THE ROYAL PLATE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1670, 8 December 1887, Page 3

THE ROYAL PLATE.

On tho evening of the 24th Jnne a party was given at Buckingham Palace by order of the Queen. Everything was in the most sump* tuous style, and the royal plate, which ii valued at £2,000,000 sterling, was used at sapper. The following description give* some idea of what it ie like. There are some quaint old piece* which belonged to Queen Elizabeth, having been taken from the Spanish Armada, and others were brought from India, Bnrmah, and China j and there ia one onp which belonged to Charles XII. of Sweden. The vases, cups, candelabra and fancy pieces included a peacock of preciona atones rained at £40,000. The body and tail are composed of solid gold,profusely studded with pearls, diamonds, rubies and emerald. The tiger’s head known as‘ Tippo’s foot* stool, is formed of silver gilt, with eyes of rock crystal, and a tongue of solid gold. These two trophies of Oriental extravagance were taken at Beringapatam, and presented subsequently to George 111, There were an immense number of gold shields, some of which are richly ornamented. One of these was formed of snuff boxes, under the direction of George IT,, and is veined at £IO,OOO There are 30 dozen plates, which were bought by that Sovereign at a oast of £II,OOO. A man named Sorrenson was killed on Monday while bush felling at Inglewood, near New Plymouth. A telegram from Now Plymouth yesterday states that a settler named Pearn, living near Egmoat Tillage, while shifting hia bull, was tossed, and whilst on the ground, insensible, the bull gored him, breaking two of his ribs. His wife came to the rescue and by her screams succeeded in frightening the animal. Pearn is very badly hurt. A man named James Atkinson at-' tempted to commit suicide at Feilding while suffering from delirium tremens. Ho tried to beat out his brains with two large stones, and inflicted severe scalp wounds. London has a great population. It has 2,600,000 people unable to get into a place of worship. In Central London, with 2,000,000 people there is only accommodation for 600,000. It is said that one’s turn to be killed on the English railway does not come till 7367 journeys have been made. That is to say, that proportion of journeys has been made during the past year to each person who hag been killed j 226,684,890 journeys were made last year, and only ninety-nine paisen* gets were killed. u Rough ojt Rats.”— Clears out mice, rats, roaches, flies, ants, bod-bags, beetles, insects, skunks, [jack-rabbits, sparrows, gophers, At Chemists and Druggists. Kempthoroe. Prosser and do., Agents. Christchurch. 1