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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3157, 1 April 1879, Page 2

If my Lord Beaconfiejd, has any great liking for pulpit praise he /night hare had enough of it had he been a worshipper at St. SUas's Church, Manchester, where the Uev. Bichard Butler has been preaohing from the'text; "What lhalliw done unto the man whom the; king, delighteth to honour ? "in ■ which sermon he: dre, w< • parallel between Mordlcai, Joseph, and Lord Beaconsfield. L The reverend gentletleman enumerated the great services, and corregpbndihg honotirs of the noble lord, referring to him as having -been' "'raised to the, dignity of a Knight of th« most noble Order of the Garter,' and; to tMe position of Premier, and all this nodouUt through a blessing from above; for as # , God blessed Joseph; Premier of Egypt, so ■He had blessed this, extraordinary man, who was the highest of them all—higher than Joseph, and higher than Ifordecair" This devoted clergyman " hoped that lit addition to the honors Lord Beacontfleld had received, and in addition to the heart of England that loved him and beat for him, a splendid golden wreath might hi - {got up/or, Benjamin Disraeli by the i*3» ■ ions of England, by eich ftiying a ppnny,, as in the Premier's career there fuifciot one dishonouring blot." Whoevwrneard sof Mordecai being-arstatesmaftP, . JLunan, perhaps, aimed at being one. • sTh^si|;pfopie who suggest strange' historical parallels often give birth to stranger aufcgeslions than they at first intend*—Morning Herald. - - " A son of the Emerald Isle wh<Aaa charged before Mr H. Qrbell, J.PTf at the Hawksbury filM. Court, on Saturday last with being "drunkanddisoiflerly, naively, exolaimed reply to the usual question: " I suppose I must haVe^ been drunk; but you'll deal leniently with me. Judge, won't you P 1 promise you, Judge, I'll never do it again.' I'm a hard working man, Judge,: look at' my bandsv Hit Worship: wftiat are you'F, I'm, SjjfttTvy, Judge. His Worship to the oonHable t -What is the amount of bail P Ten shillings, your Worship. The aooused; Bat, Judge, you'll leaveme something to pay my debts P His Worship, :j3ow muon do your debti amount tof Accused: I owe for half a pound of tobaoeo, Judge; do leave me something, Judge, won't you? I came into the township to pay my debts and I only had a pound! His-'Worship: The old excuse. I assure you, Judge, I'm a hard-working man, and I am only four months from Ireland. His Worship: But you- earn good wages P. £ think I gfet 8s or 9s a day; Judge; lefrap off this time, Judge P Do, Judge, andTJl never come before you again. „ Will you Judge P His Worship: You'are fined 6s. If you come before me again, mind it will be £1. Thank yon, Judge." The fellow evidently understood how to use the " blarney stone," and; no doubt went away rejoicing at the •access of his pleading.—* Palmerston Times. We '(B:6me! paperV":menfe^ed^i i<'ibyrt time since that the Channel Tunnel Company had ceased their operations on St. Margaret's Bay. We have since learned that when the reports as to the soundings between Sangatte and St. Margaret'n Bay were handed in by the sirfveydrt <it fras . found that to cut a tunnel between Uiose points, would entail an enormous amount . of work ,in sinking, and,it is for this reason that the site in question has been finally abandoned. The scheme now before the company provides for the sinking of a new shaft at or close to Dover. The site on the French tide at ■» Sangatte near Boulogne, is still looked upon as the best that could be'obosen for the commencement of the tunnel. The shaft Sunk there is already 70 metres in depth, with a diameter of, 2 metres; and the engineers consider, that when they gave got, 10 metres further down, the horizontal cutting may be commenced. We may add that the engineers of both countries agree that; the French opening of the tunnel is the most difficult part of the undertaking, as a clayey soil has to be dealt with instead of chalk, and the incurs ion of water causes much trouble. A Lone Association.—An old maid's club.