COLONIAL POLITICIANS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 101, 1 May 1871, Page 4

Bismarck's Opinion of Paris.— The; Chancellor has been graciously pleased to observe that the only thing sane about that city is the river that flows through; it. Furious. .Driving- in sue City. — The other day a gentleman ; was observed driving a quill at a furious rate in the neighbourhood . of, Printing-house-square. We are happy tb be able to add that, although the traffic was immense at the time,no accidents resulted. i ! MoCK „C ream,—: A Hibernian, dressmaker was giving some ladies^a recipe for, ' making mdck cream, which she pronounced a' very, superior substitute, for 'the real article. In order to prove her assertion, she told.of a grand "wedding par,ty where' it had been served," an'<l said " Many took it in preference' to the real cream, not knowing the'difleretice." A Cure for Eow Spirits. — Exercise for the body, occupation for the mind •:; these'are the grand constituents of health j and happiness, the cardinal' points i upon! which everything turns-; Motion seems, to, be a great preserving principle of, 1 ' whidh '-■ eyen^animate,' things! are' subject j for tbe o^ipd9, the; earth.iteelf,,>are restless,, .an^, the .waving of trees, shrubs answers is known to be an essenfcialparfc of thejrr economy. .OAP^A^ M^F l^^ u^^' ii^ OE THEM >~ Flogging garrotters*

Horrible Incident. — About a year ago, William Russell, a carpenter by trade, who used to be. an industrious man in 'our township, had £750 left h.im by a relative in the old country. Since he received that money, neither he nor his wife has been sober for a single day. For several months past, Russell, although only 45 years of age, has been barely able to walk a hundred yards within an hour, purely from the effects of drink. On the Sunday before last Mrs Russell died, and, whilst a few neighbors were in the act of burying the unfortunate woman, Russell died. — Alexandra Times. Self-acting , Cow Milkek.— Mr. Singleton, a Victorian gentleman, has shown the Goulburu Herald a simple little invention for which he has obtained a patent, and which is called the selfacting cow milker. The principle, on which it acts is that of the satheter, and the advantages claimed for it are that it is expeditious, milking a cow in full milk in five minutes; that it effects a saving of labor, with increased cleanliness ; and that it can be used by the most inexperienced. Beiug made of silver, it is not liable to corrode, and the price per set of four is 30s. It is said fo have been used and approved of by several dairymen and squatters in Victoria, and arrangements are now being made for Sydney and country agencies in New South Wales. It has been stated that siDce the death of Governor Blackall, Captain O'Connell, who held the same position for a short time on a former occasion, has beeu called upon to assume the position of Officer Administering the Government. It appears some sort of movement has beeu talked of for endeavouring to secure the Governorship for the present occupant. The Queensland Times does not think it would be quite the thing, and sums up the question thus : — " Captain O'Connell would make an admirable Black Rod or Sergeant-at- Arras, but from him as Governor of the Colony, heavenly powers deliver us ! [Amen ! — Q.] As a piece of mechanism he is perhaps almost faultless, but we want something more than this in the successor of Colonel Blackall." A. contemporary adds : — ''That's so. With other qualifications, we hope to get a Governor who will be above coming down upou the Treasury for 'just a trifle' to keep him moving every now and again." — Southern Cross. A French View of Eenewed War. — M. Alphonse Karr, the distinguished lilcrateur, has writen the following letter to the Lyons newspapers : — "Passing through Lyons, please to give me a little space. We have had enough of fine words. France has no longer the means of listening to tliem, nor the time to attend to them. I have just spent a week in the districts occupied by the Prussians. I saw Bourbaki's army enter Switzerland. I have seen, and I know. I have many truths to tell ; they shall be told within a few days. But at present I desire to mention two of them. I request that the Assembly at Bordeaux summon, if it be only for the sake of information, someone who has seen our prisoners, our wounded, our sick, and our dying. They have, I think, a right to be represented. I ask that a register be placed upon the table of the President of the Assembly, an-cL that each Deputy who shall talk of voting for a, continuance of the war in the first place enter his name upon that register. That book shall be the register of matriculation for a regiment de march of the advanced guard which shall have the honor of marching first towards the. enemy." Serious Mistake. — A burglar made a serious mistake a few nights ago. He carefully secreted himself under a bed, and would have been entirely successful had he not fallen asleep and awakened the people by his snoring. - -