it were proved absolutely that the soldier carries at present the maximum of possible weight, we should not hesi tate a moment in discarding the bayonet and adopting the entrenching tool. Infantrymen cling to the bayonet, but it is, in tact, an obsolete weapon. We might as well insist on carrying daggers or shields. Not one soldier in every hundred will during a modern campaign be called upon to use the bayonet; and in the rare—the very rare —cases in which hand-to-hand fighting occurs, the British soldier has a formidable weapon in his clubbed rifle.

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LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[By Submarine Cable.]

London, April 13,

The money market is easier. Bank rate, 3; market, 2 y 2 ; consols, 95. Australian securities are resuming their usual activity, and have advanced one per cent. The corn market is easier.

April 14. Later Cape telegrams state that the situation in the Transvaal is serious.

Riots occurred in Glasgow on Satur day. The Papal Allocution was burnt. The riots were renewed on Sunday. Several persons were injured, and twenty arrests were made.

New York, April 12, Boss Tweed died to-day.

AUSTRALIAN.

Melbourne, Monday,

At a Cabinet Council to-day three County Judges, three Crown Prosecu tors, and eleven stipendiaries were re appointed. The Cabinet will resume its sittings to-morrow for the considera tion of other departments.

The Pilot Board considered the cir cumstance of running down a fishing boat by a Dutch barque, five miles from Williams town. The decision was reserved.

The Governor, in proroguing Parlia ment, said that grave questions of constitutional rights and powers have arisen and been debated. “ But I rejoice,” he says, “ to add that a settle ment was ultimately found| not Jmc.in sistent with the principles of responsible government and spirit of the Constitu tion. Notwithstanding the delay which unfortunately occurred in connection with the passing of the Appropriation Bill, the public works of the colony have been uninterruptedly continued, and the administration of justice and of several departments of Government has proceeded without interruption.” The defences at the Heads are nearly completed.

Adelaide, Monday. Further searches undoubtedly con firm the report of the wreck of the ship Merchant. A board having the letter “E” and part of the letter “R” was found; also a portion of the stern of a large vessel, with the letter “ M ” and part of the letter “ E” cut in lead and nailed on. A number of logs with various brands were found. The re mains of a boat were also discovered. Further searches are ordered.

Sydney, Monday.

A motion has been tabled in the Assembly lor the release from Parra matta Asylum of the lunatic supposed to be Arthur Orton.

Typhus fever is raging in several parts of the country. In Goulbourn, John Gears, convicted of rape, was sentenced to death.

( Special to the Globe.) Sydney, Monday.

There is heavy wagering on the Randwick meeting. Chester is easier, and Cap-a-pie is advancing in price for the Leger and Cup.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Wellington, Monday.

In the cricket match to-day, Nel son v. Wellington, the former made 83 in the first innings and Wellington 55. in the second innings, when stumps were drawn, Neison nad 12, with none out. The match will be continued to morrow.

Dunedin, Monday. Flexman’s tannery was blown down last night. Two fires occurred on Saturday night. A cottage valued at £l 2O was destroyed, and the railway goods shed took fire, but was extinguished before much damage was done. Napier, Monday.

Owing to the continued drought, the railway has to carry water from Napier to supply inland stations. Wells aie drying up, and there are no signs of rain.

The Repudiation office is going into largely extended business. Offices are to be opened at Wairarapa, Wanganui, Gisborne, Wairoa, and Manawatu. Plans for a large central office at Napier are now being considered, and the office is to be built next to the Supreme Court.

The natives have been advised to seize property purchased by (from ?) them belonging to Mr. Kingross, of Napier, which will eventuate in a few days, on the plea of insufficient con sideration being given for it. It is rumored that Captain Russell will be obliged to resign his seat in the Assembly owing to ill-health. Hokitika, Monday.

The population of the towns on the West Coast is as follows : —Hokitika, 3244; Greymouth, 2934; Kumara, 1275 ; Ross, 1068. The returns of the population of the country districs in Westland and Grey counties are not yet completed.

THROUGH THE SIEVE.

A new story comes from Oshkosh. A lady of color left a pair of shoes for repair, and, after repeatedly calling for them and being put off, she “ lit down” on the unfortunate son of St. Crispin and smothered him with kisses, to the great amusement of his shopmates. The next call brought the shoes. A certain hotel-keeper engaged a handsome, well-dressed barman,who parted his hair in the middle, and wore a diamond ring. In two years thereafter the hotel-keeper became insolvent,his establishment was sold out by the sheriff, and the purchaser was none other than the barman. Out of compassion he engaged his old employer to compound the insidious cocktail and the soothing smash. In two years more the whirligig of time had brought about his revenge, and the hotel was again sold out. This time the first proprietor bought it back. But he did not re-engage the barman. An innocent daughter of the Ould Sod bought a box of lucifer matches at Benedict’s one day last week. The following afternoon she brought the box back, complaining that its contents weie worthless. One of the clerks, a stout handsome fellow, by the way, opened the box, abstracted a match, and ignited it on his trousers. Abstracted another, and ignited it in the same manner, and with the same facility. “ What is the matter with the matches?” asked the polite clerk. “ Flint’s der matter yesself ! D’ye s’pose iviry time I pliant to .sthrike a match, it’s mesilf that is to come here and sthrike thiin on yer breeches ? ” They gave her a fresh box. WOMAN ITEMS. A Mississippi girl had hei lover arrested for beating her, and then went to jail and married him. Josie Fowler, of New Haven, snuffs candles and cores apples with a revolver. The young men are exceedingly respectful in their atten tions to her.

The Brussels police are much elated at the capture of a femjile pickpocket, who is reputed to be the ablest operator in that line, and is known by the soubriquet of the “Golden Hand.”

A girl who can put a square patch on a pair of pantaloons may not be so accomplished as one who can work a green dog on a yellow ground, but she is of more real value in the community.

“ In choosing a wife,” says the Phrenological Journal, “ be governed by her chin.” The worst of that is, that after having chosen a wife one is apt to keep on being governed in the same way.

Some one who appears to know, says “ Pro bably one of the most trying times in a mail’s life is when he introduces his second wife, seventeen years old, to his eldest daughter, who is past twenty.

A Harrisburg paper, answering a correspon dent on a question of etiquette, says : “ When a gentleman and lady are walking upon the street, the lady should walk inside of the gentleman. ” Did you ever watch the noiseless movement of a pretty girl’s lips as her dress is trodden upon, and marvel at the self-command which enables her to do the situation justice in so quiet a manner ? Cigarette-smoking is indulged in by many young women and schoolgirls. The thumbs and forefingers of a class in a young ladies’ school in New York were examined the other day, and only two were found to be without tobacco-stains.

The Cossacks are vigorous and effectual propagandists. They seize all the Turkish women within their reach, whenever they swoop down on a village, deprive them of their inexpressibles and compel them to go bare legged till they will consent to be baptized in the Greek faith. Pantaloonades, as it were.

THE EVENING ECHO, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1878.



WANTED. '"PENDERS for SHOP FITTINGS, for J- Mr. Gavin, Draper, to be sent in to the “ Echo ” office, under cover, before noon on TUESDAY, the 23rd instant, where Draw ings and Specifications may he seen. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.



WANTED. TWO Young Men, of Modern Habits, aged 23 and 25, the one a Tradesman, the other holding a Responsible Situation, wish to Correspond with Two Young Ladies of similar taste, with a view to Matrimony. Blondes preferred ; and if of a religious turn of mind, no objection; age from iS to 21 years. Ad dress—A. B. C., “ Echo” Office. WANTED a Respectable NURSE GIRL, Apply to Mrs. Birtwell, East Street, or at the office of this paper. AIT AN TED, Immediately, Tenders for ’ * Ploughing 300 Acres of Land, about 8 miles from Ashburton. Apply to A. O. AITKEN & CO., Ashburton. WANTED, a GENERAL SERVANT. Apply to A 1 Restaurant. WANTED, Immediately, a few Respect able YOUNG LADIES as APPREN TICES to the Dressmaking. Apply to ORR & CO. yyANTED SUBSCRIBERS AND ADVERTISERS FOR THE ECHO. Support a Genuine Publication !



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