To The Editor Of The Nelson Evening Mail.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 253, 24 October 1872, Page 2

To The Editor Of The Nelson Evening Mail.

■ SntVJM B-f-W*ss#^tliat, "the; moon-,shall, bei turned; ,!ipjto^t»lGMDjc£j?* ;biit:; ttiat it ißhould^osciliate iix the pMsent'daytosucti a,degree at itimes as can jbe, pl r ftjnly-^eea,witltthe naked eye,.ai*.aVdistance, of.'2iip,ooo mUesVis"seriotia to contemplate. '.'.?.*'--3, |:! ■; Tojir observiDgjand:inqairingicorrespondent of :yeßter^y,b^; prop^^ sjartliDg phenome^on^lh r^itK;?;thei^

Bo soon followed by a " moonquake " is serious, if not alarminsr. -^j^eeing is believing," it is said, ani it is quite polite, tlie man in the moon may tfr^ve e^&i)i|i!ic\lt on Saturday nighW-^n; -JD^T. BUMly!)| and-|kicked up a commotira.^f Jt^ings |n,o|iß not to his ]iking..S > |E;haps in^Tndinginprß'B clock lie Rave the%'wjdulurn a bang. It is to be hoped, however, that he has recovered liis usunl equanimity by this time^r . for. Another ~ebuHition~ofrhe-kind might send a few aerolites m^the way .of thNjpJanet, that, woiiia;knqcX : aif»ig3ityrjdle thjough(it^a]SiT][hen • the proof that " feeling han no fellow " might be added" to^ finish the proverb." , Jesting apart, it^ is ; iquite, {possible there mayj have been a" J ""iib r ra l tibh of the "moon " of great' inteusity on last Saturday night; but slie'had: .scarcely ■ 'grant 'fortli' " fier '■ /h'drtrs* 'byi A 6^o'Glbdk.' Tliere was apparently an. electrical Ptorm at work betwetn 9 and 10 in the ranges behind tbe Saddle! jUilJ^ whic^,-«cncurrently, wiUi, v the ;.risingjof j,the : ,'moon 'in'the 'same .directio'tt," g^jy? hay^ oqcas^oned! the'phfcnpmenon.y,pu>.,coyfejp^^^ " *' j *>purs* &c, '" I .11' Mk-t-A) MoohsHßfE. i October 23,..18|7 : ?., r ., : ..^ R .... r .., j. For cpntinuatioi of news see fourth pagi. \ .. . •" i

In (he midst of a circus performance at Sandhurst \ recently, lays the Bendigo Evening News, "a contretemps occurred of t quite an unexpected .nature .by', the sudden collapse of the platform designated the dress circle, and the precipitation of its occupants, some 100 in number, to the ground. Ladies, gentlemen, and children all came down together; and presented a struggling mass of arms, heads, and legs. For the moment all was confusion, and a sort of general panic prevailed, but atten- . tion was quickly drawn to the unfortunates in the dust, and the work of extrication began. Luckily no serious injuries occurred, though bruises "were rather plentiful, and many were -more frightened than hurt. Chairs- having been provided, the performance was continued, and the rest of the programme carried out." .. . Period of a Policy of Insurance.— In the case of Jones v. the Neptune Marine Insurance Company, a nice question has been decided by the. Court of Queen's Bench as to the effect of a deviation from the usual form by* which an insurance is made to run from r the commencement of the loading. The usual words in the insurance of goods are— " beginning from the loading thereof on board' the ship," but in the present case the insurance was on " freight, payaVle'in respect of the voyage, from Baker's Island to the port of call or. discharge in the United Kingdom; insurance on freight beginning from the loading of the vessel, andjending when the vessel was moored." ■ The vessel, in- question was .wrecked, wben it had. only, commenced loading. The judges how decided that the meaning of • ihe. policy was that the whole cargo should Be loaded before the risk began at all. As this had not been the case, the underwriters were not liable. \ A Buck- Jumping Match.— A buckjumping match lately came off at NewtonBoyd Crossing, near Mr. T. Jordan's, in the Clarence district. We learn from the Observer that the riders were J. Chisholro, butcher at DalmortOD, and 7 W. Rhodes, of -, Curraldooral. The prize was £20, paid; down by the riders. One of the parties j made a challenge that if neither was thrown from the saddle tbey should ride barebacked, and if neither was thrown in this way they should -provide each other with bullocks. These condiiions, however, were finally abandoned, and a fair buck-jumping match in saddles was decided. Each of the riders found a notorious, buck-jumper for the other, and on the day named the match was ridden, in the presence of several hundred people. Both horses were with difficulty saddled,. and Chisholm's backed himself overthe fence of the. saddling yard. Both men are famed riders, and after each had his horse a little t quiet they were into the saddles like lightning, and the bucking was a caution. Rearing and striking with their fore legs, and striking out with the hind ones, mode the spot clear. Chisbolm stuck to his seat immoveable. Rhodes rose and fell with the motions of bis horse. Both used the whip and spur to make the horses do iheir worst. At last the beasts were exhausted, and the riders held "their seats. The wager was drawn. Chieholm's horse was supposed to be the most savage of the two when the match commenced, but at tHe conclusion he was thoroughly tamed/ and his master handled him about amidst the cheers of the crowd. : ; Courtship by . Telegraph. — Mr. Scudqmore'e report on the telegraph is not exactly a novel, and yet it contains a romance of the newest and most original description. After telling us how successful he has found the system of employing male and female clerks together, how much the tone of ■[ the men had been raised by the association, and how well the women perform the checking or fault-finding branches of the work r he goes on to speak of friendships formed between clerks at either end of a telegraphic, wire. They; begin, by chatting in' the 1 intervals of their work, and very soon became . /astrfriends. ." It; is a fact;" 'continues' Mr. Scudamore, "that a telegraph elerkyin London, ■who was engaged , ; on /^a wire to Berlin, formed an acquaintance with and attachment r %r ; .?»— -mark the official Bt yl e ii of ..(the language; •*« «; a - female clerk who 1 worked- "o^i.tW • sain c line in Berlin, that he made a prppoaal of marriage to heV^ Bndtnatjhe acdepied tim" without having him. They were? married, and the^^ißarriage resulting from ;;' their electric^affinities is; 'supposed '" i '%tf y - Have turned ouicas; wiell'as those iri^whicn'^the 1 .aepae^jiT^ymojrg. ; apparently? concerned.'* 5 Nor must the; prudent reader run away. \'Wit.b~thd^dea^'wßV : <'th'eße' young persons ■ w^ere very rasbji ori anarried "■■ without "d,u€ i/acquaintanoO. i < <tc : For'" ! 'it • is a f\iia^j^iji^^s^!^^^^'fik wire!^can^ ... readily<telHby^b^ ; , at the other end : "ii^s^fiisSVwfMrk,' 1 whether pie:|Bipasiibna^el ■j]ynot|i>qsßeß6£'^ona6n^^