VI.—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

New Zealander, Volume 3, Issue 167, 5 January 1848, Page 3

VI.—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Marriages heretofore Celebrated to be deemed Valid. 43. Ever 7 marrifge heretofore bona fide celebrated in New Zealand, by ?ny clergyman, minister, or other person, whether the same was so celebrated in any church, chapel, or build'ng set apart for worship, or other birldins; or place, shell be deemed ns valid as if such mairiage'iad been performed under the prov.sions of Urns Ordinance And all manures solemnized under this Ordnance, shsll be valid nnd cognisable ;n; n like manner as mauia°;es solemn zed befoie the passing hereof, or wheu celebrateJ according to the lltes of the United Cliuich of England ami Ireland. Prodded always, that nothing in this Ordnance contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to render valid any marriage, in respect to which a lawful imped'ment may have existed, at the time of such mp'.iae;e, or any oianlage after the celebration wher. of either of the parties to the some shaU have mirried ujaiu before the passing hereof.

Ordinance not to attend to Marriages of Nathes44. Nothing herein contained, shall apply to my maifiuge which may be contracted otherwise than according to the Provisions of this Ordinance, between two persons, both of the Native race, Provided, thnt this Ordinance shall come into operation, in respect of maninges between persons of the siiid nice, in such districts, and at such tunei ai the Governor (shall, by proclamation, from time to time appoint.

Maifiagei according to form? used by Quakers end Jews to be Valid. 45. The Society of Friends, commonly ca^ed Qnake«, and also persons professing the Jewish religion, may continue to contract and solemnize marriage, according to the usages of the said Society, and the sad penons as aforesaid : and every such marriage is hereby declared, end confirmed good in law, Provided, that the parties to such marriage be both of the said Society, or both persons professing the Jen Ish Religion respectively, Provided also, that notice to the Deputy Registrar shall have been given, and the Deputy Registrar's certificate sha'l have issued iv the manner herein provided.

This Ordinance to be taken at part of Ordinance for Registeiinq Births, Death; and Marriayet.. 46. This Ordinance shall be taken as part of the Ordnance for Registering Bir.'hs, Deaths, and Manages, as fully and effectually, as if incorporated therewith, and all the provisions and penalties of the said Ordinance, 80 far i's the same are applicable thereunto, sha'l be taken to extend to all offences committed under this Or^nmce.

Interpretation. 47. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the word " Governor.'' shall be taken to include the L'eutenantGovernor, or the officer administering the government for the time being. (Signed) GEORGE GREY, Lieutenaut-Governor. end Commander-in-Chief.

A Milkman's Confession. —A German had made a fo'tune m Philadelphia by sePing milk. He started home with two hags of sovereigns. On shipboard he counted one bag of treasure. A m'sclrevous monkey was watching his operations. As scon as it was replaced and tied up, and the other bag emptied, Jacko snatched up the full one, and was soon at the masthead. He opened the Geiooan's bag, and after eyeing the pretty gold, he proceeded to drop one piece upon ths deck, and another in the water, unt ;I he had emptied the bag. When he had lir/shed the German threw up his hands, exclarr'ig. " He mii3t be the dyvel, for whit came ftom the vaNsr he does give to the vater, and wb-it erne from the n>'lk he does give to me,"

Extraordinary Longevity.—Tnere is living at present jo. Baronscourt, v*. tl ;n; n seven n>Ues of Oippgli, a man named James Taggovt, who has v rived at the patridrchal age of 121 years ; he is able to walk into Otnagh, and transact business, and what is equally astonishing, his son, who resides m Omejh has been a commercial traveler for seventy years, tnd is now in the 99ih year of his age. He reta'ns all Hs facult.es and has not a grey bV" 1 in bis head. He visits this town ofl business once a month. ~"Armagh Paper.

A Long Race.—-A black mire, of the hackney breed, belonging to Mr. Bnterj of Df'ston, ventured on Friday last, tot/ her spesd P'jainst a railway engine on Maiyport and Carlisle Bii'way sel» oting for that purpose the ♦' Sir Wilfred," wbich was laden with a rather hea\/co?\ I-am. Ha\"aj scp'ed the fence Avhich iepa-ates the paddock in which she had been grazing from the rf "-oad, as soon as the ens, ne came in view she stavf 1, and dnshed foiward v\ the true Yrnkce " go-a-head style," osr-sionally exhibiting a little playfulnesß,as if in con^.mpt of her iiv?'s power of locomotion. She made no ai'ampt to leave the line at the Cmthwp'te or the Wigton itation, or even at Aspatiia, where the ♦ Sir W-'fred,' required re"ieshment of a little water, where she had a good opportunity of leaving the I:neby imn'ng into the sfallon yard; but as to prove to the most incredulous the superiority of a Dals'on mare to a locomotive of the Mpryport very little the worsB of her exertions, an'd bea. » the " Sir Wilford" by » many lengths." Frfsh Water.—We see it stated tint Mr. Crosse has succeeded in obtiiinfng pure water from lint of the sea by means of some process of elect- iciiy ; whuh he has been occupicil in explaining to the AdmuaUty. Eng, roper.^

Tnh Profits op Cluminhs,- lii Aut'uktn the streets ate twept e,veiy day, at an nnuual cost of j£l,<loo, anil the rel'uEe biings in £2,001) a y jar. In Perth the scavenging costs X J1,300 per annum, and tho manmc sells for £1,730.

Pheasant Egks —Some Essex poachers hare bp-^n ' doing,' a game keeper, who wished to replenish, his master's scantily blocked preserves. They boils il pullet's eggs in coffee, and sold them, beautifully tinged with yellow, to the keeper at 4<i. per egg.

Exi'LoitATiON.— The intrepid Leichhanlt left town on Sutuiduy evening by thr; iron steamer, tor the fiist stage on his second attempt to erots to Swan River- He will remain for about a fortnight ut Slroud, where some portion of his arrangements will be made, and then proceed to the Canning Downs where he will be joined by the parties v?bo will form the expedition, which, it is hoped, will stmt about the end of January. At present Mr. Leichaidt is only accompanied by Mr. Classon, ft relative, who .iriived from Germany a few months since, for the purpose of partaking the dangers and excitement of the expedition. Should every thins; he prosperous, Leichbardt expects to reach Swan River about the end of 1849 or the beginniugof 1850.—Sydney Jfeiald.

Cock crowing. — Cocks are the time-keepers o the natural world. Iheir ciowing commences at stated periods, and the sound is heard and respondod to from roost to roosr, and from time to time, all (Mer the kingdom. No sooner is the crow announced, than, like an echo, it is repented. These nitiral ni'inngments wake other birds, bpnsts, and uulhons of bipeds and qnadrupedb which live upon the earth. AM is motion. Night has f.illun in the lapse of dnjbrrak. Morning is in ecstacy. The day is spread. Man alone is the creatuie of tloth aid indulgence, wasting the most beautiful part 01 his life 011 the pillow. The ancients set proper value on cock"crowing, which I. would be wise in our moderns to imitate.