MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 27, 30 January 1878, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tlio New Zealand ITorald mentions that the sent for ParnoH in tho Houtto of NoprosontutiVes, about to bo vacated l»y the departure- , of Mr llonder Wood for Engliutd, is nt present creating h gorid deal of political spooniatiou. Besidei Mr F. J. Moss, whom w« hrtvo formerly mentioned as ft possible candidate, three otlior names aria mentioned, solo voce, and two of iliorii, nt loast, would haro a largo amount of public support. Tho three names" aro those, of Mr .Henry Eissling, Holipitor ; Mr J. M. Dargaville, ntid Captain Blnckenlmry. To what inMo Mr Kis» .»ling would incline, whoihor to the Government or to tho Opposition, is not i vory apparent from his antecedents. Ho is not committed to any definito programme. Mr Dargaville'n palitioil antecedents nre well known. .Cnptnin Blnckonbury, if ho goes to tho poll, will hare to doclare him self upon (ho hustin«s. It i« ir>bablo tliA'k when tho aspeot of ft contest draws nflnr^ono or tnore of thosfr oondidates may withdraw his pretpnsions. But tho monts and dnims of the abova poliMonl aspirants arc \ic\n\t by thtf olrotors. The "Kuroppnn Mail corttains (ho followine pnrnjrrnph relntiro to tho brftvprr diflplnytvl hv two of the officers of thn New Zealand Shipping TompHnv's ship Piako : — " At.n ruoent meetinsr at tha London Honrd of Dirco.kors nf the TiOndon Bnord of Piret'tom hf tho N«<c Znnland Sh»ni»»n < ? Comnnny, Limitad, the Clnli'mnn, Mr X: IV Mil«B,' prosenM to Mr O« ■■«. Bmtm' onHnflr, third fMw of tho Compnny'li nhin'PwVn, ftvnlimWfl WJCtuflt in roco«* nition of h'« intmnvdUHn jamninß i;i»o Oift wntor* nnd roiiouincr from drowninsr onft of tho fchi[/e Ore* who foil overboard *hil«h tho vcsrol was nfc unrhor in Tivttei. ton Har'^r. nnd to Mr J. N. Bixtor seoond ofljeor of thfl Mm* rnwcl, a handpomo tolesoopo ns a mark of their appreciation of nimilar intrepid conduct in saving from drowning anothor inomber of the crow." A contributor to <ho Dunpdin Morning Hemid relates tho followitiß nnpcdotot— Spondinpf n nicht at that amphibious 'place. Port Chalmers, not Inner "ince, I whs cntert lined by nn old Enst Indian okippor with n fow of his prievnnonß ngainst tho "land shark," in whoso service ho thon was. Out in India, when sorvinot othor omployora ho hid his allowanno for wine, cigars, his occasional carriage, and so P>rth. ITavinc made a good run out from London to Otftßo, and carried a splondid (roiefht homo, ho thought ho was fairly entitled to chorffo in hifl disbursement— " Steamboat fare to Chrintchurfh and back (Cnnterbury raons), £S 5 hotel bill, £2 10s--£lo lOflV' Oh ! this will norer do. cxolaimod tho it\furiatod owner. Wo pay you your wages, and if you can't manage within (hoi? limits you must look out for somo other employment. My nautical friend wxnostuiated. Everybody wont to tho OhristohuroU racos; ho had made a splendid run out nnd homo, and Woiißht them a hoavy, and not a pound ot| cargo damac;od. Ho had kept up. tho 1 credit of tho ship and tho company, and they wero suroly not going to quarrol w\l\\ him over a paltry £10. At last tho ownerfi' rigid foatures relaxod, nnd tho item objected to waij allowed, upon tho oxpro.ss understanding that it wns not in legal jirßon), to be drawn into a precodont. Anothor year elapsed, and my friond again roportod himsolf to his London ownor, with a aopdjy freight from Otago, aud his acoouai ftf disburflomonts. Thoreupou tho, following colloquy onsued :— Owner — Well, captain, how did th • Christoburoh races go off this yoar, oh P Captain— Oh, splondidly— romiudod mo of

Tlpsoni and Ascot combined. OwnerWent overlaid, I suppose. 1 soo no " steamboat faro to Christchurch this tinio. Captain— Oh it's there suro enough 1 , but you don't sco it. At Wollington somo timo n%o, says tiio Qtago Daily Timos, after a collection was-takenat St Paul's Cathedral, it was discovered that sopio shabby individuals had contributed to the funds two colatino lozonges and a corn plaster. This is outdone m Dmiodin. At tho parish mooting in ootjncction with AH Saints' Church, yostorday, in supporting; a resolution for the substitution of plates for bncs for taking offertories, Mr Luhecki said not a Sunday passed but what some persons put in tlio bnp?i lollies, buttons, and such liko fanciful contributions. It is scarcely nocossnry after that, to say that tho motion was unanimously adopted. An extraordinary Inpsfus on the part of tho author of the I'ublie Worship Act, or of tho advisors of thn Archbishop of Gini* trrburv, has enabled th.it irrepressible [ Rilualistio martyr, Mr Tooth, to snap. his finders in tho faco of his sooul<ir " persecutors'" ' Tho Primate directed (linf, tho onse against Mr Tooth should bo heard at some piflco in London or Westminster, or within the diocose of Rochester. Lord Ponsnnco heard tho caao at Lambeth Palaeo, which is in neither of the three regions prescribed. The Lord Chief Juatico and two other judges have decided that tho proceedings against Mr Tooth were not valid This was all that Mr Tooth wanted. Hclins no wish to tako practical advantage of his victory : ho sees that, tho opportunity for a magnanimous display has arrived, and ho Ins announced his resignation' of his living. Tho course, at least, liberates Lord Penzmco nnd tho othor , lo^al dipnitnrie* from an awkward position. Tho nrroßnneo and self sufficiency of Princo Hassan, the son of tho Khodivo of Egypt, is unbearable It was through his joalonsy and intrigues that Mehemot Ali was recalled. Lately ho hns turned nil his envy on tho English ofllcors with Suliomnn Pnalia. Colonel IJHkor, tho other day, cnvo him a very wholesome setting down for his presumptuous impertinence. It is strange how time and circuinstunces niter a man. 'When Prinoo Ilnssan wns at Oxford, ho was a general favourite with both sexes: indeed, thero was some tail* of his marrying a duugliior of Dr Liddcll, tho Dean of Qliriitchurch, to whom he gnvo a splendid Aral) charger, but tho difll'ronco of religion was an insurmountable objection. The telephone, tho newest nnd in some ways tho most striking of nil applications of electricity, has already received one one practical application of importance. It is a vory difficult* thing to keep tho ventilation of a mine perfect. The men neglect it, and when the inspector is coming down, prepare the air for bis visit. It has beou fouud, however that the anemomotcr or air-moßßur,or can be bo adjusted that, after n few revolutions it mouses a spring, which touches tho vibrating pinto of tho telophone, nnd at once, therefore, warns tho eugineer abovo thm tho anemometer baa completed the series of circles. In othor words, he hears in bin office the rate at which air is moving in tho mine 600 ynrds below, him, nnd this without hunieu inlorvenHon. If thorp is not enough air, tho mm* telephone enables him instantaneously, without rising from his chair, to cull attention to the neglect. A number of Mr Vnrley'a followers (says tho Herald) have, organised streetpreaching about the subnrba of Metl»onrno; and taking a lonf out of Mr V.'s baok, a practice ns usual which doe* not fail to nttract the larrikins, and aflord considerable exercino for their wit. The preacher oailg for n " brothor" to narra'o his 'experiences, nfter tho Hty'o of a Wesloyan olnss meeoting, and a dialogue ensues, whioh appears to havo b<>en rehearsed beforehand. Tho. street youths j >in in after a. style which is anvMiing but coiduoiyo to, feelings o: r^erence. "Brother, aro you snved P" "No fear." "Givo him a priz\" " Wold out your hand and so forth. The tvw idea i« attractive, but whether it bo useful is another quciitt >n. ■ . Ring Goorgo, of Ton yn, says tho Fiji Argus, put a delicate intimation vory nicely tho other day. A Germun frigate had borrowed lt ho Tonsran fla>/, and hoisted it. at the main. Tho cantiin than sent tho Gorman fiacf to the Kin?, expecting tho oomplimonfc to bo returned. But Kii\g '-roorgo was eq'jftl to the occasions.Tlio fhg was politely returned, w ; th a message 'to tho effect Unit if looked besf when hoisted on board the dWp. If Tonga must bolontr to any 5 European Powr#ry«e hope it will belong to tho Power that holds Fiji. If his Excellency' could visit Ton«a in company with Manful, it would probably promote British interests. If Tonga be gai nod, thero will bo loss difficulty with Samoa; and really tho thr*o groups could vory woll bo cured for by ono central government.