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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 76, 15 June 1868, Page 144

A Gißii in Hew York has gained a verdict against an old bachelor who offered her a pony for a kiss, and then repudiated the payment. The New Zealand Herald, 2nd June, says The Sturt left the wharf yesterday afternoon for Tauranga, with the Hon. J. C. Richmond, Commissioner of Customs, the Hon Colonel Haultain, Defence Minister, and Mr Clarke. We understand that the Sturt will remain at Tauranga until the arrival there of H.M. ss. Rosario with his Excellency the Governor, when she. will leave for Wellington, the Rosario returning to Auckland.

In the last century the original Crawshay, a farmer’s son, rode to London on his pony (his sole property) to seek his fortune. He began by sweeping out the warehouse of an ironmonger, who saw that young. Crawshay had good stuff in him. The ironmonger had been successfully speculating in sending out iron pots to America, and his astute , apprentice ob served that if the Americans used so many pots-they must want hooks to hang them on. The master, not only took the hint, butkindly determined that Crawshay should send them out, and that he would lend him the money, for the purpose. Upon this venture were .realised one hundred pounds, and from that time the 'farmer’s son moved rapidly upwards, being first taken into partnership .by his master, and ultimately becoming an iron king'in Sou ; h Wales, whose descendant, lately deceased, has left, it is computed, about seven millions sterling. From this stock have arisen (in,so short a time) two baronetages, and one peerage—that of Llanover. ,

The Spectator (London) says that “a subscription for a true college Tor women —-in the Oxford sense-r-an. institution in the country where young women should be resident during the whole of the academical (half; the -usual) year, has been begun by a ! magnificent donation of £I,OOO by Mrs ; Bodiehou, followed by many subscriptions of £IOO each from various ladies and gentlemen who are anxious ;to set on.foot an educational institution for women, begin-, nihg from :, a higher base' of-academical bearing than those now ohiefly known as Ladies’'Colleges have-been able to,insist upon; 1 -Moreover, local residence is to be a sine qu&iion. The-institution itself tobe in the country—a healthy situation somewhere between London and Cambridge has been proposed; : ■ “ The resident Authorities will be womea; "but the: various'classes ,ynU; be taught by either men or women, asniay in each case be found expedient,?’/ the only principle 'being to : securerthe /very .best attainable teacher r -in i eachsubject.:The. buildings, /with. Accommodation.. fprV students,’ are .iestunatedi to /cost. £60,000,; and it is " intended-thatr-the"' college: oburse, including board and lodging, : shall not cost more than £BO year for eaoh student. The plan seems tO/us thoroughly good, and way worthy of; public-help.: .-The Council which -includes ;the,-:Bishopvof St, David’s,-Lady theiDean of Ely,' Lady-Eastlake, Mr- Llewellyn Davies, Ur. Gulli Mr Gorst, i&urney, ' -jfePi^the - 3iiss/ i Swan^ick : i- ; Mij^Einilyi-T^^ ■ pierspnaj Will carrygreat. weight, and the ) exebu£iye : ’Cpmmittee As-muciAA^W® [ i mil be honestly carried:;outraSiregardß'SeI t r for;;eachj;;student; Girls-needinothingc'somuchfor.truPcul--1 ture'as embhcipajtion<frbm and • effiminate of hoardingsclibpliutimacieß.” . ; A