NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1063, 23 November 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Boahd of Health.—The meeting of the Board of Health, to b 6 held to-day, adjourned until 10.30 a.m. next Friday, there not being a quorum. Boabd OP Edttcatiok. —At yesterday's meeting all the business requiring immediate attention was disposed of. So far as is at present known this will be the last meeting of the Board under the Education Act, 1876.

Cricket. —A match will be played tomorrow in the Heathcote Valley between the Lyttelton and St. Crispin Clubs. The following gentlemen will piny for St. Crispin : Messrs Skelton (captain), W. Frith, T. Jones, E. Jones, Rix, Turner, Walsh, Herman, Fowke, Graham, and Farrant. Official Neglect.— A. man incarcerated in Lyttelton gaol has within the last few days been pronounced a dangerous lunatic by the district medical officer, who also advised his immediate removal to the Asylum. Urgent as the case was, this step could not be taken without an authority from Wellington, and up to yesterday no reply had been received to the repeated representations made, and the man still remains an inmate of the gaol.

Enteetainment St. Michael's. —Tho first of a series of summer entertainments was given last evening at St. Michael's schoolroom. There was a full attendance, and the Rev. E. G. Penny occupied the chair. A very excellent programme had been provided, and the various items were received with marked approval by the audience. The proceeds of these entertainments will be devoted to the school fund.

Colombo Boad School.—At the Board of Education meeting yesterday a letter was read from this committee agreeing to act on the suggestion made by the Board that the plan of the infants' school should be proceeded with so as to he utilised for present use, at a cost of £ISOO, which amount the Board could only grant in the meantime, the original plan to be completed at a future time. In a letter the contractor agreed to complete contract a 3 per original plan, provided the Board consented to its being carried out bef jre he had removed his plant from the building. The Fatal Boat Accident. The report published in the "Pesa" yesterday, relating to the distressing boat accident at the mouth of the Waimakariri, on Wednesday evening, is fully substantiated. It appears the boat was caught in turning when across the stream by a wave going over the gunwale, which caused it to swamp and alarmed Miss F. Gulliver —the deceased lady—and the children, and resulted in their being precipitated into the water. Mr Winterborne had on Thursday recovered the shock from the effects of his immersion. During the whole of the time since the accident an active search has been made by the police and others for the recovery of Miss Gulliver's body, but without success, as it was no doubt in that tide carried out to sea, but timber and other articles floated out of the river are usually within a day or two found washed up on the south bench, where it is to be espeoted the body will be cast up. A Hoax. —Some little consternation was caused last evening by a report that a woman had been murdered in Hagley Park. It originated with some boys who, when returning from the Lincoln road school, informed Mr E. W. Seager and Mr R. Frankish, whom they met near the Asylum, that a man had murdered a woman in the Park, and that he had made down a road towards the hills, both of his hands being covered with biood. Those gentlemen immediately gave chase in the direction indicated, and scoured aIJ tincountry thereabouts without finding any trace of the man, returning to the police depot immediately afterwards. Sergeant Burtenshaw, when coming down the Rieearton road, hoard ! he same report, and traversed the whole of 'he Park without discovering the woman. Other men were sent out later, and learn; rhat the whole affair had originated in :■ woman being seon late in the afternoon lying in the Park with her hobo bleeding profusely The spot was discovered where the womjn had lain down, but she had gone away, and her same could wot be ascerfcwowl.

Toomeb's Band.—"We understand that this band will play on Saturday afternoon in the Domain should the weather prove favorable.

Sbevick oe SotfG.—A service of song en ihe history of Samuel (with illustrative readings) was given by the Wesleyan Church choir' Lyttelton, assisted by their friends, at the Oddfellows' Hall, Lyttelton, on Wednesday night. It is the first entertainment of the sort ever given in Lyttelton, and was, an entire and satisfactory success. Mr T. Bradley .vas conductor. Miss Kenner presided at the harmonium, and the Rev. Mr Lee gave the readings. The choir consisted of some thirty voices, and the concerted music was nicely rendered and much appreciated by the audience. The proceeds of the concert will be devoted to ihe Church Extension Fund.

St. Allans Scitool. —At a meeting of the Board held yesterday, a letter was read from Mr Bestell, acknowledging the error of his numbers in the report ou the above school, and saying that the increased numbers, showing decreased results, bore out the statement made in this report. In a subsequent ettcr, Mr Restell said the schoolmaster seemed to be guided more by his own experience and judgment than by the Canterbury Standards in his conduct of the school. It was resolved to inform the schoolmaster that the reportvof the examination, according to the standard, indicated a state of things which ought not to exist, and that another examination of the school would be made in three months.

Rev. Chahles Clark.—lt was supposed that the lectures of the Rev. Charles Clark were a description of entertainment which would not be very highly appreciated among communities on the West Coast, but the contrary proves to have been the fact. For three nights consecutively, and notwithstanding a heavy downpour of rain, the large Town Hall of Hokitika was filled to overflowing, and Mr Clarklhas been induced to give two more lectures at " popular" prices in a more commodious building, the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre, where he preached a sermon on Sunday evening, in aid of the local Hospital, when the house " was crowded to the roof with persons of every and no denomination." Mr Clark has also delivered lectures in the remote township of Ross, and is announced to do the same in Kumara, Greymouth, Reefton, and Westport, previous to proceeding to Nelson. G-BANTS TO AGBICtTLTTTBAIi SOCIETIES. " Hansard" of October 4th, reports Mr J. E. Brown to have said " there was one objection he had to the motion for grants tojagricultural societies in that no rule was laid down to guide the Government in its distribution. They might give it all to one society, or to half a dozen. He would move as an amendment to add the following words to the motion—' which are principally maintained by subscriptions from the public' His reason for doing so was that he was aware that one of the wealthiest and most successful agricultural and pastoral associations had closed its doors to public subscriptions, and no person could become a member of it unless he was ballotted for. Such a society as that should not be subsidised, and if his amendment was carried it would soon have to open its doors to people who wished to subscribe." The Lobitrn Case.—At the adjourned meeting of the Board of Education held yesterday, the cases of the alleged flogging of Roman Catholic boys at the Loburn school were considered. The whole of the evidence taken by the secretary at the inquiry had been closely read during the week by the individual members of the Board, and the various letters to the Board, and those which had appeared in print, both before and after the complaint, were again read and considered with the evidence. After a lengthy discussion in committee, a resolution was unanimously agreed to findiug the charges disproved by the evidence ; that the witnesses concurred in Mr Howard having withdrawn all the Roman Catholic children from the Bible classes when requested to do so by the parents or guardians of the children ; that the discipline of the school had not been unduly severe; and that from the time which had elapsed since the alleged cases had occurred until they were complained of, coupled with the admissions of the Rev. Mr Binsfteld, warranted the Board in concluding that the charges had been made without due consideration, and for political purposes. Licensing Court.—The next quarterly sitting of the Licensing Court for the Christchurch district will be held on Tuesday, 4th December. The following applications for licenses have been made : —Hotels —Buckley and Marshall, corner of Manchester street and South Town Belt; J. M. Fitzgerald, Harper street, Newton ; John Hughes, corner of North Belt'and Victoria road; John Mumford, corner of Madras street and South Belt; J. H. Smith, corner of St. Asaph street and East Belt; Henry Q.ualmer, North-east Town Belt; John Morgan, Country Hotel, Halkett. Wine and Beer —William Pengelly, corner of St. Asaph and Durham streets. Transfers— Warwick Hotel, from W. J. Simmonds to W. R. Smith ; Rising Sun Hotel, Caledonian road, Charles Turner to S. Freeman ; Courtenay Hotel, Halkett, R. Dearsley to J. Morgan.

Catholic Mission Services. —The Key. Father Henneberry commenced a fourteen days' mission at the Earbadoes street Church on Thursday evening last. The services take place three times a day—s.3o a.m., 9.30 a.m., and 7 p.m., excepting on the occasion that special instruction is given, at which times the first service commences at 5 a.m. The :jongregations at all the services have been exceedingly large, especially thoso in the evening, tho church being so crowded then that even the sanctuary and sacristy are filled to such an extent as to make it difficult to perform the services. The addresses given by the reverend gentleman seem to be appreciated by many who are not parishioners. The Bight Eev. Dr. Eedwcod, Bishop of Welling ton, arrived in Christchurch yesterday to assist Father Henneberry in his arduous labors.

Lxttelton BOBOUGH SCHOOL.—A meeting of the committee was held on Wednesday evening. The Chairman said he had called the meeting to consider plans and estimates for fittings, water supply, &,c, for the infant school. After discussion, Mr Cunningham moved—" That application be made to tho Board of Education for sufficient money to provide furniture and other necessaries in connection with the new infant school, as per architect's plans and estimates "—agreed to, The Chairman stated action ho had taken re purchase of Captain Gibson's house as a residence for the headmaster ; also that Master James Taylor had been appointed pupilteacher with tho Board's sanction. It was resolved to request the Board to increase Miss H. MeGowan's salary. It was resolved to stop the public from using tho play-ground, as it appeared that there were only disorderly scenes there at night. Sundry accounts having been, pasaed for payment, the meeting adjourned.

Causes of Insolvency.—The following appears among the list of new insolvents in Melbourne :—William Stephen Kimptom and Mortimer Rush, of Fitzroy, millers. Causes of insolvency—Fall of £6 10s per ton in the price of flour, and 2s 4d per bushel in the price of wheat. Liabilities, £31,096 7s; assets, £22,029 5s 9d; deficiency, £9067 Is 2d. Death by Dbowning.—A young man named King, one of the Karamea settlers, was drowned on Saturday while fording the Ngakawau river. The accident arose from the leading rope of a laden mule being tied to the saddle of the horse King was riding. The mule getting out of its depth dragged the horse after him, and deceased slipping into the strong current was carried seaward. The body has not been recovered.

Bangioba Municipality.—A meeting of the committee, appointed at the recent public meeting to report on the question of bringing the township under the Municipal Corporations Act, was held at the Road Board office, on Monday evening. Nearly all the gentlemen appointed were present; Mr H. Blackett was voted to the chair. After a lengthy discussion on various matters and clauses of the Act relative to the requirements of the town, it was resolved to obtain further information, and the meeting was adjourned till Friday, 30th.

About Deceased Chabtists. —The Melbourne correspondent of the " Hamilton Spectator " says : —" It has been pointed out to me that some of the English papers and the correspondents of the Melbourne papers have given rather a mixed account of the life of the famous John Frost, the Chartist, who died, the other day at the ripe age of 96. They have mixed his name up with Fergus O'Connor and Ernest Jones, whose affairs did not take place for many years after tnat of John Frost, Zephaniah Williams, and Charles Jones, in 1839. These men were condemned to death, and Frost told my informant that he actually saw the scaffold on which he was to be hung. A reprieve, however, came, and they -were transported to Tasmania during Her Majesty's pleasure. At first they were sent to Pert Arthur. Frost afterwards became an assigned servant to Mr Carter, a merchant in Hobart Town, now residing at Toorak, in this colony, to whom he was bookkeeper for many years. He next got a ticket-of-leave, when he opened a school at Richmond, Tasmania, and about 1858, having been pardoned, he returned to Wales, where he was a magistrate before his transportation. Williams, who was a Welsh miner, had the management of a coal mine at New Town, near Hobart Town, where it is said he died. Jones was at one time guard of the coach between Launceston and Hobart Town, and he subsequently became the landlord of an hotel at Franklin Village. How changed are the times now, when Chartism of the most pronounced kind can be freely advocated and laughed at."

Mayors and Municipal Officers. — Some of the Dunedin city councillors are apparently not disposed to accept the Mayor's re-election as an assertion of popular approval of the stand he took regarding the relations between him and the officers of the Corporation. At the last meeting, Cr. Fish had a motion to the effect that the heads .of the various Corporation departments should not make any alterations in the mode of bookkeeping, or the conduct of the business of any department, without the sanction of the Council or committees, however, this did not lead to the discussion which many persons looked forward to. The mover did not think it necessary to give any reason for moving the resolution further than that it was necessary that it should be carried in order to prevent complications arising, and there seemed to be no inclination on the part of the councillors to discuss the question. The Mayor, who was suffering from indisposition, asked that the matter might be postponed for a fortnight, when he would probably make a few remarks on the subject. He considered that the ratepayers had answered in his favor the question he put before them as to the control that should be exercised by the Mayor over the officers of the Corporation. He explained that he had no wish to override the Council or any of the committees in any way—all lie claimed was that when he gave certain instructions to the Corporation officers they should be carried out. He did not see any necessity for a display of jealousy on the part of the Mayor or the Council, and he thought that the Council might trust to the Mayor's good sense and judgment to see that the business of the Council was properly carried out. Cr. Eish raised no objection to this course, though he thought that it would be just as well to carry the motion at once. He had not brought it forward without consulting with his brother councillors. Eventually the request of the Mayor was acceded to.