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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1596, 31 December 1885, Page 2

Last Tuesday the Right" Hon. W. E. Gladstone attained his 76th year, having been born on the 29th December, 1809, in Liverpool. During Mr Gladstone's life the world has progressed amazingly, as most of the marvels of the age, such as lighting, railway and steamboat travelling, telegraphs and photography, have been introduced and brought into common use. In matters of electoral liberty quite as great an advance has been mude, largely due to Mr Gladstone's own efforts. For the one man who was entitled to a vote in England 76 years ago, ten are now on the rolls, and protected by the ballot from undue influence or coercion. — Herald. A traveller has bften giving his experiences about drinking on Transatian tie steamers. On his last voyag* from Liverpool the amount taken at the cabin bar, not including wines and beer drunk at the table, was £600. As many of the passengers were women and children, and temperance was well represented, the passengers must hare devoted most of their off hours to liquor. The Hon. Victoria McDonald, of Belgrave Square, daughter of Lady McDnn. aid late lady-in-waiting to the Queen, whilst driving in a pony trap near Ashford, Kent, on Tuesday, October 27, was fiercely attacked by an infuriated bull. The lady was thrown out and sustained serious injuries to the head and body. The pony was disembowelled, and the trap smashed to pieces. It s»Bms curious that there is not a wax match manufactory in the United Statos, but so it is. All those that are now used Are imported from England, France, and Italy. A post-mortem examination of a man who died recently in a fairly advanced age in London showed what power of adaptation the human frame possesses. His heart was found on his right side, and he had only one very large lung, filling almost the usual space of the two lungs ; the other was represented by a little shrivelled mass of tissue. Truth says;— ln the churchyard of Hujjhenden there is a dilapidated ursve The iron railing around it is rusty, and, owing to the kerb having sunk, is broken and crooked. Beneath this dirty, neglected, and ruinous spot repose the i remains of Lord Beaconsfield, He was a man of much ability, and will occupy m prominent figure in our history, Conservatives, Primrose Leagues, and such like persons are too much occupied in lauding the principles of the deceased statesmen, and in calling upon folks to vote for them, hecause they laud them, to keep hin grave in <li>ceqt repair. Would it not be well that Liberals should expend a tew shillings in having it looked after 9