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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 96, 19 March 1884, Page 3

The Customs receipts at the port of Wellington last week, have amounted t> the Very large sum of £'8905, the largest Customs revenue ever yet collected at that port in a single week. The police at Buda»Pesth havo effected the arrest of thirty-six men on a charge of. plotting to incite anarchy in that city. ■• i ; Itia reported that the Queen has decided to close Hhe rooms at Windsor Castle which were" occupied by John Brown during the last few years of hi* life ; and they ate to be kept permanently shut up as n sort of tribute to the memory of 'the Highlander.- It ia intended to place a lar^e brass plate in his sitting-room, which will bear an inscription recording his virtues and deploring ;his loss. . ' . • v : . A. Native Land Oonrt will very: sbrortliy-. be held at Otalu, A sitting of the court, hai'been eagerly. iookeU ; fof daring the 1 past few months, as there are a large number of claims to be settled, many of which hare ldiig been waiting. The Horowhenua Block will probably get through the court this tinJe,* and further areas be ready for settlement. It was a wealthy Philadeldhifln who, being asked on his return from Europe how he liked the Bjsphorus, replied that he didn't eat any, aud preferred the homenvido sausages. iWe remind the public that persons desirous of taking up shares in the iVlanawatu Soap and Candle-Company are requested '■ to make application to the Secretary without delay. We remind members of the Fire Brigade of the practice this evening at G.30 p.m., and the general meeting at the Commercial Hotel at 8 p.m. Tsnders for bnsh«fellinjj ? formation, clearing, Ac. on Pohangina Road (West. •' Side ) in the Wanganui Harbour Endow** ment Block close at noon on Stturd«y, at .the office of, the Chief Surveyor. Wellington, whero' they must be addreaseil. General ■ conditions, plan-, and speciE* cations may be' seen at the Borough Council Offico, Paltuerstbn North. Mr C Stubba has been appointed postmaster at Oroua. The attention of our readers is directed to a,;Very practical letter appearing elsewhere from the pen of Dr Curl, on the subject of sanitary matters. The letter is well worthy of caietul perusal from be» ginning to end. .. • • The ; widow of the man James Brown who lately drank hipAself, to death, in Wanganui, died in the Hospital yesterday..What an an ful lesson to druukards in the above short paragraph ! ;A smart boy is wan teJ at the Commercial Hotel. We heat that Mr Wordsworth has altered his niinfdiabbut leaving the colony, which was his recent intention. .Some officers of the Salvation Army to-day mat'eiheir .ippeaiauce in P/ilmozston, we presume, to make preparations fora campaign, We learn that by the recent additions to railway tariff 'he freight on one description of grans seed has been nearly doubled. The Feeding paper strongly advocates 'a local market for. the , disposal of farm produce, and to »fford facilitea for the mutual' bene6t of vendors und purchafsere. The suggestion is a capital one. The Northumberland,. rroni London, 92 days out, has arrived at Aucklnnd with a large- number of cabin passengers and Government immigrants.Householder writes :—"I Bee that le^s of mutton ore still being remuneratively sold in nml .around , Feilding ai one shilr ; lingi,:. Why do not the vendors try Pulnieraton?" Tout favourite hostelry, Hastie's Hotel, Feildinpv. is npw undergoing a course of internal renovation, by which its appearance will be greatly iui proved. The steamer Aorangi, in which Mr Butherford was n pnsscnger, arrived at Plymouth on the 14th inst. Mr D. IVf. oeorge's now drapery and clpthiivg advertisement will appear tomorrow? '■'•■'■• A man 'named Keen was sent to Wangnnui yes'cr'lsiy, on n ch.trgc i>f Inrceny. The Ohrtmicle has it that it is a • woinau ' named Kane.