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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 37, 24 February 1877, Page 3

At a scientific lecture m America recently a professor exhibited a most remarkable pair of Siamese twins — two tiny salmon hatched from one egg, and bound together m a manner quite like the human twins recently deceased. Although quite lively, he predicted for them a short life because they hatched head first, which is a bad omen for the vitality of the fish. In the so-called dark ages, during the reign of Edward 111. all shipowners — British or foreign — were held responsible for loss of life occasioned by shipwreck m Bi'itish waters. The Act has never been repealed. Mr Conway, m a letter from London, tells tlie following story of Dean Stanley : — " Once upon a time the Dean of Westminster, going to the Abbey, put his gloves m his hat. On returning home from his discourse, he said to his wife : ' Somehow the congregation seemed to gaze upon me to-day with a peculiar interest while I was preaching.' ' I do not wonder,' replied Lady Stanley, 'for during your entire sermon your gloves rested on the top of your head.' "

The " News Letter " says : — We learn that Mr Hast well has purchased the whole of the line of coaches running from Palmerston to Hawke's Bay. He has thus secured for the Wairarapa the through traffic to Wellington. Mr Macara, who lately entered the firm as a partner, will have the supervision of the line, and we need scarcely say that his management is the best calculated to "make it a success. Whilst wishing him success we cannot help expressing regret that the line to Wellington is about to lose him.