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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 272, 16 November 1877, Page 2

" Sir," said Sir Georga Grey, speaking of the late Government " they bribed in every direction in which they could"— Major Atkinson jumped up with that nhnbleness which has been his distinguishing feature since he has been iv opposition, and exclaimed " I move that those words be taken down." And Sir George Grey subsided while the clerk "took down" the words Then followed a wordy war between Major Atkinson, Mr Reynolds, and one or two other members which lasted about ten minutes When silence was restored, Sir George Grey calmly resumed—" As I was saying, when the hon "*" Muber for % m ont interrupted me, the late GoYernm;:* bfibed ia «™y direction iv which they could-by C^™^ }* r f? f«*>sidies to boroughs and road bou'' ds « The House roared, and roared again. Major Atkinson found it was not so easy to catch a weasel after all. — Poet, The Post of Saturday says?-~As Captain Best and Lieut. Fraaer, of the Artery Cadets, were riding home from Petoni yesterday afterroon, about half-past four o'clock, they came across three gentlemen in the ! water. Two were hanging on to a capsized boat, and the other endeavoring to pull her | ashore. Captain Best dismounted, fastened the reins of the horses together to mak§ $ line, then swam in and towed them ashore. A contemporary gives the following account of a strange recognition: — The body of a Mr Elliott, who lately died in Napier, < was recognised by a gentleman who had been in the district on a land-buying expedition, as a brother whom he had not seen for the last twenty years. There was of course an alteration in the features, but he well remembered a mark which disease had left on his forehead, the result of an accident which occurred during his boyhood. Documents found in the possession of the late Mr H. Elliott fully confirn* Mr William Elliott's statement as to bis being im brother. The deceased was possessed of .considerable property. ' """ "

During the Crimean war, a Turk, while at ms noon prayer one day, was kicked and told to get out of the way by an English soldier. He paid no attention to the insult until his prayer was finished, when he. offered to fight the Englishman. Johnny Bull, thinking he had a soft Turk, " squared" himself, but received a most severe thumping, and, as he cried, " Hold enough I" you caa imagine his consternation when the victorious worshipper exclaimed, " Now, nixt time ye iusult a Turk be sure he's not from Kilkenny !" The Bishop of Lincoln has written to one of his clergy, severely rebuking him for forwarding a petition in favor of uufermented wine at the Holy Communion. The Bishop says that in their present frame of mind the petitioners are not fit to receive the sacrament at all, as in their Pharisaic self conceit they set up their private opinions against the universal practice of 1800 years. The Admiralty have given orders to have the Temeraire, fitting out at Chatham, provided with an electric light apparatus, the object of which is to render visible and detect the approach of hostile boats at night and also to make signals to the fleet or to far distant stations. The boats employed for torpedo warfare being all propelled by steam, they could be seen at a distance of 2000 yards or more, as the steam or smoke issuing from the funnel acts as a solid screen in reflecting the beams of the light. The Russian newspaper Vadavoste, after an elaborate review of the sums already ex pended on the war, draws the conclusion that if it lasts until next autumn it will cost no less than £138,125,000, of which £37,700,000 ha already been expended. To cover this sum there is a reserve of £25,375,000, and as to the remaining £73,125,800 more paper money.of which there arealready £142,5 1 2,500 in circulation, must be issued. A gentleman has lately returned from England and who is currently reported to be worth £1,500,000, ( says the Geelong Advertiser) has given a donation towards the Famine Relief Fund of ten shillingsl This freehanded and extravagant subscription is worth noting, because the donor's sum is classed next to that of a generous servantgirl, who, in the fullness of her heart, has giren the whole of her week's earnings wh-ch are equal to the subscription so liberally given by the landed and house pro-pr-etor who is said to be able to boast of a million a"d a half sterling. A Methodist parson, called to Dreach in an out-of-the-way town in California, was informed before entering the pulpit that he mist be careful, as many of the assembled congregation were "roughs" and would not hesitate to disturb him if his remarks didn't suit. The holy man made no reply, but having reached the desk, he took from his pockets two revolvers, and placing one on each side of the Bible, gave a sharp glance round the house, and said— "Let us pray" Report says that a more orderly service was never conducted.