Things appear to have been pretty lively at Mosgiel on Thursday evening, after the races, and besides free fights a serious melee occurred. There was a ball at the Drill Shed, and some of those who attended be came rather obstreperous, aided by super abundant glasses of stimulants. On -word reaching town that a stabbing affray had taken place, Detective Neil was at once de spatched to the district, and subsequently telegraphed to the Commissioner of Police respecting it as follows :— "Constable Clark arrested William Hay and Hugh M'Kay, for assaulting and wounding Andrew Fun ston, labourer, at Mosgiel last night. Fun ston was stabbed in the neck, left shoulder, and breast, but Dr Inglis does not consider any of his wounds to be dangerous." Sfcr geant-Major Bevan also proceeded to mako enquiries. The assault, it is alleged, took place about half-past eleven o'clock, opposite Webb's Hotel, and it is rendered inexplicable by the statement that prosecutor and pri soners were strangers to each other, and had not even quarrelled. Accused arrived here about six months ago in the ship Auckland

Amongst the passengers per steamer 4ra •wata on Sunday was the detachment of the Wellington Fire Brigade, en route, for Victo ria to take part in the forthcoming demon stration at Ballarat. It included Superin tendent Whiteford, Messrs H. Woods (branchmaii), W. Brodie (assistant branch man), Polley (secretary), and A. Darroch, Jones, and M'Grath, firemen. Upon the steamer's arrival a detachment of the Dun edin Fire Brigade, consisting of Captain At kinson, Messrs Sinclair (treasurer), Robert son (secretary), and Firemen Bowen, Brown, and others, proceeded on board and received their brethren from the North, and convoyed them to Dunedin by the 3.30 train.
My Pilgrimage to Palestine.
By Rev. Dr. Copland, Dunediu.
