ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 73, 28 March 1867, Page 3

ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

Mr. Clark, a druggist, residing in the Sultmarket, Glasgow, has beeu fined £30 for selling methylated spirits to be used as an intoxicating liquor.

More than two years ago, Dr. J. King Robiusou was ordered to Salt Lake city as surgeon of the United States troops stationed there to watch the Mormons, and to look alter Price's rebel soldiers. Active, clever, persevering, self-reliant, he quickly got into extensive practice outside the army, both among Gentiles and Mormons. Brigham Young teaches the laying on of hands for the healing of the sick, but he found that his people had more faith in the doctor. When the troops were disbanded the young surgeon with his young wife^determined to remain. His fame bad spread throughout Utah, and he was a general favourite. But he never failed to denounce Mormonisrn, and. to avow his utter contempt for its leaders. He took charge of a Sunday school, to which notwithstanding all threats, Mormon children would go, and would take home the tracts he gave them. He acquired some laud, Indian land, containing warm (sulphur) springs, outside the mud wall north of Salt Lake, and was about to build ; he had the laud recorded in the Land- office at Washington, as " the town of warm springs." These things could not be tolerated. The result was lately telegraphed. At midnight he was summoned "to attend a sick man;" his wife wished him not to go, but he did not like to refuse. Within 200 feet of his door the man who camie for him assassinated him. '

Private Kavanagh, a soldier of 13 years' service, wearing the Caffre war medal, the Crimean with four clasps, and the Turkish medals, is on trial by courtrnariial in Dubliu for Fenianism.

The amount of bullion kuown to be still at sea from Australia is about £300,0 0.

Charles Jones,,aged,Bo, tailor, who had made a competence in Australia, ard occupied part of a house" near Bristol, disappeared ou January 10. It is suspected that he has been inurdered, but his body cannot bo found.

" The Emperor of the French has, in a letter to Viscount Hood, expressed his intention to defray at his own cost the charge for repairs of the tombs of the English officers' killed at the battle of Toulouse.

The Union Bank of Australia have given notice that they ave authorised by the Wellington (New Zealand) Government to negotiate a loan for £50,000 iu debentures of £ 100 each, bearing iuterest at the rate of eight per cent, per annum. The principal will become due in July, 1866, and both principal and interest are made payable in London. Tenders will be received up to Weduesday, the 30th January. Such is the appetite for this class of investment at the present moment that it is not improbable this small amouut will be taken up at once. .

The Colonial Bauk of Australasia have floated a loan for £50,000 of the 6 per eeut. debentures at par of the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Company, redeemable in 1880. The paid-up share capital- of the united cempauies is £534,700, on wliich dividends at ihe rate of 10 per cent, per annum have been declared as the result of the year's working since the amalgamation. The total amount borrowed on debenture bonds, including this £50.000, is £385,000, and the railway company have power to issue a further sum of £80,300, making a total share and debenture capital of £1,000,000. The debentures are in sums of £100 each, carry interest from the Ist of January last, and ?>re payable iu London or Melbourne, on the lst of July, 1880. Five per cent, is to be paid on application, and the balance on the Uth February, when the debentures will be delivered.

Last year there were 1017 coroners' inquests held in Liverpool, at a cost of £2207.

It is rumored at Southampton, and currently believed, that Thr mas Chamberlay ne, Esq , of Craubury-purk, the owner of the Old Arrow, as she is familiarly called, intends to challenge Mr. Beuuett, owner of the Henrietta, to a trial of speed across the Atlantic. The Arrow is the winner of. many valuable prizes, and has scarcely ever been beaten. She is a cutter of 102 tons. Mr. Chamberlayne is Vice-Commodore of the Royal Squadron, and is a thorough yactsman aud sportsman in every sense of the worcl.