NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 191, 19 January 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Lyttelton Murder. —By Telegraph, At the adjourned inquest on the body of Isabella Thompson, this day, the jury returned a verdict of “ Wilful Murder” against Thomas Mercer. A full report of the proceedings will appear to-morrow. Licensing Courts.— O.W hi tefoord, Esq., R.M., is appointed chairman of the licensing courts of Waipara, Oxford, Sefton, Rangiora, Mandeville, Town of Kaiapoi, and Amuri. Woodend.—lt is proposed to apply to have a police station established in this district, and a memorial will shortly be presented to the Government. Accident near Oxford.— On Friday a German, working near the Glentui sawmills, was felling a tree, when it came down upon him, causing a compound fracture of the thigh. He was removed to the Christchurch Hospital. Public Vaccination.— The surgery at Mr J. C. Durham’s, Prebbleton, is appointed as the place where vaccination may be performed for the district of Akaroa. The time fixed is every Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. Sheriffs. —A list of the sheriffs for the various districts in the colony is published in the Gazette, Alexander Back, Esq, is appointed for Canterbury, and Belfield Woolcombe for Timaru. New Zealand Institute.— The following gentlemen are gazetted governors of the New Zealand Institute.—W. T. L. Travers, P.LS.; the Hon E. VV. Stafford, F.RG.S; and the Hon W. B. D. Mantell, F.G.S. Catholic Concert. —A concert will be given in St Patrick’s Hall, Barbadoes street, on Thursday next, in aid of the fluids of the school. A rehearsal will take place at Spensley’s Music Depot to-morrow evening. New Road Scraping Machine.— A new patent road scraping and sweeping machine arrived by steamer Albion yesterday to the order of the City Council) and will be ttat hjto vortio| •> f'o'oij as pbliibfo.

Lecture.—A lecture will be delivered in the new Congregational Church on Thursday evening, by the Rev A.- M. Henderson (of Melbourne), on “The Creation of the Heavens.” From Mr Henderson’s known talents as an elocutionist and orator, we anticipate a large attendance on the oc caaion. Eyreton Railway —Considerable procress is being made with the formation work of this railway towards West Eyreton. The line is carried on the road. The West Eyreton Road Board would have done well to have saved the road metal which is being partly put into the railway formation, and metalled the rest of the road not wanted for the railway. American Circus —The performance last evening at the. Circus was well attended, it being their last appearance in Ohris'church, ■it least for time. The various acts o r < the programme were gone through satisfactorily, and the whole concluded with “ Dick Turpin’s ride to York,” in which Mr King and his educated mare came in for a liberal share of applause. To-night the company will appear in Lyttelton. A.O.F.—There was a numerous attendance at the Foresters’ Hall last evening. The newly-elected officers were duly installed, and thirteen new members were made. Brother Donaldson, Government Insurance Agent, was present, but it being near the hour for closing the court before the routine business was concluded, the nomination by the court of an agent for the Government Industrial Insurance was postponed until next night of meeting. Ship Waimatb. —The following is a list of the trades and occupations of the immigrants by the above ship, now nearly due : 36 general laborers, 29 farm laborers, 9 ploughmen, 3 gardeners, 11 carpenters, 2 coopers, 1 wheelwright, 1 stone mason, 1 stone cutter, 1 platelayer, 1 blacksmith, 5 shepherds, 1 painter, 1 bricklayer, 3 tailors, I miner, T farrier, 1 brickmaker, I groom, 3 shoemakers, 1 pastrycook, 1 carter, 1 butcher, I miller. Single Women—26 servants, 6 cooks, 3 dairymaids, 5 nursemaids, 1 dressmaker, 1 matron, 4 housemaids, 1 housekeeper, 2 tailoresses. Summary—Male adults, 127 ; female adults, 126 ; male children, 59 ; female children, 40 ; infants, 15. 367 souls, equal to 302 J statute adults. The detailed list may be inspected at the immigration office, Christchurch. North Road District School.— On Friday Mr Robert Duncan and Mr Johns attended this school for the purpose of distributing the prizes, and closing the school for the harvest holidays. Twenty-eight children were present, and it was arranged that each child should have a suitable book presented, and in addition, Mary Tisch, Eliza Moir, and Amelia Duncan each received a neatly bound book as a reward for proficiency in sewing. It was announced that six months hence, four prizes will be given for the best attendance and general improvement. After suitable addresses had been given, the school broke up with cheers for the master, Mr Duncan and Mr Johns. It will reassemble on February 15th. Colonial Industries.— ln compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, it is notified in the Gazette that a bonus of £3OO is offered for the first £2OOO of pottery ware manufactured in the colony suitable for household purposes; £6OO for the production of 10,000 gallons of linseed oil. The time for claiming the bonus for the,, production of iron and steel is extended to June 30th, 1876. The sum of £ISOO is offered for the production of the first 60 tons of grey or wrapping paper, and £IOOO for the production of the fi/st 60tons of printing paper. The conditions are stated in the Gazette of January 14th. Congregational Church.— The tea and public meeting in connection with the opening of the new Trinity Congregational Church, was held last evening. The tea meeting took place in the Oddfellows’ Hall, wh'ch was crowded, between 600 and 600 partaking of the good things provided by the ladies of the congregation who had liberally supplied the tables. After tea an adjournment was made to the new church, when the Rev W. J. Habens, pastor of the church, occupied the chair. The meeting having been opened with prayer, the chairman made a few remarks, and called upon Mr J.lnglis to read the financial statement. The Kev Mr Maxwell, of Port Chalmers, spoke defending the Bible from the attacks made upon it by the so-called free thinkers, and pointing out that, through all the assaults which had been made upon it, Christianity had come out triumphant. Rev Mr Menzies, of Tuapeka, was the next speaker, and gave a very eloquent address on the religious ancestry of Cogregationalism spoke highly in favor of the appearance of Canterbury and Christchurch. A hymn was then sung, after which, the Rev A. M. Henderson delivered a telling speech, congratulating the Congregationalists of Christchurch on possessing such a beautiful building for the purposes of worship. Dr Roseby, Rev Mr West (of Wellington) and other gentlemen addressed the meeting, which was very largely attended, the church being filled to excess. The treasurer’s statement showed that the receipts during the year end d December 31st, 1874, had been—Balance from previous year, £429 0s 3d; contributions to building fund, £899 0s 4d; general fund, £sll Us 2d; loan, £1500; total, £3321 lls 9d. The expenditure from the building fund had been £2678 I4s 2d, and from the general fund £448 19s 2d, leaving a credit balance of £169 6s 5d to the former and £l4 12s to the latter. The total receipts on building fund account had been—Subscriptions and collections, £2389 4s 9d; loan, £1500; total, £3889 4s 9d. Expenditure, £3655 8s lid; balance, £233 15s 3d. The subscriptions from the congregations forming pait of the who'e amount, were—To building fund, £914 15s 4d; gemral church fund, £503 11s 2d; Ferry road mission, £42 2s 6d; communion fund, £52 3s; Sunday-school fund, £24 14s 8d; general mission, £ll 14s 8d; total, £1549 Is 4d, # It is probable (a correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette writes) that great alterations will shortly be made in regard to suburban race meetings A large estate at Esher, known as Ashdown Paik, is being laid out as a race-course, and it is said that the races which for years past have been held at Croydon in the spring will be run in March next on this new course. Hampton races will be likely to follow, and it is Relieved that the Ashdown Park racing ground will absorb in itself many of the minor race meetings now organised and attempted to be carried out in lOibbfcrtlWfe or Unsuitable Jocalit'fts.