The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1882.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 4068, 15 June 1882, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1882.

The death of Lady Munro is announced. Working members of the Philharmonic Society 'are notified by advertisement to attend a special meeting this evening at 7.30. Captain Edwin telegraphed at 12.30 p.m. — " Wind will come from between N.W. and S.W. Glass rise soon." Mr. Fish obtained leave to introduce a Bill into the House on Tuesday entituled, " A Bill to amend the Taranaki Iron Smelting Works Land Act, 1874." It is rumoured in the lobbies that Sir J> Hall is negotiating for the purpose of getting Mr. Wright or Mr. Macandrew into the Ministry, as Minister of Public Works. The Old English Fair has not met with the approval of the public, at Christchurch who, after the first day, did not patronise it. A telegram from Christchurch states that Mr. W. Gordon, of Taranaki, has been awarded a bronze medal for an artificial orange tree, at the Canterbury Exhibition. The celebrated tenor singer of the past creneration (Giuseppe Mario), has died from peritonitis, at the acre of 74. He was the husband of the late Madame Grisi. Colnnol Trimble caused a sensation (says the Wellinsrton Advertiser) when he looked round the House and said, "Te Whiti was a far more intellectual man than many hon. gentlemen in that House." Each member cast a sly glance at his neighbour. It is understood that the Government will shortly bring down a proposal for fixing the payment of Members of Parlia ment, but wh.it shape this shall take, and the amount of salary to be proposed, are not yet definitely determined upon. Dr. Hector has forwarded to the Botanical Gardens Board a parcel, containing 17 different kinds of seeds, of shrubs, and trees, which will be a very valuable addition to the varieties already planted in the Recreation Grounds. The Board will be thankful to receive contributions of shrubs and seeds from the public, in order that the grounds may be further planted with ornamental trees, &c. Donations may be left at Mr. Ford's shop, Brougham-street. The Economist has joined the Times in advocating the introduction of Australian wines to England. What the aesthetic eallery patron called out at the London " Wic" was, "Vo don't hexpect hactin', nor ye don't hexpect grammar, but yer might jine yer flats !" During the last half century more than j 2,000,000 men have perished in the wars of Christian countries, which wars have cost at least £3.000,000,000. At the present time there are 12,000,000 men in Europe trained to arms, and existing war armaments have cost at least £5,000,000,000 extra to these nations, who, between 1848 and 1879, added by wars and warlike preparations the sum of £2,624,000,000 to their national debt. At an episcopal dinner party, the other day, a layman was giving an account of a visit to the House of Commons, and speaking of an old member, said — "But, poor old fellow, I couldn't understand a word he said. He might have been speaking Greek, or Hebrew, or Arabic ; he is toothless." One of the bishops here interrupted him with, " Ah, then, I suppose he spoke gum-arabic."