NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 5, 5 June 1874, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Bankruptcy Court. —The next sitting in the Couit of Bankruptcy will take place torn mow, by which time his Honor is expected to have returned from Wellington, where he has been sitting in the Court of Appeal. Football Match. —The Banks, College, and office-bearers of the Football Club will play a match to-morrow afternoon against the remaining members of the club, in Cranraer square. Play will commence at 2.45 ,p.m., and members of the club will wear red caps,

German Church. A meeting of the members was held in the church last evening. The Rev L. Lohr presided, and opened the proceedings with prayer, after which the balance sheet was read and passed. The election of officers then took place, when Messrs Gherkin and Ruddenklau were chosen churchwardens, and Messrs A. Thiele, P. Tisch. J A. Hansman, W. Kisscll, D. Kruse, W, Penrighans, C. Vogel, H. Rothgen, W. Sohnuat, and W. Ellmers, a managing committee for the ensuing twelve months. The churchwardens returned thanks for the confidence placed i n them, and trusted their efforts would be aided by all the members of the congregation. After a discussion of aconvcrsational

character with reference to the necessity of building a manse for Mr Lohr, it was ultimately resolved to leave this matter in the hands of the committee, with a desire that action should be taken as soon as possible. It was stated that a new bell tower would have to be erected before the bells lately imported could be hung, as the present one was not sufficiently strong to bear their weight. Complimentary votes of thanks were passed to the New Zealand Shipping Company for remitting the freight on the bells, to the Provincial Government for carrying them from port free of charge, and lo Messrs Cameron Bros., J. Carder, McLatc ; e, Talbot and C, Vogel for the trouble they ad taken in the lauding and delivery of them, and the meeting terminated. Horticultural Society. — A meeting of this society was hold last evening at the Clarendon, The prize schedules for the ordinary prizes of the next season were completed. They include prizes to the value of upwards of £IOO, and several are offered for novelties. The secretary stated that Mr Thomas Wallace declined to serve on the committee, and Mr Chudley gave notice of a motion that the vacancy should be filled up at the next meeting. It was understood that Mr William Wilson would read a paper after the meeting of committee on the first Thursday in July, on which occasion the public would be invited. The committee then separated.

Kaiapoi Borough Council.— The polling for a member to fill the extraordinary vacancy in this Council took place on Thursday. Very little excitement was manifested in the affair. The votes recorded were—for F. S. Fuuston, 20 ; J. W. Ellen, 22. The former was therefore declared elected.

Gaol, Returns. —The following is a re tura of the state of her Majesty’s Gaols in Canterbury for the mouth of May. Lyttelton —For trial at the Supreme Court, 5 ; hard labor, 93 ; imprisonment, 7 ; lunatics, 2 ; debtors, 5 ; total, 112. Discharges— Died, 1 ; tried before the magistrates, 20 ; lunatics, 2 ; total, 23, Addington—Hard labor, 52; imprisonment, 6 • lunatics, 1 ; total, 59, Discharges Tried before the Magistrates, 32 ; lunatics, 1 ; total, 23. Timaru—For trial at the District Court, 1 ; hard labor, 12 ; imprisonment 2 ; total, 15. Discharges—Tried at the District Court, 1 ; tried before the Magistrates, 4 ; total, 5.

Philosophical Institute. —The ordinary monthly meeting of this Institute was held last evening at the Public Library. Present —Dr Haast (president), Dr Coward, and Messrs Hall, Palme , Montague, Condell, Fereday, and C. M. Wakefield (hon. sec.) The minutes of the previous meeting were read and onnfirmed. The secretary read a letter from Dr Powell, who was unable to attend that evening to read his “Note on the coloring matter of ILcmatococcus sanguineus.” After the transaction of some routine business, the meeting adjourned. Provincial Council. —The greater part of the sitting last night was employed in discussing the second reading of the Executive Council Amendment Ordinance, which was agreed to on a division by a majority of four. The Financial Statement will be made on Tuesday next.

Genius.—The whole difference between a man of genius and other men, it has been said a thousand times, and most truly, is that the lust remains in a great part a child, seeing with the clear eyes of children in perpetual wonder, not conscious of much knowledge—conscious, rather, of infinite ignorance and yet infinite power; a fountain of eternal admiration, delight, and creative force within him meeting the ocean of visible and governable things around him,

Youthful Friendship. —Youth is the season when friendships are sometimes formed, which not only continue through succeeding life, but which glow to the last, with a tenderness unknown to the connections begun in cooler years. The propensity, therefore, ought not to be discouraged, though at the same time it must be regulated with much circumspection and great care. Too many of the pretended friendships of youth are often founded on capricious likings suddenly contracted, and as suddenly dissolved. There is a power in love to divine auo f her’s destiny better than that other can, and by heroic encouragements, hold him to his task. What has friendship so signal as its sublime attraction to whatever virtue is in us ?

Ferdinand, King of Spain, used to say that he could distinguish a wise man from a fool by the following marks : —Moderation in anger, government in household affairs, and writing a letter without useless repetitions. The most long-lived plants arc not those which grow the fastest. So it is with friendship—that is commonly the most firm and durable which grows up but slowly, while that which is hastily contracted is most liable to be dissolved.

The time we live ought not to be computed by the number of years, but by the use that has been made of it.

You should forgive many things in others, but nothing in yourself. A model obituary notice is thus given in an Arkansas paper of a recently deceased fel-low-citizen ;—“Mrs Johnson died in the spring of 1807, since which sad event Mr Johnson’s footsteps have echoed down the corridors of time alone, waiting for the summons to cross the dark valley to the other shore, which came at last, and he went—life breathed out like the wafting of an evening breeze —happy to think he’d never had a sick day in all his life. Our loss is his gain.” Without the guide of reason, as on a tempestuous sea, we arc the sport of every wind and wave, and know not, till the event hath determined it, how the next billow will dispose of us ; whether it will dash us against a rock, or drive us into a quiet harbor. Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles, and kindness, and small obligations given habitually arc what win and preserve the heart and secure pomfort,

United Canterbury Boating Club,— A meeting of the members of the above club was held last evening at Warner’s Commercial Hotel, Present—Messrs J. H. Herdson (in the chair), Davis, Glassford, and Thomson. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The treasurer reported that several subscriptions were still outstanding, but that he hoped to have them collected shortly. A number of accounts connected with the late interprovincial regatta, and also some club accounts, were passed for payment. Cordial votes of thanks were awarded to Mr Hesketh for providing gun and ammunition at the late regatta free of charge, to Messrs Bird and Bennett for remitting their commission on the sale of booths, &c., and to Messrs Andrews and Digby for their efficient services as starter and umpire. The secretary was instructed to call another meeting of the club at the eud of this month, and the meeting adjourned, The Colonial Bank. A meeting of gentlemen favorable to the establishment of a Colonial Bank of New Zealand was held yesterday afternoon, at three o’clock, at the Clarendon Hotel, Mr R. Wilkin in the chair. The chairman said that the business was to eceive subscriptions for shares, and to appoint a working committee, who would carry on the business and have the appointment of agents in various parts of the province. He would suggest that they should add the names of the gentlemen present to the provisional (Committee, and then they could appoint a working committee, and would be entitled to claim the number of shares due to Canterbury,|viz., 40,000. No doubt the bankers here would say that there was no room for another bank ; indeed they had said so, but looking back to the past and seeing what had been done, then he believed that business would so increase that there would be ample room for another bank; indeed he hoped to see two or three more banks established. On the motion of Mr W. H. Lane, seconded by Mr Louisson, the names of those gentlemen present, as well as those present at the meeting of the Ist June, were added to the Provisional Committee, It was resolved that the working committee consist of ten members, and that such committee be elected by ballot, Messrs H. Packer and G. Gordon to act as scrutineers. The following gentlemen were chosen —Messrs H. Thomson, C. R. Blakiston, W. H. Lane, Dr Prius, Dr Turnbull, A. Louisson, H. H. Hennah, J. C. Wason, B. Curry, and R. Wilkin. The meeting then terminated.

Inquest, —An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the Devonshire Arms hotel before G. Hall, Esq, deputy coroner, on the body of Martha Alice, infant daughter c" David Grogan, who fell into a bucket of scalding water on Tuesday last, and died the following day. The evidence of Dr Coward who had been called in to attend the child, showed that death had resulted from the effects of the accident, and the jury returned a verdict in accordance therewith.

Football. —To-morrow the Banks, College, and office bearers, will play the remainder of the club. The former will wear blue, and the club red. If all members attend an excellent game may be anticipated. Play will commence at 2.45 p.m. sharp. Circus. —This place of amusement was crowded to excess last evening, the Japanese DGvfnrmoro ooming in for a large share of the applause. Some |of the feats performed by this portion of the troupe are really wonderful, that of balancing with the tubs being especially so. To-night there will be an entire change of programme, and on Saturday afternoon a matinee for schools and children will be given, to which they will be admitted to all parts of the pavilion at halfprice.