MISCELLANEOUS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 684, 28 May 1875, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

—o— A child, being asked what were the three groat feasts of the Jews, promptly and not unnaturally replied, “ Breakfast, dinner and supper.” An Alternative.—Susie Liberty has thirteen lovers, and each of them exclaims, “ Give me liberty or give mo death !” Mr Husband was married last week wo see by the papers; surely his wife is now a Husband. The first Masonic Lodge established in Rome was opened on the sth inst., with great ceremony. The Freemasons of England, France, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, &c., were represented ou the occasion, and which wentoff with great iclat. Nothing has transpired regarding the Popc’sl.feelings in connection with this event, but they must be far from pleasant, to judge from the manner in which he lately expressed himself regarding the Protestant churches and schools which are multiplying in Home. Referring to these in a recent allocation addressed to the parish priests, the poor old man said they caused him “ much affliction and compared them to tho templesjdcdicated ta Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus, which existed in Rome in the pagan days of the city. He also enjoined the priests to exert themselves to avert tho consequence which he declared will flow from these “ great evils,” namely, “ pretended worship of God and the corruption of childhood.” The Pope will receive another [severe shock to his feelings in a few days, as a Baptist chapel is about to be opened in Rome, and 70 ministers and pother leading members of the Baptist denomination havo[left Engand, under tho Cook and Son, to he present on the occasion. All these signs of religious freedom?and!enlightenment in Rome are intensely galling toJPapists in this country, and especially so in Ireland. An English paper contains the following. It is a pity that the name of the New Zealand merchant is not given, as now everyone answering the description, and in England at the time is open to suspicion At Marlborough street, John Cope and Ada Osborne were charged before Mr Knox with loitering in the public streets for the purpose of committing a felony. With them was associated a third person, aNewJZealandmerchant, for whom Mr Edward Lewis appeared. Policeconstable Palmer said he saw tho three prisoners together and watched them for some time. Seeing Cope try the pockets of two gentlemen, he took the party into custody. The third prisoner, the New Zealand merchant was not sober. Mr Lewis, on behalf of his client stated that ho .was a wool merchant recently from New Zealand, and was prepared to show, on tho testimony of his bankers that he was a most respectable person. The accused had been to the Argyle Rooms on the previous night and had afterwards taken too much. Whatever his conduct afterwards might have been, it was due to the influence of the liquor he had unfortunately taken. Evidence having been given I in support of Mr Lewis's statement, Mr , Knox said it was absurd to suppose a man in ■the position of Mr Lewis’s client, who had a banking account, would be in the street for the purpose of picking pockets. He should therefore discharge him. As Cope had been previously convicted and the other prisoner was known to tho police, he should order them to be sent to prison and kept to hard labor for three months.