It is said that the new Washington sewer is the largest in the world. It is large enough for a team of horses and load of hay to be drawn through the entrance. That that the Duke of Cumberland is in'something more than easy circumstances may be gathered from the fact that the gold and silver plate which he has inherited from the late king of Hanover and the Duke of Brunswick weighs upwards of 8 tons. Here is a most remarkable case of the .longevity of certains parsons:—On 13th October, 1718, Stephen Hickes was apmeinted to the rectory of Blisland, in Corn<w»lL He was succeeded in April, 1780, by "Wil'Kam Pye, who was in turn succeeded in February, 1834, by Francis Woolcock iPye, who ia still livjng.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2304, 16 April 1887, Page 3
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128Untitled Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2304, 16 April 1887, Page 3
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