NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1021, 3 October 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Insurance Shares.—Mr B. Walton sold some Union Insurance shares at auction *r><!ay. The prices realised were as follow: i.*-" 70 at 9i, 40 at 8s 6d, GO at 8s premium, 100 were passed. The Lyttelton Mayoralty.—lt is understood that Mr William Holmes intends to offer himself a« a candidate for the office of Mayor of Lyttelton at the coming election. Bridge over the AVON.—A u public meeting of those interested will be" held at the Bingsland school this evening, at seven o'clock, to discuss the question of erecting a bridge over the Avon, in continuation of the cast Town Belt. Correction. —It was stated yesterday that St. Paul's Presbyterian Church was to be opened on the first Sunday of November. It should have been said that the opening is intended to take place on the last Sunday of Oct'bei". The Slaughter-House Bill.—A meeting of the Slaughter-House Bill Committee was held last evening in the White Hart hotel, Mr Lane in the chair. The principal clauses of the Bill were considered in detail, and were generally approved of, but it was resolved to recommend that certain amendments should be made in it during its passage through Committee of the House. New Cricket Club. —A meeting of persons employed in the various houses of business in the city was held last evening, to form a cricket club, to be called the Adelphian Cricket Club. Mr J. G. Davis was elected captain, and Mr W. R. Berry hon. sec. and treasurer. Messrs Davis, Berry, Swain, W. Clarke, J. Clarke, Parker, and [Allen were elected a committee, and some twenty-five members were enrolled. The meeting adjoui'ned after passing the usual vote of thanks to the chairman. The Railway Tariff.—The secretary to the Agricultural and Pastoral Association of Canterbury, Mr Gr. A. Makeig, has fm-nished us with a copy of the following letter, addressed to the chairman of the Association by Mr John Knowles, Under-Secretary for Public Works. It is addressed from the Public Works Odice, Wellington, September 29th:— " Sir, —I am directed by the Hon. the Minister for Public Works to inform you, in reference to the report of your Association on the Railway tariff, that he has taken it and other recommendations into consideration, and as a consequence very material concessions have been made, both as affects passengers and goods. The Minister trusts that in these concessions you will realise his desire to put the railway traffic on such a footing as will conduce to the interests'of all parties concerned." Acoustics in the Magistrates' Court. — The acoustic properties of the Magistrates' Court, Christ church, are execrable, and these, combined with the manner of speaking frequently indulged in by the Bench and the Bar, render it next to impossible for reporters to hear what is said with sufficient distinctness to be able to give a satisfactory report. This was particularly the case yesterday, when the decision in the case of Toomer v Banks was being given. Reporters have no right or desire to dictate to the Court or to professional gentlemen in this matter, but it cannot be impertinent for them to request a little consideration from those who can give it on such occasions, more particularly as the public look to the newspaper reports for an intelligent and intelligible reflex of the Court's proceedings. This it is impossible to give when the remarks wh e'i have to be recorded are much intermingled and indistinctly uttered Railway Library.—Following the excellent example of their those employed on the Canterbury Railways have taken steps for the establishment of a library for their recreation and improvement in leisure hours. It is satisfactory to be able to record the very great success which has attended this movement. Already there is a large number of members, and the project has received the hearty co-operation of the heads of departments. The stock of books is already large, and it is intended to place in the j library standard works of reference bearing ; upon the different trades, from which the ; artisans will be enabled to gather much ! valuable information. It will thus be seen i that the proposed library will be not only a means of amusement, but also of self-improve- I ment, and it is to be hoped that the number of honorary members, which is already con- , siderable, may be largely added to. i Busts oe Sir &. G-rey and Bishop Selwyn.—The Auckland " Herald" understands that the suggestion of procuring a bust of Sir George G-rey, to be placed in the Auckland Institute, is being acted upon. A committee lias been formed, and subscription lists will be opened forthwith. It is not intended that the subscriptions should be confined to Sir George Grey's immediate political admirers, or that the presentation should in any way bear a political character. The movement now being made to procure Sir j George Grey's bust arises partly from the fact that the eminent sculptor, Mr Pierce Francis Connelly, of Florence, is at present in Auckland, and it is intended to secure his services when passing through Wellington, to model the proposed bust. The "Herald" suggests that a companion niche might be appropriately filled with a bust of Bishop Selwyn.

South Cantebbttby Jockey Cj-üb.—The following resolutions were reported by the " Timaru Herald" as having been passed by the course committee of the South Canterbury Jockey Club : —" That the secretary and treasurer be authorised to invest £3OO of the funds of the S.C.J.C. now in hand to the best advantage for the benetit of the Club, such investment to be payable at call; that Messrs Hamersley, Meikle, and R. Stansell be requested to wait upon the local architects, and get them to present the club with plans, &c, for a grand stand, the cost not to exceed £6OO, and should also report on the advisability of altering the racecourse to suit tho position of the grand stand ; that the ensuing r.ice meeting be held about the middle of March, 1878 ; that the secretary be instructed to write to the secretary of the C.J.C., referring to a resolution passed by them, and requesting information re their not recognising disqualifications passed by this club ; that the secretary be instructed to write to the ovvnei'3 of sires in the district as to their acquiescence or otherwise in subscribing £25 towards a Sires Produce Stakes, to be run for by two-year-olds, the produce of mares by the eiree subscribing to tk& stakes, produce tij be apmiuated as foaled'