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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 219, 1 September 1875, Page 4

There has been another scene in the Chriatchurch City Council. The Mayor having ruled Councillor Raphael out of order, the latter noisily persisted in upholding hia views; whereupon the Mayor said—" I have ruled you out of order, and if you persist in interrupting the business in this manner, Councillor Raphael, you nre no gentleman." Councillor Raphael— "This is aa insult which ought to be returned. You have no right as chairman to use such a word io me. lam a greater gentleman than either you or any of your generation. If you were anywhere else I would show you that you cannot üße such a word to me with impunity." Councillor Jones said the meeting should buck up the chair. Councillor Raphael — "You are a fiae roan." Councillor Joneß~ u You see now, gentlemen, what kind of a man we have to deal with in the Council, and to put up with." After a good deal more wrangling the business of the meeting was proceeded with "in a moderately orderly manner" says the newspaper report. We rarely take up aa American newspaper without finding some breach of promise case reported. The following is the newest thing in regard to cases of this kind, and we venture to recommend to young lulies, who nre in any way doubtful of the constancy of their swains, the expedient of a maiden, who thus advertises in a New York journal: —*♦ March 13lb, 187?. — I forbid Eoy

one Marrying Henry Smith, for I was; engaged to him, March 11, 1874, for if; he profs married, he will hsf to Suffer! the Pennlty of the law. I remain as ever his intended wife. — Sophia Baker." Enraged musician—" I thought you| told me this was a quiet villa ! Zoundal! Here, the very first morninz comes onei of those detestable organs !" Landlady j — " Well, sir ; yes, sir ; but, you see, ray cauaries can't do without their morning horgan ; and I thought you'd i 'ave no hohjaction to the harmony of a brother hartist." — Hornet. A Taunton doctor reports that he recently had a coloured case, which \ reports itself to him in the following . style :— " Doctor, I'm jes' dreadful ; I've had a flouring ia my hip, and a sore on the roof of my tongue ; I've put a mustard altercation and go»gled my mouf, but it done me no good."