ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 855, 6 September 1878, Page 3

ENGLISH EXTRACTS.

Punctuality is regarded as a sovereign virtue in Runnah, where the King recently imprisoned all his ministers for several hours because they were unpunctual in attending his summons to aGo inci'. His Majesty also warned them that if they, were late again their te>m of imprisonment would he considerably piolnnged. Salmon culture has been introduced into J apau by the Govd -nm uit.

Recently a party of sixteen tramps broke into the Grand Stand on the race-course at Beverley, near Sheffield, and helped themselves so freelv to liquor that next morning one was found dead, and several others lying about insensible. The survivors wore all arrested, and sent to prison for sis months with the exception of three, who, planning “ not guilty,” were committed to take their trial.-

Mr Charles Matthews, the world-renown-ed comedian, died at Mar.Chester in the month of June last, aged 79. Ho played up to wilhin a day or so of his death. A rabbit charmer, possibly a descendant of Hie Pied Piper, of Hamelin, has started to walk to Paris from Jlomnrantin. in the T.oiret. about 148 miles. He is followed by fifty rabbits running loose, and proposes to complete the distance in five days with his little c.r.nn-iuir.n? A remarkable pedestrian feat has been undertaken by a Cincinnati diver, who proposes to walk along the bottom of the Ohio River, from Cincinatti to Cairo, a distance of about five hundred miles, in twenty, five days, for a wager of L 2000,. He stipulates that a boat is to accompany him with an air pump, in order to supply him with oir, and moreover that ho is to he allowed to come up to the surface as often as he pleases, but that the boat is to lie stopped whenever he docs so, in order that he shall walk every steo of the way.

Swimming for girls is strenuously advocated in London. Hundreds are learning, and many more would gladly do so if teachers could be hark

In the six months ending .Tune, 5,211 head of cattle, JCI horses. 3.313 she p. and 838 pigs were landed at Liverpool by Canadian steam-ship lines.

Republican simplicity is curiously illustrated by the following announcement of the King of Hanover's death, culled from a French newspaper Juno 16, M. George V. (King of Hanover), 59 years of age ; 7, Rue do Presbourg.”

Counterfeit coin is unusually prevalent in the United States this year, and over two million bad dollars aro known to bo now in circulation.

Relics of Moody and Sankey aro row amongst tho most precious possessions now in America. After some recent revival meetings at Ncwhaven in Connecticut, the tabernacle erected for the assemblies was sold by auction, and every scrap of furniture and fittings found eager purchasers. Chairs and benches went at large prices, .and there was a live’y competition for mouthpieces ef speaking-tubes. Queen Isabella’s jewels have been sold in Puris. ■ The amount of the first three day’s sale reached nearly L-tO.OOft. A new week’y journal, entitled The Britannic. to be devoted to the interests of British subjects rn the United States, will shortly appear in New York.' At present there is no English newspaper throughout the United States. Reform in the gorgeous dress of Eastern Monarches is being introduced bv the King of Burmah, who. finding his treasury low. has taken to weaving paper hats, as less expensive than ordinary headgear. A woman is in curtody at. Preston on suspicion of having poisoned her husband and three children for tho sake of burial fees from an Assurance Con.piny.