THE GLOBE. MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1882.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2481, 20 March 1882, Page 2

THE GLOBE. MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1882.

LICENSING COMMITTEE. At the first meeting of the Avon licensing Committee, held at noon to-day, Mr B. J. 8. Harman wu elected chairman. LYTTM.TON E..M. Cottbt. Mr John Ollivier, R M., presided at this Conrt thi» mornirg. John Bean and Joseph Daniel, two of the seaman belonging to the ■hip Oairnbulg from Newcastle, were charged with violently assaulting T. La Babe, the cook of the ship, on Sunday last. The evidence went to thow that one of the prisoners, called " Din," a powerful looking negro, struck the cook en the head with a saucepan, the cook having previously been knocked down by the prisoner. The cook had refused to " make hash " for the men, stating to them that ho must finish with the cabin dinner first. Hot words ensued between Mm and the prisoners, resulting in the latter rushing into the galley and the breaking of a saucepan over the head cf the cook, who, at a consequence, was disabled from retaliating at the moment, and- whoee head was so eore that he wis nnublci to appear to give evidence against hit asiai'ants in the Court. His Worship, alter i tuning to two witnesses for the prisoners, sentenced them to one month's; imprisonment each, ard to pay the doctor's fee for attending the cook. Edward Bettliok, a laboring man, remanded eight days since for medical treatment, was, upon medical evidence, committed to the Asjlum at Sunnytide.

Thompson's Diorama..—Ths exhibition of the Diorama on Saturday .was largely attended, as was also the evening one. This week is announced es the last of the stay of the Diorama here, and during it some very handsome presents are announced' for distribution, including a grand piano and a horse. To-night tbe Diorama will be again exhibited.

Bttnaway.—A horse and trap standing near the Oorlton, and unattended, was the cause- of tome excitement this morning. The hone, presumably frightened by the palling tram train, bolted, and kept up a merry dance along Victoria street and Colombo street into Sydenham, where its onward career was stopped. No damage was done. There it no clue to its owner, who can recover his property by applying to the police officer at Sydenham police station.

Thb A*cbnt op Motjitt Egmokt.—The first suooossful aacsLt of Mount Egmont. from Midbirst (sayß the "Taranaki Herald" of the 14tb) by Mr A. Scherer, of Midhirit, and four other enterprising settlers from Stratford, on Saturday last. They report a magnificent view—Tongariro, Ruapehu, and .Raglan Heads being visible. Shortly after reaohing the summit, a thick mist, with strong wind, came npon them, which obscured every thing. A white flig was planted on the highest peak. Thbatbical.—Mr Williamson and Miii Maggie Moore passed through on Saturday, en route to Dunedin from Wellington, their dramatic season in the latter city having dosed. They arrived in time to catch the express train for Dunedin, where they were to appear on Saturday evening, in the respective characters of the Sergeant and Huth in " The Piratep of Penzanc*." The evergreen "Pinafore" is announced for to-night, and on the 29th their company open here in "Patience" Mr Drayton, agent in advance for the Mastodon Minstrels, arrived on Saturday to make arrangements for a return season in Ohristchurch about the end of April. The company appear in Dunedin after their Wellington season and then come on here, playing at the various towns overland on their way.

St. Maby's, Mebitam.— Harvest thanksgiving was oelebrated at the above church yesterday, a large congregation being present. The service was fully choral, and was conducted by the incumbent. The opening Hymn selected was 382, the special Psalm 104, and the Anthem, "Thou visitest the earth." The incumbent preached from Pdalm 145, 15v., and delivered a very impressive address. The Hymn before the sermon was 383, " We plough the fields and scatter." The evening service was also appropriate to the occasion, and was well attended. The churoh was appropriately dejorefc d, the font being a mass of choice fruit and flowers, the same beiug afterwards forwarded to the Hospital for the use of the patients. Harvest thanksgiving services were also celebrated yesterday at Bt. Luke's and St. John's. The floral and oereal deoorations at both churches were excellent, and at the former the display of fruit was erpccially fico. Speoial sermons applicable to tbc occasion were preached.

Fibb.—At about ten minutes past four o'clock yesterday morning the fire belU rang out an alarm, and it nai discovered that the

furniture shop and dwelling-house in the occupation of Mr O. T. Kiernan, and situate at the corner of Manchester and Martin streets, was on fire. Mr Kiernan had great difficulty in getting his wife and children out of the burning builaing, and consequently but few articles were Bared, the premises in question being completely gutted ; and the adjoining house, occupied by Mr W. E. Surrell, wae considerably damaged, as also was its contents. Mr Eiernan states that abont seven o'clock on Saturday evening ho discovered that the kitohen chimney, which is a double one, and connecting with the workshop at the rear, was on fire, which he got under by placing a wet sack on its top, and at midnight, when he went to bed, all appeared safe, bat when roused on Sunday morning the fire had a strong hold of the workshop. The buildings in question both belong to Mr Morten, of Hornby, and were both insured by that gentleman in the Colonial Insurance Offios—that occupied by Mr Eiernan for £250, whilst the insurance on the house occuoitjci by Mr Surrell is not stated. Mr Eiernan'* ftock was insured in the Colonial Office for £250, his household furniture was uninsured, and he estimates his loea ever and above insurance at £2OO The damage c"one to Mr Surrell'» furniture (which i« uuinsurod) by fire and water is es;imatedat £2O, whilst the damage done to tho building will be most probably covered by £4O.

Exhibition Pboobsbion.— A meeting of the tailoring trade will be held at the Porester's Flail to-morrow evening to oonsider the one. tfm of joining in the trades'procession on the opening of the Exhibition. _ Botchers' Mbbtins. —The meeting ot butihers, called for this evening at the Commercial Hotel, is postponed till half-paßt ■eyen o'clock to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, whan the advisability of taking part in the Exhibition prooeision will be considered. BKSTmmoN Mr Florance Anthony, whose liberality! n distributing over £IOO to passers by in the street sometime ago returns his thanks to the following gentlemen for having returned to bim the sums opposite their names :—Mr Gain, £lO ;Mr Paton, £32; Mr Datsor, £ls. . , Saicpxbb OT Wheat.— Through the kindness of Mr Wm, Bateman, who for the last seven weeks has been engaged in delivering a •eties of lectures on " Farmers' Co-operation in the agricultural districts of Southland, under the auspices of the various agricultural and pastoral associations of that locality, our attention has been directed to some really magnifiount samples of wheat and flax in the stalk which he procured on purpose to show the farmers cf Canterbury what can be achieved by their friends in the Bouth. The snmples were grown on the Strathmore estate, owned by Mr T. A. Ander«od, and for length and fullneiis of car the wheat would be hard to beat in any part of the colony. The samples, whioh ooneistof a bunch of red-ohaff wheat and another of rad-atraw wheat and a splendid speoimen of flax, are now exhibited at the Corn Kxohange, Oashel street. Several practical farmers have suggested that the Southland growers should tend sheaves of such samples to the forthcoming Exhibition. As Agitating Fboblbm. —The late Earl Of •Beaconsfleld's charming country house, aays " Atlas," in the " World," is not likely to suffer at the hands of its present tenant. Sir Samuel Wilson has brought home from Australia, besides a large fortune, a great admiration for what is historic and venerable in his native laud. The house, gardens, and grounds will be kept up with jealous care, and with no stint as to cost. "I feel sure," said Sir Samuel, over the wine and walnuts one day last week, " that I could not have come to any part of England where the country is more beautiful or the surroundings are so pleasant. The first time I saw this district was at the end of summer, when everything was looking its best; and I was so delighted with tho drive from Maidenhead to Wycomb, that I felt I had never met, in any part of the world, with scenery more beautiful." As to the *' pleasant surroundings," the secret is that the gantry of Bucks hare taken very kindly to their millionaire neighbor, whose politics ore of their hue, and whose hospitality is unimpeachable. Sir Samuel might have gone farther and fared worse, though how ho is to ba found, within the limits of the preat Conservative stronghold, the seat in Parliament he seeks, is an agitating problem. A Pbaotioaii Joeh.—Prom the " Daily Times " we take the following humorous incident :—lt appears that a return match was being played at Kelso the other day between the Tapanui and Kelso cricket clubs. Most of the Tapanui players made the journey on horseback, and, on arrival at their destination, turned their horses out in a small paddeck near the scene of action. It was rather late before the matoh was concluded, and the players very naturally feeling inolined for a j little refreshment, adjourned to a hotel hard by, where they proceeded to fight their battles over again under the oheerful influence of the flowing bowl. Little did they dream, while thus discussing the day's play, that the Kelso "larrikins " were busy with brush and paint, effecting a complete change in the oolor of the horses in the adjoining field. Imagine the surprise of the knights of the willow when, after the shades of evening had desoended, they proceeded to the paddock and found that they could not recognise their own horses, whioh were of a variety of colors very different from their natural hues. It was some time ere each rider was able to distinguish his own steed, but eventually the difficulty was overcome, and the party prooeedod on their return journey muttering anything but blessings on Kelso ingenuity. Sib Gborgk Bowes.—His Exoellency Sir George P. Bowen, the Governor of Mauritius, has been forbidden by his medical advisor, on account of ill-health, to go baok to Mauritius when his leave expires ia April next. It is expected that he will either be promoted to another governorship or get an extension of his leave of absence from the Colonial Office.

Mining.—The Marlborough "Express " of of 7th instant publishes the following bit of mining news :—" The pegging off of so much for quartz olaitns on the Dead Horse Oreek, Wakamaiina, has resulted in a considerable •mount of prospecting on the Wairau side of the range. Mr James Byrne, of Nelson, has been absent some woeke prospecting the Arm Chair Oreek and the range* on the back, the result being that he has pegged off for himself and party, 300 yards by 300 yards on the north tride of the left hand branch of the Arm Chair Creek. Mr James Smith, of Kelson, and two or three gentlemen in Havolock are interested, and a prospecting area was duly applied for in the Warden's Court on Friday. Dbsubbs ik Law.—The committee on the definition of subjects of examinations reported to the Senate at Auckland as follows— That the regulation specifying the terms to be kept and examinations to be passed for the degrees of Bachelor and Doctor of Laws be amended in olausos 2 and 5, and that there be inserted among the recommendations and announcements a list of books recommended; the alterations will be as follow—That clause 2 of the above regulation, line 5 and following read—" The second examination at the end of their third or any subsequent year, the subjects of whioh shall be—(a) Boman Law : The institutes of Justinian in the original, the history of ancient law. (b) The Law of Property : The principles of the law of real and personal property. (c) The Law of Obligations: General principles of obligations, obligations arising from agreement between parties, obligationa arising from representations, concealments, undue advantage taken, obligations arising by operation of law, obligations arising by operation of law, obligations arising from the special conditions of husband and wife, parent and child, guardian and ward, master and apprentice, infants, lunatica, and married women. The third examination at the end of their fourth or any subsequent year, the subjects of which shall be : —(a) International law—The rights and duties of nations in times of peace, the lights and duties of nations in time of wer the principles of private international law. (b) Law of wrongs (civil and criminal), (o) Law of proeadure—Process, pleading, evidence, and practice, in superior Courts of civil and criminßl jurisdiction." That clause V. of the above regulation read : V. The subjects of examination for the degree of Doctor of Laws shall be :—" (») Jurisprudence ; (b) Boman law; (c) constitutional law ; (d) international law." The Auokland " Herald," from which we have copied the report, does not say that it was agreed to by the Senate, bat probably it was. A Nbw Ikdubtby.—A Tobooco . growing Company was recently formed in the Wairarapi. The "Standard" ststes that a large number of samples of the full-grown green leaf have bean received by the manager, Mr Volibraoht, from the Bay of Llanda.. Wanganui, Gisborno, and Wairarapa. These have been cured and some of them are now on view at the office in Panama street. The Bay of Islands specimens have attracted considerable attention, being particularly flue and having a rioh and aromatio fragrance. We hear that the growers in this northern district find that they oan gather two crops in one season. Tho sowing for the now crop commences in June, and can be continued until September. The manager informs us that the compary has already received as many applications for seed as they hud lastyoar, and be#an to experience some difficulty in keeping the applicants supplied. At present there are about 134 acres in crop, and samples are coming in daily. All accounts combine to show that tho prospects of the company and of tobacco manufacture in Now Zealand are most healthy. Inspection of Daibiks —As will; be seen by a notice ckewhero, all persons carrying on business as cowkeepers, dairymen, or purveyors of milk within the drainage district must register their names, places of abodfi, and other laformamation, or they will beliable to prosecution. Chbibtchukcu Hospital. The house steward of chrixtebnreb Hospital bega to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of a parcel of books and periodicals from Mr Wood Kaiapo., W? towards the de-titate patients'.fundfrom Miss Sheiherd, Spreydon, a quantity of fruit from Mm Beat*. Kiccarton, and from a -"Friend."

•Gentlemen, a toast. Fill your rlbmm. May the rich sparkle of the *ne, the delicate £„ l! ,_!__• 'Bo continued in our necks, SS£5T<». 3 th. guests, and tho toast was imbibed slowly.