NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 438, 8 November 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Prize Bullocks. —The prize fat bullocks, shown by Mr Hurse at the Northern Show, have since been sold to a butcher for £27 10s each.

Election. —We see by advertisement that Mr H. R. Webb offers himself for re-election for the District of Lyttelton in the General Assembly. Canterbury Railways.— Certain byelaws, rules, and regulations for regulating the travelling upon, and using the Canterbury railways are published in the Gazette.

The Public Account.—A statement of the receipts and expenditure of the public account for the quarter ended September 25th appears in the Gazette.

Heathcote Electoral District. —We hear on good authority that Mr W. S. Moorhouse has expressed his intention to come forward for the representation of this district at the forthcoming general election. Money Orders. During the quarter ended September 30th, the transactions were as follows:—Number issued, 19,569; amount, £78,035 5s 9d ; number paid, 13,719; amount, £55,043 19s 6d.

The Railway Workshops. —The Gazette of October 28th contains certain bye-laws, rules, and regulations, to be observed by persons employed is the workshops of the railways under the control of the General Government.

Harper Street Wesley Church.—A tea meeting will be held to-morrow evening. After tea a public meeting will be held, when addresses will be delivered by ministers and others.

The San Francisco Mail.— This mail arrived by the s.s. Wellington yesterday at 3.10 p.m. There were 41 bags in all, 37 for Christchurch, and 4 for Lyttelton. The Christchurch portion was sent by the 4 p.m. train.

Loss of Stud Stock.— On Saturday a foal of Lady Tatton, to Traducer, the property of Mr O, Oram, Kaiapoi, died somewhat suddenly. It was a promising colt, only a fortnight old. Spring Show. —The Spring Show of the Christchurch Horticultural Society will take place on the grounds of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association to-morrow, when, from the number and quality of the exhibits likely to come forward, a capital show may be looked for. Savings Bank Transactions. —For the quarter ended September 30th, the transactions were as follows . —Accounts opened, 2962 ; closed, 2251 ; number of deposits, 14,494 ; number of withdrawals, 9367 ; amount of deposits, £165,960 4s 4d ; amount of withdrawals, £162,073 4s 7d ; excess of deposits over withdrawals, £3986 19s 9d.

Avonside Bazaar.— The bazaar in aid of the building fund of the new church at Avonside was continued on Saturday at the Oddfellows’ Hall, and good business was done during the day and evening, though, owing to the bad weather on Friday, the total receipts will not be as large as they would otherwise have been The ladies contributing to the bazaar are entitled to very great credit for the way in which they worked under adverse circumstances, and also for the very large assortment of articles collected by them for the object.

Customs Returns. —A statement of the Customs revenue of the colony, collected in each of the provinces, for the quarter ended September 25th, appears in the Gazette. It was as follows : —General, £25,869 5s 2d ; Auckland, £68,604 6s ; Taranaki, £2,937 10s 2d ; Wellington, £68,3916s 3d ; Hawke’s Bay, £11,971 2s 7d ; Nelson, £19,688 2s 3d ; Marlborough, £3014 lls Id ; Canterbury, £57,828 6s lid ; Westland, £12,987 15s 5d ; Otago, £105,043 14s-8d; total, £366,236 0s 6d.

Inquest.— An inquest was held on Friday, at the Hospital, before J. W. S. Coward, Esq, coroner, on the body of the man Francis Reginald Barnes, who was found dead the previous night in a closet at the rear of the Empire Hotel. There was nothing fresh elicited in the evidence, beyond its being stated'that deceased was subject to occasional fits, and that in the opinion of Dr Guthrie, who made the post mortem examination, death had resulted from apoplexy. It is known that the unfortunate man, who was well connected, had been in the receipt of an annuity from his father in England, paid through a Christchurch firm. Found Drowned.— About half-past four o’clock yesterday afternoon, as four young men were rowing down the river, near the boat sheds, they saw the body of a man lying on some weeds just under the surface of the water. A rope was tied to the man’s coat, and the body towed alongside the shed, when a messenger was sent ar a constable. On Constable Smart arriving he had the body drawn out and placed on the landing stage, pending the arrival of the police van which was quickly on the spot, and conveyed it to the hospital, where it now lies waiting identification. The deceased seemed to have been about thirty years of age, was 5 feet 8 inches or 5 feet 9 inches in height; had brown hair, whiskers, and moustache, a scar on the right temple, and a bruise on the left cheek. He had on a black cloth coat and vest, and green tartan trousers, white shirt, and flannel, and lace-up boots. There were found on the body a white handkerchief, match box, tobacco box, pocket knife, wooden pipe, one sovereign, a £1 note, a four-penny bit, and one penny. It has since been ascertained that a man answering the above description hired a boat from Mrs McConnell, on the Avon, about ten or twelve days ago, to go for a pull on the river. He did not return, and a man who is not yet known brougnt back the boat. An inquest will be held iu ttye course.

Legal, —lt will interest our readers to know that Mr H. Alan Scott was called to the bar at the Inner Temple last Trinity term. Lyttelton Borough School Committee. —The committee held a meeting on Saturday night last in the Board room. Present—Messrs H. R. Webb (chairman). P. Cunningham, H. Allwright. H. N. Nalder, R. Wood, H. Hawkins, Drs Donald and Rouse. The minutes having been road and confirmed, correspondence was read from the Minister of Education, in reply to committee’s letter of 9th ultimo, re past expenditure on schools, and proposed expenditure on infant school, drillshed, flooring, &c. After discussion, it was determined to send a reply, asking for further particulars, more particularly as to the £BBIS stated to have been spent on the present buildings. Another letter was read from the Minister for Education, sanctioning the hiring of the Wesleyan schoolroom at a rent of £4O ner annum for the purposes of an infant school Applications for the office of pupil teacher were then opened, from Edwin Dyer, of Governor’s Bay; F. C. McClure, Christchurch ; Ellen Kenner, Lyttelton ; Louisa Kenner, Lyttelton ; Emily Jenkins, Lyttelton. Miss Louisa Kenner was elected, and it was determined that Miss Jenkins should be allowed to teach in the school without appointment till Christmas next, subject to the approval of the Minister for Education. A letter was read from Messrs Scott Bros, in reference to the money deducted from their contract (£36). The matter was adjourned till a full report had been received from the clerk of works. Resolved, “That the Wesleyan school should be rented as an infant school, at the price of £4O per annum, three months’ notice to terminate the agreement.” Some accounts having been passed for payment, the meeting adjourned. Calcutta Sweeps. Sweeps on the Metropolitan meeting were drawn at Tattersail’s and Warner’s on Saturday evening. There was a full attendance at each place, and the biddings were more spirited than on the previous night. The following are the events on which sweeps were pulled off at each place, with the prices obtained : —Tattersall’s—C.J.C, (No 1) —Value of sweep, £56 : Rory O’More. £2O ; Tamburini, £ll ; Templeton, £6 ; Cocksure, £5 ; Guy Fawkes and Ranolf, £4 each ; Nectar, £3 ; Hercules, £2. Cup (No 1) — value of sweep, £B2: Tamburini, £l7 ; King Philip, £l4 ; Daniel O’Rorke, £ll ; Guy Fawkes, £lO ; Ranolf and Templeton, £8 each ; Rory O’More and Cocksure, £7 each ; Pungawerewere, £6; Tattler, £3; Blair Athol, no bid. Derby, value of sweep £74 : Pungawerewere, £2l ; Daniel O’Rorke, £l6 ; Fishhook and Cloth of Gold, £9 ; Tattler, £5; Fair Puritan Colt, £3 ; Twitter, £2; Folle Farine and Blair Athol, no bids, C.J.C. (No 2), value, £7B. Rory O’More, £29 ; Ranolf and Templeton, £l2 each ; Tamburini, £lO ; Nectar, £9 ; Guy Fawkes, £8 ; Cocksure and Hercules, £2 each. Cup (No 9) £2 sweep, total value £62. —King Philip, £l4; Tamburini, £11; Templeton, £7; Cocksure, Pungawerewere, and Ranolf, £6 each ; Guy Fawkes, £3 ; Rory O’More,’ Blair Athol, and Tattler, no bid. At Warner’s—Derby, value of sweep £55 12s 6d—Pungawerewere and Daniel O’Rorke, £l6 each : Fishhook, £6 ; Cloth of Gold, £5 ss; Fair Puritan colt, £1 10.3; Twitter and Tattler, £1 5s each ; Folle Farine, Blair Athol, Chief, and Castilian, no bid. Cup, value of sweep £49 15a—Tamburini, £9 ; Daniel O’Rorke and King Phillip, £5 each ; Guy Fawkes, £4 ss; Ranolf, £4 ; Templeton and Pungawerewere, £2 10s each ; Cocksure, £2 ; Rory O’More, £1 6s ; Tattler and Blair Athol, no bids. C.J.C,, value of sweep £34 2s 6d ; Rory O’More, £8 10s ; Tamburini, £5 ; Templeton, £3 ; Nectar and Guy Fawkes, £2 10s each ; Ranolf, £2 ; Hercules, £1 10s ; and Cocksure, £1 ss.