NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1379, 17 July 1878, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Appointment. —Mr Wilcox, postmaster at Oxford, has been appointed Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the Oxford district, in the place of the late Captain Foster,

School Clock.— The now clock at the Canterbury college has now been placed in position, and adds materially to the appearance of the building.

Impounded Land Fund.— The circulars sent to the Road Boards as to taking action against the Government to recover the balance of the surplus land fund have been cordially received, and the Boards have in several instances replied officially, promising to assist in making common cause with the Boards of the county of Selwyn.

Mb J. E, Bbown at Ashley.-Gup correspondent telegraphs : —Mr J. Evans Brown met his constituents at Ashley last evening, when there were fifty present. The speech at Amberley was repeated, and at the conclusion Mr P. Fawcett moved, and Mr R. Truman seconded a hearty vote of thanks and confidence, which was carried unanimously.

A Stbange Mispbint. —The Dunedin “Star ” apologises as follows : —An unfortunate typographical error occurred in our article yesterday upon “ The Governor and the Premier.” In stating that according to Sir George Grey the Governor was simply “ an expensive machine for registering Ministerial edicts,” the word “edicts ” was printed “idiots.” We need scarcely say we are very sorry for this accidental imputation. Fiee. —Shortly after six o’clock the alarm of fire was raised, and flames were seen in the north-east part of the city. The brigade and police hastened to the place and found that a cottage belonging to Mr William James Stoupe was on fire. The house was unoccupied, and empty, and wa» undergoing repairs. A woman had been papering one of the rooms, and upon going to tea in the next house left a candle burning there. It is supposed that by some accident the candle set fire to the house. The place was speedily destroyed, but the mischief was confined to the premises of Mr Stoupe. These were insured for £IOO in the Victoria Insurance Company. Dismissal of Teachees.-— ln directing the jury on the late Wellington case, Docherty v the Board of Education, Judge Richmond said as to _ the dismissal of teachers: —A teacher might be dismissed without cause or reason assigned by the Board upon consultiug, but without the consent of the school committee. There was a provision in the Act that a school commit tee was to be consulted, but it did not follow at, all that the Board might not, without the consent of the committee, dismiss a master. He was of opinion that the Board had power to dismiss without the consent of any other body ; that was upon giving three months’ notice, or peremptorily if a teacher had been guilty of immoral conduct or gross misbehaviour.

Death of an Old Settlee.— Many .persons in the colony will hear with regret of the decease at Oxford of Captain John Foster, at an advanced age. This gentleman first hailed New Zealand about twenty-five years ago, and since then, in command of trading ships, had made no less than sixteen voyages between England and this colony. His name will be best known in connexion with the old Zealaudia. It is about thirteen years since his retirement from a seafaring life, and he had resided upon his property in Oxford township. For some years he filled important positions in connection with the public service, until his health gave way, and he was compelled to seek a quiet life. His funeral to-day will no doubt be largely attended by residents in the district, among whom he has so long resided.

Theatre Royal. —The musical drama of the “ Daughter of the Regiment,” founded on Donizetti’s popular opera “La Fille du Regiment,” was produced last evening for the benefit of Miss Nelly Daley, and drew the largest house of the season. Shorn of the concerted music, the elements that con stitute un effective drama are rather meagre, but by the judicious introduction of some of the popular airs of the opera, there still remains sufficient interest in the leading role to make it a favorite one with operatic actresses. Miss Daley played the part ol Josephine with a considerable amount of ability, and by her rendering of the incidental music, established the fact that her talent lies more in the musical than in the dramatic branch of the profession of which she is a member. Mr J- F. Graham as Guillot, and Mr Walter Hill as Sergeant Scalado, rendered good service towards the success of the piece, and the remainder of the characters, especially that sustained by Mr Stark, were satisfactorily filled. The performance terminated with a grand concert, in which Signora Yonosta, Miss Nelly Daley, and Mr Horace D’Elmaine took part, their rendering of the musical morceaui selected by them securing the hearty 7 appreciation of the audience. Miss Tilly Andrews was much applauded for her spirited recital of “ Shamus O’Brien,” and being honored by an encore, substituted the ‘‘Bridge of Sighs.”