MISCELLANEOUS.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 43, 15 February 1864, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Noisy Legislatobs. — During a recent party struggle in the Canadian Legistature, at four o'clock in the morning, the Government Avas compelled to give Avay and consent to an adjournment. During the night various sceues of a disorderly character were enacted. At one time many members assembled in the main hall fronting the door of the chamber, and sang anumber of chorusses, rendering it impossible, for anyone to be heard inside the House. Soon afterwards ■several of them entered the room and continued singing immediately under the Speaker's nose, to the disgust of some and the amusement of many. The Speaker Avas unable to preserve order, -and, indeed, was forced to join in. the laugh caused by the merry boisterousness of the musical legislators. TUJIASKI^-G ASTD CASHING. An amusing case occurred in the Police Court, yesterday, and one which we should think is altogether of ari ex--ceptional nature. A Chinaman summoned one of his countrymen for having giA-ing him a beating and threatening iiisJife. The assault was proved and the bench bound over the offending Celestial to keep the peace, directing him also to pay the costs of court. Tlie defendant had no money AvhereAvith to satisfy the demand, but to the surprise 'of all, the complainant volunteered to pay the cost, which he at once did and both left the court. It is certainly a noA'el circumstance to find a man submit to a thrashing and then complacently pay for the " privilege " as our friend "John" did upon this occasion. — AMA. A.. AMSail, Pebruaiy 3. Tlie iMessager JPmnco-Americahi, of NeAV York, publishes a notice which has been issued at lowa, signed by Dora Macomber, of New York, and Wade Hlsley, of the State of Massachusetts. They state that finding the system of marriage in America totally bad, and being unable conscientiously to unite themselves according to the rites of the law, but considering that every couple are perfectly free to enter into such contract as may seem good to them, they make knoAvn to all that they have made the folloAving arrangement : — " We propose to live as husband aud Avife so long as that union shall be mutually agreeable to us. " This precious document is countersigned by eight Avitnesses. The Police at Pault Again-. — We learn from a private source that Morgan has been lately on the spree for two whole days, in a public house at Piney Range, the police coming up twelve hours after his departure. Tn the name of all that is Watchful then, what becomes of the alleged A-igilance of the police, arid their reputed move-ments-for a length- of time past — having for end, as we are led to believe, the enabling them to pounce upon him at the first opportunity. The reply that' suggests itself is certainly not a satisfactory one. We have since learnt that this spree of Morgan's was preceded by a visit to Mr. Kitzen's station, in .consequence of a reputed assertion by the latter that he had a minie rifle, with which to shoot him if he came there.. We hear that the ruffian was so\lrmik AA'hen he paid this "'■■'■ •"{• i hat- he positively fell doAvn on uio Yoor • his pistols tumbled out of hA belt, and yet, spite of minie rifle and all, he was permitted to go as he came. If. such be the unexaggerated fact, it is a most significant one. — Wagga Wdgga Express.