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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 233, 1 March 1865, Page 3

Water Supply. —The Auckland Herald says : —“ Towns which once drew their water from wells in their midst, have ceased to do so. Organic imparities of all sorts are found to exist abundantly in such water,. and there is a constantly recurring animal expense attending this method of supply which would be avoided by carrying out the Waitakerei scheme. London, with its population of several millions, is mainly supplied by water brought by the new river and other companies from a considerable distance. Manchester has-gone for her water to a range of hills some miles away from the city. Liverpool lias had to cease reiving on several deep wells, with powerful engines, and to go bet ween twenty and thirty miles to the Rivington hills for her supply, at au enormous expense. Glasgow obtains her water from the famous Loch Katrine. -New York has her magnificent Creton aqueduct to bring her daily supply of water from a distance of twenty or tWenty-five miles, and the ruins of the magnificent conduits by which ancient Rome was supplied with that necessary article, brought from a considerable distance, are still in existence—all this goes to prove that both ancient and modern experience points to the great advantage of towns being supplied by river or lake water obtained far away from them, rather than by wells dug amidst the dwellings of a denselycrowded population. The latter can never be so pure as the fonusr, even if it could be obtained in sufficient quantity, and without a constantly heavy and recurring expense.” ’ The Forthcoming Elections. —ln onr advertising columns to-day appears Dr. Featherstonjs address to the electors of the Province of Wellington soliciting their suffrages at the forthcoming election for the Superintendency. —New Zealand Advertizer. A telegram was received hy the Commissioner of Police yesterday, giving a description of a person known dy the cognomen of (lie “Flying Devil,” who is wanted on a charge of firing at two soldiers of the 12th Regiment at Queen’s Redoubt, Pokeno. This personage it appears -has been in the habit of selling grog on the sly to the soldiers, and when being apprehended fired at and wounded two of his captors in the legs. The wounds are not severe, and the men are out of danger. The culprit was last seen riding through Drury and Papakura with a double-barrelled gun in his possession, information to that effect having been received by the police telegram yesterday.—Daily Southern Cross. The other day five native stragglers, including two decrepid women, came into camp for the purpose of obtaining a feed. They were dirty ragged-looking creatures.— lbid. The Waikato Military Settlers. —We are informed that it is intended by the general Government to have the Waikato military settlers placed upon their lands as speedily as possible; and that this having been effected, the active serice pay will be discontinued. The supply of rations will, of course, be continued for the succeeding twelve months, in conformity with the regulations under which the settlers were enlisted. We also understand that it is the intention of the Government, so far as it is possible, to place the settlers in possession of their crown grants upon their settling upon their fifty acres. An Irish Orphan ! —The town-crier of Mallow took in charge a lost child, and proceeded to hunt up its parents. On being asked by a lady what was the matter, he replied, “ Here’s an orphan child, ma’am, and I’m trying to find its parents.” Sir James Macintosh invited Dr. Parr to take a drive in his gig. The horse became restive. “Gently, Jemmy,” says the doctor, “ don’t irritate him; always soothe your horse, Jemmy. You’ll do better without me. Let me down. Jemmy.” Once on terra firma, the doctor’ view of the case was changed. “ Now, Jemmy, touch him up. Never let a horse get the better of you. Touch him up; conquer him; don’t spare him ; and now I’ll leave you to manage him.—Pll walk back.”

Silver Lace.—An Irishman at Donnybrook fair, in an exalted state of mind, chalked his bat, and then grasped las shillelagh, exclaiming, “ I’d like to see any man say this is not silver lace.”

Charles Lamb used to say that ho had a great dislike to monkeys, on the principle that “it was not pleasant to look upon one’s poor relations.” Soon after Henry Rivers took orders, ho was told by a friend of his that ho would undoubtedly become a bishop. “ Indeed !” said Henry ; why so?” “ Because rivers invariably go to the sea?” A man being asked what ho had for dinner, replied, “A lean wife and the ruin of man for sauce.” On being asked for an explanation, it appeared that lus dinner consisted of a spare rib of pork and apple sauce. An old Yorkshireman, being informed by a betting acquaintance tiiat “his friend the captain” would obiingly hold die stakes, the canny northerner replied, “Ay, ay, that’s all very well, but who's t’hauld the captain?” A Letter from Schwalbach states that the Empress of Russia lives there very retired, and reseiyes no visitors except the princes of Germany. Ring Louis of Bavaria arrived at Schwalbach on the Ist inst. There is rumour of projected marriage between this young sovereign and the eldest of the grand duchesses, who is fifteen years of age. A Reasonable Request. —At his first breakfast in new lodgings a gentleman was much annoyed by finding hairs in his butter. As the mildest, but the most effectual mode of reproof, he thus addresed the servant when she came to take away the things: “ Sally, lam very fond of hairs in my butter ; but, for the future, be so good as to bring the hairs in one plate, and the butter in another that I may mix thorn in what proportion I like.” A gentleman, residing in the neighborhood of Bayswater, possesses a piano of such excessive delicacy that it has been known, when its owner was in difficulties, to go to a broker’s and instantly fetch £'2^.

“ Why do you use so much tobacco ?” said an Englishman to an American. “ Because I cheats” was ihe reply.