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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 144, 22 June 1867, Page 3

We learn from the Grey River Argus that Mr. E. B. Fox, the well-known goldbuyer of Maori Gully, who, it will be recollected, was one of the destined victims of the Maungatapu gang, met a few days ago with one of those accidents to which travellers in the bush are exposed. He was on his way to the Arnold township on Wednesday last, and being anxious to cat< h a boat, he hurried through the bush, and in doing so lie had the misfortune to stumble on a sapling, which snapped off, and the sharp point entered his thigh, inflicting a severe and painful wound. He managed to crawl down to the township, where he remained in intense agony until Sunday, when he was sufficiently recovered to proceed to G-reymouth by boat. We are glad to learn that he is doing well . The Westport Times of the 18th instant commeuces an article, devoted to the consideration of the Superintendent's late address, in the following eulogistic terms: — The inaugural address of the new Superintendent has been looked forward to with no small interest on the West Coast, inasmuch as on his favorable or unfavorable sympathies depend in a great degree the development aud advancement of the West Coast Goldllelds. We regret that our space prevents us from publishing the document in lull, but we extract all that more immediately relates to this portion of the province. So many subjects arise out of it that anything like comment is impossible, but we may fairly state, and we feel sure that this opinion will be endorsed by every one on the West Coast, that as a whole, a more equitable line of policy was never laid out, and that the province may heartily congratulate itself on the accesion of its new ruler to power. During the month of May, says the New Zealand Herald, no fewer than four fires occurred in the City of Auckland. On the 2nd of May, a paint shop, in Eaststreet, Newton, belonging to Henry Butler, was burned, loss £59. On the 3rd, about half-past 3 in the morning, a fire broke out in Wyndham-street, and nine stores and dwelling houses were burned ; origin of fire not known. On May 23, a policeman saw smoke issuing from Dr. Fischer's Homoepathic Pharmacy, and fortunately obtained means to prevent its causing much damage, and it was quickly extinguished ; cause not known. On the 24th May, the upper story of an empty cottage was found to be on fire. In one of the front rooms of the. cottage was a trapdoor leading to a kind of loft, and here the fire was fiercest. The cottage and a stable was burnt. The fire brigade succeeded in preventing the fire from spreading. The cottage, which belonged to Mr. Conley, who lives close by, was insured for £250. On May 17th, at 2*30 a.m., a house in Union-street, Freeman's Bay, was burned to the ground. Besides these, on 4th June three .houses were burned under most suspicious circumstances of incendiarism.

The well-known lecturer on Mesmerism and electro-biology, Professor Bushell, appears to have come to grief in Java. A recent letter says that the reception the Professor met with -was doubtless quite different from what he had expected, being simply a repetition of the Yokohama mobbing business. In fact, the Professor was attacked on the stage, and after the ladies who had come to witness the performance had been brought into safety, missiles were hurled at his head, and he was saluted with the euphonious names of " humbug" and " cheat," and not allowed fo continue his performance. The audience was unusually large, the theatre being chock full; at first they clamored for restitution of entrance fee, but let him off with a fine of 100 francs, for the benefit of one of the local institutions. In the midst of the row the Professor managed to leave the theatre unobserved. The great match at billiards, between ! Hitchen, the English champion, and Hadley, of Sandhurst, who is reputed to be the best player in the colony, for £100 aside, Hadley receiving 350 points in a game of 1000 up, was played at Sandhurst on the 28th ultimo. It arose out of the following circumstances : — The competitors had previously played three games at Sandhurst. In the first Hitchen gave away 350 points in 1000, and lost the match by 186 points. Three days afterwards a second game was played, Hadley receiving 300 points, and Hitchen winning by 138 points. The third game took place on the 6th of April, when Hadley, receiving 350 points, won by 138 points. Hitchen then issued the challenge which has led to the present match, stating that the weather, which was hot and damp, had seriously affected his play. The game was played at the Freemasons' Hotel, on a new table by Alcock and Co. Tbe charge for admission was half-a---guinea. The play commenced at 8 o'clock, and was finished at 12*15 in the morning. There was not much betting. Hitchen was the favorite. Tiie attendance was only about forty in number. Cautious play was exhibited on both sides. Hitchen showed fine all-round play ; but the feature of his game was his losing hazards in the side pockets. His largest breaks were 60, 55, 51, 49, and 40. He had several breaks of 28 each. Hadley was not fortunate. His largest break was 39. The spot stroke was not -attempted by either player. At 663 points—Hitcheu caught his opponeut, and at the finish the game stood — Hitchen, 1001 ; Hadley, 899. Hitchen was cheered at the close. During the half-century which elapsed close of last year the facts, recorded below, illustrating the progress or retrogression of the pricipal States and Governments of the world, have taken place. In 1817 there were in Europe two Emperors ; there are now three, France having changed her kings for imperial dynasty. Of these three empires, duriug this brief period, Russia has augmented her territory by 567,364 Euglish square miles ; France has been aggrandised by 4620 square miles ; but Austria has lost 16,045 square miles of her domain. The changes among kings and queens have been several, and have lessened the number of them by one. France, has no king now, and the King of Hanover has ceased to reign ; but Belgium and Greece have been constituted kingdoms, while the King of Sardinia, having absorbed among other territories those of the Two Sicilies, whose king was expelled, has become the sovereign of United Italy. Sardinia was 24,920 square miles in extent ; the kingdom of Italy now is 107,961 square miles. In the meantime Prussian territory has been enlarged by 29,751 square miles, and she now covers 137,066; while Denmark has lost 7414 square miles, the- Netherlands, 11,313, and Wurteniburg, 165. The other kingdoms retain their old dominions. Of regnant grand dukes, dukes, princes, and electors, 14 have disappeared, and there have not been any new ones made or deposed ones restored. The minor rulers whose territories have thus been absorbed are Tuscany, Anhalt, Beruburg, Auhalt-Cbtben, Lucca, Modena, Nassau, Parma, SaxeGotha, Saxe-Hildburghausen, Hesse-Hom-burg, Hohehzollern, Sigmaringen, Monaco, and Hesse-Cassel. Four republics have also ceased to be-— viz., Andorra, Cracow, Fraskfort, and San Marino. In 1817 there were 59 sovereigns and republics in Europe ; there are now 41. States other than those already mentioned have altered or had changed for them the extent of their territories as follo"ws :— The United States, 50 years ago, had an area of 851,802 square miles, they now have

2,819,811; Chili has increased by 72,766; British India then had 553,000 ; it now has 1,004,616. But Turkey has lost 18,900 square miles, and Mexico, 680,064. These facts are extracted from the new edition for 1867 of the Statesman's Yearbook. Rollowaifs Ointment and Pills. — Great Relief. — All gouty and rhuematic affections, weakness and wasting of the limbs, stiff joints and contracted sinews, can be treated with the certainty of success by the diligent friction ot this excellent Ointment upon the affected part, after it has been patiently fomented with warm brine. Holloway's Pills should be taken by the sufferer who fairly tries this treatment, because they purify the blood invigorate the stomach, regulate the liver stimulate the kidneys, act as mild aperients on the bowels and as tonics on the nerves. In skin disease and glandular complaints Holloway's remedies are earnestly recommended, on account of their gentle, yet effectiv, action, when a long chain of scrofulous evils surrounds a victim. mmmm _ 2261