NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1445, 3 October 1878, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

New Zealand Railways. —The General Manager of Railways has notified that the damages done to the Northern line haying been repaired, the ordinary trains will be resumed as heretofore from to-day. Sitpbemb Court. —The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court will open before his Honor Mr Justice Johnson on Monday next, at ten o’clock. The calendar up to the present contains twelve cases, including charges of forgery, rape, murder, arson, larceny, and malicious injury to property. Sudden Death. —A man named Jordan, who has been working in the Akaroa district for some time, was found dead in the Wainui bush on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased had been seen about an hour before at his work apparently in his usual health. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause of death. An inquest will be held. Lost Child. —Yesterday between four and five o’clock a laborer named Smythe reported at the depot the loss of a boy, five years of age. The boy, of whose appearance or dross the informant could give no description, is a son of a grocer named Walker, carrying on business in Oxford terrace, but residing in Sydenham. The child was last seen in the vicinity of the boat shed above the Corporation Baths.

Found. —Yesterday a boy named Edward Prebble, whose father is employed at the shop of Mr Harris, bootmaker, in Cashel street, found an empty cash-box on the river bank, next door to Captain Wilson’s residence in Cambridge terrace. The lad took the box to the police depot, and left it for identification by the owner. Sunnyside Cbicket Club. — A concert and ball in aid of the funds of the above will be held at the Upper Heathcote schoolroom on Friday evening. The club has recently had the ground put in thorough order at a large expense. Seculab Education. Some discussion took place yesterday at the Synod on the subject of Bible reading in schools, and a general opinion was expressed that, although it was very desirable that the Bible should be read, at the same time it would not be advisable to take any active steps in the matter at the present time. Ultimately, the overture brought up on the subject was not proceeded with.

The New Hebeides. The Rev. Mr Copeland, New Hebrides missionary, last evening delivered a short address at the Presbyterian Synod as to the objects of that mission. There was but a small attendance, and a hope was expressed that Mr Copeland would re-deliver the address to a larger audience upon some future occasion, A summary of the address will be found embodied in the report of the proceedings of the Synod. Tempbeance Hotel Company. —The provisional directors of the Temperance Hotel met yesterday, the business being to consider the subject of a site for the proposed hotel. Several were spoken of in the course of the desultory conversation, but nothing definite was arrived at. It was ultimately resolved that the secretary should advertise for tenders for sites, freehold only, of half an acre. The other business transacted was of a routine character. A report will be found elsewhere. Theatee Royal. —Last evening Lovell’s fine play, entitled “ Ingomar the Barbarian,” was played at the Theatre. Mr Q-, D„ Chaplin personated the character of Ingomar in masterly style. He was well supported by Miss Andrews as Parthenia, Mr Charles Burford as the Timarch, and Messrs Oily Deering and W. Hill as Myron and Polydor. This evening Shakspeare’s comedy, the “ Merchant of Venice” will be produced, with Mr Chaplin in the character of Shylock, and Miss Florence Colville as Portia. On Friday evening Mr Chaplin will take his farewell benefit in the character of Macbeth, the tragedy being repeated by request. From the popularity Mr Chaplin has gained in Christchurch as an actor of sterling merit, he should command a crowded house. On Monday next Mr and Mrs F. M. Bates will reappear, after some years’ absence, in the new comedy now running in London, entitled “ The Pink Dominos.” Division of the City into Waeds.— The petition asking the Q-overnor to divide Christchurch into wards will be forwarded to Wellington by the s.s. Taranaki to-day. It bears 437 signatures, including those of the majority of the influential ratepayers. As an impression appears to have got abroad that, should the Q-overnor accede to the request of the petitioners and divide the city, the present or then existing Councillors will be out of office, it may be useful to call attention to clause 66 of the Municipal Corporations Act. This will show that the idea is fallacious, and that the present Councillors hold office until the second Thursday in September, 1879. Clause 66 says:—“ At the first election of Councillors occurring after any borough has been divided or re-divided into wards, as above provided, all the Councillors shall go out of office, and the burgesses of each ward shall elect three persons as Councillors ; and for the purpose of determining which of such Councillors shall go out of office in each of the two following years, those receiving a lesser number of votes at such election shall be deemed to have been longer in office than those receiving a higher number, and if any two receive an equal number, the Mayor shall decide the matter by lot in the presence of the Council.”