PICKINGS AND CLEANINGS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 267, 1 March 1877, Page 3

PICKINGS AND CLEANINGS.

SUBBWEI» PLcVitARISM. While literature continues, plagiarism wilt exist, and pretenders snatch from honest writers their just dues. A friend of ours, smart enough iu his way. but not quite equal to his. position as minister, for years pursued a clever system of plagiarism, and through the excellence of the sermons tie Jk Uvered. became a tavorite with his people. I»y and bye one of his ohl college mates paid htm a visit, spent the S'iit.baih with hint, and heard him prttveh. The visitor was surprised at the depth and power of the sermon, and questioned htm afterward concerning it, saying it was the best he had ever heard. The minister laughed. " You can keep a secret f* lie asked. " Well, then, 111 you j about it. My wife is a sholar. She selects, sermons for me and translates them into latin ; then I take her translation, without having seen the otiginn!, and retranslate it into English. The sermon you heard to-day was one of Dr. Clarke a ; and I don't believe he p»uht have recognised it ill he had heard it himselt." And that's the way fraud Nourishes. ■jhe waist or a cn.rrr.r.t> rx.\sr{ is .USTKAf.EA. (iH'r.i! l*arf.o{otneo ({uUeUt, who aceompatded Madame liistori to Australia, has writfi-n an account of his sojourn. He says t>»> recitals were given, for Witieh the company received He renuifks seem, and is in fact, very satisfactory, but yet we must, admit that it does not realise the notions we had conceived of the richness of Australia, and does not adequately ' represent the .treat risk of enormous expenses and uncertain success in a country to which the Italian dra'ratte art is quite new. Alt of us believed before leaving Italy, in consequence of accurate information gained front trustwvrty sources, that £1 in Australia was spent with the same indifference as tive lire are in Italy. This we found to be quite the contrary ; and I wish to point out another circumstance, which I believe will contribute to encourage this parsimonious spirit for some time tocome. It is the absence of that aristocratic class which, we all must admit, adds splendour and dignity to the great cities of Em-ope. Although there are plenty of wealthy prople in Australia, yet a cultured class has not bad time to form itself." PALESTINE AND THE JKWS. The Jcvinh Jf'ntfd reports a steady return of Jews to Palestine from all parts of the world, but especially from Ilussia. The Hebrew population of Jerusalem has doubled in ten years, and is receiving "great accessions" daily. The Jews in that city have quite overflowed their own quarter, and now inhabit all parts of the town, while more are always ready to rent every house that is to be let.