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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 254, 25 October 1872, Page 2

ordinarily interesting character took plajce .recently at the Sunnyside Asylpa, .Christ<t!ir!li4he^l! S^ : : programme were^rendered a exceedingly wellby the ;a|t|ndai^^ and- choir of $test&jsß]^ prisedVtwo parts 7; the first^being? sacred : : 4in^Bicjyf.pd;,-t^^^ ■ *-*(_Frßt ; ,fpa^ '*s6io)_.l^it_J^^ Vi_Bi6riLYßyiwi^^ d_^4bu^atfthbiOT^Thiff; _^i^?iß^K^_.g;^ my #_.tf<#^ &c

aolo find duet parts were nicely rendere<J( "In Jewry Js 0-od known;" and " LoW now lettest,'* all of which webt Well. One of the patients also sung capitally the beautiful air from the Messiah, 'But thou didst not leave." Another patient sung in capital voice, ". Goodrbye, sweetheart, good-bye," and was encored. In the second7part, tbe brass band of the Asylum, under the leadership of Mr. Petrie, played three marches. Then . were sansr two glees, -'The Merry Elves," and "Night, lovely Night," both of which evoked loud applause, as also did a trio and chorus, " Glorious Apollo ; " a song by one of the patients ; a march by the band, and the National Anthem concluded this most successful entertain meat. The efficacy of music as a euro for insanity has been most conclusively proved within the last few days, as one of the female patients who '.-■' possessed a good voice improved in menial condition rapidly on beiDg placed to sing in the choir, and finally left the asylum a few days ago quite recovered. — Press (Canterbury) October 12. ... Paper. Car- Wheels —The American National Car Builder, describing ; rail way car- wheels of paper, states that the material is straw-board. "The wheels constructed of it possess some very requisite and desirable qualities, a :perfec*t form — considerable elasticity, great strength and. durability, and a facility of repair which is entirely wanting in a chilled wheel. These points, together with the method of construction and the peculiar nature of the .material, make these wheels worthy of attention." The tire, however, is of steel, and covering the whole of each side of the . wheel are two side-plates of Norway iron boiler-plate, which fit against a shoulder turned in the tire. The paper framework is said to give elasticity to the cars in motion, and "deadens the jar."' Trains have* been run at the rate of thirty miles an hour with these wheels, which are said to be very strong and lasting. The Price of Iron. — The extraordinary advances declared in the price of iron during tbe last twelve months have brought up quotations to a standard unsurpassed, and probably unequalled, in the experience of living ironmasters. Tbe nearest approaches to, tbe existing condition of affairs were in the years 1825 and 1845, the last-named period being the height of the railway mania. There is every reason to believe, moreover, that prices have not yet by any means reached their highest point. The demand for iron ships at home, together with the great extension of railway enterprise abroad, has combined to stimulate the iron trade to unwonted activity, and so long as the demand continues in excess of the available means of supply, prices must advance. It remains to be seen what effort is put forth by the iron producing centres. to meet the world-wide demand for the most useful of metals. Extraordinary Assault Case:— An extraordinary assault case has been heard at Sydney. A Catholic priest and a medical man had a dispute in the bedroom of a dying woman as to whether prayers should: be permitted or not. The patient was a Mrs. RichardsoD, of Waverly. Some days previously she had embraced- Roman Catholicism, and Father Garavel paid her several visits. On one particular day he went to administer the sacrament of extreme unction, and for the first time met Dr. Read. The patient was asked by the priest if they should have some prayer. Dr. Read says she replied in a tone of indifference. She had been under the influence of chloral hydrate, and was returning to consciousness. Dr. Read, as a medical man, would not allow prayers, or anything else which might excite the patient. The next instant doctor and priest* were struggling . violently for the mastery, and they became so excited in their efforts to turn oue another out that they seemed scarcely to be aware that they were on the patient's bed. Father Garavel laid violent hands upon Dr. Readjs right whisker, and fetched it completely away.. Dr." Read's whiskers wereVlong. Subsequently, the left had* to be shaved -off, in order that the doctor, might go upon "au even keel. " " Both of us " says the priest, "whirled out of the door. We k went outsspinning, or waltzing. " iAs a ■•■* matter of facti they were put -but 7by :*Mrs. Read, who a short time before i was., Bitting : iat the J |^Ing- woman's bedside .y The : -. do- . meitics'i 'who .sympathised ; ; with ; priest, offered to turn' 'the doeter, out ; ; but rMrs. Read silenced them* wrestling - occured, ' anjci thle ! \jjfi, gentlemen had a long r argu meiit in aTo, r 6.usH.; soon). Ultimately, Father Garavel *B_ced 'lforgivehees 1 ; and .the^ two^Bho(_^ ? yhan<i(sj Ibut Dr. Read only forgaye^his antagdm professib b&lly ; and . in Ms professional ca*; ; pacity he brought an action against '7Garay^(?in! ! il_ii!7^ySiae.o „ Court, for/ an .asaaul t . > , T he : >j vs tice.s ..tQ.und .* that ___Ir.-Garavel commenced the, attack, and.fined him 20s.,Xwithx5s; ;>IOd;^ 'cpstSv The parties sboo^ bands *as they__ left 7i the -. cour^;^ But^th^:pfttwnt,j.in ; ______l_M_______________i___l_i__________^^