FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 160, 9 July 1879, Page 2

FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

In the House of Commons, in com- „ pliance with a requisition from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr Mills' motion respecting the Yictorian difficulty was postponed. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, acting in co-operation with Mr Mills, introduced a motion condemning any intervention of the Imperial Legislature unless requested by both houses in Victoria. Nothing can exceed the popularity of the German Emperor. He can scarcely enter any theatre without the audience rising to their fet-t to hurrah and chant the national hymn. The new Roman Catholic Cathedral, in New York, which is to exceed all other ecclesiastical building in the States, was to have been dedicated on the 25th May last. The marble and alabaster tabernacle is decorated with mosaics and precious stones. : Preparations for Mr James Gordon Bennett's Arctic expedition were so far completed that the yacht " Jeannette" was to sail from San Francisco by June Ist. Mr Bennet provides the vessel and everything necessary except the crew. Considerable speculation is aroused in the minds of Thames volunteers (says the ' Advertiser') as to what course will betaken by the Government re the Taranakioutrage, The general wisli expressed is that the Thames corps may l>e called upon to solve the difficulty. Doubtless the Government, if in want of volunteers, will appeal to the district—which they have done before—and will meet with a ready response as in the days of old. Some of our local members have suggested to their officers the adyisibibty of tendering- their services to his Excellency the Governor, and have been informed that such a course wouldbe premature. If more serious proceedings are inaugurated by Te Wliiti, he may yet hear of the Thames Volunteers, who are like hounds on the leash, ready for the start. No one wishes for war, but it is felt that the colony will lose prestige if our savage neighbors are not kept somewhat within the bounds of decorum. An enthusiastic : member of the Scottish Battalion remarked at the birthday luncheon that " he had but one fault to find with Major Murray, which was that he did not volunteer with his battalion for the Zulu war." It is not improbable that work may be in store for the battalion nearer home. The time for night alarms and fiery crosses may not yet bo an event of the past. But the offei" of the services of a corps en -masse sho'd-l come only after rSie Conernment ha\f. *.<:n.dcd the i'.rst not..; of preparation.

Alt io i_, i theie l n foil! »l li ! , | l] (.1 ii ne\ s fn.ut i. n I is. t i git ir \h« i ilill ! < not i , ineil Th ■> O • fii Ul Ml uk u 11 is illu nm rdh ii < 11 ' f h lit It opeiit 1 lot dclphii, on the 1 u \,i In the House .Lords, on jxtareh 28, Lord Huntley suggested- that an inqeiry sliould be made into the depression of y- commerce and agriculture. Lord Beacons field acknowledged the depression of the ngre-ultni-al interest was vmpiveedeired, • but the depression was anticipated when protection was abolished. It was estimated that the public wealth had diminished .£80,000,000, and the area of laud under cultivation haddiminished 1.000,000 acrts. English industry and commerce, however, kept on a level with those of foreign countries. They suffered only froindow prices, the cause of which was, partly, the depieciation of silver. Lord Beaeonsfield believed the inquiry suggested would be without result, but possibly an inquiry as to the change in value of the precious metals and its effects on English industry might hereafter be desirable. The following gentle hint appeared in the last issue of the ' Wairarapa "If any of the old subscribers to this journal should not receive their usual copies on Tuesday next, they will be reminded that their subscriptions have been long overdue." A youth who was locked up at Stawell (Victoria) on a recent Saturday for insulting behaviour in the public street, asked'next morning to be released as he wished to attend church ! This piece of cohxral impudence is on a par with the impertinence of a larrikin who was lined 40s at Ba'darut and demanded a receipt for the mon-y. A cure for the terrible disease among • cattle called pleuro-pneumonia has been reported in the 'Town and Country Journal.' A correspondent writes that, having some of his cattle suffering from the malady, and hearing that burnt sulnhur was a good thing, he tried the experiment with tho following result, having fastened the cow to prevent it lumping : I then put about a cupful of sulphur into an old coffee pot, and then a good coal of lire. I held it to her nostrils in spite of her struggles with a pair of tongs till all the sulphur was burned out. She rapidly recovered, and this year is rearing as good a calf as any I have ; none of the cattle have shown any sign of disease since. The following most extraordinary story is told by the ; Olutha Leader':— '• A curious discovery in connect ion with sadd'ervwas made by a Clutha settler the nth:r day. He had occasion to send his riding saddle to a local tradesman for the nurpose of being stuffed. Upon getting it hack it had an appearance indicating that so far at iea-t as quantity of material was the stuffing business had been most faithfully executed. He saddied ids uuuv and rode off. The animal seemed unusually restive throughout the journey, and upon beiug unsadd'ed her back was observed to be eo-.sderably sv.ollou. It was thought, however this was only the effect of the Hew padding, and that the injury would not likely be repeated. Upon saddling th'> mare a few days after, she trembled all over and displayed a strong disinclination to submit to the operation. When mounted she she-.ved signs of pain, lut it was put down to groundhss. fear, and the journey was pr<.celled with. On being Again unsaddled, her back was seen to have been severely injured. The saddle was then examined, when a hard lump was felt in the stuffing. The cover was cut, and upon the hand being thrust in there was dragged out a smooth iron ! The iron weighed five pounds, but how it got there seems a mystery to the saddler and all concerned. The city of Memphis, Tenn., has been thrown into an intense state of excitement over the arrival of Captain Paul Boyton, after a run of 250 miles through a wild stretch of the Mississippi River. There being no telegraphic stations on the route, the people had to rely until th< nupon the steamboats for any news of the traveller. Captain Boynton started from Cairo, at 10 a.m. on the 9th inst., and. amid a largo number of skiffs, paddlea into the Mississippi, whose swift current soon bore him out of sight. He was accompanied by his little boat "Baby Mine,"_ which was laden with medicines, provisions, and cigars. He took no whisky along, as he is convinced that its stimulating power is not equal to the injury it dees his system. The first run was the longest of the voyage, from Cairo to Cottonwood .Point, Mo. a distance of 130 miles, which he accomplished in thirty-two hours, arriving at G p.m. on Tuesday. From Cottonwood the start was made at 2 a.m. on Thursday, ;md after a run through a terrific storm for twenty-eight horrs, arrived at Bradley's Ark. After a night of rest the captain started, and after some lively paddling arrived at Memphis. His entry to the city was one of the grandest ovations he has received on the voyage. An Australian gold digger has arrived at Gibraltar in search of valuable treasure buried on the rock some thirty years ago by a convict lately deceased, from whom he has obtained what he considers indubitable proofs of the existence and whereabouts of this hidden spoil. The prevalent belief as to i\:c severity of the depression existing in English agriculture (.ays the ' Pall Mall Gazette 5 will \. confirmed by the figures recently T r'duced before the Devizes Union \ .„ rnr-nt Coinini+tee. The room in v'v eh the committee sat is stated to have ' ( a i rowdc-cl with farmers, anxious to - '-„,- r> reduction of their assessments on * i ground that their rents had been "f|. Of this they produced incoiiblc written evidence —evidence which .1 i most icm.rksble state of t!rings, (-•if landlady owned two farms .'■ 1 by the same tenant. Tin: rent * ' v/is JC'JOO, it had now been ■ -r rrr\ f, £ *OO, and of Ihe other £ ./.• '*! id) had been reduced to £v>V* Th''-; lad;,'» income therefore -/'., n?v I-u.d-d' property had sud- '.', ] v /■Vr.vfi.c/l from LOSO to LGSO. _ ; ;> , r ' ; r °p J rents had been reduced "r ; v, FJ4.",, LBGB to L 750, LoSS r / ,> (, '()'<> l'vt.o, L4oo to L-100, -■":,' -,./) T/2# to LIBO, LllO to ; , / ', o L !'>•"> .Roughly, the re- , r - , -, to h Mi averaged about a. lt ! , T a sudden i"- u s f, ~ Jue-uie ~ s r, ... cri'iwy interfere with the ,f r <i- .' "ihiro of the owners of land, \ • ■oix) will react upon trado

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