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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 584, 8 June 1868, Page 3

Thicker, J.he IN cw Zealand Herald r.marks with reference to the Thicker jeasc: “The only parallel case we ever , heard o| was tliat whore a jury is reported ito liave returned a verdict of guilty, with j a recommendation to mercy, on the ground (chat they did not believe the prisoner did it. Here we have the Executive of It he colony so uncertain that the prisoner did it, ’ that they will not recommend the Governor to carry out h:s execution, while (he unhappy man is still kept prisoner, and refused a re-hearing of his case. Eiiher ha was altogether guilty and ought to have been hanged, or otherwise, as most men acquainted with the case believe, he is altogether innocent.”

1 ex. terry oj? Life ix Cats. —A correspondent of the JVcwcastlc Chronicle is responsible Ijr the following :—-“A remarkable instance carno before my notice a day or two back, which went far to induce mo to believe in tuc tri;'hlulue-s of the saving that a cat has tiin; lives. The instance occurred in this m tuner : —Some bachelors >d ibis place iiad a cat that kittened, and wishing to get rid of some of the increase, they filled a largo tub with water, iu which they placed two of the kittens. After leaving them several minutes, they took them out as deau, and buried them. Twentyfour hours alter this, the old cat came in with one of the supposed dead kittens in uer mouth. One ot the inmate.- look the killcii from the cat to throw - it away, remarking at the time that it would bo stinking, but he soon found to la is surprise that it was alive. Having thus had his curiosity awakened, lie went to search for the othe", which lie found iu the hole they were buried in, with a portion of it above the surface. After pulling it out he found it at-o to be alive. After being five minutes smothered in a (ub of water, and twenty-lour hours buried, thov are now It* tug amt rimuiag about. 11

A A rot; I’tiOFEUXY. —Two citizens of fiau it ranctsco have tailen iu for a very pretty fortune, as the following statement will show 1 . tSome time ago one William bndd die 1 in England, leaving an estate wnien, by judicious management, has mci ea-od u ilia it is now vamed at the enormous mi n of id 1 tijUl'O, OUO. The estate was 101 lto the heirs of \\ i.liam Lu id, of Burlington Co t.ity, \mv ders-v. Tim first descei: i ;i: . l ot \\ illtam Lull was l.cvy 15 td'l ; ttio next Ucoege U. IJiulU, Who is now living in tit. Louis, .Missouri, and ha- t v.o sons rsi dog iu dan Traneisco viz; C. P. Budd and W. C. JJudd. i'un Huksk-Flesii i)i.\.\r,u.— .Mr Frank Baviilaini, writing to Laud mid Water, «iys : _ 1 bine been nsKed iu give my opinion as to llie pro-poets oi btppophngy iu tins enrory. I weal, to limner without fear or prejudice, mid e.une back fmm it a wiser and sadaer man. In mv imniliie Hii; 11 ;"i», therefore, hippuphagy ha- not the -halites! cornice oi success in ih:s ennuir. ; ior iir-iiv it has lo light against prcjudit.v, nn.i* secondly, tin’ nieat is nasty. 1 gave u u fair trial, la-ting ev.-rv d..sn, iroal the soap to i ]ic jelly; in even prepir,;twn ut Ibo elegant forms tu which it was served an unwonted and peculiar taste could be recognised. 1 h,..e long tiioaght tor a (amip.inson whicli could give the reader an idea id tins taste. It reimads.one of the pecali a - odour which pervades the air in the neighbourhood of a horse that has been hard galloped. Anyone win) has been present when a run with foxhounds has been cite,iked will knowyvhat 1 mean, and i do not think any amount of cooking cun possibly conceal lit s. Ti.o duel result aimed at by supporters of hippophagy is t v> pro. .oe a catsup iood lor the poor ;in ims resp.vi t lie experiment mu-t prove a failure. 1 have miked to in.my people ut tbiscia-s upon the point, llic abl'.orrenee expressed at iue idea was very gieat, and Inis especially among the women, who would “as soon Ih.nk of cooking a eat Mr their husband s uiiin-r, as cooking a bit of cat's meat. 1 ’ An class ot pv rsoiis an: so ipuiek to iln.i out wimt is go.ii and nutritions lood as the feminine part of the population, whne-s ihe provisions sold in the poor mail s market every Saturday night in London ; and 1 fee! convinced that if the ile-ii o: tho horse coataiued within itself the proper elements ol good and cheap lood, Lie poor people would I have lunnn it out hang since of tnemseives, without itlie neeessiiy ul a number of gentlemen meeting Iloget.ivr io show tiien :ne way. Among the better eaisses tne ae-h ul ltic liorse will never be-

.-■i ;iLe popular ; W, nit bo drsi ji!.«c.*, the cooks will no; cook it; in :1k- second plare,lhe Indies will object ki i; ; thirdly, tbe master of the bouse i»iti hud >1 easily inferior !o beefanil niiiitoa. In ;lik- uiaiuie oi tile iuuiier 1 stood up in watch the conaK a.aioes ol lac people, eaiing, and i devoutly ; 'Vishcd 1 had had tne talent of a Hogarth to be i,ab!c lo record tin; various expressions, Instead of raeu s lieards wagring, ” there seemed to be |a dubious aud impm . ivc east spread over Ike features ol most \vho were :v.-mii ; many. indeed, rc;minded *.ue of U.e m.nadc of a pee on about to I take a pill or draught ; not a rush at the food, !but a “ oae-two-toree ” expression about them, ! coupled not unfivquuatly i y calling in the aid of ■the olfactory powers, reminding one of the short and doubttol suitls tlial a (lonics'.ic puss (not over hungry) takes a bit of bread and baiter. The bolder experimenters gulped down the meat and instantly followed it with a draught of champagne ; then came another mouthful. Ami it ail. r the feast au average had been taken. I lancy there would ha\e been more empty bottles than empty dishes for the, woUrs to clear away. L have haa housi hr.iile ex!penance in tasting out-of-the-way food, ami i.iy {personal experience leads me io vote against hoisejllesh as a food fur the public in Lngiaud.”