Has LAN, champion sculler of the world, cn hH arrival at Toronto, in Canada, was enthusiastically received. In replying to an address of welcome and congratulation, Hau'a i spoke highly of both Triokett and Layc ick. Hu has announced his intention of retiring from aquatics. /Folks In the Australasian has the follow ing : —A native of the Flowery Land passes many of his sunny days within the prosaic precincts of the Ballarat gaol. His sleight of ham! is about as good aa that of Heller or Houdin ; and he is familiarly known as “ the conjuror.” Ho occasionally works for the paol officers, but if the woik be in their quarters ho is invariably searched afterwards. A few days ago, after doing something for a warder, he was subjected to search—two other warders looking idly on—and was duly passed. But warders Nos. 2 and 3, observing someha !- den subtle movement, subjected him to a second indignity. Inside his shirt they discovered the cheque for the February pay of Warder No. 1. Threatened with solitary confinement, Ah Sin protester 1. “No fear—no solitary. You searches mo —findrn nothing. Mo scarchco you— findem something. No solitary, no fear.” We have received from Messrs Attfield end Welsford eight potatoes grown by them on their farm on tho Bunstan Flat, and which turn the scale at 12 pounds. They aro hut a fair sample of a patch of some acres, and as nothing beyond tho ordinary care and attention was bestowed on the growth of these tubers, they aro proof of what tho Dunstan Flat is capable of pro ducing

In the leport of the proceedings of the * late mooting of the Vincent County Council | in the Cromwell Argus, our contemporary - misrepresents Cr Stronaoh as saying— i 1 That ho considered the action of £ Chairman as scandalous.” The expression J is somewhat analagous, as it does not say ( what Chairman is referred to. On reference ( to our notes, we find that Cr Stronaoh 1 made use of no such an expression. Ho decidedly, said “it would have been better , had chairs been stuck to a little longer,” but that ho preceded Jit by using the words referred to wo beg to deny. 