NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1361, 25 June 1878, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Suez Mail. —The Arawata, with the Suez mail, arrived at the Bluff this afternoon. Fatal Accident. —lnformation was given at the police depot last evening, about halfpast seven o’clock, of the death of a milkman named Robert Livingstone, under the following circumstances. It appears that the deceased was returning in a spring cart from Tiseh’s farm, on the North road, in company with a man named John Hannon. From the statement of a son of the deceased, the latter and Hannon got as far as the gate of Livingstone’s house, when Hannon got out of the cart and went in the direction of his house. Hearing a noise, he returned, and went up after the cart, which had been brought by the horse into the yard of the deceased, the latter not being in it. James Livingstone went in search of his father, and found him lying in a drain with his face immersed in the water. The body of the deceased man was taken to his house, and Dr. Doyle at once sent for. The doctor promptly attended, but life was extinct upon his arrival. An inquest was held at the residence of deceased this afternoon. From the evidence it appeared that deceased and Hannan were in a stupid state of intoxication, and that deceased was thrown out of his cart into a drain, where he was suffocated by water, about six inches deep. The jury found a verdict of “ Accidental Death.” District Courts. —The “ New Zealand Gazette ” contains proclamations constituting the District Courts of ■Wellington, Hawke’s Bay, and Christchurch, and altering the boundaries of the District Court of Timaru and Oamaru.

Ohaeitable Aid. —At the special meeting of the City Council last evening, some important correspondence with respect to the administration of charitable aid was laid before the Council. The Mayor intimated that he had called another meeting for Thursday next of the chairmen of counties and mayors of municipalities to consider the letters.

New Zealand University. —The Hon. J. B. A. Acland, Bishop Harper, and the Hon. E. W. Stafford, in consequence of having failed to attend two consecutive annual meetings of the Senate, have ceased to be Fellows of the University. The vacancies have been filled up by the appointment of Professor J. M. Brown, Eev. J. Patterson, and Professor Sale, as Fellows of the University. Typhoid in Sydenham.— lt was mentioned last night at the meeting of the Sydenham Borough Council that two children had died within a week and that another person was now ill, in a house within the borough. The Mayor asked what was the disease which was causing such mischief, and was told that it was reported to bo typhoid fever. “ Then,” said the Mayor, “ the matter should be reported to the Board of Health.” “It has not gone far enough for that,” was the reply to the Mayor’s remark. City Council. —A special meeting of the City Council was held last evening to consider the subjects to be brought before the forthcoming Municipal Conference. During the discussion a lively interlude occurred, in which several councillors took part, as to the presence of the Mayor at the recent Sanitary Conference, and the resolution proposed by him thereat. A report of the proceedings appears elsewhere. Playing with Gunpowder. A lad named Hayes was admitted into the Hospital on Sunday afternoon suffering severelv the effects of an explosion pf His father - on the JLmcoln road, stated that the lad had placed a canister upon the anvil, and then struck it with a sledge hammer, causing it to explode in his face. The boy’s eyes were closed, and his face considerably injured. Poultry Show. —As a number of entries were taken in error for poultry and pigeons “for exhibition only,” the committee have decided, rather than shut out such exhibits, to find room for all those shown in pens provided by their owners. No such entries will be allowed in the society’s pens. A meeting of the committee will be held on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at the Shades. 1.0. G.T —A very interestinu entertainment was give l by some of the members of the Excelshr Lodge, Woolston, last night, consisting of an account of one of the most romantic episodes in history, The Forty-five : oiv the Adventures of the Young Pretender hi' his attempt to gain the English Crown. A concise but spirited narrative of the stirring times in question was delivered by one of the ♦fficers of the lodge, and the different phases of the story were well illustrated by the following songs :—“ Wha wad),a fepht for Charlie,” “McLean’s welcome,” “ The raising of the standard,” “ Wha’ll be King but Charlie,” “ Johnny Cope,” “The women’s a’ gaen wud,” “Charlie is my darling,” “Cam ye by Athol.” Several Scotch airs were well rendered on the violin by one of the members. The audience, among whom were officers and members of the Olive Brp‘°“ Degree Temple who had previously r' I '* official visit to the lodge, seemed ~ r L pleased with the manner in which" 1 * 0 programme was carried out. It is into’- 6 ? continue enter, faimnent?. p£ thijj • ießQri pl l on during the winter,

A Yice-Magustrate.—ls it usual for Magistrates to ask the Attorney-Q-enoral what decision they shall give in cases brought before them ? Is it usual for the AttorneyGeneral to give advice under such circumstances ? The Port Albert correspondent of the “ Auckland Herald ” records such a case us follows:—I have been favored with information through the chairman of the Port Albert Petty Sessions, that in the case of Joseph Becroft v B. Martin Gubb, claim for sheep trespass of 2d per sheep each day they were on property partially fenced, and which was brought before H. T. Kemp, Esq,, Resident Magistrate, as a test case, at a Court held here some time since, by friendly arrangement between the two parties, decision being deferred for reference to the Attorney-General, that the latter had decided in favor of plaintiff. Possibly this authoritative decision may induce some owners to keep a better eye on their cattle at large. Concert. —A concert will be given at the Oddfellows’ Hall on July 4th by Signora Venosta, Mrs Toke, Signor Borzoni, and other artistes. The programme will be announced in due course. Theatre Royal.— lt will be seen by advertisement that Miss Tilly Andrews will take a benefit at the Theatre Royal on Monday evening next. She is a painstaking and deserving actress, and will doubtless have a good house. St. Michael’s Choral Swiett.— The first public rehaarsal of this society will take place on Thursday next at the schoolroom. The programme wilHn elude Mendelssohn’s ‘ ‘ Athalie’ ’ and Sterndale Bennett’s cantata “The May Queen.” Mr R. Parker will act as conductor on the occasion.