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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 135, 9 June 1877, Page 4

£; The writer wbo did tbe descriptive lor the Palmerslou Times nt tbe lale coursing meeting of tbe Waihemo CSub,

thns describes the accident that re-, suited in the death of two of the dogs : — " After 20 minutes breathing time the same dogs were slipped to a strong, I here close to the point of the spur; puss j was hard pressed, and made straight for! the precipice, both dogs being close on h!er, Chimney Sweeps leading about a j length, when, to the astonishment of | tbe spectators, the trio disappeared at full speed over the edge. The judge himself was within an ace of following' tbem, and several eager horsemen. had, all they could do to pull up. I rode to, the edge, dismounted, and looked over;' and what a sight there met the eye! on the sandy beach 100 ft below lay thel two gallant dogs, and. the not less gallant hare, ail perfectly dead, and in precisely the relative positions. in which , they wentover the cliff. A slight detour took me to the spot, and an examination showed that both dogs had broken ! their necks; no further itjjury was ap- : parent in Chimney Sweep, but Pharisee had his two forelegs smashed to pieces, having fallen on a large rock. Perhaps not the least pathetic feature in the tragedy was the grief shown .by the trainer and his wife, with whom both of these, dogs had been especial pets. I would have given worlds for the pen of a Byron, or the pencil of a Landseer, with which to do justice to tbe scene. Suffice it to say, that there were strong rough men there whose eyes were suffused, and whose hearts rose in their throats as tbey gased on those beautiful animals done to death so suddenly, so unexpectedly, so tragically, in ministering to their pleasure. With measured pace and saddened heart I made my way . homeward, almost i registering a vow that I would never be seen at a coursing meeting again," "A Constant Reader " writes to the London Tinies under date 57, Via Sistini, Rome, January 25: — "Your readers have from time to time followed with much interest the information contained in your columns pf the excavations going on in Palestine. Has it occurred to the explorers of that country to .notice the information given in the historical book of the Maccabees 11., chapter 2, v. 4 — 7, wherein we are told that immediately before the Baby- j lonish captivity tlie Prophet Jeremiah was instructed to deposit in Mount Nebo the most valuable treasures whioh tbe temple contained — namely the Tabernacle, the Sacred Ark, and doubtless, tbe Tables of Stone, of which the Ark waa merely the receptacle, on which was written the law of the Ten Commandments; traced there originally by God Himself ? They were in that mountain said to be concealed, and if tbat historical book is to relied on, we must credit the fact that these sacred treasures are there still. Would it not be worth the explorer's while to seek for these iv the place specified ? The discovery of them would throw great light upon the Old Testament and the language in which the Tables were j written." . ' . i