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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1596, 30 January 1884, Page 3

Berlin in 18il6 had a population of 195,000, London had ono of 958,863, and Paris one of 713,966, Sixty years later Berlin had 1,250,000, London 4,000,000, and Paris 2,300,000. Berlin therefore increased more than sixfold, London about four-fold, and Paris about three-fold. The population ofBerlin during the reign of King Wil liam has moro than doubled. is scareccly a spot throughout •4m whole world that is not in intimate Telegraphic, connection with England. To carry out this tremendous undertaking and bring about-this amazing result-, no less than £30,000,000 have been expended, • and there is no less than 8,000 miles of cable at the bottom of the ocean, Adult males in England have an average height of ,67.36 inches, ..and females 62.65 inches. The : average weight of tho men is 165 pounds, and of the females 122. The females are but little more than half as strong as tho males. The Archbishop of Canterbury is at present engaged in searching the records for the purpose of. ascertaining whether he has any right or . power ito to appoint a successor' to Bishop ColensO in. Natal. Inasmuch as Natal has an : ecclesiastical community'distinct from the English Church it is considered that no .Bishop can be appointed ' by. the head .of the English' Church,

Inland, snail " gardens" are to bo found in several Oontinential countries, Hero various species ore cultivated with tlio greatest assiduity, and are fattened for sale before sending to the markets, They arc in tho greatest demand before Lent, when thousands of the largest kinds are sent off to the convents and monasteries, tor the sustenance of their inhabitants during the prescribed period of fasting. Prince William of Prussia is soon 1 to take command of n .battalion in the German army, and thus after serving in the cavalry and artillery, to return to the main body of tlio army—the infantry—there like all Prussian Crown Princes, to continue his military career. He will probably not bo raised to the rank of colonel till next year. Even princes of the blood are not promoted so fast iu the Prussian army as in others. Even in their case no step is claimed until the requisite knowledge has been acquired. Prince. William is in his twenty-fifth year, and is now major. Princes of the Royal Family of Prussia overleap the rank of lieut,-colonel.

An extraordinary accident has occurred in Nottingham. Miss HickJing, a young lady, while walking in Waverley street, had her dress set on fire matches with which some boys were 'playing. Her dress-improver greatly facilitated the spread of the flames, which instantly covered her whole back clothing. A spectator wrapped her in his coat and rolled her on a neighboring lawn, but Miss Hi'ckling was soverly burnt. 1 moment's delay would have caused her death.