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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 41, 19 February 1868, Page 2

The American revolver cannon which has been constructed at Liege had been tried at the proof-ground. It has eight ■chambers, placed like those of a revolver. Two are discharged at each stoppage in the rotation, and it throws explosive projectiles a distance of 2,500 metres. This weapon can fire 100 shots a minute, and, with its carriage andammunition, it weighs about 6001 b. It seems that the vine disease known as 'oidium' is prevalent in Queensland at the present time, and the importation of grapevines, cuttings, or grapes from that colony is prohibited in New South Wales. At,& late electioneering meetiag at the Ovens, Victoria, the following question was put to Mr Gr. V. Smith by a Mr Paton: — 'Do you believe in subsidising the devil?' Mr Smith's reply was a second question: 'Are you authorised to speak on behalf of that jjentleinau?' The hit wig received with roars of laughter, and Mr Paton ilid not press his query. From the Melbourne papers we learn that a contract has been taken for the construction of the necessary machinery for the branch of the Eoyal Mint at Melbourne. The apparatus for minting gold will cost £11,000,' and a further expense ■will be incurred for machiu ery for coining silver as"id copper. A new return recently published to nn oi\u j r of the N.S. W. Assembly shews tin quantity of coal exported from Newcastle last year to be about 400,000 tons, of which- a great portion- was Bhipped for New Zealand, Aa- exch&ftge, in speaking of the magical .strains of a band organ, says: — ?'Wbeahe played •OM Dqg Tray,' we nott6e<s eleven pups sitting in front of the m&fchh*e on their haunches, brushing jtbe tears.from their eyes with tjtehr. fore paws.*