NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1467, 29 October 1878, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Agricultural and Pastoral Association. —The sale of sites for publicans’ and refreshment booths, and the right of selling catalogues, which was advertised to have taken place to-day, has been postponed, by order of the committee, until next Saturday. It has been also decided that the first lot, the No. 1 publicans’ booth, shall be disposed of by tender, instead of by public auction. Theatee Royal.— “ Across the Continent” was repeated last night. The piece appeared to hit the taste of the audience, who loudly applauded the various sensational effects. The Cat o’ Nine Tails. A wretched little urchin, turned seven years of age, was yesterday sentenced by the Resident Magistrate to twelve lashes with a cat o’ nine tails for stealing three fowls. The Hospital Drain. —The drain running through the hospital grounds is being thoroughly cleansed by a gang of prison laborers from Addington Gaol. The work was much needed.

Willow Bank. —The work of forming and metalling the streets at Willow Bank is about to be undertaken by the Sydenham Borough Council, in terms of the Municipal Corporations Act. Alarm of Fire at Rangiora. —On Sunday evening an alarm of fire at Rangiora caused the fire brigade to turn out, when it was found that a gorse hedge on one of Archdeacon Dudley’s paddocks was in flames. About ten chains of jthe fencing was destroyed, and no other damage done. The Steam Road Roller. -The steam roller was at work yesterday on High street, and the levelling of the street, after the spreading of the new metal, was carried out very satisfactorily. The pickers attached to the engine were used yesterday, and greatly facilitated the relaying of the stones. The Bishoteic Estate. — A good deal of interest appeared to be manifested at (he evening sitting of the Synod yesterday, when there was a considerable attendance to listen to the discussion on Mr Malet’s motion —or rather three motions—on the subject of the Bishopric estate. Quito a number of amendments were proposed to the first and second resolutions, and tho divisions were innumerable.

South Town Belt. —Tho question of forming and metalling the whole of the South town belt will be fully discussed next Thursday, when a conference will take place on the matter between a committee of the Sydenham Borough and tho Christchurch City Council. The Diocesan Synod, —Tho Synod resumed its sitting at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, and with the exception of an hour for tea, sat till close upon 11 o’clock. The business of tho Synod will probably last till Thursday or Friday. The Q-aiety Theatre.— There was a capital house last evening at tho Gaiety Theatre, when Madame Cora aud Yal Yose gave another of their entertainments. Mr Yose introduced several new features into his portion of the performance, and Madame Cora, assisted by Miss Blanche Clifton, gave an exposition of second sight. To-night tho company will appear again. The Metropolitan Meeting, —The sale of booths for the forthcoming Metropolitan race meeting took place yesterday at the Commercial Hotel. Mr J. Campbell, of the firm of Acland and Campbell, officiated as auctioneer, and very satisfactory prices were realised. There was a very large attendance, and the following were the sums brought by the different lots :—The new stand, £35 per day, total £lO5, Mr Collier; No. 1 booth, £29 per day, total £B7, Mr Wearing; No. 2, £29 per day, total £B7, Mr Wearing; No. 3, £32 per day, total £96, Mr Wearing, Confectioner’s No. 1, Mr Poole, £42 ; No. 2, Mr Bashford, £36. Horse yards, Mr Drummond, £9 10s; rightj'of sports, Mr Sharpies, £6l. Total, £523. The amount realised last year was £4Ol, so that yesterday’s proceeds show an improvement of £122 over those of 1877. Immigration. The following are the particulars of the trades and occupations of tho immigrants to arrive per ship Hydaspes, now nearly due : —Farm laborers, 107 ; general, 3; blacksmith, 1: masons, 5 ; carpenters, 2; shepherds, 4; gardeners, 2; wheelwrights, 4; boot and shoe finisher, 1; mechanic, 1; brass moulder, 1; sewing machine maker 1. Single women—Cooks. \ • »(moral servants, 67; housemaids, 9 : 11 fia». ii <xzssr*jj 1; matron,!. Summary—Male ’ female adults, 137; male children, female children, 17 ; male infants, 3 ; female infants, 6. Total 329 souls —299 adults. The nationality ia as under—English, ISO; Irish, 116; Scotch, 34; Welsh, ti; Canadian. 1, Total, 329 souls. The list can be seen on application at the Immigration office. The Opawa sailed from Plymouth on September 7th, with 168 souls eqoal 1491 statute adults for Lyttelton, and I*2 souls, equal to 105 J statute adults for Tinaru. Total, 290 souls, equal to 355 statute adults,

The Pewters. —The pewter measures recently found in the Avon have been identified ns being a portion of a lot sold to Mr J. O. Sheppard by Messrs H. Davis and Co., of Cashel street. They were sent from the hotel to the office of the Inspector of Weights and Measures for the purpose of being stamped, but returned to the hotel as that officer was not in. It yet remains to bo discovered how they found their way from the White Hart to the bottom of the Avon.

Church Society. Mr Horace Selwyn Smith’s motion in reference to the formation of a Church Society in this diocese, was set down on the notice paper of the Synod to come on yesterday afternoon, but when the time for calling it on arrived, a wish was expressed that it should be postponed until the evening, to be taken immediately after the disposal of Mr Malob’s motion re the Bishopric Estates. As this, however, was not until half-past 10 o’clock, it was again postponed. It will be taken as the first order of the day this evening. A Hard Case. — A somewhat peculiar case was heard yesterday in the Resident Magistrate’s Court. A man was summoned for allowing his sheep to wander on the railway line. From the evidence, it transpired that the defendant’s own fences, which had been sufficient to keep his sheep from straying, had been removed, and the railway authorities had substituted in their place wire fences that were not sheep proof. In consequence of the wires not being sufficiently strained, the sheep had got through on to the line, which constituted the trespass. The information was dismissed. New Zealand Rifle Association.—A meeting of volunteers and of the Rifle Association representatives from each company in the province, was held on Saturday night, at Radcliffe’s Hotel. Major Lean, who occupied the chair, laid before the meeting the result of his recent visit to Wellington as the delegate appointed by the Canterbury Volunteers to confer with the delegates from the other parts of the colony, respecting the formation of a Colonial Association on the same principle as the National Rifle Association of England. He stated that the meeting in Wellington had been attended by representatives from Marlborough, Wellington, Southland, Westland, Q-reytown, Oamaru, Wanganui, Auckland, Nelson, Dunedin, and the Lake district. The subject had been very fully gone into, and it was resolved that the rules of the National Rifle Association of England should be taken as the basis of the new institution. Major Lean then read the rules that had been adopted. Ho stated that his Excellency the (Governor had been elected patron of the association, and Colonel Whitmore president, and that the North and South Islands would be respectively represented by the following vice-presidents Sir Q-eorge Grey, Sir William Fitzherbert, Major Richmond, Colonel Brett, and Sir John Richardson. It had been decided that the first prize meeting should take place some time next February, and the place chosen for that and all subsequent meetings was Nelson, which from its central position was most convenient for competitors. The chairman next read the regulations for the first prize firing. It had been decided at the conference of delegates that the Champion Belts formerly competed for by volunteers as colonial prizes should still, under the new association’s regulations, be confined to efficient volunteers. Civilians were eligible to become members on the payment of a fee of £1 Is. The annual fee to be paid by the local association on its enrolment as a body was fixed at £5 ss, which entitled it to enter seven members to compete in the prize matches, not being volunteer matches. After hearing Major Lean’s report, the meeting passed a cordial vote of thanks in recognition of his valuable services in attending the conference. It was resolved that the first meeting of members of the association should take place at the Commercial Hotel on the evening of November 13th, for the purpose of electing a district committee of five members. This committee will represent the association in the Canterbury district, and will elect a secretary, who will have the conduct of correspondence and receive subscriptions and entrances for the association. This terminated the proceedings and the meeting adjourned.

Selwyn County Council. —It will be seen by advertisement that Dr. Turnbull offers himself for re-election as a member of the Selwyn County Council for the Heathcote District.