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Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 1, 5 April 1876, Page 3

A new form of shear (says the Napier Mercury) comes to ns from France, which f mild,we should think, prove invaluable ere. The shears consist of one movable blade with double cutting action. It oscillates directly upon a point under the impulse derived from a double lever arm, which amplifies the course of the blade over the comb, which is fixed. The instrument is grasped in the hand much in the same way as the common shears, and the moment the pressure of the hand is removed from the handles a springhetween the latter comes into play effecting a back clip. Thus each grasp of the hand results in two cuts, and it is stated that the muscular power expended to work the instrument is not greater than that necessitated by the use of the ordinary shears. On this point, however (says the British Trade Journal), we should not care to express a decided opinion. One thing is certain —that these patent shears may be wielded by an inexperienced hand without fear of wounding the sheep, and as the colonial iiockmastcr is obliged sometimes to employ novices in shearing, this must be counted an advantage in the shears under notice. In the case of the ordinary shears, it is well-known that practical hands are alone qualified to use them.” We understand that the agents for the inventors in England are Messrs Delano & Co., of Chcapside. M. Carmchas given another interesting exhibition of billiards at the Cafe do Paris Melbourne. In the first instance ho played a fresh game of 300 camions, with Mr James Deane, who is well-known as an excellent billiard player. M. Carinc had a great deal of ill-luck at the commencement of the game, but he nevertheless scored out while his opponent was 47. Home of M. Carme’s camions in this game were exceedingly intricate, and be made with ease strokes which appearsd impossible. The applause during the game was both loud and frequent. M. Carme next performed a series of surprising fancy strokes such as cannoning into a hat held 3ft. or 4ft. above the table, cannoning from one tabic to another, &c. The greatest feat of all, however, was that of striking nine balls in quick succession from the top of the table, and making them all collect in a small semicircle at the bottom after having struck every cushion twice. This feat elicited great applause.