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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 65, 30 March 1868, Page 77

Military Funebal at Wellington'. «—We take the following from the Wellington Independent, 12th March:—Another old resident has departed from our midst. Mr John Eose, recently of Lambton Quay, and more latterly in charge of the Bathing Establishment on Clyde Quay, died, after a brief illness, at an early, hour ' on Monday morning, leaving a family to - mourn his loss. John Eose served for some. years as a private in the 7lst Highland. Light Infantry, and during the latter portion of his life was a prominent mem-; ber of the baud of the Rifles. Yesterday afternoon his remains were followed to the cemetery by most of the volunteers in town, the firing party being composed of Veterans. The parade was under the command of Captain Buck, Veteran Volunteers, and as the funeral procession marched down Lambton Quay, most of the places of .business were closed. On reaching the burial ground the last sad offices for the dead were performed by the Rev. A. Stock, the Veterans fired three Volleys in the air, and the funeral parly marched off the ground at a quick step, and. were dismissed on the reclaimed land.

A Female Tab.—A rather romantic incident (says the Times of India, of the 14th December) has occurred on boardthe Flying Venus, now in harbor. The captain shipped a young fellow at Liverpool under the name of Thomas Brown as a seaman, and after serving for a considerable time on board the ship, it 5 was only yesterday discovered that he was a wqman. She stated that she left home at Aberdeen at 14 years of age through the ill-treatment of a stepmother, and having procured boy’s clothing went to sea. She contrived to preserve the secret of her sex for five years, and performed the duly of a seaman remarkably. well, taking her turn at the wheel, going aloft to furl royals, and was quite an adept in the nicer details of the profession. The captain (Mr Litter), on becoming acquainted with the fact of his having a woman on board was perforce compelled to part with her, and accordingly he took her to the acting Chief Magistrate at the Fort Police Court to aßk his advice. At the suggestion of his Worship, with the kind' consent of Mr Bickers,. oily missionary, she was handed over "to thatgentieman, who' offered to look after her until she could be provided with a,passage home, or some employment suited to her sex should be obtained. The captain seemed rather loth to part with the daughter [of Neptune. He gave her an excellent character, and said that she was of a quiet, retiring disposition, and at the same.time was one of the smartest hands in the ship. The poor girl was very much chagrined at the discovery of her sex, and seemed-very much abashed when questioned as to her past history.

Thb Test of Intemperance. —Of s all mducemeitts to join temperance societies the following is the most efficacious we have, as yet came across, and is one which we are assured has been found to be irre- ' Biatible, and gai is more proselytes than all the medals Fattier Matthew ever distribuMes “ the'Maine Law State,, says an American paper, "still continue to kisß the lips of the young temperance men to see if they have been tarnpering -with liquor. Just imagine a beautUui<_young temperance woman, with all the dignify of a B ; executive officer, and the innocence of a dove, addressing yon with the charge-‘Mr-—, the ladies believe yon are m the habit of tampering with lithey have* appointed me to examine, you according to our established . rules; are you willingi> ’ You nod atoquieeoence. v She gently steps closer to you, lays £er ? white Mims around your neck, dashes her raven curls, raises her sylph-like form upon tip.-toe, her snowy, beavxng boßom. againstyour own, and with her angelic features lit up with a smile as Bweefe .as heaven, pla6es her rich, rosy; pouty, f ; sugar,, iiholasses, lily, , rose-bud, cream-tart, apgingerbread, nectar lips agjuaa.t .yoqrs; iand-r-O Jerusalem hold ns ! Hurrah for ttie gals; and the Maine iLaw, ; and death to all opposi- ■ - taonl? ...• ■ . - '