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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 11, 13 January 1875, Page 2

The Thames Advertiser says: — An amusing example of the biter bit is reported to have occurred at the Ellerslie Races on Saturday. Abetting clique, whose " little games " we have on more than one occasion referred to in warning tones, laid heavily against n well known racing crack winning a handicap, and to make themselves safe made a present of £50 and an I O U for a similar amount to the horse's trainer, with a promise of £10 to the jockey, accompanied by a hint that it was not desirable for the said horse to win. The cash was accepted and the equivalent committed to the winds us worthless, while the jockey received positive instructions from his employer to ride to win. He did so, and won, and was not a loser by acting honestly towards his master, but the gentry who had made their books in anticipation that the bait had taken, were particularly crestfallen over the event. We have reason to believe that at least some of the Btewards of the Jockey Club are acquainted with this attempted " welching " business. If so, in the interests of the public, and to sustain the reputation of the sport in this province, it is their duty to expose it. Under the heading " The Miraclemonger," appears the following paragraph ia a late Melbourne journal: — " Mrs Truesdell delivered her second lecture on the 19th, at the Athemeum, on the gift of healing. The lecturess stated that she hod prayed fervently to the Almighty for strength to heal, and He in His infinite wisdom had seen fit to answer her prayers, and had, as it were, manifested Himself with coals of fire. Sbe related a number of instances in which her prayers had been answered to the relief of persons suffering from almost every disease. One case the lecturess laid special stress upon. It was that of ii lad who had had his arm broken, which had been set by a wellknown surgeon, but who, she stated, bad given up the caße as being a hopeless one, the patient being declared by him as maimed for life. Yet she, by prayer, had effected his complete restoration to his normal condition. Mrs Truesdoll stated that she was in constant communion with God, and she firmly believed that she had been by him appointed and set apart to devote her whole life to the cure of sufferiug humanity. The power which she possessed could be attained by anyone if they but fervently prayed and had faith. At the conclusion of the lecture Mrs Truesdeil descended from the platform, and intimated her willingness to anoint any persons who were suffering from bodily affliction. About a dozeu persons of both sexes presented themselves for the ' laying on of hands,' including old and young, the lame, and blind. Several blind, or partially-blind men, who may any day be seen in the city, were anointed with oil, Mrs Truesdell expressing her conviction that a cure by means of her instrumentality would be effected. The proceedings then terminated." (For remainder of News see fourth page )