MISCELLANEOUS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 243, 31 October 1873, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS.

- The Dramatic Licensing Act passed in the reign of George 11. in spite of the wit of Lord Chesterfield, who, in his championship of the players, said —" Wit, my iords, is the property of those, that have it, and, too often, the only property they have to depend upon. It is, indeed, a precarious, dependence. . Thauk Godj we, my lords, have a dependence of another kind." A delicate sarcasm !

An irregular apprentice frequently keeping late liours, kis master at length took occasion to apply somejreighty arguments to convince him of the " error of his way." During the chastisement, he continually exclaimed, " How long will you continue to serve the d ?" The boy replied, whimpering, " You know best, sir ; I believe my indenture will be out in three months !"

A Monster Ship.—Preparations are being made at Chatham Dockyard for the construction of another great armourplated broadside ship, the Temeraire, of 5000 tons and 700 horse-power. The ship will be heavily armoured, and will carry a formidable armament. The Temeraire is to be advanced 21-100ths during the present financial year ; £28,000 is to be spent on the hull for material and labor, and 4LB men will be employed m constructing her.

Db Gumming on the "Resurrection.— On Sunday morning, Dr. Gumming preached a sermon in Grown Court Ghurclx on the doctrine of the resurrection of the body. He held that the body would retain its identity at the resurrection so as to be recognisable. He believed that • the deepest consciousness was felt when the body was lying cold and pale, and • waiting for the moment of interment.

The Attractions of Rome.—Home (writes a correspondent) lias been fuller this winter than it has been for "manyyears, which is far irom being a fulfilment of the clerical prophecy uttered in 1870. At that time it was. predicted that the city of the Popes would be. deserted bjr foreigners, whose principal attraction was the gorgeous ceremonies of St. Peters. Notwithstanding, however, that these have been suspended, and that Pius IX. has been a. soi-disant prisouer in the "Vatican, the.rush from, the North has been greater than ever, showing that the mild temperature of classical associations, and its of which can now be enjoyed in a, fiTee country, were the causes of the annuaisnvasion. Jesse Hoot Grant., father _of President G-rant, is: dead. He was a tanner; he had liveda frugal, industrious, and uneventful life, had secured by diligence and economy a moderate foi'tune, and for the last few years had filled the position of postmaster at" Covington, Ky., near Cinema ti, where he died. The military successes and national honors heaped upon his son alone raised him from obscurity.