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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3494, 25 April 1890, Page 2

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(united mm association) Sidney, April 28. Two bodies of men have been found floating about at Boutko. The water is at last falling. A sculling race between U.Bubear, ex-champion of England, and B. y; Brown,- of the Clarence Eiver, fo&jg/ £IOO a-side, took - placo on the ferratna'tta Biver this afternoon. Nearing Niadesville Brown got into Bubear's water, wben the latter put on a desperate Bpurt and steered down on Brown, who endeavored to get away, Bubear was completely cornered, and fouled Brown, who passed the post six lengths ahead. Time, 22min 15sec. "Therace was awarded to Bubear on the foul, but the orowd hooted him for his tactics. Melbourne, April 24, • Up to date £2OOO has beenibbscribed in aid of the sufferers by the floods at Bourke. •

Action to Recover Love Letters.

Recently in- the Lord Mayor's Court, an notion, ," Atkinson v, Kiniber," wis tried before the Assistant-judge.(Mr Roxburgh) and a jury. The plaintiff.sued to recover possession of certain letters, which he alleged, were wrongfully detained by the defendant, or damages M their detention. Mr KiscU said ip' tbe plaintiff resided at Claphara/M the defendant was Mr ■* Arthur Kimber, a merchant, of 11, Queen Victoria-street.. The solo object of this action was to recover possession of certain, letters. It appeared that a certain lady who was now married to a cousin of the plaintiff, was formerly ; a ward in Chancery, being under igf j and possessed of independent means. There was no doubt that for a considerable time an affection existed between the plaintiff and this young lady; but it so happened that a young gentleman made the acquaintance of the lady. The result was that they eloped, got married, and the young gentleman Buffereiiftiho usual penalty for marrying a %rd of court, But tins young lady still retained an affection for the plaintiff. After tho marriage she was at the house of the plaintiff's mother, and she and the plaintiff were undoubtedly upon suoh terms as under the chcumstances should not have existed. —Mr Glyn (who appeared foripe defendant): She was his first fi and a married woman.—Mr Kisch said that wai so. She wrote letters to the plaintiff, and left them for him on his tabic They were of a most compromiaingcharacter. These letters the paintiff and the young lady would both like to.see destroyed, The plaintiff was not a married man but he hoped to be some day. These letters came into the possession of the defendant in this way, They were locked up in a drawer in the house; and his brother, Mr Ernest Atkinson, thinking no doubt he was doing right, broke the drawer open, and handed the letters to the defendant (who was one of the trustees of the lady) to assist in some Chancery proceedings then pending, —Mr Glyn Baid that if counsel could see the learned judge privately a settlement could doubtless be arrived at, —Upon returning into learncdjudgesaidthathewashappyto say that the matter had been settled, andaverdict would be formallyenkred for the plaintiff, upon terms'cHjd between counsel.

; The National NomenclatureAt a public meeting of Scotsmen ' held at Dundee recently, to take into consideration tbe action of the Emperor of Germany in changing the title of one of hi* regiments which preriously had been styled the " Queen of England's Regiment" to that of tho" Queen of Great Britain and Ireland's Begiment," the follow- > : ing resolution was passed and has been transmitted to His Majesty;— ■ , "To the Emperor of Germany, copy ! of resolution adopted at public meet- , ing held in Dundee on Thursday, (ho 9th January, 1890,—The public pretß ! of the country having reported on tho authority of tho Berlin Military ] Gazette, an Imperial order of the 17th December, directing that the Ist Begiment of Dragoons of the Guard, hitherto called tho" Queen of England't Eegitnont," shall in future bear the title of "Queen c£jgf'eat Britain and Ireland's BegimeiSffih'is public meeting desires to convey to YourMajestyan cxpressionof the great satisfaction with which, as Scottish people, we have heard of this step, The practice of usiug the terms Eng. land and Engißh instead of Britain and British ia not enly historically inaccurate, but is-on the part of the English people—a violation, both of the treaty of Union between England and Scotland, and the subsequent treaty of Union belweim Great Britain and Ireland, In tho former it is expressly stipulated, as a con. dition of union that the United ■ Kingdom is to be called, not Eng. land, but Great Britain, end in the subsequent treaty it is stipulated.' that the enlarged State so constituted was to be called, not England, but • the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, The adjeotivo used in that treaty to cover all the included king, domsaud dependencies is uniformly "British. 1 ' The common practice of ! substituting the term " therefora historically inaccurate, and is naturally resented by the Scottish ' « nation as affecting both its honor and, its historic 'portion. 'lt'is with pro. found satisfaction that we, as Scots. . men, hear of the step taken by Your Imperial Majesty iti feolifyin £ i titlp of the Begiment referred toj(Jll'4 calling attention in this way to the important question involved. The • meeting trust that Your Imperial Majesty mil graciously accept this message of thanks, along with a warm expression Of respect for your Majesty, and desire.for the continued and increasing prosperity of the great empire over whioh Your Majesty . reigns," Encore Ei?gar,

A good stoiy is told of a Visitor to London who had a seat in the Speaker's Gallery on the memorable night when (he late Mr Biggar tested the patience of the House of Commons by reading for nWj six hours extracts from Bluelftook After listening to Mr Bigganor half an hour, the stranger bethought himself of refreshments, to which he devoted liimself for a considerable time. On returning, he found the hon, member for Cavan apparently no nearer the end of his peroration than before, At the end of an how and a half the visitor pandered out of the House &,nd »Mied himself hy a meal, hoping to r)n| <p.n liiareturn someone.else' oniiji feet.' Alas j Encore Biggar I ,%V a bit further, forward apparently, Again the stranger left the precinots'. of the House, took a oab, and draw to the Albawbra, After, s'nfoaip)}

an hour there, lie returned, only to find the unconquerable Irishman, with immovable countonance still droning away, This was 100 much for the visitor, who went off to finish the night in the billiard-room of his hotel.