FEATHERS AND CHAFF.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 783, 23 June 1877, Page 2

FEATHERS AND CHAFF.

(From an Auckland Correspondent.) the davenport expose. There (is one feature in this case that has not yet appeared'- in ptint. Ib is prebby generally known that Mr Tunny coached Meors Hurst, Hesketh, and Lewison in the by ing A the "Tomfool's knob" that fixed the Davenport", but it is not known that the appearance of Dr Hooper ou tbe jtage ac the critical moment was also part ot the pre-ar tanged plan of action, lb had been forseen th.it the Davenports wouldattecopttoe.-'Capß on the plea of ' brutal tying,' and Dr Hooper was conveniently al hand at th e d.cidvi m >- ment to dispel tbis^subterfiige. Ib is geueially believed here on good authority tl at the apparent split between Fay and Davis, and theDavenports,isa)mereruse todiceive the public, and tbat they wi'l r.-unito as soon as the little scandal his blown over. It was a ' Tom fool's' knot which was put upon Fay's wrisbs at the Thamos, bub he got oub of ib after 35 minutes of struggling, and in spite of all his attempts to conceal the evidences of the severe straggle, appeared on the stage in front of the auiienca with his hands covered in blood, and the skin badly laterated.

AK ARISTOCRATIC MATCH. There is a baronet here whose name is said to be Sir Richard Coulson. 1 have looked through the baronetage list in Whittaker's Almanac, one of the best almanacs extant, and I don't find the name of Coulson, but Wbittaker is fallable, and there may bo some mistake. The baronet has been out in New Zealand some years. He has practised medicine, but owing to bis having somehow mislaid his diploma, he got into trouble, and when a letter cacr.e from England, addressed to ' Sir Richard Coulson, Auckland,' the Post Office officials endorsed it in red ink—.' Try Mount Eden Gh_ol.' I dea't know whether tie letter reached its destination. Very recently the eyes of the baronet fell upon a fair daughter of the Maoris, 4 from the Waikato, and he became enamoured of her charms, which, being arrayed ia only a cotton gown, she displayed to soma advantage. The old Maori parents, hearing that the Adonis (he is about 60) was a rangibira of great ' mana,' were extremely favorable to an I alliance which was calculated to shed I lustre upon their family, and encousaged I ttte baronet to proceed with his suit. On the other hand, the damsel had set her affeobions upon a young man of her own race, and, therefore, met the advanoes of her pakeba adorer wit a coolness. However, with the aid of her paronts, the baronet persevered, and a marriage was arranged. He was resolved that everything should be carried out on a scale befitting his rant. He took his fiance to Mr Dufaur, Solicitor, and instructed that gentleman to prepare the deeds for a handsome marriage settlement. Mr Pttfouf was wijHug to draw up the re,

Jutred document, bub, as a preliminary, esired that a trifling sum of £20 should De paid over by way of making things smooth for all parties. The baronet sail noi 2 '■"S •■ me ' e bagatelle should IT vu 1 fche - wa * and wen * out to !K, m "£"• P ro, « ia ing to call next! day. Meantime, be busied himself ia EST? M he marria « e "ouaseau He! went to Messrs. Clark and Co's andi Drioe, her maids, and attendants and when the goods were ready for delivery and a cheque was requested, referred the cashier to his solicitor, MrDufaur He did the same thing in Aspect to a varietv of other goods all ric/and raj. Mr Dufaur was astonished next day! when several tradesmen called at his office and EST ?d h . im t0 W ° h^ ues goods amounting to several hundreds of pounds, . Z« °\- h \u 0t ? ontae > decli °«d to do Meantime the baronet talks confidently splendid settlement. It is said that he proposes to have the bridesmaids eom! h«?f ll? n T al . DUmber of Europeans, half-castes, Maoris, and neeioes. It STtlT* *??■ P robabJ «. ai pesent SSL ?f x 5 letters wh/oh come ad' £e_eon l U heb T aio^^lhaveendorsed thereon, 'Try Lunatic Asylum.' ADTANOII OIVIMZATIO^. The Heathen Ohinee is rapidly adaptSS Ki to e r ys ° f ba ' ba ™ w. ? m Mld * tbe ba^y nnmentionnow sSt^K 86 T th b^ buttonß » ™ d dufnitvnf . V ad mall the One of S. nftr^P 0 * aDd frock-coat. has ?ilS 6 h^ lld , ren ? f , the Land hf. all h,S S,^ ve . i in Dunedin, and; his assets are id in the £. At theC ES Wellington, Mrs J JSt «S. n2P £ unedxn » has obtained a de. rueltv^ V* gro, l nd 0f her S?5 y ? Wa " Btated tha * on one occasion when she did not get up early C^ J h K , amiable 0e »al lagged her out of bed, and kicked her severely. What imitative animals we men are 1 Mafojphobia. The war^map epidemic has broken out kiTVP? 01 ?- Everv jourual has published* the best map' of the seat of war ever produced. I saw a small boy I-? *} K . et the other day standing on his head, in order to make oub one of these maps. He said ib seemed to him SL°S y^u y of doin g ifc - Ju *^ h . these Turkish names are a great source of worry to bhe editors, and their subs. I found one of the latter, the other day, surrounded by half-a-dozen Gazetteers and as many maps of the Seat of War, besides several Atlasse., but, still, he was in despair, because he conld not find the locality of Dabur. Then comes Kurukahssa, Rahoumi, Sagizmauni, Koprag Dagh, and a great variety of ■interesting specimens, of philological •ar-osibies, of which ho fellow oan dis- - cover- the whereabouts. Talk about Maori names! th* Turks beat 'em hollow.