MISCELLANEOUS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 927, 23 January 1880, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Old cab hors-s in Boris when past work still represent a vain ;of L2 15s. Tims the skin is worth over 10s , and goes to the t.anpit, the tendons are use I for glue, the feet for nil, the hones for animal blank, the hlo id for Prussian blue, an I the flesh sells for 1.1 Si. to the ell ;;tp restaurants for c mversi in into savoury dishes A-seho dmaster in 13 iglau I was a short time since sum n me I for a curious assault upon one of his pupils. It appeared that hiving caught th; hoy i i the aet of pelting a frog with stones, an 1 wishing to give him a practical proof of the inliuni mity of such sport he picked up a largo stoic, and saying to lire hoy, “ You he the frog, ao 1 i’ll he Tompkins,” threw it at him four timesIt, however only struck him once, and we suppose that no great injury was inflicted, for the magistrates dismissed the ease, cautioning the defendant, however, against adopting such a method of punishment in future.

Recently the following case wa9 heard before a Loudon Police Court :—“ A native of Africa w;u charge ! with stealing a number of ba.ikiidtee from bis employer, the proprietor of an exhibition at the East End. The prosecutor male the extraordinary statement that be had recently bought some lions, and that the •* Mack man in the dock was included in the purchase,” mid begged hard to be allowed to withdraw the charge, as without him the linns would be useless, and might be dangerous to the public. No notice seems to have been taken of ibis unblushing coii'ession of slavedealing, and as it appeared that the faithful negro had only taken the money to prevent his master from being rubbe 1 while in a state of intoxication, the case was dismisse 1, an 1 both went on their way rejoicing. especially the showman, who thus obtained a valuable gratuitous advertisement in the next day's newspapers. At Ratcliff*. near Nottingham, recently a man none I I’arr, wb > ha 1 been arreste I for felony, ran away towar Is the river, amt, after jumping from the top of a precipitous clilf, fifty feet ill height, dashed into the river, and was drowned while trying to swim across The ody was fouu 1 a mile and a half below the ciff.

A daring gang of Burglars, who have for sumo weeks pist been coinit'ing depredations in and around Liverpool, r -ce i ly entciel the Olive street Bridewell, and carried off i'7o in cash, and orher prop rty belonging to Mr. Sibod l. Chief Superintendent of the Li ve ,- p ‘ol police, wh >at the time was on duty at a fancy dress hall at the Town Hall.

Mr bunny, the post an 1 telegraph Master at Charlesville, Q leenslau 1, wis reo t.itly lined L2d for telling his housekeeper the contents of a telegnm receive I by him.

A fox-hunt was heM in tins streets of Bristol recoil:ly It a meats that a fox was started in the suburbs, Was hnutol into the city and thee kille I.