MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1275, 23 May 1883, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

♦ The New Zealand Tablet says : — "An effort, we understand, will be made to bring Catholic claims for justice before Parliament during the next session in a way that cannot but arrest attention. It appears that petitions on the subject of education will be scut up by Catholics from every district in the. country, and these will be confided for presentation to the memliers of the various constituencies. Among other good effects to be hoped for from this mode of proceeding, Catholics will bo enabled to ascertain who are such enemies of justice as to even refuse to pro sent their petitions, or such tyrants as to endeavour to stifle all expression of opinion on their part." The wife of a well ta do contractor of Wellington was arrested for promenading the streets at night, dressed in male attire. She offered the excuse to the arresting officer, Acting D. Campbell, that she was rather dubious as to whetjber her husband was not in the habit of breaking the 7th commandment himself, and that she had assumed the dress of a man, trousers and allt in order to watcli hiai uiora

effectually:" Tlie detactwe hooveris married, and not to > talked ove, like a 'new chum bobby,' and he promptly ran her in. He then sent tc the husband's, and although only G o'clock he found the faithless one ii the arms of ' Murphy,' Or, to speal more correctly, Morpheus. The ladj was bailed out, and in the morning an Honorable-Legislative Councillor appeared, aW, the Justices, glad to show favor to "such/a great man, ordered tht lady's discharge. The charge was clearly proved and according to th< Vagrant "Act, I believe nothing shori of imprisonment meets the offence. The papers here were strangely silen •on the matter, all reference to the cas< "being omitted, and, what makes i more singular, the husband of the ladj in question' is not an advertising mac. — «Socfe^.^ ; . •■ Mr George Lovesjrove, " the Ne^ Zealan*%fiflmant," traces his pedigree maternalfyi through Sir Francis Bad Cliffe tir Jameß, the third Earlj oj Derwentwater, who was beheaded on sth March, 1715, for having rebelled against the King in supporting the Pretender. The exertions of the people to save the life of the Earl, -who was s6 greatly beloved in the northern counties,. and the manner ii which his young ! Countess threw herself at the* feet bf the King imploring mercy for her unfortunate husband, arematters of history. Walpole de clared in the House of "Commons thai he had been offered a bribe of £60,00 C for a remission of the Earl's sentence Tmfc the Ministers were inexorable though ' upon motions being made favorable to the noble victim and his >colleagueV > 'Lord Kenmuir, there was <only a majority of seven in the Comrmons and"nVe in the Peers on the side of rffiour.* 'Borne of the confiscated •estates ivere appropriated to the use Greenwich Hospital, and a few month/ since * portion was sold under •direction of the Court of Admiralty. Mr Ldyegrove, who recently arrived in TSngland, was wcompained by his wife and family; one of whom was born on board the jls. Orient, on the 27th January during the passage of that vessel through the Suez Canal. In our last issue we chronicled the ■death of Sir John O'Shannassy: • The following particulars of his life arei taken from the Australian " Men 1 of the Time" :— Sir John O'Shanassy ■was born in Tipperary in 1818. Hfl father died w\kn he wag thirteen, arid as he grew up he resolved to emigrate I .warned,^ 'and came outil^Melbojuii^ an 1839 jl)pught a catSble run' m the Weatjerri 'Vbrt district; but in 1846, •not finding it very profitable, he came to Melbourne; and commenced business as a draper; took tn active part in Avor of a separation from New South "Wales, and also in' the formation of the Anti-Transportation League in 1851. In that year he was elected to the first Legislative Chamber oi Victoria ; in 1858 was elected. for Kilmore; in 1855 became Chief Secretary, but only held office for six weeks. In 1855 he again came into power, And retained^ it until the end of 1859; in October, 1861, returned to office foi the third time. His Government passed several important measures, amongst others the Electoral Law, Amendment Act and the Land Act oi 1862. In 1863 they retired, and he remained in Opposition until 1868 when he paid a visit to Europe. He *etumed in 1867, and was elected tc the Upper Bouse for the Central Province in 1868. In 1874 he resigned his scat, intending to re-enter the Lower House, but was twice defeated. In 1877, however, he was elected jfoi Belfast. He has a family of three sons and three daughters. He has always been an .unwavering free trader, a pro-immigrationist, and favored a united form of government for the Australian, rather than a Federal system. In 1870 he was made a 'Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St George, and in 1874 was created K.C.M.G. and Knt Bachelor, by special warrant In connection with the disclosures made in Melbourne during the examination of the insolvent estate of W. E. Petty as to the usurious rate of interest alleged to have been charged bj Marks Herman, a money-lender, wht is also President of the Melbourn* Hebrew Congregation, the Jewisl Herald expresses the opinion that tti< Jewish congregation ought quietly bu firmly call upon him to resign". Th< Herald submits that a man wh< charges something like 1200 per cent per annum on money lent may b< neither better nor worse than a gooc many others, whether Jew or Gentile but such a one most decidedly was noi the sort of man who should be presi dent of the Jewish Synagogue. The Wellington correspondent oi Society sends the following paragraph to that paper; —"Mr Willmot, of th< Combination Troupe, left a roll ol notes to the value of £93 on his bed'ai the Melbourne Hotel. • Mr Thomas

1 Urwin is not the proprietor now ;Mr r Robert Walker, late of Hokitika, is : host of the Melbourne. What makes > the return of the money to Mr Willmott I more noticeable, is the fact that the i housemaid who found the notes was i sent' to gaol for fourteen days, a j few months since, for purloining 8s at L the Empire. Either this young girl was . improperly committed, or the punishP ment has had a beneficial effect. Ho.w- ----» ever, lucky Willmott ! i At a public meeting held in the Town 3 Hall, Melbourne, in favor of opening, t the Public Library and the Museum on Sunday, there ,was an immense t attendance, and a large proportion of b those present consisted of artisans, t Mr Justice Higinbotham presided. The f Rev. Dr Bromby, who was, enthu- , siastically received, moved a resolution declaring that the opening of the instiT tutions .in question would have an elevating tendency,, and be a jurt . concession to the people's rights. The f motion was carried by an overi whelming majority. MrH. G. Turner [ moved another resolution, embodying . a petition, to the Assembly, praying , that the House would sanction the step taken by, the trustees. This motion [ was seconded by the Rev. Charles t Strong, who on rising was greeted . with round after round of. ringing r cheers. His statement was that \ although he had been brought up ; in ' the heart of Presbyterianisro, " and in fc the heart of Scotland, he had always ) enjoyed the Sabbath more than any . other day, and his defence of the movement produced a telling effect. A ' vote of thanks to the trustees for their, action was moved by the Eev. T. Can'ilf, 3 who, on behalf of the Eoman Catholic community, expressed his through approval of the action of the trustees. [ Many old settlers in the A shburton , and Temuka districts, either know, or • have heard of. Mr John Hayhurst, > whose farm is situated close to the Arowhenua side of Temuka. Only a short time ago he took a trip to the Old Country, leaving his son to manage his farm during his absence. As Mr Hayhurst is known to be a quiet and unassuming settler, the following will -be read with some amusement: —Mr J. Hayhurst, the well-known , owner of Green Hay.es, • Temuka, is j now on a.visit to tne United States. <■■■ In the Scourse; of hi& tour of that p almighty country he-a ppears to have iriade a stay at Walla Walla, Wash- ! ington Territory, and this is how a local paper, ;the" Statesman," records c the'f act —" Our- city is honored, with ( aVfeit from" Judge X.H. Hayhurst, of CanterburyyNew Zealand, one ofthe wealthiest and most' influential men of ; the province. He is in 'this country now with a view to invest some 01 , his surplus wealth either in lan'dVof stock. <~ Owning as he does about 40,000 sheep and double that number of. acres* , l of the most valuable land in New t Zealand, his settlement of investment here would be very desirable. He has travelled a great deal all over the world, and has had considerable experience in the United States, and , says that this vfclley of ours far exceeds ' anything he anticipated. His'presence . here, as also those who accompany him, is due solely to reading the Walla Walla "Statesman," many numbers of which. . are regulary sent to that isle in the . Sundown Seas.". >■ . ■