NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2513, 27 April 1882, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY.

City Council By laws. —Mr Beetham will give judgment in the case, City Council v Boberts, on May 3rd. Bbnbpit Entertainment at Port.—A full house responded to the offer of the minstrel company belonging to the ship Gateloch to give an entertainment in aid of the orphan family of the late Mrs Payne. The performance was given in the Lyttelton Oddfellows’ Hall on Wednesday night. The programme was both varied and lengthy. The first part consisted of the burnt-cork business by Pufflt’s Amateur Oceanic Minstrel Troupe, the name adopted by the Gareloch crew in their negro characters. Some good songs were sung, and tho usual conundrums evoked their share of amusement. A couple of short but laughable comedies were played, in which some hornpipe dancing formed a prominent part. The whole of the performers gave their services gratis, and deserve very great praise for the trouble they went to and tho pains they took to make the entertainment attractive. The receipts from the performance will be applied towards liquidating the mortgage upon a cottage owned by the late Mrs Payne. Polios Pro motions.— On the recommendation of Mr Broham, the Commissioner has promoted Constables Crockett, Cullen, and McOausland to be first class constables; and Constables Hayes, Jeffrey, Mahoney, and McLellaod to bo second-class constables. Vaccination. —Through the courtesy of Dr. Haoon, the Public Vaccinator of Christchurch will bo able to vaccinate direct from a calf at the Hospital to-morrow at noon. Milk Bags.—The mite race for £IOO aside between Fagan, of Christchurch, and Burke, of Dunedin, takes place on tho Caledonian Society’s Grounds Dunedin, on Saturday next. Burke is the favorite in Dunedin, but Fagan has many admirers, and is said to have accomplished some good performances during his training, so if Burke be not quite up to old form, he will not easily beat the Canterbury man. City Council —Special meetings were held by the City Council last evening, at which the Carriers and by-laws were formally adopted, and the 29fch May was fixed as the date when they will come on for final consideration. At one of the special meetings the burgess roll for 1882-83 was declared correct. Thb Dr. Campbell Memorial. —At: a meeting of the subscribers to this fund held yesterday, Mr P. Cunningham, the chairman, submitted for inspection a photograph, which he had received from Scotland, of the monument recently completed to the order of the subscribers. The stone, which is constructed of red granite, is in the form of a pi’lar, the dengn being very graceful and effective. The base is octagonal, and immediately above is a broad scroll bearing the following inscription: memory of Donald Campbell, surgeon, his beloved wife Mary Esther, and their five children [here follow the names of the ohil dren], who wero drowned in the wreck of the s s. Tararua, off Waipapa Point, on the 29th April, 1881. ‘ And the sea gave up the dead which were in it.’ ” Tho pillar itself, which is round in shape, is surmounted by on urn partly covered with a shroud. The monument was shipped on board the Selim, which is expected to arrive in about a month’s time. It will be erected in the Scotch Cemetery, Christchurch. Organ Ekcital. —An organ recital will be given in the Cathedral this evening by Mr N. O. Barnett. Wesleyan Church Anniversary.— -The seventeenth anniversary of the Durham street Wesleyan Church will be celebrated this evening, when a soiree will take placj in the school room, followed by a public meeting in the church, when addresses will be delivered by ministers and other gentlemen. Cheap Excursion to Malvern District. —Tho Kail way Department announce another cheap excursion, this time to Springfield, the fares being 5s and 3s, first and second class return respectively. There are many objects of interest in tho Malvern district, notably the Springfield coal mines and pottery works. The Waimakariri Gorge bridge, distant some three miles from Sheffield, is worthy of a visit. It is understood that, if found to be remunerative, other excursions will be provided to various parts of the country, including another trip to the famous Weka Pass.