatest success ; the women themselves readily recognise how great will he the amelioration of their position, and aheady tho number of applications for admission into this new guild of civilisation far exceeds the & '•omniotTation which can bo provided ; but h.,c princesses of the vice-regal family, who patronise the movement, dispense funds for its development with no niggardly hands, and the Viceroy himself, without trenching on public funds, contributes aa liberally to the ( duration of girla as ho lias already done to that of the boys. The annual meeting of the Auckland Di«pensary is announced to bo hold in tho Mochanics' Institute on Friday afternoon, the 30th instant, at 4 prn., for the election of officers, and the transaction of general busine».

'Vhv Itiitii'it -tnys th.vt jim Inert maWon L'lub h.»s l)otii isinlilihhei', which alu.idj nunilx t i 4 0 numbers eioh or whom has nmde <i \% i I duivtiug htH loly tci he humid. Tltc l.itn<>t decidedly np|>roves of iho s\stim on tho touro of hf.il h, but thinLsth.it Ihc^rcat iih|C( ti< n would l>o the hi«h pi ice of fuel, sine solaino ii (|ii.idtity would lo recpinod to SHt'^Lcfaotonly connunio a human l>ndy. I The an mini general meeting of the Kuranul Goldnmuiig Company is advertised to tako plate on \Yedneaday next at 10 a in. <!reditois in tiic citato of L'atmk CJIocion, fonneily of (iirj mouth, aio rcijiicsloil to provo their dol>td on or hefore tho I at Maiuh next with the 1'ioviMon.il 'I rustco, when a first and final dividend will ho paid. William Newman, baker, North Shore, has filed a declaiation of his inability to meet his engayrments with his cieditois. It will ho seen by an adv it,sein«nt in another column that .Mc3E,i8. V M. Iliekl o^' and (Jo. have become the piopnctois of tlie Army and Na\y iJotel. J t is tlioir intention to do what they <<ui to niaku it to illy nfirbtclaas hotel. Cabs will bu m waitin;; on tho arrival of each steamer to convey tiavdlors to it, and by tho ai rival of tho a.s ' Wtntwortli' a slnpinent of tho best Amtiah.ui wines will be received. Hatlia of e\ery kiml cau be obtained upon tlio premisea, and a night potter will always be in attendance. Tho Chuich of Kugland Giammai hcliool will resunio duties on Monday, tho L'tilh instant. Tho trustee in the estato of Abraham Jacol s, of Giahamstown, lntimttei that a dni^cnd will be paid to thoso creditoro who shall have proved their debts on or btforo the 3rd Febiuaiy. Mr Buckland announces that ho will hold his monthly salo of wool, akin, fl.is, Ac, on the (ith February, at 3 p. in 'I he Ucv. Samuel lul K er will pi each in tho Lome street Hall, on Sunday foienoou, upon " How to livo nearer to God ;" and in the evcnwfr, "Tofiinceio scatchcra tor truth — \\ h it was Christ's gieat work on earth V