NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2631, 12 September 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Narbow Eboaph saoii Fibb.—-Messrs* Bamberger and Franz's steam flour mill had. a narrow e*oape from fire on Baturday evening It appears that one of the rafters became ignited from the heat of the smok* flue, but it was fortunately noticed by one of the men, and the fire promptly put out. PaTITIOIT AGAIK3T MlBNISHI! liICJJS3Ha. —Ospies of a petition era in circulation in Kaiapoi memorialising the LiceDsingßenchnofc to grant midnight extensions at the adjourned licensing meeting. Expoht of Floue —A. ingestion has besn made to start a large milling oompany,fo* the purDoeo of milling Canterbury wheat, end lonoing the flour to England for B&le under agents to be appointed by the company. Drainasb Boabd.—The usual meeting of the Drainage Board was held yesterday, when a great deal of routina busuaess was transacted. The only business of importance wai the settling of the point of watercloset oonneotion wi?b the sjsrers, whioh was agreed to, Bubject to the condition! imposed by the Board in their former resolution. Fibb AT Spbsydok.—A. firs oocurred at Spreydon at about 1.45 p.m. yesterday on t' e premises of Mr Joseph Harris, resetting in the destruction of a cowshed, stable," a» straw stack, und also a quantity of hay. At (be time mentioned Mr Harris saw the flsicst bui&Ung through the roof cf the cow:h;i, which spread iueseiuvely to the straw stack. and the stable, and thence to the hay. la oontsquenoe of no water being available the whole vjcs consumed. It is stated that a married daughter of Mr Harris, who with her husband reridsa in her father's house, R*ve her little daughter some loese matches to trOte to a man who was working in a> paddock who states that she droppsd some w hich, were picked up by a younger child, whose. brother struck them in the- jowshed, and h.'cce the fire. Mr Harris, *ho ia uninsured estimates ilia at £225,

Wbathbk Exchakab —STew Zealand, Fine bright pleasant weather with moderate N.W. and -wester!j -,«;udc, excaDt at the Bluff where it blew strong from tho Sf.W. with passing showe;.-*. Australia—Bl'gh"; dtpressicn ofT Australia. High pressure oyer Austin,,, with light 8. and W, windf*

Distbiot Coubt.—The case brought in the above Court by J. E. ThomsoD, a firmer at Carleton, against the Oxford Boad Board laitod till two o'clock this day. Several witnesses wero examined, and the Court presented an unusual appearance, owing to the array of plans of the distriot in question that were furnished for the identification of the locality. The damage sustained was computed at e *-77, it beir>jt alleged that about 25 acres of the plaintiff's land had been rendered useless for coHi cation owing to the Board's action in cutting certain drains that brought large quantities of water on one of his fields, mj Honor reviewed the evidence, and said that as this appeared to be the natural oourse that would be taken by tho water, and the question of a smaller or greater quantity not being one of (he pL-u?, it waa open for P"* 1 *" tiff to teke a notsuit, whioh was accepted by Mr Stricter on his behalf. The Land Bill —The conference on the Land Bill have agreed to a c >mpromise on the folio win? basis : -The purchasing clause it not to ppply within goldfielde, but to other leased lands. In the residenoe olause, youths residing with their parents are to bo allowed, and a so adults residing on adjeinieg lands. In Mr MeKer.zie's claus?, a proviso is added that the mortgagees may hold by themselves or managers, bat not for a greater period than three years. Cbic&bt. —A meeting of the Lyttelton CO. was held last night. Mr Morice ocoupied the chair. The secretary presented the balance-sheet, whioh showed a balance in the olnb's favour. A general meeting will be called for the 25 th, when it is to be hoped present membets will attend. A vote of thanks to the ohairman closed the proceedings. Escaped mom Bubhhah.—Three lads, named Cre:'ght,n, Clements, and Neiljon, escaped from Burnham lrst evening. The two first are desoribod aa being dressed in the Burnham uniform; the latter wears a tweed suit. The lad Oieightan ha 4 previously escaped. Lbottjrk This evening the Bev. A. 0. Gillies will repeat his lecture on " Christianity and Preethought Analysed and Contrasted," in the Oddfellows' Hall, Liohfield street. The admission to the lecture is fres, but a collection will be made on behalf of the North Bdt Presbyterian Ohurob. .bu ; !d ; ng fund.

The Eight Hon. Sib Ghobgb Gbet, Babt.—A telegram elsewhere announces the death of this illustrious statesman at the ripe old age of eighty-three. Bduoatod 8* Oriel College, Oxford, he was oilled to the Bar in 1826, and returned to the House of Goramons as member for Devonport in 1832, whioh he continued to represent till 1847. In 1834 he held for a short period the position of Under- Secretary for the Colonies, and in the succeeding year and until 1839 held the •ame post under Lord Melbourne, when he was made Judge-Advocate. In 1841 he made an exohange of this situation for that of the Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster. In 1846, on the formation of Lord Busjcll'e first administration, he was appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department, in whioh capacity during the great commotions of 1848 he won golden opinions from all parties for his prudence and rigor in the maintenance of order. The eeals of tbe Colonial Office were offered and accepted by him in 1854, and in the following year, during Lord Palaaerston's first administration, be retnrned to the Home Office, and in 1659 again was Ohanoellor of the Duohy of Lancaster, finally seeking the Home Offioe again in 1861, which he held till 1866, when he retired with the Bussell Administration. He was created a GOB, in 1849, and on the dissolution of Parliament in 1874 he retired from public life. St Albans Council.—Mr W. S. Smith has withdrawn lis name from the list of riadidates for the Borough Council election of St. Albans

A polite notice in a sawmill reads, * Do not handle the buzz saw while in motion. ' Hands off * would be more concise and quite as appropriate.