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Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 328, 8 June 1878, Page 4

In Lady Barker's 'book, '’Year's Housekeeping in South Africa," she remarks on llso chiitkeU rdth ■“ such chubby chcelc.% such study fut logs, and all, blade or white, with that amazing nir of indopmulcnco peculiar to- l»:i1>3 r colonists.” If Lady Barker were hero ones moro she might note: an amazing I air of Independence about some of onr young colonists. Bhe cou’nl see any lime boys of cloven aml involve who smoke pines, who can swear as veil as you or I, ami whose independence we could dispense with—well with resignation.— fiUArni; in Press. Tlie Taranaki Ihr aid of Friday last cays that liewi lias arrived at .Ivlokau with Man io no to chiefs, on their way to AYaitni. Itctvi says - that this meeting will end the troubles between the two races, but keeps dark bis intended proposals till Ministers meet him on the 21st; lie intends to expose the doings of some Natives who deserted the King parly ; also of some Europeans whoso actions tended to create bloodshed during' the Taranaki war. The Auckland Star says ; —The Press Agency authoritatively 'contradicts the the rumour which, emanated from Napier to the effect that Major Atkinson had resolved to resign his scat in the. House of llepresentf!lives for ligmoat. The fact is, Mr Atkinson’s constituency is practically held in his own pocket; and bcMiV-C somevpliat rcraovetl irorM any great centre of population, is considerably behind the rest of the colony in political intelligence and education. It may take some time before the new political awakening which is just now apparent in all.the chief cities and . towns of the colony skull penetrate' the scattered Egmont constituency, but when that day comes the option of resigning his scat may no longer remain with the gallant Major. A pic, two years old, lately killed by Mr J. D aim, of Hutton, Cranswick, in the north of England, was found to weigh 0(> stones. The eight-year-old daughter ‘of a leading physician in Berkshire county has brought forth the following as her first school essay : “ There was a little girl and she was vert sick. They scut for my papa and she died very quick.” Iron Wall Papers.—A sprightly mining journal says there is about to bo introduced upon the .wholesale market a wall paper which will defy the combined efforts of a family of eight children to tear off. It will be made of Rnssia.sliect iron, and be pasted on with railroad spikes. Ho had brought her the very things she wanted from the. supper-table to her safe retreat on the stairs,- and she was moved to say, half laughingly —•“ You are a man after my own heart, Mr B—!” “ Just what I am after,” he answered quick as a flash, covering her with confusion.