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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 172, 23 July 1877, Page 2

Notwithstanding the Eradshaw Act, some women are Baid to be working in Dunedm from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m., and often till 10.p.m , earning only 3s per diem. In Waitaki County some samples of what is said to be very pure lithographic limestone have been found. This is the second discove-y of the kind in the colony, the other having been at Abbey Rocks, on the West Coast. A correspondent of the Hawke'sn Bay Herald recommends the introduction of Mahomedanism among the Maoris, as being " beyond all doubt eminently adapted to ' a race in the present stage of culture of the aborigines of New Zealand." Some yeais ago an article appeared in the Fortnightly Review from the pen of Mr H. H. Lusk M.H.R., in which an elaborate parallel was drawn between the Mahomedan and the Hauhau faith. The Seventy-mile Bush natives, we (Hawke'a Bay Hetald) understand, intend shortly putting in the market, in the shape of farms and town sections, a block of .land 10,000 acres in extent, lying between Takapau and Kopua. The land adjoins the railway line in course of construction. It is level and suitable for agriculture. A large proportion of it is still forest clad. Townships will be laid out at each end. The New Zealand Times compliments the Wellington City Councillors thus:—" Time after time they have shown, themselves utterly deficient in nerve, and matters have been allowed to drift into confusion owing to the weathercock tendencies of the Council. No doubt a great deal of the timidity Councillors have exhibited lately arises from over-conscientiousness in the discharge of their duties; but uncharitable people will ascribe it to a want of capacity. Whatever may be the cause, the weakness of the Council is both derogatory to itself aod unsatisfactory to citizens." If (says the Wellington Argas) a stranger had been suddenly dropped down in the neighborhood of the Police Court about three o'clock this morning he would probably have been considerably surprised at some strange proceedings in a court of justice. When the jury in the case of Cole y. M'Kirdy retired the majority of the people in Court were volunteers in full uniform, and apparently elevated to a high pitch of excitement. As soon as the Judge left the Bench, one exhausted counsel snatched off his wig witli one hand, while with the other he removed the hat from the head of the astonished policeman, transposed the position of the two headgears, and leaving the astonished man in blue more taken aback than he was even when a buxom landlady threw her arms round his neck and kissed him, the lawyer tucked his gown under his arms and departed in search of a charitable publican fdr something hot. Hia learned brother, not being able to appropriate any one's hat, trusted to, his wig, and in full costume sailed down the street for the same haven, greatly to the astonishment of another constable whom they passed on the way, and who seemed to have serious thoughts about running both in- ; until his fellow member of the force, duly bewigged, looked out of the court to see where his hat was gone. For the following little scandal the Wellington Argus is responsible:— A romance somewhat of the Enoch Arden type, is now rapidly approaching its denouement, but this bids fair to differ somewhat from the Tennysonian model. The story is an interesting one' A young sailor bold wooed won, and wedded. After a brief interval of bliss, he had, in pursuit of his profession to depart, like Lord Bateman, « far countries for to see." His bride promised to be faithful and to remain in domestic service while he was absent. She got a good place, but alas for fickle woman soon left it, resumed her maiden name, and removed from her finger the magic circlet which her lord had placed there. Soon her charms attracted the notice of an eminent politician, and matters progressed so satisfactorily that last year she departed for a Southern clime to assume the position of housekeeper there, for her political acquaintance. So satisfactorily were those duties performed that her employer at last placed heart, hand, aud fortune, at her disposal. Coyly she accepted them, and the ' Registrar made the twain one. In the meantime, however, the original husband, full of love and hope, returned here. Fora time ( he searched eagerly, but in vain, for his wife At last he foand where she was, and quick on the discovery the wires flashed the news of her having contracted fresh matrimonial relations. He is now, calmly as he can I awaiting the arrival of the bridal pair on their honeymoon trip, which it is urderstood 19 to be spent in Wellington, but not in the spirit of poetic resignation which charac- ri tensed a certain jilted minstrel boy, who J hung his harp on a willow tree, prior to his departure for the wars. Tie result will be watched for with interest.

Thrushes and blackbirds are now said to BeQo v ranfcyatqtep{}pp,<faOtago.: ; v Ie Greymouef* militia 9d<]2er qoart, arid la £23*3f2£ Price "^ gra3s beco^ • The Mayor of larercargitl was recently summoned- by the Inspector of- Nuisances fined foe havmghi3cMtrfuey:on fire " ' About 70,000,000 passengers are anuuatly earned by the London omnibuses. Snow has fallen in the Mackenzie country Canterbury, to the depth of from three to sixteen feet. The late Mr. W. Skene, a member of the Victorian Legislative Counlil, died recently worth £90,000 in real estate, and £10,000 personalty. ' The Napier police hare just completed a census of the town of Napier. From this it appears there are 911 inhabited houses, the total population being 5135. The house containing the largest family is the gaol, where on the day of the census there were 40 inmates. During the 14 months ending on the 30th of April last, upwards of £650 worth of rabbits, fish, and oystera were seized in the Melbourne fish market, and at the instance of Mr G. Donald, the inspector, destroyed as being unfit for human food. The number of rabbits was 5704 pairs. According to Sir Wilfred Lawson, M.P., £140,000,000 is annually spent in England upon intoxicating drink, chiefly drawn from fche wages of working men. ADunedin telegram to a Northern contemporary says:— A forcible illustration of the absurdity of the existing railway tariff w affo-ded by the following:— A gentleman wished to make a present to a friend, so he killed a nice porker and forwarded it by rail last week, leaving the_ recipient to pay the .charges, which amounted to £4 9s 7d from Timaru to Lyttelton. A favorable report has been received from America regarding the quality of kerosene found at Poverty .Bay. It states that it is the finest quality ever seen in America, the superiority consisting in containing more lamp oil, and a larger per centage of paraffin than auy American oils. . A iprivate letter from a Uew Zealand gentleman in England, says:— The Catholic -Bishopric of Auckland was offered to an Irishman named Dr Dickson, a ielation of •the/, Primate of Ireland, but after two days' consideration he refused the offer." The Queen has been graciously pleased to direct that a pension of £75 per annum should be granted to each of the three Misses De Foe, the lineal descendants of t"ie author of " Robinson Crusoe." The Chambre Syndical dea OuvrieuMenuisiers en Batiment at Paris has offered a sculptured monumental pulpit for St. Paul' 3 Ca hedral, London, as " a token of the good feeling existing between the nations, and of thankf ulresa for tha aid reudered by Englar d to French sufferings during the FrancoPrussian war." The money value of the tendered gift is stated to be between £1200 and £1400. The Assembly of New South Wales have adopted Sir H. Parkes' resolution directing the purchase of an. ironclad at a cost of £150,000 by a majority of 22 to 18. It also passed a resolution authorising the Governme it to proceed with the alterations recommended by SirW. Jervois in the defence works at Port Jackson, Botany Bay, and Newcastle, without delay. A Germau journal recommends for the preservation of cut flowers, almost indefinitely, either singly or in bouquets, that they be dipped in a solution of pure albumen, and after allowing them to become perfectly dry, that the operation be repeated several times, each time with fresh albumen. The white of an egg is nearly pure albumen, and would doubtless answer the purpose. The experiment would certainly be wo-th trying here on rare and beautiful flowers. An exchange states that an enterprising grocer has adopted an original method of business. Each side of his store is fitted up for business on its own account. In the general arrangements each side is a duplicate of the other, the difference being that one side is cash and the other credit. If a cash customer enters, the goods and prices on the cash side are shown; but if it is one who wants credit, he is shown the other side, and for the first time in his life, perhaps, made to realise the value of ready money." . A remarkable Torkshireman has just passed away, in the person of Mr John Carr, of Gnmesthorpe. He was 93 years old, and had been a follower of the Fitzwilliatn Hunt for over 80 years, besides being master of the Jicc'esfield harriers for soire years. He had a rooted objection to conveyances of all kinds, and never could be induced to enter a railway train. He enjoyed remarkable health, requiring medical aid only once throughout his long life, and he walked 15 nuhs a-day almost to the day of his death