GRANTS FOR EDUCATION. SCIENCE, AND ART IN THE UNITED STATES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1827, 22 March 1884, Page 3

GRANTS FOR EDUCATION. SCIENCE, AND ART IN THE UNI TED STATES.

l-'OR tho ye.u <s 1883 and 1884 the Biitish Paihament\oted t4, 803,1)50 for Education, Science, mid xUt. The following arc the items in detail :—: — Exci, \N T D A.vn Wai,i:s— £ Public Education 2,038,030 .Science and Ait Department 305,090 BiitUh Museum 140,019 Abliburnliaui Manuscupts 45,000 National Galleiy 14,930 National Poitiait Galleiy 2,157 Learned Societies 23,(i50 London Umveihity 11,749 Abeiybtwitii College _ 4,000 Deep Sea. Dxploiing Expedition Re]joit 5,800 Tian^it of Venus (1882) . 1,070 SCOI'L\NI)— Public Education . . 403,723 UimciMties 19,032 National Gallery . ... 2,100 Historical Portrait Gallery ... 10,000 Irkland— Public Education . . 7215,339 TevcheiVPeiiMim Office .. 1,800 Endow ed Schools Commission 070 National Gallory . .. 2,189 Queen's College . . 14,728 Royal lush Academy . .. 2,000 Total . -64,803,050

A worn v\ explained it thus : he was driving a mow nig machine, when all of a sudden I heard a yell and a hoot, and I looked out and saw Samuel cut up into hash, with buttons sailing around thick as bees. Then I fell over, and it took a pail of water to bung me to.' While a Welsh cause was lately being tried in one of the London courts, the council for the plaintiffs, though a Welshman, bogged to be excused fi om pronouncing the name of the place w here a coal mine under dispute was situated. Lt was spelled Lllwywywywer. A liquoi dealer in Rochester placed a bust of Fiankhn above his counter. When asKed why he did so, he leplied that Fiauklin had drawn lightning fiom the clouds, and lie had a fellow-feeling for him, as he was constantly diawing lightning from the barrels. The Due de Moray's definition of a polite man is hard to realise ' A polite man,' said he, ' is one who listens with interest to things he knows all about when they are told by a person who knows nothing about them. 1 A child died at Chatham, U.S., the other day, and inside it were found, aniongother things, a small looking glass, a box of blacking, a stuffed pheasant, and a tin dipper. The cause of the child's death is unknown. Hollow steel shafting, which has come very generally into use in Europe, even for such heavy work as steamship piopeller shafts, is found to very much lessen the weight in proportion to the decreased strength. It appears, for example, that a ten-inch shift with a hole four inches in diameter has its weight reduced 16 per cent., with a loss of only 2 \56 per cent, of strength. A young Danish count, travelling , through India, lias become so much im pressed with the need of religious work there that he has become a missionary himself. A contradiction is given to the rumours which have been circulated to the effect that Fordham has retired. On the contrary, it is stated that he will continue his connection with Mr Rothschild's stable during the forthcoming season. Mr G. T. M. Kellow has been appointed va uitor for the Town District of Ngaruwahia, the valuation list will be open for inspection on the 31st inst. and the Assessment Court will be holden on the 21st day of April. Mr Geo. Aldridge will conduct the usual services at LcQuesue's Hall, Hamilton, tomorrow. The subject for the evening lecture is : " The Permission of Evil." The Rev. Mr Dewsbury will preach at the Wpslpyan Church, Cambridge, to-morrow, in the morning on " Conscience " and in tho evening on " The. Liberty of the Gospel."