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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 84, 8 April 1875, Page 2

The Post Bays: — " A novel religious sect came to light in Court this mornio£. One of the jurymen, named Wra. CopelaDd, objected to take the prescribed oath, on (he ground that he belonged to 'a sect called Christians!' We fancy we have heard of that sect before." Sir James Fergusson, ex-Governor of this colony, has become one of the LonrloD Directors of the Emigrant and Colonists' Aid Corporation. Mr Thomas Kobbell, a member of the Grand Jury, waß yesterday fiued £5 for non-attendance. The fine, however, was afterwards remitted upon Mr Kebbell appearing to explain that, he had mistaken the da to on the summons, " not having his spectnolps on when he read it."— JVetu Zealand Times. Chiarini's famous circus is reported to have broken up. The' east 'was too much for the Italian who; had done so; much in the west. The breaking up took place after the Signer had visited Canton, and it is said that under the hammer there waan frightful! sacrifice of property, B«rua of the finest horses going for an old song. "Folly Plum" has started a model lodging house for women at 78 and 80 »->ore street, Fiizroy, .Melbourne. "Plain, unpreteudin<r, and old-fiishioted^ but Very suitable, as we have it at a low rate, and besides o large and suitable day-rooai and other offices, have four Urge and airy dormitories, and can muke up tweniy-two beds, or on an emergency might manage to make up tweury-six. Our plan of operations will be: — We shall charge 61 per night for a bed, 31 for a breakfast of tea or coffae and bread and butter, or 4;1 if we give no meal; uo dinner throughout the week, but a supper, consisting of m^at and vegetables, with tea, coffee, or Roup— 4d, if bread and butter also; a dinner on Sunday of meat, vegetable*,, and pudding, will be 6J. Thus, for Is. per day, or with Sunday's dinuer, 7s 6d per week, decent food and shelter can be now obtained by women in a home where they may be sure of kindness., and watchful care, as it bus been started by those who have their best interests at heart." "An Old Ofago Miner," writing from Cooktown to the evening papers on the Palmer goldfields, says: — "I left New Zenland last September with a number of others filled with high expectations, raised by exaggerated accounts published, of mokiog a rise in this country, but can only report up to present time ignominious failure. Let rao caution any Ofago men who may be immediately coming here to reflept well before they start. The road to 1 the Palmer and here is dotted with^ graves of men, n large proportion of whom ore New Zealanders, who were strong nnd able to do the work of horses, but who had to succumb to the hardships of Northern Queensland. Tbo mujority of them started on their respective journeys totally unequipped, and, with heavy swaga and empty pockets, were unable to procure proper food, without which a man cannot work here, and have paid the penalty of their rashness." At a meeting of parishioners of St Paul'e, Wellington, it was resolved : — ' Tbat the parish authorises the vestry to incur an expenditure of a aura uot exceeding £1300, for the purpose of purchasing a new organ and enlarging he church to receive it, subject to the approval of the Bishop, and of thatamount to borrow a sum not exceeding £850 by loan on debentures of £10

: ! eaci^ bear ing v in'teres6 at the rate of 8 : peri- cent/ : ; ...j ,\ ■ Mr rfiol^ of Cbriatchurch, and formerly of ih e ; . Union- Bank, Melbourne, has been appointed manager of tho Bank of New Zealand, at Sydney, at s salary of £1500 per annum. The shooting season has commenced in vWeltfn^ton.: By, proclamation in the Provincial 'Gazette, it is intimated; that it is lawful, during the months of April, May, June, and July, •* to hunt, shoof, take, or kill" any birds of the following kin<js,;-rrWild duck of any species; bittern; ■ pied stilt plover, wild geese, dotterell, tui, native pigeon, teal, bluck, stilt .plover, curlew, and { native quail. '"'. . The arrival of the new ship Timaru is now looked for at the Blutf; She I left the Tail of the Bank, Glasgow, on the sth January, and is now 86 days out. She has on board 250,000 salmon ova, in a very large case in her 'tween decks. The ova wefe 'selected 1 wHh great care in the old country by Mr Frank Buckland, editor of Land and Water. The Timaru was chosen to carry the precious consignment on account of her supposed fast sailing qualities. , ' ; ; -'■: In a raid made by the police of Melbourne the other day, for the purpose of .obtaining samples of the liquors commonly sold by the publicans of the city and sub&rbß, to be aoalysed, not fewer than 693 hotels, were visited, and three thousand samples taken. These have been handed over to the Governmentanaiyst.' • The Auckland own correspondent of the Napier Telegraph says : — " The , Gross this morning, speaking of Sir George Grey's speech last night, says it was the speech of a legislator of a colonyj of a '.politician of politicians, yet there was no lack of fire nor of what seemed enthusiasm. The speech was ably planned, and : enhanced with the vision he conjured up, which dazzled the eyes and bewildered the senses nf his hearers. He seemed to. see with the eye of wondrous faith a future in which c quality of wealth arid widespread happiness might be secured by means of provincial institutions. It is generally believed that the Auckland members, excepting Yogel and Reader Wood, will sink all minor differences, and enrol under the banner'of Sir G. Grey; bis converts are, numerous, and he is now more popular than any politician who has ever set foot in Auckland." In commenting upon the unsettled state of affairs in Europe, the London Times says :— "Twelve millions of men are not taught the trade of war, and maintained at an annual cost of from four to five hundred millions sterling, merely for tho purpose of holiday parade and military show ; and where a pre- ; text for war is anxiously sought for, it is certain to be speedily found." It is a curious circumstance, remarks the Southern Cross that there haß been during tho past year a decrease in the gold yield of the tbree principal gold producing colonies of Victoria, New Zealand,, and New South Wales. lv New Zealand the yield of gold for last year was 376,388 ounces, or nearly J 29,000 ounces less than that of tho previous year. Still this yield, reduced as it was, was about 133,000 more than the produce of New South Wales for 1874, which also exhibits a considerable decline as compared with its own former returns. The same thing is observable in Victoria, though, to a less extent proportionally. While both New Zealand and New South Wales exhibit a decline of almost one-fourth in each case, Victoria whose production is considerably larger than both, shown a falling off in the past year of only about oue*eighth. It is evident that men are turning their attention more largely than hitherto to other occupations than those of gold-mining ; but we do not doubt that in all tbree colonies a period of revival will come ; and people are strongly hoping to behold its advent here at Ohinemuri. . .The Otago Daily, Times, in an article on Judge Chapman, remarks: — "It is just as well to remember sometimes the very deep debt of gratitude which the country owes to one who, like Judge ChopmßD, has given a standing to tho office of Judge, which it does noi always — which, indeed, it' very seldom, possesses in a young country. We are not unaware that from; time to time exception has been taken to his ruling ; that he has been found too lenient in his management of the Court, and somewhat dilatory in his decisions. While New Zealand, with only ' one exception, has been peculiarly fortunate in its appointment of Judges, we believe that Mr Chapman has not fallen short of the best of them in ability, in courtesy, in upholding ttie position, as well as in undertaking those other public matters which, while not necessarily attaching to the office, hang so gracefully upon one who holds it." A novel cure for snakebite is reported by the Lancejield Mercury. At Cobaw recently, MlsbE. Ritchie wts bitten by a snake under the, following circumstances :r— lt appears that early in the morning she went out to the water cask to get some water without her boots, when Bhe was bitten by a black snake. She went inside and told her parents about it, andia yo,uog calf was got and the, bitten toe placed in its mouth, who believing it to be a vVri. table teat, at once commenced su« king with all its might, until a vehidr wus procured and the girl conveyed to the Kyneton Hospital, where, we are glad to hear, she ia progressing favorably.

V The Burrangong Argus relates the following result of the *' divining rod:" -i— " A well-known resident near Young, Mr Herman Tiedemann, ia much rejoiced at discovering the whereabouts of a beautiful spring of water on his ground, near Sawpit Gully, by rnenns of the divining rod. It appears fhat a never-fpiliDg spring of pure water breaks out of the ground at the bottom of the golly, and Mr Tiedemann, whose place is on high grouud at some dislauce away, has, so he informs us, been sinking holee, in different parts of his paddock at various times during the last three years to find it. At last a frieud of his proposed that he should try. the divining rod, and showed him how to use it, and after a few trials the rod pointed to a certain spot: that on this spot he eank, and at the depth of 14ft hit the spring, and has now close to bis house & plentiful supply of pure good, water."

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