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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 233, 3 October 1870, Page 4

A miner named Zickellus' working at the German's claim, Ross, was buried by a fall of earth for more than fiftythree hours, aud when rescued was, with the exception of a few bruises, uninjured. Cordova, under the Saracens consisted of more than 10,000 houses, and more than 1.000,000 inhabitants. The streets of Cordova were solidly paved. After sunset one could walk through it, in a straight line, for ten miles by the light of the public lamps ; 700 years after this time there was not so much aa one public lamp in London. The Bench of Magistrates of the Police Court, Auckland, a few days ago, found themselves in a very novel dilemma. A Maori devotee of Bacchus was brought into Court, when it was found that he was both deaf and dumb. Mr. Cunningham suggested to the Beuch that the defendant could not be regularly charged, and, in fact that he could nofc defend himself. As there was no interpreter at hand, the Bench got out ol the difficulty by discharging the prisoner. After this we shall not be surprised if there be an increase in the number of deaf and dumb Bacchaualians. A Canterbury paper, referring to the war news received, says : — An impression prevails that a Prussian war frigate is cruising somewhere in the South Pacific. This is quite correct. The Prussian frigate Bertha — of what armament we are not aware — was reported to have arrived about a month- ago among the Pacific Islands. If this is really the case, we may hear that she has visited the French settlements there on no friendly errand. Prussia, ifc was said some months ago, is rather anxious to plant her flag in the Pacific. Mark Twain on Bores. — To have to sit and endure the presence of a bore day after day ; to feel your cheerful spirits begin to sink as his footstep sounds on the stair, and utterly vanish away as his tiresome form enters the door ; to suffer through his anecdotes and die slowly to his reminiscences ; to feel always the fetters of his clogging presence ; to loug hopelessly for one single day's privacy ; to note with a shudder, JJby-and-by, that to coutempJate his funeral in faucy has ceased to soothe ; to imagine his-under-goiug, in strict aud faithful detail, tho tortures of the ancient Inquisition has lost its power to satisfy his heart; aud that even to wish him millions and raillious of miles in Tophefc, is able io bring ouly a fitful gleam of joy; to have to endure this day after day, aud week after week, and month after mouth, is an affliction that transcends any other that men suffer. Physical pain is pastime to it, aud hanging a pleasure excursion. Mrs. Smith hearing strange sounds, inquired of her new servant, if she snored in her sleep, " I don't know, marrn," replied Becky, iunocently. "I never lay awake long enough to diskiver."