NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 109, 6 October 1874, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Catiicart Case —The Grand Jury to day threw out all the bills piefcrred against the captain of the Lathcart for shunting with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

Magisterial. —The only case heard at the Resident Magi trate’s Court this morn in;/ was that of Win, Tracy for being illegally on premises in Lyttelton street. Ac cus <! was fined 40s or 18 hours.

Bankruptcy Sittings The next monthly sitting of the Supreme Court in Bankruptcy was fixed for Thursday next, the Stb inst, but owing to the Criminal Sessions extending over that day, it will be postponed until the 2lUh October inst.

Nuisance, — During*he late rainy wo .'her a quantity f wide; has collected on seme of the s etions between II ill on and Raven streets. Kadap )i. The Borough Council, ns in a foun -r instance, ought to take steps to have it nmoved before the nuisance becomes very offensive. The pound, too, lias been in a disgraceful state,

Carpenters’ Society. The annual meeting of tin's society will be held at the Temperance Hall, Gloucester street, this evening, at 7.110 p m., when the officers for the ensuing year will be elected.

St Michael’s —The octave of the celebration of the dedication festival will be eommernora ed this evening at St Michael’s, when the anthem from Mendelssohn’s Hymn of praise” will he sung. The Very llcv Lire Doan will preach the sermon.

Dinner to Transit Observers, —The complimentary dinner given by the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury to Major Palmer and Lieutenants Crawford and Darwin will take place in the refreshment room of the Provincial Council on Thursday next at seven p.m.

Runaway, —A horse belonging to Mr Dirnond, of Lyttelton, ran away and fell at the corner of Norwich Quay known as Miles’ corner. We are sorry to hear the horse is seriously injured, but no further damage was done.

The Mayor’s Official Expenses.—Cr Raphael’s resolution with reference to the sum of £3OO voted to the Mayor for oflicial expenses being rescinded at the expiration of the present Mayoral year, was carried at last night’s sitting of the Council, with only one dissentient.

Rangiora Cricket Club.— The opening match of this club was played at Rangiora on Saturday last. There was a good muster of members', and sides were chosen by Mrssis Merton and E. R. Good, the side of the latter being victorious by thirty runs, after a good afternoon’s play. Lower Heathcote Library.— A meeting of the committee was held at the library on Saturday evening last. Present—Messrs Attwood, Mardon, Richaidsou, Smith, Freeman, and Bamford (in the chair). A considerable amount of the promised subscriptions. which had been collected since last meeting, were handed to the treasurer. After some routine business it was decided to adjourn the meeting to Saturday next, so as to enable the committee to get in the balance of the outstanding subscriptions, and as so f -n as this is done, to call a general meeting of the subscribers for the purpose of electing some persons to act at trustees, and to consider the question of building.

Legal.—Meetings of creditors were held yesterday, at the Supreme Court office, before Mr 11 Davis, deputy registrar, in the following estates: Messrs Belcher and Fairweather, of Kaiapoi, merchants and contractors. —Mr .Joynt, bankrupt’s solicitor. A sufficient number of the creditors not attending the meeting was adjourned until Monday next, 12th inst, at the same time and place. ' The firm’s assets are stated at £5966 10s, and the liabilities at £2941 19s I Id, Private assets of 11. Belcher are £230, and liabilities £306 Is lid; and the private assets of Fairweather are £2212, and the liabilities £z[27 Os 9d. Estate of James Harris Evans, of Christchurch, grocer.-—No creditors attending the meeting was adjourned until Mondaj, 12lh October inst, at same time time a d place. The liabilities are £ll9 2s Bd, and the assets £2O 10s. Mr Thomas, solicitor. Estate of Archibald Johnstone, of Christchurch, contractor.— The liabilities are stated at £2lO 9s Bd, and the assets at £216 12s 6d. Mr Benjamin Button, of Christchurch, peinter, was duly chosen as trustee, and Messrs William and Alfred Verrall as supervisors, Mr Bamford, bankrupt’s solicitor.

Fatal Accident, —An accident occurred yesterday at the bridge over the Styx, near Bottle Lake, which terminated fatally. It appears that a young man, named Frederick King, who resided with his parents at Bottle Lake, left his home about 5.30 a.m. yesterday 1o bring up Ihc cows, taking with him a double-barrelled gun. Some time sifter he left Mrs King heard the report of a gun, but took no notice at the time. Not returning, however, after about an hour’s absence, his elder brother went in search of him, and found him lying on a bridge over the river, with the gun beside him, quite dead, the contents of one of the barrels having gone right through his head, causing instant death. On Constable Manson going to the spot he found the deceased lying on his back on the bridge with the ramrod of the gun underneath him, and the gun close by. The right barrel of the gun had been discharged, and the charge had penetrated the left side of the head. The left barrel of the gun was still loaded, and the hammer down on the cap. There is no earthwork approach to the bridge, which is some five feet above the road, and the inference is that in scrambling up this ascent the gun must have gone off accidentally. The deceased was twenty-two years of age.

Halkett School. —On Thursday, October Ist. a very interesting gathering took place at the Halkett School, for the purpose of distributing the prizes awarded to the scholars at the September examination. The school room was very tastily decorated with flowers and evergreens, and in the centre stood a large Christmas-tree, loaded with toys and fancy articles. The chair was taken by Mr J. Potts, chairman of the school committee, who briefly indicated the purpose of the gathering, and regretted they would be unable to give the prizes awarded to the first class, as the inspector's report had not come to hand. The Uev H. G. Gould then came forward, and in a very appropriate address to the parents and children, told them that all those who were about to receive prizes must certainly have done three things before they could have been successful. First, they must have been regular in their attendance and attentive at school ; secondly, they must have been obedient to their parents and master ; and thirdly, they must have worked hard, and if those who were not successful this time would strictly attend to those three nil s, they would stand a very good chance of getting prizes the next time they were given He jwnu'd not longer detain them, but proceed to distribute the prizes as under:—2nd class—lst prize, Ellen Lennox ; 2nd, James Anderson ; 3rd, Ann Burke. 3rd class —'st. Joshua P.in'er ; 2nd, Mary Lennox ; did, William Comric. The afternoon was spent in drawing from a lucky bag for the good things on the Christmas tree, racing, jumping, and other exciting sports, for toys and !o les At four o’clock the children attending the school and their young friends from neighbouring schools, to the number of 110, sat down to a substantial tea provided by the committee. After more games in the school ground, and three hearty cheers for the master, Mr. G. P. Kearney, who is leaving the district, and very much regretted alike by children and parents, the meeting dispersed, all having spent a very pleasant afternoon,