MAIL ITEMS

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 156, 5 November 1872, Page 5

MAIL ITEMS

115,000 tons of California,!! wheat are on their way to England. The emigrants despatched to New Zealand during the last quarter numbered 18T5. The Rev. J. ii. Merle D Aubigue, D.D., the historian of the Reformation, is dead. At Manchester, eight hairdressers were tined 6d. each, under the Act of Charles 11., for shaving people on Sunday. Bal larat has been created a Bishopric. The Archbishop of Canterbury will nominate the first Bishop of the new diocese. The congratulatory message forwarded by the Mayor of Adelaide on the opening of telegraphic communication has been recorded iii the a-chives of the city of London, at Guildhall.

A novelty at the Dundee was a race tor tour-oared fishing yawls rowed by fisher girls. The " Pet Lambs," wearing straw hats and striped bodices, who won the first prize at th s Brouglity Ferry Regatta, won the race < asily. The rowing is to have been admirable.

A remarkable accident occurred at Auehinleek Lamb Fair. A man named .las. Black, residing at Gaswater, had caught hold of a lamb, which, in its struggles to get free, overturned its ciptor. Black fell to the ground with such violence that his neck was broken, and ilea hj shortly a.'ie. w.u'ds ensued.

There was an ext • lor-'in iry personal altercation at the Brnrster Sessions at Norwich, on August 27. In tho course of the proceedings, some unpleasant fouling arose between two of the magistrates, and one struck the other. The pair ultimately rolled <>n the floor together while struggling for the mastery. Tim scene produced much excitement among the auditory. Eventually the combatants were separated. The Home Secretary has called upon Mr Blake and Major Bignold for an explanation of their conduct. The match between the English Cricket Eleven and tlv> Eleven of Montreal vai played on August 22 and 23. The English Eleven scored in their first innings 225, and the Canadians -IS. In their second innings th> Montreal Club made 117 runs, the English winning liy IP> runs in ono innings. The match M-wopu the English Eleven and Twen*y-two of the T m.nto Cluh commenced on September L. At the close of the play the English Eleven had made 213 runs for eight wickets down, Mr (Jrace scoring 112. There were 10,003 spectators present.

The Prince of Wales' birthday (Nov. !)) Wis this year on a SitvHiv. lb hns H«cn decided to celebrate it in Dnnelin on th° Mond.iv following, ~s Icing a more convenient day.