NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1025, 8 October 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Accident. —A runaway occurred on Saturday last, by which one of the city lamps and an express waggon were considerably damaged. The horse bolted from the stand near Messrs Tombs and Co.’s, and, strange to say, kept on the foothpath round the Cathedral the whole way until brought up by coming into contact with the lamp-post. The force of the shock may be estimated when it is mentioned that the iron lamp-pillar was broken off close to the ground. Ordination Service. —Ordination services were held at St. Michael’s Church yesterday, when the Primate admitted Messrs Gould and Scott to priests’, and Messrs Inwood and Clinton to deacons’ orders. Canterbury Archery Club. —There was a large attendance at the club grounds on Saturday afternoon at the opening of the season, the shooting for the various prizes being fair throughout. The following were the prize-takers : —Ladies’ prize—Ist, Mrs Cowlishaw, 143 ; 2nd, Miss Parkerson, 140. Gentlemen’s prize, Mr H. Brittan, 150 ; for best gold, Mr Guise Brittan. Wednesdays will be the weekly scoring days of the season. Lyttelton Cricket Club. —This club opened their season on Saturday by playing a match, Married v Single, between club members, about thirty of whom were present. The match was won by the Married, who made 80 in their first innings, the Single making 35. In the second innings the Married made 42, and the Single made 46 with two wickets to go down when time was called. It was a lovely afternoon, and the game was most heartily enjoyed. Alarm of Fire. —Shortly before half-past seven on Saturday evening the fire bells rang out the alarm of fire, which it was stated was in premises on the Windmill road. The brigades mustered quickly, and had the hand engine more than hall way towards the scene, when Mr Superintendent Harris ordered it back to the station, he having found that the fire consisted of some gorse clippings which were being burnt in Mr Huston’s paddock. Windmill road south. It was stated that the usual intimation of such intention was not made during the day. Sheep and Cattle for the North. —By the s.s. Wanaka which sailed for northern ports on Saturday, Canterbury sent some grand specimens of her stock to other provincial districts. We will first notice a lot from Mr Marcroft’s celebrated flock. It compi'ised twenty-four two-tooth and four four-tooth rams, pure Lincolns. These were really grand sheep with immense frames, and very even both in wool and carcass, and should impress stockowners elsewhere with what we can do in Canterbury. They are going to Napier to be exhibited at the forthcoming agricultural show, after which they will be offered for sale there. Besides the sheep Mr Marcroft took to Napier with him a son of Royal Gwyune, his dam being Sunrise, the well known daughter of Count of Oxford. The animal is a yearling, a rich roan, well shaped, and a splendid handler, undone almost regrets to see him leave, but no doubt ho will do great credit elsewhere to our Canterbury stock. He will be shown at Napier and afterwards sold. We next come to a lot of Mr P. C. Threlkeld’s, which consisted of five two-tooth Lincoln rams, large framed, well shaped sheep, also bound for exhibition at Napier. The next and last lot were some ram hoggetts from Longbeach, which Mr Grigg is sending to Wellington for Messrs Bethune and Hunter. These were thirty-eight in all, and like the others were Lincoln. Fourteen of them are out of imported ewes by imported 1 rams, and the remainder are the produce of ewes of Mr Grigg’s own breeding by imported rams, and these latter, to our thinking, compare very favorably with the others The whole lot sent were very creditable repreßeota* tives of <mr Canterbury stoefe.

The Reformer, Under this name a newspaper was started a few months ago in Wellington, but we notice that it has already ceased to be published.

Street Tramways.—As will be seen by the following extract from a Wellington paper, the tramways in that city are being pushed forward rapidly. It is to be hoped that no long period will elapse before we have them here. Our contemporary says :—“ Considerable progress has already been made with the work of laying down the street tramway, which has now reached the Caledonian Hotel, which is some distance from the station, or the site upon which the station is to be erected. In referring to this work, it is worthy of remark that the general progress in the shape of building and land cultivation at that lend of the town has been very marked of late, and the appearance of the Adelaide road now would slightly astonish people who have not visited the locality within six or eight months. Everywhere cottages are being erected, and substantial houses, too, in some directions, whilst the work along the road imparts quite a busy aspect to the place.” Dunedin High School. —The Otago Timex of the sth says that at a special meeting of the Board of Education held on the 4th hist, there were considered two letters, of dates Ist and 2nd inst, respectively, addressed to the chairman of the Board by Henry John Tancred, Esq., on behalf of himself and other members of the Royal Commission appointed by his Excellency the Governor in connection with the High Schools. It was resolved : 1. That the Board’s acknowledgment of the commissioners’ courtesy be conveyed to them, 2. That the commissioners bo informed that the members of the Board, individually and collectively, are anxious and willing to render them all possible assistance in the prosecution of the inquiry committed to them. 3. That the secretary be directed and authorised to attend the commissioners’ meetings, and to supply them from the Board’s records with all the information which the commissioners may ask for, and which he may be able to furnish. 4. That the commissioners be requested to communicate to the Board the charges that may be brought against them or their officers, as soon as these are put in a specific form, in order that the Board may have an opportunity of replying to the same. 5. That, after the charges (if any) are disposed of by the commissioners, the Board will be willing to give all the information, and render all the assistance in their power in the prosecution of any extended inquiry which the commissioners may be pleased to make in regard to the general management of the High Schools.