Amusing and Instructive.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 355, 5 March 1866, Page 1

Amusing and Instructive.

Coming Home to be Bueied.— Catherine Connell, who reached the ago of 107, arrived in Mallow on the 21th inst. from America, where she had resided for the past thirty years, and during which period she twice visited her native town of Mallow. Mrs Connell, who practised midwifery previous to emigrating, feeling forebodings of her approaching end, expressed a desire to be interred in Irish soil, and bade adieu to America, so as to be able to accomplish her cherished wish.—Cork Herald. An Escaped Prisoner Caught in a Trap.— George Jackson, who escaped from the charge of the police officer at Stockton-on-Tees on Friday morning, was retaken at Darlington on Saturday morning. Ho had taken refuge in a horse-box at the North-Eastern Station, which was shortly afterwards locked and removed to Darlington, whore it remained until the prisoner was taken. He had been without either meat or drink from the Friday morning until Saturday night. He is sow safely lodged in gaol. General Sir Duncan Cameron has arrived in town from New Zealand, and has laid before Lord da Grey at the war Office, some important papers relating to the conduct of the war, and his relations with the Governor, the Ministry, and Legislature of the colony.—Army and Navy Gazette. Mr Richard Till, who for more than forty years held the lucrative appointment of chief clerk to the City Commissioners for Land, Assessed, and Income Taxes, and who was also director of the Rock Life Assurance, the Electric Life Assurance, the Electric Telegraph Company, and the Norfolk Railway, died on Saturday at the age of 81. The Rev. William Hamilton Drummond, D.D., •cholar, poet, and divine, died at his house in Lower Gardiner-street, Dublin, on the morning of Monday, the 16tb, and was interred on Friday, the 30th inst. He attained the advanced age of 87 years. His poetical talent is known by his poem on the “ Battle of Trafalgar,” and on the “ Giants’ Causeway,” his “ Translation of Lucretius,” and others of a religious character. To Prevent Hoeses Kicking.— Haring a a horse that would kick everything to pieces in the stable that ho could reach, and having found a remedy for it (after trying many things, such as fettering, whipping, hanging chains behind him for him to- kick against, &c.), I send it to you. It is simply fastening a short trace-chain, about two feet long, by a strap to each hind foot, and let him do his own whipping, if he cannot stand still without it, and he will not need to have boards nailed to his stall every day.—Country Gentleman. , One Boy Shooting Another. — A boy named fiicheus, about 12 years old, residing in the neighborhood ofP enzance, went out with-a little boat in his hand to show to a next door neighbor named Hall, 9 years old. Hall wanted to have it in his band, and followed Hichens back to his house and would not go away, liichcns threatened to crack Hall’s scull, and took up a gun belonging to a lodger, which happened to be loaded; it went off, the shot lodged in Hall’s shoulder, and after lingering some days Hall died. At a coroners inquest held this week before Mr John Roscarla a verdict of “manslaughter” was returned against Hichens, -—Western Morning News. A Fact ! The printer is the master of all trades. He beats the carpenter with the rule , and the mason in setting up columns; he surpasses the lawyer in attending to his case, and beats the par»on in the management of the detil. —Boston Pilot. A Fast Man. —Why is a drummer the fastest man in the world! Because time beats all men, but the drummer beats time. Information Wanted. —Shrewd inquiries are being made whether the enp of sorrow had a saucer. Can any one tell ns.. - Conundrum. —Why is the letter O like a hone ? —Because G makes it go.