Wo (Ohristchurch Telegraph) do not sup pose that ladies sympathise with crimo moro than men do j but for somo reason or other ninny of tho Chriotchuich fair sex havo always taken a lenient view of tho exploits of Jonathan Roberta. Tho ladies admire bravo men, and this may bo tbo reason that in their ranks Jonathan Ihib evokod a great deal of Bympalliy. Then ho was considered to havo bean harshly treated. Every ono thought that five yours was a little too much for steal ing a horse. This oevority must havo con tributed to the popularity of Jonathan. But whatevor tha eatuo or causes, popular he was with the ladies. Wo novor heard ono of them refer to him withont expressing satisfaction at his escape. Wo think that if they knew what kind of i>. man ho is, ho would ceaso to bo a hero in their eyes, liut with them lie has lost nono of his popularity. Wo liavo boon credibly informed that when the news of tho arrest waa publishod the other night tho newspaper runners wero besoiged with femi nino inquirers asking whether it was true that Hoberts was retaken. No ond of papers were bought by them to ascertain tho fato of their idol. Wo tnko tho following from the Raniji tikei Ailvovale : — Tho management of the Now Zealand railways eoems to bo con ducted merely with the object of vexing and irritating tho public, ovon in small matters. A few days ago wj purchased at tho Wang.inui offieo a lot of stamps for newspaper parcels. Wo took the utmost card in folding them and bringing them out, and yot whon wo opened thom in Marton wo dis covered Ibnt a number of them had been spoiled by others having stuck on them. Tho reason wna that bad gum had bcon used in their munufiioture. 'iho whole parcel was of tho samo kind. Wo took them back to tho Wanganui office, and, of oouree, claimed to Imvo (ho damaged ones replaced ; but whilst Iho Tniflio Manager had to admit tho just ness of our ehuru, ho said ho was poworlesc to do anything. Now, if n pi-mile firm worn to net in this way, they would lio suspected of Blmrj. prat-lieu. Tlio ofllcur* of'tli6 Stnlu ought to pel. 