CLIPPINGS FROM THE MAIL FILES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1848, 10 May 1884, Page 4

CLIPPINGS FROM THE MAIL FILES.

Of the imported retirement of Mr George Lorillard from the turf, the New York Mail says : In Mr Lorillard the turf loses a man whose presence can ill be spared. He was liberal and princely in all his undertakings, and the epithet Prince George which his friends gave him was apt and merited. On the turf lie was as thorough a sportsman as with the gun or on a yacht. Yatching was his first love, and his name was for a long time associated with the Meteor and the Enchantress, which he had built for himself and in which he m.ule a ti ip to the Mediterranean about 1870. As an instance ot his pluck, it is related that one time the Meteor, while in mid-ocean, encountered a tremendous hnmenne, so that the vessel was tossed about like a cockle shell, and her tigging and spars yielded. Mr Lorillard was in the cabin playing cards with his guests. Suddenly the yacht shipped a heavy sea, and foi a moment it looked as if she were bound to go down. The others rushed out with all haste to make ready to save their lives ; but George remained in his scat, and shouted after his frightened friends : " Come back, you fellows ; let's finish the game anyway ; it's my deal." A nkw fragment, wiitten on papyrus, of a New Testament MS has come to light. It is a single leat written on both sides, in so-called minuscule letteis. It was found at Fayyuni, and is now the property of Theodore, Count of Wien Experts suppose it to be a production of the sixth century. One side contains Luke vi. 36 44, and the other Luke x 38 44. It has some peculiar readings, w hicli are of interest to critics. Only one other fragment of the kind i& known to exist — that mentioned by Tischendorf hi 1867. — Court Journal. A remarkable occurrence is reported from Bona, Algeria An isolated mountain, Jebel Naiba, 800 metres in hight, is rapidly decreasing m altitude, and round its base a considerable cavity is being formed. The whole mass of "the mountain is evidently sinking. The neighbourhood of Boiia must, however, have already been the scene of a similar phenomenon. Lake Fe/xaia, which measures over 12,000 hectaicf> in extent, did not exist during the time of the Romans. Its depth m the centre is only 2.60 metres Investigations which were made in 1870 showed that the remains of a Roman town now lie m the lake ; this town has theiefore piobahly sunk in the same manner as the mountain. The examination of lupgage fit the London stations is unspai ingly insisted on. It is more inconvenient than such examinations usually are, for it is performed by men \\ ho are not used to the work. All aie treated alike. There is no privilege of peeiage. The Duke of Norfolk, on arriving at Victoua fiom the Continent, had to submit to the annoyance of having every one of his nuineious packages opened and seirched. Of course it would not do to exempt any one ; otherwise the search would become a token of suspicion. All right minded persons will put up with the nuisance and delay caused by this examination, if not cheei fully at least resignedly, as a sacrifice to the cause of public safety.' — Court Journal. Turtle Parks. — If the scheme which one of the Fieneh papoi^ says is in contemplation, of eieatinir turtle paiks on the coasts of Piovenee, Algeria and Corsica be carried out, it will soon become quite unnecessiiy to make tin tie soup with Conger eels. The tm tie is so exceedingly prolific that, if the eggs of only li\e females of the species could bo protected fiom theii numerous enemies every year, the Mcditeii.inean would soon swarm with turth 1 . Tho tmtlelay-> its eggs during the night upon the beach, coveis them lightly with sand, and leaves them to be hatched by the sun Unfoitunately they aie legaided as a delicacy by the inhabitants of the coast, who eat the greater part of them, while many more fall a piey to dogs and other animals ; and of the young tm tit 1 winch leave the shell tho gieater number are devoured on their way to the -,cci by the innumerable wild fowl which flock about the coast of the Meditcnancan. The creation of a few paiks of the suit proposed would so favor the natuially rapid multiplication of the species, that turtle, instead of being the luxury of the riHi, might be been on poor men's tables, and sold at cheap lestaurants at foui pence a plate. — St. James Gazette. The great tunnel projected under the Hudson River to connect New Yoik city with the Jersey shore, and which, as a piece of engineering work is second only to the Biooklin Budge, is conceded to be the greatest work of modem times has come to a stand-still for want of funds. It is stated that it will leimire §0,000,000 to complete it, and the money does not appear to be forthcoming Says a San Fiancisco paper : — The old paddle-wheel steamer, Senator, which, for so many yeais, tan between this city and Sacramento, ha\ ing been harquen tine rigged (her cngineswcie taken ontsc\eial years ago), will shoitly sail for Austiaha, ■w heic she will be used as a store ship. Talking about her, lecently, to an old steam boat man, ho said that them was no vessel ever built that yielded anything like the return she made to her owners. She arrived ir. tins port on the 27th of October, 1549, 21 days irom Panama, bringing IGO passengers. The average price of passage at tint time was £300 Two days aftei &he ai rival s>he went to Sacramento, loaded to the guards with passengers, at each. She was preceded by the McKimin, which was the first steamer to make the tup. For over a year the Senator was crowded with passengers, both going and returning, making the lonnd trip in two days, and the owners, one of whom was Lafayette Maynard, claimed that t>hc cleared in 13 months over $1 ,000,000, " The Senator comes to Auckland. The musical talent of the Duke of Edinburgh was shown duiina the lccent visit of the Butish fleet to Gibi altar, he having played at a conceit, given in the theatre, in aid of the widow and childicn of a baud master who had belonged to the garrison. The house was crowded, and the results substantial. r A number of English papers have published a lot of nonsense, to the effect that the "erring" lover, Lord Garmoyle, was expelled from the Beefsteak Club, m consequence of his behaviour to Miss Fortescue. Apart from the tiausparent absuidity of the story, one very suilicient reason why no such occunence happened is that he was never a member ot the club. What between Egypt and Ireland Bradlaugh and O'Douovan Rossa, England would seem to ha\e her hands full of troubles, and now, in addition, comes the humiliating defeat of her champion oarsman, George Bubeai, by a ''black Brunswick," Wallace Ross, who, giving the champion ten seconds start over the Thames Champion Coiuse, caught his man long before reaching the half-way post, and won with ridiculous ease. Mr Bright has written a letter on the land laws, in which, whilst disclaiming any sympathy with some " wild propositions " lately placed befoie the public, lie expresses his belief that the time is near when our land laws will be revised, and some of them abolished. The law ot primogeniture will vanish, and entail and settlement will be gofc rid of, or will be t>o far limited as to be deprived of their pernicious influence on the public welfare.

Electric Lighting on t a Ma> t-oft -of- War. — The lighting of H.M.S. Colossus has been intrusted by the Admiralty to the Anglo-American Brush Electric Light Corporation, whose engineers and electricians are to hays entire control of the whole work. Brush incandescent lamps will be used, and the current will be supplieci by three " Victoria dynamos, as specially constructed by the corporation for incandescent lighting. We wish the Anglo-American^ Corporation every buceeas,with the contract, , ,■> / <

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over §50,000,000 on the construction of the canal, and this report, it is to be boinoiu mind, is made by on« of our own Government officials selected for that purpose There seems to be no lajk of hinds, and, utteily regardless of the Momoe Doctiine, so pertinaciously held up by the opponents of the canal, the great engineer is going on with his wovk with an hulUfercnuu in icgard to American sentiment on the subject that would ba quite amusing if it were not that the claws of the American eagle may some day pounce down on the project, and the question be asked, '' Well, who ib to run this '('' Thk debate upon Mr Gladstone's motion for leave to intioduce the Repicsentati m of the People Bill lia«* been continued, and the bill has been icul a tiist time ALv Mautott, Q C, has been leturncd Conservative membei for Brighton. OiHTrAKY — The deaths aie lecordcd of Dr. 8. Wells Williams, the eminent Chinese scholir, the JOul of Sandwich, and Lieu tenant-Colonel O'Donei, wlio served with distinction in the China campaign of IS6O. Miss Makv Axdersox, far from paying tor her photographs, charges §750 for allowing the photographer the pmilfgp of taking it. What an invaluable gitt, commeicially consideied, is beauty nowadays. The Bey of Tunis has given M. Roudaire authority to cany out his scheme for transfoiming a portion of the Desert of Sahara into an inland sea. Russia. — Placaids, which are to appear in a few days, will offer a reward of 10,000 toublcs to any person delivering the Nihilist, Degaieff. The New Spexklu ov the House of Commons' — It is pleasant, amidst the \ulgamatioii which maiks too many of the pioceedmgs of our own and many other bodies ot legislators, to note that tlio English House of Commons still retains the power of transacting a stately ceiemonial with dignity and effect. On Monday, Fcbtuary 15th, Sir Henry Biand, who for nearly a quarter of a century has held the important office of Speaker in the House of Commons, tendeicd his l^siguation on account of ill health and increasing infirmity. Nothing could be in better ta«te or mote cordial than Gladstone's well-chosen woids when, in alluding to the stormy pmod the lesigning Speaiier hud passed thiougli, "and which he had lightened by his skill and tact, his coinage and firmness, and his admirable understand- | ing." He went on to declare "that the thanko ot the House were not to be measured by the foimal purport ot the wonU in which they were couched." Sir Stafford Northcote also paid a grateful tribute to .Sii Henry Brand's "urbanity, as well as ability." On Tuesday, Febuiaiy 26 r h, Mr Gladstone intiodurcd the new Speaker, MrAithur Peel, tho son of that hero of a thousand | fights, Su Robert Peel. Again Mr Gladstone was most happy in his welt-con-ceived lefeience to Mr Peel as "the son ot a man whose follower 1 have myself been ; for whoso name the chaiacter down to th:*, late hour of my life I still letain an unbiokcn and undiminished venciation." Mr Peel's modest acknowledgement of his indebtedness to the lr.emoiy of his father was well put. "He said: "I have been selected for the Chair mainly because of my relationship to a statesman whose history ami whose labors are identified w ltli tho story and debate of the Mouse." His allusion to a desire to foster •' that peisonal couitesy, that intciclunge of chivalry between member and member winch was the tiadition — the inestimable tiadition — of tho House, and which was compatible with the most efloctivo i aity debates." proves that the new Spcakei is possessed of a ceitain dignity of speech which is useful in such an oflice. The position of Speaker is becoming each year a more complicated one. The House of Commons now vntually rules Great Biitain, and the Speakei, in a measure, mles the House. There is no Cabinet to guide a speaker— not even a "Standing Couit of Piocedme,'' which has several times been pioposed and may yet be found necessary. He cannot ask Mr Gladstone or Sir Staffoid Northcote whether a member has or has notbioUen the Rules of Debite Now that paity spnit in the House inns high and bitter, and that " procedure" often involves the vitality of the State, the position has become one of exceptional responsibility. If Mr Arthur Peel inherits the spmt and indomitable pluck of his father, Sir Robert, and he is said to do so, we think no better man could be chosen to put at the helm when the sky of English politics looks leaden and thieatening, The courts of law are likely soon to be engaged in hearing a breach of promise case, in which Mits Finney — better known as Miss Fortescue, of the Savoy Theatu — is the plaintill, and Loid Garmoyle, the eldest son of Eail Cairns, is the defendant. All attempts at a compiomise, it is said, have failed, tha la-ly being dctei mined to biin^ her cascbefoie the public, and, it is, said, so laige a sum as 110,000 in settlement lias been refused by her. Miss Foitescne is likely soon to i etui n to the stage. Mr H. Winch, of | the Mirldlc Temple, is retained by the plaintiff, and the forensic ability of Mr C. Russell will also, it is said, aid her cause. The statement of the plaintiff's claim has not yet been put in, but there is reason to believe that the damages will, in all probability, be laid at £50,000. It will be urged that no less sum than this will compensate the lady for the loss of the position in society to which she would have been entitled as the wife of a peer, and in anticipation of which she retiied from the stage. It is stated that the alleged engagement was broken off at the wish ot Loid and Lady Cairns, through whose lawyers the negotiations —up to the present unsuccessful — for a compromise have been conducted. Ax elephant-shaped hotel, modeled somewhat alter the structure at South Atlantic City, is to be built this spring at Coney Island. The entiance and exit are to be tbiough the hind feet ; the fore lees and trough out of which the elephant will be eating will be occupied as bazaars ; the saddle-bags are to be 16 feet long, and will contain two rooms outside of the body ; thp main hall in the body of the elephant is to be SO feet long by 32 feet 4 inches wide; the room in the head is to be 4S feet by 78 feet. The dimensions of the two side body saloons will be 44 feet by 10 feet. There will be two thigh rooms, 28 by 10 feet; two shoulder rooms, 22 by 10 feet ; two cheek rooms, 32 by 10 feet ; one throat room, 32 by 8 feet, and one stomach room, 56 by 22 feet. This latter is to be a giand saloon. There will be four foot rooms, 12 feet 8 inches by 12 feet 8 inches ; six leg rooms, 12 feet S inches by 12 feet 8 niches high and 12 feefc wide. A gallery extending out from and encircling the body of the elephant will be 270 feet long.

The Queen has granted to Sir Richard Owen, m recognition of his eminent services to science, an addition of £100 to the civil list pension of £200 a year, which he was enjoying. A merchant in Toronto has a novel way of advertising his woollen goods. In one of his windows he has a couple of pure white lambs. They are fed there, and they attract considerable attention. It is proposed at Antwerp to bring there during the Universal Exhibition in 1885 the Cheat Eastern as a floating restamant and hotel.

Rats and Mice.— lf you wish to de stroy them Ret a packet of Hill's Magic Vermin Killkr in packets, 6d, 9d, and Is, to bo obtained of all storekeepers, or from T. B. Hill by enclosing an extia "stamp.

Life in the Bush—Then and Now. — It is generally supposed that in the bush we have to put up with many discomforts and privations in the shape of food Formerly it was so, but now, thanks to T. B. Hirr, who has himself dwelt in tho bush, if food does consist chiefly of tinned mrats his Colonial Sauce gives to them a most delectable flavour, making them as well of the plainest food most enjoyable, and instead as hard biscuits and indigestible damper his Improved CoLOfHAL^A^jcwq tynvDßß ',maj«,« Jho i very best bread, scones, cakes, and , pastry .far i