NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1698, 30 July 1879, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

T. Milne v. N.Z. Shipping Co.—The # .se of Milne v N.Z. Shipping Co. came cn a the R.M. Court this afternoon, for hearing of legal argument, which was proceeding as wo went to press. Carriage Accident.— Two women named Anna Monk and Qretrudo Burgess had a n avow escape this morning. The horse attached to the carriage in which they were driving bolted from the Old Post Office, and on reaching the Perry road ran into a milkman’s cart. The cart was slightly damaged and the carriage much krocked about. The women were thrown out, and one of tham, Anna Monk, sustained some ugly bruises about the head and body. The other escr p‘d almost unhurt. They were taken into Mr L. Bergh’s ironmongera’s shop, and treated very kindly. Subsequently, Constable McGuire, who was on duty in the vicinity of the accident, conducted the injured woman to the hospital. Her companion returned home. Art Criticß.— Loquitur grimed gentleman of the pav6, looking at the model of Lyttelton Harbor, and noticing a red dot representing a buoy—“ I eay, Bill, blowed if theio aint a a lobster cruizing about inside the breakwater ! ”

Vicarious Charity.— Says a Northern journal:—ln the event of not being able to bo charitable yourself, put it on a neighbor’s shoulders. At Wairoa, lately, this was well exemplified, it a story in a certain paper is to believed. A certain tradesman in the timbsr lino had been playing pool on tho Saturday evening, and when the collection was made in the Church on tho following day found ho had no money, but the 16 marble, in his pocket. With admirable presence of mind he dropped that marble on tho plate, saying, sotto voce, to the elder—“ That marble belongs to at the hotel, and as his set will be spoiled without it, he will give a trifle for it.” Next day the elder collected la and a “ nip.”

R. M. Ooubt.— The only business done in tho Court to-day was the fining of one inebriate, an old offender, 20s. Tub Missing Man Goedon. —On Monday and yesterday tho "Wakanui Creek was dragged and the neighboring wells searched for tho body of Gordon, the missing farmer, but with no result. The unfortunate man leaves a wife and no less than fourteen children. He was a new comer, being only four months in tho country. City By-Law.—A meeting of the by-law committee was held this morning, in reference to tho building regulations. The particular by-law dealing with the subject was discussed at some length, but no result was attained, and the committee adjourned till Friday next, at seven o’clock. The Metbopolitan Meeting. ■— The nominations for the Canterbury Cup, 0.J.0. Handicap, and Welcome Stakes, to be run at tho November meeting 'of the 0.J.0., close on Friday next, at eight o’clock, at the rooms of the 0.J.0., Cookson’s Commercial Hotel. Sunntside Asylum. The Mississippi troupe of minstrels will give a second performance to the inmates of the Asylum and their friends to-morrow evening. Since their last appearance the company has been greatly strengthened, several excellent musicians having joined their ranks. Legal.—Friday next will be'the last sitting of His Honor the Judge in Chambers prior to hie departure for Dunedin, whither he proceeds to try tho case Regina y Cummock, the late librarian of the Dunedin Athenceum. This has been rendered necessary in consequence of His Honor Mr Justice Williams being a member of the institution. Lighting the City.—The question of lighting the city, which was relegated to a committee for consideration at a recent meeting of the City Council, will be considered at a meeting of the works committee to be held this evening, the present method of lighting the city not being considered altogether satisfactory. Theatbical. —Mr and Mrs Williamson, of “Struck Oil” fame, have arrived per mail steamer at Auckland. Mr Martin Simomen is also a passenger by the same vessel, bringing with him the original troupe of female minstrels. The English Opera Company, of which Miss Leaf, an Auckland lady, is the privia donna , opened on Monday evening at the Princess Theatre, Dunedin, in “ H.M.B. Pinafore.” There was a very large attendance, and the performance appears to have been a success.

Railway Rolling Stock. —By the Mabel, which arrived at Lyttelton, from Now York, on Saturday, six first and four second-class passenger cars came to hand for the Railway Department. They were imported for use on tho express trains running between Christchurch and Invercargill, and have been built with special regard to comfort and convenience on long journeys. Each vehicle will he capable of accommodating from thirty-five to forty passengers. Lavatories, &c., have been provided. It is expected that the carriages will be on the road in a few weeks’ time. LsciUßß.—An excellent lecture was delivered last night in the Congregational schoolroom, Manchester street, by Mr J. H. Twentyman. Tho subject chosen was “Egypt—Ancient and Modern,” and was very ably handled. The first part of the lecture was devoted to a review of the Egyptian antiquities, the Sphinx, Pyramids, Memnon, the ancient glories of Thebes and Karnak, with their interesting inscriptions. The last part was devoted to modern Egypt, the civilisation of which the lecturer characterised. as being similar to the construction of modern Cairo, namely, pretentious display moulded on lath and plaster. The administration of the late Khedive, Ismail Pasha, was touched upon, and tho origin and construction of the Suez Canal. The lecturer concluded by dwelling on the political and social aspect of the country, and deduced from the facts he had dwelt on during the evening the incontrovertible truth of tho Holy Scriptures. Votes of thanks to the chairman, Mr John Anderson, and to the lecturer terminated the proceedings. A Novel House Case. —At tho Ashburton R.M. Court yesterday a man named Watkins was accused of the larceny of a maro. The owner, Fowler, did not care to shoot the beast, which was twenty-throe years old and past working, himself, so ho gave her to Watkins to shoot. . He did not shoot her, but took her to Tinwald and sold her for £3 10s. This came to Fowler’s ears, and he prosecuted. It was contended for the defence that wrongful possession had to be proved before a case of larceny could be made out, and this had not been done, inasmuch as prosecutor admitted having voluntarily given the horse to accused, and did not put any money value on it. His Worship said the case was a peculiar one, and ho had no precedent for it in his experience. Ha would remand the case for eight days, until he had looked up cases, and would accept bail for £25 and a surety in a like sum.

The New R.M. Ooubt.—The new building to be used as Resident Magistrate’s Court, in place of the old wooden structure which now does duty for this department of justice, is being erected on tho vacant piece of ground next the Supreme Court, fronting the river. It appears from the plans that the building is to bo of the Early English or Gothic order of architecture, and will form a creditable addition to the public buildings of Christchurch. The main entrance will face the Supreme Court, a side view fronting the river. Tho outside walls are to be built of stone from tho Heathcote Valley, other material being used as necessary in parts for architectural finish. The main entrance will be, as stated, from the east, through largo folding doors leading into a hall, on either side of which and beyond are the various offices incidental to tho administration of the department. The Court-room is to be 26ft. by 28ft., properly supplied of course with tho necessary furniture and fittings. It will have four inlets, one for tho public, the entrance for whom will be at the rear of tho building, two others for solicitors and witnesses, and one for the magistrate, which is conveniently adjacent to the magistrate’s office. There is also a gallery for spectators; which will be found to,afford a great relief to the body of the Court, hence, although the room will not present so extreme a contrast with tho old Court in point of ground space as may have been looked for, still the additional accommodation to be provided is considerable, to say nothing of the loftiness of all the rooms, and the effective measures taken to secure efficient ventilation throughout tho entire building, each apartment being supplied with air tubes. Only certain of the offices will be plastered inside, tho others will be lined simply with brick and stone. Some alterations from the original plan as to tho offices of officials are to he made, for greater convenience, and it is probable that necessary offices unprovided for will have to bo added. The building will be finished in about seven months from date

Immigrants. —The Canterbury portion of the immigrants by the ship Orari were brought ashore, with their effec'B, in the etean tug Lyttelton, the immigration officer being in charge. A special train, consisting of four carriages, was put on, and conveyed the party through from Port. Those for Wellington and North will be sent on by the Albion, s.s, to-morrow. Theatre Koval. —“ Great Temptation ” was repeated last night, the piece going very well. Mr Wybert Reeve was again supremely happy in his delineation of Captain Wragge, and was very well supported by the company. This evening an. t icr new drama, founded on Mrs Riddell’s celebrated novel “ George Geith,” will be produced, with Mr Wybert Reeve in the title role, supported by Miss Beatrice, Mies Ada Lester, and the full strength of the company. Subscriptions to the Unemployed.— The balance sheet of the committee of the unemployed shows a total collected of £llß Xls 4Jd. Of this sum £77 15s 9Jd was expended in relief for distress ; £27 is set down as the cost of collecting ; £8 14s was paid to the secretary ; sundries are debited with £4 9s 7d, snd advertising with 12s.

Burning in Effigy at Lbeston. —On Priday night last the principal portion of the residents in that part of Leeston which is knownas Loe’a township extension, assembled opposite Mr Loo’s house and there burnt him in effigy. The cause of this demonstration was said to bo the impossibility of obtaining titles to a number of sections sold by Mr Loe. A correspondent states that very considerable hardship to a number of hard-working men has been caused in the manner stated. The Football Association. —After the football meeting at Timaru the delegates of the clubs present decided to request the following men to go in for training and practice as much rb possible, as the Canterbury representatives will be most probably chosen from amongst them to play in the forthcoming matches against Wellington and Otago : H. A. Anderson, W. E. Leach, Hayhurst, Craig, J. Roberts, Beale, A. Grant, Parker, McCardell, G. Robinson, J. S. Anderson, W. Stringer, B. Cotterill, K. Williams, C. S. Fraser, G. Smith, T. Willis, M. S. Smith, Giles E. Chapman, D’Auvergne, J. Boys, P. Tavender, Gapes, Hamersloy, R. Smith, B. Goodwin, J. E. Goodwin, W. Chapman, Thiereas, T. Roes, Pickering, H. Stringer, T. Searell, Seager, A. Books, M. Lewin, O. Bolton, W. Milton, J. R. Evans, C. Shirreff, L. Ollivier, W. Hartland, W. Potts, J. Field, R. Harman, J. Grigg, C. Rattray, P. Jones, O. Willis, E. Pavitt, W. Cetterill, E. Seaton, R. Easlea, W. H. Ataok, T. S. Baker, A. S. Baker, A. Alabaster. Mb Labnach. —The answer of the Premier to Mr Stevens’ question as to the allowance made to Mr Larnaoh was incorrectly telegraphed to us as £2OO. It should have been £2OOO. The report in the “ New Zealander ” is as follows :—“ Mr Stevens asked the Premier whether any understanding existed between the Government and Mr Larnach that he should receive aay remuneration or allowances in respect of his visit to England in 1877, either in his capacity as one of the Loan Agents or in any other capacity ? Also, whether Mr Larnaoh received any remuneration or allowances; and, if so, to what amount, and on what scale tho same was calculated ? Tho Hon. Premier said an arrangement had been made to give Mr Larnach £2OOO in his capacity as one of the Loan Agents ; and in regard to the second question, it was imagined that a considerable saving would be made by the arrangement, and that, he understood, had resulted.”

The Druids. —The annual dinner of the U.A.O. Druids will take place on Aunast 28th. It was incorrectly stated in Monday’s issue that it would take place on that evening. Philosophical institute. Tho next ordinary meeting of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury will be held on August 7th, when several papers will be read. The readings will be followed by an exhibition of microscopes. New Zealand Shipping Company.—The sixth annual general meeting of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, will be held at the head offices, Hereford street, on Wednesday, 13th August, at noon. Business —To receive directors’ report, election of officers, and general. Football. The Christchurch Football Club’s match on Saturday will be Boaters v. Cricketers. The Boaters will play in red and black, and be cap. ained by Mr Evans ; and the Cricketers in bine ; ad white, with Mr Lewin as their skipper. Tun game will commence at 2.30 p.m. After the mat di there will be a meeting, to elect two dele,, aes for the club in place of Messrs W. Million and Lewin, who have been made treasurer and secretary of the Canterbury Rugby Union.