MISCELLANEOUS.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 935, 4 March 1872, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Paupers bibulously inclined should endeavour to become inmates of the Toxteth Union. Doctors, matrons, masters, and gatekeepers, are firm believers in Thudicum's doctrine res-

pecting the virtue of alcoholic stimulants. They made up their accounts at Michaelmas for a year, and found that the paupers swallowed 40,975 pints of ale, 5670 pints of wine 2337 pints of whiskey, 473 pints of brandy, and 793 pints of gin. This is irrespective of the quantity imbibed by the officers, which in the small matter of ale alone amounted to 10,952 pints. They must have jovial times of it in that same Toxteth Workhouse.

In the first ten months of IS7I, no less than 792,332 sheep and lambs have been imported into the United Kingdom. The number has averaged 2000 a day. Their value is declared £1,523,834. The " Inverness Courier " announces that the monument to Flora M'Donald is now safely placed over the grave of Sir AValter Scott's heroine in the churchyard at Kilmuir, in the Isle of Skye. A monolith lona cro>s, 18ft 6 inches in height, placed upon a basement 10ft high, has now been erected over the grave, and while it stands there the memory of our countrywoman will be kept fresh in the mind of the people.

Whilst some of the London Scottish were down at the range at Wimbledon, and after they had finished shooting, they amused themselves by " putting " a 101b shot, when one strong young fellow, while making a violent effort, felt something snap in his arm, which instantly became quite useless. Dr Norton found that the upper bone of the arm was completely fractured, and set the limb thus curiously broken by excessive muscular effort alone. Should M. Thiers remain in office, the commercial treaty between -England and France, which took so many years to accomplish, will be terminated.

There is a good trade doing in England in colonial butter, and if the quality he kept up, it will be able to successfully compete with the home article.

The employers in the Dundee trade have announced their willingness to accede to the fifty-four hours a week, the time worked in Glcsgow and England, and overtime to be restricted as much as possible. At a large meeting held in Glasgow it was resolved " that it is essential to any system of national education for Scotland, that it makes provision for the religious instruction of the young in public schools." The Clyde shipbuilders who are very busy, have agreed to reduce the hours of labour to fifty four per week.

The miners in Scotland annouueed their intention to commence working on the eight hours system, on the Ist January 1572.