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Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 86, 9 February 1876, Page 3

On Monday, the 17th instant, at Orcynuuith, (he Returning; Ollieer announced that there, had been 1,8-U» ballot-papers used, out of which 2d had been rejected by the Returning Ollicer as being informal, ami that 10 cases of personation had been detected by the scrutineers. He also stated that a Very stupid trick had been performed by some voters, they having torn off the numbers, from their ballot; papers-, but this foolish proceeding only had the result of destroying their votes, for be bad rejected ail such. The Shenandoah Democrat makes an editorial appeal in this fashion : —As the report that we are Wry wealthy has gone .•dii'oad among onr subscribers, and has made them awfully slow about paying up* thinking, doubtless, wc don’t want the money, we hasten to say the report of onr wealth is false in eVery particular, If ocean steamers were selling at a cent a dozen, we emddn’t make the the first payment on a canoe. The lightning of poverty has .struck us square, and had it not been or an armful of hay onr devil managed to steal from a blind mule, onr large .and interesting family would be. without a mouthful to eat this moment. Is not tins a sad picture, and can yon delinquent sub--seribers look upon it 'without feeling; the greenbacks rustle with indignation in your pocket-books 'i We do not like to dun you, but we must if you fail to lake the hint.

Some people aro altogether too smart. A .Somewhat remarkable instance of this came under our notice the other evening, says the Ofayo GunriHun. Two gentlemen wore together in the commercial-room of a certain hotel in this city discussing politics and the state of the nation in in general. One of them was apparently expecting the arrival of a third party. and the eoiivc-i-satiun becoming slavk and the gentleman Waring a step upon the stairs, in order to change the subject and apparently to get a cheap drink—making sure that bis friend had arrived—observed casually : ‘ i’ll bet yon two drinks tlio next person who enters the room is So-and-so.’ — ‘ What makes yon think so L asked party No. 1. ‘ Why, because I’m expecting him,’—‘ Done !’said (he other gentleman ; and in order that there should

be no ndstake about it, he at pnee rang the bell, and as a natural consequence the waiter entered the room, at which the parly who had oll’ered to make the bet looked blank. ‘Mine’s beer,’ said party No. 2, quietly. The party who was so certain as to the 1 next, person who would enter the room’ quietly succumbed, paid Rir the two drinks, and shortly afterwards b-fi the hotel a sadder and a wiser man. It was certainly as clean a ease of ‘.w-IF as We have heard of for some time. AH have heard of a cocked hat and n pair of spurs being the full dress suit of an African prince, but the New Plymouth natives seem inclined to rival that potentate. The JJiuhjet says; —‘- A Maori was was seen perambulating the town yesterday having a small white-topped parasol with bright green inside lining, stuck up oVer head to shade him from the sun. lie had no trousers, and but little other clothing on, and parasol in one. hand, ami a bundle of fish in the other was J calling out, " Fish oh.”