MISCELLANEOUS.

Evening Star, Issue 2832, 16 March 1872, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Professor Haselmayer, Heller’s preceptor, is about to pay the South a visit, and the public will do well to witness Haselniaycv’s exhibition of trained birds and mice ,■ his g eight of-hand tricks are clever, but not very unlike those of other professors of the art The “goblin drum” and “ serial bell” never failed to gratify, to say nothing of explanation of their nwdu* operandi, an explanation which invariably and inevitably excites the risible faculties to perfect explosions of mirth. ______ From all I hear, it really appears that Mi Gyms Haley, the supposed incendiary, is suffering from monomania, induced by real or fancied injuries. Assuredly he imagines that a powerful enemy has done him irreparable wrong, but whether or not he has substantial grounds for that fancy or conviction, remains to be seen. Meantime he suffers great mental affliction, and is impressed «ith the belief that efforts are being made to spirit away those who seem to very dear to him. I hear that his hair is really turning grey, notwithstanding everything asserted to the contrary. “ Higles,” in his weekly budget says, “in writing of the interchange of pulpits be tween ministers of tbe Churches of Englan - and Scotland, I ought to have said that over 150 leading laymen of the Scottish and English churches (not 150 clergymen) End given iu their adhesion to the system. The feeling of most ministers of religion is, however, in favor of the movement, the i regress of which will not be easily arrested.” The “Bailiffs” of Paris have enjoyed their annual banquet had 42 different dishes, and seven choice wines. Bu-ine.‘s must be prosperous. At the late Prefect’s dinner, the last orator—an artist—found before he sat down that all the guests had disappeared. It is rumored that the unfortunate speaker to “ Our next merry meeting ” toast is to bring an action against the Prefect for placing h>’m in a “ridiculous position.” People call to see, look at, aud faugh at him every clay, and promise to elect him for the Assembly to cut short the debates.