MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 69, 17 September 1877, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

An occasional correspondent of the* Auck'and Herald, tcle«raphinij on the " privilege" case, says : It is understood that Mr Reed, of the Guardian, is practically the proprietor of the Oamaru Mail. Mr Jones, jun., came to DiiQedin before . going to Wellington, and consulted with Mr Reed what course he was to take regarding the privilege question. That advice was in effect to rigidly refuse sn apology ; to say that he believed what be wrote was true, except, perhaps* in some matters of detail ; that he had no-, desire to libel Mr Whitaker: and ineffeet, to plead justification. It is thought here that Mr Jones will not be able to stand the ordeal of the Bar of the House, and that, after all, he will be glad to apologise. ; The death is announced of M. Thiers, Freoch historian and statesman. fhe> deceased was 80 years of age, hating beeu bora in 1v97. Deceased took aa active part in the politics of his country, having held the offices of Minister of theInterior, and Minister of Commerce and Public Works, President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He isbest known as an author by his voluminous. •' History of the French Revolution,/ and ' "History of the Consulate and Empire A necklace that was last seen on th*. neck of a charming lady at Straussa Concerts, in Paris, was the object of universal admiration. Still, very few persons there, says a Parisian writeiv knew the mystery attaching to- that very aecklace. Some time ago. a gentleman, took the necklace to the late Mr Moiana, asking him to buy it, and to substitute false diamonds in their place* "Hiu wife," he said, " would never know the difference." Mr Moiana, who had known Ihe wife from childhood, and who was a friend of her family, asked tweaty-four hours to reflect before concluding the bargain. In that time he went and told the story to the lady's grandmother, who gave Moiana £2,000 to give the husband* telling him to give back the real necklace* but not to mention ike truth. This was done. Some mouths later it was the wife who took the necklet to Moiana, asking him to substitute false diamonds in the place of the real ones. "My husband will never know the difference, 1 * she said. Again a visit to the grandmother, who *gain gave Moiana £2,000 to keep the diamonds in the family ; and, as bo'.h husband and wife still think that tba

aiSmThcls are false, there is no fo.ar of the necklace being resoM. •A correspondent writes to the Pall Mall Gazette on tho mhfccb of newspaper cor-respondents'-with the Russian army':- j Besides metal ba^es to be worn on the arm, they are required to have always | with them «beir photographic lilconess, which, in Men of nuthentioitv. must lienr tho stnray of the Russian staff.; According to a "RuaaUn newspaper, the first foreign correspond en tg formally received ■were M. Ivan de Wcostyn, of the Paris Figaw>, and Mr M'Gahan, of the Daily Notts? Other foreign correspondents, however, have since arrived; and (he Standard's correspondent with the Eussian army, who, in a recent letter, described the ceremony of investiture, slates that 'the badge is six inches long,, and that the, one, ho wears is marked " No. 9." According tr> an occasional correspondent of the Standard, writing from St. Petersburg, the Official Journal has received from its correspondent at the Russian headquarters an account of the instructions issued in connection with foreign liewgpaper correspondents, to Bussinn officers. They are to be carefully watched, they are to be at liberty to go where they plenso, btit on condition of communicating •at the office of the staff every chango in their place of abode; commnnrlers , of, columns and all who are likely to bo well informed as to the movements t of troops are to be on their guard nf correspondents should apply to them for news; and in case of suspicious cooducton^ the part of a correspondent, abovo all, " if he should show any .intention of going over' to the, enemy, 1 ' he is to be at once arrested and taken before the nearest general. . Cardinal Manning's j.aper, the Westminster states some of the forms observed in the election of a Pope, which at the present moment will be read with intpresfc. " Tho chief rule during the, vacancy. belongs to one of the cardinals; ' He repairs to the chamber where the dead pontiff lies ; he strikes him on the forehead thrice with a slender hammer, and'call'shim thrice by his original name. Receiving no reply, ho tabes off tho ' ring of the fisherman ' and breaks it. Nine days are allowed for assembling the conclave. It will be held now in the Vatican. The I doors and windows of the room set apart for it will ho walled up. one or two panes only being left at the top to admit light. In this, cplls are constructed for the cardinals. They may not visit each other by night. 1 ' After religious ceremonies, the nardinals enter the room, " the last door is shaft, and ifc is walled up." In their cells they remain, only passing out to attend morning mass in an adjoining chapel. All communication with the outer world is forbidden, and they must remain' together till a Pope is chosen. At the meeting of the Kotnan Catholics held in Dunedin recently to prote.st against the Education Bill now before the House; the Most Rev. Dr Moran, Bishop of Dunedin, who presided at the meeting, in the course of his speech spoke of the tJovernraent as follows. We extract from the Otago Guardian's report .—I am not particularly in favor of any set of gentlemen Bitting npon the Government benches; they jirp quite indifferent to me But vrhen I find a B?k nf gentlemen having th« responsibility of Ministers and the powers that Ministers posses'!, and find the.m^ deliberately, nfter consultation in Cabinet* as we are bound to believe sanctioning piich amensure as this. I must presume timfc t.hev intend to mnkfl these clauses law if thov can. Intending to do this, they intend to inflic- a f^vioas wrong tnon the Cathol'p hode, me. I do mainlain fearlessly, and vif-'-oui tlie 3liahtest; hesitation whatever, 'bat tho essential intention f>f tha Bill is to riestrov tlie faith of Catholic children, and to drive them to the Government nchoolfi. This thing is to be compassed by the infliction of penal* ties unon the Catholic body. (Anplause.) The first thing for n< to consider is, are we to submit to tfri* ? (N0.n0.) I will ask you to run «ver in your minds the names of the members of this Ministry— Twill not mention their names, but you know them— (Ye«)— tha'r antecedents and their history. I will ask you what right any man on the Government benches has to put himself forward as the advocate of education—how many of thorn are tenlly; educated men ? (Nene ) How manyvof them, I will ask you again, have shown their fitness to legislate upon educationfor !,th«i<Cattiplio people-rhow, many of! these-^ifen are -thprb^in^ p'ogd'esßion of Christian principles P (Noae of them.) Ido not know about " none of them : I think somo are Christiana, but I have strong i"»uqon for believing that, some are not, (Hoar, hear.) ISW again I wtll ask this question : What has any one done for education personally ? (Not hing, whatever.) <Haß one of tli em founded a .school $ «ny one of them endowed a chair or established a bursary ? (No.) And these are the men to come forward and tell ÜB\ to nut our hands in our pockets like them. (Appismic). Now one thitig is dear ■: we ought not to submit to be trampled on by such men as these. (We never will.) , I am deceived in you if I may not sny that you will not. (Applause). The Govern* inenfc may past this bill— l cannot tel whether they will or not — but as sure a they .pass it, we will disobey it. (Cheers.