NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2053, 22 September 1880, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Bellringers.—The Lynch Family of Bellringers and Company give the first of two performances at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Lyttelton, this evening. A first rate pro gramme has been prepared, and there should be a large attendance. P.A.B.S, Lyttelton. The regular monthly meeting of Exceleior Lodge, No. 56 P.A.8.8, will beheld to-morrow, Thursday, night, in the lower room of tbs Oddfellows’ Hall.

Cabman’s Pbotection Society. The above society here has received a letter from tho Melbourne Cabmen’s Union, forwarding the following extract from one of the Melbourne papers:—“ A meeting of tho Melbourne and Suburban Cabmen’s Union was held in one of the rooms of tho Temperance Hall last evening. There was a full attendance. The chairman congratulated tho members upon the success which had attended the efforts of the union since its inception to raise the status of its members, and to weed out the objectionable persons who were to bo found at one time so numerous among cabmen. The secretary was instructed to send a copy of the by-laws to the Christchurch (Now Zealand) Cabmen’s Union, and to convey to it tho sympathy of the Melbourne cabmen in the endeavours made to resist the encroachment of the tramways in New Zealand.” Lyttelton Magistrates’ Court. —The business at this Court this morning consisted of two civil oises—Armitngo Bros, v Patwel), claim £1 17s 4d ; and Green v Kelly, claim £l4, Mr Nalder for plaintiff. Judgment was g ven in each case for the plaintiff. Police Couet A. Lean, Esq., J.P., had two cases of drunkenness to dispose of this morning. Wm. Smith was fined ss, and Isabella Leckio had to pay for a cab which conveyed her to the look-up on the night previous.

Resident Magistrates’ Court. The only business on the civil side for hearing before Mr Hellish this day was Nathan v Brocker, which was postponed on application of plaintiff till October 20th, and Delamaiu and Co. v Hutchinson, in which on a judgment summons, the Bench made an order for the amount, £23 18s, to be paid in instalments extending over six weeks. A Negligent Correspondent. —Mr Walker received a letter this morning, of which tho following is a copy: “To the Clerk of tho B.M. Court, Christchurch.— Sir, —I have loft my situation, I send you tho only pound I have in the house. Ido not know when I shall be able to send you tho balance.” The latter ia without signature, and contained a£l note. The postmark on tho envelope is “Bangiora, Sept. 21st.” The mosey has probably been sent in compliance with some order of the Court, and this notice may perhaps put tho sender in tho way or remedying his oversight.

Shooting Hakes. — A request for owners of land to bo allowed to shoot hares in the Geraldine district was before the Council of the Acclimatisation Society yesterday, and it wag resolved to reply that no doubt measures would bo taken to issue licenses for shooting hares, but that the Council was opposed to indiscriminate slaughter. Theatre Royal —" Lost and Won” was repealed last night at the Theatre Royal, and went much bettor even than on the night before, the various parts being played with more confidence and spirit. The piece will be repeated this evening.

The Mail —The English mail is not expected to arrive to-morrow in time for delivery by letter carriers. Letters will therefore be delivered on application at the counter as soon os the letter portion of the mail is sorted. Bible Christian Ohihsoh. — An entertainment, under the auspices of the Bible Christian Church, will be given in the Templar Hall, Worcester street, to-morrow (Thursday) evening, at 7.30. One or two very interesting temperance dialogues and a Variety of other pieces will be recited, and a selection of duets, choruses, &e., will be sung. Tickets for admission Is each. StiNHysiDß Asylum. The Sunnyside Christy Minstrel end Amateur Dramatic Corps will give an entertainment this evening at the Asylum. The programme comprises a number of songs, comic and ee.i ms, a barjo piece, and the laughable farce called “ Tue Ai e» Telle.” The Deuids. —The Athelstan Lodge held their first meeting at their new lodge room, Royal Ooorge Hotel, on Monday evening. There was a large attendance of members, as well as several visitors. Bro. Parker was elected minute se-retary, Bros. W. Collier, Stewart, and Heard trustees, and Bros. Stead and Brand auditors. Seven members were initiated and two were proposed. It was decided to pay an official visit to the Oak of Sydenham Lodge on their next lodge night. Some other business having been transacted, the lodge was closed in due form.

Masonic. —Last night being the regular meeting of the Robert Burns Lodge, No. 604 S.C., a fraternal visit was paid by the W.M., officers, and brethren of the Conyers Lodge, E.O. In addition to these there was a very largo attendance of visiting brethren of all constitutions, and also of members of the lodge, the number present being over 100. After the close of business the heartiest wishes ior the prosperity of the lodge and the high approval of the mode of working the business by the W.M., Bro. Ferguson, and his officers, was expressed by Bros. Joyce, W.M. of the Conyers, and McCormick, W.M. of the Corinthian Lodge, 1.0.

Whimsicalities from the Witness Box.—The misfortunes of a carrier occupied some part of the time yesterday at the R.M. Court, On the very stormy morning of August 19th last a gust of wind capsized his waggon, smashing a lady’s mangle that he had on board. He declined to pay for the dimage done, and, at the solicitation of Mr Thomas, explained the reason why. He said the will of Providence turned the mangle and waggon over, and he implied in a good many words that the abstraction he thus boldly clothed with a form was the properly responsible party. The phrase he employed is one often made use of to round off first-rate second hand wisdom. It has a smack of piety about it, too, that generally forbids any very close scrutiny as to its application, but the association of ideas suggested by this honest man’s use of it is too ludicrous. To say that the will of Providence turned a mangle is a bathos that Mr Tapper himself could scarcely analyse. Another witness, a butcher, abused a pretty poetic conceit in the finest deplorable manner. To account for his very precise knowledge of ten or eleven magnificent sheep, he said they were “on his heart.” As he lost the sheep, it turned out to be a very unsafe, and must have been a most inconvenient place to keep them. Queen Mary, the sanguinary, suffered from a similar complaint; but how light must have been the load that sat on her “ bosom’s lord ” compared with that of eleven muttons, some of which would die over lOOlbs. each.

Winslow,—A little girl about six years of age, daughter of Mr Rogers, of Winslow, had a narrow escape from being burned to death last Friday. The child, it appears, strayed into a paddock where some gorae was burning, and caught fire, and when she returned to her home was much burned. Dr. Ross, who attended her, pronounced her condition to bo Tory dangerous, and added that if she lived till Monday last she would recover. She was in a fair way towards recovery yesterday.

Mb Reynolds' Benefit. To-morrow evening Mr Reynolds takes his farewell benefit, when Boucioault’s play of “ The Shaughraun ” will be produced. Mr Reynolds will appear as Conn, the part he has played throughout Ireland, and an additional attraction will be afforded in the appearance of Mias Qraos Hathaway in the part of Moya, Mr Reynolds, during his season here, has established himself as a prime favorite with his audiences, and no doubt to-morrow evening he will receive a bumper house.

Leoxubh. —On Monday evening last the Bev. Thomas Harrington delivered an able and amusing lecture on “ John Wesley and Methodism,” in the South Malvern Baptist Baptist Church. Mr N. Grindrod presided, and the attendance was good. The rev. lecturer, who was warmly received, commenced by giving a pleasing account of Wesley’s home life, and then proceeded to sketch his life at College. He then gave an account of his open air preaching, which caused much amusement among the audience. A hearty vote of thanks, on the motion of Mr Leviok, seconded by Mr Laeming, was accorded the lecturer at the close. KAIAPOI VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE.— On Monday evening a meeting of this brigade was held in the library at the station. Mr Blackwell, superintendent, presided. The names of twenty-six members willing to enrol themselves were received, and their services wore accepted. Sub-officers were appointed to act temporarily. A library com mittea was elected and Mr J. C. Ball nominated as librarian. The brigade will meet on every alternate Monday for practice.

Abhbubton Wesleyan Church. —The anniversary of the Sunday school held in connection with the above church was celebrated last Sunday, the Bev. Mr Best, of Dunedin, preaching at both services. On Monday evening a tea was held, at which about 300 persons were present, the table being presided over by Masditnes Sargeant, Andrews, Hopkins, Ling, Bay lias, Knight, and Misses Hoddor, Andrews and Long. After the good things were dia- [ posed of, a meeting was held, Mr Hodder, superintendent of the school, in tho chair. The secretary’s report showed that there were in the school ten male and seven female teachers, and an attendance of seventy-two boys and sixty-seven girls. Addresses wore delivered by the Bev. Messrs Beattie, Best, Smith, and Keail, and after the usual votes of thanks the meeting terminated, Magistrate's Court, Banqioba. —At this Court on Tuesday, before O. Whitefoord, B-q., 8.M., H. Blackett and A. H. Cunningham, Esqs., J. Land, J. Barrett, P. Murray and A. Kersey, boys under twelve years, were charged with uprooting six trees on Andrew street, the property of the Borough Council. Murray was discharged ; the others fined Is each and ordered to pay 6j each towards reparation of the damages. J. Smith vE. Lilly, £2 I7s 61; no appearance. J. Topp v T. Topping, £lO 10a. Mr Clark for plaintiff, Mr Qrosson for defendant. Tendered £9 5s 7d ; adjourned. E. Hannah and Co. v J. MeOaulay, £2O 12s 9d; judgment for pit in tiff. Fatal Accident at Doylbston. —Avery painful and sad accident happened at Doyleston on Monday, and resulted in the death of a little boy not quite four years of age. The boy was the son of Mr David Tod, farmer. From the evidence taken at the inquest, which was held at the deceased father’s house, yesterday, it appeared that the child followed the farm hand, who was taking the horses to a paddock on tho farm, and stayed with his father, who was sowing at the time, for threequarters of an hour. The child theu left his father to go to tho house to get him a drink, and after Mr Tod had waited for threequarters of an hour without his return, he went to a ditch to get a drink of water. He then found him lying dead with tho left hand handle of a plough across his neck. The plough had been used laat on Friday, and was loft lying on the mould board. The child must have been playing about it, and overbalanced it. The jury returned a ve-dict of “ Accidental death, caused by tho full of a plough, and that not the least blame was attached to the parents." Ashburton. —The official opening of the Ashburton waterworks will take place on Monday, the 27th inst. Tho occasion is to bo observed as a half-holiday, and wi 1 be celebrated with a public banqiet. -Yesterday the streets were again flushed with water, and it was shown beyond doubt Ahat the scheme will prove a complete Sbccass. The Council, at its meeting last Monday evening, passed a vote of thunks to the engineers, Messrs Books and Sons, for tho success which had attended the scheme.

St. Michasl[s Entertainments.— The second of this series is advertised to tako place on Thursday evening, the 23rd inst. The programme comprises several selections by a full band, under tho leadership of Mr Hamilton, lately bandmaster to the Koyal Military College. Sandhur.-t. Tho second part consists of cotij ;ring and legerdemain by tho Wizard of tho South, The proceeds are for tho school funds,

Baptist. Conference. —Tho meeting respectin* the conference in connection vrith the Baptist Church will bo held this evening in the Osf;rd terrace Church, at seven o’clock Anglers’ Society.— A meeting of the committee of this society will bo held nt J'P. Campbell’s house on Thursday evening, for the purpose of taking into consideration the question of making suggestions to the Acclimatisation Society ra granting licenses for tho ensnin season. C.K.C.—The adjourned meeting of the ab.ve will be held this evening at eight o'clock. The Volunteers —The official inspection of 'he City Guards will take place this evening. Masonic Ball. —The arrangements for the Masonic Ball, under the patronage of the combined lodges of the district, are now complete, and a large gathering is anticipated. The ball is fixed for October 7th.

The latest edition of the Eighth Wonder of the World is to be Eirnum’s New Museum, now in course of construction in New York. The comprehensive nature of the establishment may be gathered from the published statement that its various floors—and it will be five stories high—will embrace an area of eleven acres, tho whole of which is to be devoted to tho amusement or instruction of tho public, who are to be induced to attend by a hitherto unattempted combination of attraction combining Fat Women, Military 11-views, Punch and Judy, Italian Opera, Scientific Lectures, Giants, Ethnological Specimens, Flower Shows, Trotting Matches, Panoramas, Wizards, Concert Singers, and scores of other items. So complete, in fact, is tho collection of exhibits and entertainments to be, that we think the name of the founder and presiding spirit might be changed. Tho “ Bar none” Museum would at once imply to all who heard it or read it that tho museum contained every object in the wide world worthy of exhibition, “Bir none 1 ” Apropos of American actors in England, “Olive Logan” says that stego appearance ia England for American stars is a curiously complicated one. “As a generalism of the whole situation, I may say that there is'no money worth speaking of here for stars who are really strong in America, and no money at all for those that are not strong. Joe Emmet can do a nice little business here during the spring and summer months, when the theatres are closed in America. Joe Jefferson, though the critical taste is always charmed with him hero, and one or two of his early engagements were sufficiently profitable, ployed to fifteen pounds during his last engagement at tho Haymarket. He told all his friends here that he would never appear again in London. For twenty years back Maggie Mitchell, and far ten years back Lotts, have been receiving offers from London managers, but as Maggie once said to me: “What is the use of my going ? I don’t need the prestige in case of success, failure would annoy me, and, under any circumstances, the money they offer is nothing.” I heard, but I do not know how trua it is, that Miss Noilson only received £9O a week salary during her very brilliant engagement at the Adelphi last spring. She did better in the provinces, whore she bad a share of the receipts; she told me that if there were a few more large towns like Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and Glasgow, she would not need to go to America. As for various small people from our side who have edged their way here, and stay here, it has only been dona by a renunciation of old habits which would surprise some of the kid gloved, gold-headed stick leading actors of New York and Philadelphia. As an actor who has received his §3OO a week salary in New York, said to me last winter in Loudon, where he was doing “ jobs” in acting at a couple of pounds a week op so : “ If you ask one of the actresses of tho company to take supper with you after the performance in New York, you take hep to Dolmonieo’s, and your bill is §SO ; here you ask her to your lodgings and give her a bit of cold steak, and send the slavey out for a pot of beer, and she is quite satisfied.” Those who really make money here are tho managers, that is, when they do not lose fearfully.

At the recent gale of music copyrights by Messrs Buttiok and Simpson the large prices obtained for many of the works are worthy of note. We select the following items:— Homy’s Royal Modern Tutor for the Pianoforte, £3OIO (Metzler and Co.) ; Barrow’s The murmur of the stream, £2OB (ditto) ; H. Walker’s The British lion, £l6B (ditto) ; Fontaine’s Swing song, £736 (ditto) ; The Musical Bijou Collection, £123 (ditto) ; Part Smg Magazine, £llO 10s (Trimnell) ; Blumenthal’s When we parted, £57 15s (Metzler and Co.) ; Cecil’s I hear thee speak of a better land, £sl (ditto) ; Clay’s Shades of evening, £36 17s (ditto) ; W. R. Dempster's A doubting heart, £74 15s (ditto) ; Madame Dolby’s Marjorie’s Almanac, £56 19s (B. Williams) ; Spark’s Twenty Marches for the Organ, £6l 12s (Trimnell) ; Offenbach’s Rose of Auvergne, £49 7s (ditto) ; Qatty’s Little songs for little voices, £76 10s (ditto) ; V. Gabriel’s Only, £193 4s (Ashdown and Parry); Y. Gabriel’s Ruby, £4lB 10a (Metzl-r and Co.) ; V. Gabriel’s Weary, £lls (ditto) ; V. Gabriel’s When sparrows build, £390 (ditto) ; Offenbach’s Breaking the spell, £ll6 11s (ditto) ; Robinson’s Organist’s Friend, £lB9 Is (j. Williams) j Gounod’s Bethlehem, £ll7 16s (Metzler and Co.) ; Gounod’s The guardian angel, £lO5 (B. Williams) ; Gounod’s Ring on, sweet Angelas, £IBO (Metzler and Oo.) ; Raff, Suite in B flat for Piano, £246 15s (ditto) ; H. Clifton’s Jones’musical party, £6O (B. Williams) ; Benedict’s Brides of Venice, £lßl 18s (Metzler and Oo.) ; Gounod’s Irene, £196 Is 6d (ditto) ; Hatton’s Come live with me, £35 (ditto) ; Miss Lindsay’s Apprenticed, £52 10s (ditto); Molloy’s Told in the twilight, £49 15s (J. Williams) ; Molloy’s The bird ard the cross, £35 (ditto) ; Cramer’s Vocal Gems, £367 (Metzler and Oo.) ; Miss Lindsay’s Queen Mary’s prayer, £43 15s (ditto) ; O. Pinsuti’s Bedouin love song, £ll4 15s (Ashdown ard Parry) ; O. Pinsuti’s I heard a voice, £136 (ditto) ; 0. Pinsuti’s The swallow, £123 15s (Metzler and Co.) ; Roeckell’s A laddie so shy, £4l 6s (B. Williams) ; Smart’s By the blue sea, £66 (Meizler and Co.); Smart’s Tom Hardy, £75 7a 6d (J. Williams); A. Sullivan’s The Chorister, £556 10s (Metzler and Oo.) ; A. Sullivan’s My love beyond the sea, £4B 2a (ditto) ; A. Sullivan’s O mistress mine, £9O 15a (ditto) ; A. Sullivan’s Orpheus with his lute, £209 (ditto) ; A. Sullivan’s Sigh no more, ladies, £47 5s (Ashdown and Parry) ; A. Sullivan’s The willow song, £67 10a (Metzler and Co.). The sale occupied six days, and realised upwards of £16,000.