LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7, 21 May 1868, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ooi> FM.rowtf' UnxnK ay Waimath.— Ti |« jti'opoflca to form a Lndgo in coimoxlon with llio MiinuliOßtor Unity of Odd Jb'ollows nt Walnmto, , , IJivjimcn»,~«A first and fluid dlvldond.p.f thrco hliJlHiikh tn ilio pound In Jiimo's .Crawford'u c«tivio ti now payable at llio oflloes of Mt W, II MUfffl, llio tpuaioo, Bim't uri Nrcwa ow tub Salmon Ota —On applfoniion thlmhornlng to thu Curator, our roportor wan Informed that the ova looked uncommonly j?*/h/i- , ; Ykomanuv (Javamiv Conokht. — Tlio '<!(iii<j«H l(i iiid at tlio ))/ni(l of thlfl'i/oppfl tnJto* pliujoln llio Town Hall to-morrow ovonlng, wlion wo hopo to »oo a full nttondanco. TlIlO HUIS7/ MAlfi,— ,'l'ho QUffO, ivlt,li tho Imikllmli mull, arrived «t Vort Olml niorn nt 6,10 Ihltt mofnliiK, having loft the Hluff y««».ai'«la ( , , at 4.20 p.m. it lo dlfTlouiL to fliiy wlion tlio Cantorhnry portion of thp innl) will rear. 1 )) iin dcNtinntion, ■ 'I'lns Waimakaiiiki at Kmkvoi, — Tlio N.W. wind, nud ruin In thohlllrt,huvobMUp|Vu it lioivvy f r<wh down Uiifl river, Wlion our oxpi'iiHH loft It win) low lido, and foaru woro iii)torial:iod that; at high ,wator tho river would ovordow lt« linnkHi Tioa Mi'/btino.— Tlio lumlyoirflUfy ton mootItiK liv ■(!(»ntO«Uon wltir Ht I'aul'n Cliuniii. Mc.hdold Htroet. will liiko plunu in llio Town Hall thin ovoiitnpf at half pant rt o'clock. During thn ovonlng flovoral nddronHOfl will b« dollvorcd by mlnlHtorfl and other Kuntlomon, <Nkw I)ah<y iTotniNAii.— Tho flrat numhor of tho Wctitland Obxrvcr niudo ItH apponranco on M»y 10 at HoklUktv, It. i>rofofl«(M to ( ntcot v want whltili linn \w.tin ovporioncod in that; town— llio diMOUHHIon of llu other nldo of tho qiidHtlon Tho paper comprlflos four IpiiKff), Ih printed for tho proprietor, Mr Gi H, •rWoi an I Ju<lkl»^K Imm H'rt two mimboi 1 which liavo feu <\uu\ no, It la liltoly to prove a roH{iC'Otuhlo addition to llio pru«a of thu colony. Kaiai'Ol Isri'itorKMicNTfl,— Tho great ncod for iiKin-ancd kvh\i\ otora^o uotioininod/Uion hlVft liwhutod McHnrfl Kovoll and Co, to crooi Aiuitluii' l/ir#b iitora"on Uib rlvor roaorvd" fronting Miolr promlflcn. Tho building, whon com|)loii!d ( will moro c-nnily MM) micks, and In hulk iiliovo (ho luvtsl of tho hlKlto^t fl<'<td over «Kp<!rl<!t<"<!<l UrlUlAjwl. Manm Uolflliq' 1 and lAiinvcjiUxir liaro nlno latoly adilo/l unothor largo buildinji to thi'ir nlrcudy lurgo grain h( oroH, j VTo Coi'u*K«i'<)Nt)MN'c«,— Wo hdvo fce«lv<i<l, nhd ur(! gratofui for, a groat many loitora of flongratulaiion on ourappoiiranoo. In what-, over Hciiflo. tho word.may bo appilod .toji nownpapor. Ono corrospondont.privl.HOß uh for ncatnoun nnd legibility, unothor 'for pu«io(■unHty In delivery, -ft third for ftlvltifcplonty of iiowc, and n<> on, Wo aro euro Hint our Ulih) (lorrcnnonilon to ■will bo ' sal iflflod witli thla acknowlodgmnntof. tlio'r lcttora/ ..They may rout annurod thut wo nhnll nlwivy» otrlvu to flcaorvfl tliclr mipVo'liAtbrt, Om htyr wo bavo » i ceolvcd l ii|w,lilcb MFoaj'oalmiiod'liVfjood round lormk.' '"Wo hoo no roaiion' why wo flhould riot. inthU inoianon, talco tho bonollt of. thoijTuJp wo huro laid down— not to publish abuolro corrcopondcncoi

- I ,\. , I I — ■■' -■"" ■ ■ »-~— i TnnATnioAt.~Tlid Nn'tliaiV'froupo is performing at ])unedln,wiHh gretvtgucccuft. Nkwu'ai'MW,— At Ic/mH 20/100 import arc published <ivwy ■ wook; at ■' the' iVm**' office, Uliplfltohuroh. This amounts to moro than a million a year.; / ,; ill : ' LKOTDHni."-'Tjrfßt nfght, '.Captain Grams' delivered a looturo to'tlio boy« iitttindlng Mr Scott'H «chool,,< itiid tlioli 1 f r|o»i<l« — subj^ot, "Tho Truth of NflVula'lloii." : Tho nudl.-neo was largo, and tho lcoturor was frcquenily applaudod. \Tjim CicNSUfl/— Wo un'doratiuid that* the wuropi-au population of tho Colony amounts to about 218,000, To tltla must bo added Hid Maorfo, of whoso number tlioro is at prcaont no exact information. Thicatiub Hoyat,,— '* Lovo'h Sftorlflco" wan tho ploco performed ftt tho Theatre Koyal hint evening, Mrs I loir; taking tho oharnctor of tho horoluo | Mr Caruy that of Mathew IClmnroi Mr Joyco, raul Ijiifont, and Mr 11, N. iJonua, Kugono do Lormo. It w«ul<l 1)0 to repent what haa been tmld of Mro IldrM noting <j|<i«wl.i«r« \t'W<} wmq to follow her Uiroutfli tlio violflAltudOA of tho nfGQO, for any romnrlta wo could malto would morely bo a ro'cuho o( wolUmorltmi commendation. A unlvornul domoiifltratlou on tlio part of mi audience, an wa« the wwo throughout tho pot lfoniiunco luflt ovoniiiK, In llio most oni in factory tostlmonyof a[>nrcoluiion. Wo novorromombor Mr Carry to havo noted ovon \\-\\tm woll us ho did In tho part of Maihow Klmoro, Ambition, oxeOHn of lovo and dcapalr, wcro pictured In turn with ft forw and triuhfnlnoim whioh flliow that ho Ihih « null 0(1 tlio part with a viow l» nv\)t\ns U)O most of it ; )m noting, o»j)O---daily in tho fourth act, would havo dono; orodlt to any thoatroi Wont found a good ropruflontftilvo In Iho person of Mr Joyoo, wh<», by tlio way, H<3«nm jKiPfoeily at homo In (iHi'iaof llilfl <lo«url|itloii— hln mjiko-up nnd stylo boln^ aliko studiud to an almost nurnpu* Jons nicoty. Tbo othor ohnmotors woro bu«mined wiih a fulr ivmount of. orodlt, Tonltfht'a pcrfo«MftU<'.<S4 will <«»amon«o wIUi " In^rtmiu 1 , iho BaHnrian," Mm Ilulr playing L'arthonhi, and Mr Caroy, inuomar, a part, if wo romunibor rijjluly, in whloh ho ilrnt aji* reared aonioyoarß hko boforc tint ChrUtchurv.h j publks. W« ncc<l not fl'ty that wo hojio t<) sco AfUllllOUflOi KKUAKXAIir.N lIMT'M>faTnANfIAOTIOIf.— TI)O Times at Ann. 20, jmyn :— For Bisvornl dny» tlioro i)n'B boon »omi! Rossi)) In Preston with regard to a most oxtraordlnary burgnln or wugor us to tho jiurduwo oC a howo. It ApjHMi'fl Hint two younp Proflton gontloinon, of good noßitlon and am'plofortuno, bnt«ivoi) latoly to oonaidorablo npoonlntlon, b.-Knn one day to diiiouss nponlnK nmttorrtj tboy oommented upon tho merits of noted ruoerH and thulr pi'oKony,Hnd at hmt tho oololiratod animal " Stookwoll," hl.i various achlovomontfl, and thoHO of hln coltH and fllllot, bocaino tho Hubjbcfc of.convorHiulon, By-nnd-by ono of tho ffontlorhoii fitiitcd tliat ho would give X20,00() for "Mookwoll" If hie friend oould obtiiln pofl.HfrtHlon of him within a ouianiu timo, hut If lio frtllod to do so ho miiAt forfoh X3()0(). Tho ohnllonßO was accepted, and tho ffcntlomnn who hud tho 'task of obtalnlnjr potifioanlon oi! Htockwcll bisforo him nt ohm oommunlofitod with a local ownor of vtwvhorH(j», Ntiffotliitloim wii-o <!onim<!ito«d for purchaao of, Hloekwell, und it ovonlintlly bocuino tho proportybt' tho I'roHton Rontlomnn for £10,000 — •not too Lirgo an amount, innny lilauililuti of tho. turf would mvy, seeing tlutt tho uiirnlngrt oJ! , Stookwoll M «V fllUd h<wo lmv<) foe many y<«u'fl, It In oald, been X7ooo ov XBOOO pot' aniiani. When this bargain wuh oomplutod tho gentleman who hud oilorod iho £20,000 began ' to alter his mind, nnd Holloltorw woro oitllod In to arrange mil' torn for him, A, coiwldonvblo flum wan oilseed in tho fjh'tpp of " flinai't inonoy," and \va uudotMtiiiKJ It ban boon aucoptod. , AmtntAr. Faiikaout on tiiij' Nuw I'hoVKLUin.—Wo road in Iho N>w York Times .• Tho following oxtraut from Karnigut'd report on theporfonniincoof lutr Hrltannlo Mujosty'tt Ironolad .Water Wltoh, 700 tons, 100 home-: powoc, will into'CHi tliono of our roadoi'H who iii'o intorostoil In iniirino nfl'ulra. Tho vohsol roforvod to ia driven by what In citllod the Muthvon hydraullo jiropcllor, which 1h claimed to bo fiti* fi.upoi'lor'lo imytblng hlihorto "u«cd. A company had boon organised In this city to bring out tlilH luvo'ntlont— From tho Kxoollont wo wont on bonrd tho Water Witch, Thin vohhol in an Ironolad of about 700 tons, eivrle* two 8-lnoli rilled guns, and Id propolled in it most novel maunor, Tho wfttcr i'lhos from iiolow Into tho box,.whonco tho rotatory pump worked hy fltcam,. throws, it with great vloioiioo into two squaro boxon placoit on the nutitido of tho vcbhol, ono In ouch oldo nearly amlditliipu; und abom tho wator lino. Those boxvH at*o nqutifO tubofl, ton or twolvo fact lotiff, and twolvo fnohonin diumetcr, open ut both ondfl. Near thocontro is a.vaivo, under tho o ntrol of the otlluor of tho duck, and an ho turno It tho water In thrown with gmU foroo, olthoi 1 forward or aft, Uuim propulling iho vohbol ahoud or amcrn at lilh will. Ho noon ao wo got on bonrd we lirqooodud out of tho harbonri nnd, to my i m))'i)//emont, oho' wont ivbcfvd at ft np^dof |tf«v<}U or (ilßht Utll<!« jHir lump, ngaliut a frt'sli jbro«K« /in/1 qulto n pea. Tlio maohinory, w)iw> Diioo put in motion, bad no interruption until wo wore alongnido tho wharf* ugwln. 'IV 'uiOYoinoutn of tlio v««««l arc <?«Ur<?ly <!o«---itrolUid by lh« fldlauc of tlio dock, who, by jinnnooitvorinp; Iho valvon abovo Hpoken of, win go alioad, hack astern, or turn ihu \o%m<\ upon liar ecntro, all of whloh was dono with grout oaoo, 'and whllot I wftß on board, On ih«r return MdnvFftltlMWl t<> Uia w)iw« nh« •ilwulo (jdllo M much (is nluo knot* ]ior hour up to wlihin fifty. 'of, sixty yarda of tho >wliarf, whon who was Hiidilonly ohooked and Ibroincht to tho wharf with' infinitely moro 'undo than any utoivmor I ov<>r «'W, nittwUhrttyiKlliig ol^.lf? ft licavy wflfiol, plntod with |4j' iiiohufl of iron/f It will uu obßoryed that tbo Wat'pr VVitpli ..has noltbor, piiddlb'u,. ncrow., or ruiljlor, all, phono pllHiCrtJuitng performed by tho hydraullo motor«, utulvtr tlw «ftey WUtrol of tlio offlwt 1 of the deck, ,

Footuam,,— A match will hq played on Saturday, in Lathnor Bquare~paat ! and profleiit Collegian* . against tho reraaindor of the Club. '; . „ .... , \\ Lyttkwon CnonAii Sociktt.,V' Thb flrat concert of tho Benson will take place on Wedcsdny next. Judging from tlio relwarwU, It promises t<> be a grwu '»uce*.<iß, • •:,;;• NBW ZBAUND INBUIIANCB COMPANY.— TI)O Cliristchuruh agency of this company is now conducted by Mr D. Craig, in Matson's buildings, instoiul of by Messrs I Icy wood and Co. LrxxKr-TON Municipal Council. — A flpt'olnl inuiHini? of tlio members will bo hold in tho Council Chambers, this evening, ut Hovon o'olook. to o msidor Mr Chalmers' Hclicmo for supplying tlio town with water, and ttl«o proper drainage, Tub Tki<eoiuimi — Tho officials attached to this department do not appear to have tho slightest reffurd for tho Hvea and limbs of tho public, looking at tho manner in which tlio telegraph poles aro placed on tho pubilo roads. The Kaianoi Municipal Council, at their last mvotlnßi passed a rcnolutlon on thUi subjwt, f*iO]KCtfng fltl «#««tolly dangerous pola and flu |)|)ort in tlio town. The same is tlio case on other parts of tho north road, thoro being a vor dangerous ono at an angle of tho road about hutf a milo from Papunul, In ninny places tho wires aro so low ah to bodangorousto puflsongora on tho couches, and beyond Woodcnd tho old poles aro loft upon tho side tracks for horses to shy at, and stumble over. Ijistmot Prizes. — Tho mismanagement displayed in conducting tho competition for theso prizes in Canterbury hns rendered it ncocaaary for tlio Engineers and No. S iKnUpol) Company of Hlft<J* to flw again, in both instanced tho original scores aro declared null and void in eonsoqueneo of tho Adjutant, who had arranged tlio pnrades, Doing absent. With the flratcorp?, tins luinoyanee l« not so gr«ftt, tU«y having only «««s---li.'cod rtiico kor tiring, but with tho latter it in dlfil'pont, tho mombors having paraded no loss than threo timon for tho purpoao. Tho first time, no naponalblo oflkcr wi\3 prcacnt-, th« acebnd, the wrong position w»w iw«<l, aHhough <n\Q of tho fltull miporiiitcudtid tho procctidings;- and on tho third, tho parado wan ag.iin nnationdpd by a rosponsiblo olflcor, as to< qwircd by tbo regul illons, Considering tin: uiiuiy nacrifk'CA voluntvcra arc culled vipon to timko, together with tlic «ituOl <w<l graclaxlly «K'<''F«Ml"K pootiiiliii'y AMldb-uico gamnwl by ihoQovornmont,iti.q very undesirable that thi>y Mhould bo put to such inconvenicnoo and lo^s of timo. Tlio Knglnccrs will flre on Prldny noxt, nndtho Knlapol l volutttccra on tho day following, «n<sh corps upon Its own range. I)iNNi;n,—Mr 8. 0 Glydo having recently resigned his commlHHloii us Kntdgit of the I'cmpolton Contingent of No. fl Company of "Ifl<"», >;rtvoa farewell dinner to tho members on Tuesday evening last, at tho George and Drngon Inn. About thirty were present, including Captutn (Inwkcs, Ueutcnunt VVolfo, and Hti'Kt-Major Riorton from ChrUtolmr<jh. An oxoolloHt J'flpatit was provided, And Mr Glydo* presided, Sergeant Ward occupying tho PicC'Chalr. After tho unial loyal toasts had been honoured, Captain Hawkca proposed the I health of Mr Glydo, expressing lilh regret I 1 hat other ciig'igcinvnta should have compcllod lilni to r<«lgu hU ooinmlsnion. In responding, Mi 1 Glydo dwiilt at some length upon .the plo.isuro be had derived from bis connection with t!io Prebbloion contingent, and tho remaining members of t*o. 6 Company, ITe rcgrcttu'l very nm«li tltftt othop inoeo impoi'tiuit dittlCH had left him no choice but .to give ill) hid cotnmnud, and retiring altogether from tlio company. Me wished to rccommond Sergeant Htciidmun iv his aucecxaor. lie hud always been ' most strict and attentive to his duty, and a iwUor-ofHwr they could nothavo. 'fills recommendation wan adopted by the mombors present, who at onco drew up and linunimouhly siuned a requisition to Colonel I'aoke, requesting htm to forward Sergvant iSteadman'n nmno to the Pvfenw O!fl«o tot appointment m ICiihlrii. Several songs were uftoi'war.lA Himg and tho company dispersed. ; Tub QniißN's Hiiitiidat. — A, programme of Volunteer proceedings for celebrating Her fylttjcaty'fl birthday has been hsued, and although it doe;* not embrace so wido n scope iih might have been desired, yet it is of a novel character, nnd will no doubt prove Hiitlloiently attractive to secure a large mutter of both voluntcerH nnd the general public. Tho Artillery, engineer*, and UMUm, will parade at 8.30, <"» Monday morning, at tho Kuilway Stution, whero 20 rounds of blank cartridgo per man will bo sorvod out, tho preliminary drill and proving gone through, after which the vvhold foto« will depart for (ho Iloutlicoto Valley station by the nino o'olook train. Here, the Yeomanry, who arc to mustor nt tho drill shed at 8 am,, in full uniform, will join them. Tho KnginccrA and IMfllcfl will then sklrmlah up the hlil-sldo, d<^c«)ndii)g by the bridle-path into Lyttelton. u'boro, throe round* of ammunition per man having been held in reserve a gcncrnl parado of tho whole forco will take plnce at noon, tho ou*tomary.,/i4M '/rf join fired, and « royal flalute given. Tho Lyttelton Artillery will meet tliu forcn somewliuro on tho march to port, but whero k is not yet deuidod. It in not known whether, nffcr the j>nr<«do lit dyttvKoti, anything furtlior will ho done, Ml /^ AiH)l<:U'nt tlmo will remain, it is more thu» ()PO)))i))lo tbat such will bo tlio case. The ChrUtohnrch corps, with the exception of thu Vcomanry; will return by train in the ownIng, It li uudcrAtood that houh of tho Calot c.orjm will luuiompanj' the voluntccrg. The LytU'Uon folks ncom to bo determined to in nk o this a spocfal holiday. In tho morning a royal saluto .will ho fired. At noon, the Tolnntccra fro'in Chrle<«hur«h «r« «?<p««t«l, T!i« l<xl^<!rt o£tho Odd Fellows and Korostera have invited their ChrUtuhureh brethren to a luncheon, )n -return for tho kindness they mot with at the. loyal dtmonntratlnn. At night a, grnnd ball, under tho patronage of the ofllcVrtt of the Volunteer Artillery/ will take place in tjio largo hall of the Lyttelton Colonist*' Society. . , „.,..,..

TjaouT. Ovju— Mr M. Stoddnrt^than whom tbcroif no better authority in tho colony, iirgcV^tho acclimatisation socictj to make arrarige\nenta for procuring a shipment of '^on' 4 trout ova from T«wm*nla> Mf S^Mart make* a valuable suggestion in saving pint a portion of any ova obtained shonld bo ''lent to Lake Coleridge. It is to our mountain lakes that we must look for success in this matter. For Tub Benefit op Science. — Our latest flies from Melbourne record the tragic death of Mr W. Drummond, P.M., of Dayleaford, The cause waa snake poisoning, deceased having, with a hardihood almost inexplicable, allowed himself to be bitten by a tiger snake, in order to test the genuinenous of Shires' experiments and antidote. Ho paid tho penalty of his rashness with his I Mo. Mr Drummond has been long and honourably connected with tho Victorian public service, and many stories are related of his extreme personal bravery and nbsolnte unconsciousness of danger when it wta impending, Ho was warmly admired by 9, large slrclo oC \\U Crl«o<?-, ]\h amiability, *e<sOt»--plijhmonta, and lnicllootu.il dowsm nialrfng bis society extremely attractive. Tin; Av4Tkm«a3iak CWwiks,— M, d« fctprle luw contributed la tlid lieuua dv Jan Months of January 15, an interesting rttiuma* of tho principal facts, geogmphicil and commercial, collected by tho Austrian frigate Nnvam in h«r voyage round the world. We extract from it this very eloquent p*s*»ge, in which M. do Liyrlo -enlarges on tho g<>od fortune of tho Australasian population. The picture* ho sketches is a very bright one 1 but it might certninly be realised if all our atateamen were patriotic ami nil our p«tt<kfana honest-.— Fortunate p«ot'l«l They an* liberated from the overwhelming burden of publio debts and permanent armies, under which tho nations of Europo aro succumbing. Poverty docs not cxiot for them — com' fort h universal, They experience neither the tropical heat which enorvnioj), nor the northern cold wblch multiplies wants, and makes tho existenco of tho poor a continual suffering. They borrow from our ancient civilisation nil that it has discovered calculated to render the condition of man happier j our bust systems of nrgani* nation, our most finished machinery, and nmonjist our moral and Tolijdons ideas those that nro most just nnd most In conformity with modern aspiration*. They start lightfooted, confident, full of hopes Uiat are •tpeedily realised, from tha point which we Imvo painfully readied, tottering under tho woiglu of tho b'nnden, the anpumtitions, and tho jealousies of tho p«it, We ft'lvunce, stumbling at ««wU «tcp ; tlu i y spring forward with the rapidity an I regularity of n railway train. Binco mm appu ire lup m this planet there have never been communities more fortunate than thosD which exist nt our antipodes. May their prosperity endure for ever. M, Ciirvamkr's ['; Skrtciiks or New Zi;Ar,A.sr>, — Tho Argus of May 5, contains the following t— Mr Cuevalu>r's active pencil, still occupied with .the scenery of New Zea* luml, lins just completed four vratercoloar lirawinKa which illuitnv<«i It* rt striking nmnncr, tho gnwk-ttr of U* itt<)un(ain l<iii<Uc>apes and the utiictiity of in l.akedMtrictii. All thQ tiatural features of tho Ltk.>of Z irich appe.tr to bo raprnduccd in Like Wukntipu, even to tho mii^nifii: nt entourage of mountains which iv)iia so much to the charm of the rtwisa sheet of vrntcr •, whllo In tli<? pht«rv rt-pr.*e«t'!>g tin; oourocH of thi) Wiiituftkariri, via have ja9C ; 411011 a *> 0110 ng Calamo duli^htud to sketch— ; the foreground of laminated rock, nnd tangled scrub, tho impetuous torrent fringed with hardy trees, the one blnated pino :*tuud(iw like a Hkeletou iv the midst of its living kindred, tho mist drifting ncross the mountain buttnMsta, and tho serrated owsta of the distant rnnjjo faintly dutlned against tho sky. Tho view of tho Ottrn Gorße.nßain, embraces fenturea us' prnn'l m those which nrrcflt the attention of the tourist in er«)9«lngthe simplon or tho Splngen ; nnd one cannot hut udmiro the ourngo which planned, and tho public spirit which execute i this mountain road, nnd opened n line for truffle from the civit to the west «<)»*t of the 'province of Canterbury, Following, tho windings of a cataract, much as tho Via Mala skirts tho Houroos of tho Hhine, crosnng the beds of tributary waterfalls which come leaping down from ledKC* of rock ut i\ great altitude, driving through forests in which a perpetual twilight resigns, and scaling eventually a riJgo 3000 feet above this level of (ho sea, this pass is a noblu monument of engineering skill. And, judging from thu picture under notice, every curve of the road must offer to tho litndtie'ip^-piiluter An irr<*«Utihle temptation to enrioh hU portfolio with an additional re* iiord of its constantly changing loveliness. From the jpcciul point of view chosen by Mr Chevalier, the eye to k<l gr;vl«HlJy opwurd from a bright foreground, in which the warm sunshines sparkles on tho "loosened silver " of tho cascade, and heightens the brilliant verdure of the gnus and foliage, through leagues of billowy fofvt, «p to rvKiotirt <»f barren rock, broAd^Ueler, «nd tioinhre uloud ; so that you get tho sense of •listnnce nnd also of nltitude. combined* wiih a clear perception of diflfcrenco in the iUinoa,)l\critt conditions of the lower and t)t<! up|Kt pltuic ; «u<l flih without any <ltaaon/unie In tho tone of the picture. 'J he I winding course of thb ravinn, whfch tho tor» 1 rent hns scooped out of n ho'low in the mountain chain, may be traced nlmost to the summit of the ridge, beyond whi«h Din iniagiiiAtion follows the neighbouring road into regions as romantic as that with which tho artist has now mailo us ncqu dntcii Whether as re» gards poetical sentiment or tcchnicnl treat' men t, we haro ucen no WAUrrirolour drawing i>! Mr «'lwvaH«« i '«» preferabla .«o- eiils. The fourth picture from hi* pajiel is a view of Akuroa Bay, a sccno which resembles, in its general rharactoristics, tho lake referred to aboYO. It la a warm and sunny landscape enveloped in one of those lu<JW Atmosphere* which rtn.Jor distances so deceptive, and aro so unlike tho veiled backgronnds and ▼anishing perepeotiTcs of English scenery.

Tim Hepdiited Dibodveiit ov Oovp jjjun Oaiiaiiu.-»A. correnpondent writing lo our Oiimtvru contemporary an iwconnt of tv journey lifl took lo the Kaknnui In ecurch of tho reported gold-fleW, glvoo navtl<!ulAro of H6vcra\ p/tddackn recently /lug, In ono of the! Rullion near tho Wninrokn nlroam. Noar ono ot tho pjitMoolifl wan n buoltot nmJ ropb which j appeared to have boon uxed for hulling out tho water, There wore largo heaps of wft«h« dirt about, and tlio writer ckprfl««cfl hl« opinion that tho proupcotorfl had HUiipondod operatlona until thoy could ohtaln blulco lioxcfl, or other appliances After examining tlio ground ho conclude that although <( thoro linfi uiifloiibtcrlly heen recent projecting In tho locality rcf- rred to, I do not think that tho "flhotiy"goM which Inn made no much talk In Oanaru han como from thonco, nfl I nhould expect rol.l, if found tlioro, to bo lino nnd diifiiy, I havo nlnoo learned that the nilcffcd find Ifl near tho bead of. tho Mnorowhenna, about McHflrrf Graham and Oook'H property, at|d [ am told (f don't vouch for lv truth) Unit two moo who havo boon working there for nomo Umo Imvn gono ihnvn to ])un« cdln to nco ff tho Government arc dlnponod to nrrango with tho ownoro of tlio property (freehold) for pcrmlnMon for gold-mining, to cut ft water-raoo, Ac, Bnaiw Poihon, —Mr Frank Bucicbmd In Ma journal, Land and Water, han tho following romarlcii on thin topic, which In exulting Considerable luterofltlu India and AuHtrnlln;— I wan much plcaticd to learn from tlio nolumnit of tho Lancet tlnvt Dr Shorfct (<jmrc, of Calcutta) had oflfcrod a rowan! of jC/Jon rupoofl for houk! real nntidoto to tho poloon of tho cobra \ and that Hlr \\ Madam now, tlio J)owar, on tho part of Ills Horcno IHghnosn tho Malmntjiih of 'I'ravancore, linn ofllerod to Add (UKltlKit 1 HlflO PHjKJftH tO lllfl fil'liifl, Wllldl therefore now nmnnnin to nhout jGMO. J)r Shont offorfl, through tlin editor of tlio Lanant. lioadu of colimn, dry or in Hpirlt, foroxporU ment, and ho la ovon good enough to nay ho •will dcnd llvo .coHruH, llirtt MngllHli modloal moti-ntul iiftturftllfltfi nuiy «K{tcrlm«nt with (Mm, Now tliifl \h vonWy n hit. ot fl {>r««tl«nl natiirnl hintory " v^hloh onr roadoro ■would IJO woll to talco up, Not, howovor, with cobnut, na they aro diingoroufl m woll M cxpon«lvo creaturcß—thoy arc, I bnllcvo, worth altoui M each -but with tho common vlporn, of which ahuudanco may ha procured in the Biimmor montlin In many pirto of ICughind, nn'l ospoolally In tho neighbourhood of iho Now li'uroHfc, Whon mcdlcul ofllccr to the 2nd Lifo Guards, I trhd varloitu cxporlmoutH with vl|i(?i7i, I waf) unxloiiHtd ohlitln a living RiNKilmch of tho then nuw Hrf tititi iinuku the Oorb'nolla Imvlfl, ho f engaged a profOHjiloniil vijior-onlohor, ono WhilOi lo colloct for moi I ftenfc him to tho Now I'ortHt with apkrn t<» catch every living fliiakohu h(iw— ihuoommon ringed unauo (Colnl)ur matrix) oxco[)toii. In lonnlnyn hornturnod with a bng, imd told mo ho had iind capital fiporfc, Wo went into fin empty lmrraok-ro<)ni, rihl ' Hliutdlng on a (ihiilr X unloosed tlio t<tp <tf Whllc'fl !"% aiul fihot itH conienta on to tho floor | the Hlippory roptlluii oiimo tumbling out, flrnt ningly, ami thiin in palm, and at lant tbo muln body, colled and twf»ted together into a nolld miiflH, like Mo'lufl'tM chignon, and in half a tulnulo I had on the fttuw of. the room about fifteen vipcrn and twocoront'llaflerawllngaboutlnall dlrceiionii, and looking nnnavagc iki vlporn win look, Th ". firnt thlrg I did wn» to plok up tho ooronellnrt and p it thorn carefully nway ) (Mid (hen w« had (<> aiUdi all thu vlpcrn iiK'ln, and White gave mo a H'huoii in the noble ail of . vl(jor«eatchinu, wbieli, like playing the liddlo, iicemn vory ouny to do, bin In roallly k n Homnwhnt dlllliiulC if not porllouh operatloh, TnkltiK a Himdl hut Hiron^ bit of thin fllfek, lie xinghid out a vijipiynnd then prewwed tho Blink tightly on hin nook. Whon ho nuw tho ntitik had a funt hold —it wan not a forked ntliik— lie oauKlit hold of the vlpor'o neok ho-tw<-eu lilh (ItiK^i 4 mid thumb tvnd lifted him o(V tlin RiMiiii/l ; the viper- nlauhed bin tail ftDout. lilu) a loojio lialyar/l In a galo of wind, And then twined bin body round White's band. After a while tbo bount wiih quiet, hnd 1 wa» nblfl to examine, 1110 mouth wiih wldo opon, and It lh tjny glaH«-llk« an<l needlo-pohxeil fnnß* worn in " full-cook" like tbo Jo«k of a nlioi. gun, I tbon tiuUlcd bin nono with n foivtlmr, unii immoiliatoiy loarned nomotbins I did not know before j my Irate friend moved lil« facigrt alternately, rtrflfc one lK.'eomliig erect and then tho other, and thin in quick iiueeenHlon, just lileo a man nparrlng at tlio oommonc.omnnt of a fight) bo novoi' moved .them buth (ilmiiltanobuHly, and no polfton eiimu out of the fmif/fi. I then got a glirtrt «Hdft out. of tho mUiroMiopo, nnil pliicoit U, In the vlpcrM mouth ; In an Infant both fnngH Htriiek down upon It and wcro Immediately rctraelcd parallel with tho gum— >. thi'lr normal po-lilon when at; rout. Tho fangs olriiok tho gl hh with tho mileknosfl of a lu.o'rt Hlinjj, and Mcomod to attenipt to faaten on It with a »}>lieful eiirneHtncßo j upon taking away tho gln«« from between t)i« vlpoi'n jaw/i, I wan dollßbtod to obnorvo two dropnof perfectly clear trannluecnt fluid rooting upon il| caoh drop corresponding to tbo pluco where tlm (oollt find iitruck, lat onco plaocd thine di'opn uiidorthv mloroneopo, and tlmn w\ff a»/ondroiifl sight : af ler n fiecoiid or two, on a nnddon, a oryoiaLliko fibre Hbot acron« the field of vlfllon, and then anotbor and anotlier, thunu nlonder linen cronning oiieh other at rarloiiH tttiKlw, roinlu'llng mo of the goncral flj)j)(mrani!e of an nurom borcullfl whllo Uiono cryfllaln worn actually forming, or of dolle/ito froflt cryHtalu on a carriage or room window whon there ban been a sharp touch of front «i^ In, I W(ih m del'/ihtcd wllh the norcl and unexpected phcnomuuon that I run atonco into Iho mum-room and culled my brother oJlkurn to look into tbo mloroflnopo t but though I c.onld noljuvvo boenabnont from tbu room a mlnuto, wbon w« returned tho coriiHentfonH and Uio /!ryflfalH«/itl/)o« bad entirely iliHiippoaroiJ, and notiilng but a. pure fluid could bo noon, Tbo poison afiervr/irdo driod up on tho fflnna without tbo leant nppenranco whrtf«vcr of cryntalfl, I mention all tbi« be cnuflo I'thlilk It bear* very Htrongly upon tho projitT modo of going to work to discover a remedy for tho cobra's blto.