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Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1623, 17 October 1873, Page 3

Mr Clark* Aspinall, the Liverpool ■Magistrate, recently stated from the Bench that "he was afraid drinking in private houses was a difficulty which people under-estimated. To what it was due he could not say, but he was persuaded that the excessive consumption of intoxicating drink iv private was carried on now to a greater extent than a few years ago." Count Von Moltke in ,his retirement appears to . be .turning his attention to agricultural pursuits, especially the breeding of cattle. Lately four beautiful Ayrshire heifers and a number , of swine, from one of the English midland counties, were shipped at Granton in the, steamer Horao, for his model farm. The directors of the Sun Fire Office (the- Civilian says) have permitted their clerks to participate in the prosperity of the institution. A few days since they presented each .gentleman in the office with a bonus of -10 per cent, of his salary. ' The Cape of Good Hope Legislature;; has authorised the Government io spend L 26,000 to introduce into the Colony artisans and labprera from the United Kingdom. The Assembly has also passed a Bill to .establish a University at Cape Tbwih : '-^'- ■■■'"•■■' - : ' v - ■ • d: A tthe annual meeting of the shareholders of the Suez Canal, at 'Paris, 1 it was! announced that the receipts had amounted to L 1,000,000, and ;th'at]at; the present rate of progress 'the'- canal 1 would, in a couple of years at least, prove a financial .SUCCeSS.,,. ..,f.!irj, :;■;,•;<- M :■:.',','■.'.■ ' Horrible details have been received of the atrocities; bf'jthe: rioters in : Madrid. One well-known Republican was put into, a .bath of mineral oil, which was then set on fire. ): ~ J -, \ ) \'-y \ ;