NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume II, Issue 181, 7 January 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Supreme Court.— T. V. Whitmore, who was charged with embezzlement, was acquitted yesterday afternoon, after the report of the case in our columns had gone to press. Kaiapoi Election, — Mr Beswick will address ihe electors at tbe Rangiora Institute on Thursday, at 8 p.m., and at the Woodend Schoolroom ou Fiiday, at 7.30 p.m. SUNSTROKE. —A man, whose name we have been unable to learn, was seen yesterday morning to suddenly stagger in Hereford street, near the Bank of Hew Zealand, and immediately afterwards to fall to the ground. He was quickly picked up by some persons passing, and was said to be suffering from sunstroke. After applying some restoratives he was placed in a cab, for the purpose of being conveyed to tbe Hospital, but before reaching there he recovered sufficiently to be able to give directions where he lived, and was driven home. Runaway. —A horse in an express wagon belonging to Mr Laing, carrier, took fright on the stand yesterday morning and bolted up Colombo street, making straight for the City Hotel, foitunately skimming the cabs on the stand. On arriving at the kerbing opposite the hotel it turned right round, facing direct for the Bank of New Zealand, and coming into contact with one of the verandah-posts and kerbing at Percy’s shop corner; it took the post along with it, leaving the glass covering in a precarious position, and left the off wheel of the express in exchange. By a miracle it then in its course escaped a buggy that was standing in front of the bank, and, diverging to the left, closed with Anderson’s fountain and the kerb, leaving the other wheel there. After dragging the body of the vehicle for a short distance the horse was fortunately stopped. American Circus. —The performance at the circus last evening drew a large attendance. The programme was a diversified one, in which the various artistes appeared to great advantage. Mr Gilham and Young America deserve notice for their very clever double act on bare back, in which they went through a variety of feats quite as easily and gracefully as if they had been on the ground. Senor Gonzales, in addition to being a finished acrobat, makes a capital clown, his jests having the advantage of being both new and to the point. The horizontal bar performance of the company was exceedingly good, the feats exhibited being very well done. Senor Gonzales managed the difficult feat of a double somersault over five horses, and as a whole the performance was very successful. To-night a good programme will be presented. On Saturday next the first mid-day performance will take place, when a good programme has been arranged,