NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1664, 20 June 1879, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

City ob CniusTcnußcii Lodge.—Owing to the resignation of Dr. Townend, it will be necessary for tho Loyal City of Christchurch Lodge of Oddfellows to elect a medical officer to fill his place. This, together with the eloctiou of lodge officers, will form the principal business of the meeting, to bo held on Monday evening. A Toolby Stbeet Tailob.—Documents of a treasonable character were discovered on an Irishman who was recently sentenced to a month's imprisonment at Newcastle uponTyne for assault. One of the papers contained rules and regulations for the management of tho North of England Division of tho 1.R.8., and referred to the formation of a military organization, the secret arming of members, and tho secret accumulation of war materials. Another document, issued by the order of "Tho Executive," had a foot note directing its immediate destruction after perusal, and contained the following paragraph : —"Let the universal satisfaction at our enemy's recent humiliating defeat by despised opponents stimulate us to exertions which shall hasten our opportunity to strike also. A Cetewayo with unarmed followers would never have staggered the prestigo or curbed the insolence of England. Arm Ireland, and a ' Eorke's Drift' nearer home may shake the Empire to its base." The magistrates ordered tho papers to be sent to the Home Secretary. The Late Fihe in Tuae stbeet.—The following letter has been placed at our disposal for publication :—" Christchurch, June 19tb, 1879.—T0 Mr Superintendent Karris, Christchurch Firo Brigade.—Dear Sir, — Pray accept on behalf of your admirable Firo Brigade the enclosed cheque for £5 ss, with the grateful thanks of Mrs Hoskins and myself, for your very successful exertions in saving property on the night of Tuesday last. —I am, dear sir, yours faithfully, Wm. Hoskins." Coubsing —ln reply to a communication from the secretary of the Canterbury Coursing Club the Q-oneral Manager of the Eaiiway Department has announced that single fare tickets to Oamaru, issued on tho 23rd and 24th inst,, will be available for the return journey up to Saturday, the 28th ins ant inclusive. A horre box will be placed oji tomorrow's express train for the safe conveyance of greyhounds to tho meeting.

Pbofessob Baldwin.—This eminent Profeasor gave a private sceance this afternoon to the representatives of the Press. The results completely bore sut the great reputation that the Professor has already gained. Land Tax Objections.—No less than 820 objections have been received for the Provincial District of Canterbury, againgt the land tax. It is stated that one main reason of the objections is that the value of the land at the present time is very different from what it was when tho valuation was made in January last. On the " Qui Tam " Principle. —L. Divies was, this day, summoned before the Resident Magistrate for having bought, at a public auction held by the pound-keeper, a horse which he (Davies) had caused to be impounded. The information was laid by R. B. Marshall, who had been outbidden by Davies at the auction. He conducted his own case, and stated that he held that, under the 22nd clause of the Cattle Trespass Ordinance, Davies had committed an illegal act, and that; he (Marshall) was entitled to half the penalty imposed. Mr Thomas, on behalf of L. Davies, argued that his client had committed a wrong unknowingly ; that tho provisions of the Act were known to very few, and he himself only found out that his client had committed an illegal act by consulting the ordinance; this was the first case of the kind that had been brought into the Court, and there waa no doubt but that the complainant was actuated by interested motives. Mr Marshall, who evidently had the law well on his Angora' ends, now stated that he was proceeding onjthe qui tain principle, and the proceedings he had taken wero quite as much in the interest of our Sovereign Lady the Queen and the Province as for himself. He also objected to go into the witness box, because ho held that by so doing he might invalidate his claim to rocoiTO half of the penalty. The Bench held that the injury was done unwittingly, and that defendants' action had caused the horse to sell at a higher price than it would otherwise have done. It dismissed the case, the defendants paying cost. The PHONOOEAPn. —Owing to the inclemency of the weather tho phonograjm was not exhibited last evening. To-day and tomorrow will be the last of its exhibition here.

Oddfellowship.—The Loyal Star of Waltham Lodge held its half-yearly meeting at the Waltham Public Library, on Tuesday, the 17th inst., for the election of officers for the ensuing half year. The meeting was well attended, although the weather waß so uupropitioue. Bro. V. G. Withers was elected N.G.; Bro. North, V.G. ; Bro. G. M. Hurst, ES. ; Bro. N.G. Sandford, Lecture Master ; Bro. P.G. Thompson, Warden; Bros. P.Gk Thomson and P.S. Eollett, auditors. The receipts of the evening were £2910s Id. The officers of the Kaispoi lodge for the ensuing half-year are Bros. J. H. H. Keetley, N.G.; H. A'Court, V.G.; H. Finnis, E.S.; A. T. Olark, P.S.; W. Fraser, Treasurer ;S. Goldthorpe, G.; auditors, Bro. Finnis and A'Court. Agents-Geneeal as Membbbs of Pabliament.—Writing with particular reference to Mr H. C. Childers, the London correspondent of the Melbourne "Argus " says: —As regards the holding the post of AgentGeneral in conjunction with a seat in the House of Commons, it is stated that the majority of the committee who have reported against Sir Bryau O'Loghlen in respect to his seat for Clare, consider that their decision does not affect such an office as Agent-Gene-ral, and doubtless this portion of the question will be ventilated during the debate that is fixed for Friday next. Several of the home papers that have discussed the matter have strongly advocated the propriety and, indeed, the advisability of an Agent-General having a seat in the Imperial Parliament, and one journal asserted that, had a Victorian Agent-General at present a seat at Westminster, he would have been sure to have brought forward ere this the subject which led to Mr Graham Berry's visit to this country, but which now, there is a rumor, is likely to be ignored altogether in tho Imperial Legislature, owing to the course that the Colonial Office will probably adopt in reference to Mr Berry's application for the interference of the Home Government. Sydenham Boboitgh Map.—Some lime ago Messrs Dobson and Son entered into a contract with the Sydenham Council to prepare an elaborate map of the borough. Owing, however, to the inability of the Council to make up their minds as to the names of the streets, some time has elapsed from the completion of the map to its being taken over. The knotty point as to names being still undecided, the Council have taken over tho map, leaving the names to be put in at a future date. Tho map is a most complete one, showing all the streets and rights-of-way in the borough, compiled from the deeds in the Registry office and chocked by a re-survey on the ground. It also shows all tho existing levels and proposed completed levels of evory street in the borough. Volunteers at Ashbtjbton.—A meeting of those desirous of forming a volunteer corps will be held to-morrow, at the Somerset Hotel. Sixty have already given their names, and the local brass band has signified its intention of being enrolled.