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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 408, 3 September 1866, Page 4

A Delicate Flower.— The rose Hushes, end no wonder, considering tho things that aro done under it. Fohxune- telling.—A gipsy woman lias hear, committed for trial at Merthyr for cheating Mrs Thomas, the wife of a surgeon in that town, of£SO. This well-drcssen and apparently educated lady had given the money to the woman to “put on the circles” for her and so tell her fortune! Miss Eye,—At a meeting held at the rooms of the Social Science Association, to welcome Miss Eye on her return from tho colonies, Colonel Sykes, M.i?., in the chair, Miss Eye was presented with a purse of 11100, by Madame Bodichon on behalf of several ladies interested in her efforts to improve and encourage female emigration. Miss Eye holds 150 orders for the emigration of single women and a few families into the colony of Victoria, and will shortly commence work in connection with her Majesty’s Emigration Commissioners, at 1, Adam-street. The Aml sic an Publishing Trade.— I The cost of manufacturing hooks in this country has driven ?. number of our publishers into tho English market, aud will drive others thither, unless the oppressive cjstem of oppressive taxation is revised. Many of the late publications of the’Messrs Appletons are manufactured for them by Eyre aud Spottiswoode, and other English houses. ‘Messrs Lippincott and Co., of Philadelphia, patronise tho English bookmakers largely 7, taking whole editions of popular books, as tbo Globe Edition of “ Shakspearethe favorite “ Golden Treasury ” series of Messrs Macmillan and Co.; Figuier’s “World before the Flood;” Professor Owen’s “Comparative Anatomy aud Physiology of the Vertebrate Animals,” of which, by tbo way, the second volume is nearly ready; and most of the cheap English editions of tho English novelists. Messrs Roberts, Brothers, of Boston, have about one-half their publications manufactured in England, tho most recent instances being Combe’s “Tour of Dr Syntax,” Butler’s “ Hudibras,” and Miss Jcan Ingelow’s “ Stories for Children.” Mr W. J. Widdieton is manufacturing books in England, while Messrs Loypoldt aud .llolt are manufacturing theirs, at least the Tauchnitz series of "British Authors,” of which they are sole American publishers, in Germany. There is a moral in this, if our legislators had the wit to perceive it, and one not at all creditable to their sagacity as political economists. —New York Nat ion. Not Known as Directed. —A few days ago a gentleman in this city sent a message to tho telegraph office for despatch to Cheltenham, sending therewith the sum required by tho printed seals of charges os . paynent. His message was, however, returned with the following memorandum (which is now before us) from ft the assistant in charge.” “ Sir, —In reference to your telegram herewith returned, I beg your attention to the remarks particularised below by No. 5.” And here is No. o : —“ 5. There is no telegraph office at Cheltenham, nor is its position known.” Comment on the above would be to “ paint the liiy or gild, rehned gold.” Wo, therefore, commend it, in its unadorned beauty of intelligence, to the notice pf all who take an interest in Indian telegraphy.—Calcutta Englishman.