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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3859, 29 November 1883, Page 4

AN HISTORICAL PILE. The Tower is the oldest of tho three great monuments of London, and assuredly it stands at tho head of all buildings of its order in the world. It is the most perfect extant example of a feudal castle of the first class, continuously used as a fortress by tho same dynasty, and as a seat of the same Government, since tho times nf the Crusades. It is in fact the civil building in thy Avorld Avhich can show the longest and most splendid history. The Pantheon at Rome, a few of the great Basilicas, tho Byzantine Church of the Holy AVisdom, and a few religious buildings on the Continent can show a longer life ; but there is no civic building, being neither a ruin nor a restored ruin, but still a great seat of government, Avhich can show so vast a record. Tho Tower of London has entered upon tho ninth century of its continuous life in the service of tho. English Crown. AVhcn tho AVhito Tower first rose beside tho Thames, as the buttral and symbol of tho Conquest, tho nations we call France, Germany and Spain did not exist. It had already seen centuries of great and memorable things before the oldest of tho palaces and halls of Europe bad their foundations laid. Men talk of the traditions of tho Kremlin, tho Vatican, and the Escurial, but the first half of the wild history of the Tower Avas over before a stono was laid of these vast piles. The races Avhich raised the fantastic domes of Moscow or the minarets of Constantinople were Avandcring herdsmen and robber tribes in Asia Avhen tho Tower was tho home of the most poAYorf ul kings in Europe. The old palaces of State of Venice, Florence, Ghent, and Bruges have traditions of great antiquity, and arc memorable sources of art, romance, and poetry. But their real life has closed for ages ; they are little hoav but monuments or museums. The Tower Avhich began so long- before them has outlived them all in permanent vitality. The descendant of the Conqueror is still mistress of tho White Tower which for 800 years has guarded the symbols of our national power. It is true that in point of picturesque beauty the Tower must yield to some of its younger rivals. It has not the mountain-like grandeur of tho Palace of tho Popes at Avignon, nor the fairy beauty of tho Doge's Palace at Venice, nor the sky-line of the old Palace at Florence, or of tho Castle at Prague ; much less has it the Aveird imprcssiveness of that skeleton of castles, tho upper city of Carcassonn, or the piles of Loches, Cbinon, and Angers. Tho glory of the Tower of London lies in its matchless historical record. KEEPING BUTTER. The following method of storing butter for keeping in Great Britain, as detailed by T. G. Clancy, contains some points of interest to our readers: —The butter cellar should bo cool, and in piling the butter care must be taken not to pile it near a AvindoAV through Avhich, at any part of tho day, a direct ray of the sun can play on the firkins. If a iirkin of butter is placed in such a position that even for an Lour each day one side of it is exposed to the direct rays of the sun, and that it remains so for a considerable time, it will be seriously injured. Do not pile tho butter against a damp Avail or in a very damp spot. See that the drainage of your butter cellar is perfect, and that no bad odours coma into it from tho soAvers, Avhich should bo carefully (rapped. The cellar should bo avcll A'entilated, but Avithout a great through draught, Avhich Avould tend to dry up the butter and tho firkins, causing tho staves to open and admit the air. Always place the firkins standing on end, Avith the heads up. If tho butter has to bo kept for a lon<>- time it should occasionally bo brined. Mako a strong brine of clear Avater, and the cleanest and best salt (not sea salt) that you can procure. Let it rest for a day, so that the Avater may take up as much of the salt as it Avill hold in solution, stirring it now and then. Pour this brine over the timber heads of tho firkins Avithout opening them, filling up to tho top of the chin, and if it runs A'cry quickly through, ' renew it. This has a double effect. Tho brine that gets into tho butter preserves it, and tho moisture running down tho seams of the firkins swells them and makes thcin air-tight. For very long keeping it is well to bore a largo gimlet hole in tho heads to admit the brine into the butter ; but you should be provided with plugs or spigots,. Avhich should bo hammered in tightly after the brine has gone down. It is not necessary to brine butter for short keeping. If it bo good keeping butter it Avill do without; and if is not, should it bo Aveak, over-handled, milky, or too rich, brining Avill not euro it. MELANCHOLY DISASTER AT SEA. The barque Britannia, Captain Garston, from Morant Bay Jamaica, for Montreal, Avith a cargo consisting of -100 tons of sugar and 2o puncheons of rum, struck on the north-east bar off Sable Island, Nova Scotia, at 1 o'clock on the morning of Monday, the 3rd of September. Tho Avcather at the time avhs thick and tho vessel Avas going at the rate of six and a-half knots. The crew remained on tho vessel until Tuesday night, when she began to break up, and all got on a raft. Besides tho creAV—numbering 12 persons—tho captain's wife and four children Avore on board. During tho night eight of tho men, together Avith the captain's Avife and children, Avcro lost, tAVo of tho latter being washed away and two others dying in their father's arms. Tho steward of the ship had been lashed to tho planks of tho raft, but, the tremendous soa Avashing continually OA r er him, ho soon perished. Captain Garston was twice Avashod off, but his strong swimming power enabled him to regain the raft each time. Lewis Smith, able seaman, had during the hurricane some days before, fallen from the fore-mast and broken his arm., AVhilo tho crew were preparing to leave the Avrecked vessel ho Avas carried off by a huge Avavo and his companions Avero powerless to assist him. The four survivors reached Sable Island on AVcdnesday.

{"OVCB'BBfIBBCBBt.Ca-ftClCe. Offico of the School Commissioners for Haivko's Bay, Napier, November 17, 1883. QEALED Tenders for the lease of subKJ division Bof suburban section No. 31, or of section No. 421, toivn of Napier, for a period of thirty-six years, will bo received at this office up to noon of FRIDAY the 21st day of December next. Each Tender to be accompanied by a deposit of one-fourth of tho rental offered por annum for tho first period of twelve years, ( to be addressed to tho Chairman of the School Commissioners, and marked outside "Tender for Lease of Education Reserve, Napier." Conditions and form of tender to bo seen on application at this office. J. T. TYLEE, For Secretary tq Commissioners.