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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 93, 21 April 1877, Page 2

The following paragraph is taken from the London Guaidian of February 7:— "A telegram, dated Auckland, New Zealaud, February 2nd, was received by the Bishop of Lichfield on Saturday last, February 3rd reporting that the election of the Rev. John Richardson Selwyn to be Bishop of MeJanessia was confirmed hy the General Synod of the Church in New Zealand on the 26th January; and that the day appointed for his consecration waa Sunday, the 18th February, [t is proposed to hold a simultaneous service in Lichfield Cathedral at 1 1 p*m. on Saturday, the 17th February, New Zealand timo being between 11 and 12 hours in advance of GrccnAvich time." The fact was alluded to by Bishop Selwyn in one of his speeches. A .servant gitl w] o hud been admonished by her mistress to be very care 'ul in washing i:p the best tea-tilings, was overheard shortly afterward indulging iu the following soliloquy while in the act of wiping the sugar basin: "If I was to drop this 'ere basin, and Avas to catch it, I suppose I wouldn't catch it; hut if I Avas to drop it and wasn't to catch it, I reckon I just should oatch it. w This is lioav a Knightly Boniface in the Sunny Isles of the Pacific advertises his Restaurant:— " The Hawaiian Hotel lunch room is open, under the management of R. Von Oehlimffen. All delicacies known to the age constantly kept on hand, and served to surpass the past, arrest the present, and stereotype the future— guaranteed to satisfy the epicure in his wildest dreams. Weddings, dinners, and all other private and public orders Avill he executed iu my usual elevated style.— Robert Von Oehlhaffeu, manager."

The following touching appeal from a bereaved parent is from a Wisconsin paper: "Stolen, from the residence of Abel Crow- " foot, the proprietor of the Fremont Mills, their eldest daughter Thirzah. If the sneaking thief will return her to her happy former homo, and not drag her into misery with himself any further, he will be suitably rewarded by being set up in the boot business in good shape."