On Saturday last Mr Wilson Little jolin was elected Mayor of tho new borough of Onslow unopposed, Mnaterton Oddfellows are reminded of tho usual fortnightly meeting, to morrow night at 8 p.m. . Yesterday being Easter Sunday, special services wore held at the various Masterton churohoa, the Anglican churoh being most tastefully decorated, ' Sir Ohorles Bussell the eminent Englißh lawyer, recentlj in ono woek earned no less thun about £4OOO. New Zealand lawyers would like a practice of that kind. On the first of April an audacious robbory was committed at tho Commer cial Dank, Adelaide, A man ran cloan away with' £2,C00 from off the bank counter, probably as a let of April joke. At a;largely attendod meeting of thoßo locked cut, from the Wellington Woollen Coy's Mdl, hold at the Petoue Working Men's Club on Friday nii?ht last, it was decided to leave the matter wholly in the hands of the Fe'dorated Trades Council,

.The death is reported of Mr Jacob Pitma'u the inventor of phonography, at Nowtown, on the 13th inst. Deceased was 80 years of acre. He yisitcd Auckland a few years'ago, and delivered an address on phonography, <...-'-■ ' Two hundred undertakers are now on strike' in Naplcß, and deolaro they will not resiimo their lugubrious functions until they have got' an increase of wages. This is, therefore, not tho proper time to accomplish the classical vow, "See Naples and die!"

Our readers aro reminded of the Star Football Club's Annual Ball to-night. The Theatre Royal, has been prettily decorated, and a good band engaged, bo that those who intond-to trip "tho light fantastic" may safely antioipato a real good time.
