SHILLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2251, 22 April 1897, Page 53

SHILLING.

The value of the ancient Saxon coin of this name was fivepecce, bat it was reduced to foarpecce aboafc a century before tbe Conquest. After that time the French solidns of twelvepence, in use among the Normans, wa« called a shilling. The trne English shilling was first coined in small numbers in Henry the Seventh's reign. A peculiar shilling, value ninepence, but to be current at twelve, was struck in Ireland, and a large, but very baie, coinage in England, for the service of Ireland, in 1598. Milled shillings were coined in Charles the Second's reign. JUGGERNAUT, OB " LOKD OP THB WORLD." This is one of the incarnations of Krishna ; Ib an idol formed of *n irregular pyramidal stone, with two rich diamonds to repreient eje». The cose wad mouth arc painted ver-

million. The number of pilgrims that visit the god is stated to be 1,200,000 annually. Some are crushed by the wheels of the car (so lately aa August 1864); a great many never return ; and to tbe distance of 50 miles the way is strewed with human bones. Thp Temple of Juggernaut has existed above 800 years. The State allowance to the Temple was suspended by the Indian Government in June ISSI.