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Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1598, 18 September 1873, Page 2

The tender, of Mr John Scott for building the new Lunatic Asylum, at" Nelson, ; for. 1A987, 108 has been accepted. There were' five other tenders The Birmingham Morning Nexos says the following story has lately been circulated in Wolverhampton, respecting the Bishop of 'Lichfield (late Primate of New Zealand) : — ," While walking in the Black Qountry, a ' short time ago, his lordship saw a nnmber of . 'miners seated on the ground, and went to- : wards them' with the. object of saying a ;•' word in season ' He'asked them what they 'were doing, and was told by : one of the men <that they had been 'loyin'.' The Bishop evinced some astonishment, and assed for 'an explabation. ' Why, yer see.' said one of the men, one of us has fun' a kettle, and we been a trying who can tell the biggest lie to ■ha' it.* ( His lordship was shocked, and proceeded- to read the men' a lecture, telling them, among other things, that ' he had always been taught that lying w-s an awful offence, and that, in fact, .50 strong had it been impreis'gd upon him that ho had never told a lie in the whole course of his life. His lordship; had barely finished when one of the men, who had previously remained silent, exclaimed, /Gie the/governor the kettle I'— ' Gie ihe'gbvernor the kettle .!", jjj, •...:-. Ji:-.»u'» ' ! •■•:■ )■>■■■■}•'■■■■:■ •■■• '- : - ■■- >