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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1516, 22 January 1886, Page 5

On the 31 *t Decemlier the total iiumW of sheep infe -t>>\ m.ifh scab in the Colony was 147.526. Of these. 5.393 were in the Nelson sheep district, an<l 141,133 ui the Marlhorough distri-t. The Wellington Tim*» states that the report of Sir William Fox, having lieen asked to stand for the Mutt constituency at the general election, is without foundation. Sir William is not anxious to re-enter political life. With Lady Fox he will probably spend the autumn in Canterbury and Ota.'o. taking up his residence iu Auckland during win'er.

The Supreme Court. Wellington, wa*occupied on Tuesday with the li'-el action of the Ereniixj S'nr* I Napier) v. the proprietors of the \Viii/>nint Mail. I'he action w.is brought to recover £.V)O, damages for an article which appealed in the Mail, and which stated that the e«btor or manager of the S*ir* had prescribed '"crooked" balance-sheets to the directors of the Compmy. Mr Cowper, a shareholder in the Erenin<j .Venn, deemed that he hid ln*en unable to get any person to take tip new shares iu the Company since the pilldication of the article and T. G. Hawkins, editor and manager, stated that the article, which was headed " Freethought Journal and General Scurrility Company." »»a* undoubtedly meant fiT the Ertnimj Xeirn, as it was well-known that he advocated Freethjught principles. The Company had sustained damage through the princi|*al advertisers withdrawing their advertisements iu consequence of publication of the article. Several shareholders in the iWiw Company were examined. No witnesses were called for the defence, and after 20 minutes' delil>eration the jury returned with a verdict fur plaintiffs of I*lso and co ta.

Ccred «»r Drinking.—" A young friend of mine was cuie I of an insatiable thrint fur hqour, that hail so prostrated his systeih that he was unaole to flo any business. He was entirely cured by the use of Am. Co's Hop Bitters. It allayed all that huniiug thirst, took away the appetite for li<|our, made ui* n»-rves steady, and lie lias remained a soUrand steady man iit more than two years, and has no desire to return to his cups."—From a leading K.K. Official.

TMKOAT APKRCTtONS AMI —All uideriiitt from irritation of the throat and hoarseness will l»e agreeably surprised .tt the aluio.it im-iiH-i'iiate relief afforded by tlie use of " Brown's Bronchial Troches." These famous "lozenges" are now sold by m<»st respectable chemists in this country at Is iVI per Ik»x. People trouhled with a "hacking cough." a "slight cold" or lironch'al affections, cannot try them too soon, as similar .rou'des, if allowed to progress, result in serious 1 uhnonary and Asthmatic affections. S-.-e that the words "Brown" Sronchial Troches " are on the Government stamp r.r nin I each uox.—Manufactured by John I. Bkown 4 Sons, Boston, United States, European depot removed to 33, Famugdoo Road, London..