MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 66, 10 September 1877, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

A sporting contributor to th* Austr.T las'an. writin. of the Prince of Wales ntHi the Duki- nf Ivlmbur.'h. says o' the hitter : — Apv po> of hi* cl >se-fistedness, and thp lisspnil-iri'y ' ct vimmi the tw > h'-oth'M*. I heard a very good story .thp b qther d -iy, which will bear retailing. It seems the Prince and the Duke were one day going ' to Newmarket, and, as usual, had a special train of firut-elass carriages-await-ing them, when, at the last momentj, the Duke could not be found, -.nd the Prince, who was waiting for him, turned round to one of his friends and jocularly said — «« I'll tell you where to find him—in thetraffic manager's office, asking him to put on a third-class carriage." Victor Hugo writes to Alfred Tennyson as follows :— " My Eminent and Dear Brother. — I read with emotion .your superb verses. It is a reflex of glory which' you send me. Why should 1 I not love England) which produces suoh as'yoa —the. England of Wilb irforce, England of Milton'and Newton, England of Shakespeare P 'Prance and England are to me _ single people, as truth and liberty are a single light. I. believe in, the unity ( of tbe Divine. I love all people and all men, and Ladmire youi* noble verses.— VictobHugo. , ?> Mr Wood has given notice Of the following; motion :— That, in tho opinion of this House, steps should be taken for tbe purpose of obtaining from Mayors of Municipalities and Chairmen of Counties, full information on the following subjects, viz. :— The rate of, wages paid to artizans, and the number of hours called a day, in each calling, withm tbeir respective municipalities and counties ; the rate of wages ruling for farm and domestic servants, both male and female ;. and the prices ruling for the chief articles of food. That' copies of such returns be forwarded to the Agent* General, to be published in Great Britain in such manner and at such times as he may deem uost suitable..