NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 996, 4 September 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

City Council. —The nomination of candidates for the vacant seats in the City Council closes to-morrow at noon. Local Board op Health. —The meeting of the Board of Health to have been held yesterday was adjourned until Thursday morning next, at half-past ten. Capture op a Seal. —Mr Hancock, the keeper of Quail Island, was lucky enough to shoot a large grey seal on Saturday last, in Lyttelton Harbor. The animal weighed more than Bcwt., and from snout to *ail measured no less than lift. 2in. Sale op Horses.—The " Timaru Herald" understands that the thoroughbred _ entire horse Kauri has changed hands, and is now the property of Mr H. Gardner, of Timaru; also, that Ivanhoe, the well-known steeplechaser, has been purchased by Mr G. H. Thompson, of Temuka. I.O.R.—The Pride of Christchurch Tent, Independent Order of Rechabites, held their usual meeting in the Temperance Hall, Gloucester street, last evening. The attendance of officers and members was good. Three candidates were duly initiated members of the Tent. An interesting conversation took place as to the best means of promoting the success of the Tent. Several candidates are awaiting initiation. " TnE Tablet " and the Public Library. —The Rev. W. J. Habens has given notice of a question which he intends to ask at next meeting of the Board of Governors of the College, with reference to the alleged exclusion from the Public Library of " The Tablet." It will be recollected that at the recent meeting of Catholics with respect to the Education Bill, Mr Loughnan, sen., stated that "The Tablet" had been excluded from the Public Library on the ground of its being a religious paper. The Model Farm.—At the meeting of the Board of Governors of the Canterbury College yesterday it was determined to purchase two adjoining sections to the Model Farm at Lincoln. It. was also resolved to request, the Government to have a station erected and a siding maintained at the junction of the road near the sections to be acquired and the Southbridgo line. It was resolved also to expend £IOO in the purchase of books of reference on agricultural subjects and the management and establishment of schools of agriculture. Geological Survey.—A letter was read at the meeting of the Board of Governors of the College yesterday from Dr von Haast with respect to the result of the geological survey of the provinces of Canterbury and Westland. Some two hundred pages of the MSS. are in the hands of the printer, and it is found that it will make more than was originally contemplated. It is therefore proposed to issue copies to the public at £1 Is each, which, it is expected, will cover the extra cost of printing, &c. Gazette Notices. —Mr Frank Courage, J.P., has been gazetted a member of the Licensing Courts for the districts of Waipara and Sefton, in place of Mr Hugh Mcllraith, resigned. Mr John Beharrell has been appointed member of the Waimakariri Harbor Board, in place of Mr Josiah Birch, resigned. Mr Joseph Giles has been appointed UnderSecretary for Crown Lands, Goldfields, and Immigration, the appointment dating from the 15th February last. Mr Frederick Bull has been appointed accountant at the head office in the department of the SurveyorGeneral.

Presentation to the late Mayor.— Following the custom which has hitherto obtained, it was intended at the time to have presented Mr llobbs with a suitable presentation at the expiration of his Mayoralty, a memento oi' his two years' occupation of the chair, and also the feeling entertained by many old and present Councillors who have sat with him at the Council table for years. The illness of the gentleman who had the matter in hand prevented the contemplated arrangements being carried out, and it is now intended to make the presentation on Monday evening next, at the termination of the last meeting of the existing Council, and in the presence of a number of ex-Mayors, Councillors, and other subscribers. The subscription lists, which are m the possession of Mr T. D. Jones and the Town Clerk, will remain open during the week.

Immigbants.—By the ship Waimate there arrived yesterday a number of immigrants, who go to settle on what is known as the Manchester block, in the Wellington province. They came out under the auspices of the Immigrants and Colonists' Aid Society, and went on to their new home by the s.s. Wanaka last night.

CmtISTCHTJECH Dbainage.—Mr Fisher, M.H.R., on the 17th of August, asked the Government, if it is their intention to amend the Christchurch District Drainage Act during the present session. During the recess an influential body of ratepayers who were affected by this Act waited on the Minister of Justice at Christchurch, and pointed out that the Act did not deal fairly with residents in outlying districts; and he believed the honorable gentleman agreed to consult his colleagues on the subject. Mr Bowen replied that the Christchurch Drainage Act was introduced by the honorable member for Christchurch. The measure was one which only affected that city and the surrounding suburbs. Any alteration, therefore, which might be thought necessary in the legislation would no doubt be proposed by some honorable gentleman particularly interested in the district. He believed amendment was necessary in the legislation with respect to this drainage ; and the Government would give every facility, as far as lay in their power, for the fair consideration of any measure brought forward for that purpose. Small Scene in Coubt. —One of those little episodes which sometimes give a fillip to the dull respectable routine of the proceedings in courts of law occurred in the Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday morning. A decently-dressed female bounced into the Court, apparently with the intention of "going for" a guileless-looking reporter, who, being a strauger in the place, was not. prepared for such delicate attentions. The lady talked vehemently about being an honest woman, protested against her name being put in print, and with a withering look threw a small cutting from a newspaper almost in the face of the wondering scribe. Thereupon his "Worship mildly told the lady to behave herself or to leave the Court. She then talked furiously about injustice, referring especially to his Worship, gesticulated a good deal, and dared any policeman present to lay a hand upon her. After bustling about considerably she left the Court-room, protesting against her name being inserted in the newspapers, and exclaiming that she would have satisfaction.