MISCELLANEOUS.

Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 333, 28 December 1860, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

Wellington Election.—Tins j result now deoidei not only the elections of this province, but all New Zealand. There is no chance of opposition in our quarter, as the Rowdies are so nonplussed, that they will not be in a hurry again to afford us an opportunity, as Jonathan would say, of giving them "a tarnation good lioking." How Stafford had mistaken his host! He fanoied that ;by sending down the writs quick' Wellington would be' safe for him; and that Featherstoa and Co., through the bold and oorrect views they advocated, would not meet favor with the, Wellington electors. Poor man! he ought to have a correspondent who will take the trouble to make himself better acquainted with the wishes of the people, and to give him better advice in future.— Wanganui Chronicle. Poke Copper.—About 7 tons of pure copper in ingot has arrived in Bathurst from the smelting works at Brown's Creek, near Guyong, the whole forming, perhaps, the most splendid sample of this metal ever produced in the Western Districts. The whole is on its way to Sydcey for shipment to England.— Bathurst Free Press. Radical Reform.—There can be no question that a Radical Reform is much wanted in the administration of the affairs of the General Government and that of this province. The worst evil under which we labor is that of having too much legislation, and consequently too many officials, and too much expenditure. The Governments, General and Provincial, threaten to eat up all the available resources of the co« lony.— Wellington Advertiser. Sheep Worrying.—A case of considerable importance arising from dogs killing sheep comes on in our District Court next we-ek. A statement regarding the; law of.such a case in England fell under our notice lately in a. home paper and we did intend giving a copy of it, but have not space. The substance of it is that the dog whose owner ia accused must ba traced out, identified, and proved to be of vicious disposition, and dangerous to sheep; and' the owner mustbe proved to have known this and to have been negligent in not providing against it. This rule was made by the House of Lords, and given effect to in a case of appeal from the Court of Session : in Scotland.— Wanganui Chronicle. Washing Horses Legs.—ln regard to the care of horses, Sir George Stephen nays :^- ---" Wherever it is necessary.-to wash homes legs do it in the morning. Most grooms, acting on' a different principle, wash them as soon as the animal comes io. lam satisfied this iff a bad practice. When the roads are dirty and weather wet, and the legs already soaked, washing can do no harm; but to deluge the legs with water the moment he enters, heated with exercise, is, to my mind, as unnatural and absurd as to jump into a showerbath after playing an hour at cricket. My plan is rubbing down with straw and dry brash, and the next morning wash as clean as soap and water can make them. Pick and wash the soles as soon as the horse comes in." . . . ... ■ ,