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j daily. He speaks of peasant women who had been subjected to the torment of having their flesh pinched with red-hot tongs by order and in the presence of tbe Chief Commissary of Police ; of scores of human toings who are suffered to rot and expire in black and loathsome dens ; skeleton figures, drapped in a few rags, grovelling in hideous caverns, "the roofs of which," he says, "threatened to fall in upon them at any moment, whilst the walls, lin«d by damp, wifi a thiok layer of clammy fungus, were only kept standing at all by wooden suppo :b." One man— a prisoner named Iman- ■ ku'off — he particularly describes as he stood Ifc c the miii-- ry court at Orenburgh last yer:. He was merely in his shirt and drawers, which were so tattered that they did not cover his nakedness, and so encrusted with dirt that the colour of them was that of iron rust. At Ikzk M. Birwauski learned that two monf s before his arrival there the prisoners tad been led out into an open space beyond the town and beaten by the warders with such inhuman cruelty that the " populace, witnesses of the outrage, bad wept bitterly and crossed themselves in utter consternation." The unhappy creatures were flogged until they lost consciousness; they were then revived by water poured over them, after which the warders again attacked the defenceless wretches with whatever c_ime to hand— belt -buckles, prison keys, iron chains, and butt-ends of rifles. " The ground was stained with blood like the floor of a shambles. Then they were all tied together with ropes by the feet, and driven into the great courtyard of the jail, where they fell down from sheer exhaustion in several bleeding aud disfigured heaps, scarcely recognizeable as human beings." The writer describes a common form of punishment in certain parts of Russia. It is this :— The delinquent is tied to a horse's tail and flogged with thorny rods that have been steeped in a solution of- salt. The beating extends to 125 strokes. M Birwauski says :— "This is tl punishment inflicted upon prisoners who while addressing the jail officials, forget themselves so far as to use the popular and familiar form of ' Thou ' instead of the " You ' prescribed by law." : ■"•*.* - At the recent sale .of the Queen's yearlings at Hampton, the total sum realised was 6195 guineas, or an average of nearly 200 guineas.

Industrial and Art Exbibition AN EXHIBIIION as above will be held in Nelnn in NOVEMBER NEX.T. ' JUVENILE EXHIBITS, for which Pbizes will be gnr\n, will form a special feature. Further information from tbe Secretaries, W. T. SHERWOOD, and J. H. HARKNESS. 2578— 2 ma ip 0 R SALE. — HOUSa containing Eight Rooms, close to the Railway Statfon, Spring Grove - r there ,is a Jarden planted with choice FraitTrses. For • urther particulan, apply to Mr W.ROUT, I tfelaon, or on the premisei, to j »» W. T. BOTTRBLL, TO LET.—A Four-roomed COTf AGEat Spring Grove, close to Railway Station. Apply to W. BOTTRELL, next door. 616-tc i Beehiye Store. H. V. PHILLIPS Begg to annnounce to tho inhabitants of Nel--ison and Country districts, ihat ih consequence iof proposed EXTENSIVE ALTERATION S" |of hls premises, the whole Stock of &roceries, Crockery, Brushware, etc., etc , jwill be offered till November 30 at a Discount for Net Cash on parcels of 10s. worth and vpwardt. 7J per cent., or ls 6d in the Pound off ell i Groceries. i 12£ psr cent., or 2s 6d in the pound off Crockery, China, Brushware, and Holloware, &c , &c. INEW TEAS, ex " Bowen," Season 1881-82— i i-chesta from 1/tO, 2/-, 2/2, 2/6, 2/10, and ; 3 2d per lb. 100 Qr.-ohests, from 17/6 p.er_Qr.-che6t,.r- 1 gco . value. 5 Tons SUGABS— Mauritius Counters, Company's No. 1 10. and V. ; _.i 80 Brewer's Crystals, and Dark Brown Sugars. 20kfg3 prime Potted BUTTER, at fdper ; pound. 1100 csßee KEROSINE OlLS— Downer's, . Devoe's. Nonpareil, Niagara, and Cameron's ; Liamond, in a and 4-gallon tins, with ; patent tap*. jl '-se TAFAX&CUM, or Dandelion Coffee |Cree?s 's SELF-RAISING FLOUR— Solo , Agent. — ~ iFamiiies waited upon for orders, and Goods delivered to any psrt of the Oity, free. H. V. PHILLIPS, FAMILY GRO C B R , 'Corner of Bridge aad ColliDgwood-itreets : * ■ %r?G^m

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