IN DAYS TEAT HAVE GONE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15433, 20 April 1912, Page 6

IN DAYS TEAT HAVE GONE

THE WEEK'T ANNIVERSARIES. April 21.—Alexander tho Grout died, n.o 323. Diogenes died, B.c. 323. Isabella of Spain born, 1451. Henry Kidding bora, 1707. Imnmnuci Kant bom. 172*. Mmc. do Stnel born, 1776. .Marquis of Dalhousin horn, 1812. Mark Twain died. 1910. April 22—Rnvul Society constituted, 1662., Jean Racino dkd, 1699. Prince- Eugeno of Savoy died, 1736. Bishop Holier born, 1783 Baroness Burdott-Coutts l>orn, 1814. i Charlotte Hronto born, 1816. ' Spanish-American War commenced, 1893. Sir Henry Campbcll-Banncr-man died, 1908. April 23,-Onler of Garter instituted, 1344. Cervantes died, 1616. Maurice Princo of Orango died, 1625. J. W. M. Turner born, 1773. Do Malcsherbtsguillotined, 1794. April 24.—St Vincent do Paul born, 1576. Edmund Oartwright born, 1743. April 25. T Kdwaid II born, 1284. Oliver Cromwell born, 1599. Sir More Brunei tarn, 1769. John Keblo bom. 1792. ' Dean Church bom, 1815. Otago seleotrd for New Zealand Company, 1844. Slier. Canal commenced, 1859. Signor Marconi born, 1875. Charles Tennyson died, 1679. Princess Mary horn, 1897. April 26.—Jeremy Collier died, 1726 Ladv Emma Hamilton born, 1764. K. Krupp born, 1812. Gabrielo Rosjotti died, 1854. April 27,-Battie of Dunbar, 1296. Ferdinand Magellan died, 1521. Morro horn, 1791. James Bmco died, 1794. Uerbort Spencer born, 1820. W. C. Macready died, 1873 Alexandor 111, commonly called "Tho Great," was born at Rclla in the year 356 Bc. His end was brought about at an early ago through bis liabits of riotous self-in-dulgence, and especially his drunkenness. Ho was celebrating tho funeral rites of a friend with prolonged revelry when fever laid its grip upon liim. Each day its hold grew tignter, while ho busied him.-i'lf with giving oixiors about his army, hi> fleet, his generals, until ut length tlto powere of speech begun to fail. Throughout his army the tidings of hu illness spread consteruaion; old grudges were all forgotten; his veterans forced themselves into his presence, and with tears Iwlo farewell to their General, who showed by signs that he still kjicw them. A few hours later Alexander died, after ji reign of loss than 13 ycais, and beforo he hud reached tho ago of 33. The .success of '.ho magniliccic genomes of conquest which he carried through was largely duo to iluit marvollous power of combination and of shaping iiKjans to oiroiunstancos, in which Hannibal and NapoIcon aro perhaps his only poors. Any judgment that may bo passed on many of his actions cannot alfcvt his transcendent glory as Ihu most consummate general of ancient times, and perhaps ovon of all a gat Tho Royal Society, or, more fully, Uio Royal Sooiety of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is an association of men interested in tho advancement of mathematical and _ physical scicnoo. It is tho oldest scionlilio society in Groat Britain, and one of tho oldest in Europe. It is usually considered to havo been founded in 1660, but a nucleus had in fuel, been in existenco for some ycais beforo that date. It wus organised in 1660, and constituted by Charles II a body politic and corporate, by the appellation of '• Tho President, Council", and fellowship of the Royal Society of London for Imnroving Natural Knowledge '• on April 22. 1662. Tho Council of tliu Royal Society met for tho first lime in May ol tho following year, when resolutions were passed that debato concerning tliosc to be admitted should be secret, and that fellows should pay Is a, week to defrav expenses. At a very early sUigo of tfio society's history ono main part of its labours was tho correspondence," whioh was actively maintained with Continental philosophers, and it was from this that the celebrated "Philosophical Transactions" took it rise. Tho Order of the Garter was instituted according to Soldcn on April 23, 1314 according to Nicolas in 1347, and according to As'hmolo in 1349. Edward HI, when at war with Franco and eager to draw the best soldiers in Europe into his interest, had projected tho revival of King Arthur's round tank. an<l proclaimed a solemn tilting. On New Years Day, 1344, he published letters of protection for the pafo cominc and' returning of such foreign knights us would venture their reputation at. the joust* and tournaments about to bo held. Theso look place on April 23, 1344. A table of 20011 diameter was erected in Windsor Castle, aid tho knights wore entertained at the King'cxponsc. In 1346 Edward gave the garter for the signal of battle (supposed to he Orossy) that had becji crowned with success, and in momory of this and other exploits lie is said to have instituted this order. Ho gave the garter pre-eminence among tho ensigns of the order. It is nl blue velvet bordered with gold, with tho inscription in French-" Honi soit qui mal y pensc.' Tho order until tho time; of I'dward \ I was called the Order of St. George Ibeiwtron.Sa.nt of England. lli s on horseback, presented as holding a spear and k,11,,g Uic dragon, wm rst by tlio knights of tlio institution. Jt -m <J. uendcil by a blue ribbon across the \ir;\ from the slioiildor.

Chretien tiuHlaunio Maloslicrbw, minitor and uft ? rwa.rds counsel for il lo defence of Louis \VI canio of a famous legal family. For 18 years ho carried out i„ , m eminently judicious manner ||, 0 ,»titv asagned to him by his father, the. Cl.auoellor of oontrolltng tho press. JI O re.red from tho Ministry in 1776 and betook himsolf entirely to a happy countrv and domestic life, later lie retired to Swilacrland, but m December, 1792, i„ sp j| 0 0 f tho fair oxeuso his okl age and long retireI" 0 !! 1 ™nldh Wo> given him. ho vnlun- "■ r ,, y „. ," s ro, " l,n >«" t and undertook, with Ironchel ami Ifeoze, the defence, of tho King before tho convention, ar «| it wis his painful task to break the news of lis condemnation to the Kins. After this he returned once more to the country but in December, 1793, ho was arwtccf will, Ins fliuightw, his son-in-law, M. do lbmmbc., and his grandchildren, and on April 23, 1794, he. was guillotined, after liavinir soct all whom ho loved in the worl.l Mod befora hus eyes for lh,i r Mll . tionship to him. Maloshorhes is one of tho sweetest character* of the eighteenth century, and bv his charity ami unfciVnctl goodness lie beciimc one of t| lo n, os , iwpular men in France. With reason doe., his statuo stand in tho Hall of Justice »"t Tans.

St. Vincent do Paul, French divine founder of the "Congregation of Priests ?i« • J f aon ' was *»rn on April 24 1576, in Gascogno. Ho was educated by tho Franciscan,! and ordained a priest i'n 1600. His success in dealing with" the spiritual needs of tho peasants in |h 0 d( n . owoof Amions led to tho "missions" with which his name is associated. Among the works of benevolence with which his name is associated aro the ostablisluncnt of ii hospital for gidley slaves at Marseilles the institution of two establishments for foundImp at Pans, and tho organisation of tho ' Daughters of Charity." Tho Socictv of bt Vincent do Paul won founded' hv Frederic 0/.anam and others in 18J5, ii, reply to a charge brought by sotno freethinking contemporaries that" tho Church no longer, had the strength to inuuiriirute a practical enterprise. In a variety of ways it does a great deal of social service similar to thai, of guilds of help. On April 25, 1844. .Mr Frederick Tuckett. a surveyor of tho Now Zealand Cumpanv • arrived at Otago Harbour while exploring for a suitable siU» for tho New Edinburgh settlement. He jailed from Nelson in tlm brig Deborah, Caprtain Wing, an March 31 and was acompanicd by his assistant surveyors, Mcta-s Barnicoat and Davison and by Or .Monro, Rev. diaries Creed, 'Rov .1. F. H. Wohlcrs, Lieutenant J j' Symonds, »r.d Mjwb Wilkinson ' ami Withers. Mr Creed relieved Mr Watkin at Waikouaili, and Mr Wohlers, a Lutheran missionary, prnowdwl to Ruapuite Mr Tuckctt selected OUgo Harbour as the «it« for tho settlement, and Colonel Wakefield tho Now Zealand Company's agent mW visiting and inspecting it approved of Mr lucketts selection.

Tlic name himna Lyon, nr Harle. who became tho second wifo of .Sir William Hamilton, is notoriously associated with that of Nolson. She was l>orn of very liumblo parents at Preston about April 25. 1764, and her youth was spent in domestio service. She became waitress in a tavern frequented by actors, and soon entered upon a gay and ilisw>litto career. Her beauty attracted among others the painter Itonincy, who depicted her in no fewer than 23 of his works, tin tho death of Sir William Hamilton, whom she had married in 1791, fho lived in a house, at Morton place, provided for hor by XoleOn, but on bis death in 1605 sho toon squandered the

modest fortune left her by hor rrasband, ar.d, itftcr boing imprisoned for debt, retired with Nelson's daughter Homtia to Uilnis, where sho died on January 16, 1815. In the spring of 1296 Kdward I invaded Scotland, and, taking Berwick bv storm, slaughtered 8000 of its On April 27 his army, under Wnrennc, Karl of Surrey, nvct and completely defeated tho Scots under their King , John Balliol, at Dunbar. For the limoxlwing Scotland mu conquered, Edward simply treated it as a liof, and declared its forfeiture to bo tho legal consequence of Ball id's treason.