NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2556, 17 June 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

H.M. Court. —This morning, before J. OHivhr, Esq , B M., and B. Westerns, Esq , J P.,Mary Kennedy,forbeing found drunk,was fined 10s. For first offences, a man was fined 10s and a woman discharged with a caution John Young, charged with indecent assault »as further remanded till June 19th. Lyttelton Borough School. — At a meeting of the oommiltte of this school held on Friday night, Mr John Marshall, of Waimate, was appointed third assistant master. Three applications only were received for the position, the salary for which is £llO per annum. Hosib Nursing of the Sick. Mrs Bernard Moore delivered the third of a series of lectures on the above subject at St. Michael’s Hall last evening. About forty ladies were present. This evening, at eitht o’clock Mrs Moore will give the concluding lectures of the series.

A. and P. Association. —At to-day |e meeting there were shown on the table apeoimens of European flax fibre, prepared from flex grown by Mr John Davis, of Clyde, Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay, and from which seed, also exhibited, had been saved. The sample shown was “Riga,” flat and plump seed, of bright color. Mr W. Henderson prei‘d d, and it was resolved—" That Messrs P. Cunningham, W. D. Wood, J. Anderson, J. P. Jameson, G, King, M. Murphy, J. Miln, J. Q-ammaok, O. Kiver, J. Anderson (of Bangiora), G. Booth, and Thos. Bruoe, be requested to taka the necessary steps for the formation of a company for the growth and manufacture of flax and oil, and be asked to report at on early date.” The association offer a £l2 10s prize at the November Show for a machine to thrash seed, preserving the straw intact for fibre purposes. A capital has been suggested of £IO,OOO in (hares of £5 each, the company to be limited. Mr Murphy acta as hon. sec. pro tem, The g.s. Westpobt.—The Westport came up from Akaroa this morning in a patchedup condition, and with a sail fixed round her bows to cover the damaged plates forward. The temporary repairs to her were carried out under the direction of Captain Dansford, surveyor for the underwriters. A centrifugal fom inch pump, driven by an eight-horse power engine, was employed on the trip up from Akaroa to keep the vessel free, and will be required until tho steamer reaches whichever dock (Wellington or Dunedin) may be decided upon. In connection with the accident, it is stated that had Captain Gibb not acted with great promptitude and energy when tho (tovmer struck the rook, by lightening the vessel forward, thus enabling her to float off, the steamer would have been lost “to all eternity.” The sea rose rapidly after the accident, and “continued to do so for ferty-eight hours after. A good deal of sympathy is expressed for Captain Gibb, who bears an unqualified reputation for careful seamanship, but who has, since his appointment to tho Westport, met with two unlucky accidents. It is probable that quite 1000 bags of grain were jettisoned, but no damage is looked for to have resulted to any cargo stored abaft the eng ; ns room bulkhead. From what could be astert&ined this morning, it would seem that from seventeen to twenty plates in the steamer’s hull will require to be renewed. Thh Financial Statement. House of Representatives last night the Hon. Major Atkinson, Colonial Treasurer, delivered his Financial Statement, It appears in full in this issue.

Lyttelton Natal Brigade. — A further supply of arms, consisting of seventy sword bayonets and ten carbines, bos been received by the above brigade from Wellington, and is being served out to the men. Next Sunday it is proposed to hold a Oburoh parade. The brigade will come through from port, and, in company with the B Battery, will attend Divine service at one of the City churches. An Unusual Honor. —At the banquet given to Mr Archibald Forbes in Melbourne, the toast of “ The Press ” immediately followed that of “The Guest of the Evening,” and took precedence of “ The Parliament of Victoria.’’ During the evening Mr Lalor said that he was not surprised at the precedence given to the Press, as it had “ bossed ” the present and the preceding Victorian Ministry. The Outgoing Mail —The mails for America and Europe, via Sun Francisco, close to-night, and will be carried North by the Union Company’s s.s. Albion.

Young Men’s Christian Association, —A social meeting of the member# of the above association was held in its rooms, Cathedral square, last evening. The programme comprised addresses by the Rev. A. Best and Mr Poullon, a paper by Mr R. W. Black entitled “ The Bible and its Study,” and also a reading from tho works of Frances Bidley Havergal, Refreshment# were handed round daring the evening, a collection being made at tho dose of the proceedings, Thera was a fair attendance. Coach Accident. —The mail coach which left Springfield for West Coast yesterday npset in the Kowai river when attempting to cross. There were six passengers in the coach, one a lady, another a child, both of whom got a very severe fright, but fortunately were not hurt, although completely drenched. All the passengers were brought safely to land. The mail# were also saved, but all the contents of the bags were saturated with water. The coaoh belonging to Mr Bugg had also to retnrn to Springfield, being unable to cross the flooded river. No blame is to be attached to the driver of the coach.

Codification of Law. —We, Melbourne “ Argus,” understand that the whole of Dr. Hearn’s draft code of law, which has been for some months in the printer’s hands, is now in type. The work, which fortunately eeoaned damage in the late fire at the Government printing-office, is now ready for revision. In last session the sum cf £2OOO was voted for this purpose, and wo believe that the necessary arrangements are nearly completed, and that the revising barristers will oommsnoe their labors in a few days. The services of a strong Bar will be retained. The cede contains about 2500 sections, and extends to 488 pages. It includes both the Statute of Duties and the Statute of Obligations, with considerable additions, especially in the latter statute. It also contoina new matter which, if it were in a separate form, might be called a Statute of Bights. But the fusion of these separate Bills into a single whole has involved to some extent their rearrangement. The present Bill is styled a Code of General Substantive Law, these epithets denoting the exclusion in the former case of the law relating to special subjects, and in tho latter case of the law of procedure. It contains fourteen parts, each of which equals the size cf a large Aot of Parliament. The titles of these parts are—l. The interpretation of written instruments. 2. Inculpation and exculpation. 3 Absolute private duties. 4. Absolute public duties. 5. Boiative general duties. 6 Eights in rem, or rights which correlate general duties. 7. Particular forms of rights in rem. 8 Obligations or duties and rights in per • svna.ni. 9. Obligations arising from particular contracts. 10. Tho absolute transfer of rights. 11. The conditional transfer of rights. 12. The succession to rights. 18. The recognition of foreign rights. 14. Sanctions and remedies. On all these subjects the code proposes to state the whole of the existing law, both common law and statute, in a systematic arrangement, and in language as free from technicalities as the nature of the case admits.