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New Zealander, Volume XXI, Issue 2222, 13 September 1864, Page 5

Deserters. —At the Police Court yesterday, John Henry, pleaded guilty to a charge of being a deserter from the 70th Regiment, and was ordered to be handed over to; the military authorities. Thomas Derwood and Robert Canning were charged with deserting from the Trinculo. They pleaded guilty, and in reply to His Worship as to whether they knew to what punishment they were liable, they replied they wanted more wages. His* Worship said after such a statement the Bench would have no hesitation in ordering them to twelve week’s hard labour. —John Desayd was charged by Cuthbert Yaux with deserting from the Ironsides. As he had already been punished for drunkenness he was ordered on board. Mr. T. Bird takes his benefit at the Circus this evening, under the very distinguished patronage of “ Everybody and his wife.” It is needless to inform those who have already paid a visit to this most pleasing place of amusement that Mr. Bird is one of the very best perfonners in his own line that we have ever seen, and we hope he will have a bumper house for hisjbensfit. Coromandel. —Things have been rather dull upon this gold-field of late, but there is a prospect of better times. A case has just been decided in the Commissioners’ Court in reference to the Union claim, some parties having jumped that claim. The jumpers were declared guilty of having illegally taken possession of the claim, and it was restored to its original owners. The prospects of the claim are thought good, but it is not likely that the leader from No. 5 will run through it. An Advertising Novelty. —The Otago Daily Times has lately adopted a system of advertising in large letters along the bottom of its columns. The effect is as hideous as it is startling. But it has an amusing aspect too, and very queer cross—or rather top and bottom readings— occur. For instance, here are a few examples :—“ The facts, as we have heard them, consist of the following SUNDRY MERCHANDISE.” “ The commissioned officers should pass SUGAR on examination before their commissions are issued to them.” “And when we reap tha just reward of our sinful industry, we relapse into the absurdities of babyhood, and AT THE ROOMS OF McLANDRESS & CO., blubber most wearily over our self-inflicted woes.” “ That the Committee meet at EOISE, MUDIE & CO. S, where incessant insurrections will probably be the result; and they will issue in war, which will of course be waged in savage fashion, by the Impeiial army, on THE RED LION BREWERY.” They were, however, seen and taken prisoners, and were marched up to head-quarters ’in their shirts and drawers, at MANSE STREET, but as there was an IMPORTANT SALE OF 50 QR.-BRLS. HERRINGS, DAMAGED GOODS, the contractors liberally contributed BRANDI AND SHERRI. (We presume to assuage their thirst.) W r e think, with the Otago correspondent of the Hawke’s Bay Herald, “ that this new system of advertising is an error in judgment on the part of a journal like the Times.” Mrs. Partington, noticing the recent death of Mr. Kyan, the well-known inventor, is anxious to know if he is the person who invented Kyan-pepper. A little four-year-old the other day nonplussed its mother by making the following inquiry: “ Mother, if a man is a mister, isn’t a woman a mistery.