MISCELLANEOUS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 881, 7 March 1879, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

A rather extraordinary scene was witnessed in one of tne Dun 'ee churches some short time since. Just before the opening of the service a respectably dressed young man took his seat in the gallery and almost immediately begin whistling “ The Last Rose of Summer.’, The members of the congregation were astonished at the singular b- havionr of the performer, and few could refrain from laughing wh-n he subsequently struck up “Jennui-’s RlackE’ee,” walking backwards ami forwards along the nassage as he whist'ed. When the minister had giv n out the npemng psa'm the musician suddenly stopped whistling and began fumbling in bis pockets. To the amazement of those who were watching his move mentshe pulled a pipe from his pocket, and striking a match on the wall, evidently intending to have a smoke. This was too much. The minister observing what had taken place, asked someone to remove the disturber, and this was accomplished without further annoyance. Some extraordinary revelations have recently been made in the Dublin Law I,'onrts. it seems that about three years ago a Mr

Vincent died intestate, leaving a widow ami seven daughters. His fortune of 1/10,000, consisted of freehold property and shares in various insurance companies, and letters of administration wore granted to Jdrs Vincent, limiting her power to the receipt of dividends. She, however, mortgaged tl e shares and some of the freehold property, and after spending the proceeds became insolvent, in March last, and a writ has now been issued on behalf of the children, changing her with a breach of trust. The Judge said that- he never heard such a career iu the whole course of his life ; the wildest thing that fiction evern -irtrayed wasnolhing to it. “It was deplorable that a splendid fortune which a man had ai-cumula'ed in the course of a long life should thus be scattered to the win la. Full statements of the accounts most be filed, and every one of the securities must be traced ” Mr Edison has invented an improved receiver for his telephone which enables any p°rson standing fifteen yards from the machine to hear distinctly a whisper utterel mi’es away. A Ladies Walking Club has linen formed in New York. The members take train or boat to a short distance from the city and spend a day in the country, walking some six nrseven mi'es. They area 1 strongly shod and wear short, dresses.

It has been held by the E linbnrgh Court of Session that the trusties who held Ci’y i f Glasgow Bank shoes in trust for ot ers, are liable for “ calls” equally with the other shareholders

Recently, a prisoner was killed while attemp'ing to escape from Lewes G-01. H» had broken through the ceiling of bis cell, and endeavoured to descend from the roof, a distance of 55 feet in length. Mnob surprise was expressed by some of the jurymen that the prisoners should be allowed o have snob a quantity ot material in their cells, but the coroner stopped the questioning on the subject as irrelevant, though, he sa'd, it would not have been so had the deceased used the means to commit suicide instead of to escape, line of the jnrv. however, persisted for some time in his en deavnurtogeta riilet attache 1 to ‘h • ver Hct, recommending the Home Necretarv to alter the prison rules, but he was nl'imately overruled, and the return made was simply „ Accidental Death.