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gave orders that the proceedings should be stayed until he should have looked into the evidence given at her trial. Four days later Annette Drevon received the Imperial pardon, was Bet at liberty, and supplied with funds to defray her expenses to her native place. All honor to the gallant gentlemao, whose ohivaric recognition of this brave, woman's indomitable heroism saved her from an ignominious: death. The other evening an old gentleman advanced the proposition that never in the course of his long life had he ever seen a woman who was not charming. " Ob, really, now," said a lady whose nose was of the purest Ukraine breed, " don't you think I'm ugly?" "Not at all, madam," replied the gallant old gentleman ; " you are an angel fresh fallen from heaven, only you fell on your nose ! " The number of wolves in France does not probably exceed 4000 to 5000, but the damage they cause annually to Bheep, cattle, dogs, &c, amounts to from 300,000f . to 400,000f. During the past winter Mr F. P. Noble, of Carlton, New Brunswick, tried the experiment of storing snow for use in packing fish for transportation. He bad three bouses filled, and it is proving at once cheaper and less troublesome than ice for the purpose intended. Sir George Bowen 1b founding a colonial institute at Mauritius ; the cost will be £10,000, and its object a common platform for advancing scientific subj cts. The Plongeur which went to Lannion with several divers for the purpose of finding the place where was lost in 1 85 1 a vessel laden with ingots of silver and lead, has fallen iu with the cargo in 10 fathoms of water, quite close to the Triagos Bocks. The divers have already brought up several tons of these precious metals. Motueka HqrticulturarSobiety THE FIRST SPRING- SHOW will be held at the MOTUEKA. SUNDAY SCHOOLROOM, on THURSDAY, the 2nd December, and will be Open from Two until Five in the Afternoon, and from Seven until Nine o'clock in the Evening. The LADY BARKLY will make an EXCURSION TRIP to Motueka, returning to Nelson in the Evening. H. E. GILBERT, 3533— a Hon. Secretary. MOTUEKA gORTICULTUBAL SOCIETY PROGRAMME. Flowers in Pots. Ist 2nd Prize. Prize. s. d. s. d. 1 Best Fußchia 3 6 13 3 „ Fuschias 4 0 2 0 2 „ Geraniums 4 0 2 0 1 „ Double Geraniums 2 6 13 2 „ Double Petunias 2 0 10. 3 „ Single Petunias 2 0 10 4 „ Ferns 2 0 10 Cut Flowers. 3 Best Roses 2 6 13 6 „ .„ 3 6 19 12 „„ 5 0 2 6 6 „ Picotees or Carnations 2 6 13 6 „ Pansies 2 6 13 6 „ Verbenas 2 6 13 6 „ Sweet Williams 2 6 13 1 „ Hand Bouquet 2 6 13 1 „ Stand Flowers 3 0 16 Fruit. 24 Best Strawberries 3 0 16 24 „ Cherries 3 0 16 6 „ Apples 3 0 16 24 „ Gooseberries 3 0 16 Vegetables. 1 12 Best Round Potatoes 3 0 16 il2 „ Kidney „ 3 0 16 3 „ Cauliflowers 3 0 16 3 „ Cabbages 2 6 13 3 „ Cabbage Lettuces 2 0 10 3 „ Cos Lettuces 2 0 13 2 „ Cucumbers 2.6 13 25 „ Pods Peas 2 6 13 '25 „ „ French Beans 2 6 13 25 „ „ Broad Beans 2 6 13 6 „ Carrots 2 0 10 6 „ Turnips 2 0 10 24 „ Heads Asparagus 2 6 13 1 „ Dish Spinach 2 6 13 6 „ Sticks Rhubarb 2 6 13 6 „ Onions 2 6 13 RULES AND REGULATIONS. Every subscriber of five shillings shall be a member of the Society, and entitled to vote at its general and special meetings, to < compete at its shows, and bring bona fide 'members of his family free 6i charge. Every subscriber of two "shillings and sixpence shall be entitled to a family ticket for ■the Society's first show. The Exhibition shall be open to all comers. ■Those who compete for. prizes shall -pay an entrance fee of sixpence for each exhibit; 'non-competing exhibitors free. Intending exhibitors should,, if, possible, give one d,ayV notice to the ' Secretary of i their intention to exhibit at the Show. All I exhibits for competition must be delivered <at the place of exhibition not later tban half -past ten o'clock on the morning of the show. If the funds rwill admit, extraf prices -will; be given for any. exhibits not mentioned on the programme that the Judges recommend.An admission fee ■of . sixpence will be charged to non-subscribers. Further information may be obtained on ! application to the Secretary. H. E. GILBERT, 13534 — a Hon r . Secretary. EBTABLISHJSD^IBSO. IGOKRIE & SON^ ? Cdachbuilders, AND WHEELWEIGHiTS 1 have secured the service* of a First-class Cbacfrbuilder, ALSO k Coach Fainter, and they will continue to give IMPBOVBD WORK AT , ' REASONABLE CHARGES.