Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-09
Australia.

lnt COntluuCu pIOoDtlllg vi tliC iOdNJ anu thN
efficiency of its management were made by |
Isaac Emery, Esq, and Peter 7 Homer, Esq.
Australia.
Mr. Matthews, the actor, writes as follows |
from Australia:
81 took nv berth to Melbourne, and said TO
everybody, in ilunty sort of a way, 4 am
going TO Australia, just as have often said, i
am going to the continent, or TO America, or to
Switzerland for in NV simplicity 1 thought on
landing in Melbourne / was there, ami the thlng
WIS done; but soon found out my mistake.
That | was at Melbourne was true; butas to ms
beng there-that Is, in Australia,--l mean in
the sam sense that on arriving at Pari should
be in France, OF at New York in America, there
was not the sl ghiest similitude | found at once
that / WAS only in Victoria, and that Sidney,
Adelaide, Brisbaine, Hobart Town, and Auck
land. involved separate VOYAGES, necessitating
most disarrecable and tempestuous trips, IN
small steamers of from four 10 five days to
week TO each place, and that South Austria
liza, New South Wales, Tasmania, New Z5d-
land, Queensland, ETC., ETC., were as much
apart as if they were countries Altogether in-
dependent Of each other. This was blow. l
thought after our voyage of 16 900 miles that
had arrived, and had only to visit various
cities at short distances from each other, Is ]
should pass from one provincial town 10 anOth-
Ell in England. the fact is that is, that never
having any idea OF going to Australia at all, ard
feeling no interest in the matter, had never
taken the trouble 10 inquire anything about it,
and dubbed in my mind all these towns as ly-
iuL somewhere together at convenient distances.
1 now found that, so far from b5iuT in any way
united, these various places were not only 800
OF 900 miles apart, but were separated in every
conceivable way, under different governments,
Jealous of each other, and as divided in feeling,
in manners, and in prospects as though they
they were foreign countries having no sympa-
thies in common. We have still a few
more thousand miles OF agreeable sea
VOYAGES before we shall have accom-
plisled Tasmania AMI New Zaaian1. you
70 to New Zealand, Of cOurse?' "Of course.
From sydney TO Auckland is, | believe, the
nearest route. How far is itP' "a little uu-
der 800 miles COL IS that al" "You
must not fail to 90 10 the Dincdu; you viii
do well there How far from AucklaldP
"About 600 miles-Jnly a week vovagc; bur
IFS a nasty coast" "Ihdnk You; Pm sure
shall enjoy it," "Okitika will pay well, also
(about another 1000 miles); but you must take
care 10 get a good boat, rs the reels there are
very dangerous "Oh! that's nothing; the
pleasure of having ones letters addressed
Theatre Royal, Okitka, would be something,
and we should be on our way back to Auck-
land" Exactly; not more than, say five days
(another 1000 miles,, and so on, and SO on.
After New Zealand, to be sure, it is only a short
trip of 10000 to San Francisco, taking about
36 days for the voyage, and then, after tour in
the United States, hope, with the exception of
the paltry 5000 more of sea from New York to
Liverpool, we shall have month or two ON dry
land"
DISCOVERIES IN. PALEsTINE.-An English
gentleman, who has been making journey
through the desert of the Sin and the country
of Moab, says
81 have brought back with me copies of some
inscriptions found by Mr.. Augustus Johnson,
brother of the American consul general at Bey-
rout, who kindly placed them at my disposal
They were found at Hannah, the ancient Klamath,
in North SYRIA, and have from other sources
obtained information that an exceedingly large
number Of them exist in the neighboring dis
trcts. Until can see the stones themselves,
and examine the inscriptions more critically,
decline TO give any opinion upon them, but |
venture TO express my conviction that, when de-
ciphered, they will not yield in interest to any
inscriptions hitherto discovered; and l venture
to recommend them strongly to the notice OF the
Palestine exploration fund. | believe that they
will prove of sufficient Importance even TO justify
the committee in sending out some one to make
collection of careful copies, as they are I'M
douhtedly of high antiquity, perfectly unique,
and hitherto entirely unknown"
SHARP PRAcTIoE.-An Iowa paper tells this
story:
ing into Justices office the other day
two well known lawyers of this city
=. case. One Of the attorneys, referring TO
a ce tain affidavit on file in another court, stated
that it 1.-THE af1lavii) contained certain allega-
| tons. The opposing counsel denied it. The
| affidavit not being convenient so that refer
| ence to it might settle the dispute, the lawyer
| offered TO bet five dollars that the allegations,
as he stated them, were in the affidavit. Tue
| opposing council took the bet. A bystandtr
| suggested that the money be put in the hands
of the justice. The suggestion was no quicker
made than acted upon, and each lawyer passed
V into the care and custody of the court. But
hardly had the gTeen0acks touched the palm Of
the justice, before that functionary delivered
himself of the following little speech
Gentlemen, / fine each of you IS for con-
tempt of court The fines are paid. No costs"
Aud into the wallet Of the justice went the
hard earnings of the beliigerent attorneys.
A PREACHER ON HIS MUsCLE.-Not very far
from lancaster, Pennsylvania, is little edifce
called the Octorora Methodist Episcopal church,
| oyer whose congregation Parson Gregg some
times Dresdes. Plrsou Gregg is Il man who
| fears the Lord, but never stands in dread OF q
| man, be he ever so mighty Tue Octorora
| church, generally known as the "Gray Horse"
| stands IN sort OF desert, and lies one-half in
| Pennsylvania and on -half in Maryland; that is,
1 the old Mason and DXOn's line cuts it in TWO
and leaves the sacred building equally divided be-
| tween the two states. Whenever there is Il re-
viyal the un eodly from the southern side of the
| full. They congregate about the door and issue
| cat calls, and they swear and cut up generally
| like,barbarians. When meeting is Over they force
their attention upon the young ladies Of the
| church, and make love TO them in highly iude-
corUus manner, and on meeting the paTson, al
| ways insist upon his taking Il dnn This iu-
vuIbly Offends the good man, and excites his
| wrath against the Wrntches the more since they
| are always tIpsY, and invariably baSphcmuus
On the evening OF Jduulry 20 party of them
! came over the line ami disturbed the meeting
| Parson Gregg paused moment in the delivery
Of his sermon (Which, by the way, was from the
! firth chapyer OF 81. Matthew and rolling up his
sleeves uttered himself as follows: Young men
4 if there's another dsOrlery sound from among
your disIcpu able crowd, III come down from
this sacred desk, and in the name Of the Lord
put head on every mothers son of YOU. Gel
down on your knees, YOU hounds, and pray fol
netter manners, or else leyant." Saying which
NJ proceeded with his sermon, a most edifying
discourse. In moment the noise again began
An audible swear of the first magnitude filled
tne room with ITS bad odor, and caused the wor-
shippers to shrink within themselves with hor
ror.
Parson Gregg came down from that pulpit in
state of quiet rage. He took off his coat and
hung it over the chancel rail- and then went fol
tbose wicked young men, only one Of whom BIZ
succeeded in oyerhauliDg within the portals O
the church. Him be basted satisfactorily Fol
lowing close upon the trail of the others h
came up with the most outrageous heather o
2 them all, one Jim Page Bedloe, whom he tackle,
e without word Of grace. Parson Gregg CAV
E Bedloe a most clerical and canonical walopino
( When he had finished pounding with his fists Ii
I resOrted TO his heels. jim was able to defend a
D of him but the other end, and when his punisl
ment had been duly administered he went HON
e wiser and sorer than when he came. The pal
5 son then returned to the pulpit and finished hi
I, sermon.