GUBERNATORIAL GOSSIP.

Evening Star, Issue 3409, 24 January 1874, Page 2

GUBERNATORIAL GOSSIP.

_ Mr M'Donall, of Roxburgh, presented his ■fcxeellency with a green .silk umbrella, and his Honor the Superintendent with a walking stick. . At Clyde his Excellency gave to the stable-groom a piece of silver plate bearing her MMesty’u arms and inscription, of the aggregate value of two and a-half shilhngs sterling—or in .modern language half„a crewn. Its owner intends to preserve it sacredly, and hand it down to poateity as an heirloom of the family.— It ia currently reported that bis Excellency was the victim of a slight misunderstanding on his journey to Queenstown, while the horses were being changed at the Roaring Meg Hotel Sir James, it seems, went by, himself, while that operation was being performed, to see the Natural Bridge over the Kawarau, which is one of the sights in the neighborhood of the Meg. Haying seen it,-he of course then made the best of his way to the main road to meet the carriage. Its occupants had, however, in .the fmeantime, (thinking his Excellency had gone on ahead fos a “ constitutional,” pushed on the harnessing process, and were' about live miles further on the road when the conviction forced itself upon their minds that |tho Governor must be behind them. Mr Inspector Morton accordingly galloped back in hot haste, and, true enough, his Excellency was toiling two or three .miles behind with his coat off and hanging on his arm. It is said, though we cannot vouch for the fact, that he. yaw a considerable state of wrathful perspiration. Things were soon set straight again, however, when the trap made its appearance to pick up the lost passenger. >r