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New Zealand Mail, Issue 32, 2 September 1871, Page 13

the oath of allegiance, was appointed Viceroy of Bau. Mr Hennings has been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. An expedition has beea formed to arrest the murderers of Messrs M'lntosh and Spiers, settlers. Fisheries.—From recent Tasraanian exchange papers we learn that upwards of 120 fishermen belonging to Hobart Town, and the districts bordering on the Derwent, are now constantly employed in deep sea fishing. Tiie Scott Centenary.—The reports of the speeches made at a dinner held in the Christchurch Music Hall, in celebration of this event, occupy ten columns of the "Lyttelton Times." The attendance wasthe largest seen at a public dinner in Christchurch for some time past, and the celebration was in every respect a success. In Melbourne the idea of celebrating the centenary by a Waverley ball, at which all the characters in Sir Walter Scott's novels were to be represented in proper costume, failed to be carried out, but there was an excellent concert in aid of St. Andrew's Hospital, and in Geelong, Ballarat, and other towns in Victoria, there were banquets and balls. Though the capital town of New Zealand, Wellington has been conspicuous by the absence of any public gathering on the occasion.

Which is It ?—The Hokitika Hospital 'Committee resolved at its last meeting to advertise in the Melbourne and Dunedin papers for a day wardsman. They had, it appears, advertised in Hokitika and Greymouth, but only received seven applications, not one of which they cared to accept. Either good men for such a post must be scarce on the Coast, or the Committee are hard to please. Sie Charles Clifford.—Our readers will be pleased to learn from our parliamentary report that the portrait of Sir Charles Clifford now adorns the walls of the House of Representatives. This kind attention on the part of its first Speaker was evidently fully appreciated by the House. We regret our report is so condensed as not to do anything like justice to the graceful tributes paid to Sir Charles by the Premier, and the Hon. Messrs Fitzherbert and Hall. According to the former, the portrait is a striking likeness, and the work of no mean artist. Beeach of Promise.—The recent extraordinary marriage between an heiress and a betting man in Melbourne is not to be allowed to pass altogether away from our remembrances. A young Hebe who had been employed to dispense glasses of wine and nobblers of brandy in a hostelry much frequented by the " talent," considers that her young affections have been trifled with by the happy bridegroom, and has accordingly instructed her solicitor to bring an action for breach of promise of marriage. The absence of the defendant in Sydney, on business not unconnected with the Eandwick Spring Meeting, will prevent the matter being proceeded with at once, but rumor has it that a strong bar is already retained, and the whole of the circumstances connected with the case will be investigated in a court of law. Starving a Jury into a Verdict.— A correspondent of a New South Wales paper, who signs himself " One of the Twelve," gives the following account of the manner in which the jury on the perjury ease tried at Toowoomba last week were treated :—" For nearly fifteen hours they were locked up with only a sperm candle and a jug of cold water for refreshment, in a dreary, draughty cell, on a bitter cold night, and no fire, and three men sworn in to prevent their friends or acquaintances providing them with warm clothing or personal comforts of any kind. When the morning sun shone out they asked to be allowed to bask in its rays, but were informed by these keepers that such a proceeding could not be allowed. But what appears most strange of all to me is, that the Chief Justice left the Court and made no provision for relieving the naughty men who couldn't agree, supposing they had come to a decision early in the night. A verdict would be more likely at 10 o'clock than the next morning. If impartial verdicts are required—' verdicts according to the evidence' —don't lock juries up all night, for the prospect of passing fifteen hours in company with a jug of cold water, I am sure, induces most men to consider themselves absolved from their oath. If the jury were refractory, the jurymen's horses had done no wrong, but they too were left, for the space of twenty-four hours, to feed on posts and rails." Where the digestive powers are so weak as to cause imperfect Assimilation, and in many cases laying the foundation for Oounsumption and Wasting, the use of Savory & Moores's Pancreatic Emulsion and Pancreatine, already so highly approved by the Medical faculty, will be found among the most potent remedial agents ; they effect the digestion of Cod Liver Oil and prevent nausea, while they efficiently supply the place o fthe oil when the stomach rejects it. These facts are attested by the published records of medical men, extracts from which accompany each bottle, price from 2s to 21s. Savory & Moore, 143, New Bond Street, London, and all Chemists. Note—Savory & Moore's name and trade mark on each bottle. April 22,1871. 52w.