AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Evening Star, Issue 2943, 25 July 1872, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

A very edifying scone took place at the last meet’ng of the Ecliuca Borough Council. A discussion was proceedingas to the propriety of doing something to celebrate the establishment of telegraphic communication with Europe, Avhen, according to the Rivdrine TTcrahl, the following occurred :—“Councillor Shackell said he would forfeit his seat if action was not taken by some public body. Councillor Taylor at this stage called Councillor tShackcll as ass, and Councillor Shackell, after returning the compliment, and the interchange waxing very warm, Councillor Shackell said that they wanted a bettor Mayor to keep order, and referred more particularly to Councillor Taylor’s state of inebriety. r l he Mayor said that if the Council avouUl instruct him he. would undoubtedly proceed against Councillor Taylor in the police court. That was the proper course to pursue, and he (the Mayor) had'advised it before. Councillor Taylor : ‘ I beg to move, Mr Mayor, that you be instructed to summon mo to the policeeouit.’—(Hoars of laughter.) The Mayor: ‘There is no doubt about it, dutnken men should not be allowed to sit at this table.’ Councillor Taylor : ‘Anyone ivho says so states what is not true.’ The Council then broke up.” A well-known merchant, noted for his unreasonable prejudice against the Hebrew race, was asked the other day for a subacriptiou to the Persian Belief Fund. He at once assented, and said, “ What shall I give you—two guineas or live The canvasser dcsiiing to move his sympathies, and unaware of his prejudice, replied, “Well, the more the better; the poor Jew's arc starving thereby hundreds, and ” “Jews starving! that’s a very different matter—-

that’s a dispensation of Providence. Coukln t interfere. The Buninyong paper gives an account of a hunt, in which Mr William Jackson La ry, late of Cromwell, appears to have taken a very prominent part. In the evening he was present at the hunt dinner, and the local papers say of him lie first gave a comic song of the Maoris, entitled “My Pair Maid,” then a single verse of “ Ax my Eye,” and lastly “ Nelson’s Tomb.” The health of Mr Barry was proposed by Mr T. Sellcck, and in response Mr Barry said ’ ‘ he had been in the colonies forty-four years, his principal and first place of business being Now Bouth Wales, He had recently returned from New Zealand, and ho was happy to say ho was now worth LSOOO a-year.” Ihosc of Mr Barry’s friends who have faith in his veracity will rejoice to hear of his good fortune, and will confidently await his return to Otago with the golden fruits of bis “grandmother’s legacy.” _______