Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-02-07
MISCELLANEOUS READING.

LORD PALMERsToN.-Lord Palmerston, in
his seventy-ffth year, is unaffected by the
weather. During the Summer he is accus-
toned to leave the House of Commons after
its rising, and walk home to his house in
Plceadlliy, at one, two, three, and oven four
O'Clock 10 the morning-with all the cares
of the state on his back, and all the salient
points of the night and mornings discussion
in his head. During the winter, he is here,
there, everywhere, dischasging the duties
which belong to his station-now lecturing
the farmer on improved modes of culture,
now giving advice to the farmers laborers
as to how they may rise on nine sbillings
per week. and now discoursing trowel in
hand, on the blessings of education, when
laying the foundation stone of new litera-
ry institution, which a benevolent gentle
man, out of his liberalty, has bequeathed to
a rising seaport in the south.
The New York correspondent Of the Phil
adelphia Press, writing to that paper under
date of Jan. %, says:
Letters were received here on Saturday,
from Europe, stating that Young America
Train, in connection with Mark Lemon
(Punch), Judge Halliburton Sam SHck),
and others, had organized an associated com
pany, with capital of 100000, for the
purpose of building great American hotel
in London. They had obtained possession
of three acres Of ground in the Strand, and
were going ahead famously. 1t is intimated
that Hiram Cranston, Of the "New York no.
TEL" one of the most popular and successful
hotel-keepers in America, will be tempted
with an immense pecuniary consideration to
take charge of this mammoth enterprise
But as Cranston is now making sos 900 per
annum, it is to be hoped he will remain con-
tent with his present "eligible situation"
New ZEALAND CHIEFs.--The war between
portion of the New Zealand sayages and
the English at the last accounts was draw
ing to a close. Before the last battle, the
chiefs of the hostile tribes sent to the Eng
lish the following very clever challenge:
PuSEKoHE, Nov. |, 1860.
To Mr. Paris: Friend,-I have heard
your word. Come to fight me, that is very
good; come in land, and let us meet each
other Fish fight at sea-come in land, and
stand on your own feet; make haste, don't
prolong it. That is all have to say to you
make haste.
From WETINI TAIPoRUTU.
From PoRoKoRN.
From all the Chiefs of Ngatihaua and
Waikato.
These chiefs lost their lives in the engage
ment as did about thirty of their followers.
IDoLATRY IN IND1A.-A traveller from
Madras to Jafna states that but few of the
heathern Temples he passed were in good
order-those regularly repaired and used,
are comparatively few. Many Of the Tenn
piles are gradually going to ruin-towers.
walls and rooms, where the idols sit, are
broken; many of the idols, that were formerly
carried with great parade, are now resting
in their places, with no one to wipe or
clean them. Many idol cars, once drawn
with great pomp and parade, are so neglect
ed that they only can be used for fuel. The
impression is steadily gaining ground among
the people, that their idol system has had its
day, and that the religion of the gospel will
eventually fill the whole land.