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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 179, 26 July 1878, Page 2

A Sydney telegram dated July 23 says:— At the Solomon Islands, Wright, the representatives of some New Zealand merchants, was murdered by the natives, 11.M.5. Beagle' sheiied the village. The following paragraph from the 5. A. Register regarding the railway plant in the unfortunate Hyderabad, which was purchased by the South Australian from the New Zealand Government shows that the latter are not very sharp at making a bargain;— " The engines and carriages are specially adapted for the Adelaide and Semaphore line, and most of the carriages and some of the engines will --be utilised for that railway as soon as possible after their arrival. The Government have certainly effected a great bargain, in addition to saving a great deal of time in obtaining railway plant thafc was absolutely necessary, inasmuch as they have obtained for £14,500 what cost the New Zealand Government £75,000." In commenting upon Mr Moorhouse's recent address to the electors, the Post says: — "It is clear that Mr Moorhouse is once more trimming his sails to catch the breeze of popular favour. The erstwhile out-and-out supporter of Sir Julius Yogel and Major Atkinson now begins to perceive that Sir George Grey is in favor with the great majority of the people, so he veers round and declares himself, in a limited sense, as also being s supporter of the Bame gentleman. It is pretty evident that Mr Moorhouse is nofc a very sincere or willing supporter, bufc he would not like to lose his seat at the next genera! election, so he declares his recognition of Sir George Grey's great ability, and his intention 'to support him in his valuable measures,' "

•They, have, .been .having,, (say*^, the ,P6sf} , wha{ a pß.lenheimitejcialled in our *h#aripg «$ slight .fresh." ,iv Blenheim. .The, houses were all hooded,]and boats plied ior hire in the streets. They never confess to a flood in Blenheiui unless someoue is drowned. There were several smart passages at arms between Mr Barton aud the Court during the progress of the en se of Lench v. Johnston, Hb-ihlju the Sjiprelhe Court yesterday. Mr l|artpn once expressed himself a§ '^astounded" jit a rjiihng.o_.Mr Jiistiteliichmbud^remSi'k to wljlch hi§ Monoi* took e^fc'eption, atid ikquested the Registrar to take it <jowh. Mr Barton replied warmly, the Registrar taking down his words iin waiting, ills Honor finally re cutest .d hlHi to hpolcg.se, siiylug that he was not angry, but he must maintain the dignity of the Court. Mr Barton refused to apologise, but admitted that he used the expression complained of when heated, and added that in cool blood lie never would have Hsedvsunh efcbressibba. Mis Honof replied that he ought to withdraw his words unreservedly, and finally Mr Barton said " he was sorry for using the expression," and his Honor ordered the Registrar to strike out the note, saying he should never refer to it again. Subsequently Mr Barton wished to make some observation ttbeh the Jury were a boht to tetire, sihet remarked that it was an insult tti hitti, to sbnei the juty iiwa*y whilst h's Wife speaking. His Honor i-eplifed that if Mr Barton were impugning his conduct td the jury he should commit Kirn at onde for contempt of Court. Mr Barton said the jury had gone, aud he was not impugning hia Honor's cohauct. — I'ost We (Napier 7e/e</a//>_) are glad to hear that comparatively a large breadth of land is being this season prepared for cropping. Several land owners have fenced in good sized areas of rough ground, aud have given the use of it gratis for twelve months to persons who have undertaken to put it iv crop. The system is extensively adopted in the Middle Island, whet'c it abundantly pays both the latid owner and the temporary occupier. Mr McMastet-s, of the SeventyMile Bush, lids in this way made arrangements fot the ploughing a lid ctoppitig of over 200 acfas, which will he scMn tfithottts. Mr \V. Davis, of tti o* worth farm, frirtirutangi, says the Taranaki He aid, has fur outstripped all the neighboring farmers in the growth of turnips. Six of his turnips weighed 178lbs, oranaverageof 29lbs 10|ozs. Mr Davis states that oue of them turned the scale afc .39lbs, whilst two or three more were over 3tilbs; but tlie riioSt ektriiofcdinary aud satisfactory part of the iuformation he has given us is tbat the yield from a pound of seed is fully forty tons of fine turnips. The seed was Webb's Imperial Swede, and was sown last Christmas on about an acre and a half of bush laud that had beeu burnt the previous season. A Danish women, the wife of a mere laborer, " past fifty" (as the papers rather discourteously inform us), has just saved three children, who had fallen through the ice of a lake, at the imminent risk of ber own life. Her reward was curious. A room was prepared for her by the King's command in the Royal Palace afc Copenhagen, where she remained two days, aud places were secured for her ftnd bet* family at night in the theatre. Conceive an agricultural laborer's wife iv England being boarded and lodged for fortyeight hours in Buckingham Palace, and taken gratis to Drnry [vane. The Ashburton Mail says: — "If tbere is in connection with the settlement of this country one thing more to be regretted, or more unseemly than another, it is the paltry jealousy cherished by some of the seaward towns towards others which are supposed to be unscrupulous rivals, or to be pets of the Government. Mention Dunediu to Invercargill, and the latter will treat you to as pretty a display of hysterics as you could expect to see in the longest summer day's travel; and speak of Wellington's commercial go-aheadism in the hearing of Dunedin, and the good creature wiil roar you, not like Bottom, as gently as a sucking dove, but like a strong-lunged bull with two or three gadflies feasting on his body, and a couple of red blankets dangling in front of his eyes." The late heavy snowfalls bave caused considerable losses among sheep in the Clutha district. The Clutha " Leader " states tbat large numbers of sheep are snowed in on the Kuriwao Ranges, the snow having drifted into some of the gullies to the depth of seventeen and eighteen feet, and the sheep seeking shelter there, were of course buried. Lots of them were rescued by digging them out from under the snow, but a great number perished. The country through the Gorge towards Otaria, otherwise very rough and hilly, presented a comparatively level appearance after the snowfall, showing what immense quantities of snow had fallen. Says the Hokitika Star : — A Chinese defendant in a judgment summons ca se> heard before Dr. Giles this morning, when asked how he wished to be sworn, said, " Me blowiy matcbee out." Forthwith there was a general search in waistcoat pockets for the required Inciter, and Mr Button produced a dissipated looking vesta, the only result of lighting which was that the constable burned his fingers, and was heard to mutter something commencing with a hig D. The next attempt was more successful, but the scorched bobby had it out of the "Heathen Chinee" by administering the verbal portion of the oath in such a deliberate manner that John's fingers were smoking, and he was hopping about in a most uncelestial manner, before he " blowled " the " matchee " out. Then he put on a childlike air and gave his evidence as glibly and plausibly as a christian. " The I oafer in the street " writes to the Christchurch Press :— My mind has been tottering a bit lately. I attribute this to trying to understand the results of the Waitara meeting. The more I read of it the less I understand what Sir Geo. Grey is supposed to bave accomplished I can understand the finale, however. The finale was a Maori ball, when Mr Sheehan and Te Wetere took part in the proceedings. The latter, we are informed by a northern contemporary, "dancing polkas andschottisches in a very graceful manner." It is hard to say what the cost of the Premier's last Native trip will be, but after what I have quoted above no one could doubt that the game has been well worth the candle. " A good many people," says the Press " will be sorry to hear of the accident recorded in the following extract from the Southland Timts :— Henry Morris, "the New Zealand Blondin," met with a serious accident this morning. While cutting wood with bis father in the Waikiwi Bush, his axe caught in some scrub and came on to his toes, slitting the big one, cutting the next off close to the foot, and lastly the tips of the three others. He was brought to the hospital. The family are deserving of sympathy, all they possessed and their whole energies for a long time past having heen devoted towards making tbe lad proficient in the pursuit he had adopted. He had been practising iv the bush for tbe last six weeks while not engaged in working with his father for a livelihood, with the in tention of starting on a tour in the spring. The autograph of David Garrick is worth about 14 dollars, that of Mrs Siddona brings about 20 dollars; Rachel's, 5 dollars; Handel's, 210 dollars; and Edmund Keau's 15 dollars. Lord Lonsdale haa named one of his racehorses " Tommy up a pear-tree," and the aristocracy of England is splitting its sides over his inimitable wit. If a costermonger had named his mule " Tommy up a Peartree," every one would have said, and rightly, that the costermonger was a fool. But humour by a lord is one thing and tjiat by a costermonger another.

j , A ciire of gjq% by m&ihS o*_ tbe sting of \ beQ6,,is reported,, froiij G'efman^. it woftstu f suffered ,39. severely ffQin, gout .tlkt she, for I ! site month?,-, jquncl. neither .sleep. hor rest, whilst her right dim whs sntttrmg so much that she was not only pre-J'Snted! i. oin' -ill < work, but could not even dress or unarms ' herself. Her husband was told of a peasaut, who, quite disabled by rheumatism, had been cured by abee accidentally stinging him. He then persuaded his wife to try this remedy, at_ the pain caused by a bee-sting could hardly Dfe sts gieat its that she fra-*. suffering. In Cbnse^rifence,* thr _'c tees were placed on her arm and pressed down some time, so that the poison vesicles should he well emptied. The success was a surprising otic. Tfee .patient enjoyed a long and quiet sleep during tfie ; next night, whilst the pain, which had been tormenting her six months, had nearly quite vanished. Iv consequence of the bee-stings, the arm wai of course, viry much swelled, but cold smb.Ofeiii.ons _übdt.ed this, arid the, arm was afterwards free from all pain, and had 1 regained its former strength. Since then the patient bas had neither gout nor rheumatism. Nilsson wants 600 dollars a night to sing in Paris during the exhibition.