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S FRIDAY DECEMBER 3 18b6arable ad-thfl Kim.r from doing II miles an hoar in 15 stages ?—and that the trip could easily ade in leu time. At to tbe mails, it is •imply a question of expense. If the public rilling to pay for double the for the coach, bo that treoxabon, per cent. Syndicate icir value further.uly Seat, ferritory, ion thereourselvesoould be made 15 miles instead ef JO, of course, the mails might be brought up, if not within 34 hoars, at any rate with-' i a very little over that time.I must say—and I know I am by no meansi* Australasian was perfectly justified in pointing to the paltriness of basing an attack the present constitution upon the fact that the gentleman administering it travelled from Perth to Albany on a particular occa-rate of eleven miles an hour. Qood heavens! Are the people of this col-ile minded and so ignorant of what around them as to suppose that their Ministers under Responsible Govern, ment will do nothing worse than that in promoting their own convenience and comfort r 8ir Henry Parkes, a much more distinguished politician than any we have here, has recent-ly been langhed at throughout the colonies for making a serious attack upon the Jenn-ings-Dibbe Ministry on the ground that they kept steamers constantly at their disposal for maki ig trips round about Sydney Harbour. This might have involved some unnecessary expenditure of the people's money, bnt then, argued, “ they all do it, and why I Sir Henry Parkes attack Sir Patriok Jennings for only acting m he would have elf had he been in the same position ? Our future Ministers, if Jhcy follow tho precedents invariably set them by Ministers aa many special trains, carriages os they like, for overnors and their guests. We shall not certainly escape that sort of by adopting the constitution in force amongst our neighboursYrs..LADIES’ LONDON GOSSIP.London. October 15. d Patti gives a farewell concert at the Albert Hall on the 27th, declining an offer of 41.000 for two. She will receive from Mr. Ambrose 4700 for this particular occasion, probably will make but one of many 470lt;i in said to be the highest fee eeived by any artiste in London for'■iyAdelk■inglecoessful jookey. The learned prntcssi s only poorly paid in comparison with w may, without prejudice, be called the *d. More tlmn one of our lead ps i§ said to earn more than 410.01H although Archer lately resented be at these figures by the income m. Watts, I understand, has just ■opted a retaining fee of 45.000 a year fi ' lird (who races n* Mr “ Ahingto nd this does not entitle the owner e\c»a**iv«key.matter of fainotherthat a song which hail a great voj,i of. brought the holder! right a fortnuo of 420.000. ?of the copy- popular valailirtv thonaand copies have been .r. Crowe s *• Little Sailor, which bids fair i become as familiar a tortare as See-Saw''le Avenue Theatre in The Beggar's Operallow. A strange fatality has attended all ny attempts to hear tho grand tenor. Each o be has been prevented from fulfilling engagement' To the last, however, he vill be worth bearing,Misa (iraoeHawthorne, the American octrees who b boldly leased the Olympic Theatre for a yet has engaged Mrs. Conovi bouse will openof the Witnded that cap races g of ther walked.ound the at be hadiss; Robi:21st with The Gorern-the added attractions dies' Kitchen, and possibly the arbarh's cellar. The theatre is ery night; so also is the Adelphi, where Harbour Lights is as great an attrac-erer. The Messrs. Gatti are favour, th the public—they run their lines liberally on all sides; At Chester the other r Miss Ninon Willis's oompany, which is tour, produced a new and original come-diette in one act. called Coming thro' the Rye, anthers, Mr. J. A. Rosier and Mr. W. T. Mainprise; it was very favooobly *, aed I understand yon may look for when the company visits yon. stated that the receipts at Drury Lane Theatre since A Run of Luck was pro-ced have averaged 42,000 a week. Pluck servos to win. Miss Forte sens lias, so it id, lodged a considerable cash guaranti not to enter the bonds of matrimony daring months' engagement in America, s bnckle to, somebody will have find 50,000 dollars.At present Society os it obtains in B sia is greatly incensed at the Princess Ilusician. Tne Czar is only Czar in Russia. Ise the Princess's career would be a short one, and Republic Franoe cores for none ol these things, “ these with reference tc aste and fitting circumstances. The talent ed lady baa dark blue eyes, close-cut yellow hair, full bust, and waspish waist. 8h« brusquely, yet gives one the ideaol something elfish and weird, as she approaches footlights, shaking eut her long tapering fingers, as if abont to inoant The Prince** .ppeart subject. Thenof books in Gerais a jubilee of that book y, when the great pob-l founded at Halle lasti octavoblinking establish e century by Baron von Caastein, i the thousandth edition of Bible, of which 2,112.720 copies have now i issued. Up to the present moment th© Canstein depot has published 7lt;H millionWhen I get to tho end of my week's talk ith my patient Gloucestershire friends, 1 p my hand erratically into my lucky bag ®f raps, and bring forth things new and Id, haphazard—as the printers say. I do not ran on my subjects. My next dip has brought up my Lord Mayor to be.—city pd-Sir Reginald Hanson was born in 1840. Hia respected father was a »r of Botolph-lane, City. For 144 family have been associated with ' • Reginald was educated at d matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge. After interviewing Australia, be took up bis ancestral rCle of wholesale grocer, d at the same time joined the London Rifle Brigade with 25 of his clerks. He was an a, served as sheriff with Sir W. A. Ogg in the Mayoralty of Sir J. Whit-taker. M.P., and was knighted on the occasion Queen’s visit to Epping Forest. His list of city honours is a long one, but he is also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquarians, athlete and a cricketer of note. It goes say that he belonged to tbs extinct guild ol Tories ! His wife—married in 1866,— daughter of the late Mr. C. B. Biugley, of Stanhope Park, Middlesex,—not, yon will Dick Whittington, though no doubt a worthy successor- My next dip has resulted in a cab-drivor, who has tho affix of Honourable to hia name of Pelham — Evelyn Pelham, J.P.. of 29. Belgrave Square, duly licensed for tho said vocation. A lady friend of mine toid me today that she was lately driven home by a jebu whom she felt re was not only a gentleman, bnt a per-nage of degree. His courtesy was embar-ssing. and he received his fare of 2*. fid th such an an air that she walked into her ■use feeling he had conferred on honour on r. 1 said That was * Pelham ’ for sure A hospital for sick animals has bean established at Calcutta, and endowed with six lakhs id rupee*, through the efforts of a Jonei merchant and banker. AnAn Open C List and Valai in tbe Board I on WednesdayBoardcharacmoderate.The bookfor in* required will ICASH :AT the A boldenMarine Brant 31 nt August IBounds, induiolboy will have I Of all fancy pari irough the post-oftuNfi-pieion* paekagee. Tl oined the dead body of child, which BiibsequeARTH UI • IdreM I I1 CEoukojrrtliing ghu.i ,v in thus** jok er ,apply of the Enel end.at- the pipe, and Up,. | / ■ El). C I onipoee, end treed fever the It-yrs—the Shaker’sect. Of the twenty she left bel eleven liave fallen sway, and before year has passed the very existenc community will have lapsed fromnuch fo;risty. Deathdeed.If-forgotten• name—so with John Woodcock of Hobart Town, who, after rounding ■y, has joined the majority, and by so vs reminded the world that he wrote ous hunting song. “ D’ye ken John Peel ? Mr. Graves was the son of a banting parson of Cumberland, and emigrated late with his wife and family to Tasmania, where he made a fortune os woollen manufacturer.Illustrations, edited by F. G. Heath, has just been issued in a volume, a very fine one entirely ; 400 engravings in all, and subjects written pleasantly mako the book one to possess. Mr. Heath's own style is pictur-esque and vivid.“ Down the Snow 8tair*,” by Alice Cock-ran, illustrated by Gordon Brown (Blackie tbe very quaintest, tenderest,and best child's book I ha' book for the quiet gloaming, with its gentle yet bright teaching for the little ones, and its “ memories for the elders. There is nothing so difficult to make really interest-ing as a fairy story, or an allegory, or a fablo, bnt which of the “ Down the Snow Stairs is we leave for the reader to determine. To conceive and carry out this delightful story, th- writer must poesesa aa ohild-like a nature as she has an elegant fancy and pure style. The conception of the cobweb and spider is very fine—thlt; entanglingldren who tell The illustrations are beautiful, entering into the spirit of the text, and yet a story in themselves. One word mast be given to tho “ get up ’’—dore-ooloured doth binding lined with gold, with the ,horoine, little goldan-haired Kitty, on tbe cover, listening doubtfully to a Mephistophelean If perched on her shoulder, whispering evilin beiThe Duo d’Aumale has gifted the French Institute with grand Chantilly in all its in-tegrity, buildings, woods, lswns, its library pictures, and artTO COUNT rjIBE UXDLARD. 4. WHEAT, ai PRODUCE.(adjoiningStations8T- . ti«n in Perth Stable invesli polled to reti Stock fitting early.CONTENT EAKT1 BUILDINGSpared for all Tracings and and accuracy BOR1 CIVIL ENlt;N’orth and 8outh. Madame lepleted the pocket* of Home of the patrons of mnsic before the advent of i Russian Prinocss. Tbe Potti will singfive 11 43,0of March, dating from this month, her oat will have gained her 450.000.Tbe ever exploiting Pall Mall Gazette has *n drawing star artistes on the subject of g runs, and their effect on the player. . Irving, in reply to Mr. Stead's inquiringtbe1 Jeelong, trip. Our • in its '• decided answer. He cannot tell wbat ef-ct a thousand nights would do for him. I should fancy they would do for our Henry, though he is of opinion that rnns of inch a length would only affect novices. Mr. Augustus Harris speaks more to the point. He is decidedly of opinion that hignly strung affected by the oon-tinuai harping on one string, and be states -ors often take a rest in such circum-to relieve their nerves. I remember duui Norreys, whom I met at Miss Braddon's this summer, telling me she did not feel the monotony, aa each night thee dish of noveltv is required els. Mr. Charles Wyndham regards long i *s beneficial to a young beginner, more van taking some dozen characters in one k, a system which he says has but one roof thought and study. He, as othors of his craft, scoffed at the idea of madness resulting from one r'le extended too long. Mr. David James, speaking from an experience of twenty-seven years, never heard oftic collectipreserved intact, and that n of letters, artists, etc.. bavlt; facilities for study there, and that the gal under ths name of the Condd Museum be open to the public six of the twelve mouth* of the year. This princely gift is to b« subsidised by the sole of a domain at Dolua and surplus revenue is to be devoted to pur chases of art objects, pensions to indigen men of lotters and artists, and in foundation prizes. Though this bequest was made two years ago, it was confirmed the day after the Prince was ordered to leave French territory. There is something in blue blood after all. The money value of the property is said to be thirty million franca.One of the little pastimes of the Society Journals at present is marrying Prince Edward of Wales. The latest find” for H.R.H. is the Princess Alexandra Theresa, second daughter of the reigning Duke of Anhalt-Dessau, and to celebrate the event and the Jubilee there will be a new issue of coins dated 1887. also new postage stamps— God save the Queen. The possible bride's father is a strict Lutheran. His daughter was born in 18«8. She is very pretty, very winning, with quantities of golden hair, rides magnificently, and plays tho fiddle to.•' dis. traction. What more can Edward expect, but he might object to his wife being first fiddle. The revenue of the Duke's domin-ions is 4350,000 all told. But the Court is imposing. There are a Lord Chamberlain, a Grand Huntsman, a Court Riding-master, a Marshal of tbe Court, a Steward of the Chapel, a corps diplomatique representing all the big Courts. There is also a National Debt of over 4450,000. “ My, bnt the Queen ought tae be a prood woman ! Tis said, the Prince lost his heart to the pretty little Teck Princess—poor Ud, he’ll have to findQLHowTO IF ESC'IIrjIHE UK1parcels of Fl Noe. *i, 7. iManewood’eIRON 2fi ak-nglha.X 137. 131ton and Shu!WANTS.rkyn Middlewick in Our Boy#, a adeville, 1,000 timos, and since then u tours in tbe country—he adds he is i in confinement yet. Mr. Pen ley, don’t yon :now, endorses these opinions aud expert-nces, thiuking long runs beneficial to the I player rather than otherwise, and they have |pASTORAPSif(W CAVE,Banbury Cottage.Perth.ring up the the officialsculling, and if The Pickpocket rnns through ter, he intends to challenge both cpert*. Mias Jessie Bond says her long run was six months, the longest two years, yet no ill, mentally or otherwise, ilted, neither has shs ever beard of any ill aing from that cause. 8be, as we all w. is “ Pitti Sing, in The Mikado, yet she a no inclination to waddle and wiggle s Jeesie Bond—she can divest herself of her doable with happy ease. She also instances the absence of rehearsals, as a great relief, and set off besides. And, lastly, Mr W. Terris thinks tbe same, adding that many of the sedentary commercial world are more injurious to tho mind than long runs of a concentrated life, full oI incidental brilliance and merriment.SERVANT.Apply to MRS. GIBBS.20011 fiooi TEDUCATION.anted for t ■' Wen-about £12UfaI turn to the Bible for mynrroo. Salary £4S, and res additional per acn. Appl tent to Mr. E. Snook. Pibth, Dm. Bo. Ei. up to the 15th inbt.CHA8. H. CLIFTON,Sac. C. B. Ed.Perth, W. A.
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