NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1018, 29 September 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

St. John's, Lyttelton.—The sixth of a series of lectures on Scenes on the Mountains of the Bible will be delivered to-morrow evening by the Rev. Mr. Hill, in St. John's Presbyterian Church, Lyttelton. Horse Parade.—The annual horse parade took place on the grounds of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association this morning. The number of entires exhibited was very large, and the management of the show was everything that could bedesired, but the attendance was comparatively small to that of last year. Amongst the thoroughbred stock Traducer and Korari perhaps attracted most attention, but Castaway and Marmion had numerous admirers. In roadsters we were most struck with Lord of the Vale and and the useful old Nobleman. Prickwillow, never a favourite of ours, has developed a bad spavin ; and, of the others, Young Camden is a nice mover and of a good class. The show of carthorses was very large, but the honours of the day were divided between Prince Charlie and The Pvide of Scotland. In the colonially bred class Clydesdale Hero was a grand specimen of a farmer's horse, aud Lord Glasgow was a good mate for him.

H.A.C.B. Society. The entertainment which was to have been held on Thursday next, at the Barbadoes street schoolroom, for a charitable object, has been indefinitely postponed.

Gored by A Bull. —Mr Francis Quartley, who was gored by a bull at Q-reenpark on Sunday morning last, died at three o'clock yesterday morning. An inquest will be held at 4 p.m. to-day.

CnivKTSEY Post Office. —On and after October Ist a Post-office will be opened at the railway station, Chertsey. Residents in the district are particularly requested to have their correspondence addressed to the name of the office. New Insurance Company.—An effort is about to be made to start a new Insurance Company here. The promoters are very sanguine as to their success, and in a few days the project will assume a more tangible shape.

Kaiapoi Borough Council. Messrs Blackwell, Wilson, G. H. Wearing, Parnham, McMillan, R. Moore, I. Wilson, and J. L. Wilson were yesterday declared duly elected as councillors. The first meeting of the new Council takes place next Tuesday evening. New Bridge.—ln answer to a requisition from a number of the inhabitants of Bingsland, the Chairman of the Avon Road Board has called a public meeting, to be held at the the Biugsland school on Wednesday next, at 7 p.m. to discuss the question of erecting a new bridge over the Avon. Inquest.—An inquest was held at the Hospital yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, upon the body of William Fisher, who had died from injuries received from being knocked down by a cab in Colombo street on Wednesday morning. The evidence showed that no blame was attached to the driver of the cab, and a verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned.

Land Transfers. —The Registrar-General of Lands reports that the receipts of his department, exclusive of assurance fund, have been £13,652, as against £12,527 for the previous year. The expenditure had been £9932. The amount standing to the credit of the assurance fund on 30th June was £13,290. In the Deeds Registry department the receipts for the year ending 30th June, 1877, have been £l6/185, as against £15,733 for the preceding year. The expenditure has been £9926.

West Oxford Road. —A correspondent writes in a desponding strain on the condition of one of the main roads at West Oxford, between Mr Sladden's mill and Mr Grimwood's. " The crown is covered with boulder blocks, while the side is so full of holes that a produce wagon, which among other items was laden with sixteen dozen eggs, came to grief in one of these holes, and the eggs were all broken and the driver and another pitched out of the vehicle."

Kaiapoi Institute.—On the evening of Thursday Mr C. C. Howard (Principal of the Normal school) gave a most interesting recital in the Kaiapoi Institute. The selections were taken from Dickens and Tennyson. Mr Howard was listened to with great attention, and was loudly applauded at the end of each piece. He was assisted by Miss Funston, who contributed several well played solos on the piano; also by Messrs McKenna, Sayers, and Haywood, whose songs were well received. The hall was well filled by an appreciative and attentive audience.

Lyttelton Cricket Club.—A meeting of the members of this club took place at the Royal Hotel, Lyttelton, on Wednesday evening last. There was a good attendance, Mr It. Cotton occupying the chair. The committee reported re ground, that there was a possibility of procuring a good paddock near Hillsborough to play in, and were instructed to make arrangements for procuring it if possible. It was resolved that the opening match should be held on Saturday, October 6th, and should be between the single and married members of the club, the losers to provide a. couple of bats for the club's use. A Regulation Pace.—At the inquest held yesterday at the Hospital, touching the death of the man, William Fisher, some conversation took place between the coroner, Dr. Coward, and the foreman of the jury, regarding the danger of driving cabs over street crossings at a rapid pace. The coroner sug crested that a letter should be sent to the City Council, who might make a bye-law fixing a pace not to be exceeded by cabswhen passing such places. In making such p bye-law the City Council would be consulting public safety in a becoming manner, but the regulation should be made applicable to all horses whatsoever, whether driven or ridden.

Cable Communication.—Now that telegraphic communication with Europe is interrupted, the receipt of a joint memorandum from Sir Julius Vogel and Mr Michie, on the subject of duplicating the cable, is opportune. The bulk of the memorandum appears in a recent number of the "Melbourne Argus." The recommendations are that a second cabl should be laid from Northern Queensland to Singapore via Java ; that the existin cable of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company should be purchased, and that charges should be reduced by 3s 3d per word. The estimated outlay required of the Australian G-overn-ments is £1,810,000, and a calculation is made to show that the receipts would render th? enterprise self-supporting. Lyttelton Harbor Board.—A meeting of the Lyttelton Harbor Board was held yesterday afternoon at Lyttelton. Present— Messrs Harman (in the chair), Sawtell, Anderson, Craig, Wright, and Bouse. The chairman read a statement, giving a summary of the business to be brought before the meeting. The report of the standing committee was read, recommending that an iron tug of 90 horse power, indicated up to 400 horse power, be ordered from home,, said tug not to be more than 130 ft. long ; the tug to have one high and one low pressure engine, on the surface condensing principle, with a draught of Bft. 6in. when loaded with coal, to be capable of steaming ten knots, and carry forty tons of coal, and that her consumption of coal should not exceed nine-and-a-half tons per twentyfour hours. That she be schooner rigged, and the engineer employed in her construction be engaged to come out with her. The getting out of the tug to be left to Captain McLellan's discretion. Further, that Captain McLellas should proceed home, via Suez, by the Orient line on the 3rd of next month, and on his return be reinstated as Harbor Master at his present salary. Further, that he be empowered when at home to visit the Thames, Clyde, Mersey, &c, to see where the tug could best be built. It was further proposed that a credit of £IO,OOO be opened at home to the credit of the N.Z.S. Co., to meet cost of steam tug and expense of bringing her out. After some discussion, the following resolution was carried.—" That a memorandum setting forth class of steam-tug required by the Harbor Board be forwarded to the N.Z.S.Co., with instructions to invite tendera for building the tug, and requesting them to appoint an officer to superintend the building in the terms of their letter of 14th July last, and that their especial attention be called to Howden's patent steam-tug now in use on the Clyde, and that they be requested to consult with Captain Adair as to the type of tug most suitable for the port of Lyttelton. That the appointment of an officer to bring out the tug be deferred for future consideration." It was resolved to carry out a suggestion made by Mr Sowden, that hydrants and hose be obtained for use on the wharf. The following resolution was proposed by Mr Sawtell and carried —"That the Board, after re-consi-dering the question of the removal of the steam fire engine from Lyttelton to Christchurch, fail to see that the circumstances of the case are altered since the 7th August, when the Minister for Public Works ordered that a locomotive and a steam fire engine should always be kept in Lyttelton, and the Board, therefore, adhere to the opinion already expressed by them on the matter, and which induced the Hon. Mr Ormond to comply with their request. The Board consider it most unfortunate that the promise of the Minister for Public Works should have been made, if it is to be so soon departed from. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Hon. Mr Ormond and to the superintending engineer."