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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 26, 3 November 1880, Page 2

____.-__-.-. m nimrnr runr n 11 1 ' mm 11 i__a_B____a_» - A man named Lovely Riley has been identified by the wife of the manager as one of the men concerned in the recent bank robbery at Quirindi, N.S.W. Advices from England state that the shipment of oranges and lemons from Sydney by tbe Cotopaxi perfectly succeeded, and is expected to have satisfactory financial results. After two days' enquiry (says a Melbourne telegram) tbe case of Mclntyre v. Lyona, for remarks contained in an Age article, headed "Facta for tha electo s, wherein it was stated that Mclntyre had been bought by an appointment given bis son, the plaintiff obtained £150 damages. News baa arrived at Auckland from Fiji tbat at Toko-Toker, oa the Rewa River, the house of Mrs Williams, who resided with her three daughters, was attacked by natives. After effecting an entrance tbe natives dasbed in with clubs into the bedroom where the mother and girls had been sleeping, but they got out at [the back and fled in their night dresses. The place was completely wrecked and plundered. A Sydney telegram of the 25 th October informs us tbat tbe correspondent of the Daily Te'eqraph at Bermague, says that Mr Young's, the surveyor's party, were seen fishing and when the boat was discovered, the sail*, pars, and otber things were found lashed inside the boat, and the party had evidently landed for lunch, as fragments of bread, biscuits, and provisions were found. It is suggested that these. should be. analysed for the purpose of ascertaining if-they'con-tain poison. Casey Lloyd's hat, . Young's instruments and books, and also a pair of boots were found in/thel boat. . Suspicion. pf poison is general, as there is evidence of one man having vomited. 'Lloyd and Towers were f riends. The .former ; ha«J £15/ and Young #40 ip his possession.

' -The N.Z. Tims ot Monday _ays:-Tbe choir of "St Paul^a, Thorndon, rendered the mbsical portion of the Church service yesterday for the fir jit time os a full eurpliced choir. Tbe change was generally regarded aa an improvement, and it certainly has the effect of. giving ;the members of the choir an appearance of uniformity. A foreign journal suggests lhe currant act an excellent plant for railway embonkmenta — its roots binding the soil, the foliage shading it, and the fruit being of commercial value. During a storm at WbUechurcb, Salop, a load of hay was carried away by v whirlwind for over a mile ; also a great quantity of planks lying at the railway station. The line was 'strewn with planks, and much damage was done to telegraph poles and wift-9., A boy was carried half a mile, but not seriously injured. Tweoty-threo English bicyclists bave been vi_iling Calais. They wagered that they would reach Boulogne twenty minutes sooner than a steamer starting at tho same time. : The ;g'tcanfer woB byTi qtitirter bf an hour. . } Woose!_ ': vessels are -declining, steamers ; :?increasing'in njimber. -Three, hundred- andi 'thirty-three now' steamers \ye,re lfl9t . y ear^ 'buil-ligafnst 11)1 brbEou'up'l'Dut only 170 new sailing ships against 821 lost or brokon ;.\Tji.o Inrge'.gbb-boats, laden .with munitions of war from Odessa to .ltustc^uck, tried 1 to i.enter^Galitz;, but^the hatbourma.ster.refused Vhnlssip.n and tbey retired. , Soph. after, a portion of !the cargo of the vessels exploded. The expenses of an " inquiry " as to the propriety of purchasing a farm !for sewage purposes, near Hampton Court, 'England, ' . .amounted to £20,000. The shorthand. writers' notes fill a volume of over 2000 pages. The Ohinese never punish an animal ; hence a mule that; in. the hands of a foreigner, would.not only be useless but dangerous to every one about it, became, in the possession of a Chinaman, as quiet as a lamb and as . tractable asa dog. Jack Everman, a hnnk bnrglar, left 5000 ■ dole, at bis death, in Philadelphia. He made no viillvand his natural heirs refuse to touch the, t money, because it is the' proceeds of robberies. -The legal question aiises whether, ■ there being heirs, the State can take the : -"a_pn'ey ? . ; : ; -- .., ' -""'^ '/j^b.e friends. ,. of ., Mr Wiliiam^M'Lean the^ well-known auctioneer of this city, and some time-b ack of the "West Coast, will be glad to iheafthat that gentleman has returned to Wellington perfectly restored to health. Ho left here some couple of months ago suffer--ing^severely from asthma. -The mediGal men of. Wellington could not relieve Mr. M'Lean,. and hence hia visit to Sydney. On arrival ; oii tb!e ; bthe'r side he still continued very ill, and the circumstances which led to his recovery are of a somewhat axtraordinary nature. Hetvisited a Mr.George Milner Stevens^who has been working miraculous cures during the last J 2 -months by mesmeric influence.,, Mr M'Lean "sat in ; a room^for 'tome times'' watching Mr Stevens maho-uvring on his patients. When it' caVne to his turn, and .while the operation was in course of performance he fe^acuriouschange coine.overhim, and Mr M'Lean . now .states tbat the man mesmerist restored him to thorough health) which "he" still ehjoysi— rWellingtbh Chronicle. The Wellington correspondent of the Lyt telton Times writes:—" A little bird— a little bird let me say that rises very early in the u_or niug and gets a fair share of the proverbial'worms — has whispered to. me that, after, all, Wellington may po.sibly have reason to modify its transports. Without saying posi tively that Government Home will be "to let"during the whole of the interregnum, between each session of Parliament, tbe aforesaid little"' bird hints that its most A illustrious tenant will be tip North for a considerable portion of the year. It is perfectly well known that for social reasons Sir H»rcules Robinson "preferred Canterbury; but it, is oot so well known, that for official reasons Sir Arthur will spend most of ; hia time in Auckland." Recently an interesting relic of stirring times was recovered from the sea on the east coast of Aberdeenshire. This is no less than One of the guns of the Spanish Armada, which bas been lying these three centuries in a creek at Slams, a little south of Peterbead. The St. Catherine was wrecked here in her flight northward. Two guns were fished out of tbe same pool in 1840, a third in 1855, and two more guns and au anchor in 1876. Tbe present find is reported to be the largest and most complete of all. "The gun is of malleable iroo," writes a correspondent of the Aberdeen Free Press, "ia complete in every respect, aad not even corroded. Tbe extreme length of it is Bft, from tho 'muzzle to the touch hole 7ft 3in, and ths diameter of the bore is 4in. The ball and wadding, still there, take up the space ot .Sin." The gun is mounted on an embankment in the' neighborhood.. .The news of itfe 'recovery has probably not stirred,a single pulse with the slightest waye s of the emotions that agitated the 'Whole 'country at i tha time whan the gun went to the bottom. - ? A strange effect of lightning is vouched for by a French provincial journal. A young man was walking, a few days aince, along the , cour try road to Richelandiere during a violent thunderstorm. In his hand he cirried an unlit carriage lamp. Suddenly he felt what seemed to him to he a violent blow, on his right arm. He supposed that the lightning had either struck him, or something very near him. What. was his wonder and surprise may be imagined when he perceived, on looking down, that the lamp which he held had been lighted. This curious phenomenonwas witnessed and. testified to by many per sons who were proceeding along the same road to market. Warren Smith, tbe American sculler, whilst practising on Bedford Basin near Halifax, the other day, was pursued by a shark, which several times tried to seize the boat in its jaws The Detroit Free Press thus humorously describes the race between man and shark:— 'They both got away in good style, Smith slightly in advance, the shark making a good second. Smith occasionally looked at the shark in a nervous way, and began steering wildly. The shark at the first half mile a.ake made a apurt increasing its stroke to 137 in the minute, while Smith madly forged, abead in; bad form. At the' three-quarter stake the Bbark came- over on , Smith's course, and, plainly endeavoured tb foul the latter'i boat. Smith, instead of calling jto the referee, gave a spurt and a. yell, leaviog the shark. half . a. boat's length; in tbe rear, and giving bim the was'b of bis oars. At T the end of the first mile it becoms evident that Smith was more anxious to, win the race tban to exhibit any particular kind of stroke. The shark practised the celebrated ' git. thar' stroke,' but its steering ..was bad, going all over the cour s j. As .bey approached tbe shallow water the ■bark-was noticed to hold up its fin, signifying that ithad a stitch in its side. Smith was pretty sick, too, but be was bound to win the race. The shark went out of the harbor and bathed its bead in cold water. Smith says he would rather row wiih a clam than a shark. He likes his style of shell better." Old residents, in Nelaon will probably recognise an acquaintance in the hero of the following sto-y told by the Dunedin Star:— Something approaching to a scene was occassioncd in the Supreme Court on Wednesday by Mr. John Stamper, a solicitor of the Court, who was called as a witness, objecting to the wording of the oath. The usual form of oath was read, and Mr Stamper declined to be sworn upon it. He did not, be said, know wbat matters were in issue, and could not swear he would tell the whole truth, when he did not know the whole truth. The oath wanted modifying. Mr Macgregor, who was conducting the examination, said—" Your name is John Stamper?" Mr Stamper: "That's not a matter in issue." His Honor: "Answer the question sir. Yon are a solicitor of this Court, and oupht to know how to conduct yourpelf." Mr Stamper (looking towards the Judge).- "1 cannot hear a word that is said. Ido not want to make difficulties, but the oath is not right." His Honor : "Is the witness BWorn ?"' Mr Stamper: " I will not take that oath, but I will swear to tell the truth so far as" I am asked, so far as the Court will allow me, and so far aB I know." , Mi- Stout said the witness desired the Scotch form of oath. The Begistrar then asked the witness to swear to tell *t the truth, tbe whole tmth.and nothing but the. truth," and to this Mr Stamper added, '" so far aB I know, and shall be pkefl," and then took tbe oath."