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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 665, 1 April 1879, Page 2

THE ADVERTISING QUACK DOCTOR; AND IT SERVED HIM BIGHT.

A practical joke has lately been played iipon a Melbourne advertising doctor, the result of which has been fraught with serious consequences to the dupe. The doctor, so the story goes, received a letter from another colony, in which the writer detailed the symptoms which were affecting his health. He also received a phial of expectorated blood for examination. " Esculapius" wrote back to say that the symptoms pointed to mental depression, and that while the impoverished quality of the blood told a tule of youthful excesses, it also pointed out , to. the existence of acute tuberculosis. While conveying these dismal tidings the doctor whispered a tale of hope if his instructions were carried out, intimating that for a sum of forty guineas he would put the sick man on his legs again. A few weeks after the doctor received a notification from the supposed patient that the whole affair was a snare into which he had tumbled. The writer intimated that his ailment *waa suppcsitious, that he was in rude health, that the " impoverished blood" pointing to tuberculosis was drawn from the nose of an urchin of twelve by a tap from a cricket ball. Not content with selling the doctor, the mqlade imaginaire brought the matter before the Medical Society of "Victoria by forwarding to it the whole of the correspondence that had passed. The society was about to investigate the unprofessional conduct of one of its members, when Eaculapius put himself beyond his jurisdiction by voluntarily severing his. connection with the institution.

SALE OF SPIRITS ON BOARD AN IMMIGRANT SHIP.

The report of the Immigration Commissioners upon the Bhip Boyne, lately arrived at Lyttleton, is published in last Friday night's Gazette. The v Commissioners state they are unable to report favorably on the ship; The discipline was very imperfect, partly owing to the bad conduct of Beyeral of the single young men and single women, and to the fact that a. number of the crew, and also the baker of the ship, were engaged for the run out at 15s per month. Frequent quarrels among the Immigrants and among the crew are reported in the surgeon's journal. One cause of the want of discipline, however, : ; has been the Bale of spirits, which , formed the subject of special inquiry, ' The Commissioners recommend the 1 Government that the captain's gratuity of £25 be withheld, and that a similar amount be deducted from what is payable to the surgeon, whom they cannot recommend for further employment. * Appended to the report are minutes of inquiry into the sale of spirits by the captain to the immigrants. The captain stated that he had the permission of the surgeon. The latter stated that he did, after being several times pressed, consent to the sale, provided the spirits were sold at the cabin door, and not more - than a wine glass allowed each man* He superintended this himself inpresence of the third mate, but the demand becoming bo large, he withdrew his consent, Several charges wepgC brought by the captain against the doctor. One was when the latter's services were urgently required for a woman in labor, he was found in a state of stupefaction, and it was impossible to arouse him. In reply the doctor stated that he had diarrhoea nearly the whole voyage, and he took every night an opium pilL

The Stamford correspondent thus describes the incident in the attack on the Peiwar Pass which earned Captain Cooke the Victoria Cross:— "Here Captain Cooke, of the sth Goorkhas, who is the only man I have heard of who is to be recommended for the Victoria Cross was fighting at the head of his men like a demon, and his men were not a whit behind Win in determination. Major Galbraith, the DeptyAdjt. Gen., had missed a man with, his pistol, and the Cabulee was taking a deliberate aim with his rifle at Galbraith when Cooke rushed out from among his men, gave a whoop, which attracted the man's attention, and then made a cut at him with his sword. The cut missed, whereupon Cooke seized the man by the throat, and the two rolled on the ground, where the Cabulee made powerful efforts to use his pistol. The struggle was ended by Galbraith, -who pistolled' the Cabulee, and in a second more Cooke was once more in the breach at the head of his men. A bullet passed right through his helmet just a little above the forehead; An inch lower and it would have killed him." The famous Italian actress, Madame Ristori, has made her first appearance in Barcelona, coming direct from Lisbon. This was the first appearance Madame Ristori has made for twenty years in Spain. It appears ihat nearly a quarter of a century ago the famous actress was sentenced to death in absentia by the Spanish Courts for acting some piece which the Inqutsitionary Government of the country deemed revolutionary. For the purposes of her appearance in Barcelona* a special pardon had to be obtained from the present king, who, to his credit be it said, at once granted it, and in the most unconditional manner.

WESLEYAN CHURCH GISBORNE. A PUBLIC TEA MEETING will' be held in the above on TOMORROW EVENING, (WEDNESDAY.) After Tea, several ADDRESSES will be delivered, interspersed with MUSIC , by the Choir, assisted by friends. Admission : Adults, Is. 6d. ; children, Is. ___ , __* FERRIS & PITT Hare been favored with instructions from P. BOND, Esq., to sell by Auction at WAERENGA-A-HIKA, on FRIDAY, the 11th instant, at 12 o'clock, i -I f\(\ HEAD OF CATTLE (more ±\J\J or less), OONSISTINa OF . > STORES AND FAT CATTLE (mixed sexes.) ' • FERRIS AND PITT, Auctioneers..