General News.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4383, 20 January 1883, Page 2

General News.

Mr Milner Stephen, the new healing apostle, it appears, charges a fee of two guineas to persona who claim the aid of his powers. The same kind of business has lately been undertaken by Te Kooti 3 who has been quite as successful, accord^? ing to the Native account, as his pakeha rival. Te Kooti, howeTer, makes' no charge for exercising his gifts of healing. It is just as well that this should be gene^ rally known, as . those anvious to tedt charlatans, can hare their choice between the two performers. As what Mr Stout calls superstition, seems to be passing away from the Protestant brains, Protest tant credulity seems to increase. The The change reminds us of the remark of the Catholic Bishop in Ireland to hit Protestant rival who declined to accept the doctrine of purgatory. " Faith job may go further and fare worse." Exchange. The latest argument for Home Rule comes to us from America, and seems of a very unanswerable kind. An Irishman in a street car said: "It is all nonsense to say the Irish cant govern themselrei. They run New York city, and I don't see why they can't run Ireland." The Government of Ireland, he may hare added, is that of a Crown colony of the worst type. The issue of the future is self governments If it be objected that races cannot govern themselves let them learn to do so. The sooner they commence trying the better. In fact, the government of States and Empires is now being readjusted. The banker will be in a position to control the ambition of kings and to cause armies to be disbanded.—F. Journal. Mr Roseby, M.L.A., of New South Wales, recently gave notice of his intention to propose that a uniform penny postage be adopted in that colony,