The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-05-12
Miscellaneous LIENS.

The net excise duty on dogs in England for the
year ending March 3lst was e2Os, ,32s l5s.
The Leigh CEroHicle reports the secession to
Rome OF ten laymen. as the result Of mission
Of Redemptionist Fathers held at Tyldesley.
The Edinburgh Town Council has adopted a
memorial to Government in favor Of Furnishing
wife-beaters with the lash.
A hne specimen Of the torpedo, or electric
ray, weighing over 80 lbs and ST. long, has been
successfully located in Brighton Aquarium. 1t
is the largest Of its species that has ever been
caught alive on the English Coast.
Sixteen Roman Catholic priests are in prison
at Cobleutz, some for having broken the eccles-
astical aud Others the criminal laws. Some of
the reverend gentlemen have to endure from
seven to ten years imprisonment
Mr.. Bradlaugh (wntes a correspondent of the
Birmingham Gassae) has just threatened the
London Sun with libel. They said be had been
calling himself Christian. and he repelled the
charge
The colossal hot-air balloon remains slowed
away in one of the Control warehouses at the
Royal Arsenal, WOolwich, and for the present no
further experiments are to be made.
A Mennonite elder has been convicted in Prus-
sa, under the Falk Laws at Marienberg. Ger
hard PenDer has been fned 25 thalers for refus-
ing to admit to the sacrament young man who
had infringed the rules of the society by under
taking military service.
1t is proposed to introduce the new German
coinage as speedily as possible into Alsace and
Lorraine.
The international Postal Congress has approx
ed the principle Of the establishment Of an inter-
national post Office similar TO the international
telegraphic Office already established at Berne.
The Paris Mint has just coined lOOOOf worth
Of Centimes, which were Immediately put into
circulation, the lack Of this small change causing
great prejudice to purchasers.
BRITISH EMBASSY AT WAsHNdToN.-The Ar
gus (BroOkyn) says: The British Embassy, by
odds the handsomest and costliest residence in
Washington, has been finished. Its cost has
been about Sl5O,OOO and the finishing will cost
half that sum. 1t has seventy rooms, and covers
about 10000 square feet of ground. 1t Is of
pressed brick, laid in block mortar, and is trim
med with light grey sandstone.
A ROYAL CLAmANr.-A Pesth journal states
that a female patient just admitted into the st.
Roch Hospital of that city has declared herself
to be the Princess Anne Miggisaw Woroniecz-
Ky, widow Of the commander of the Honveds,
and to whom the nation had erected statue.
She states that she has latterly been gaining her
livelihood as a washerwoman.
Jacob waiuright has written narrative in the
form of diary of the latter days of Dr. Living
stones life, and of bis own vicissitudes during
the journey to Zanzibar with the great travellers
body. The story is already in the press, and
proof sheets are even now being revised by the |
Rev. DR.. Matchett, rector OF birmingham Nor
folk.
FARMS FOR Agricultural LABoRERs.-A "Na- !
tional Land Company" has been formed, and has |
already purchased 1000 acres, namely, $50 acres
in Essex, SO acres in Kent, 900 acres in Hamp-
shire. and 400 acres in the Isle of Wight. Work
men are already reconstructing the Essex estate,
known as Mott Farm, st. Laurence, near Madon,
and thirty agricultural laborers are at once settled
upon il as farmers holding on an average eighteen
acres apiece.
The Pope has been SO delighted with the "con-
version Of Lord RipOn that he purposes to send
his lOrdship religious souceair. In connection
with the same event, the Uaitd C1aolicd Of Rome
indalges itself in a parade of sundry most men,
dacious statistics as to the progress of Roman
ism IN England.
So long ago as the year l74O there was an
evening newspaper, the EoeniRg Post which was
sold at fartbing. 1t consisted of one leaf
printed on both sides. A copy Of the paper.
dated Friday. August 90, l74O, is in the British
Maseom, and has the publication line London,
printed for the Author" In Hogarths "a Rake's
Arrest, one of the shoeblacks is
reading Farthing Journal"
ACTION AGAINST A Gas CoPGvY.-Mr. Hitler,
, rafreshmeut-house keeper, proceeded against
he Phoenix Gas Company at the Southwark
Police Court recently, for having refused to sup.
BY him with gas. He had disputed an account,
md the company had made deduction, but as
be refused to pay the balance at few days no.
ice, they cut OF his gas. The magistrate held
bat this was an improper proceeding, and fined
he company 4os. and 2Ss costs, iutimatiug that
ne penalty would be continuous til the gas
lad been laid On again
tbs Cas- or JuseERNAur.-A Calcutta CORES.
,oDaent writes; An attempt was made week
II two ago to stop the Juggernaut Festival at
SeranpOre on the ground that the car was not
efficiently strong, The priests procured the help
{ one Of the best engineers in Calcutta, and
veuiualy, af(er hard work at the car, carried
heir point, and the festival was held as Il had
zen held for ages. do not know. but sup.
Ose that no fewer than 100000 persons men,
-omen and ohildren-had come to attend the
oiei festival.
FEEENAsoNRY AND rHE ROYu FAMLY.-n Is
fseO said that Freemasonary is a secret society,
o, possibly, it may be but at all events it has
cen protessed publicly in England by long line
noble and royal personages. The Prince Of
Vales is mason" So were the late Duke Of
assex. York. Clarence, and Cumberland, and 4
he Prince Regent so in the previous genera