The New York herald., 1870-11-17
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN ITEM. !.

A Masonic lodge Is TO be opened at Ahaura, Gray
River, New Zealand.
General Tom Thumb and wife. Commodore Mutt
and Miss Minnie Warren were IN sydney, New South
Wales, September 80.
The ancient cities OF Ceylon are being explored,
photographed, planned and described by members
OF the Archaeological Committee.
new gold field has been discovered near Bana,
Australia. Payable gold has been found In patches
along the beach, a little above high water mark.
An Anglican Clergyman, named the Rev ". Floyd.
proceeds to Fcejee, under the auspices OF the Metro
politan and the Bishop OF Melbourne Australia.
II Is stated that IN the space of one square mile in
the East of London there are $50 gin palaces ana
public houses taking from the poor, on moderate
estimate si5o,00O wear.
A new screw rrigate, to be called the Raleigh, will
snortiy & n9 a, VII, va h va ,a ,an E'
engines Of 500 horse power, viii be constructed OF
iron sheathel with wood.
There has been much distress on the east coast OF
Scotland from the virtual suspension OF the herring
fishery: the chief uaikeS for ITS produce being the
North OF Germany, whose seaports were closed or
the greater part oil the season.
The Birmingham (Englandl Cngette sent special
commissioner into the Black Country to inauirc into
the working OF the Truck or ..ionrny'' system
among the trades. The first Of his letters brings to
lgnt an amount Of misery AMONG the nailmakiny
trade in Dudley perfectly heartrending.
The German residents OF Hokaka, New Zealand.
have formed q CLUB tile primary object Of which ID
to afford assistance to those of their coantrymen
who may be overaken 10y sickness Q" who are in
distressed circumstances and the secondary object,
the formation OF librasy aud singing class
In reference to the appointment OF O successor TO
the late Roman Catholic Bishop OF Southwark, Eng
land DIR. Grant, the Chapter or St. Georges Cathe-
dral nave recommended TO Rome the Right Rev. DR..
Weatners, OF Hammersmith Canon Balnbsr, OF
! Bcrmondsey, and Canon Danell, Of Southwark.
! At a preliminary meeting OF Germans held In
westport, New zealand, TO raise funds to aid the
| wives and children OF their countrymen slain IN
battle the sum of s16 1os was collected, and 1t is
| expected tho funds from The small community OF
Germans resident IN the ncighborhood wiz reach ~
| least Geo.
| Many unpaid letters are forwarded from time to
| time to the French prisoners OF war in Germany,
! who are thus Obliged to pay the postage. AS they
are seldom possessed OF more inUusy a ~ h so
abroad would do we'll to prepay their letters as FAR
as The frontier OF the North German confederation
The number OF inhabitants Of Berlin belonging TO
! the reserve of landwehr who have been called Oh
for service Is hrtyhvc thousand, or nearly five per
cent OF the population. his however is considera-
| than thirteen rlousan1 OF their wives having no
means OF support have to be maintained by the
city.
Sl.nor salla the Italian Commissioner, spent his
one day in Rome in visiting the Quirinal the Villa
Aibam and the principal ecclesiastical buildings In
the city and Its enyrons with The view OF ascertain
Ing how they could be adapted in as short time as
possible TO the requirements tf d capital. AT the
Qutrinal he was not admitted into the Pontlnc1l
Aiban can be purchased Ioa the King, as Prince Tor
lonla SHOWS no disposition to part with 1t.
The accounts for 1880 OF the thirteen gas compa-
nies by which London IL lighted have neon pun
hshed. The authorized capital OF the thirteen com
panies lAbout 81 100000 the quantity ol gas soIu
during fne year is nearly nine thousand mlliioi
compYaies for pubic Lighting and for lighting By
contact, f222, 600. The companies nave taken our
jng the year about tons Of coai. me price
sIlings tho remainder being camel gas at nv,
Hnlngs and six pence per thousand CUBIC feet and
three shliings and two pence and three shdngs
: four pence and by the lndepeudant naa ooppanV
r | three shuungs aud four pence,