MISCELLENEOUS NEWS.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 81, 15 October 1877, Page 2

MISCELLENEOUS NEWS.

The perseverance ofMr Harry Gordon(■rboch, the yoangr Australian Basso, in the prosecution' of bis studi'es,.and the cultiration of his voice- at the- KbyaV Academy of Music London* has* won' for him oas of the onljr two* silver medals awarded by the Sopiety at tile* examination 1 in July last. The prize* vpas-presentedbf MJadame Sainton Dolby, the celebrated 1 contralto* and herself once a pupil' at tHe- same i academy, who paid a well deserved 1 compliment to our talented native who- vow ran&s-as a chief among the 300* students; with whom he is associated. This medal is no small honor to gain among tbeRbyal Academicians and proves the pos--session of groat ability in Mr Harry Gooch. and entitles him to the coßgtata-—

gM" .._— —, — - ■ Jationa of those musical friends in this city, amongst whom hefirst gave promise iof the success he has now "attained. — Sydrtey -ISfows; ' , --With ten million JWs living in the world J with Jews at th» helm of Stnte in England, France, Germ-my. and Turkey ; with Jews iii poaitimH <»' power and influence in Italy, Bek'iim*. nnd even Russia: with Jewish l'«»k»TtJ. h-ildinc; Mio pursestrin^s of tli<J Fownn** ii'iijxis ; with Jewish artist, novelists, ?»n<l j mnuilistsi in the most prominent phices in tl»» Old and New World, \Uate seem-i to be no reaßOß to duspair of the future of tl.e race.— Weekly Review. I Since' the old -fashioned modes of rob bery.by; highwaymen and ga rotters h»ve given place to the scientific, burglaries of modern days (writes au Americnn panpr). a demand has been created for thieves implements, wich all the improvements obtainable by the monns of our adranaed mechanical scieuci* and increased general facilities. This demand has not l>een unbeeded by tha' large and influential closx of people who »re ulwu s ready to turn an opportune penny, be it honesi'ly or otherwise, and tbe burglars of our time and country can boon of having as perfectly finished tools nn any reputnhl'- workmen. Th© largest mmmfHCtories of burglars' tools are in New York, Philailelphin, nn.l the West, and the men who are engaged in the business Hie t'r qitentiv of a clasx who woui I nfver contpm|)l«te tiny direct deed of crime. Ihe tools aru miide party io another, bo tonkor even turning out a complete inscruracut for fear of discovery nod consequent iron Me. A complete set of tools number forty pieces, and is worth from 260 dollars io 400 dollars, so that 1 the manufacturers curry on a paying bu9i« ness. It is very difficult to secure a conviction of makers for luck ol direct evidence, and even when one is onught the punishment iuflicti'd is not commensurate with the offence. Ibe will of the late Admiral Rons written by himself, has been sworn under The Kxecutors ore his old friends Mr (-Jeorge Payne nnd Viscount Torrington. The balk of the money is left to the, daughters of his brother, the Earl of Ststdbroke, to whom he has left the plate presented to him by the Jockey Club. The celebrated pictures Jim Crack and Elipse g.> to the Jockey Club at Newmarket. A' meeting of bookmakers and other professional racing men was held a fevr days after the Admiral's funeral, and a -subscription list opened to purchase a couple of lifeboats, to be named " The Kous " and "The Admiral." The amount of each subscription was limited to £10 10s, and it has now closod with over £1000 to the credit, of the fu d. Another Hat lina since been started for members of the Jockey Club and personal friends of the deceased, the object in this •case being to raise a sum of money suffi" cient to build and endow ulmhousefs at Newmarket to relieve enses of distress and want in connection with the widows and families uf jockeys, trainers, and others connected with the turf, and t'> provide pensions for jicltcys, trainers, nnd racing officials , who from old age or ill' health may b* uMiiMe tn provide a living for themselves. This Inst privet is one the old Admiral hud been inueh in favor of for someyenis past, so'ihat it will be a graceful act to carry out his wishes. The Prince of Wales heads the subucrintion list with £100. mid already over JS3OOO has been promised. 'Ihere having been a go^d deal of] democratic talk lately concerning working ! men as candidates tor the Chambers lite Revue Anecdotiqiie reminds us that Alexandre Dinn-is pere in 1818 issued the following address to the free mid independent electors of the Seine: — "To Working Men, — I stand aa a candidate. and demand your suffrages. These are ray titles : Without counting six years of education, four ye irs at the law. nnd seven in an offi;i«, I hive w >rked for 20 years 10 hours a c*ay— that is to say, 73,000 hours. D uing iheso 20 years I hive composed 4)0 volumes and 35 plajs. The 400 volume-: published at. 4000 copies, and sold at sf. each, or 11,853.000 f. produced —for the compositors, 264.000 f .; for the pressman, 538.000 f. ; for papermakers, 4>82,000f.; to commissioners, l,600,000f.; td carriers, lOO.OOOf, ; to reading-rooms. 4,500,000 f.; 'to artisN, 28,000 f. Puring thd daily salary at 3t'.,,as there , are 301 » fWjdrking days in the ygar, my -bopW'*bn,t;f %ijen during 20 ye'»rs'tWs*safary ; td 692 '^frgonsi TbeJjS plays each performed ilOO : times, proiiuced one with the otiiep. 6,368,000f."^-To the directors , l2ott(X)of. ; to decorators, 2L0,000f ; to drcsmakers, 149,000 f .: to proprietors of theatres, 700,000 f.; to musicians,. 157,000 f .; to tbo hospitals (tax), 630,000t*. ; to billstickers, 80,.00Df. , to supers, 350.000 f .; to firemen, 70,000 ft ; to tailors, 50,000 P .; &o. My plays havn kept 347 for 10 years in Paris, and 10 i I persons in the Provinoes, without counting cabman, &o. Plays, books. &■:, have furnished work to 2260 persons. Belgian forgers and foreign translators are not included.— Alexandbb Dt'Mis." The nbove was written in 1848. Alexandra Dumns did not die till 1870, in which ye it he prepared bis book on cooking, which is full of menus, anecdotes, and recipes for the making of dishes from the panther cutlet to the " lapin gaulois " (sic) or Welsh "rabbit." The following is an extract from the Ballarat Courier regarding the propo«ed Juvenile Exhibition :— " Among other novelties which the exhibition will contain will be a model railway 100 feet long by 40 feet broad. Mounts Warrenheip and Buninyong will be includod in the surroundings. A z<gzag line will mount one bill, and a tunnel pass through the other, and a perfect locomotive driven by steam, with a tender nnd a train attached, will run about this line, the track being made wide enough to allow the engine and the load to return to the starting point, without the necessity of being turned or backed. Shunting points, turn tables, semaphores, stations, platforms, and indeed all the pnraphernnlia and adjuncts of a WelUappointed railway, will be included in the model —-every part of which, including the t.ain, will bo constructed on a eoa)e of an inch and a half to a foot. Each distinct part of this lino will be separately exhibited, and entitled to take a prize. About forty of the apprentices, belonging to the Phce lix Foundry have rented a building and es« tabh'Bhed a workshop in it, and they are now busily engaged every evening making the different parts of this novel and •attractive work. The proprietors of the foundry, by the war, h«ve very consider, a'ly an! handsomely timierlukeu to supply all the material frco.