PROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 241, 9 October 1872, Page 2

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-. : ! x;-i' :■'•'*! ~ ■■>■'' -r;W;iMii4fC&?s.oif, J ,Oo.tQben B^' The' 'Press ; conftrcncclrbet td=dayicto:>cbnsid«r.7 matters atfeeting the;Pr^ss;stebfeiJpartichlarlysr:e-K* questing«tb,e "Govcrnmenfcio,' reduce for Press telegraliisf-V"" 7^^ '"•^ ; aw ' x '. The Prbwn^ial 'Council bpened"'to'4lay^- ;: a A ' ) ~:z /} ... *-? The Herald says Mn'Vogeris'nnfl ted* for any ministerial oiScc unless" : iie ; i 6 well cheeked, lie waat»;.bsiiasK/- ; ; : ''':-. /.ViA'A AW :.-iKoi"i ••r".-;^p^ \ {The Grand jury returned a true bill "against the Green..Harp. conspirators. Sailed.^rAjexanoraj for - Sydney, ? \vjth; -. fi&y passengers.' -"■'■'- " --- J -^ •uj.v'ij'JL At a meetiug of the Freight Company,, a letter was read 'froni'&haw;' Saviile 'Sc^'QbV^ oiiSnifg to reduce freights to 20s. per ton, and. if necessary, to ss. The Freight ■ Company remains firm. Their first.-ship t /.\s loading..^ y n >;?;",/•' -' •' PpRT. Cii.Vi^Ens, October 9. Sailed :, CJaud\Hamiitoli/f|r North. ... . : -CiiwsTCHpacjT, October 9. The Press, considers that Mr Vogel's victory was 'gained by treachery in the House. Mr StafibrdVeupporters advise & dissolution. ..JDuned in, October 9. The-. Tivifs iSHys. the; Governor's .refusal 1 to gran f a dissolution excites Satisfaction, and recpnmiends; the leaders on each side to sink their difl'eri'uces. ' For continuation of' rieioi see fourth /age: '" J "" *

. The inhabitants of are rejotciug over an unexpected but welcome reduction of 40per cent, in : the price of bread Tn7 that township. - ' ,: ■■■'■' Mr^ arrived at Dunedin by the RapgitotO; from .Melbourne, and will 7 appear, "at7tne Theatre with Miss Cblvillo in the, course of ,a , few days.. 7. „r viCAPTAiN .^Baldwin, therGovernmirit Assurance lecturer r is about to publish a tale he has written.entitlsdff Tom Hungerford , a story of the Early Days of the Otago GQldfifllds. " ; Eoß7the7 post of head-master of the Invercargill Grammar School, forty-three applications were received ; and for the post of second master in the same school, seventeen applications were received. A -'Match;;— 7A farmer rbeing asked if his horses were, matched, said — "Yes, they are matched first-rate ;. one of them is willing to do all the work, and the other is willing; that 7 he-should." A Philadelphia paper comments on the weather, .tbuslyW" The showers, of the last three days will cause every stalk of corn to carry ears like a jackass, while every water-melon will fancy itself a, lager beer;k,eg dressed in Paris green." ( We are informed by the Wellington Post that a member-— whose name is not giyerir-^astohished the . House- of Representatives the other evening, while the Otago Waste Lands Bill was being considered,:by " treating the House to a tune upon his nasal organ." He was "brought to order by the genial Mr Webster." - DiPHTHERiAiiN -Victoria—^A lamentable loss of life from diphtheria has o ecu red in the family of Mr. Lynch, mining surveyor at Symtbesdale. During the last few weeks no Jess tban five of his children have been carried off by the disease, the last death oecu red on Wedensday. Until recently the whole family has. enjoyed excellent health. An English Paper says tbat in London during one week recently, one man was murdered, four children were slaughtered by their mothers, nineteen infants were suffocated by the carcases of their parents in bed. Nine people destroyed themselves, six were downed, five scalded, thirteen died of broken limbs, one man died of glanders, and altogether, sixty-one souls were lost by violence in one form or another. " Valuable Sporting Dogs. — The London Standard gives the following account of a recent auction sale of a kennel of sporting dogs: — Tbe catalogue comprised 35^ brace of pointers, setters, and spaniels of well known blood and pedigree. There was a spirited competition forTdogs which had been shot over to grouse, and young well-broken pointers and' setters adapted for the grouse moors were in active demand; and four brace of Gordon setters, whelped last year, and from the kennel of the Earl of Rosslyo, realised 177 guineas, and averaged. 44 guineas per brace; the highest-priced puppy made 43 guineas. r L * The Chinese are fond of poultry, and sometimes, display some cunning in securing their : fancied „ birds. A Victorian paper relates that "some little time since a heathen Chinee was journeying past a homestead near Cameron's Hill, and observing a remarkably fine gander among3t a flock of geese, be trailed a baited fishing line within a few inches of his intended victim's nose, who of course gobbled it up. John at once put on steam, amid the alarmed cries of the, saviours, of ancient Rome in his immediate rear. The din created brought out tbe old lady of the house, who, being rather short-sighted, interpreted John's flight as being caused by fear. * Stand still, John,' she bawled ; * stand still, agrab, and he'll not harm you.' John, however, disappeared over the neighboring rise, with his apparent pursuer in full cry, and it is needless to add that this was the last seen of either." When protection is extended to small birds on account of their insect-devouring propensities, it is time (says a London journal) to pot in a word for another less beautiful but equally useful creature. Tbe toad will dispose of any number of insects, including the least attractive. : A " squash bug "does not sound tempting, but a New 77York7paper7relate8^hbw}a certain DrHarris discovered that even this disagreeable food doe^not come am bug he offered to a toad of his acquaintance ; was? indignantly :-reje6ifced, but- it appears 7' ihat?thja/^l^^rb®e Tfrbrii - :^e;-fact':;bf 7the '.;':^gth^ynagl piMeiiyrtjtie: bititer,7;)£ii,iic(e : ' : on 7 re--7 jiearingliihe Texperimen^^^^^ -^U»ißijß^ '^jgHE^WWE* W , «»^k - 1 witbb T^in^ hesitation arose in the taking or swallowi^ though from some wriggling and contortions" it seemed that their corners did not 77»etf^U|mtn^ exhausted, a colony of smooth black lafvas ;■ was foand in v .aiwhite .. bircb, .each, abou{ t%eejpjja^is«o|^ had disposed of a hundred of these delicious objects7when the dinner bell /rang, and he W^jmmmw_wUi9im

How Copfbewas Discovebed. — Towards tbe middle ; of the 7 fifteenth century a poor Arab was|travejilipg7i? 'Abyssinia, and finding himself weak and Veary Tfrom^ fatigue, be stopped near a grove. Being in want of fuel to cook his rice, he cut down a tree which happened to be covered wit dried berries. His meal being cooked and eaten, the traveller discovered tbat these half-burned berries were fragrant. He collected a number of these, and, 0Q crushing- Jhem . ,with 7a; stone, he' found their aroma increased to a great extent. While wondering at this he acciden'ally let fall the substance into a can which contained his scanty supply of water. Lo ! what a miracle ! The almost putrid liquid was instantly purified. He brought it to his lips ; it was fresh and sweet, add in a moment the traveller had so far recovered bis strength and energy as to be able to resume bis journey. The lucky Arab gathered as many berries as he could, and having arrived at Aden, in Arabia, he informed the Mufti rif his discovery. That worthy was an inveterate opium-smoker, who bad been suffering for years from the influence of the prisonous drug. He tried an infusion of roasted berries, and was so delighted at the recovery ef bis former vigour, that, ia gratitude to the tree, he called it eorihtia, 7 which in Aribic signifies " force." And this is tbe manner in which coffee was discovered. Beechee on Darwin.— Mr. H. W. Beecber preached a sermon, on May 12; on "Progressive Christian Manhopd," taking as his text tlie first eleven verses of tbe flist chapter of the second epißtle of Peter. In the course of bis sermon be thus alluded to what is known as the Darwinian -theory:— «? It is of little consequence to me where j came from; it is of a great deal of consequence where I am going. There are a great many men at the present day investigating the road which has brought man up to .the .present: state, and I confess to a curiosity in the matter, and I do not say tbat these researches may not be of benefit. I regard (he labors of Mr Darwin with profound interest, believingthat -the- world will in time accord him a great deal of credit. Although I am not prepared to accept all his speculations, I thank him for all his deductions of fact. Ido not participate a particle witb those that dread the idea of man's having sprang from some lower form of existence; all that I ask is tbat yon show me how I got clear from monkeys and then I am quite satisfied to have bad one for all ancestors fifty centuries ago. (Laughter.) Only make the difference great enough and I am content. I bad just as lief spring from a, monktey as from some men I know; around here. .(Renewed laughter) I look upon the Patagonians or the miserable crawling Esquimaux, .and. I don't see much: to choose between them and anylatent animalhood. I don't care so much about that thing, for I bave never been there. I had no early associations a great while ago. I have not the leasfr-recollectioh of wbat happened a million years ago. All my life is looking forward; I want, to; know where lam going; I don't care where I came from. Dandy (to shoemaker): "I say, can you cure the defect in my boot, here? ' Shoemaker: "I wob't,promise a cure,- but Til agree to heel them."