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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 831, 3 October 1870, Page 2

The committee of fhe Victorian National Gallery have decided to give an order to Mr Gully, the New Zealand artist, wbo§e watercolour paintings attracted so much attention at the last Melbourne Exhibition, to paint a picture of New Zealand scenery. The price is to be £SO.

" Is the dynasty of the Emperor- Napoleon, the 'Appllyon' of Baxter, drawing to a close S It will be remembered," says the Ballarat Courier, " that the year 1870 was fixed as that of his, fal| by that remarkable student of prophecy ; and, as there are yet four months to run, plenty of time remains for the ruin of the Empire within the predicted time as reckoned." —This may be; but what does our contemporary think of Mr Baxter's great prediction, that Napoleon is " destined'' to be «the Monarch of the World " I Tb,e Argus reports that a, number of gentlemen connected with the wool trade and pastoral pursuits met at the office of Mr Lande, Cpllins street we§t, where a number of samples of greasy wqol were submitted to* a new washing process. Mr Lande explained that the solution to be experimented with was of the temperature of IQO ° Fahrenheit, but it wou,ld ac,t equally well a lower temperature, and even'iu cold water when some friction was used. A dark sample of dirty wool was then placed in the solution, and, after remaining minutes in perfect rest, it was taken out and passed through cold water, when it appeared beautifully white and clean. Other samples, even more greasy and impure, were treated with equal success. A sample was then handwashed in the solution, when the time occupied, was only a few seconds, in turning it out in good condition. The cleansing power of the hew dip being thus satisfactorily established, the question arose as to cost and as to the effect o/ the process on the staple. It was stated by IMtr Lande (hat the cost, would range from 4d to 6d per sheep, and as the wash was found also to be an excellent scab-eradicator, this plague of the pastoral would }n future hardly be l?nowh where sheep were cleansed by process.. Samples which had been washed seven or eight; weeks ago were exhibited, and the fibre appeared to bje in excellent condition. Great satisfaction was expressed by all present; at the result of she different experimental "