NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1992, 13 July 1880, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Budding Chimb.—Two diminutive boys were obscured in the dock of the R. M. Court this morning, charged with horse-stealing, and the amount of precocity displayed by them in perpetrating the offence was characteristic of fast Colonial youth. The horse was hobbled, taken away by them, and subsequently offered to the witness for sale. With auctioneer’s bravo they pointed out its good qualities for saddle or harness, and explained that having made a cheap bargain by buying it at a pound for 10s, they would take the small price of thirty bob for it. They were ordered by the Bench to be whipped. 1.0.G.T., E.O. —Libbeatob Lodge, No. 1. —An open meeting of the above Lodge took place at the Temperance Hall, Gloucester street West, on Thursday, the Bth instant; there was a good attendance of the order and the public. Bro. J. McGregor, P.W. 0.T., occupied the chair, and the folio wing Brothers and Sisters contributed the following ; —“The March of the Temperance Men,” by the choir ; “ Off to Demerara,” by Bro. Bridges ; a reading, by Bro. Hutchinson; song, Bro. Campbell; dramatic reading, Bro. and Sis. Clark ; song, Bro. Berrill; vocal and instrumental selections from “Norma,” by Bro. and Sis. Parenti and friend; song. Miss Webber ; reading, Sis. Hollingdale ; reading, Bro. Clark ; “ Down the Ohio,” by the choir ; recitation, Sis. Berrill ; song, Sis. Harvey ; reading, Bro. Clark ; song, Bro. Bridges ; recitation, Bro. Goring ; song, Bro. Terry ; song, Bro. Gallop; duet, Bro. Goring and Sis. Harvey. Many of the above items were deservedly encored and responded to. Having sung a closing ode, the meeting dispersed, greatly pleased with their evening’s entertainment. The Lodge intend giving an open meeting the second Thursday in every month. Fish Casts.—Complaints have been made in respect to fish hawkers vending their wares in the streets, and sometimes remaining for a considerable period in one spot, to the annoyance of business people and residents. The matter was referred to at the City Council last night, and the town clerk was instructed to communicate with the police authorities on the subject. Thb Eastbb Review.—lt is stated that after settling accounts in connection with the late Volunteer Review there will be a balance of something like £3OO on the wrong side of the ledger. College Governors. The Board of Governors of tho Canterbury College held its annual meeting yesterday, when Mr W. Montgomery was re-elected chairman, and the committees for tho year were duly appointed. Works Committee.—At a meeting of the works committee of the City Council held yesterday, tenders were opened for the formation of Mollett’a lane and Willow street, and that of Mr Beatty was accepted. Other matters of a routine character wore dealt with. Lyttelton Colonists’ Libeaey,—This institution was re-opened yesterday morning under the new arrangements by which it will be kept open all day and at night. The read-ing-room, well supplied with newspapers, periodicals and reference works, is in future to be free to seafaring men and visitors as formerly. Mr J. Reynolds Willoox has been reappointed to tho position of librarian. The Kelly Gang.—lt has transpired sires the capture that the gang were no longer outlaws when they were attacked at Glearowan, tho period mentioned in the proclamation having expired two days previously. Evidence is forthcoming that they intended to make a raid on the Bank of New South Wales, Eenalla. A tin containing gunpowder was discovered with a fuse attached, but what tho object was has not been ascertained. The action of the police in delivering over the bodies of Hart and Dan Kelly to their relations is generally condemned. Ned Kelly has admitted having shot Fitzpatrick, and the prisoner, now in Pentridge, has made a statutory declaration which exonerates Fitzpatrick from tho charge brought against him by the friends of the outlaws. Curnow, the schoolmaster who stopped the train at Glenrowan, has been officially thanked by Mr Ramsay. Tho prompt action of the latter in dispatching the special on Sunday night instead of Monday, as proposed by Captain Standish, largely contributed to the destruction of the gang. A Board will probably bo appointed to apportion tho reward of £BOOO. It is understood that half of tho New South Wales reward was contributed by the Banks. Government intend to beep a permanent force of black trackers. Melboubnb Exhibition.—Mr A. Dunbar, saddler, Cashel street, has just completed a portion of his saddlery exhibits, which he intends sending to Melbourne. They comprise three saddles, two being steeplechase and one side saddle. Of the first, one is a colonial shape, handsomely finished, with doe seat and knees, the other portion being of hogekin. The second is an English shape, and is all of hogskin. The side saddle is most elaborately worked, tho pattern being vine leaves and grapes, the latter being worked out in different coloured silks on doeskin. The workmanship in this is really excellent, the heads, pockets, and flaps being all worked in the pattern described. Sr. John’s.—A meeting was held in tho schoolroom last night, for the purpose of forming a branch of tho Church Work Society. The Rev. H. C. M. Watson was in the chair. After an eloquent address by the Rov. W. 0. Harris, who explained the objects of the proposed society, it was resolved—- “ That a branch of tho Church Work Society be formed in tho parish of St. John’s.” It was further resolved—“ That tho following persons be members of the society: —Tho incumbent, tho churchwardens and vestrymen, tho organist and choir, tho Sunday school teachers, and any other parish workers, and all persons who contribute not less than Gj a year to tho funds of the society.” The following ladies and gentlemen were then appointed a committee of the society:— Mesdamos Wynn Williams, Webb, Twentyman, and Watson, Messrs Murphy, Gee, Gill, Webb, and the incumbent. The meeting then closed. Acknowledgment. Tbo master of the Industrial School desires to acknowledge with thanks tho receipt of tho following articles : One box of vegetables from H. and Co., one bag of carrots from a gardener ; also, £2 from W. W. towards the harmonium fund. Sale of Indian Teas.—As will bo seen by advertisement elsewhere, the sale of Indian teas by Messrs Aclaml, Campbell and Co. will take place at Mr T. B. Craig’s rooms, High street, to-morrow, at three o’clock.

Hunt Club, —The Canterbury Hunt Club bounds will meet on Wednesday next, at the Terminus Hotel, at 12.30 p.m. The run has been selected through East Oxford and Fairfield farm and back to the starting point. An Unpleasant Appaih.—A peculiar correspondence has just been published at Bristol. A lady, Mrs Edwards, has been refused communion by the Vicar of Cheddar on the ground that she has married the brother of her deceased husband. The Bishop of Bath and Wells has been appealed to, but he supported the vicar. Ultimately Mr Edwards, the lady’s husband, appealed to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and his reply seems the strangest of all. He is quoted as follows :—“ In similar circumstances my advice has been that persons so circumstanced desiring to communicate should go to some church where their history is not known ” Mr Edwards, in a further letter, says this advice is somewhat startling, as it recommends persons so situated to obtain the Church sacrament, if not by false pretences, at any rate by a concealment of the truth. Temperance in Chicago. —Three years ago it was estimated that there were in Chicago at least 30,000 boya and girls who wore habitual frequenters of the drinking saloons of that city, of which there were some 3000. In consequence of Uns condition of things, the Chicago Citizens’ League for the Suppression of the Sale of Liquors to Minors was established, and fair warning of its intention was given to the liquor sellers. The society has been very successful in its operations. In 1877, 6618 minors were arrested ; but since then there has been a sensible yearly diminution in the number. Between 250 and 300 liquor sellers have been convicted. Two hundred have in consequence either abandoned their business or removed to other localities. Between 'IOO and 500 residences have been visited in the interest of minors found in the rum shops, and in only two instances were tho visitors received with any other]expressions than those of gratitude ; while many notorious places have been suppressed. This work cost 3000dols for the two years, and saved from 20,000301 a to 30,000d015. annually (it is estimated) in the mere matter of criminal prosecution expenses alo;;e. A Ludicrous Mistake. —Printers have much to answer for. Their latest freak occurred in our (“Otago Times”) report of his Worship the Mayor’s opening speech at the Carnival. Speaking of the persons receiving outdoor relief, his Worship is made to say that “71 wore widows, having 2112 children. Anyone taking sufficient interest in the matter to make the calculation will discover that this gives an average flock to each widow of 33.97 olive branches. Now, we have a high opinion of the climate hero as regards the successful rearing of families, and the widows were poor widows too, so that something large in tho way of families was to be expected ; but 71 widows with an average of close on 34 each is too great a strain even on this perfect climate. The intelligent reader will therefore have no doubt surmised that those printers were “at it again,” and such was the fact j and a further fact also is that by a strange coincidence the printers of our evening contemporary made the same blunder, repeating in all seriousness the statement about the 71 widows with the 2412 children. A correction is therefore tho more necessary. The number of children should be 213, which allows each widow within a diminutive fraction of three, instead of 33, as her contribution to the population of this young and rising colony. Presbyterian Church. —A lecture will be delivered on behalf of tho Sabbath school connected with the North Belt Presbyterian Church in the Oddfellows’ Hall, on Monday evening next. The Eev. D. McKee will choose for his subject—“ The Bible, true from its picture of human life.” Philosophical Institute. —The second of a series of lectures will be delivered in the Science Lecture Theatre, Canterbury College, on Thursday evening next, by Professor Bickerton. Subject—“On the Rambles of a Carbon Molecule.” Temperance Society.— A public meeting will be held in St. John’s Schoolroom on Thursday evening, to consider the expediency of establishing a Church of England Temperance Society. Victuallers’ Association. —A general meeting of members of the Canterbury Licensed Victuallers’ Association will be held at Morton’s Hotel on Thursday evening. Mr J. P. Hydes’ Benefit. —A benefit will be tendered to Mr J. P. Hydes, at the Oddfellows’ Hall, on Thursday evening. Concert. —The complimentary benefit concert to Mr Edmonds takes place to-night in the Oddfellows’ Hall. The programme includes several items of vocal and instrumental music, in which Misses Hadfield, Miss Bowler, Meadames Bowler and Edmonds, and Messrs Fox, Bengali, Edmonds, and Cowdery will take part. Miss N. L. Bowler will preside at the piano.