Escape of a Canterbury Prisoner.

Evening Post, Issue 104, 9 June 1865, Page 2

Escape of a Canterbury Prisoner.

prisoner, and o.ie of so lie what notorious character, named White, made his escape from custody on Wednesday evening last, under the following circumstances. White and two otheis had been brought from Hokitfka by the William Miskin, en route for Cbristchurch. Arrived at Nelson, the constable In charge forwarded two of his* prison, ers to our gaol, for cafe keeping whilst the steamer remained here ; the other, named White, said he was very ! 11, so the constable kept him on board and carefu"y watched him. At about six o'clock, as a passenger was coming on board, he missed his footing and fell into the water, where in all probability he would have been drowned had not the constable very courageously jumped overboard to save him. During the performance o£ this bold act the prisoner Write managed to effect bis escape. White's description is as follows : — About sft 8 ; n. high, short oiake, with fresh complexion, and clean snaved. He wore a black billycock-hat, black beaver monkey-jacket and new moleskin trousers. It is to be hoped that the constable wil' not be visited by punishmeut in consequence of the escape of his prisoner, for the fact of jumping overboard to save a drowning fellow-creature should surely excuse a momentary foryetfulness of his other duty. — Nelson Paper. Tiharu Moohixgs. — We are sorry to have to report that the efforts lately made by Mr. Watson, the Dunedin diver, to recover the lost bridle chain attached to the moorings, have proved unsuccessful, and, after several trials, the project has been abandoned. The diver, we are informed, made as many as seven or eight descents before giving up the attempt ; but, although he found the two large anchors without c* ; m"culty, he could not succeed in recovering the bridle chaiu.— Timaru Herald, May 27. Intkhesting State Documents. — Sir John Romilly, at the recommendation of the Chancellor of the .fc.xcheu.uer, has forwarded to the Ordinance Survey Department iv Southampton a collection o£ national documents .to be copied by the photoziacographic procesf. This collection contains the most interesting series of charters, treaties, and letters which it was possible to select out of the Kecord Office. They illustrate the history of the country from the commencement of the reign of Wi'Uam the Conquerer to the end of the reign of Queen Anne, all of which will be published iv chronological order with tranp. lations, so that we shall have in this an illustration of the gradual change in the language and the mode of writing during the last 800 yeara. The seals that are attached to some of ihe documents are also of great interest ;'that which is attached to the treaty of peace between Henry the Eighth of Eng-; land and Francis the first of France is in gold, upwards of four inches in diameter* and exquisitely carved in relief by Behvenuto Collini. The gold seal attached to the patent of knighthood: conferred on Prince Edwatd by the King o£ Castile is also of great interest, and there is the gold seal attached to the Pope's Bu'l conferring the title of Defender of the Faith on Henry the Eighth. Amongst the documents is an original copy of Magna' Charta.— Southampton Times. Advantages of Advertising. — You see goods are like gals— they must go when they are in fashion and good looking! or else a yoke of oxen wouldn' take 'm off afterwards The man that advertises most does most business, because he don't make one stock to,' last a lifetime. I know a merchant in this^ district who has imported three lots of gQ§U»! within a year from Europe, and now 4 he's nearly sold out again. How does he and liiis?,

jnHnTgct rid of so many goods ? They •drraftfie more than all the others put together— that's the how. I will prove if If you want to borrow money, if you want to lend money, if you want a farm to rent, if you have one to sell— advertise. If your horse, pig, cow, colt, sheep, or oxen go astray, advertise them right off, and not run a chance of losing them altogether, or having to pay as much as they are worth in change for their ke«p. If you are a shoemaker, tailor* carpenter, or any kind of useful mechanic, show people that you are not ashamed of being a mechanic— advertise. It you keep a hotel, make it known. When people see men advertise they htuivr he is a business man. The World Is fu'l of people who want. Some want to sell, some want to buy ; and the only way to meet these wants is to advertise, Advertising is like honesty — it pnys \ttll i£ fo"owed up. Merchants think nothing of paying forty dollars for one sign with only their name on it. We", what do you think of 8000 signs a week in the newspaper ? In it you can show your whole estabHsnment to the country every week. If you are wise> just rub yonr eyes, and advertise.— Niugnra MaH. A Tigress K>m.e».— -For the past three or four weeks Mr. Christopher Leppan lias missed a sheep or two from his flock, but was entirely at a loss to account for their disappearance. His shepherds were watchful and dilligent, but not a tnvce could be discovered of the missing shetp. On Wednesday, during the absence of Mr. Leppan, who | had come to Somerset, a Kaffir made his way to the house, and reported that a large tigress was in the bush close by. On receiving tin? Information, one of Mr. Leppan'a sons, about IB years, reached down his father's doublebarrelled gun, put a good charge of lo'.pcrs into the one and a ba" into the other barrel, pluckily called the dogs together, beckoned to the Kaffir, who was only a mcd with a knobken le, and proceeded up the kloof, The dogs, who had never, it i? said, hunted a tiger ' before.in a very short time took up the scent, nnd at a little distance up the spruit succeeded in bringing to bay a large full grown tigress. By the time the young man had got to the spot, the tigress and dogs were fighting must fearfully, but so mad were the dogs upon the enemy that j oung Leppan could not get tire slightest opportunity to fire, for fear of shooting one of them. At last the tigress innnaged to shake ofl the dogs and get into a thick bushy tree, out of sight of her pursuers. The plucky young fellow was not te • be thus outwitted, so lie very quickly mounted' into a tree opposite, from whence he could just discern the brute, lashing its tail to and iro, growling in a most frightful manner. Taking good aim Leppan fired, and at the flame moment tfio tigress marie » fearful lenp in amongst the dogp, but the i>im had told, and the tigress had received the bullet through tho back. The dogs once more prevented their master from putting an end to its Jife, The tigress sitting on her haunches, now fought most desperately for sometime, until at last, to all appearances, she was dead for she stretched herself out aud lay motionless, and the dogs and men, being tired and worn out, sat down around the carcase. After a few minutes' rest, Leppan got up and was about to examine the brute, when fortunately the Kaffir gave warning in time, and the young man had just opportunity to throw himself backwards as the tigress drew itself up, whirled round and made a most desperate effort to seize hold of him. Once more the dogs rushed on the tigress, and it was nearly half an hour before a fatal shot could be given. Watching his opportunity, with his finger on the trigger, at a moment when the tigress raised her head above the dogs, he fired, and the bullet going through the bran proved effectual. Several of the dogs were mortally injured.— -Graham's Town Journal.