NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 602, 24 May 1876, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Woolston. —The ball given last night by the woolsorters and fellrnongers at the Oddfellows' Hall, Woolston, wis a great success.

Kevision Court.—The business set down for hearing at the the Christchurch Revision Court yesterday was postponed until to-day. It is likely to occupy a considerable time.

Lyttelton Borough Council.—A m?et in;; of candidates for honors at the forth coming election h: g been convened by the Mayor of Lyttelton for Friday, 26th instant, at 8 o'clock in the evening. Magistrate's Court. —There was a clear charge sheet at this Court to-day, not even a single drunkard having been apprehended. No doubt individuals of this class were reserving their powers of imbibation for the Queen's Birthday, and will appear in force at the Court to-morrow morning.

Ilma de Murska —The sale of tickets for the first three concerts to be given by the Hungarian Nightingale will take place to-morrow, at the box office, at Messrs Milner and Thompson's. The date has been altered in consequence of to day being the Queen's Birthday, and a public holiday; Gentlemen Riders.—A meeting of the Grand National Steeplechase Club was held last evening at Warner's Hotel, for the purpose of receiving applications from gentlemen, and to consider their qualifications to act as gentlemen riders in the race for the Hunt Club Cup.

New Fire Brigade Station. The foundation stone of the new Fire Brigade Station on Cambridge Terrace, will be laid this evening, by Mrs Superintendent Han is, by torchlight. The City Council, Fire Police, and other public bodies have been invited to take part in the ceremonial. We may mention that Messrs Petersen and Co have very generously presented the silver trowel to be used on the occasion.

Fire Police.—The members of the Fire Police, under Captain Mitchell and their other officer?, met at the Fire Brigade Hall, Lichfield street, last evening, for the purpose of having a march out with the Fire Brigade. A goodly number of both forces were present, and Captain Craig of the Artillery took charge of the battalion. The Fire Police will meet this evening to take part in the ceremony of laying the founda tion stone of the new Fire Brigade Hall, and to-morrow they assemble to bid farewell to th< ir respected captain, Mr W. B. Mitchell, who proceeds to England in June. Calcutta Sweep.—The following sweeps were drawn at Warner's Hotel last night : Maiden Plate, value £7B ss—Eclipse, £2 10s ; Coquet, £2 ; Brunswick, £2 10s; Barmaid, £2 ; Brunette, £6 10s ; The Dm, £2 ; Zetland, £9 ; Doodle'em Bucks, £3 ; Fakir, £7 10s ; Dan O'Connell, £4 ; Gazelle, £4 ; Moose, £l6 ; Terror, £6 10s; Septimus, £5 Grand National Handicap, value £lO5 16a — Mousetrap, £l4 ; Royalty, £6loa; Auckland Kate, £l7; Tommy Dodd, £25; Gazelle, £7 10s; Don Juan, £7; Zetland, £5 ; Butcher Boy, £9 10s. Same, value of sweep £BS ss—Mousetrap, £l3 ; Zetland, £1 ; Gazelle, £5 ; Tommy Dodd, £l7 10s ; Royalty, £6 10s; Butcher Boy, £6 10s ; Auckland Kate, £l7 ; Don Juan, £5. Unpunctual Jurymen.—At the inquest yesterday upon the body of John Longstaff, who died at the hospital on Monday morning from injuries received in a collision on Saturday jight, the coroner reprimanded twoor three jurymen for being I ate. He said he had now been coroner for a period of twenty years, and that during that time he had never kept a jury waiting, and he did not see why be should be kept waiting for them He also requested Mr Inspector Buckley not to allow jnrymen to depart at once if they came too late to take part in the proceedings, but to keep them in all cases until the inquest was over. One of the late comers excused himself on the ground that hitwatch was wrong ; another on the ground that he had miscalculat' d the distance ; and a third said he was not aware it was necessary to be punctual to the instant. It will be seen from the report of the enquiry, published elsewhere, that a verdict of accidental death was returned; and it was pretty plain from the evidence that the deceased brought his fate upon himself by furiously riding on the wrong side of the road. Two of the witnesses swore that it was a very dark night. Had the spring cart carriod lights, in all probability the acoident would not have occurred.

Races at Tai Tapu.—A public meeting was held at the Ellesmere Arms Hotel ©n Monday evening last, to take steps for a day's racing at Tai Tapu, There was a fair attendance. Mr Sam. Nutt occupied the chair, and read the advertisement calling the meeting, and asked Mr Little to state to the meeting what had already bet n done in the matter. Mr Little stated that subscriptions had been promised amounting to £BS, all of which were substantially good, and could be relied upon, besides which he thought that more would yet be forthcoming when they saw that the meeting was likely to take place. He had also seen Mr Fleming, and that gentleman had promised the use of a piece of land suitable for a coure. It was resolved to have five races, one open to all comers, two flat races, and a hack race, one hurdle race, and that the district be confined to a radius of seven miles from the Ellesmere Arms Hotel. The following committee was then appointed to make and carry out the arrangements for the meeting:—Messrs Edmonds, Little. Stevenson, Davies, Burke, Nutt, Dunsford, Leatham, H. Moffat, J. Doyle, Gilmour, Champion, C. Doyle. Goodwin, Wallace, J Murray, Gerkin, McCartney, Tod, King. VT. Moreshead, Fleming, and Mr R. Little was appointed treasurer, It was arranged that the meeting take place on Thursday, the 22nd June. A vote of thanks to the chairman was passed, and the meeting adjourned till Monday, 2ith instant.

Canterbury Jockey Club.—The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the Canter bury Jockey Club was held last evening a' Waroer's Hotel. Present—Dr Prins (iu thi chair), Dr Frankish, and Messrs Stead Delamain, Lee, Wynn Williams, Griffiths, J Campbell, F. Brittan, Neilson, G. B. Parker. B. W. MiJlett, C. A. Fitzroy, Captain Clogstoun, P. Campbell, J. Studholme, C. F. Barker, and B. C. Maxwell. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and con firmed. The following new members were elected— Messrs S. Wilson, Bevans, Peacock, ami Inman. The motion which Dr Frankish had brought forward at the last meeting was pu' and carried unanimously. The following officora were then elected for the ensuing year :—Judge, the Hon Mr Stafford ; starter, Mr l\ Campbell; clerk of the course, Mr

Millet; clerk of the scales, Mr Jas Campbell ; handicapper, Mr Henry Lance ; secretary, Mr F. Digby ; treasurer, Mr G. Stead ; stewards, Messrs Griffiths, Ologstoun, Fitzroy, Pring, Delamain, Sir J. Cracroft Wilson, and the Hon B. Stafford. The racing programme for the Spring Meeting, to take place on the 7th, Bth, and 9fch of November, as drafted by the committee, was read and diecusaed. From this it appeared that the Railway Stakes had been increased by £6O, and the O,J.C. Handicap by the same amount. Some slight amendments were made, and the programme then agreed to. Mr Stead moved—" That M. Murphy be warned off the course, having proved himself to be a defaulter." Seconded by Mr Parker, and carried unanimously. There was a quantity of correspondence on the subject, but it was not read. Mr Parker moved, and Mr Stead seconded—" That the following resolution be cosveyed to the secretary of the Auckland Racing Club." " That the O.J.C. will gladly co-operate with the other racing clubs of New Zealand in promoting a meeting for the adoption of a general scale of weights for the colony, and a uniformity of rules so far as may be practicable." The meeting then adjourned. St John's Presbyterian Church, j SOUTHBRIDGE. —The annual meeting of the members was held in the church on Monday evening last. The attendance was hardly as great as might have been expected. The Rev J. W. Oree presided. The chairman having opened the proceedings with prayer, explained the object fcr which they met year by year, and read the minutes of the previous congregational meeting, which were confirmed. He regretted that the committee had not furnished a written report of their proceedings during the past year, and requested Mr Hurst to read the minutes of their various meetings. He then called upon Mr Webster to read his financial statement, as follows—Receipts—door collection, £9O 5s 4d ; proceeds of magic lantern and concert, £l2; seat rents, £67 10s ; total, £169 15s 4d. Expenditure—lncidental, maintenance, &c, £5 10s 6d ; communion expenses, £1 lis lid ; widows' fund, £4 10s; stamps, 5s 9d ; manse insurance, £1 3s lOd ; assembly expenses, £2 3s 4d ; which left a balance of £164 10s, which had been duly placed to the credit of the general fund Average collection per Sabbath, £1 10s Bd. The chairman congratulated the meeting on the prosperous state of their finances as read by the treasurer, and exhorted them with renewed energy to take immediate steps to pay off the balance of debt on the church buildings. On the motion of Mr Gabbie, seconded by Mr Hurst, it was resolved to open a subscription list for that purpose, and Mr Hurst liberally offered to supplement the sum raised by one-fourth of the gross amount. At the close of the meeting a list was handed round, and subscriptions amounting to £23 were promised. The following gentlemen were then elected as a committee for the ensuing year: Messrs W. Graham, A. Storry, A. Webster, A. Cameron. C. Wilson, C. Hurst, J. Benny, W. Gabbie, J. Graham, D. Mitchell, and D. Petrie. The chairman then made a few remarks on the satisfactory state of the Sabbath school, which could mainly be attributed to the zeal displayed by the four teachers, to whom the thanks of the congregation were due. A vote of thakns was then passed to the reverend chairman and to the members of the late committee, and the proceedings were terminated with prayer and singing a psalm.