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Evening Star, Issue 3556, 16 July 1874, Page 2 (Supplement)

Apropoi of ibe wreck oi tae British Admiral, “ says :—“ Mr U’Grady, the surviving cabin passenger, with some forethought, lashed to a piece of timber his desk, containing a bank draft, &c. ; and, strange to say, he found his desk ou the inhospitable beach .of King's Island. The third mate found his watch, and some one else the ship’s papers; se that . the sea seems to have exercised some cu r ious process of appreciative selection, if these were the only portable valuables cast up. ” The following anecdote of the late Ker. Mr Binney is said to appear in print for the first time. Upon one occasion Bishop Perry, of Melbourne, and Mr Binney were passengers together from Sydney to Melbourne. The Bishop proposed that on the Sunday morning, when a service was to be held, he should read the prayers, and that Mr Binney should peach. Mr .ianey afterwards wrote, “ I would much rather have listened to him, but I gave in. After his Lordship had gone through the English service I took his place and addressed the congregation. ” Where the big fish swim boldly, surely the small fry may safely follow. -< • ““ Riv « r Argus ’ has the followmg The ‘ Lyell Argus ’is threatened with an action for libel at the instance of Mr George Donne. The following telegram has been received by our contemporary from Mr Donne’s solicitors ‘To Mr James Graham Niven, ‘ Lyell Argus,’ Lyell. Mr Donne instructs us to demand an apology for vour leader of the 30th May, and three guineas costs, or, in default, tetakepiooeedings. If you will apologise, we will forward a form, otherwise, we must immediately proceed.’ To this Mr Niven forwarded jhe following re P.ly ‘To Messrs Adams and Kingdom soiicititors, Nelson : * A reference to the leader of May shows me that the person who is there alluded to, is described as “a notoriously honest and worthy man.’ It is to be regretted that Mr Donne should consider such epithets libellous; but as he appears to do so, and to think that they apply to him, I shall have no possible objection to apologise for having in that manner accidentally offended him.’ Brutumfuhnen."