LOOAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXIV, Issue 2968, 17 March 1870, Page 2

LOOAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

+ Colonial Prize Firing. — We un dot-stand that the Government has fixed the date for the Colonial Rifle Conteßt in Dunedin. It is to take place on Friduy and Saturday, the 29th and 30th of April. Hutt Concert. — An amateur concert in aid of the funds of Sfc Jame's Church is advertised to come off at the Hutt Masonic Hall, Lower Hutt, to-morrow evening. We trust it will be successful. Wellington Kaoes.— The programme of tho Wellington Races, which are to be run on the Hutt Course, on the 30th and 31st inst, -will bo found in our advertising columns. Board OP WORKS. — A meeting of the Commissioners of tho Board of Works is to be held in the Town Board Office on Friday afternoon at four o'clock. Wellington Gymnasium. — It is now only a week sinco this institution was opened, and on lust practice night, seventy-one members had paid their entrance fee, amongst whom we noticed several gentlemen of standing in the town. On I Tuesday, a goodly number of the fair sex visited tho building, and all expressed themselves highly pleased at the arrangements and the various exhibitions of athletic skill on tho part of the members. For the convenience of members who wish to visit tho Gymnasium during tho day, keys are left close by, viz. : — The Crowu and Anchor Hotel, C. Willeston's, and tho Messrs Slonn's, and altogether, the committee are much to be praised for the way in which the institution ia conducted during practice hours. G-old Seeking at Evan's Bat.— For some time past a party of men, employed by some snterprising gentlemen in town, have been at work driving into tho Mount Victoria hill, on tho Evans 1 bay side, in search, of a quartz reef which, is supposed to exist in the locality. A drive of 100 feet has now been made, and some veins or leaders of loose quartz have been cut, giving promise of a reef nob far off. Some of this stone has been taken out and is to be tested. A well known geologist'speaks hopefully of the prospects of finding the same reef as the one at Ngahauranga, in re- j gard to which tho Government reward was re- ;

cently claimed by Mr Billman, and the stonetaken from •which ahi been found in Mol« bourne to be auriferous. The appearances in* dicate that this reef dips under the harbor and reappears near Evan's Bay. We trait ifc, will befound to do to, and to hare improved in richnessbj its dip. EDiTOBIAH.~.Ifc is reported that Mr Henry Anderson is at present editor of the Auckland 11 Evening Star." Tituiab Distinotiohs.— -Our Maori members in the General Assembly, however much they may lack wisdom, have, at any rate a due sense of their individual importance. " General Mete ICingi* M.H.R.." seems absurd enough ; but the " Wan* ganui Evening Herald/ has recently seen a letter in Maori, from the Middle Island member, Bigned in the following niodeit style. "From your friend, Mr John Patterson, Esq., M.G.A." Btjbnihg- o:f -the Wooii Shep Hbea at Poet Undebwood. — The Nelson "Colonist" of the15th instant says : — On Friday last .intelligence was.received in town, by telegram from White'sSay, that the barque Hera (Terkelson, master), loading wool at Port Underwood, was on fire. The vessel was then taken towards the shore, near White's Bay. The latest particulars are contained in the following telegram, which we. received yesterday afternoon : — " Blenheim, March 14> 18^0. The 'Express' reporter returned. TheHera is totally destroyed, burned below copper. She heeled over towards deep water, her port sidebeing in sixteen feet. She lies broadside on, and nothing has been saved. The fire broke out affc among the flax. There is no suspioion. Thfr Osprey's pumps (Mr Redwood's little steamer), broke down near, the baron Saturday, and she put back to Port Underwood for repairs, which ware given yesterday." Another telegram, dated yesterday morning, says : — " Hera burned down to water's edge. Not a package of cargo saved. Some wool in the lower hold, under water, will be surveyed, in addition to the official inquest which will be required." It is premature to speculate on the cause of the fire, but rumor is rife that it was scarcely accidental, and people do not soruple to point to dissatisfaction among the crew, some of whom had escaped, been put in prison, and delivered over to the master in handouffs when be left Nelson. . The Hera, which was 440 tons register, was pretty well filled up with wool, some wheat, and a few bales of flax. District Firing. — The Company representatives for the Wellington District fired at the Adelaide butts on Tuesday last for the choice of three members to represent the district in the approaching Colonial contest in Dunedin. The day was a beautiful one, and the scores ware far below what they ought to have been. The ranges were 400, 600, and 600 yards, five shots at eaoh, any position. No one to be qualified as a representative who made a less score than 40 points. To save time it was arranged that each competitor should retire when it became impossible for him to make the required score with the remaining . shot*. The scores made were as follows, the three first-named being the district representatives. Mr Barron is Ensign of No. 1 Co. to which both the other competitors belong), although as he also holds a Militia Commission, he fired a Militia com* pany representative :—

Nabbow Escape ofFibe.— The Panama Hotel had a narrow escape from destruction bj fire on Monday night. One of the billiard room lumps in some wuy upset, and the burning fluid spread rapidly over the floor, setting fire to things in all directions. Fortunately there were a good many people in the house, and the flames were extinguished before they spread beyond the one room. The hotel was insured in the Liverpool and London and GHobe Office, and the agent, Mr Pearco, at once paid the amount of damage dona by the fire — about £25. The West Coast Yoluntebbs.— It has been a cause, of great dißatisfaction for the laifc two years among the volunteers of the Wanganui and especially oi the Bangitikei district, that the arms supplied to them by the Government are of the worst possible description, and indeed of such a character as practically to disqualify them in the Colonial Bifle Competition, although several of the members are known to rank among the beat marksmen of this island, and this is trflfe not only of the riflo corps, but the cavalry also have fared no better, judging by the following remarks contained in the letter of a correspondent in that district, who has every opportunity of informing himself upon the subject; — "The Bangitikei Cavalay generally have grave cause, for complaint, but especially the members of the Alfred Troop, whose services were accepted by his Excellenoy the G-overnor in the end of the year 1869. At that timo they were served out with, old and damaged carbines and with inferior belts and pouches, doubtless parched up with the suns of India in years gone by, for they were perfeotly useless, and bore the brand of the 57th Regiment. Promises of.Bwords and revolvers were liberally given by the Defence Minister, Colonel Haultain — but they were never fulfilled, and after eighteen ' months the men have no better hopes of being properly equipped than before. This is very discouraging, and if not soon remedied we fear the troop will tender their resignation, which would be a great loss, as they are a very fine body, of - ; men, splendidly mounted, and living in a .district I pcouharly 'adapted to the use of a dashing troop |of oavalry." ' • ' .

Boat Acoidbni. — The " Lyttelton GKmes" givea tho following account of the late boat acoident in Lyttelton harbor, to which we alluded in our last issue :— lt nppeara that George Messiter, waterman, took off Mrs Plimraer, a passenger for the Wellington, accompanied by Mr and Mrs G. Tayler, Mr Plimmer, and the agent's clerk, Mr S. Sinclair. They got on board the steamer safely, but before they hud re-embarked the steamer anchor waa up, and she was forging ahead. Despite the steamer's wash, and the boat being on the windward side, the party managed to get in and push off, but the suction of the screw was so great that the boat waa drawn under the Teasel's stern. One of the blades of the screw caught the bow of the boat, smashing it in, and another capsized her. Mrs Tayler was under the boat, and as she was sinking Mr Plimmer dived and brought her to the surface, when ho managed to hold on by the broken bow until they were rescued. The Princess Alice manned her boat with great promptitude, and arrived just as Mr Plimmer, who was supporting Mrs Tayler, waa getting exhausted. The crew of the Defiance also put out their boat and picked up some of the party. Captain Holmes lowered his lifeboat and picked up two persons, who were conveyed on shore in a very exhausted state. Fatal Accident.— The " West Coast Times" gives the following particulars of a fatal accident which recently occurred at Hunt's Beach : — On tbe 18th ult., the deceased, whose name is Alexander Finch, a native of Barking in Essex, England, was engaged with, a mate, named John Barton, cutting timber at a Baw miil, and while in the act of throwing a slab from off the saw bench, slipped his foot, and fell on the bench, his right arm coming in contact with the front of the circular saw, which cut off the limb clobo to the shoulder. In trying to save himself he placed hia left arm against the back of the saw, which out off that limb close to the elbow joint. This was all done almost instantaneously, as the saw was making two hundred revolutions per minute. Although the steam waß immediately shut off the weight of the driving wheel kept the saw going at the same speed lor some time. Deceased was rescued as quickly as posoible by Mr Barton, and a man named James Marks, who at once strapped the stumps of the arms tightly down and succeeded in stopping the bleeding in about a minute after the accident occurred. Deceased was then removed to Watta' hotel, where ho remained until his death, which occurred three hours and a half after the accident* He remained sensible until about twenty minutes before death. He left no property, except about £12 due to him in wages, which has since been paid into the hands of Mr Pratt, chemist, at Okarito. The shareholders in the claim in which he worked buried him. He Jhad no relatives in the colonies, but has left two sißtere in London, whose address is not known. Deceased worked for a long time as packer for Messrs Beal Brothers of Stafford Town track. Peioe's Fiax Machine.— -It ia stated that Messrs Price of Onehunga have completed a new machine, on the same principle as their old one, but capable of turning out a much better article, and more than double the quantity of it in the j same time. A gentleman of experience in flax matters who saw it working, said the only objection he could find in it, was that it dressed too much for the feeder and the receiver, to manage comfortably ; but wo suppose that could easily be rectified by reducing the speed. Half a ton of fibre is the result of a day's work with this machine. Confiscated Lands. — The " Evening Herald" understands that it is the intention of the Pateaand Waitotara settlers to memoralise the Government to sell all confiscated land, together with Government and native reserves, to bona fide settlers. We are of opinion that the Government could not do anything better calculated to maintain peace in the district. It is the desire of the settlers that land bo disposed of should be in blocks consisting of from 100 to 200 acres, and this to settlers alone. We are sure that if the Government would take this action it would draw many settlers to the district, and would add to its permanent security. WANGANtri Post-Ofbtob.— -Some time ago the Government decided on erecting a new Post and Telegraph Office in Wanganui but as the plan of the building did not at all satisfy the Wanganui people in regard to architectural beauty, they got up a memorial asking the Government not to accept any tender until a building of a superior class was designed. To this memorial Mr Gisborae has replied as follows : — " I should be glad to meet the natural desire which you feel for the erection in Wanganui of a building of greater architectural beauty, but the Government are restricted by tbe means at their disposal and by tho necessary requirements of internal office accommodation. The usual practice in this as in other cases has been followed; the Colonial Architect has been consulted, and he has drawn to the bes of his ability a suitable design of a building, the construction of which is estimated to cost between five and six hundred pounds, — as much at the Government would be justified in oxpending on the work in question. [I have referred your letter to the Colonial Architect who informs me that for the amount available no building more attractive in an architectural point of view, and better fitted for its object, could be constructed. With regard to the" internal arrangements of the building, I am assured by those who have had official experience in the departments for which the building is to be provided, that the accommodation wilt be ample and convenient. The ground plan is the same as that of the Chief Post and Telegraph Office at Napier (tho Postal Boom at Wanganui will be larger) and tho office accommodation there haa, I am informed, given satisfation to the public and to tho Officers of these Departments. Under these circumstances, I have not considered that I would be justified in delaying the acceptance of a tender for the erection of a now Post Office in Wangnnui. The Funeeai of Mbs Nathan. — The Wanganui "Evening Herald," of the 14th instant, says : — " The funeral cortege of the late Mrs D. Nathan moved from the residence of her husband in Wicksteed place, yesterday, at 3 p.m., and was followed by the Jews of the Wanganui district and a large concourse of Christian friends to the grave. The funeral was one of the largest that has ever taken place in Wanganui, showing the respect in which the deceased was held. The hearse was followed by the Rev. B. A. Selig, Hebrew minister of Wellington, the chief mourners, Mr Nathan and Dr Samuels, after whom came the relations and friends of the deceased. After reaching the Jewish cemetery, the land of which was recently granted by the Provincial Government of Wellington for that purpose, the ground was consecrated by the Eev. Mr Selig, according to Hebrew rites, by reading the ceremony, first in Hebrew and then in English, from the text 23rd Genesis the 3rd and following verseß, concluding with the 30th Psalm. The coffin was then brought into the cemetery, the reverend gentleman chantiag the Jewish burial service, which, throughout, was most impressive j after which the coffin was lowered into the grave. Mr Richardson, the undertaker, deserves credit for the admirable manner in which the arrangements were carried out, this being tho first funeral in Wanganui conducted according to Jewish custom. Tho deceased leaves four little children, the youngest of whom is only twenty months old. Mr Nathan has the deepest public sympathy with him in his bereavement." The Ramib Plant. — The "Mercantile Gazette" of California states : — The attention of our agricultural population ia earnestly directed to the new and most lucrative plant called the Ramie, which is at this moment creating a sensation in the Southern States, particularly Louisiana. The Ramie is a species of thistle, and like all of its tribe is exceedingly hardy and easy of cultivation. It may be grown on any soil capable of raising the common thistle or the artichoke, and requires bufc little care, for, being of remarki ably quick and vigorous growth, it is a foe to weeds. It is susceptible of being propagated from cuttings, like the vine, is perennial, and yields three or four crops ft year, at the rate of 3000

pounds per acre, and readily commands 230 dole, per ton on the spot. The threads produced from the plant are larger, silkier, and stronger than cotton, and when mixed with cotton or wool . produce a brilliant, beautiful fabric, superior to the others alone, and when' manufactured by itself, rosemblos the finest grades of poplin. It will be seen that the product oi eaoh acre will give a gross revenue of 387 dollars. An acre of wheat producing thirty bushels, with two dollars per cental, will return but 36 dollars per acre, while the expense attending wheat culture is muoh greater than that required for the Ramie. We are not informed ats to the precise method of treating this most valuable plant, but full particulars can be obtained from parties engaged in the business in any of the Gulf States. A single planter on the Mississippi offers for sale 500,000 plants, and there is a strong and growing demand from all parts of Europe for this material. The climate and soil of California seem to us particularly well suited to its culture, and there are still immense amounts of unsettled lands that can be brought under cultivation with the Ramie without trenching upon our wheat districts or the area of our vine-bearing tracts." Pjbinoe Abthub. — Here ia a mysterious paragraph from the "New York Tribune": — It appears that Alderman Glaokmeyer still presses his little bill for the entertainment of Prince Arthur and suite, and relates some particulars of that occasion not hitherto mentioned. By way of damage he instances that, although there was a bath in the house, Colonel Elphinstone had two tubs of soapsuds placed on the carpet of the room he occupied, and upset their contents the next morning. The colonel evidently considered, with Crummies, that tubs and real water were essential to the performance. Among the missing items the unremunerated host enumerated much table linen, a pair of his own trousers, and all hia sister's Btockings except the pair ehe was wearing. Surely, if the Canadian authorities do nob indemnify the victimised alderman, tho Prince should mitigate hia domestic misfortune by investing him with the Order qf the Garter. A Fbaudtjlent Bankeupt. — A oase of very great importance was tried in the Supremo Court", Christchurch. the other day, before his Honor Mr Justice Gresson, the particulars of which we gather from the " Lyttelton Times" of the 4th March : — "Jonathan Earnshaw waa charged with a breach of the Bankruptcy Act, by omitting certain property from hia statement of his affairs filed in Court, to the injury of, and trying to dofraud his creditors. From the evidence it appeared that Earnshaw had, on the 14th May last filed in the Court a declaration of insolvency, and on the 15th he filed a statement of creditors and property ; afterwards, on the 28tb, a petition for adjudication and meeting of creditors was also filed by prisoner. During the month of June following, prisoner had aent a quantity of saddlery to be sold by auction, which breught the aurn^ of £40, and the greater part of which amount was applied to the payment of one of his creditors, thus defrauding the remainder of the persons to whom he was indebted. After hearing the evidence, the jury, after a considerable absence, returned a verdict of "guilty." Dr. Foster moved in arrest of judgment, on the ground that the indictment did not stat« a complete offence. His Honor said he did not see, under the 78 section of the Court of Appeal Act, how he could avoid passing judgment now, and stay execution until after the sitting of the Court above, if the necessary bail was forthcoming. Prisoner's counsel having concurred in these remarks, his Honor proceeded to pass sentence : — ' Jonathan Earnshaw, you have been convicted of omitting property from your statement with a fraudulent intent. The jury have paid ayory attention to your case, and you have certainly been ably defended by your counsel. The offence of which you have been convicted is one which I am sorry to say requires severe repression, because it ia becoming frequent in this district. I feel bound, whatever ;the decision of the Court of Appeal may be, to pass a sentence on you now that will mark my determination, so far as in me lies, to repress these frauds by bankrupts who pass through this Court. The sentence of tho Court is, that you, Jonathan Earnshaw, be imprisoned in the common gaol at Lyttelton for two years, computed from the Ist March instant, and that you be kept at bard labor.' Bail was accepted, the bankrupt in £100 and two sureties in £200 each." Conflict of Atjthobity. — A dispute has occurred between tho Resident Magistrate and the County Chairman of Westland, in regard to the issue of publicans licenses. The " Grey River Argus says : — " Aa we have already stated, tho County Chairman has beengranting licenses which are not authorised by law. Upon this Mr Rovell the Reaident Magistrate at Greymouth, not only refuses to recognise them, but instructs the police to proseoute one of the holders. The police obey his orders ; a prosecution is instituted and is at the last moment withdrawn by the police, under instructions from Mr Hoos. Whereupon Mr Revell and his brother Magistrates deliver themselves of a homily upon the duties of the authorities, which would have boeu very preper under other circumstances, bus which under the faota in queation, waa quite unnecessary and uncalled for, and betrayed great ignorance of judicial practice. Mr Revell accused Mr Hoos of having conruvedatandoompelledthepolice to assist in ( a flagrant breach of the law,' and stated that, if similar things were to be done, ' there was an end to all law and justice,' and that it yet remained for the police to ' show cause for such a dereliction of duty.' One would think from the highflown language used by the Bench, that really some ' flagrant breach of^the law' had been perpearated, but such is not tho case. The defendant in the action did hold a license, which, however irregular, were issued at the instance of tho repregentutive of the local Government, which alone was j interested in seeing that payment for a license was made, and as the documents antecedent to the j granting of the license passed through the Magistrate's office, it must have been within his knowledge that application for the same had been made. Considering the circumstances the County Chairman did not wish any prosecution to occur, and availing himself of his authority, he ordered its withdrawal. We confess that we can see neither a ' flagrant breach of the law,' nor even an impropriety in this course. If any impropriety has been committed it has been on the part of Mr Revell, in himself ordering a prosecution and afterwards silting to adjudge upon the case. If ' Mr Rovell and his brother Magistrates will read j up their authorities they will find numberless instances in which the Crown in cases affecting its immediate interests, and not those of the public, has declined to prosecute. Many, cases could be instanced in which the Crown has, through its legal prosecutor, declined to proceed in cases of breach of Customs regulations. And oven further cases have occurred in which criminal actions have been stayed by the Crown for reasons unexplained. Uudoubtedly, however, the responsibility of any failure of justice through the interferenco of the authorities niUßt be borne by them ; but as to their right to interfere, there can be no doubt. It is still a qucition whether that right has been properly excroisod in tho instance referred to." A Melbouene Adventure. — The " Age" narrates the following story :— An Adelaide contractor named Moses Firth, who had come over to Melbourne in tho latter end of January with the intention of investing in land under the new land regulations, waa prosecutor in the Police Court against a half-caste Maori woman named Lucy Grey, who claimed to be an illegitimate daughter of Sir George Grey. He stated that when he landed in Melbourne on "24th January ho went to stop at the Royal Oak Hotel, because it was close to the Land Office, whore he could look over tbe plans. Tho same evening he sallied out for a look at the town, and fell in with tho prisoner and had some drinks with her, in paying for which he took out a canvas bag containing 95 sovereigns. Aa they were walking along the street he was suddenly tripped up and received n blow in the eye which left him senseless for a short time, but when he recovered his senses he found tbe prisoner and the money had gone, He

gave information to the police, but ths itolan property being in gold there wae no ineana of identifying it. The detectires, however, were pretty sura who had committed the robbery from tho description given by tho prosecutor, and in consequence, when the steamer Dandenong waa leaving the wharf for Sydney, they went on board her, armed with a search warrant, and arrested the prisoner, who said she had no money with her. Upon searching her luggage, however, £42 in notea, together with a quantity of new jewellery and silk dressed were discovered, but this she accounted for by saying that Bhe waa in constant receipt of money from Sydney, her husband having left her £1000 at thia death. A witness, however, waa produced who was looked up in the same cell with her, and she said prisoner admitted having stolen the money from an j Adelaide man. The bench considered there waa j sufficient evidence to warrant their committing her for trial, which waa accordingly done, after three hours' investigation. A New An -esthetic. — On the 2nd November, at the monthly meeting of the New York County I Medical Society, Dr. Jacobi read a very interest- ' ing paper on the new antesthetic, hydrate of ohloral. The compound was first brought to the attention of medical men in July of the current year by the celebrated Dr Liebreich of Berlin. It may be applied by injection under the skin or taken internally. Being taken into tbe circulation, it combines with the alkali of the blood and generates chloroform. Its effects are of the same nature as those produced by chloroform, and recourse to it is not attended by the great excitement which precedes and that prostration which follows the use of the latter agent. At least such is the experience of Dra Liebreich. Richardson, and Jacobi, who have applied it to several of their patients. Dr. Benjamin M'Oready, however, thought it advisable to use the hydrate with great caution. Chloroform, he said, has been in use a long time before it was discovered that it ruined the blood, and, if taken many times, the digestive organs also. The persons mentioned aa having been relieved by the new anaesthetic, it should be said, were all suffering from afflictions compared with which poor blood and bad digestion are trifles. The operation of the hydrate was illustrated on three rabbits. The first one shown had been under its influence for more than 24 hours. The heat of ita interior organs had been reduced from 102deg to 87deg Fahrenheit, its respirations from 100 to 50, and its pulsations almost ©bliterated. The second one, a small animal, was inadvertently killed by an injection of 30 grains dissolved in a couple of thimblesful of distilled water. The third was given but 15 grains. In a very few moments it became insensible, its nerves seeming to have lost their power of sensation. In spite of tho great power of this medicament, it appears in the cases cited to have been unattended with any disagreeable consequences, the patients apparently waking refreshed from the deep sleep which it produaed. Two cases of delirium tremens were described in which it had been very serviceable. Dr. John 0. Peters, in the course of some interesting remarks on the paper of Dr Jacobi, ! said that the chemista, Matthison and Wright, had recently succeeded in separating morphia, | hitherto supposed to be simple, into two substances, thereby getting rid of the nauseating properties which had been found so objectionable j in that drug, A Nice Lover. — Raphael v. Solomon, heard recently in the County Court, Melbourne, was (according to the " Argus") an action brought under somewhat novel circumstances to recover the sum of £35. The parties, who are both of the Hebrew persuasion, were engaged to be married, but owing to some cause unexplained, an estrangement arose, and their matrimonial intentions wt re frustrated. The plaintiff, while, paying hia addresses to the defendant, presented her with a varioty of articles suitable for housekeeping purposes, including a cheat of drawers, a plated tea and coffee service, knives, forks, spoons, &c, to the value of £85. Finding their differences were j not likely to be healed, and being of a practical turn of mind, the plaintiff applied to the defendant, requesting her to return his presents. She declined to do so, considering no doubt that they wore Borne little compensation for the violence to which her feelings had been subjeoted, whereupon he instituted [the proceedings. A good deal of amusement waa afforded at the expense of the plaintiff during the hearing of the case. His Honor gave a verdict, for the defendant with coats. Seeling False Eatt de.C!ologne~wi??3£ Impunity. — A singular trial has juat taken place at Cologne to clear up the point as to whether a man may sell bad Eau de Cologne with impunity. A French traveller '.who^had been allured by the cheapness of some of tbe vaunted perfume bought a bottle, but found it was both scentless and dangerous, for on rubbing his hands with it ho burned himself aa though with vitriol. The tribunal judged, however, that it could give him no relief, for the label, although so closely resembling that of the genuine water, had been candid enough to state in. microscopic characters that " the contents were an imitation of which the purity waa not guaranteed." Tho person obviously in thojwrong was, therefore, tho Frenchman for not being able to read German. Shaving on Sundays. — The Rev. Dr. Guthrie in his " Sunday Magazine" thia month, relates a characteristic anecdote : — " I said to my host as I retired to my bed room on Saturday night, ' I may ring for hot water in the morning.' On thiß he instantly raised his hands, saying, ' Hush, Hush !' Astonished, and fancying from his manner and look that he had greatly misunderstood my question, I repeated it. But thia only called forth a more startling and emphatic warning — 'Speak of shaving on the Lord' s day, and you need preach no more in — shire !' I could not see the difference betweeen a man shaving his beard and washing his face on that day. Thia want of logic, however, was a small matter compared with a want of consistency : in hundreds of houses where you could not get a drop of liot water to shave with on the Lord's day, you would get plenty wherewith to brew whiskey loddy."

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