NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 581, 29 April 1876, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Agricultural and Pastoral Association. —Offers of private prizes for the grand November show will be received up to May 17th.

Ltttblton "Wesleyan School. The anniversary services in connection with this school will be preached to-morrow. The annual tea meeting will take place on Thursday evening.

Slaughter house Licences.—A meeting of Justices of the Peace will take place at the Resident Magistrate's Court on the 11th May next, to take into consideration a number of applications for slaughter-house licences.

Civil Cases.—The hearing of civil cases at the Resident Magistrate's Court will com mence at half-past one o'clock on Thursdays only, and not every day at that hour, as stated in our yesterday's issue. The Volunteers. Last evening the usual monthly inspection of the Christchurch volunteers took place at the drill shed, Cashel street. The inspecting officer was Major Lean, and the corps that paraded were the Artillery, the Engineers, the City Guards, and the Cadets.

Parochial Nominators.—At a meeting of the vestry of St Michael's parish, held on Thursday evening last, Messrs. H. J. Tancred, F. de C. Malet, R. J. S. Harman. and James G. Hawkes were unanimously elected parochial nominators for the ensuing year,

NARROW Escape,—Last eveniDg a licensed cab, driven by a man named Tongue, boited from the Prince of Wales Hotel along Colombo street, and dashed into the rank of cabs standing in front of the City Hotel. Singular to say, no damage, except a slight one to the door of the cab, wa9 done. It appears that the driver left the cab standing in front of the hotel while he went inside, and in his absence the horse bolted.

Christchurch Mutual Improvement Association—The meeting held Inst evening was presided over by Mr R. Dawson, in the absence of the president (llev Mr MorleyX and after some preliminary business had been disposed of, was devoted to readings, &c, with the usual criticisms. It was decided to alter the time of meeting to Wednesday evening at eight o'clock, this change beginning with the next meeting,when Mr Booth will read his essay on some principles of the philosophy of intuition.

New Zealand Wines.—We yesterday sampled an importation of wine made from New Zealand grown grapes in Auckland by Mr J. Wendel. At present Mr Wendel's importation is confined to two sorts, one red, and one white. The wine is exceedingly palatable, drinks clean, and of good flavour. The first sample resembles constantia in appearance and taste, but is the pure and unfortified juice of the grape. The white wine resembles Moselle, both in colour and in drinking, and is also a very nice flavoured wine with just a suspicion of the muscat grape, which makes it very pleasant. Mr Wendel has a large tract of land in Auckland under cultivation as a vineyard, and coming from Moselle, has a thorough knowledge of the process of wine making. He took first prize for his wines in 1873 and 1875, at the New Zealand Agricultural Society's Show at Auckland.

New Theatre,—Again, so far as the general public is concerned, the attempt to form a company to erect a new theatre has failed. Yesterday afternoon a meeting was convened at Mr Alport's rooms, but beyond the projectors and a number of gentlemen connected with the press of the city, the public were conspicuous by their absence. After waiting tome time Mr Alport said that the meeting would be adjourned, as it appeared there was no response to the invitation of the projectors. He might say that over £2OOO had been taken up, and the building was estimated to cost £SOOO. Mr Baylee said that the present movement to obtain a new theatre had been set on foot in response to the repeated and continued outcry on the part of the public against the present theatre. It now appeared, however, that the public, while very willing and anxious to Eee a new theatre built, had no intention whatever of coming forward to assist in carrying the project out. In fact they wanted a theatre but did not see paying for it. However, the project would not fall through, but in all probability some arrangements would be made for effecting the end in view. The proceedings then terminatod.

The Kingsdown Estate, Timabtj.— Prom a report of the sale of this land held on Thursday, which appears in the Herald, we gather the following particulars. The attendance was large, over 400 being present. It had been anticipated that the whole of the 5000 acres acres offered would be disposed of, but only 1250 were sold, at an average of £9 15s 9d per acre, the balance being withdrawn. The following prices were realised :—" Lot No I, fronting Main South road, containing 50 acres ; bidding started at £6 per acre and stopped at £l2, the purchaser being Mr Pringle. Lot 2, of 50 acres, similar position to No 1 ; bidding started at £lO and stopped when £ll 6s per acre was reached ; purchaser, Mr Pringle. Lot 3, of 50 acres, adjoining township of Scarborough; bidding commeuced at £lO per acre, and was concluded at £lO 15s; purchaser, Mr Pringle. Lot 4, of 35 acres, fronting railway line, and near Scarborough; bidding opened at £6 and stopped at £9 5s per acre; purchaser, Mr D. Boss. Lot 5, of 59 acres, fronting the railway line, was started at £7, and knocked down at £lO 15s per acre; purchaser, MrD. Ross. Lot 6, of 50 acres, running along the sea beach and fronting the railway; bidding commenced at £7 and stopped at £lO ss; purchaser, Mr D. Ross. Lot 7, of 50 acres, bounded by the railway line and the sea; bidding began at £8 per acre, and concluded when £l2 5s had been reached; purchaser, Mr D. Boss. Lot 8, of 70 acres, bounded by the railway line and Main South road; bidding opened at £8 and ended with £8 13s per acre; purchaser, Mr D. Ross. Lot 9, of 50 acres, near Main South road; bidding commenced with £5 per acre and stopped at £8 ; purchaser Mr A. Hart. Lot 10, of 50 acres, similar to last, was started at £5 per acre, and sold at £8 se; purchaser, Mr A. Hart. Lot 11, of 50 acres, also similar to lot 9, was started at £5 per acre, and sold at £10; purchaser, Mr A. Hart. Lot 12, of 50 acres, with a large frontage to the main road and adjoining the railway station at the township of Normanby, was opened by a bid of £6, and knocked down for £lO 10s per acre; purchaser, Mr Ralph Dimes. Lot 13, of 50 acres, part of the township of Normanby ; bidding began at £8 per acre, and stopped when £lO had been reached; purchaser, Mr John Thompson. Lot 15, of 30 acres, close to the railway station of Normanby, with the Kne running through ita centre, was started at £B, and after some very spirited bidding, sold at £ 17s 10s per acre ; purchaser, Mr Bowker. Lot 16, of 121 acres, near railway station at Normanby ; bidding commenced at £5, and stopped at £8 per acre ; purchaser, Mr Craigie. Lot 18, of 100 acres ; bidding opened at £5, and concluded with £7 10s per acre ; purchaser, Mr Pringle. Lot 19. of 163 acres, fronting the railway line ; bidding started with £6, and stopped at £8 8s per acre ; purchaser, Mr Priugle. Lo 20, of 150 acres, facing Main South Road; bidding started at £7 per acre, and concluded when £8 8s had been reached ; purchaser, Mr Piingle. Lot 21, of 150 acres, similar position to preceding on.?; bidding opened at £7, and stopped at £7 5s per acre ; purchaser, Mr Parsons. Lot No 44, of 142 acres fronting line of railway was started at £5 per acre, and knocked down at £6 10s; purchaser, Mr Cunningham. We are informed that one or more lots were sold privately later in the day at a price below the average obtained by auction.

Don't refute lies ; lies are like house flies, they will die off when their time cums, and yu kant kill them off before, try as hard as you will. —Billings, Esquire. Punch once told a droll stoi y of a man, who, being suddenly raised to riches, exclaimed, in the fulness of his satisfaction, ' Oh, that I could stand in the road and see myself ride by in my carriage,'