But Mr Edison and a host oi other inventors having produced results from which they aro drawing sanguine inferences — and may draw handsome dividends — the Gas Company's new pipes are to be stacked for the present on the ground instead of being laid under it. The result of Mr Edison's researches will settle their fate. The Melbourne correspondent of the Bendigo Advertiser writes : — "The 24tli Regiment, or 2nd Warwickshire, which was so frightfully cut up in its engage ment with the Zulus, as reported in lasi night's cablegrams, has during its long career been rendered illustrious, as well by its misfortunes as by its brilliant achieve ments. Its colors boar the names ol "Egypt," "The Cape of Good Hope," " Talavera," " Fuentes D'Onoro," "Sala manca," "Vittoria," "The Pyrenees," j "Nivello," "Oivhes," "The Peninsula," i " Punjaub," " Chillianwallah," and " Goojoral." It was at the battle oi Chillianwallah, in 1549, that this regi ment met with, a disaster perhaps still more terrible than that wh_'ch is recorded in this morning's papers. Colonel Brookes, the officer in commard, ordered his men to charge the artillery of the Sikhs — then our deadly enemies— and having brought them up to within close range, gave the word, of command "Fire!" Triggers wore pulled — but, alas, not a puff of smoke nor a sound followed; for, strange to say, before orelering the regiment to advance, their commander had forgotten to give the order to load. Taking advantage of the confusion arising from this fiasco, the Sikh cavalry bore down upon the unfor tunate troop like a whirlwind, and sabred some 600 of their number, including nearly all the officers. They have funny ways of carrying on elections in Victoria, says the S. M. Herald, at least they aro modes to which people of the English race are unaccus tomed. At an election not long ago for a portion of the metropolis, the Govern ment made free uso of tlio railways for bringing down its supporters ; a notorious partisan of a functionary of a political organisation was made returning- officer ; and a successful attempt was made to pre vent the electoral roll from being purged of the names of dummy voters. At the recent election for West Bourke another novelty has been introduced. 