The Quikest Passage Across the Atlantic. — The Scotia, belonging to the British and North American lioyal Mail Ship Company on her last voyage to New York, made the most extraordinary fast run on record. She left Liverpool on the 18th July, and made the passage to New York in nine days two hours and sixteen minutes, beating the fastest passage previously made by nine hours and forty-five minutes. The two quickest passages previously <nade were by the Persia, in nine days twelve hours and ten minutes, from Liverpool to New York ; and the Baltic, in nine days twelve hours. — Lloyd's Newspaper.
The Gei # man jonrnals state that an event of rare occurrence took place on the 23rd July, at Mulhein, on the Kuhr, when the wife of a day laborer gave birth to four infants, two boys and two girls. " The mother and the children," adds the report, " are doing well.
A very diminutive specimen of a man lately solicited the hand of a fine buxom girl. " Oh, no," said the fair but insulting lady, «' I can't think of it for a moment. The fact is, John, you are a little to big for a cradle, and too small to go to church with/
A match took place at Leeds, lately, between one-legged and one-armed cricketers^ The latter won.
In a new play in Paris, on the " Death of Montezuraa," Lord Palnieraton is introduced.
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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 108, 30 October 1863, Page 6
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234Untitled Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 108, 30 October 1863, Page 6
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