NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 125, 24 October 1874, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

MESMERISM. —Dr Carr, who is well known to all our readers, gives a farewell lecture and seance next Thursday evening, at the the Oddfellows' Hall. Education Hate—lt is notified in the Gazette that a rate of tenpence in the pound has been levied in the East Christchurch, district, and is payable to Mr F. G. P. Leach. Art Union.—The drawing of the art union for freehold properties will take plac l at Messrs Clifford and Roper's rooms, Cashel street, on Thursday, sth November, at six p.m. Domain Board.—lt is notified in the Gazette that, the hon E W. Stafford, R. J. S. Harman, Esquire, and H. P. Murray Aynsley Esquire have been appointed members of the Canterbury Public Domain Board. Northern Agricultural Show.—This show for local exhibits within the boundaries of the Wiimaka'iri and Clarence rivers (except entire horses travelling the district) will be held at Raugiora, on the sth of November. Sunday Evangelistic Services.—The first of the serieß of special services to be conducted by clergymen and laymen of the different Evangelical Churches will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock. Merivale Church. —There will be full choral service at St Mary's, Merivale, tomorrow (Sunday) evening. In the absence of the incumbent (the Rev F. Knowles) the Venerable the Archdeacon of Westland will conduct the service.

Wesleyan Bazaar. Tins bazaar was continued last eveuing, when a goodly amount of articles were sold. To-night being 1 the last, the admission fee will be abolished and as bargains of all kinds cau be secured, a large attendance is expecled. Fine Arts.— Mr T. S. Cousins, whose pro ductions have always attracted numerous admirers, announces an art uuion for several very well painted pictures at Mr T. Kent's, Cashel street, where the pictures are on view.

St. John's Church—The Lord Bishop will administer the rite of confirmation in St John's Church on Sunday afternoon, at thiee o'clock. The Rev Canon Dudley will preach in the same church morning and evening on the same day. A. O. F.—lt is the intention of the Forresters of Canterbury to have a fete on Boxing day. The place of meeting is as yet not decided on, but it is probable that either one of the Bays near Lyttelton or the Heathcote Valley will be selected as the scene of the festivities.

Death in* the Hospital.—A man named .lohn Sheridan, who was brought to the Hospital on Tuesday last, and who had been severely kicked by a horse in the stomach, at Lincoln died yesterday. The cause of death was congestion of the lungs, brought on through the effects of the kick;

Volunteer Inspection. The usual monthly inspection of the head-quarters corps by the colonel commanding the district took place last night at the drill shed. The Kngineers, City Guards, and Cadets paraded, each company mustering strongly After the inspection, the men were put through manual and platoon exercise, and company drill.

Sheffield. —The station-master's house goods shed, &c, are rapidly approaching completion. The railway sleepers on the lower part of the line are being taken up for a distance of twelve miles, on account of insufficient ballast. This rising township already contains a neat little church, and a new Baptist chapel will probably be opened before the year is out. The district school is steadily increasing, and the ueighb >rhOod generally presents an aspect of cheerfulness and activity. Baptist Association.—The half-yearly meeting of this association was held at West Melton, on Thursday, October 22nd. The following churches were represented by their respective delegates, viz, Ghristchurch, Lincoln road, West Melton, Oxford, Greendale, Malvern, and East Malvern. Several matters of importance to the welfare of the body were discussed, and plans of operation decided on. The first annual meeting was decided to be held in Ghristchurch some time in March. Mr Morton was unanimously reelected as chairman for the coming year. In the evening, a tea and public meeting was held in the schooiroorn. The chairman, Mr Morton, opened the proceedings with a few remarks of hopeful encouragement. Messrs Pole, Savvle, Hill, and Williams, spoke on the same subject.

CANTEItBUKY RAILWAYS.—The following is a summary of the traffic returning on the Canterbury railways, for the month of September : Passengers, Lyttelton and Christchurch railway, £(i(>7 4s fid : seasou tickets, £lOl 10s (id; parcels, &c, £-19 15s lid. Passengers, Great Southern railway, £1)83 3s •Id; season tickets, £ll 10s; parcels, &c, £BO 0s 3d Passengers. Great Northern railway, £527 1 Is nd ; season tickets, £l9 145.6 d ; parcels, &o, £29 9s nI. Frci :hf up— Lyl.lt"!ton and Christehiuvh railway, £2273 7a (id ; freight down, £391 Is Id Freight up. ureat So hern railway. £205 lis 'sd ;' freight down, £922 8s 7d, Freight up, Great Northern railway, £lO3 lGs lid; freight down. £l9l Ms 3d ; storage, £319 9s 5d ; h.bor, £lt'9 Os 1 !•) ; wharfage. £530 9h lid ; totals. £7577 '2- 9d. The total rec i:ts for the corresponding mjnth iu 1873 were £5205 2s.

I The Late Railway Accident. —The ! sufferers by the late accident ou the SouthI bridge line are progressing favorably in the hospital. Mr Merrin has received some fearful bruises all over his body, and a cut across his face extending from the nose nearly to the ear. The upper portion of the bone of his face is crushed down to the chin, and one of his arms is also injured. The fracture of Mr Smith's thigh is fortunately a simple one.

Ellesmere Agricultural Association.—A special committee meeting of the Ellesmere Agricultural and Pastoral Association, was held on Thursday evening last. Present —W. D. Lawrence, Esq. (in the chair), Messrs J. Rennie, W. B. Woodman, W. Bishop, J. Osborne, and Geo Sandry. The chairman explained to the meeting that an error in the programme debarred a large number of mares being exhibited in classes XII and XIII, on account of their not having foaled, and further, it was desirable to give publicity to the special prizes, a larger number than usual having been offered to the association. It was unanimously resolved—" That mares in foal, as well as with foal at foot, can be exhibited in the above classes, and that the secretary be instructed to have same advertised, and entries will be received up to 10 am. on the morning of the show." " That a list of special prizes shall be advertised in Saturday's daily and weekly papers, and entries will be received up to 10 a.m. on the morning of the show. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. Gas Explosion. —An explosion of gas took place last night in one of the rooms at the Commercial Hotel, by which Mr Warner, the proprietor, was seriously burnt. It seems that Mr Warner's attention was drawn to a strong smell of gas proceeding from a room recently erected at the back of the new bar, and on ascending a platform which is being used by the plasterers in the room he observed that a gas pendanthadbeen taken down, and the cork placed in the pipe had either been forced or fallen out. The barman handed him another cork with which he stopped the pipe, after standing for a few moments on the scaffolding, thinking all was right he struck a match, with the intention of lighting his pipe, when a violent explosion took place, with a report resembling a small cannon, throwing him down and bursting a pane of glass in one of the windows in the room. Mr Warner soon got on his feet but his whiskers and hair were all singed and the back of his neck and ears very much burnt, his face was also sligh'ly scorched. Dr Deamer was sent for and w;is soon in attendance.

A Michigan editor mildly calls another " a snivel-headed idiot." "Chief engineer of a coal cai-t," is an official described in a Richmond paper. A cockney asserts that his landlady has practised cremation for some time. All of her boarders, he says, are reduced to hashes every morning. The Ch icago Inter- Ocean spells Sir Henry Thompson's name without ap. The great cremationist deserves p's to his name as well as peace to his ashes. A Yankee chap's description of the Falls of Niagara! After staring at them for some time, his remark was—" Well done, water." Next to the sweetness of having a friend whom you can trust, is the convenience of having a friend who will occasionally trust you. The Western papers are discussing cremation. Some of them seem to think it is a Yankee patent attachment to a cheese factory. A poet recently sent a song entitled " What shall my love wear ?" to an editor ; the latter regarded the question wholly in its moral aspect, and sat down and wrote a kind but firm article, recommending her to wear clothes.

A young lady, possessing more vanity than personal charms, remarked, in a jesting tone, but with an earnest look, that "she travelled on her good looks." A rejected lover being present, remarked, "he could now account for the young lady never having been found far from home." The works of Alfred Tennyson are being issued in the form of a "cabinet edition," by Messrs Henry S. Kinsr & Co, of 65, Cornhill. The second volume, which has just appeared, contains, amongst other poems, the " Lotos Eaters," "A Dream of Fair Women," "Lady Clara Vere de Vere," &c.

A coach and four came driving into Uniontown ?t full speed, and just as it drew up in front of the hotel one of the horses dropped dead. " That was very sudden death," remarked a bystander, "Sudden!" replied the driver, " that horse died nine miles from here, but I never let him drop until I got him into town.

A business firm, to which a bill has been owing for some time, finally sent a sharp dunning note to the debtor, and received in reply a postal card containing the following :—•" Matthew xviii, 26'." To this they responded —" Romans xiii, 8 ; Luke xii, 55." The result was the prompt return of a cheque in payment of the amount.