THE GLOBE. MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1881.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2304, 22 August 1881, Page 2

THE GLOBE. MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1881.

Mayobal Election. —We are authorised in stating that Mr Ayers will be a candidate for the Mayoral cbair at the forthcoming election.

Lyttelton Magistrate's Court. —Bobt. j Pointer, a man whose years should have made him more cautious, was this morning charged at this Court, before Mr J. Berwick, 8.M., with three distinct breaches of the Prisons Act, inasmuch as he held communication with prisoners undergoing sentence at the Lyttelton gaol, and upon two occasions left packages of a savoury character (to prisoners) in suck places us the hard-labour gang _ were employed. Sergeant Morice, in opening the case for the prosecution, stated that offences of the sort had become too common of late, and the prison authorities had complained to the police respecting them. A. man named Roderick McClennan, who recently secured hie freedom from the gaol, had been suspected, and an information laid against him™ out that would be withdrawn since the evidence against Painter had come up. Painternow pleaded guilty, and asked the clemencyof the Bench, saying that, as he had tut recently been discharged from the gaol afters lengthy term (two years) imprisonment for receiving stolen property, it would betaken as an extenuating circumstance.The gaoler, Mr S. O. Phillips, said the prisoner was well conducted whileundergoing bis sentence, but the offence of which he was now cbsrged had become a most serious one. Articles of a very different character to biscuits, tobacco, cakes, and so forth, had been found secreted about the works where the prisoners were at work, and left there, no doubt, for the use of the men undergoing sentence. The Bench sentenced Painter to pay £2O, in default, three months’ imprisonment. On the application of thegaoler, the prisoner would be committed to Dunedin gaol.—A seaman was fined 10s or forty eight hours’ imprisonment for being drunk on Saturday last. Vaccination.— The public vaccinator for the district. Dr. Nedwill, brought before theBench to-day a case of neglect to return, aftervaccination, for the purpose of inspection. Dr. Nedwill informed the Bench that he did not desire the full penalty of £8 to be indicted, bur merely to call public attention to the fact that compliance with the provisions of the Act was essentially necessary. The Bench, on the request of Dr. Nedwill, ordered the child to. be brought up next vaccination day for inspection, and intimated their intention oP strict ly enforcing the fine in any cases brought before them after this warning. Porents and others having the care of children should, therefore, be careful to see that the Act is is complied with. The Cathedral Bells. The work of hanging these bells in their proper position iebcing proceeded with to-day, and we may expect shortly to hear the familiar tones of afull peal in our midst. French Brilliants. —For a long time past the problem how to produce diamonds equal to the pure carbon deposit has commanded a great amount of attention, and experiments have been repeatedly made, attended with but varying success. Recently a gem has been produced so nearly like the real thing that, even when placed alongside each other, it has been hard to say which is the pure and which the imitated gem. Mr Montague, of the Fancy Bazaar, has just imported a consignment of’the latter, and doubtless those curious in these matters will inspect them with very great interest. A Quaint Notice. —A Lyttelton grocer the other day received through the post the following characteristic epistle from one of his customer-: —“Lyttelton, this is tu giv u notis that i as fild mi shutel. ” An Owner Wanted.—A valuable mourning ring has come into the hands of the Lyttelton police authorities under what is be-

lieved to be suspicious circumstances, and any person having lost one is requested to communicate with the officer in charge, Sergeant Morice.

Indecent Assault. —On Saturday morning the Resident Magistrate at Ashburton committed to trial at Christchurch a man named Fry, for an alleged indtcent assault committed on a woman named Harper, the keeper of a boarding-house in Ashburton. Intbecaeqill Industbial Exhibition.— We hear that, in connection with the Industrial Exhibition which will be open in Invercargill from September Ist to 10th, the Railway Department intend to i-sue tickets to Invercargill from Christchurch, Ashburton, and Timaru, on any day during the first week in September, at two-tbirds of the ordinary single first or second-class fare, good for seven days, and available for the return journey within that time. The Maelbobough Libel Cask. —In re-

ference to the recent action for libel, Griffiths v Johnson, in which the jury gave a verdict for plaintiff for £250, the “ Marlborough Times ’’ states that Mr Griffiths has been paid £350 in settlement of the action, it is elated, £250 in cash, and two bills of £SO each, Mr Griffiths having executed a release to Mr Johnston, and also covenanting not to proceed against or prosecute the writer of the libel.

The Oamabu Outrage —With regard to the case of brutal ill-treatment of a wife at Oamaru, Friday's “Mail” says: —"It has not been necessary to hold an inquest, as the matter has already been brought before the Resident Magistrate; but it is probable that a fresh information will bo laid against Augustus, charging him with either murder or manslaughter, He will be brought up again on Tuesday, to which date he has already been remanded. A postmortem examination has been held by Dr. Wait.” OoiiPLiHENTABY Ball. —The return ball given by the burgesses of Rangiora to the exMayor, Mr H. Blackett, was held in the Literary Institute Hall on Friday evening last. The decorations by Messrs Roberts, Lilly, and Bailey displayed evident taste, and the evergreens, ferns, and pot plants kindly lent by Mr B. Atkinson were greatly admired. The excellent music contributed by Mr Schwartz was much appreciated by those present. The supper and general catering for the refreshment rooms was supplied in the usual liberal style of Mr J. Roberts. This ball has proved to be about one of the very best ever given in the northern district, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended.

Bbeach of the Psisonb Act. —The prison authorities at the Lyttelton Gaol have recently suspected that the dietary scale allowed within the prison was being supplemented in a surreptitious way by some out-

side person or persons contrary to the statute, and on Saturday last a parcel was picked up near the now police station at Port upon which some of the hard labor gang were employed, which fully confirmed these suspicions. The contents of the parcel were found to consist

of tobacco, butter, cakes, &0., including a letter. Sergeant Morioa traced the package home to the person he believes to be the generous donor, who will in due course be

brought before the Police Court this morn-

Thbatbb Eotal,—The Management cannot be congratulated on the result of the ohange of bill on Saturday night from “ My Partner” to “ Xhe Galley Slave.” The latter piece is essentially French in its construction, and the situations evolved by the progress of the plot, forced and unnatural, added to this the scope of the characters, except those played by Mr Leake and Mrs Hill, are entirely unsuited to the company. Even those referred to are simply sketches, and afford to neither of the artists referred to that amount of scope for the display of their powers which is necessary to davelope them to the best advantage, Mr Leake did his best with the part of Sydney Noroott, which from the unnaturalness of the chart,cter with which the author has invested it, was a very arduous role to play satisfactorily. It is conceived in the moat pronounced ideal of French melodrama, but Mr Leake by his thoroughly natural acting, and the absence of exaggeration, which is his strong point, managed to make it less extravagant than perhaps it would have appeared in other hands. Mr Hill made a very good Francesca, but Miss Lily May was entirely overweighted in the part of Cicely, which requires both dramatic force and pathos to render it a success. Mr Hamilton was not at home in hia part, and Mr Jewett made the Baron de Bois far too much of a heavy melodramatic villain. Mr Kennedy was fairly successful as Franklin Fitts, but the fun of the author is of a very elephantine kind, and so there was but little scope for the humor which Mr Kennedy undoubtedly possesses. The other parts were moderately well filled. Taken as a whole the piece is decidedly inferior to the one first produced by the company. It will bo played again this evening.

Election op Oounoillobs.—The annual election of Councillors to fill the four vacancies caused by the retirement by rotation, and one extraordinary vacancy oiused by the resignation of Mr Oherrill, will take place on the Bth of September, The following are the councillors retiring—North-east ward, Mr W. S. King; north-west do., Mr T. S. Lambert; south-east ward, Mr O. P. Hulbert ; southwest ward, Mr O. B. Taylor, and the extra one, for the north-west ward, Mr N. K Oherrill. Nominations must be sent in to the City Council Chambers on or before August 29tb, addressed to the Returning officer.

Football. —The football match on Saturday, which wm the last before the intorproTiocial contest, came off on the A. and P. Association ground, betwoed a picked Fifteen and a Twenty-tiro, the former captained by Milton, and the latter by Lowin. The ball was kicked off by the captain of the Fifteen, and immediately returned to the Twenty-two goal, the only point during the first spell being a touch down by the Twenty-t wo. The Fifteen forward were playing very badly, and allowed their opponents to rush the ball through them. During the second spell the game was more even. In the third and last spell the Fifteen made several determined rushes into the Twenty-two goal, but without succeeding in making any score. Immediately after the match the selection committee chose the following team to represent Canterbury against Otago on Saturday next, viz., Messrs Anderson A. H., Bolton 0., Chapman A. T., Ootterill E. J., Dobson O. 8,, Farr Herbert, Farr Henry, Harman R. D , Hartland, J. F.. Helmore G,, Lane L., Lee H., Milton W. V., Potts W., and Talbot P. 5 emergency—Ootterill W. J., Lewin M., and Spragge H. Practices will be held on Oranmer square as usual every morning and evening, and the team are requested to turn up regularly.

A Pioneer. —The “ oldest inhabitant” of Auckland now surviving is said to be Mr Thomas Neild, aged eighty-nine yeais, who has resided there for upwards of forty-two years. The old gentleman, says the “ Observer,” recalls the days when Captain Daldy kept a small store on the site of the present Metropolitan Hotel, which stood on the edge of a creek, and was only approachable by boat. He remembers when the firm of Brown held a great sale of goats ; cows not having at that time been introduced; •when pork was 2d per lb, and potatoes Is per owt., forming the principal article of diet; when the only dwellings in Auckland were raupo huts, and the current rates of wages were from Is 6d to 2s 6i per diem. When the intelligence of the battles of the Nile and Trafalgar reached Dublin, he was old enough to read the accounts in the public bulletins. Ha was well acquainted with Dan O’Connell, and tells many amusing stories about the Liberator, particularly hie encounter with the celebrated fish woman, Mrs McCartney. The old man has only stirred beyond the premises where he livee on two occasions during the past ten years, and then only to record his vote at excit'ng elections.

The New Hall. —The onward march of improvement in our midst will shortly necessitate the removal of a well-known timber structure in High street. We refer to the first Wesleyan Church, which, on the erection of the Durham street church in 1864, •was sold, together with the site on which it elands, and has since been need for purposes of trade by Uessrs H. E. May and Co., and known as The Hall, The proprietors, finding their present business accommodation too small for their requirements, have determined to replace the present structure by a handsome building of brick, the front of which will b 0 richly stuccoed. On the ground floor two shops will be built, the interior height o' which will be 15ft. in the clear, the area being 70ft. by 45tt. One of the shops will be use ’ for the sale of ready-made clothing, the other being devoted to drapery purposes. The windows will be of massive plate-glass from floor to ceiling. A series of fluted iron columns, with Corinthian caps, will support the upper floor, and thence continued will support the ceiling of the first storey, access to which will be gained by a very wide well staircase, with iron balustrades. This will lead into a magnificent show room, 54ft. by 42ft., having on either side commodious fitting rooms. At the rear will be provided two large rooms for the employes in the millinery and dressmaking departments, an entry being provided at the rear from Hereford street The ground and first floors will bo matchlined to the top of the fittings, above which it will be plastered, a very pretty cornice running around the top of both floors. The show rocm will be lit from High street by three larg* windows, the centre one being very beautifully supported on cither side by Corinthian capped pediments, the same architectural decoration being observed on the outer sides of the other windows. Above this will rise a richly ornamented scroll frieze •with brackets, on which the words “ The Hall,” will be fully displayed in large raised letters. A very handsome verandah of iron and glass will be erected in front. The foundation of the building will be of concrete, the walla of the ground floor to be 18in. in thickness, whilst those of the upper atorey will be 14in. in width. The architects are Messrs Jacobsen Bros., and, judging from the plans shown us, the building will be an ornamental feature in a street by no means destitute of good specimens of archi' cturo.

Fabuses’ Oo opebatite Association.— A meeting of the provisional directors of the Farmers’ Co-operative Association Was held at the Com Exchange, on Saturday afternoon, at half-past one ; present—Messrs Ensor (in the ohair), Peryman, Willis, Mathias, Leadley, Jenkins, Starkey, Courage, Anson, Parker, Gough, Parsons, Holies, Greenwood,Mcßoth, Milne, Pearson, Dickenson, Higgins, Gammack, Woodman, Overton, Amyes, Henderson and Bruce. The chairman road the subcommittee’s report revising Articles of Memorandum of Association. The report recommended that the name of the association be altered from “ North Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association” to “New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury (Limited), the committee considering that the original title was of too local a character. It was further recommended that the proposed capital should he increased to £250,000, in 50,000 shares of £5 each, the first issue of nob more than 20,000 sharea, to be payable as follows : —los per share on application, 10a on allotment, and 5s calls to bo made at intervals of not less than throe months. The foregoing recommendations were approved by the mooting. Mr Maude (of Harper and Oo.J then read the articles of Association, in which sundry alterations had been made by the committee. The alterations, were generally approved of by the meeting, and one or two additions made, the most important of which was—l. That the holder of one share be entitled to the benefits of tho Association ; and, 2. That no original application for shares in more than one person’s name would be entertained. A sub-committee consisting of Messrs Ensor, Parsons, J. Holmes, Courage and Peryman was appointed (0 revise and issue the prospectus of the Association, and to make arrangements for receiving applications for shares, Ihis concluded the business of the meeting. The subcommittee met at the close of the meeting and arranged several matters of detail.

Ranoioba Boeough Council/.—The retiring councillors at the annual election for this borough are Ors. Boyd, Good, and (brothers. Ihb “ Fbexhbit ” Oasb.—ln sentencing Herr Most, the editor of the “ Freiheit,” the Lord Chief Justice said: —“ But for the recommendation of the jury to mercy, I should have felt it my duty to send you into penal servitude, but I take that recommendation into account. I do not, therefore, reduce you to the condition of a slave, but I pass upon you a sentence which I believe — indeed, which I know—to be a sentence very hard to bear. I recollect—as I think I ought to recollect —that by the operation of the Court itself you have already undergone some period of imprisonment, and I order you to be further kept in imprisonment, with the addition of hard labor, for sixteen calendar months.” The prisoner, on leaving the dock, said —“ We might as well be in Russia.”

A New Fish. —The “ Scientific American” says that there was lately on exhibition in Boston a fish caught about twelve miles from the Isles of Shoals by Wallace Wright, of the fishing schooner Jennie P. Phillips, from Swampscott. At the time of its capture it was 15ft. long, and weighed 2,4301 b. In its stomach wore found a codfish weighing 501 b., two smaller cods, and two coots. It had a large mouth, containing seven rows of sharp teeth, and in general appearance was somewhat like a shark, but what is most singular is the fact of its being uncommonly well supplied with respiratory organs. It had not only a mouth, but gills, nostrils, and blow holes. While on exhibition at Lynn the fish was examined by several scientific gentlemen, but no one has been able to classify it.

Qubbb Bepbeshment.—Talking of eating naturally suggests drinking. I have heard in my time of any quantity of beverages, from gold-topped Boederer to humble sheoak, but I certainly never heard of a man, through choice, quaffiing mucilage or liquid gum arabio till the other evening, when I wit nessed the “ special ” of a certain newspaper down South treating himself to a “Kentucky shout ” in one of the rooms at “ the House.” The festive youth referred to walked up to the gum pot, the contents of which he deliberately poured down bis throat. Having somewhat slaked his thirst he put the bottle down on the table with a sigh of satisfaction, and as ho wiped his mouth, exclaimed, “That is very nourishing,” which no doubt it was, and decidedly cheap into the bargain. The housekeeper, however, oen’c understand how it is the reporters can use so much gum. —" Asmodous,” in the N.Z. “ Mail.” Mabinb Insubanob in Oalipobnia.—ln the “ Daily Commercial News,” published in San Francisco cn the Ist July, is published a summary of the business done is Marine Insurance in connection with California for the year 1880, compiled from official statistics. At the end of the report is a table giving the marine premiums received in California during 1880, and the losses paid, embracing the latest official statistics obtainable. In this table we find two local conpanies included—the New Zealand and South British. The former is credited with total

premiums received, 12,081 84 dollars. The losses paid amounted to 9069.15 dollars. The South British is credited with the receipt of 16,413.45 dollars in the shape of premiums, and losses amounting to 5851.62 dollars. The list of companies doing business in shipping insurance includes thirty-six names. The total premiums received is 1,242,560 OSdols, and the total losses paid 630,563 64d015. A Novel Obsteuction.— A new departure in railway obstruction is thus recorded by the

“ Southland Times ” :—“ The Bluff train was brought to a walk yesterday morning by an unusual inspector of permanent way in the shape of a large seal, which had found its way out of the harbor and was lying across the line a little below G-reenhilis. Being seen in time, the engine was slowed, but the slippery customer showed no intention to move, but rather to show fight. The cow-catcher being no respecter of persons, nor seals, shoved the obstructionist unceremoniously aside. The opportunity was too good to be lost, and the passengers leapt from the carriages with zeal to seal the fate of the seal by its capture. A rope was got and a running noose made, but the contour of these amphibia is not such as to permit of anything better than a slippery hitch being made about their waists, so the seal floundered to the harbour, and is still free, and may be “ blowing ’ to its mates, if it has any, of its encounter with that most progressive animal of the age—the iron horse.” England and the Holy See. —For considerably more than three centuries there has been a total cessation of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the G-overnment of England. Henry YIII.’s conduct brought about the rupture which has continued so long, and only healed for the brief period that Mery wielded the sceptre. Under some of the Stuarts there were secret negotiations, or it is generally believed there were, but no avowed official communications. How the two Bowers have managed to exist under such distressing circumstances passes comprehension. Now the subject of the renewal of diplomatic relations is being anxiously discussed at Borne, and the likelihood appears to be that before long the Pope will be represented at the Court of St. James’by a properly-accredited Nuncio. A correspondent of the “ Francais ” says this happy result would have been reached some time ago but for Lord Beaconfiold’s objection to receiving an ecclesiastical envoy from the Vatican, though he was quite willing to the reception of a lay representative.

Brave Ohildeen. —Three little sisters, gays a London paper, the oldest fourteen years of age, the next nine, and the third an infant of one year and nine months, in the arms of the eldest, were brought into the hall of the police court at Dumfries the other morning. They had lived in Manchester, but ware deserted by a drunken mother, and were turned out of the lodgings in which they had been staying ; their father had gone to Glasgow, and thither the little ones had determined to follow him. They accordingly set out from Manchester on Monday week the eldest girl carrying her baby sister, and arrived in Dumfries oa> Sunday night, having been eleven days on the road. They were terribly fatigued,'but were in no humor to give up, and expected to reach Glasgow the following Monday. They had made application at the police office in the various towns in which they spent the nights for an order for lodgings, and this generally, though not always, had entitled them to a breakfast. The magistrate ordered the detention of the children in the workhouse for seven days, to allow of inquiries being made in Glasgow respecting the father. The Bogus Petition. — Amongst other statements recently made by an “ unemployed ” petition to Parliament from Oamaru, was one that “ some of the petitioners were going about almost naked, while many of their wives and children were ill and could not get medical aid.” These unfortunates asked that they should be shipped off to Mr Proudfoot’s works in New South Wales. The Government referred the petition to the Borough Council of Oamaru to make inquiry into the case of the petitioners, and this has resulted in a strange exposure, according to the ‘‘North Otago Times." That paper says :—“Scarcely any of the signatures were those of working men, let alone the unemployed. One was the autograph of a genial wholesale merchant in Tyne street, who is certainly neither underfed, ill-clothed, nor married, nor, perhaps we may add, likely to enter the blissful state—at least not just yet. Two of the signatures were those of gentlemen who have been dead three years ; one was that of a leading draper in Oamaru, another was a well-to-do hotelkeeper, one that of a veterinary surgeon, one of a blacksmith, and one of a master saddler (a bachelor), now in England. Oeitainly none of these gentlemen could justly describe themselves as unemployed, nor do we suppose they would be eager to do so. The names have evidently been out from some old memorial on some other subject, and attached to this unemployed petition either by way of hoax or swindle.” Lincoln School. —A special meeting of the committee of the above school was held on Friday evening last for the purpose of appointing a headmaster, vice Mr Bishop resigned, and a pupil teacher as a substitute for Miss A, Pannett resigned. There were eighteen applications for the former post, to which Mr John Simpson, of Dunsandel, was elected. Miss Eleanor Harrison, of Broadfield, was chosen for the post of pnpil teacher, both appointments being subject to the approval of the Board of Education. Mr Meyenberg’s resignation as a member of the school committee was accepted with regret. The use of the schoolroom on September 2nd to the Lincoln Oricket Club for a ball and

dance was granted. It was resolved to apply to the Board for a grant of £8 for repairs to master’s dwelling house. Several other matters of minor importance wore attended to, and one account was passed for payment.

Attempted Suicide. A man n , an Tobiason, a foreigner, attempted to take his life by poisoning this morning. He procured some strychnine and swallowed a considerable quantity of it at his house in Hereford street. The fact was disesvered, and Dr. Townendwas called in, who went with the unfortunate man to the Hospital, where the mual remciies were promptly applied. He was olive, and hopes were entertained of bis recovery at three o’clock this afternoon. The Deuid Centennial.—A meeting in reference to the above was held at the Wellington Hotel on Saturday evening. The various lodges were well represented ; D.P. Bro. Samuels occupied the chair, and D.P. Bro. Wilsfeod the vice-chair. Xhe ball, concert, and procession committees brought up their reports. Xhe line of march was stated, and the programme of the concert was presented. A tender was accepted for torches. A torch committee and door committee wore appointed. It was stated that several promises of codes of flags had been received from Lyttelton. It was decided that those intending to take part in the procession should meet at the Drillshed at 6 pm. Xhe meeting then adjourned, with a vote of thanks to the chairman.