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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1114, 31 December 1869, Page 3

A toung lady of Logan county, Kentucky, advertises for " sealed proposals for her hand.and heart." Adveetiseks are wide awake at Omaha (George Francis Train's city in the far west.) One enterprising individual is printing an edition of the Prayer Book, which he intends to give away to every attendant at church. The right hand page contains the usual prayers, but the left hand page is allotted to advertisements. Another is trying to purchase the privilege of using the outside of the pulpit for posting the merits of his patent baby-jumper. In Chicago the backs of policemen are let to advertisers by the Town Council. Me. Eedwood in Melbourne.-—Re-ferring to Mr. Redwood's late campaign in Victoria, -the Nelson Examiner says : — The return of Mr. Redwood from Melbourne has enabled us to obtain some information concerning recent sporting matters in Victoria, which will be interesting •.to Pur readers.. Manuka's chance for the Cup was destroyed by an^accident which happened ]ro*nifn iii A goodf deal of - rai^||^|Mttighli':;ljefore vMe\, meeting,- 'fiiis4nei¥aiMffi| |rbu'nd wa^^o: heavy the horses had' lo do their work on a tan gallop;^ Manuka;. in taking 'a : • spin with Peeress one morning, got off the gallop'into the he.ayy ground, arid cut his sound fore leg below the knee so severely as to render it a matter of doubt whether the leg will again ever be capable of standing severe training. From his trials with Peeress, Mr. Redwood felt confident of winning the Cup did no accident happen, and the subsequent running at the meeting confirmed this opinion. Mr. Redwood has only parted with half his interest in the liorse, and he will be kept specially for the Melbourne Cup next year, if he can. stand the preparation, and, should he fail, ho will afc once be sent to the stud, whore he will bo certain to become a favorite, as it is universally believed tho liorse has not his equal in the Australian colonies. If Nelson did not succeed on the turf of Victoria, at the late meeting, our representatives in other matters of sport were more successful. As a pigeon shot, Mr. Redwood upheld the reputation he created in Melbourne, when he formerly paid a visit to Australia. In public and in private matches, Mr. Redwood met with no one among the acknowledged best shots of Victoria and, the neighboring colonies who was his superior with the gun. and, before leaving, a challenge to back him at 100 to 80 against any competitor, met with no response. In footracing also, Nelson was well represented in Melbourne, by Mr. J. Bolton, a nephew of Mr. Recjwood, who beat all tho " cracks" that could be brought against him, and won for his backers a hat-full of money. So, taken altogether, Nelson did not present a wholly insignificant figure : in the Australian metropolis among sporting men.