Wanganui Herald. [PUBLISHED DAILY.] SATURDAY, JANUARY 7. 1888.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 6407, 7 January 1888, Page 2

Wanganui Herald. [PUBLISHED DAILY.] SATURDAY, JANUARY 7. 1888.

THE COUNTRY VOLUNTEERS. ♦ The doom of the country Volunteers haß been pronounced. This was generally anticipated when an Imperial officer was called in to make recommendations and report on the defences of the colony. For the second time sentence has been deliberately pronounced against a national or colonial Volunteer Force. General Scratchley delivered a similar judgment in a report he made some seven years since, whose report was within an ace then of being carried out. Imperial offioera_have never been friendly to Volunteers. When the Volunteer movement was first started in England it was difficult to find a single officer of the Army of any rank who did i.ot denounce it*in the fiercest terms; and the prejudice extended to the colonies. It will be in the recollection of our readers that certain Imperial officers, membersof the Legislature, were never tired atone time of makingdisparaging remarks about the Volunteer movement in the colony, and this habit was only changed when they became connected themselves with the Volunteers. General Schaw is an expert in military engineering, and on such a subject is entitled to be heard, but does he not depart from his cue when he condemns a force because it may not be prebont at the instant when Home cruiser suddenly might land a party to turn and capture the batteries ? Is there not something more

involved? The French Meet iB nearly as powerful as that of England. The Russian is fast coming up, and we have lately seen that the great northern Power is not likely to be long content with the raids of cruisers. The question really is, Are we not to have a national Volunteer Force 1 The policy of the Government during the last three years has gone strongly in the direction of creating a force which should include the flower of the manhood of the colony, ready at all times to respond to the call of the Government for its services. Sudden attacks on large centres of population were to be met by the Permanent Militia and the Volunteers enrolled in each such centre. If this was not sufficient, their number would be augmented by volunteers from the country corps during a war in which England was onu of the helligerents. The training of the country corps is quite equal now to that of the metropolitan corps, and they can quite hold their own on battalion parade, at the review, or in camp. We occasionally hear a prattle ahout Rifle Cluhs, but General Schaw has done a service in his amusing picture of a member of a rifle club in the attitude of a Franc-tirmr, with a halter round his neck being led to the place of execution 1 We do not believe that even the temporary insanity which is just now afflicting a number of worthy people about retrenchment will become so developed as to demand the extinction of the Volunteers ; for the proposal really means their extinction. Now is it likely, once the national character of the force is destroyed, that men will volunteer in the large towns to do the work of soldiers on active service without a rate of pay equivalent to the work required? The honor and glory will have disappeared. The capitation now paid is a mere honorarium, while the Volunteers go through an amount of training and to an expense individually, and as corps, which cannot be measured by the pittance they receive. But the Volunteers are as patriotic as their enemies, and would be content to submit to a reduction of the capitation until better times. If it is a question of economy let them be asked to put up with a reduced vote, small as the vote now is when compared with results. There is one feature about the report of General Schaw which is open to grave censure. It would appear that an appeal is made to the cupidity of the Volunteers in the principal centres of population — that they will secure more pay under the new system ; thus arraying the Volunteers of the four centres against their comrades in other parts of the colony ; and certain newspapers that have little circulation outside these centres are trying to encourage the feeling of selfishness. It would be impossible for such a system to last for any length of time. We have seen how fierce has been the criticism launched against our small nucleus of a permanent force ; but would the socalled " Coast Guard " be likely to find even 60 much favour were the Volunteer system, as we know it, once annihilated 1 What is the expense of the Volunteers enrolled outside the four centres? On the 31st March last year (we have no late returns at hand,) the numbers were — North Island, 1922; South Island, 1657; total county Volunteers, 3579. If all of these qualified, and the capitation were for the average parades, at say 30s, the charge on the colony would be £5368. There would be, of course, the staff charges in addition ; but as the Volunteers in some of the minor centres (Wanganui being one of these) are to be kept on upon a modified plan, the expense would not amount to the sum we have mentioned. We shall take another opportunity of analysing the total saving shown in General Schaw's report. We have confined our remarks to the one question, namely, the breaking up of the country corps and some of the consequences. We have indicated the direction in which we think retrenchment might be effected, in the reduction of the capitation, without producing the ill-feel-ing and demoralisation consequent on the practical disbandment of men who have shown a sterling patriotism, an efficient discipline, and a capacity to render prompt service in tbe hour of danger. On our fourth page will be found two^ complete tales, one of which was written by tbe lato Mr B. Winter, and published by the Marlborough Express in its Christmas supplement) Earl and lady Carnarvon havo gone on a visit to Queensland, It is said that Mr Laurie has been appointed manager of tho Dunedin branoh of theGovernmentLifelnsurance Association. During the year 1887 the books t ikon out from the Public Library numbered 13 000, of wbioh no fewer than 10,700 were works of notion. At the District Court sittings at Palmerston on Wednesday the 25th one criminal charge,that against Herman J. Weianer.for perjury, will be heard. The Sin Franoieco Mail will arrive by the North train this afternoon, and the Post Office will be open for a delivery of letters from 7 to 8 p.m. Bishop Moran is of opinion that the depression from which New Zealand is suffering is owing to the injnstice of the system of education. The Spectator names the Right bon John Morley, M.P. for Newcaatle-on-Tyne, aa likely to succeed Mr Gladstone in the leadership of the Liberal party. Intending competitors at the Caledonian Sooiety 'a Sports aro reminded that nominations olose with the Keoretary, Mr J. Watt, on Monday at noon. Two young ladies sold kisses at a cburoh baztar at Ngaruawahia tho other day at sixpence eaoh, with a reduction for taking aquantity. Business was extremely brisk, We out the following from the Taieri paper :— " It is common gossip in Christchurch that two of tbe Canterbury papers lost £1000 aud £6000 'in the year previous to this." A boy named Spencer was killed on the Bluff lino on the 3rd. His hat blew off and it is said that at tbo instigation of his companions ho lopt from the tram to recover it, breaking his neck. We are requested to state that tbe Garrison Band Sports' Committee decided at a meeting last night to postpone tho consideration of the protests entered at the late gathering till Tuesday next. If the person who holds the winning ticket in the Friendly Societies' Art Union— No. 6503— does not send in his npphoation within 14 days, the prize will be handed over to the Charitable Aid Board, Aooording to the 'Frisco Mail Summary tho Duke of Norfolk, before leaving England for the Papal Jubilee, was approached by a number of representative men among the Catholios, who asked him to intercede with the Pope to grant Bpeoial dispensation to certain Freemason Lodgea in England. The wool brought down the river by the Maori?, and stored on the reclaimed land opposite the Herald Office, has all been disposed of. Mr James Bell, of the Quay, purchased the whole lot with the exception of a few bales, the amount received by the natives in payment being about £1800,

Mr Albones the weasel and ferret exporter is now in Marlborongh: Ihe Rev A. O. Williams will preaoh at Christ Church to-morrow evening. Acceptances and general entries for the Warrengate Rue a close to-night at 9 o'olock. It is expected that tbe balance from the Garrison Band Sports will amount to about £60. A farmer named Robert Lowrie, of Turakina, was brought np at the Co.irt this morning *a a suspected lunatic, and remanded for eight days for medioal examination. Mr J. Forbes, watchmaker and jeweller, notifies that he has commenced buaiutss again for himself next to Victoria Housel Being a good tradesman, Mr Forbes is sure to secure a fair share of the trade there is going. Jarrett, who ran here on Boxing Day, was very successful at New Plymouth on New Year's Day. He oame in third in tho 100 yds, won the 220 yds, J-mile, Steeplechase, and Obstacle Race, securing ' the gold medal, valued at £6, given as a ] pointa prize. ( A fire broke out on Wednesday in , Messr? Bartholomew's buih at Chelten- t ham, whereby considerable damage was | done to some trams, and some of the totira bush was also damaged. Tho fire, wb I (advocate) are informed, arose through i the carelessness of a workman who Bet fire to two trees to save himself the trouble of cutting them down. > i Matthews left by train this morning for Marton with some of bia friends. He in- j tends as soon as possible proceeding to Australia to join his brother, who is there horseback wrestling. Matthews was taken up to Dr Earle'a laet night, and there sounded and examined. He seems to huve been considerably shaken, but will be all right again in a few dayß. We are in receipt of the Hawera Star's ! Al.nanao and Directory for 1888, and I having examined it in several places with a view to testing ita accuraoy, we can ; heartily oongratulato our spirited oontem- I porary on the manner in which this yent'a volume has been compiled. Bo?ide,B con- > taining a directory of the coast from New ' Plymouth to Wanganui, both inclustvt , it has a much larger range of general information than any almanac we ha\e examined this year, and being published at a shilling > deserves to have a wide sale. Dsalerß in produce dechre thst the present season offers » good opportunity for Colonial and New Zealand butter -and cheese (remarks the London correspondent of the Lyttelton Times.) Several small parcels of New Zealand cheese have teen told in tho London market at from 48a to ' 555, whioh ia the average price of American cheese, Throughout the Bummer Cork butter has maintained the price of 108n to 120.3, tbe average prico being 70s to 80s, > and it is conudered that prices are not likely to recede before next spring. When the company of tho "Die Haulb" ' which had done the lion's sharo of the work in the attack on Katakara, Tatanaki. on the . 4th -'une, 1865, were retummg from that i position to their own camp they nu-lo a | slight halt a short distance from the scene j of operations, where another portion of the ; regiment was located, and whilst there a | w,ig of a bandsman ran round the renks with a pencil and paper, taking down every man's account of tbe number of Maori « he killed, and when he totted them up there were close on a thousand killed, Voll, seeing that not more than forty bodies were recovered (and the enemy had no chinoe to remove any) there must have beun a slight exaggeration somewhere — Evening Press, We hear on very good authority that none of the Education Boards Of the colony, except the Wanganui Board, contempla'e reducing salnries now that the school age has been definitely fixed at five years. That being so, it might be as well if tha local Board, in considering how best to meet the reduotion in income, will see whether it cannot esoape from taking a step that would render the district noticeable in a rather disagreeable^respect. We aro aware that, next to Otago, salaries are higher here than in any other district, but if other Boards oan provide without reducing underpaid teachers it might surely be possible for ours to do so too. In any case, tha lower grades ought either to escape altogether, or to be reduced by a merely nominal sum. Mr Newton King's last commercial report contained tha following :— lt is with muoh regret I have to report that exceedingly bad tidings have been received from London during the p»st week by c-ble, relative to tho parcels of butter shipped in the 000 l ohainber (the one speoially prepared for butter and ohee»e) of the Aon ngi. In both cases, the butter arrived in bad condition, and sold at pastry prices ; one lot at 60a per cwt, and the other at 565. Tbe result, I am afraid, proves that no reliance oan be placed in tho so-culled cool chamber*, as it is quite certain that firstclass bntter, sent away in October, could not have become bad in the short timo of six weeks mless subjected to severe beat Prices will, of course, now at onoe redrde, as shippers will stand to loie heavily should the other ateamer's cargo turn out in a similar condition." Some inquiries made by the Live Stook Journal as to the oonditioua under whioh some of the successful exhibitors of bntter at the LondonDniry Show made their prize exhibits appear to show that there U no "royal road to snooessful butter-making, or, at least, no exclusive one Out of nine persona who replied to the questions asked, three keep Jersey cows, two shorthorne, two oross-breds, and the other two Devnns and Galloways respectively. Throe churn tour oream, twoßwoet, and the others either sour or sweet, as oircumstances render most convenient, Five used a butter-worker, and the remaining four worked their batter by hand. With respect to the last point, it is to be observed that the sucoets of a few dairymaids in making good butter by hand is no evidence in f avourof the practice ss far aa the majority ore concerned. On the contrary, the best authorities all a^ree in recommending the usa o f the bu terworker as aa'er as well as more cleanly than the old practice. In Knowledge for November Mr Prootor writes an article on Shakspere and Bnoon which thus nonoludoB:— Finally, Mr Donnelly pretends to wonder that Englishmen should be wrath with him for striving (as ho puts it) to pass the fame due to the author of the plays from one celebrated Englishman to another. The pretence is twofold. No Englishman that I have heard of, and no American of English descent (to wbom Shakspere's fame must be as dear as to the native-born Englishman, sinoe his birth place is the merest accident), has ever viewed the Baconian theory of Shakspere's plays with any feeling resembling wrath. A foolish fnnoy like that thoory may provoke a smile, but certainly no anger ; and our amusement oan only be intensified by such an amazingly absurd extension of the theory as. Mr Donnelly has wandered into. But the theory, could it be established, would not i hand the famaof "gentle Will ShaksprTe" I to Bacon, the keen logioitn and potent reasoner ; it would brine discredit to the names of both, ns also to others esteemed for varied attainments and qualities, whom , the Bsoonian theory a3sooiates with Shakspere and Bacon in a cowardly and shameful ' plot. j The best medioine known isSANDKttiind ' Sons' Eucalypti Extract. Test its ( eminent powerful effects is coughs, colds, ; influenza, Ac— the reliof is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. Hia Majesty the King of Itily and , medical syndicates all over the globe are its ! patrons. Read tho official reports that ; accompany eaoh bottle. We have no reason i to offer rewards in proof of tho genuineness I of oar references. The offioial report" of ! medioal clinics and universities, the offioial j communication of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne ; the diploma awarded j International Exhibition, Amsterdam — all these are authentic documents, and,an such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various cases treated at tho clinio of Schultz, M.D., Professor, etc:— i ""'.8., 24 years old ; conpestiional absooss nn the thigh. Incisjoni made in two planes. Although Lister's dressing was applied, the seoretion beoame, two days later, Tory copious, and had adopted a foetid, decomposed oharacter. The temperature rose enormously. In consequence the dressing was removed, and on its place were made during the daytime repeated irrigations with Eucalypti Extracts The offensive oetert disappeared very soon, the fever absf ed within a few days, und the patient recovered after tho lapse of several woekis. tn this instance we must not lose sight of the fact that tbe latter treatment saved the patient's life, "-[Aivt.

Mr Ogg, Presbyterian minister, Wellington, recently lectured on "The Pernicious Influence of State Interference in Matters of Religion." A Wairarapa paper says the rev gentleman might very well lecture on "The Pernicious Influence of Church Interference in matters of State." The New South Welch butter recently placed on tbe London market proved quite a success, and realised very different prices to the unlucky New Zealand consignments. The experiment answered so well that it is to be repeated. Wo learn from tbe Maryborough Express that an hotelkeeper in Wangjnui writes his own bill of fare, thereby saring the cost «i cost of printing ; it announces :—: — "Coffy, sonpe, rosto beef, fride am, boyled and bakt potatios, fride coul puddin, and minspy. Mr Bindon, Inspector of Schools has returned, and will superintend the pupil teachers' examinations, which oommence on Monday. Tbe results of the Boys' and Girls' Sohools examinations will probably be made known about tbe end of next week. We notice by tbe Foxton paper that the Rev Futher Mela, who was a long time engaged on the Wanganui River Mission i ia now in the Horowhenua district among the natives, wbom he has induced to build a neat little church, which has been consecrated by Arohbishop Redwood, The date for tha banquet at Waverlev to Mr Hutchison his been fixed for the 27th of this month. Mr Hutchison is at pretent t in Dunedin enjoying a well earned holiday , after the unusual strain he has had to undergo. We hear that it is probable that Sir George Grey and Mr R. Seddon, M-H.R.'t, will be present at the banquetAccording to the Wellington Bpeoial of the NZ. Herald, the Government have declined to admit duty free cement for the Wellington municipal and harbour works, on the ground that the colonial article has been reported on as being equally as good. ; This is a Btep in the right direction, and i will give great assistance to an important colonial industry. • An Eketahuna bsohelor awoke the other ' night and found that his place was on fire. He made hia way outside, and a goodnatured woman who lives olose by, seeing bis sbirt blazing, which, by the way, was his only covering, laughingly threw a bucket of water over him, causing considerable amusement, The laugh was too mnoh i for her, and she cleared off. The Orient aod P. and O. Companies hava increased their homeward freights from Australia aa under -. — Wool dumped : greasy, id j washed, gd per lb ; gum, per ton weight, 859. The current rates by the direct linea from New Zealand are : — Wool, damped : greasy, |d ; washed, f d per lb, 1 The New Zealand amppers have therefore the advantage of jth of a penny per pound over their Australian friends, From the Australian Star we take the 1 following rowing items : — Perkins states that he would like to row tho New Zealander on the Paramatta. As Hearn is ! on his way to Grafton, nothing has been done. Hanlan challenged Hearn, but the latter does not feel inclined to accept, and |it is not likely they will meet. Tom i Clifford, scalier, has arrived in Sydney, and ! will go at once into active training for his | match against Kemp for the championship 'of the world, which takes place on February 11 next. We notice in the Patea County Press some remarks in answer to a letter wbich appeared in these columns signed " Lex," dealing with some nursery rhymes read at the Patea Exhibition We do not intend to interfere in the dispute as to the advisability of allowing such ditties to be read,f6rweknownothing about them,but we may inform tbe Prose thut it is off the track when it talks of "either of the judges being old enough to be ' Lex's ' ancestor." The boot is on the other legMr T. W, Glover had a moderate attendanae last night at the Wesleyan schoolroom, Mr G, Carson occupying the chair. The objeots of the New Zealand Alliance were fully explained, and allusion was made to the strongth of their party in the Houso. A vote of thanks was accorded to the lecturer on the motion of the Rev Mr Tread vvell, who took occasion to enter his protest against such exhibitions as that witnessed in the Drill Hall the previous evening. Several persons joined the Alliance after tbe meeting. Lord Brassoy, who has just retnrned to England, states that he returns with a stronger faith than ever in the greatness of the British Empire, aud of the Australian colonies. He states that he found in them marvellous vitality with limitless poaaihilitiea. He says that tbe material there only want) oementing and compacting to become a power among tbe natious of the world and develop into a Greater Britaini Aneut India, the Government, he says, has decidedly improved ; that the frontier is peaceful, and at present secure. There are, however, ho adds, abuses wbich require weeding out. Tbe Wellington Watchman for onoe giveß Mr Hutchison some credit, and Bays that in hia speech on the Naval Defences Bill he took the correot conrse, not being disposed to aot as loblolly boy to England in this matter. The writer goes on to say : — It was aaid that Mr Hutohison was speaking to Hansard, and that hia speech was prompted by lawyer-like smartness. I oaro not a brass button what his motives may have beeu, his effort, judged per se, wan a most creditable ono, and will stand him in good stead in a few years' time when New Zsslanders are heartily tired of maintaining a lot of English naval offioera in idlenesa in order that the female guests of our little gubernatorial court may have dance partners, One of the great objections raised against Protection is that it inoresses tbe cost of articles, and though it has time and again been ehown that tbe competition induced by Protection really keeps down the cost, theold argument is forevorbeing brought to light. Aa a proof that thera ia nothing in it, we may mention that at a trial of the Deering Reaper and Binder lately in New South Wales, a journalist asked tho agent thu difference in cost of his machine in Now South Wales and Viotor. i. He immediately replied, " the price ia exuotly the same in both colonies, £65," In answer to further inquiries he stated they had to out the price in Victoria becauso of local competition. Hence it was obvious that while the Victorian farmers paid no more for their reapers and binders than their neighbours, they had the great advantage of maintaining a flourishing industry, whereas in New South Wales the extra profit went to the middlemen. The funeral of the man Linnel, who died from injuries inflicted by the police when engaged in the recent "unemployed" riots in Traialgar-square, was attended by many thousands of porsons who, formed a large funeral procession, which, however, was orderly. Tho pall-bearers included Mr R, C. Graham M P. (who was arrested ns a riotor on 13th Deoember) Mr Stead of the Pall Mall Gazette, William Morris, the artist, Polt (one of the foanders of the Pooialist League and editor of the Common Weal), and Mrs Besant (the well-known Socialist who desired to be arrested at a recent disturbance, but whose request was ! not complied with). TheiierMrHeadlam officiated at the grave. The coffin was oovered with wienths of flowers, amoi gst which were some sent by Mrs Josephine Butler. Mr Morrn addressed the orowd, ; and advocated a holy war to prevent Lont don from being drawn into a huge prison. 1 At the Princess Theatre last evening, Mr | Driver, assisted by Mrs Driver, gave one of hia well-known sleight-of-hand perform i anoes. Mr Driver, ortogivn him his pro- ! fessional name. "Rudorz," ga'e an entertainment in Wanganui tour or fivu years ago, but since then he has made a decided | step in advance Hia tricks are exeouted ' with more smartness, and a vast improveI ment is generally observable all round. In I tho'porformance last evening a number of { new trioks were introduced, and those I who wore old frieuds it was refreshing to I sco wore "worked off" without any bungling Several card trioka were per- | formed, and tha customary bell-topper was aI6Q introduced, The production of glasses in which fish were swimming, was one of the neatest feats performed daring the show, Something entirely new to Wnnganui was tho table and ohsir floating. j By merely placing his hands on pieoeß of furniture Mr. Driver caused them to bo suspended in the air and float about the stage. The conp'uding item was the cabinet tri.-k, which was executed to the thorough bewilderment of tbe audienoe. This evening Mr Driver will appear again, and introduoo a number of fresh items, and as mauy of tbo fonts whioh puzzled the audience last evening are to be explained there should be a large audience. Taken altogether the entertainment is the beat of its kind that has been presented here for some considerable time, and Mr Driver thoroughly understands bow to work his "wonders."

The looa' bowling team seleoted to do battle against the New Plymouth Club on the 19th is being subjected to one or t>/0 changes, owing to the absence of some of those chosen to play. The final neleclr m will be made in a few dayß, and the te m will then go in for more consistent pract.ee than has hitherto heen found possible. Mr Woon, collector of agricultnial statistics, has submitted to the Color :al Secretary the following names as those of his sub-collectors — ETawera County C:nstables Hickman, Molvor, and Tajo; Patea County — Mr J. Fmlay, pnd C'nBtables Sparks and Lister j W.itorua County— Mr W. G. Woon j and Wanaa.ui County — Constable Crozier. Captain Sommarville has interviewed he Premier with a view to obtain a suffici-nt number of Martini-Henri rifles from i albourne for the Oamaru meeting. r ."he Premier prom' 6<' t> assist, and has oab'ed to Melbourne to kt,o\v if 400 rifles cic be obtained for the Association. If the realy is favourable the rifles will be ordered at onoe, and issued to competitors on the first day of the meeting at Oamarn. At the New Zealand Educational Injtitute Conference mrtions were pas-ed deprecating the raising of the school ige and doing away with the working avers ge. A motion passed affirmingtbedeairabilit ; of continuing training colleges, »nd of admitting children who pass the sth standard at 15 and the 6th standard at 13 to a fc.iryears course of secondary education. The death of Valentine Baker (says 'he Londen correspondent of the Argus) il nstrates the saying that in this world thi-go always happen either just too soon or just too late. If he had lived another fortni >ht he would have been reinstated in the British army. It has often been proposed to take tb), step, but in past years Her Majesty's person*! veto has stood in the way. The Queen's feelings on this subject hive, however, become softened by ti ne, and she had Utterly lent a merciful eat to the representations of her Ministers aad military relational On Sunday evening Admiral and Mrs Fairfax attended St Panl's Church, Auokland. During the service a blue jaol.et, who had evidently been driving ont und partaken ol too much salmon, entered the ohurch and stood for a minute amazed at the strange surroundings At this moment Admiral Fair/ax happaned to oatoh ei^ht of the man, and far quicker than it takes to write this, he had him by the arm md epoorted him outside, delivering him into the hands of the attendant oonstable, uho in thia way got the first work he had fret had during a pretty considerable service of duty at this church. Another instance of the proverb that " Everything comes to him who waits." However, the oonsti.ble took his prey down to that delecUble abode popularly denominated " ehok* ;." When we state that tbe man mnt peaceably and mistook the attem int constable for one of hii own officers i \ a bran uew suit of olothes, our readers laay judge he was drunk indeed' On Monday he was sent on board his ship in custody of a corporal's guard.— Bell, Friends of the Selwyn family in New Zealand will rejoice to hear (ssys tha I Auokland Star's correspondent) that the criminal aotion for libel, whioh Cap am Selwyn felt himself most reluotantly compelled to bring against the Society Herdd, h»a been brought to a satisfactory ttraiination without any further " painful ilis. closures " or washing of private dirty 1 ,ien in public. The defendant, in point of /not, < pleaded guilty, and begged the magiat-ate to deal summarily with the case. This His Worship at first deohned to do. He aaid the offence was a very aerions cue, nothing leas than an incitement to Captain Selwyn to fight a duel, or, in plain w .cde to commit murder. If tbe Captain had acted as the Herald suggested he ougt ; to have acted, he would have rendered himself liable to ba caahiared oat of tha army. Hia Worship eventually inflicted a SSO five, with coats— a gre»t let off for the defendant, as had the case gone befoie i higher 'court he would certainly have been obliged both to pay a fine and go to ;;ao! for some months. [What this rt.illy amonnts to is this that the "gallnit' Captain was afraid to taokle Vanity Fair and other leading journals, but went foi an obioure rag that few had heard ot before.] There is nothing more remarkable ii the history of railway enterprise than thu development of the traffio that has 00. curred on Indian railways within the last 10 years, to go no further baok. In 1876 (aays Bradstreet's Journal) the t,jtat quantity of goods traffic carried on all the ldilways of India was 5,750,000 tons. In 1886 the quantity was about 19.00 C.OOO tons. In the year 1876 the mileage op^oed wai 6833 miles, ao that the volume of g ods traffio oarried per mile was about 800 ions, In 1886 the mileage opened was 12,37t. so to that the average volume of tnffic oarried per mile wai over 1500 tons, Che a tgregate voiume of traffio in the intirval had fully trebled, and the aye age traffio oarried per mile open had almost donbled. Notwithstanding tLe3e remarkable results, the traffio which has been developed on the railways of India is lass in proportion to the population -ban that of any country in the world. Thu is espeoially the ante in regard to giods traffio, whioh only represents 0.05 of a ton per bead of the population, as compared with three tons per head iv Canada and over seven tons per head in the ULited Kingdom- But the goods traffio of lidiu is likely to develop very rapidly in the future, and eapsoially in agricultural produce, of whioh only about 4,000 000 tons are now annually transported, as oompared with 75,000,000 tons in tbe United Stites for less than a fourth of the population, The Bpeoial correspondent of the New York Herald telegraphs from London on th^ 30th November :— " London is thioatened with another aenantional scandal, und this time the story is to be brought om in the courts. All the ovening papers speau of the osso, a»ying : ' A great scandal wi.l be developed if the guilty Baronet now in hiding k onoe arrested. 1 This Baronet, who is middle aged, and well-known in sooiety and at the clubs, is alleged to have decoyed from her parents and betraynd a girl thirteeu years of ago. Several weeks ago, on a sworn information embodying the facts, a Magistrate's warrant was granted under the provisions of the Criminal Law Amendment Act for his arrest, 'Che Baronet, having some idea that he mi ?ht figure in tbe prisoner's dock at the Police Court, hurriedly left the country. A week ago an extradition warrant was privately applied for and obtained. This has been entrusted to a Scotland Yard d( 1 eotive of large experience, who, it is said, has proceeded to the Continent, The circumstances of the alleged outrage are ot an extraordinary nature. The girl is tha daughter of a professional man, and it is said that for some considerable time before any disoovery was made she clandestinely met the Baronet in the neighbourhood of Brompton, that he used to drive her a lout in his brougham, and that finally he 1 jok her to a house in Pimlioo, where her ?uin was effected. Great efforts l._vn li-on made to hush up the matter, 1..l ihe wartant having bsen once granted, oannot be withdrawn without tbe consent ol the Court, and this is not at all likely to be obtained," Defective vision — save your eyes — MvS. H.Drew has just received, ex Arawa, fiom London; b 1 large stook of speotaolas, <.yes glasses, and binoonlars to suit all sights. Brazilian pebbles of pure crystal, in lielt steel frames and in case complete, 10s per pair. Beat piano convex lenses in t'eel frames, niokle plated to prevent rust, i<\ 6d per pair. This is quite a new thing in s;)eo« taoles,looks like silvar.and finds ready ht\e. Piano convex lenses, with a blue tint, coft and comforting to the eyes, invaluable for those who do muoh reading or writin ; at night, 4s 6d per pair. Near-sighted speoks, eye, and reading glarnes, It is of the greatest importance to the wearers of spectacles to use only those lensed that are properly cvt — out and fibbed to eaoh individual sight. S. EL Drew is confident from his long experience and the yery large stock of glasses at his comnnnd that he can accurately suit any of his customers requiring the above. Save your eyes, by getting a good artiolo at the pi ice of the commoner ones usually sold. A few phrenologioal busts, with book, 2s 6il— Advt Mr William Sprlggens means busiaess this time. The suooess of the last few w.iaki has emboldened him to still further test the siincority of the people's desire to obtain l eal bargains, for oath. His stock is still very large, and it contains some really good nnd exceptionally cheap lines, whioh he intrnds to give the publio the full advantage of, To all who deaire to begin the new ye»r well, W.S. will devote 14 days to improving their understandings. The season will be shurt, and the terms will be oash, bat customers will reoeive their full moDty's worth. Come one 1 come alll^durlng the next fortnight.— Advt. " •