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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1227, 18 December 1882, Page 2

Ths yacht Alert was tsksn out Into ths Bay yMterday, for the purpoie of testing her eailiug powers for the regatta, which is to take place to-morrow. The Government, in consideration of the eminent services rendered by the late Captain J. C. Wardell, Koval Marines, who fell at Tel-el-kebir, have determined that, his widow ehall enjoy his full pay for life, instead of the ordibary pension. Mrs Nathaniel Montefoire has given £2,600 to University College Hospital, for the endowment of beds, in memory of her late brother, Sir Francis Henty Goldemid, and her late son, Mr Leonard Montsflore. The competition of girls for the Telegraph appointments Is on ths increase. -At the last examination there were 800 candidates. The salary is Small, commencing at 10s per week. The "Jewish Chronicle” states that Sir Moses Montifiore completed his 98th year on the Bth Heoshan, or 24th October. The occasion was marked, as usual with Sir Moses, by gifts to ninety-eight poor persons, to ob?k respond with his own yean. A handsome mural tablet and baa relief, executed by Count Oleichen, to the memory of 189 men and officers of H.M.S. Orpheus, has been erected by private subscription in the ohapel of the Royal Naval College nt Greenwich.

H.M.S. Northampton arrived nt Halifax, on 26th Sept., with the officers, ore*, stores, and guns of H.M.S. Phtenix, wracked on Erst Point, Prince Edward’s Island. The tablet erected in Westminster Abbey to the memory of Michael Balfe, the composer, was unveiled on the 20th of October; that day being the anniversary of his death, George Frederick—by Marsyas—Prinoees of Wales, the Derby winner of 1874, has been Eurchased by Mr H. Webster for the Man* >eer Park studr Colonial “ Chinese ” Gordon, has fallen out with the Government of the Cape Colony, and has resigned the command of the Colonial forces. It is stated that Jay Gould has sained control of the Associated Press of New York—that is to say he holds command of the "Tribune,” “World,” “Express.” end “Sun.” We may look for some highly colored financial paragraphs.

Sir E. J. Reed, M.P., formerly construta* tor tothe Navy, is seriously ill. His recovery is deemed unlikely. Four hundred thousand foot passengers, and 8000 vehicles, cross London Bridge daily. Bishop Wordsworth, of St. Andrew’s, has prepared an edition of the historical plays of Shakespeare which will be published by Messrs Blackwood in three volumes. A parliamentary return shows the National debt of Great Britain on the 31 March, 1882, as amounting to £733,045,940, aa against £768,703,692 for corresponding date of 1881, and £774,044,235 in 1880. Total extent of land under crop in Ireland in 1882 is 5,081,048 acres, a decrease on 1881 of 114,327 acres ; the extent of land under grass is 10,110,079 acres, being an increase of 34,365 acres. Mr. E. Clarke, M.P., speaking at Darlington on the Egyptian Question, said her Majesty's Government had brought the war about by their own wilful neglect and disregard of warnings, not only from their own representatives, but from the other Powers of Europe. They entered upon it for objects with which England might not embark on any war, and in such a way as to make them absolutely responsible for the lou of blood and treasure which had occurred. Windsor Castle is being lighted by electricity. A Mr Maddox started to “ bicycle ” the Alps, but has been turned back by the inclement weather. Heavy rains have done immense damage in America. Arabi Pasha's effigy was burned at Holywood in the North of Ireland. The friends of the late Mr J. J. Mechi have erected a magnificent monumental tomb over his grave in Tiptree Churchyard. The heads of houses at Oxford have elected the Rev. Edwin Hatch to succeed Canon Liddon as Ireland Professor of the / Exegesis bf the Holy Scriptuie. The Rev. gentleman's theological views are very ad vanced. Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchesa Marie of Russia Duchess of Edinburgh, was born on October 17th, 1853, and was married on January 23rd, 1874.