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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume I, Issue 90, 30 January 1880, Page 4

The Post says :—“ A lady, well known in Wellington benevolent circles, has sent us the following interesting letter ‘ Please order iny advertisement to be removed at once, as, though I paid for three insertions, the first has produced ten such desirable applicants that I greatly fear adding to my perplexity in choosing where so many nice girls, all with thoroughly good references, are to be selected from. I mention this, as it points to a fact new in the history of the colony, i.e., the overstocking of the domestic servant market, which may interest your readers. A friend ha 22 applications lately.’ ”

A commercial traveller arrived at Napier the other day, says a local paper, a case of dutiable goods having proceeded him. After securing the case, and getting it put on the express cart, he was accosted by the wharfinger, “Heigh ! what are you doing with that case ? There’s 14sto pay on it.” “Oh ! That’s all right; here you are” And traveller and box went on. Then the wharfinger remembered something, and sungout again, “ Heigh ! there’s 3s 6d wharfage on that. ” The money was paid, and again the cart drove off, but had not gone far before a commission agent called out, "Heigh, where are you taking that case ? There’s receiving and delivering 5s 6d to pay on it. Said the traveller with a sigh, and paying the money, “I suppose it’s all right, but while Iv’e got my hand in my pocket does anybody want any more ? Do you want to build a quay or a wharf—or may be you want a breakwater ? just say the word before I go.” And everybody looked injured —like the case and the traveller departed in peace.

The Christchurch Press says •“ The years 1878-79 will be known not only as the dilirium tremens period of public works administration. It will also be memorable as marking the rise, progress, and decay of a policy which aimed at furthering the welfare of the “whole human race.” Vogelism had been chiefly remarkable for its bad treatment of “posterity Greyism on the contrary, was principally concerned with “ the generations that are to follow us,” and with obtaining boons for the people of New Zealand “ which will last for ever, which will never die.” But both schemes have been equally disastrous to us of the present day. While the great Liberal leaders were occupied with “ posterity” and “the whole human race,” administration was neglected, and the business of the country was allowed to go to ruin, and that at a time when people were beginning to realise that Vogelism had also failed ; for although the great public works scheme has covered the country with railways, these line 3do little more than pay their working expenses, while an enormous national debt has been incurred, the interest upon which has to be paid at any sacrifice.

A correspondent of the South Australian Register gives the following episode at the trial of Moonlight:—-The night before the termination of the trial, a woman arrived from Melbourne, a decent, comely, tearstained woman, who, woman-like, clung closer to the ruin of a man because it was a ruin. She found me and wailed out her hopes that something might be done. I told her that all that could be done had been done, and assured her that it was better the end should comequickly than that the object of her solicitude should linger again in gaol and come back to the world (if ever such a thing could happen) a worn-out, decrepid, heart-broken man, to whom she replied with true womanly feeling that even then some one might solace him, and enable him to spend the rest of his days in peace and preparation for another world. The relation between them I do not know anything of, but I bear testimony to her womanliness, and true sympathy. I was glad to turn her over to the sheriff, who enabled her to obtain an interview with the man she sought. Such is what I know, or as much as I am as vet permitted to tell of Scotti alias Moonlight.

The following paragraph appears in the Jewish Chronicle of 31st October : ' “ On the 16th Sir Julius Vogel, one of the Conservative candidates for the representation of Falmouth, delivered an interesting speech. Referring to personal matters Sir Julius said that many attacks had been made on him by his opponents, but he took the attacks as compliments, and it showed that his opponents had some fears of his being successful. One imputation was against his religion, but he would say that not for the sake of 20 elections would he disown his religion. He was born of the Jewish persuasion, and would live and die in it.”