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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume V, Issue 106, 13 January 1853, Page 4

The Statues of Memnon.—Fronting the Nile at a considerable, distance from the. temple, are the colossal statues of Memnon, consisting of a man and women in a sitting posture, both of tbrm HO feel iiigli, from the basis of tin; pedestals lo the lop of ilicii* heads. They an; scaled upon stones lo feet and as many in breadth; lint the back pari of each stum.' is higher than ihe fore pari by a fool and a half; and ibev nro placed on plain pedestals two feet high. The Maine lo the north has been broken off in lhi> middle, and been built up willi live tiers of stone, but ihe oilier is of one single, stone; Ihe feel have Ihe iocs broken off, and the features arc mouldered away by lime. The sides of their seals are covered with hicroglvphios.— Xutis from Mature mul All.

Ks'rnvniini.wßY Fkhocity or .t llonsi:. — A case of fcrocily in :i horse rarely (■(|iinlli > (l ha.; {liven rise lo law proceedings before the courts of Itniini. On llie-Jiili ofiVoveiuber last, a farmer named Mam-hart), of Yen-live (F.ttro), possessed a horse; and in his presence, and willi his consent, a horse-dealer named l.avoipierre sold il lo a fanner named Delaisemrni, of Corny. The next day lllaneliard I old a young man in his service lo convey Ihe horse lo Oclaiscnienl. The lalter, however, refused lo receive il, on Ihe ground that he had learnt that it was vicious and dangerous. In returning, the horse several limes attempted lo throw the young man, and at length, becoming (piile furio.'is at the restraint which the rider imposed on him, he hounded erect in the air, and succeeded in gelling: him off his hack. The animal then rushed on him, hit him in Ihe breast, and tried lo trample on him. The young man defended himself as well as he was able, hut Ihe horse caught the flesh of his lliigh in his Icelh, and lore it off in Ihe most savage, manner, leaving the houe exposed, lie then went some little distance, and with his foropaws formed a hole of some depth; and then, returning lo his victim, who was lying almost senseless on the ground, he smell around him, as if reflecting how he could host drag him lo Ihe hole. Some noise, however, at Ihe moment struck his ear, and lie. galloped home. When he arrived his month was stained with blood, and hits of flesh were still adhering lo it. The young man who was so dreadfully treated had lo have his leg amputated. He subsequently brought an action ngninsl lilauchard, ' Delaisemeul, and Lavoipierre, to recover damages.