Mgr Nioephorus Glykaj, the "Orthodox" Greek Metropolitan of Me thynne, died — or was believed te have died — at tbe age of 83 years. According to tbe ouotoni of the Greek Church the deceased prelate, instead of " lying in state " in his oathedral, was set upright upon his throne in the middle of the ohurch for two days and two nights, watched by a number of his priest;. On the morniDg of the thud day, | the. Metropolitan suddonly arose from bis I throne, to the great consternation of the watching priests, and scarcely less fright of himsolf, at the sight of the funereal trap, pings whioh surrounded him. He had simply fallen into a state of ooma, but well for him that he was a Metropolitan, other wise he would probably have awakened in the tomb ! Begarding the disappearance of Mr Hugh Moßride, of Greenstone, Head of Lake tVakatipu, tbe Lake County Press of the sth mat reports :— " Oh that day he went to Glenoroliy in a boat to procure aome medicine for his brother John, and left Glenoroby on the same afternoon. On Friday Mr Bryant of Kinlooh, saw a boat at the 25-Mile, bnt thought that the missing man had called at the 25-Mile, but, not re turning on Saturday a searoh was made, and the boat was found lying on the bosoh without the oars, and there is no doubt that the poor fellow has found a watery grave. This is the leoond of the family that hare been drowned about tho same spot, Some years ago'his brother James was drowned and his body was never recovered, and it is not at all likely that Hugh Moßride's body will ever be seen again. The missing man was about 60 ycara of age, and much sympathy is felt for his relatives. Some sensation was orsated in the town ehip of Cobden, Victoria, recently, by the vagaries of a larse bull. Tho animal was being driven down the street, when without muoh warning he rushed through the glass doors into the banking chambers of the National Bank. Only the staff were in the office, and they were on the opposite side of a counter. 