THE GLOBE. MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1881.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2245, 13 June 1881, Page 2

THE GLOBE. MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1881.

Distbict Ooubt.—ln the case 0 f McFarlane and other* v the Mercantile Loan and Agency Company, whioh was heard on Friday, and in which his Honor was to give judgment to-day, a discontinuance was entere 3 by plaintiff.

Angio Isbaehsm. —In allusion to the various letters on this subject in the Chris':ohuroh papers, and more especially to the argument that the British nation consists of four nationalities—the Irish, English, Welsh, and Scotch—and that the four initial letters of these people—substituting of oourse J for 1— spell the word Jews, a Dunedin contemporary says : —" It is well known that the common sayings of a people contain curious fosßils, from which the skilful philologist can often build up the history of a long-buried past. Bearing this in mind then, is there not to the earnest student a peculiar significance in such ezolamatione as "Oh Jerusalem ! " " O Johosaphet! " that we bear so often F How shall we explain the passionate appeals to Moses, whether as holy or jumping, both which forms of invocation are in every day use ? What shall we say of that common, and yet apparently inexplicable, request to "Go to Jericho" ? Why to Jericho ? Inquest.— An inquest will be held at the Sunny side Asylum this afternoon, at 4 o'clock, touching the death of Mury Ann Sumner, an inmate, who died on Saturday last. Lyttemon Naval Bri&adb. —The first half-yearly meeting of the members of the corps was held in the drill-shed, Lyttelton, on. Wednesday evening last. There wes ft very good attendance, Lieutenant McLallan in the chair. The balance-sheet was read by the treasurer, which showed the funds to be in a. very satisfactory state. The following gentlemen were re-elected as a committee for the ensuing year:—Lieutenant McLellan (chairman), Messrs F. Dransfield (treasurer), J. Mslcolmson, junr. (secretary), Tcague, Dr. Bouse, Riven, Garfortb, Nealer, and Bunker. After a vote of thanks had been passed to the outgoing committee and the chairman, the mooting terminated. A list of the subscriptions given in aid ot the brigade is published to-day in another column. Fibe.—Shortly before £ o'clock yesterday morning the Chester street bell rang oat a peal, quiokly followed by the one at Liohfield street and the railway whistle. The. fire, which was fortunately discovered before it had got any hold, was found to be in a shop situate at the corner of Manchester and Marton streets, in the occupation of Costley and Co., grocers, kc. The Fire Brigade, as usual, were prompt in responding to the alarm, but their services were not, fortunately, required to any great extent. It appears that a fire had been in use in a parlor above tbe shop, and that some of the live embers worked their way down until the woodwork of the shop below was reached, which caught fire. Mrs Costley was aroused by a crackling noise and alarmed her sons, who wont down and obtained the assistance of Mr Kiernan, a neighbour, who out a bole in the flooring boards, and by means of the plentiful supply of rain water at hand succeeded in putting out the fire, or very nearly so, and the Brigade accomplished the rest. The damage done was but trifling, not more than £5 to premises, and about £lO to stook by water. The building, belonging to Mr G. B. Nelson, is insured for £3OO in the Victoria, and the stock for £2OO. It is fortunate that the tire was discovered in time to prevent serious contequences. Successful Daisy Company.—The Aylesbury Dairy Company is a most remarkable instance of the succcess which can be made to

attend dairying on a large icale. The Company was started in 1866 at Bayswater, London, frith the main object of supplying consumers with a pure article. Since then progress has been continuous. In 1875 the quantity of milk sold to private families was 262,535 gallons, and in 1879 no less than 625,967 gallons—or an increase of more than 100 per cent, in four years. The arrangements for providing pure milk are moat complete, and involve a very large outlay annually in testing, &o. In the " British Mail" of July Ist last appear elaborate illustrated details of the operations of the Company, and to those wo would refer interested readers. We may add that the Ayleiibnry Company's last dividend was at the rato of ninepence per share of £llos, making 7\ per cent, for the year.

A New Chum'b View op Oub Debt.— The Hamilton correspondent of the Auckland "Herald" writes:—"An instance of how lightly people from England look upon what we in New Zealand have so much made of to us—our indebtedness and consequent taxation —was exemplified here at the bridge mt oting on Thursday night. A vote of thanks to country gentlemen who had come so far on an inclement evening was accorded, and coupled with the name of Mr Barugb, the new proprietor of the Wattle Estate, and one who emigrated by the advice of Messrs Grant and Foster. Mr Barngh, in returning thanks, referring to the matter before them—a request to the Government to vote £7OOO to make tbe bridge free—expressed an opinion that the indebtedness of the colony, made so much of by some parties, wes a more fleabite, and not so much as the capital account of a railway at Home of which he was a shareholder; that ho was quite surprised at the lightness of taxation, which was a mere nothing to what he had had to bear at home, cither general or local, and that in his opinion if the colony's debt wore doubled, for reproductive purposcii, the taxpayer here would still sit muoh easier than the'taxpayer at home." Mabinbbs, Bbwabb!—The " Otago Daily Times '' reports that some dangerous ground has been discovered about three quarters of a mile to the N.E. of the south head of Wickliffe Bay, whioh is about halfway betweon Taiaroa Heads and Oape Saunders. The attention of the Marine Department will be called to the report made on the matter by Captain Sundstrom, of the Kakanui.

Accident.—On Saturday evoring, about seven o'clock, ono of Mr Lamb's hansoms was coming round the corner of Montreal street into Oxford terrace when it was run into by a butoher's cart without lights, belonging to Mr Oulliford. The shaft of the cart entered the chest of the horte in the hansom, penetrating about 12in. The driver of the butoher's cart, who was thrown out and bruised slightly, instead of affording any assistance, wanted to have a pugilistic encounter with the driver of the hansom. Diphthebia at Asbxby.—Ooneid.srable differenoo of opinion has arisen at Ashley in referenoe to the question of this disease in some of the families of children attending the school. On tho statement by one medical gentleman that the complaint is diphtheria, tho school committee have asked one of the parents not to eend his children to school. On tbe statement of another legally qualified medical practitioner that the disease is (imply relaxed soro throat, and that if the first modico will prove it he will give £lO to some local charity, the parents and committee are puzzled to decide.

Kaiapoi School Committee. The monthly mooting of this committee waii held on Friday evening. Present—Messrs Parnham (chairman), Porter, Mooro, and I'raser. One or two circular letters were received from the Board of Education. Accounts, £ll 9s, were passed. It was resolved that a committee of Messrs Parnbam, Pashby, end Eraser, have necessary alterations made to the out-offices of the school. The returns showed a decrease in the attendance, attributable to bad weather, and a certain amount of illness which had deterred parents from seeding their children to school. After pasting some routine business, the oommilteo adjourned.

Eclipse of the Moon.—A total eclipse of the moon was visible last evening', end from the cloarness of the atmosphere was observable with great disliotness. The times of the various phases wore as follows:—First contact with the prnumbra, 3h 45m p.m. • first contact with tho shadow, 4h 41m p.m. • beginning of the total phase, 5h 44m p.m. • middle of the eolipee, 6h 23m p.m.; end of the toUl phase, 7» 3m p.m.; la6t contact with, tho Eliudovr, 8h 6ra p.m. ; last contact with the per.umbra, Oh 2m pm. Magnitude of the eclipse (moon's diameter = 1), 1.348. Smuggling. The " Southland limes " says: "For some time the Customs have suspected (hat smuggling was carried on in • Minection -rif.h the Melbourne steamers and on the arrival of the Rotomahana a search was made m the store room of the fore-cabin steward, in which were found some 341 b of tobacoo and three boxes of cigEW. for the possession of which the owner (Thos. Davis) could give no reasonable excuso. Aj the goods mentioned did not appear on the ship's papers, the Oollector at Inveroargill ordered them to be seized.

Stjddbn Dbath at Poet. —Mr Peter Cameron, senior, ono of the oldest and most reipeoted settlers at Port, died rather suddenly on Friday evening. The deoeased gentloman was 78 years of age. Thb Cobnbb op thb Lyttbltoh PostOefiob.—This hitherto has been the favorite resort of the Lyttelton unemployed, but the authorities, it appears, have determined that it shall bo no longer. Notices heen posted up on the walls of tho Post-Orßoe cautioning persons against using the corner as a rendezvous, and tho polioe are tailing steps to enforce tho new regulation. Sergeant Morice, with commendable promptitude, has put his staff on the alert, resolved to have what had become an intolerable sidewalk nuisance removed. Arrangements have been made whereby the really genuine sailors who are looking out for a ohanco to ship will have the uso of the back yard of tbo Government buildings. Whenover any attempt has been made in the past to clear tho Bidowalk it has failed, simply upon the pretext that sailors must stay nbeut the entrance to the Custom House in order to obtain omployment. It is hoped, therefore, that this has now been overcome, and the public will find less difficulty in tho future in getting into tho routOffice at Port, the Telegraph Office, and tho Custom House.

Subdividing thb Elbctbio Light.—A ▼ jry ingenious and simple method of subdividing the eUctrio light has just been effected by Mr J. B intiug Rogers, of Lombard street, London. It effects the subdivision thoroughly, and tho system may bo familiarly represented by a tree with its trunk or stem, from whioh radiate the main limbs, which again bear branohes, from whioh in turn shoot the twigs. Taking the producing power—which in tho present instance was a bichromate battery and a £-in coil—the conductors, positive and negative, were led from tho two polos, each to 3n accumulating box containing dividing apparatus, which is said to be capable of effecting eighteen divisions of the main current, although only one wire was used in the experiment, that being sufficient to illustrate the principle. This single wire was carried from each of the two accumulating boxes to a dividing box, and from this box again eight _ pairs of wires could have bean led to eight other boxes for the further subdivision of tho current, but five pairs were considered sufficient. Those five pairs of wircß wore led to five other boxes, one pair to each, where the current was further subdivided. From these boxes it was stated that no fewer than twentyeight oircuits could bavo been formed had the battery power been sufficient, but as it was not, wires forming nine circuits only were used. On those nine circuits twenty-seven vacuum tubes represented so many lights three on each circuit—which wore all supported from tho one battery. The circuits were detaohed one by one, without interfering with the lights on tho remainder. So far as the experiment went, it satisfactorily demonstrated that the electric current could be divided, redivlded, and again subdivided, so as to render the light available for the smallest apartment.—" European Mail." Paul Boyton, who is a prisoner in the hands of the Chilians, is said to be getting along swimmingly.