ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 639, 22 February 1870, Page 4

ENGLISH MAIL NEWS.

Hair combs are manufactured from old. boots in Paris, The Pilgrim's Progress has been translated into Chinese. . A baptism at Melbourne, Canada, was interrupted by a big brother of the young woman about to be iinm.ersedj who thrashed the clergyman. A new knitting ma.ch.ine, capable of taking 324,000 stitcho.3 a minute, and of making 500 shirts a day, has been invented in Canada.. According to the Hebrew Nationa 1 , of London, there are 6,0.00,000 Jews in the world, onerhalf of them living in Europe, and allowing only 260,QQ0in all America. A New York doctor writes to a. friend in Boston that he has sent to the insane asylunv since the great gold '-corner," six men who were made. cr-agy by their losses. • • : • A gentleman of Troy, New York, has discovered that lemon juice taken without sugar is a sure cure for that very common Qomplaint neuralgia. He says that the ■ juice of one lemon a day taken in water will, cure the most obstinate cases. The New York Times says :— A. son of an eX-Pneaident of the United States, from Virginia, who has, become utterly debased by indulgence in strong drink, was tq-day admitted to a, charity ward in one of the hospitals, of this city .4 young Philadelphian, who has been in Paris during the Rosa Bonheur, tlim gossips, about her : — " She. has a Frem lonian's way of placing her index finger along tl^e full length of her nose, which I never before saw a woman do ; and she parts her hair- on one sic 1 a like a man, letting it fall on her forehead. It is entirely grey, except where it is snowwhite. Indeed, the lady looks older than her mother. S!ie talks energetically, clearly, and rather didactically, but is extremely pleasant. Harry showed her his pisto, 1 , and she said — ' Oh yes, I know : I q rry one just like it,' and ip illed it out of her pocket to show it- to ua As it was loaded> it frightened the family considerably to see her manoeuvre it in her; offhand way. After dinner she smoked her cigar like the other gentlemen of tl.e tarty," • . .! . The University of Edinburgh have adopted the following regulations for the education of women -in medicine :— " 1. Women shall be admitted to the study of medicine in the University ; 2. The instructian: of women for the profession of medicine shall be conducted in separate classes confined ■ entirely, to women.; 3. The professors of the faculty of medicine shall for • this purpose be . permitted to have separate classes for women-; 4. Women not intending to study medicine professionally may be admitted to such of these classes, or to any suoh part of the courses of instruction given in such classes, as tihe University Court may from time to.: time, think fit and approve; 5. The fee for the full course of instruction in such classes shall be four guineas ; but in the event of the 1 number of students proposing to attend any such class being t o small to provide a reasonable remuner ration, it shall be in the power of 'the professor to make arrangements for a higher fee subject, to the usual sanction of the; University Court ; 6. . All women attending such classes shall be subject to all the regulations now- .or at any future time, in force in the University as to the matriculation of students, their attendance on classes; examina'ion, or otherwise ; 7. The above regulations shall take effect as .from 'the commencement of Session 1869,70." The Chancellor has sanctioned the regulations in terms of the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1858. A Canadian contemporary says : — " The circular which was addressed to the various Colonies by Mr Youl, Mr Blame, and Mr Sewell, the gentlemen from New Zealand^ v*ith a view to organising a Colonial Contention in London to discuss the • relationship of England and her dependencies, has been very favorably received, in some of the other Colonies, and Oj large attendance of delegates is likely to be the result. Though the' scheme of a British Colonial Confederation is grandly brilliant, there are so many - difficulties in the way of-its successful organi- : sation, that very hearty unanimity on the part of the Colonies and the mother I country would ;.b,o necessary to insure success.. An informal committee convoked by private indivi<iuals, and- hot in any ■way officially sanctioned by Great Britain., -can hardly hope -to. do njore than bring the subject of Colonial relationship more prominently into public : c6nsiderationi We believe that the. proposed : Congress w^ll : have that effect, and that its proceedings will be ; watched with particular interest hy, all the:, leading men of England j as well as :by the working pdpxilation r who look upbn Canada and Australia as better fields ft>r their skill and ' muscle. The more -^hat is said abotit the Colonies, and the more that information as ta their resources is disseminated, in- England, the more good, will b^e done .by -the delegates. • j Great ignorance jia.s hitherto prevailed, and anything that will , tend' to remove this mnst be of advantage and" should be pneouraged." :A- canten^porary mentiona having had the opportunity of examining and tasting some specimens of beef whip') have jvut heen imported from South America by Messrs G, F. Dickson and Qo. t bf Great i Winchester street Building:; -The beef had beetf prepared for exportation., by Senor Maximo Terrano, an s extensive landed proprietor of Buenos A;yre3r The process of preparation isj : simple, and the result l^ijiieithe 1 ?/- the "jerk" beef of the West Indf^ -ftor 1 the "charqni v about whigh: so much has been said in recent discussions on. the aliliniportant food, question. The meat, is simply cut from the carcase.of the newly* slaughtered animal, next -steeped; for 24 hours- in ordinary : "brine, and finally dried in the open air. When dry.it is fit for shipment, and it performs the voyage to England in loose sacks, without any o.ther precaution, or covering. T,hs

specimens submitted to inspection were very different from the dry, tasteless preserved meats which had previously been imported from various quarters of the world. The meat is in appearance very like the Hamburg beef of the Italian ' warehouses, and is quite equal in succulence aiid flavour. Senor Terrano assured us that it could be sold by retail <l from the block " in London at 3d or 4d per lb ; and if this be true, there is no donhfc that if extensively imported, it would, form a most important and welcome addition, to the weekly diet roll of our working classes, It is sold without bone, has plenty of fat, and would make a firstrate pob-an-fen, with garrots, cabbage, and other vegetables. The following despatch from the Governor of Bombay to the Secretary of State for India, dated November 22, has been received : — " Letter regeived from Dr Livingstone, dated Ujiji, May 13,1869—satisfactory. " The pqople. r»t Mozambique dp not appear to be familiar with the specula-, tions of Sir R. Murchison, who counts upon seeing the doctor again ; they, unfortunately, have no such hope. The Royal Geographical Society held its opening meeting on November 8. Sir Roderick Murchison, the President, in the course of his address, mentioned that communications had been received from Dr Livingstone, who stated that he had made some discoveries which he supposed to be the source of the Nile. Letters from Dr Livingstone himself were read, including a long despatch to Lord Clarendon, dated J uly, 1868,. The postscript to this despatch was,:—^"Always something new from Africa : a large tribe lives in underground houses in R'ia. Some excavations are said to be 30 miles long, and have running rills in them ; a whole district can stand a running siege in them, The writings therein, I have heen told by some of the people, are on wings of animals." The President said he could not but congratulate the Royal Geographical Society upon these contributions to their knowledge of African exploration ; and those who had stood Dr Livingstone's friends had the gratification of feeling that his patience, courage, and perseverance entitled his labors to be ranked as heroism o" the mast perfect kind. Captain Sherard Osborn sxid he was of opinion that if Dr Livingstone lived, he would meet Sir Samuel Baker working his way to the south. The President sa.id in his mind the problem had been solved, and we should, in a few months, be giving Dr Livingstone a reception such as had been seldom seen. After a few observations from other gentlemen, the proceedings terminated. It is intended to place a statue of tl c lats Earl of Derby "in the Carlton Club, and another is to be erected in the Legislative Hall, Douglas, Isle of Man. The late Earl of Derby has left behind him a fortune of £190,000 a year. When his lordship succeeded to his estates • they were said to be worth £60,000 a year ; but the great increase is attributed to the wonderful extension of factories in Lancashire, and the cpnseqnent enormous iicreaso of buildings. It is said that miles. in extent have been covered with houses built on land, much of which was formerly barren, and nearly unproductive A provincial contemporary says : — " The new Lord Derby is making great changes at Knowsley. Under his father's regime there must have been a vast amount of extravagance. The beer bill was £5000 a yeai 1 , and the sum spent, or rather charged, for corn given to the game was L 250 a week. Somebody ought to have had a- nice picking off these amounts. The Lord Stanley, whom we all know, is not the man to allow this style of things to go on, and he is entirely re arranging his household staff." '■ Some of the female regenerators of society go to work in a very strange way if they really wish to exalt their sex. A correspondent of an evening contemporary mci a missionary of this, kind the other niglit. She had taken possession of his sleeping berth. He ' remonstrated with: her, but' she merely replied" that she was; not afraid to sleep in his room. Of course; she never asked a question about, his feelings' in the matter; Presently the gentleman thought to frighten his unwelcome visitor. He: began to throw off his clothes. . The strong-minded one very naturally despised the artifice. She was " not afraid " of a fnah," no matter in what guise he presented himself;'. The owner of the state-room laid himself down to sleep ; the lovely woman did the' same, having first "made herself ready.".' We confess that this a truly alarming narrative. Woman is asserting her rights at a rate which promises to make some; of us extremely uncomfortable. Where is it all to stop? -The invader of the sleeping car, we are told, -'bears a name which- is perpetually appearing f n the ; papers. " She . only carries her • precepts into practice, poor thing. But really it is getting to be a very serious business for the inferior creature called man: •■.--■• . The dther day a case was heard against a druggist for selling to a lady a (lye which, instead of turning her head the. desired colour, left her head as bald as that of a coot. It is only a wonder that such accidents do not more frequently occur, considering the extent, to which the. fashion of using washes for the hair still continues. When ladies convert blonde, hair into red locks, the whole shading and artistic propriety of their faces is disturbed. It. has the effect of £ivinj the eyes a prominent glistening siare ; but this accomplishment, or fascination, or whatever: else it may/ be termed, is dearly paid for. Their dyed ■ haiy- very quickly becomes dead lvir, and resembles tow on the covering of a doll's sconce. Another unpleasantness from it, is, an irritation of. the skin,, which cannot .easily be allayed when the coiffure is elaborate,, and from which one means of relief is not • practicable in public^ It is said ;tha+. next season (judging from prem,onitory; ftokens -observed on the C/Qnti-., nent during the Baden and Hombourg period) w$ may expect a rage for dyed poodles. More than one rose-pink ferocious Lion has been seen abroad. The sooner the custom discharges itselfupon poodles the better. /' On Nov. 23, the Mordaunt Divorce.. Case .came before Lord Penzance, of the Court of Probate and Divorce,in chambers. , tjtpona summons; taken out on behalf of Hsh©' petitioner for an order that Lady Mordaunt might-.- be examined by two medical men, .in addition to the physicians' who have already examined.her, It waa stated byi Sergeant Banaritine'^ who ; appeared for Sir Charles Mordaunt, that Sir Charles and his' advisers intended to pro-, ceed and i try the issue as to Lady Mordaunt's state of mind, notwithstanding the opinions of the physicians who were now aLtcu.di.ng her thaj her mind, was

unsound. Under the circumstances, therefore, it was considered desirable that she should bo examined by some other mediqil men. On behalf of Lady Mordaunt's father, who has boon appointed her guardian, ad litem, Mr Soarle made no objection to the order, but asked that there should be some restriction imposed as to the nuriiber and the hours of the visits, His lordship ordered that the two gentlemen named' by the petitioner, Dr Forbes Winslow' and Dr Tyler Smith, should be at liberty to visit Lady Mordaunt twice at reasonable hours. , Neil Warner is in America with Mjas Cordelia Oappell, and is engaged ia the legitimate drama. Lady Don during the month has been in Bristol and on the Wostern Oircut. The sisters Nelson have migrated from north to south, and have appeared at Exeter in the usual characters they assume. Olarance Holt and his daughter have been starring at Newcastle. R. Cathcart, whom many colonists will remember, has joined Frederick Younge's comedy company. Julia Matthews has been very ill with bronchial affections and been compelled to give up for a time her professional duties. "Barbe Bleue" will bo produced on Saturday, December 4, at the Standard, in which Miss Matthews, if well enough, will appear as Boulotte. G. Fawcett Roe continues his successful career at the Olympic in " Littje Emily," A new farce> by him, entitled " Sampson's Wedding," has been produced at the Croydon Theatre, under the management of Messrs Holt and Griffin- Charles Wilroot,' late of Dunedin, playing Sampson Grin. A colonial author, with colonial managers and actors working together are sure to succeed, and so if has happened in this instance, This unity among colonial professionals might teach a useful lesson, to s'jay-at-home actors of more pretensions. Mr Barry Sullivan continues to gain deserved applause at Holborn. The way in which the "Gamester" and "Lady of Lyons" are put on the sta^e by him are beyond., all .praise, and "the admirable acting of himself and Mr 3 Hermann "Veziii should itself make the fortune of the theatre. • Tne Prince . and: iPrincess of Wales visited it the other night, : and expressed themselves highly gratified. A tt9W trial has been granted in the case of Calcott/y. Sullivan..,. Mr Molteno and his family arrived safely in the Swiftsure. Up to the present he has not entered | into any engagements, but I hear he is' in treaty with the Orystal'Palace folks. .Mr W. S. Lyster left Londori on November 27, via Brindsi for Melbourne* where he will be joined by Signor Maria Cornia. Mr and Mm Charles Matthews will shortly take a farewell benefit at : Covent .Garden Theatre, and will leave for Australia on January 30. As considerable anxiety is naturally felt, in military and naval circles especially, in regard to the proposed distribution of medals to the officers and men who have shared in the various contests with the Maoris during the past 12 or 15 years, it niay be as well to state that the dies for striking them are in course of preparation at the Mint. Some time, however, must elapse before the medals; are struck, for the ordinary coinage has to be simultaneously carried on at that establishment, and medal making is at all times a tedious operation. The following; designs ornament the metallic decorations. The obverse of the New Zealand medal bears as its principal device, a' bust of her Majesty, and this covers the greater portion of the field. The Royal head, which is cut m very bold relief , is completely draped at the back,: the veil falling in ample folds to the shoxil.der. The face of the Queen may be considered as a successful portrait, if a margin may be allowed for a pardonable amount of flaLtery on the part of the artist iwho delineated it, and, as on the English coinage generally, it is turned towards the left. A suDposed .tiara of gold, in which diamonds and other precious stones are imaginably set, and. which as a whole is excellently engraved, rests gracefully on her Majesty's head, whilst strings of pearls and gems encircle the neck and rest upon an - elaborately chased robe covering the breast. The inscription on the obverse is lengthy, but thY merit of originality can scarcely be claimed for its composition, as it is identical with that on the common penny, viz. :— " Victoria d : a : britt : reg: c: d:" The riband has just been exhibited at the orderly room of the Ist battalion 12th. (East Suffolk) Regiment at Aldershott. The riband has blue fringe and a red stripe down the centre. The 12th Regiment took part ;in most of the engagements in New Zealand/from 1860 to 1866.' The. "following regiments and corps' are : -ent|tled: to... the, . medal :-4st battalion" 12th Regiment, 2nd battalion 14th Regiment/ 2nd battaikoi 18th;.Regiment, 40th, 43rd, 50th, 57th, 65th, 68tli, 7Qth, and detachments of Royal Artillery, Commissariat Staff Corps, Royal Engineers, and Military Train. . . •