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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 199, 9 December 1876, Page 3

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A <''iiinntH<ii , :i,i'.:nrt in h'e bl"K,":, f■ ' t.. BottN.M ;dvh "a:i of " 1.,': > *,. M .-:, ; ' • hj" i/jvi :i .■■'.iv- .-. ■■■•'.'■ ~:■;.'.• ■ :';■•::' ■ ■ ■ •:•!.•■ i;r. L.u ■:■ ■■'■■■ •. '• a\:.i a ■ • •*■ ima, brown eyes are inil mati vo of l !:!"••. We have ii .'■('• i n Ii an I Dr. 1,.- ; ;■ k nt this m.:.M"t\ and will sitir.u'y | . .',,:<' our t-t print: of t'm li;il--c let tor by .'.ayim* that ii wide disl.imii'>u k!mhil I Ik; ohs.-r-wd between black i'Vi :i an 1 hro.vn. fi'. ii the I'eiMis'i brown which is the unfa-. 1 .. .■,..!.'.■ indication. T':v h'lhn. ■*« of the tissues, which [)■ fiuiii the blood tin ",ivo t'U'mr.u tho ifiii, probably pervades tim avsVin, aril merely reveals, in tho color of the eye, a symptom of constitutional weakness. The "nlil .school" gentlemen says : " I ;vti; nded the ve* - y interestim,' ami very instructivo lfc;ct".u-ft->* in the Music Hall rtpori Biometry, by Dr. Lambert, of New York, uiuL chough C ivm very glad to woo so many uf the-Yuedical faculty, t wish. thaC every |diio of my professional brethren hint i heard them. " There iv;i.< ope fact tl'iat; he mentioru.it that to mo was very startling, arut which t llOllfusß, lib tilio time, I dill nut lliore, than halt' believe, anil t guess not the halt' of uvea that. •' Ho said ho !i;i.il fur thirty years looked in vain, all through the States of Canada, ti> liiul a person having brown eyes seventy years of age, and of tho Cauuasi.ui race. " At hrst I thought that he infant that the brown eyes turned gray with ago. But 1 laiow'-ifronr my* own observations that this wan-tint so ; but he at once discarded that idea by saying that tho Cartaiaiaa brown eyas alt die bwt'oiv they reaoh tho of thri-fsooro and ten, I: tiiere iiro any, ho had not boon ablo to nn;ot thorn, and they must be so very scarce that they may pradiioaily bo snvd not to live until that a;;o. lie said, that most of tiiom die between forty and fifr.y-tiveyears uf iiijfe. (i Well, [ this is canity proved or disproved. The nest day I w.-nt down iUUOi)!,;' t.lii> busy i.auius of nn n. with tho full biad tua-l; I shouhl tlispruvo the idea, an t tiavo i. io ph:a.'3i;re of eorvooi.inv- one urn>ti.'o:i.''. i '.•"., i:i a tio;.o to doetnr, in r;;i.iini for tha v.ry many i;n»i;i:;r. in wic ■ he had iivitrvteted m, i ,nun;.:-.o •. Full of tais hope, f'ov .r.-pt'-i; niv hi-ib.'dio.ir v/hic'i I had. aiiott d, a:ul w.iieli ;;:" i\ e dirt;; hop.) L.t! >v " ll"!l! d bito i.wo !;oiil-.-:. M"u[: a bcmva eye could t find in any I- ■ ' vvioh vol\;od cv\:n i;»'iii s!x.,y. To ti li, i.. e Uuf'h jiisi. r.s it i.*, ami hi c-nM-'.n la:'..',ii-v;'e r I Hover i,:h. so Ihit in my h.'o. -T-ov. ,:'.;C I «•;"..: i!;.-.;:.|>,m •.' d v.-.-n ly, ir-.l b, vn.io I f,if, so e. ■, ■ id i.m:..''. t 1..-.,! .•-['■ Nt t..ree ■i: i-.i..; of y"a.:i, ami the li."l' m;' ta.i-t r-i an ■m IV'! ;'.:i, I er.i.i: im.'d (loei'.oi: ;u t, e i-y, Mid l-i'.d n..■•■'..!,• U:'. i A ::.;d m> uov;.'.'.: .Mid ;«■ jiurt.,!.ii : i a me''. 'l'me, I !,". t .v-0.i.0 e.K.ouLi.iin'i wikin L ;.•■;>■;.•!*. wboii' - . it !■■» o;-.i:er doe■•v. ai I 1 v ;. It i.u " : .; nil fitd ;►•/ . : : : .■. ■" '•.:.,• ,:i .).' s ..;;', ;, *I h .all .>!;•! .I.i i:., oi;s -r;vo ;,.-.", and if : '•;•.,..■; . u'.v m-j o.i -of i.i \: a^e.' ' ~!■• .;.; : ■" ..rii.lLs life,;;.'. . o»- a:;vo;iu ,',), vi. ;: -j,i.;-3 to n:o th.'.t t'-ii is) a •■■■., v i--.' ■ t Ovt.anS point i.o 'rmiraneu .iiimpiu: .i, .--.-d E wonder t..at Ov. uamburr. U.d U"i. im, ruiou this, ;...-. t i;n(LrsUuid mi is at i.b •Inad of a loiupauy. I would w»-;|.e io idui a i','.'-.;-, im rii.tomn;;tilt: imp:'llium.:.' of id i i .ri i,|'iot::-;i. ; .i.on, if I were aeipiai.ah.d v. ilh him. " £ went houm in deep t :ou;.;hi.. I have ill my tune esmuiued over two hundred upplicani'o for insurance, of which, thirteen imiy have im-d. I keep a copy of r«y CL.rtiiicaten, .am: I : a.vu been in rim I a'dt of limhin ; a ' fe :h:oteU of the applicant U|H>n the m,-r .in, briefly d, :,e;-ihtr v ; i.unas I did wiuii e;:::.u:inin;j i iiu ior Urn army. I put cohn- of hair, t-yts, and tarioi'3 tiiuijM not re';ud'edi by ihu- tlanh hse'f. I diil t .is e nelly t at, if I ff: cj ever calLd in court about the idem uy of tre |>auy, I might have some aid irom my txtra notes*

" I, fruiin-'tLuitoly *>a rtd-tliiry home, drew wut my and looked tiuiu uvtac. CousuU.."iiUly mam fc a.;> I:alt nttit-ty tiiruy-tit'tus had bri>\vu eyes. I tuolitd with ruudi anshfcy io th<u- tk'Serip.iwu oil who lu*va UU.it, to tuy Lnowlougf, and out ot th« i. iattfi no lf;.-?:s t.;an nlovtn, wt-i'f noted »a bavinvj U'owrt eyta. I houu that b not a five vtuoril ft tvie wliole of Utu in sura. run-. It it is, it is only a tuuwi-iou ot fciiut; uv regard t<-»-tliudetu.ii of till fclio Loiutpariiw, in? well ;is i>f tina t.muirud, and ihty will bw ail shortlived' ad best.

X WARMKG

The following remarkable episode iti the ii\) of Sir feivaa Nepean, Uuder-S'eere-liry of State, is from, an art tutu on 'Warnings" iiv the :.— Sir Evan LN'upoau was,, about the beginning of fcae ptvaciit century, t : uder-Ste-fotnry of State for tae tlouiy Uopartiufctit. Ilia private rtaidotioe being ntar "toBudangliani gate, at the exratunity of liivd Walk, in Si;. James" Turk, he was »oat, aft„r locking :.:p his papers, «&e., for ilio day, to walk honvj through tew Park. Suing wah a private fate.i-key W butu iita culie.al room and ids own luuao,. ho had a il. lag tit (uut altogether lUcuuunou) iu slipping ottt ana reapptar- %, so CUa, u;;dei\iug» j.nthl s(.ar*uiy pecliuaKo when he luiglit; bj expend. One aild sumaur eveu.ug he his o.Uce u usual, gitajd uU rpvtiet hotuj, riinett W-, temperately (of tUat he prefeaaed Husdt (jutte jare)-, and, aio.a* a trau<|mL ">»/ oc it;ac iv. drag, retired Ltduivly to ■■sc. iij a>Vw?ko ruaA.sMau.l levered, " too ! 'i 'or — tu» ituievi fi>r atiim*f. I he moor* aboae clear and sjitvery fr-ugh, t.ie wiuda.v,, tue sky wadfetouttSjfc..'t;;.i atmosphere baloty Sl «u-5 was: nupoaaible, aadvdtf£j|»"ngfc£&jea

in vogtte. Sir Evan roae, dressed, and sofc.lv deajtaded, hoping ttiat suc.-p mi-ht i.j \voooil bv tlie tr.u: ittility . f the sci.-hc ; -,n ! tiie purity uf the m-.dit. .'.h hs; walk-d o-i. » snd-U-uVnpttU ■ .- hisn to i-nfer ;. ; . ~!;leial room at V,_; . h.rh i l h md- -,:-..: k;y soon :vlnutteu '■-'■■ '• ' ' •: :.j in.--; d".,k a bulky oi.ij.ee - uaiti!. A l: ■•!,!: (i'iiirt-«.',-> f„',Vf- «.-•> t-aa !-.:ir.i;i.-:tedi, by a Hint and .sted—Uit idtss'l he 1. o inviator of was imuelma. 'I'll'; buli:y objict vvas a pardon, a !*■ ■>"'-' j),--"-don,"v:nn. r the tJr.at Seal, granted to a Bii.it actually at the inntinuC under sentt tice of de"at'i, ami vdueh pardon Sir Kvan hail ail rdntv;' ilrnuy believed U> have left iti town t e iL,y before. Tim iiwiira Co be han.;ed at '6 thetwek that ittuiuiiiL;, and here wast Ids pardon. Sir livaa rous.a up a trusty ordered a sv.iU horse at ;My uspulidv, wrote oftieiat open note and nteuvos.. and eutreattty ev»-ry reader t:i'.,r„of C»> aid and to fuitaer the work of justiee. Uif galloped ttif* rue33e«'/er, wit'j an ample pronuaod reward. I'icture, if you can, the of Sir ik's 3ti3p«B3e». Tlie distance was eutwiderabie. Ftvc minut.3, uay less, uttgiit turn the scale. Un, on, rode tiie tutSdetiger. Speed, speed I The Hol>te aatiual se«nied almoat inspired with sytnpatuy ; but, alas! that vtsvy sympathy but ted to exhaustion. The sihivwd mesa.-njjer rang the hA\ of a well'kriown sporting nobleman, forced and tiribed his way ttpatair», t«UI hist story, showed his eredttuiaU, t!tc. The nobleman d. seeuded with his visitor to the stables, tended the weary horse, and proceeded to select a choice old hunter from hb atnpte stud, whtle the messenger hastily snatched a or rather n beaker, of wine. It is morning. Sweetly breaks ttte sun through the cooling dews, and shines on the prison bars. Tne sheriff enters. The warrant is read, the iron* knocked off. Sdowly the prisoner enters the cart. The cuaplain i* by his side, tue crowd rapidly collecting. Tue offices of the church have beta gone through. The hangman prepares ma ghastly work, humanely drawing t.ie cap over the face. The soiir>r»«i3 voice of the chaplain now begins,. "In the mhlat of life," ilkc. Already tite silk handkerc.def is in the hand of the reverend iliviiiehark l-wV.t noko utliat } A fight {— ZSo. Ti.e cro-.vii i,way.i to rtul fro, undu:.at,r,' Idea to the waved at an approaching

&L.iK'lU. " s.o ? :" A n.au on b>rsehaek cle.ivsathe dense t;,i'u:i 0 . tie v. ;iVi.d ahovj- ;;is head a parchk ;.i "the pard-m, t:t»; p-.rd- ." r i Uc c;.ijv is* withdrawn. The cords are T;.u man has faintjd. But joy u-_vi:f kills, and -reJitr joy than th:tl uc tlu criminal w.t that of .Sir Evan ■ tvf'uui, v'luit a f>i>;u and four rt!„'.. ug droVe up to Whitehall. i,UuUlit.;-'\.u.i. t rt>l, t x.:r.u '.c:i, and di'utvsty. r...t; Kind's, ttu c.sjtt..icr w;-..n tuts U'trbtngyrol ii.y. itc .ill t..e Lie of tlu pari.t.'tW'.i man, and ".'.:« 1n...r» (>:' Evan Nepean iu;-!::-.!'. t-avo risen to L;» iiaker in spontaneous tuanks^iving. «. THE UHAMJErf OF WAR. Writ.irv ;• on the chances of war, the VaH L ',[<:l.'. frti..vff. - point.. 1 , out in how nn.e.i better s. jiiisLctuH England is at t.ie present day t';;au sL;e was dnr.ng the Napoleonic struggle :—" In w« had to contend wifeti tlie nuitiny at t..e Nore, the most struma that ever menaced the safety of a maritime state ; tit IT'-XS Ireland was in rebellion, and a French force oi Irish soil. There was ntttctt dissatiectiort in England, and stdi tuorj in Scotland, wi.tct wa3 practically tsurepv«,senU.d in Parliament. E.n rjfU-M inform-dion* tor libel, and even executions .for higu treason, were only too common. In i,*> 12 English soldiers were at once employed in chiving the French out of Spam and putting down the Luddites at Home. Our Jiuinistirs again the Duke of Portland, Spencer, Perceval, Lord Liverpool —would hardly be called men oi geintts by their warmest frLnda, while the genius of Pitt was not that of an administrator. .. 'Such a driveller as Lord Chatham was at the head of the Admiralty from 17&6 to 1794, and was afterwards entrusted with L.e command of the Waleaereit Expedition. . Anotjier selection of Pitts for the government .of.'the navy, Lord Melville only i scaped condemnation for malpractices by a party vote. As to tilt? War Ottiee, we can scarcely be said to have had such an institution. The conduct of the war was supposed to be divided in uncertain parts between tfi2 King, the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State * for War and the Colonies/ the Com-mander-in-Chief, and the Secretary at War. It was the King who named the Dttk? of York to the command of the Low Counties. After His Royal Highness had been defeated at Dunkirk, at IJoisde-Une. and Boxtel, Pitt suggested a court-martial, but ultimately the Duke was only named Commander-in-Chief of tiie whole British army (February 11, I7t)*»>. Lite Wardte and Clark scandal compelling him to resign in 1809, he was rea* t pointed in 1811, and was soon quarrelling with Lord Pahnerston because the Secretary at War insisted on having a voice in the administration of the army. British military organisation is still far front perfect, but it has at last emerged from tnis primitive chaos, and the nation has d. finitely assumed ttie supreme command in t.te person of a Minister responsible to Parli untni." -