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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 96, 29 November 1879, Page 4

Tempobaey Mabbiaqbb.— The Vermont Chronicle lias collected some startling facts concerning the divorce m Massachusetts, Shode Islands, Connecticut,', and, lVermQnt ; . . For the last few jear the ratio of divorces to marriages m these four states is 1 to -16 Vermont, 1 to 23-7 m 1 to 12 m Rhode Islands, 1 to 10-4 ia Cotinecti«sut; In the year 1J377 there were grSntefi" 1331 divorces m those States. If Maine and New Hamsliire haw a like record of .tern-, pararytnarriages, not fay from .I6£oo divorces *re granted amvi&lly m New Englana. 5 QuAMFibATibjir voti "Ma^ob^— Tlie #üb'l^ish vyhieh-is being talk about the necessity of having a "very superior person " as Mayor for the ensuing year, jn case .the : "I'Vince of Wales Bhoulo come this way, reininds us (Dunedin \Biar) of -a ljt'tle "anaetlote related concerning ; Her present Gracious Majesty, which indicate^ the regard of royalty for municipal authorities generally. The Queen has; atway§ teen very' "particular about, her Carriage horses and like,s them £0 be spiriteu and fast. Soon after she ' came to the thron^;an(i^asi4n.th^ r zenith f .oC>po- ■- pularity, a gentleman was being shown over the royal stables at Buckingham Palace, when he noticed m the riding-school, where the horses are exercised m bad weather, a currious effigy, clad* m scarlet and fur and bearing m his hand I '^ Tade imitation oi a XDHce. The official who was conducting the. visitor, explained that the royal progresses, then Very frequetitj 'tfie f ; Queen's carriage horses could^sta'nd almost anything but the sudden appearance- of mayors in 1 their robes 1 of office, and this device had been hit upon accustom them ti6Hhe;sigh'ti' 'All the horses viero led by thfs # dumuiy once or t-^ic^day. So Her MajeSty^' ; cbxlld' "smile; sweetl^tipon the ciric fnn'ctioriaries'wlven they, .presented the key 3 and read interminable,. addresses, iviihout fcheriskfof'the'"- Morses. : 'of " h«r- ear' riage playjhgariy'fanttsttc' frjets. c '

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