NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2237, 3 June 1881, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

EEarDBNT Maqistbatb's Oottet.—There was no criminal business at the above Court this moraine.

Found Dead.—An inqueßt will be held at Waltham this afternoon at four o'clock on Ithoda McQueen, a child aged four months, whose parents reside in the Gasworks road, and who was found dead in bed by its mother yesterday morning, FAHcr Dbesb Ball.—The Mayer of Lyttelton gave a fancy drees ball last night in the Oolocists' Hall, without question aa complete an event of the kind as has taken place in Canterbury. The hall itself was tastefully decorated with flags and evergreens, the arrangements of the "drawing-room" was all that could be wished, and the body of the hall perfect for tho occasion. Between 100 and 120 fancy dresses were represented. Light refreshments were supplied in tho lower part of the building, and did credit to the caterer. Dancing was kept up to about four o'clook.

Philosophical Fooibty.—An ordinary meeting of this society was held yesterday evening, when a paper was read by Mr Dobton on the "Bejlamation of Waste Biver Beds."

Inqttbst -—An inquest was held this afternoon at half-paßt twelve, at the Kingston Hotel, Colombo street, before Dr. Frankish and a jury, of which Mr F. B. Lloyd wbb chosen foreman, toucbing the death of a child named Mary Jane Trannay, whose mother, a widow, resides in one of Holmos' cottages, Jersey streot, Sydenham. Mary Trannay, mother of the deceesed child, deposed that it was sitting in front of the fire, fastened in its chair, on Tuesday afternoon. Witness went into the yard, and hearing it ■cream, ran in, and found the chair upset and fallen forward, the little one's head resting against the bars of the grate. She at once caught it up and applied castor oil and lime water to the burns on its temples, and it appeared getting better, but subsequently relapsed, dying on Wednesday morning. Jessie Halliburton, a neighbor, gave corroborative evidence. Dr. Andersen deposed that death resulted from inflammation of the brain, caused by the accident. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." Militabt FuxßßAL.—The funeral of the late Band-Sergeant J. W. Fuller took place J'esterday, when the deceased, who had been ong connected with the 0.Y.0. as a member of the band, was buried with military honors. The oorps, under command of Oapt. Slator, and headed by the band, playing "The Dead March in Saul," were present and paid the usual honor to their deceased comrade. The Pobt of Lyttblton.— The harbormaster's shipping return for the month of May was laid on the table at the meeting of the Board held yesterday. It showed that thirty-four steamers, three sailing vessels from foreign, six intercolonial, and sixty-throe coastwise entered the port, their aggregate tonnage being 30,125 tons. The totals for the month previous were 117 vessels ; tonnage, 30,146 tons.

Canterbury Athxetic Club.—A committee meeting of the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club was held at the Commercial Hotel on Thursday evening. It wai decided to hold the next sports about the middle of October, on Saturday and Monday afternoons. A large number of names were handed to the secretary for election at the next general meeting. It was also decided to mako arrangemerits for holding a dinner and ball in connection with the sports. Tbmpbrakce Tea Meeting, Kaiapoi— On Wednesday evening a tea meeting of the combined orders of the Sons of Temperance and the Good Templars was held in the Oddfellows' Hull. There was a very largo gathering. After tea a public meeting wag held, at which Mr Blaokwell (mayor), presided, and addresses were delivered by Bevs. E. McQ-regor, J. H. Simmonds, ana Mr J. Wood. A number of temperance songs and glees were given under the leadership of Mr Blakley.

AiiBBBZBr E.M. Cotjet.—At this Court yesterday, before C. Whitefoord, Beq., 8.M., and Messrs Broadfoot, Douglas, and Fendall, J.P.'s, H. McLean, L. 0. Williams, M. O'Connell, J. Musgrove, John Benaghan, J. MoLeod, and H. Eaton were each fined 5s and costs for allowing horses to wander at large. A slaughter license was granted to D. Matthews, Mason's Flat, Waikari. A protection order was granted to Mrs Patterson. The following oivil caßes were heard: —Preston v Yallance, £lO 12s 6d, judgment for plaintiff with costs; Morris v Q-. Palmer, £4 15s, and Lewis v same, £2 8s 7d, judgment for plaintiffs in both oases by default; E. Christian v M. Thomas, £5 12s, judgment by consent. An application for a re-hearing on behalf of W. T. Ferrar was taken a note of by the magistrate, who promised to look up authorities bearing on the case.

Ambbblbx Ponx Bags,—This much vexed question again cropped up in the Amberley E.M. Oourt yesterday, when application was made for re-hearing the case of Lynskey v Ferrer (hon. sec. Amberley race committee). The magistrate, after hearing the reasons adduced in favour of a ro-bearing, decided that there were only two on whioh he would be inclined to further consider the matter, namely, if his Oourt had jurisdiction, and if the decision of stewards beicg advertised as final debarred any appeal to a court of law. He would look up authorities on the subject, and intimate the result to the parties interested.

Abhbtjbton Watbr Stjpplt.—On Wednesday evening the fire brigade tried a now sump opposite the Commercial Hotel. Beneath the concrete water channel, which runs along the korbing, is plaood an earthenware reservoir, 3ft. deep. A 6in. bend rises thence to the bed of the channel, Iho water from this accordingly supplying the reservoir, and a supply of clean water being rendered accessible by the medium of a suction hose communicating with the reservoir, and attached to an engine in the event of fire. The experiments, made with a very moderate flow of water, were satisfactory. Exit thb Te Whtti.itbs. Testerday afternoon the last of the Maorios in the Lyttelton gaol, some one hundred and twelve in all, took their departure for home by the Government steamer Hinemoa. As they marched down from the gaol to the steamer, two or three demonstrative glees were given with suoh force as to cause one or two of the more enthusiastic to leap into the air and wave their flax mats above their heads. The contrast between their clothing, ooming out of prison and their condition when they were marched in, was generally noticeable. The swarthy unadorned extremities that went in came out comfortably clad in good moleskins, the remnants of shawls had given place to good, warm blue serge jackets, and the feather-bedecked unbonneted heads to the warm covering of the pakeba's ohapeau.

Fbancb and Tunis.—Writing upon the Tunis question tho " Pall Mall Budget" says : —The complications which would ensue if France wore to yield to the temptation to reduce the Bey to a condition of vassalage would not be fully revealed until the French had irretrievably committed themselves to the assertion of their domination. It is admitted on all hands that such a step would excite a very bitter feeling in Italy. But as Italy would not risk a conflict with France just now, Frenchmen are apt to talk as if it does not matter how severely they wound. Italian susceptibilities. Prince Bismarck, they say, has sanctioned their action in Tunis, and what does it matter what Italy thinks ? Possibly it is just because it does matter a very great deal to France what Italy thinks that the German Chancellor ostentatiously favors a French advance on Tunis. Germany has everything to gain, although Frenchmen may think they have nothing to lose, by a policy which makes Franco almost as unpopular with Italians as with Germans. That the enemies of tho same Power are the natural allies of each other is a truth which hardly seems to be as clearly appreciated at Paris as it undoubtedly is at Berlin. A Ohabs-ctkristio Act. —Mr Gladstone was one of the first persons in the metropolis made acquainted with tho assassination of the Emperor of Eußßia on tho arrival of the news. It happened en hour or two after the receipt of the news the right hon. gentleman walked down from Downing street to the University Olub, where a number of members were reading the Sunday papers and lounging about. Tho Promier remained in the reading-room for some time examining maps of Greece and Turkey, sua then took hie departure without addrccsin anyone. Just as he was stepping into the street he informed the hall porter that the Emperor of Russia bsd been assassinated! The man told his fellow eer-

vants, and tho intelligence eoon spread all over the club. " But how do you know that it is true ?" exclaimed the members in an excited manner; to which the hall porter replied, " I had it from Mr Gladstone just as he was stepping into the street. The Premier had never informed any of his friends at the club, but reserved a piece of information—the importance of which has convulsed tho world—for the private ear of a hall-porter!—Home News.

An ingenious stonecutter in the Blue Grass rogions of Kentucky, jumped into notoriety at a bound by inscribing on a tombstone at his door : "He was a kind parent, a good citizem, played a fair game at ' Draw,' and owned three horeoe that could beat 2.30." Orders have been pouring in ever since. Newspaper editors, as a class, are obliged to keep cool under all circumstances, and, to provide against contingencies, every well regulated establishment has a compoingroom whore they can retire when under great mental excitement.

Getting measured for a suit of clothes isn't quite as bad as getting the hair cut, but it gives a man's shoulders dead away. English critics are beginning to accuse " Punch" of copying outright from American funny papers. George Selwyn once affirmed, in company, that no woman ever wrote a letter without a postscript. "My next letter shall refute you," said Lady G—. Selwyn soon after received a letter from her ladyship, where after her signature stood—"P.B.—Who was right—you or I ?"

The rifle match between C&rver and Scott for £6OO was begun on Bth March. Condition :—2OOO shots nightly for ton nights at 2000 glass balls propelled from traps. The first night's score—Garver, 940 { Scott, 935. The imports of Gieat Britain for 1880 were £408,990,000, and her exports (excluiive o£ foreign produce re-exported) £223,810,500;: both these totals show a very considerable increase over those of the two preceding years. It is rumored that a coach is to be started" to run between Liverpool and York at Id a mile fares. The whole distance is about 100 miles.

France and Spain have forbidden the Eepublic of Andorra to start a fashionable gambling hell.