LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 148, 28 May 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

By th« last English mail Mr Larcomb reeived his usual numbers of The Architect^ including sketches of new admirality and war office buildings proposed to b-j erected m St. James' Park, The scheme if carried out will entail an enormous outlay of puitli'- money, perhaps a million Htrrling, and certainly tho structure would be one of th« most imposing m tho city of London. The frontage is at ion 1 250 ft, and rows «f statue* of famous military men on pedestals arc arratujed to bu erected opposite the ground floor windows. The whol'i building is magnificently planned and would have an exceedingly imposing effect. One large done and spire rises to the height uf some 150 ft from the ground. " The Architect states that the most earnest oppusers to the scheme since seeing the plans have become supporters of the project. The Government have not. however, yet decided the matter. No doubt considerable discussion will tak« place as to the necessity for the e'-ectiou of buildings of so costly a kind as the plans suggest. At a stock sale at Waihola, Otago, some amusement was created by a hack brought for sale, for which the auctioneer could not get a bid, not a sixpence being offered. The owner either m despair or di»gtmt, said that anybody who pleased might take the hors? and ride away with it. The liberal challenge was accepted by Mr J. Palmer, of Otakia, who put on saddle and bridle, and mounted the fiery steed. Tho frisky animal proceeded to amuse itself m a lively manner, but positively refused to go a step m the direction. However, after a little persuasion, applied bjr a number of stockwhips, he at last thought better of it, and ultimately bore away hia new owner m triumph. A wedding, which attracted more than the usual amount of interest on the part of the fair sex. was performed at Christ Church, Wanganui, on Saturday last, tho Rev. Mi Tudor officiating. The bride Was the eldest daughter of the late L£ev. Basil Taylor, of Putilci, and granddaughter of the Rev. Richard Taylor, the first English Church missionary who came to tin* district. The bridegroom, Mr Webster, is manager of the branch of the bank of Australasia at Fuildiug, having formerly occupied an important position m the same bank at Wanganui. The happy couple left for the South by the afternoon train, intending, we understand, to spend their honeymoon m | the Middle Island. — Clironicle. Sunday was the sixty-sixth anniversary of the birthday of Her Majeaty the [ Queen, who was bora ou the 24th of May, 1819. A writer m the Bruce Herald comments upon the curious fact that thirty years ago the principal London makers of the liquid known as " Old Tom " wore persons of the name of Burnett and Booth, both of whom were knighted by the Queen. Ho wonders whether Burnett and Booth, the Temperance lecturers, are de6cendents of the " Old Tom " manufacturers. The Napier Neios has the following : The editor of tho Manawatu Standard who is a pious Scotchman, and quite above the suspicion of being a scoffer, has this paragraph m k recent iwuc : — The funny Napier parson still keeps on with his queer titles for his sermons. His latest is, " His mother made him a little coat." If this Napier clergyman's mother ever makes him a little coat it ought to be a " straight jacket." The paragraph m question first appeared m tho Wanganni Chronicle, to which perhaps our Nspier contemporary's allusions would he more correctly applied, Colonel Haultain will shortly proceed to Sydney, on behalf of New Zealand, to congratulate the New South Wales contingent on their return from the Soudan. The new Cunarder, Etruria, has, upon her trial trip at soa, attained a speed of 24 statute miles an hour. The vessel i< 520 ft long, and is one of the fineststeameis afloat: A rumour has reached us (says a Marl borough paper) that a disease said to be similar to British ckolora is now prevaleut m > the surburbs of Nnlson We have heard of nothing being made public concerning tho outbreak, but from a private source we learn that 15 deaths have occurred within the last fortnight, and that several persons are \ laid up with it. | Gonstable Gillespie, well-known m the Minawatu district, has been entrusted with tho delicate task of keeping I the peace iv the Parihaka district. The choice is a good one, for Constable Gil lespio possesses great tact and much ex | perience. — Post. ' It seems that the clairovoyant part of the Baldwin entertainment now being given m Wellington is extremely puzzling to some people, and they are ready to aver that it is all trickery. Perhaps the answering a question put m a language unknown to the clairvoyant is also trickery, and if it is, a tclliug trick was made the other night, when Mrs Baldwin replied to a question written m modern Greek, of which sho knows not a word when m her normal condition. At the Wellington Itesident Magistrate's Court on Friday, Thomas Pepperell sued Peter O'Mal'ley for £99 14s, wages due and cash lent. Mr* Brown, who appeared for the defendant, applied for an adjournment m order to enable his client to get a witness from Sydney. The plaintiff objected to this, and expressed an opinion that the defendant wanted to go over to Sydney. Mr Wardell granted an adjournment for a fortnight, allowing Pepperell £l to defray expenses. Thf> bodies of two others of the men who were drowned m Evans' Bay some time back, while fetching sand tor the defence works iv a boat, wore found floating m Evans' Bay on Saturday and Sunday. Both bodies ware so decomposed and destitute of flesk as to be unrecognisable, except by th« clothing and the articles m their pockets. No inquest was deemed necessary. Lord Carington, the new Governor of N«w South Wales, is well known m England an an enthusiastic sportsman and lov«r of the turf. No doubt he will m Sydney follow the example of his predecessor, Sir Meroulos Robinson, establish a racing Html and make his colours (which j.re buff) as well-known on colonial courses as Sir Hercules soon made the Zetland spots. The New Zealand Times is now a supporter of the Government. It would be intcivstmg to know the cause of tho change.

An inquest was hold at the tVcliiii^tou Hospital on Friday before Dr Johnston, Coroner, into the cauno of death of Rachel .Johnston, a patient m the Lunatic Asylum, who had been m fuiliag health fora long time past, and who had died at halfpast 9 o'clock on Wednesday night, death being- caused, m the opinion of Dr Levitige, Medical Superintendent of the Asylum, through disease of the kidneys and brain. Mr J. W. Wrigley was chosen foreman of the jury. Dr Leviuge stated that deceased had been a patient since Christmas Day, 1884, and had been a patient at various times since 1882. She was very quiet and harmless, but required a great deal of attention, as she often refused to take food and had to be spoonfed. She came from Palmerston North, and was suffering from atonic melancholia. She was a married woman, and had a husband and family at Palmerston North. A married daughter, who resided m Wellington, used to visit her, but she had left some months ago. Dr Levinge had written to the husband from time to time, and had telegraphed to him when i Mrs Johnston died, a reply being received { stating that he could not come down. A | verdict was returned m accordance with the medical testimony. — Wellington paper. Messrs Stevens and Gorton 1 ! next sale At Awuhuri will b» hrld on June 2nd. The entries at present received are published m our advertising columns. They include beef, fat cows, mixed yftarliugH, mixed cattle, half-bred ewes m lamb, pure-bred Roniuey ewes m lamb to pure-bred Uoinney rams, Lincoln owos, mixed sheep, fat ewes, etc. j Mr Graham, who died a few days ago. was well-known as the proprietor of the Wuimira Springs and Lske House at Rotorua. He also owned a large quantity of land at the Thames, and Gratumtitown was named after him. Mr Graham for several years represented an Auckland constituency itt the House of Representatives. Heavy rain commenced to fall m the Bui Ik and Lower Itungitilcei district on Monday night about ten o'clock, and it came down incessantly all through the night. About nine o'clock on Tuesday morning a heavy thunderstorm occurred, accompanied by n terrific rain aud hail storm. Tho whole district is covered more or loss with surface water, and the Ratigitikei river is filled fjom bank to bank, and the water is still rising. — Marlon paper.