BRIEF MENTION.

Evening Star, Issue 8279, 26 July 1890, Page 2

BRIEF MENTION.

Wc understand that His Worship the/ Mayor has charged himself with the duty of caring for the discharged lunatics pending afurther consideration of the matter, whichis likely to come before the Benevolent: Trustees on Wednesday. The English Treasury authorities decided to put a stop to guessing competitions, which are declared to bo illegal. Mr Poland, Q C., having been consulted on the subject, has given it as bis opinion that every competition which has to be decided by mere chance is practically of the nature of a lottery. It appears from the report of Mr Forrest, inspector for the New South Wales Government, that the rabbits havo commenced the work of overcoming the rabbit-proof fencing, which they bite through. Sir William Fox had a seizure of apoplexy in the speakers’ gallery on Thursday night. Mr Christie Murray in a letter to his Bohemian friends in London describes Dunedin as “the most cultured City” be has visited in tbo colonies, and adds “my opinion is confirmed by my friend Santloy.” Mr John Dillon, on his return Home, had also nice things to say about Dunedin, A London paper, commenting on Mr Murray’s letter, remarks: “ Although Dunedin has not attained metropolitan honors politically, it has long been the most prosperous City and the commercial capital of New Zealand. It fa as a well-appointed Savage Club, which In Itself must have been a difltioct element of culture in the eyes of such a Bohemian as Christie Murray.” Sir Morell Mackenzie, giving evidence before the House of Lords Committee on the metropolitan hospitals, said a great saving would be effected if the general hospitals could be removed into the country in the neighborhood of London, and built on a smaller scale. The patients would havo better air, and the sale of the present sites would furnish the necessary funds. A curate disappeared from Bolton on the evo of bis marriage. Another lady from Hull, where bo formerly held a curacy, it is said, appeared and claimed that be promised to marry her. He protested that aho was mistaken; but, as she threatened a legal action, the curate sought refuge in flight.