NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2552, 13 June 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Sib Julius Voobl.—Sir Julius Vogel, who is now oq his «r;iy to New Zealand, is accompanied by IJu-iy They do not ictend in-.king acy fctay iu Melbourne. \'nw Zealand Okistinals—A Wagga (N".S.W.) telegram of Juuo 2nd s*ys that two m.'n, giving the i.a-ncs of Campbell and West man, were arretted there as being idimtic.il with those wantod for committing a robbery on an extensive scale in New Zealand some two months ago. When arrested a quantity of watchos and jewellery wrro found upou the prisoners, who dad been offeiirg them for sale. They stand remanded for one week.

Judicial.—An Order in Council, published in the!," G-jz itte " of the Bth, assigns tho Canterbu y district to Mr Justice Williams as well aa to Mr Justice Johnston, to whom it *RB a tinned in 1869. Pkatbh Union —The Lyttelton Women's Prayer Union will meet at the Weeleyan schoolroom very Wednesday at three o'clock. ffom-n oi" til denominations are requested to attend.

Ooeoseh's Inquest —An inquest touching ?ho de*th of William Anderson Rattray, a l»d of ail roars of age, who was aocidentally kilUd on Saturday, was held at the residence jf his patents yesterday afternoon, before D< J W. 8 Oownrd, coroner, and a jury of rirtlv.', of whom Mr W. Hatherly was chosen foreman. After viewi-g the body and heari! g rhe evidence of the deceased's mother, a ve>-nic of " accidental death " was recorded. Weatheb Exchange Ybstbeday. -?'■w Zealand—Fine all over, with light easterly winds ; pissing showers in the extreme North. Australia—On Saturday, on the West Coaif, light S.E., gloomy, and i.h fastening rain ; on the South, light, north, aud fi-ie. Tasmania—S E. and foggy. To■»y, at Sydney, light N.W. wind, tine, but '1 ndy. Barometer—New Zealand—Buisell, 30 2 ; Wellington, 30 3 ; Bluff, 30 3. Anita ia, on Saturday—Albany, 30.0 ; Portland, ' <n "■ j Hobarfc, 30 3; Sydney, yeflterday 4 30.0.

District CoauT.— This Court rose thi« ftftP-inon. It. t'so case of Thoa. Quealy AP. McGratb, olaim for £l9O 6i 11(1, balance alleged to bo duo for wage*, £57 14s lid had been paid into Court (including costs). Judgment was given for the £57 14s lid, lew subsequent costs to be deducted. His Honor intimated that this would amply lemunerate the plaintiff. Jubobs' Awabds.—ln the notice o£ the supplementary awards iffaued, that to F. Sphniober Neffen, Vienna, should read " first order of merit, silver medal, and also recommended for a certificate of a gold medal." BkbadalbanE School.—A well-oontestDd football match was played on Saturday last between a team from the above school, and one composed of old bays and present pupils from Melville House school, on the ground of the former at Merivale. The game proved a win for Breadalbane by fire goals and five tries to nil.

Public Funbbal.—The late Mr George Coznpton, who was drowned in the Ashburton river on Monday, 5 h inst., was buried on Sunday with Masonic honors. The various Lodges in town marohed in procession aftor the bier, to the number of aboui 150, and there were upwards of 400 people from town and country also in the procession, whioh was headed by the Ashburton brass band. The great majority of the general public were either mounted or iu conveyances, but a goodly number walkod on foot. During the day the firo-bell was tolled at intervals, the deceased having been at one lime Captain of the Brigade. Several of the firemen were also in the procession in uniform. Magibtbatb's Coubt, Kaiapoi —At thia Court on Monday, before J. O. Porter, Esq , EM., P>. Nesbitt was oharged with neglecting to pay £4 13i 6i for the maintenance of his sons at the Industrial School. Defendant pleaded that he was at preient out of work. Order made for payment to be made before 19th, or, in default, three months' imprisonment. An application made by Hay Smith for a slaughter lioense was edjourned. H. Davis v W. Saunders, claim of £9, for loss of sheep. Mr Baiter, for Mr Wilding, defendant's solicitor, obtained an adjournment for a week. Wakanui Election. —Mr Ivess, one of the candidates for the above vacant seat, addressed the electors at the Rakaia in the Town Hall there on Saturday evening. There was a very good attendance. Mr Ivess spoke for an hour on all the topics of the day. He was against future colonial borrowing unless Wakanui was to get a share of the loan. He was not in favor of importing highly paid Individuals from England to fill the position of inspector of prisons and others of a similar class. He was not in favor of " Hansard" in its present state, but would prefer it in a smaller form more frequently issued. It was moved by Mr Mason—" That this meeting, having now heard both candidates, desires to express its thanks and confidence in Mr Ivem, and pledg s itself to use its utmost endeavors to seoure his return." The motion was seconded by Mr Daniel Doolan and carried unanimously. Lbesion Town Hall Company.—The annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Leestou Town Hall Company, Limited, was held in the Hall on Wednesday evening last. About twenty-five shareholders were present, and, on tho motion of Mr Douglas, Mr Barnot w.is voted to the ohair. The chairman read a letter of apology from Mr Sandrey. The secretary read a statement of the receipts and expenditure for the year ondiDg 31st May, which, on the motion of Mr T. S. Lewis, was adopted. Mr 8. Wills moved—" That a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to the retiring officers." The motion was carried by acolamation. Tha following officers were then eleoted for the ensuing year :—Directors, Messrs Sandroy, Blackler, Barnett, Barrell, Oarston, Durant, and LBwis; secretary, Mr F. Jameson ; treasurer, Mr W. Pentelow ; auditors, Messrs Lunn and W.Jameson. Tai Tapu DistbiotLibbaby.—The annual meeting of the subscribers was held in the reading-room on Saturday evening, June 3rd, and was fairly well attended; .Mr Peryman prosided. The chairman submitted the retiring committee's report, as follows :—" Tour committee have the boner to report that, owing to the smallness of the receipts during the past year, after paying for illustrated papers, periodicals, &3., a very small number of new books (only sixteen) have been added to the library; 32S have been issued ; total receipts, £ls 8s 4 i ; expenditure, £ls Is 9d; leaving a balance in hand of 6t 7d ,* liabilities for periodicals, £5 15s 3d j assets, 'subscriptions due and donations promised, £3 7s 61; aotual deficit, £2 Is 2d. They recommend that a special effort be mads by the subscribers either to get up an entertainment or collect subscriptions, so that a now lot of books be added to the library." The adoption of the report, on the motion of Mr Speight, seconded by Mr Forbes, was carried unanimously, as also a hearty vote of thanks to the president, librarian, and committee, which was duly responded to. The chairman requested the members to eleot a committee, (president, &0., for the ensuing year. Messrs Biunk, Tanner, Forbes, Peryman, Mangels, Fleming, J. Watson, G. Murray, Speight, Morgan, T. Sheenan, T. Rainey and Lynch were duly nominated and elected ; Mr H. W. Peiynian as president and treasurer, and Mr J. Spe ght librarian. After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting terminated. The Auboba. — As will be seen from the following, a similarly brilliant illumination to that which attraoted so much attontion in Hew Zealand in April, wai also visible in America. The New Vork correspondent of the London " Standard," under date April 17th, telegraphed thus:—"Aurora of remorl. able extent, brillianoy, and grandeur, was witnessed last night. Dispatches show that it was observed over an immense territory. From Cheyenne, New Orleans, and the British provinces atmospheric disturbance is roported. The telegraph sometimes worked without batteries; sometimes it was unsafe to use it at all. The colors are reported yellow, pink, blue, blood red, aad silvery. In Olevoliind, Ohio, there was a general oomplaint of an oppressive sensation, similar to that attending an earthquake. Ministers were proßtratod in their pulpits and ladies fainted. At Now Pork, early in the evening, a greenish arob spanned a wide arc of the northern horizon. Later on rosy shafts in the east, west, a:id north formed a crown about Arcturus, which waß constantly wavering and flickering. Sometimes immenso areas of light suddenly appeared in a perfectly black sky, paling the stars, and tremulously advancing through the heavens, melted into the crown near the zenith. After midnight a light equal to sheet-lightning appeared. The crown was perfect, onoircling n of sky within. Arcturus was undimmod, but the other stars were extinguished. It was an exceptionally beautiful sight." EAbl Beaconsfield. —The anniversary of the death of Lord Beaconsfield was celebrated in London on April 19 th, in a simple but •singularly appropriate way. It is well known, says a Home paper, that the primrose was his ■favorite fljwer, and it was a wreath oomposed solely of them that tha Queen, with the goad taste that, marks her smalloat notions, sent to his bier nearly twelve months ago. This fact appears to have been well remembered, for there was quite a general wearing of buttoniioles of primroses on April 19sh. The Qu?en sent two wreaths, one of immortelles and one of primroses, to bo placed on his grave. At Hughenden, whero he had hi 3 home and dwelt among his friends, the day was appropriately kept. The window placed in the parish church in memory of one who was a constant worshipper thero was dedicated with Bimplo but impressive ceremonial. ■Many were present at the service in token of respect for the statesman ; many more out of regard for tho memory of the mar). Lord Beacor-ofield in his public life nllowsd due -place to ceremonial, and affected no indifference or dislike to pigsantr-y. But those who had the privilege of his friendship—those, •even, who have read hid character aright from what he has written un<i said—are awaro that .'-.e valued still more the simple kindliness of evi vydav life. With referenco to a remark mado tho other day on a statement in Mr Sextoi/a speooh to the effect that thore were 10O.C0O tenants in arrears in Ireland, a correspondent who signs himself "A. E. F." writes:—"An equally startling slatament might bd made with referenoe to the English tenr.ntry. At the

recent rent audit of Guy's Hospital ostate in, Lincolnshire, only two out of the whole number of tennnts paid up. Yet the trustees of j tho great medical charity of Scuthwark are -among the bast of landlords, and their Lincolnshire estate is perhaps the finest prod uoing -area in the country. People unfamiliar with the agricultural districts of this country have not the remotest idea of the terrible straits .fiho farmers are in. One of the largest cultivators in Lincolnshire recently assured mo. that he did not believe there were half a dozen tenants in the Fen district who could pay 20s in the pound were they pulled up tomorrow." —" Pall Mall Gazette."

Lkctubes.—Mrs Moore's lectures on num n ß take place thia afternoon at three o'clock, and in the evening at eight, at Bt. Michael u school. Woolston Township.—The meeting re the formation of Woolston into a township takes plice this evening at the Oddfellows Hall, Woolston, at 7.30 p.m.