NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1072, 4 December 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

For/Nii.-—The leg of a human body was found yesterday by Mr 3. Day, pilot, at Sumner, on the beach between the Shag Rock and Mr Harrington's house. There was only a small portion [of the flesh on the bones, and there was a Cashmere boot on the foot.

1.0.G-.T.—The annual session of the G-rand Lodge of New Zealand, South, will meet at Timaru, on Tuesday next, the 11th instant. For the convenience of members of the Order visiting Timaru, the railway authorities have arranged to grant return tickets available for one week, at single fares,

Cost of City Assessment.—The account for half the cost of assessing the city, in dispute between the Drainage Board and Finance Committee of the late City Council, was brought up at last night's meeting, and after some discussion was adjourned until Monday next, when a special meeting of the Council will bo held.

Baehadoes Stkeljt Noeth.—A petition from the residents of this street was discussed last evening by the City Council, and the surveyor was instructed to prepare a plan for affording temporary relief, the work to be an instalment of a permanent plan to bo carried out alter the termination of the present financial year. Accident.—As Mr" C. Newton, with a young lad, were driving up High street last evening the horse became frightened at the Excelsior band, which turned round the Lichfield street corner, and it commenced to kick violently, smashing the trap and getting loose. Fortunately, the occupants of the vehicle were nob injured, but a man who tried to stop the horse was knocked down, but was not seriously hurt. The horse was aftenwde smv4 wiwoufc doftiji JwtUej &m§v<

Lyttelton Haeboe Boaed.—We understand that Mr P. Cunningham has intimated his resignation of his seat as a member of the Lyttellon'Horbor Board.

The Chops.—ln the Northern district the effect of the long spell of dry weather has been to prematurely bring the oats and wheat into ear.

Municipal Election. —Up to the present, Mr Jameson is the only candidate for the vacancy caused in the City Council by the election of Cr. Thomson as Mayor for the ensuing year. The Mayor elect will take office the third week in the present month.

United Methodist Feeb Chuech. —A supplementary bazaar of fancy and useful articles in aid of the building fund of the new United Free Methodist Church will be opened to-morrow, at noon, in the Good Templar Hall, Worcester street.

New Bail way Station.—The work connected with the construction of the new railway station at Christchurch—such as the laying of the rails, the formation of the platform, and the erection of a verandah over the same—is being carried out with such expedition that it is expected to be fully completed by the 21st of this month, when other material alterations in the working of the lines will be inaugurated. Steeet Fountains.—A motion by Cr. Pratt, asking the works committee to improve the two present street fountains in the city, and if possible erect others, was agreed to last night. Cr. Briggs warmly supported the motion, and pointed to the spread of the temperance movement in Christchurch as showing the desirableness of increasing the number of drinking fountains throughout the city.

Cricket. —The association match on Saturday next will be bet: ween Married and Single, instead of Tall and Short, as it has been found that the sides in the latter match are very unequal. The following are the sides : Married —Messrs Allen, Corfe, Dickinson, E. Fowler, J. Fowler, Mac Donnell, Ollivier, Sweet, G. Turner, Wilson, and Wood. Single—Messrs Ashby, Beaumont, Frith, Godby, Moore, Morice, Morrison, Mathias, Neilson, Skelton, and Watson. Play will commence at 2 p.m.

The Anniveesary Spoets.—"Work has been commenced on Latimer square towards putting it in order for the sports on the 17th instant. The recent long spell of dry weather, added to the traffic across it, will render the formation of a good course a work of very great difficulty. Indeed the ground committee will have all their work to fit the square for running by the time. It has been suggested by intending competitors that the programme, or at least a sketch of it, should be published at an early date, so that they may get in something like form for the various events. As only a fortnight remains before the sports in which to do this, there does seem to be some justice in the wish. The committee meet again to-day, when no doubt the programme will be finally fixed upon. G-oeed by A Bpii/.—As already briefly reported, Mr Henry Pannett, Lincoln, was badly gored by a bull on Friday evening last. It appears that the animal was chained up in its usual place in a stall, and when Mr Pannett went to feed it it broke suddenly the chain which held it and rushed at him, knocking him down and inflicting a terrible gash in the side of the abdomen. He managed to crawl away and obtain assistance from some persons near at hand, who after some difficulty succeeded in securing the bull. The animal was known to be vicious, as it had but recently rushed at a boy and horse, and had severely hurt the horse, though fortunately the boy escaped with only the shaking of the fall. Mr Pannett was very ill yesterday, but it is hoped that with care he will recover. He is under the attentive care of Dr. Durham, of Prebbleton.

Gentlemen Ceicketees. —It was lately stated that, instead of a professional or mixed team, it was proposed to procure the presence in Australia of eleven English gentlemen amateurs to play a series of cricket matches in Australia. We notice now that the Melbourne Cricket Club have opened up communications with Mr I. D. Walker (a well known amateur), and expressed the desire to him that the eleven should come out to the colonies as the guests of the club, to play matches in Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, and South Australia. It is left open to the eleven if they please to bring two professionals with them. As arrangements have been made for a reply by telegram, we may shortly expect to hear whether or not the project is favorably entertained in England.

New Inventions. —Letters patent have been granted in Victoria to Mr Abraham England for certain improvements in automatic self-regulating windmills, and to Mr Wilmot Oakey for an invention entitled " improvements in windmills," and to Mr Evan Rowlands, of Melbourne, for "an improved aerated water bottle." Oakey's windmill has hinged sails, which feather more or less in accordance with the strength of the wind. These sails are supported at two points, one being on a boss fixed to the spindle of the wind-wheel, and the other being on a moveable boss sliding in the same spindle, and supported by either springs or weights. Rowlands' bottle has a waist made in the body to prevent the stopper from sinking, and whilst being fully equal in usefulness to the best aerated water bottle yet invented, is very much cheaper to make.

Mail Communication.—The arrival of five mails from England in the course of three or four days is considered by the Melbourne "Argus" to be an embarras de rickessen rather than a convenience. The ordinary mail, via Torres Straits, closed in London on September 14th, that by way of San Francisco on September 20th, while the Brindiei-Suez mail closed on September 28th. In addition to these, special mails were dispatched by the Haukow, leaving Plymouth on September 24th, and by the Cuzco, which sailed three days afterwards, viz., on the 27th. Tl e period covered by the various mails was fourteen days, but they reached Melbourne almost simultaneously. That by the Hankow was delivered on a Thursday, and that by the Cuzco on a Saturday, while the San Francisco and Suez mails eame iu together on Sunday. The Tories Straits and San Francisco mails, as far as homo correspondence is concerned, were therefpre practically useless; while the difference between the dates both of departure and arrival of the through twiuif'i 8 and those ol the Suez mail were so inconsiderable that the extra opportunities proved of merely infinitesimal benefit. Thiinontli a somewhat similar condition of thing? is expected, for the City of Santiago sailed from Plymouth on the 24tH of October, while the Briudisi mail left only two days afterwards, viz., on the 26th, Another steamer, the Stadt Amsterdam, was to have sailed on the 27th, but gfae had to pogtpope £er depar* tare, * "