NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 802, 17 January 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Court of Appeal. —The Court of Appeal this year will sit at Wellington in May and November, >. Hokitika Circuit Sittings. These sittings have been fixed for Monday, March 19, at 10 a.m, and Monday, Sept 3, at 10 a.m. Circuit Court. —The Circuit Court will be held at Christchurch, for 1877, as follows: —April 4th, July 2nd, and October Ist. Civil Sittings. —The sittings at Nisi Prius will be held at Christchurch, on April 9th, July 9th, and October Bth of the present year, . /.] .• Admiralty Court. —During the present year his Honor Mr Justice Johnston will sit at 10 a.m. on the following days:—March IS, April 17, June 12, July 17, Aug 21, Sept 18, Oct 16. Dec 11. Banco Sittings, —The following are the dates for the present year, his Honor sitting at 11 a m on each day : —March 13, April 17, June 12, July 17, Aug 21, Sept 18, Oct 16, Dec 11. Divorce. —During the presentyearsittings will be held at 10 30 a.m, under the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, on the following days;—March 13, April 17, June 12, July 17, Aug 21, Sept 18, Oct 16, Dec 11. Lyttelton Cricket Club. —This Club will play against an eleven of Sunnyside tomorrow morning. The following are the team selected:—Messrs Cole, Eyes, Hirst, Gordon, McKeig, Mackay, Hawkins, Smith, O’Grady, Rogers, and Ward. Wesleyan Church, East Belt.— A tea meeting in connection with the Sunday school anniversary of above Church, will take place this evening at six o’clock, to be followed by a public meeting at which addresses will be delivered by the ministers attending the conference. District Grand Lodge op Freemasons. —The annual meeting of the District Grand Lodge, to appoint grand officers for the ensuing twelve months, and for the transaction of other business, will be held at Ihe Canterbury Masonic Hall to-morrow at 5.30 pm. All master masons are invited to attend. Legal —ln banco yesterday, hie Honor Mr Justice Johnston gave judgment in the case Douglas v Matson. The rule was made absolute, which amounts to a verdict for the defendant. Judgment in the case of Latter v Brogden was deferred for a week; his Honor’s attention having been drawn by Mr. George Harper to an important case recently decided bearing on the one now under consideration. The demurrer in Gee v Moots was argued, Mr Joynt appearing for the plaintiff and in support of the demurrer, and Mr Garrick in support of the pleas. The demurrer^was allowed, leave being given to Mr Garrick to amend. Union Rowing Club .—A general meeting of members was held last evening, at Warner’s Hotel, Mr G. B. Barnes in the chair. There was a large attendance. A letter was read from Mr Webb, resigning the position of secretary. It was resolved, on the recommendation of the committee, after some discussion, to alter a resolution passed at the last general meeting with reference to ordering a four-oar boat, and to send for a pair-oar stump outrigger instead. Messrs Sharland and Harding were appointed custodian and hon secretary respectively, and Messrs Petrie and Kesteven elected to fill the vacancies on the committee, The meeting then adjourned. The Avon. —A large party of gentlemen, includiag the members and officers of the Drainage Board, members of the City Council and of the Waimakiriri Board, and others, went down the Avon yesterday as far as New Brighton, for the purpose of satisfying themselves by personal examination as to the state of the river and the progress made by the contractor in clearing it. The result, we understand, was that the river was pronounced to be in very fair condition nearly as far as the New Brighton school. Below that point it is still very foul, But the contractor has a number of men busily engaged in cutting and dragging out the weeds, and it may be hoped that the remaining portion of the work will soon bo satisfactorily completed.