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Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 19, 23 July 1879, Page 2

The Late Lcnacy Cask —Tlio unfortunate man John Levarty, who was arrested at Chelt-nham las; week as a suspecled lunatic has been discharged from custody He arrived in town yesterday, and stated that he felt much better but was still verv weak, and that he intended lo thoroughly recruit hw health before returning to the bush. Lkt-ue.—lt UiWand Inißas airing one ff-liia most popular tceturi# on the • Life and Character of George Washington nnd the founding ofthe Great American Republic, in Maysmor’s Hall, Feilding, on Thursday next! Judging by the reports in the Press regarding the genuineness of the lecture a great treat is in store for those who ayail themselves of the opportunity of listening to it, Volunteering. The volunteering spirit has been very active in Wellington since the Maoris showed signs of fighting. Still another corps is in active course of formation, and those who have up to the present enrolled themselves seem a class of men who will, at any rate, spare no expense in bringing up the brigade to a high state of perfection. The “Wellington Guards” is the name by which they hope t,o become known, and as their uniform will be scarlet they will present a brilliant appearance. Oyer seventy names are already on the list, and there ia a prospect of a still greater number joining. A Jumble —Mr George McLean thß other evening was attacking the Government about advertising. He said whilst the Government wa« strong, it did as it pleased in'this respect, but now that its overthrow was at hand, it wanted to shift the responsibility on to a committee. He enforced his remarks by the following jumble of a well-known quotation :— *• The devil was sick—The Monk, a devil was he. The Monk got well—the devil a Moke was he,” At this stumble there was loud and general laughler, in which Mr McLean himself joined.

A Steike. —With respect to the strike among the railway narries, the Waipawa Standard furnishes the lars:—There was» «ISro"Tseiteme[if, in Carterton on Friday afternoon. We learn t hat some navvies who had been engaged on the Waiohine railway contract, and who had previously struck work owing to a rcduciion of wages, armed themselves with sticks, stones, and o'lier missiles, and waited on ten fellowworkmen who were engaged on the Car-terlon-Taratahi portion of the contract, and demanded they should cease working at the rate of pay offered'by the Govern Blent, viz:, 7s 6d per day. The workmen at first refused, hut perceiving they had nothing else offered them, joined the strikers. The whole body of men, num bering 150. proceed'd to the house of Mr Mason, the engineer, and demanded the reason why he wages of the men oil the railway line should be reduced. Mr Mason came forward and expressed hie surprise at the tone taken by the workmen, and advised those present that dur ing the present dull time, when capital was scarce and labor plentiful, it was not politic on the part of those present to demand an increased rate of wages and further urged that if they desired’ em. ploymenl it was absolutely necessary they should agree to the terns offered by the Government. The workmen would not listen to reason, and adj urned to the Marquis of Norman by Hotel, where they drowned their grievauce in a flowing bowl. h

payers in way calling upon them due, otherwise agathHt. merit will be next. and will of inter* A ’•fißiMt wha’e 93ft without the tieaKiriHSide, has been washed ashore W¥||l| Newcastle, New South InlSfJ wBV’ Haed JB Canterbury’s capital city, an j ■ ivß*ed" mounted the landing antfKlrf JSrnt-dnor bell. “ Would you bh Mi'la said be, as the mißtress of thelM 'Appeared at the door, “to «xehniijK l , jß' ,,L '* of pte for a couple of hwd-dwHk f 3 an d » eup of coffee. 1 ait of M * e Pt'c turn. a„d this is the ninth AS of mince pie that I have go through this morning- stand it; it's too much a sameness. It you accept mv rJa|®on, you oan also lave the the neighbors that the street, uses allspice instefflßASr. 6 ' and that the inderorust is baited,” The temptation was i ffj;|F n 4 fae genteel “unemployed" hai l lf «EgSand coffee, and a large Pooe 1 *, that “ raid » ' being Hade bn thd 9 th ® liatrict by Some person or a , unkaown. A gentlemen informs! jpA week ago.he wts tlie happy vj >}? r of three fine tabbies, and nof y. “ aT ® dwindled down to cue. fiAtf is sa >d to be the cause of their dngijW"®' J l >* a pity the same epidetniil cif I'Ol seize some of ' the mongrel cur- « ,re constantly prowling about dßf ji aetSi ‘ Vaccination.*-'ifohnston notrfia^in our advertising uh - that he will vis?£ ' Ha'comho on Sas fth-tit for TACcina; tion purposes. J* Sad Accide ~jfs»tal accident has | occurred to n, t. 1 Hd-r VV. Clark, of ! Dunrobiu, Otal tji> child, about six years of age, '|fen suffering from ' cii’t6la'm>, to rel, (ijwhich his mother I had applied “clotlil -grated with kernt '-ene to his legs V pfret. The child f went to bed witlt m JiToandages on, and ; about one o'cloemlfc morning got up to renew the ciotift, lift while sitting by 1 the fire a *„ materials, sotr ffg"!ablaze, and sort■ i ously burning hit ihtnen, thighs, and , bgs, and the child I during the course e of the next day. 1 Ft _ if Unconstituts ~|> Mr Reeß will, oi e the 30th in,staij $Ve, That, in th< c opinion of the tirSf, the hon membai ii for Wanganui i&jpt'-nain Fox), in ac . cepted the honor of slgtliood as a rewara j ff in and to j 'l JBeMß^E^^Htdesirous of payment loSsßffcM e respecting th Lki| of the Dunedin theatre, but he slouhjirtainly not leave Auckland withuat ,V consent of his 8 creditors, with kln/jf he was making e arrangements. He vhM pay within six o weeks. An ordijr »s»ccordingly made y lor the amount iadjfst*, or in default four months' imprii njeufc. . A Rise —lt is sWLon good authority n that one firm will.,.mS"£loo,ooo clear , profit if thr depresdl* in the English >f hirvest continues, fitly have a million e bushels afloat. 1 • is Fpneeai REykit—JThe Bishop of :- Manchester, speaf : n|~at the inaugural h meeting of the Kechdili Funeral Reform n Association, said in tins extravagance of -e modem funerals tht hadago of fashion n was e. tyranny from thich all classes it were desirous of be'Tg-iiiieved. Sclrfs, ■e gloves, hat ba-ds, ml trappings of >t funerals could no’. h<p ito away with to loon. He thought the working classes had beeu betrayed iutfi'ii- extravagance 0 by the allowances*npde by burial '• societies. He condenwd the feaslings !" at funerals and rostto'itltnuments, and ‘ W'iuld adrocat eccrebj, at the same a time avoiding niggard ijprs. e A Bia Babt.—Mrs Cntain Bates, the tallest woman in the wpid, has recently e given birth to a baby, wiyjli is described , as probably the U.on record. It a weighed 23)-lbs., was 30 |ches in height, 0 breast measured 24 ip -lilji, head 19 inches, [j and the foot 5| inchtt I( jrg. The mother is known as the Nova '>£a giantess, and stands 7 feet 9 inches m[eight, her buse hand. Captain Bates, a jtlptaekian,being t j 2 inches shorter.

Curious Death,*— 1 jkiagman named Folan, was engaged ii coveting seaweed near Inver (G-alwayj, wi 6she c&pte upon a small rock fish. While.ii;*ged in attempting to kill the the curious proce; s of crushing its h?K^el ween hi* teeth it escaped from li \ g|wp and sprang down bis throat, comp stopping the pa sage. ’Death, enßt.##iinK»st instantaneously. Schoolmaster’s 7- The erecion of t he residence is being proceeded is rapidly appro ching completipnfW ( . is situated at the top of .Mandicker Street, 011 the corner of a Biook laid 0 it J* the plan of the township of Feilding ]f a Botanical A. Horn 0? champion long-nosed man Its owner was at breaks . a friend, seated on the opposite t,ie . fable, knowing him to be a V.’Jwml/' -flighted, remarked, I here's a ■» J end of your nose.” “ la then'W“%wp n ded the owner jf the horn of agjfiwSL-l- didn't know it. Jus pba-e > J or re nearer to him than I amMfi^BQ earthquake *’as felt In Feil<™*^K^l 0l iday even ing at 10 50, The |Mf|LJP ear 3d to be from north to s ll,e stopping of a few clockWMjflEjlamage was done. The ten

Memino.-a m . e - T, tii* Pl 1 - nsional committe- 0 f -j, IfciMiiMr Club and Temperance Hot r| c|L „y h ; ld in the Oorporatna on Konaay evening lust. ISenri 7 a ,f t ] lft j e mbers were present, and M t J (1 TJhotDPSnn was »o»ed Co the ch»i r Mi ‘ - 0 f the previous meetings w, r „ reR , and e „ n _ firmed. Mr Baker, the cl.ai lnian „f the sub-committee appointed at the Tiou „ meeting, reported that a had been prepared and unainmonsly approved of. Mr Beattie, the secretary, thXrnad the prospeotu«, winch appear, j n .Wither oolumn, and after. so.llc discuss,\T w is adopted. The Bank of Australasia war appointed the bank of the Company, ft was decided that the prospectus should be printed for circulation, and that the share list should clo*e on the l,t September next. A vote of t)ia->ka to the ohairman terminated the proceedings. A STSAJtOK IltSToaY* —A. cable message from London announces ths death of a notable leader of fashion tn London— Frances. Conntess of Waldegrave. Her ladyship’s history is in many respects a remarkable one. She -was the daughter of John Braham, the celebrated tenor singer, and composer of*'the “ Death of Nelson,” and at one time was herself ■ somewhat promising candidate for lyric fame. Her attraotiona, however, secured her the attention, of Mr Harconrt, a gentleman of considerable wealth, to whom she Was married. A few years after his death she was married to the seventh Earl Waldegrave. At first, fashionable society in London looked somewhat coldly upon her, not being altogether inclined to welcome "professional ” peraons into its arena, but her

ladyship's title, wealth, and personal attractions soon overcame ill obstacles, and spsedily she came to be regarded as being of the aery creme de la creme. After the death of the Earl the influence .of the Countess rather increased than diminished, until at length her ladyship was looked upon as one of the foremost leaders of fashion. Her dinners at Carl, ton Gardens, hnd her parties at -Stray. r berry Hill. Twickenham, the residence made famous by Horace Walpole, were regarded as being perfection, and the highest rank and fashion, including Royalty itself, flocked to her receptions. In 1863 her Ladyship again married, this tiine to the Right/Hon Lord Carlin .-.ford, then Mr Chichester Fortescue, President of the Board of Trade under M' Gladstone's administration. Her decease will leavo a Tery noticeable gap in the ranks of London society, and she will probably be missed more than any other ot the leading lights of fashion could have been, her place being one which it would be peculiarly diffi ultto fi.il. Peculiar. —There is no saying what

the people will take to, there w no foreseeing what music will become popular or when, says Ihe World. We will take two striking instances from the very las' season. A pubhsher, a shrewd an! er perienced man, refined to buy a bal)*l offered him for £5. He was sure the sale would not pay for the engraving. For certain reasons, however, he undertook the publication on storing terms. Tais ballad bas up to the present time brought in ever £3000 ; it is called thought it woufffflot bring in as utucliAgain, " H.M.S. Pinafore " was given at the Opera Comique: It enjoyed public favor so little that the receipts went down to £46 a night, and the salaries were

lowered. Suddenly the public took to it; to obtain a seat was a fivor. and at this moment the publisher 1 font quene, and wait their turn to receive the numbers of scores ordered. Quelling a Mutiny —ln May. Major Hector Munro reached Patna at the head of haw Gordon Highlanders, just as the spirit of mutiny was appearing again, and he took sterner and prompter measures than his predecessors to crush it, and in this, says General Stewart, he was well supported by his own regiment. In front of the lino, he blew twentyfive of the discontented from the mouths of his cannon, and from that day forward every clamour ceased. These twenty five —one account says fifty—were selected by lot out of a whole battalion of sepoys who, after theatening to murder their Europeans officers, wore marching off by night to join the enemy, bat were surrounded and taken in their bivouacThey were tried by a drum-head court martial, and found guilty by their naval officers. When four had been blown to 1 atoms, the sepoys tumultuously declared the excutions should stop there; but the resolute Highland officer ordered the artillery to load with grape, and turn their guns upon them, while he drew up the Gordons and the English corps between the wheels, and ordered the sepoys 10 ground their arms. They obeyed, and these terrible executions went on to the end.

"Why is the sun masculine?'’ "Cos sons alius is." “And the moon feminine?" “ Cos it's so changin’.’’