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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 1036, 7 June 1871, Page 2

Mr Childers, accompanied by Mrs Guilders, has left England for the continent.

Mr Spurgeon has (says the South London Press) been tumble to occupy his pulpit at the Tabernacle in consequence of an attack of gout.

The British Government, through its representative at Madrid, has demanded from the Spanish Government the repayment of a thousand dollars, claimed as a ran sou. by the brigands who captured fylr Rankin and his wife in Alicante.

The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian says that Prince Napoleon lias given .£20,000 for a house at Lancaster-gate, for which, with judicious, foresight, he contrived to save the phoiivst furniture, picimu.;, and objects pfa*t that once glittered at Meudon and the Palais tioyal. he alone had the sense to .sniff the coming danger fiQ.n afar, and sold his estate and phateau in Switzerland to JVjr Lucas, the contractor, for £70,000 ; and 14 having tried all climes and zone*;, he seems to have made up his mind that about the safest place to settle in, as times go, is the north side of Hyde

Letters from St. Petersburg in the Eastern Budget. *tate thar a Russian army of about 200,000 men has been concenlrated in Poland and on the Austrian frontier, and that 150,000 troops, including 25,000 cavalry, are posted on the line:-., of railway, ready to be moved at any moment for service in the field The object of the-e military measures is " not known." No time has been lost in taking advantage of the treaty of London. The force of marines in the Black Sea has been latgely augmented, and a number of monitors are being constructed at NicolaiefF.

The authorities of Glasgow have of late been vigoiously prosecuting the publicans for selling drink to children under fourteen years of age The following incident occurred in thas eity the other day :—Scene—counter of a noted public-house. Time—l2.s p.m. Little, girl : A mutchkin o' whisky and a quart o' ale —quick. Publican : Are ye fourteen year auld, lassie?- Little girl : Aye, five minutes .syne, an 1 the neebors are a' in oor boose gauu tae hae a spree ower the heid o'l. Haste ye ; quick, man. I'll be back for mair the noo likely. Publican (delighted) ; That's ane 'ill mak' up for lost time, onyway.

The death is reported of the Circas sian warrior Schamyl, who sq long held at bay the armies which Russia poured into the Caucasus. More than ten Russian generals successively led the armies opposed to him, and WoronzoiF, v ith 160,000 men, was only saved from destruction in the Valley of Akfai by the opportune arrival of General Freitag with reinforcements. The Russians tried the new plan of burning down the fore-its, but Schamyl came from his hiding places, seized some of the Russian fortresses, invaded the provinces beyond the Caucasus, and carried home a rich booty. At length, in December, 1859, he was surrounded by overv helming forces, and became a prisoner in the hands of the Russians, who tool*: him to St. Petersburg, where his son—previously captured—was at the time. From time time till the present he has remained in Russia, but recently obtained permission to make the pilgrimage to the tomb of Mohammed. He lias died at the age of 73.