NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2646, 29 September 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

His Honor Mb Justice Johnston — Hk Honor, who returned from Australia by the Ta Anau on Thursday, resumed his duties this morning, and disposed of a long list of Chamber and bankruptcy fcutiness. Mr Jurnt, on behalf of the bar, congratulates his Honor upon hit improved health and safe return, and ~‘-tr Justice Johnston suitably' replied. The Printing of Acts. —At the sitting of the Supreme Court _ in Chambers thkmoruing, several applications had to be postponed pending the printing and circulation of Acts passed during the last session of Parliament, and whose provisions altered theexisting state of the law on the subject* with which the Court was ashed to deal. This was the esse in regard to the Law Practitioner*’' Act and tho Lunatics’ Act. Hi* Honor suggested to Mr Holmes that this difficulty might be obvhtod in future if the Act* were not brought into operation mtil they had been printed and circulated. Accident. —An accident happened this morning, at Upper Hicoarroa, to a little lad, *on of Mr George Barrett, farm manager to Mr George K : ng. It appears the boy was at the rear of Q dray, laden with coals, which, upffitting, deposited its contents on the road, and a largo- knob cf coal fell on the lad’s right leg and broke it. His father lost no time in ihiing h m to the Hospital, where the limb was set, and he is progressing favorably. U A O D. —A meeting of Druids is to be held at the Terminus Hotel to morrow evening, to t*ka into c n-ideraticn business cf importance. All effioara and brethren are invi:ed, CbssTOOIS —We would remind our readers that at the last meeting of the Local Board of Health the inspector received instruction* to lay upon lha tabla at ntxc meeting cf tho Hoard p. list of persons who have not oom- •• lied with the notice to obelisk privy cessi 2s. Persons not nishiiig (o appear fn the cI.?T Cvi’rt do v.ril to tukfl this bint.

Larcenies -Two men were arrested for petty larcenies thia forenoon. The firat of theca, Eiohard Harris, was arrested by Constable Btaoey for taking a shirt, value 2a, the property of Q. Butler j the other, Joseph Brooks, for appropriating a hat, valued at Sc, from the chop of Messrs Walsh and O’Connell, VH arrested by Constable Mahoney. Both will be brought up at the B.M. Court in the mornir g. Neglected Children. —In a case heard before Mr Whitefoord at the Beaident Magistrate’s Court this morning, remarkic| on the cost of sending children committed as “ neglected children” hence to the Bomsn Catholic Orphan Asylum at Nel*on, his Worship said he could not see why the Government should be saddled with that cost, merely to comply with the wishes of the children’s friends. There was at Burnham an excellent institution, to which the children might be conveyed at a trifling cost, while to sand them to Nelson, at any rate in thia particular case, not only the passages fay steamer had to be provided, but also tho outward and return passage mid expenses of a guardian had to be paid for. He thought, if people wished their relatives plaaed at a particular institution, they at least ought to bear the increased coat, if any, of doing so. Sergeant Mason said there would he no difficulty about tho expenses of the children. The police were authorised to provide in that respect, but it would bo necessary, as they were so young, to send tome ore in charge of them, which of course would be extra. Hia Worship thought, under tho circumstance*, the expanse would have to be met, but he was still of tho opinion he had before expressed about who should bear tho cost of sanding children a long distance ;merely to satisfy the predilections of friend*, who had no scruple to cast the burden of their maintenance on the Htate. Lyttelton Harbor Works. —Yesterday ft tender was accepted by the Harbor Board for extending the breastwork westward from Peacock’s wharf, also for concreting the floor of the largo export shed on the reclamation near the railway station at Port. Trout Licenses. —The disciples of Tzaak Walton are considerably exercised to to what steps they must take to obtain licenses to fish, as it is said tho necessary forms have not yet arrived from Wellington. They are also uncertain whether to apply to tho Post office or to Mr S. O. Farr, that genthman having hitherto issued tire licenses.

A Nuisance. —Attention has frequently been called to the foul state of that portion of the Eiocarton drain in front of the Hospital, which is there a sluggish ditch, and in hot weather emits anything but agreeable odours. It has been suggested that the stream could be accelerated and the nuisance done away with, if, say two artesian wells were sunk in that portion of the drain where it becomes a Stagnant flat. Supreme Court. —The quarterly criminal session of the Supreme Oouit will open before hie Honor Mr Justice Johnston at 11 a.m. on Monday next. The oases on the calendar are as follows Begins v Williams, embezzlement; K?gina v Clark, uttering ; Begins v IT. Innes, perjury ; Kagiua t Matilda Hansen, larceny from the person ; Begins v W. Avenell, arson ; Begins v W. H. Harding, robbery with violence; Begins ▼ Tepeno to Arowhitn, rape. Egypt Visited and Bktisited. —Tt e last of a series of lectures was delivered last evening, in the North Belt Presbyterian Church, by the Bev. A. MoOallum. Thera was a good attendance. The lecturer graphically described the various objects of interest in this land, which now claims more than ordinary attention on account of the recent events in connection with the revolt of Arab! Pasha, especial reference being made to the changes noticeable on a first and second tour through the laud of tbs Pharoabs. At the close of the lecture a vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to the letourer. Sacred Congest. —The sacred cantata, the “Jewish Blower Beast,” given last evening in the Wesley Chapel, East Belt, was very largely attended, and was in every sense a great musical treat. TWv T. Bntland acted as leader, and Mr Jos. Tree conducted. The principal soloists were very successful in the various numbers allotted to them. Special mention may be made of the alto solos “ Unto Thee lift I up my et et” and “ O Lord, the harvests of the year,” and the bass solos of “ Best, pilgrims, rest,” and “ The Hand of the Lord.” Oanob Accident. —As a gentleman was crossing Montreal street bridge about eight o’clock last evening ho beard cries for help proceeding from the water, and, striking a match, saw a man clinging to the piles of the bridge. He at once ran to McLean’s boatshed, and, getting a boat, poshed off to the rescue, and conveyed the man, who could not swim, to tbe shore. Xt appears that two men were paddling canoes, when both craft upset, but the other canoeist swam ashore. They both escaped with a good ducking, and then, chartering a rowing boat, went in quest of tbe canoes

Eh union. —A very pleasant reunion of the members of the Working Men's Club, their wives acd sweetheart*, took place last night at the Oddfellows’ Hall. This took the form of a concert and ball, at the former songs were given by Miss Amy Horton, Mrs Gent, and Messrs Tucker, Hobbs, Dixon, X. Stapleton, Childs, Askew, &c. Herr Braun gave a violin solo, Mr Divis a very clever ventriloquial performance, and Mr Mitchell a bone solo. At the conclusion of tho concert the ball took place, and dancing was kept up with great spirit till an early hour. Altogether the gathering was a most enjoyable one. Habboto Dredging.-— The Lyttelton Harbor Board’s dredge, Erskine, is to be lengthened and fitted for dredging to a depth of 25ft. Masonic. —The installation of the officers elect of the Canterbury Kilwinning Royal Arch Chapter No. 136, 8.0., took place on Monday evening last at the Canterbury Masonic Hall. The installing officers ware:— MB. Comps. A. R. Kirk and T. Stapleton, assisted by M.E. Comp. Deamer. The officers installed were as follows : —Comps. L. Eteri,*, Z. j M. Sandstein, H. : W. H. Messenger, J 5 H. W. Ford, treasurer • J. X. Smith, S.E. ; A. Thiele, S.N. 5 Wendelkon, let Soj. ; Glen, 2nd do; T. B. Whitfield, 3rd do.—-A very interesting ceremony took place last evening at the regular monthly meeting of the Corinthian Lodge No. 483, 1.0., when a very handsome Past Master's jewel was presented to Bro. Past Master Farrell as a token of the respect and esteem in which he is held by the members of the Lodge. The jewel, which is one of the handsomest yet made here, has three bars, the upper one being surmounted by R shamrock. The bars contain the name and number of the lodge, and from these is suspended tho jewel proper, composed of a square, beautifully ornamented with shamrocks, having underneath the 47th p’oblcm of Euclid. The square bears _ the following inscription on tho reverse side : — 11 Presented to Bro. Past Master J. Farrell as a token of respect by the members of the Corinthian Lodge, 463, I.O.” The presentation was made by the I.P.M. Bro. Butledge, who spoke in high terms of the services rendered to the Corinthian Lodge and tho otaft in general by Bro. Farrell. The recipient acknowledged the * gift in a few well chosen words. Two other presentations were also made to the lodge by Bro*. Robinson and Johnson. After the close of the lodge, the health of Bro. Farrell was proposed and drunk very heartily, there being a goodly proportion of visitors present from the ct. Augustine, Canterbury, Robert Burns, Conyers, Ashley, and other lodges present. The jewel was rasnufactured by Mr Bourdot, Lincoln road. Oxpobd Tbbracb Baptist Chuboh. —A lecture was delivered lest evening in the above church by the Bav. T. Harrington, c£ Invercargill, the subject being “ Christ’s Influence on the World; a proof of the Divine origin of Christianity." Mr E. Lewis acted as chairman, with him on the platform being the Rev. 0. Dallaston. The chairman briefly introduced the lecturer, who treated his subject in an exhaustive manner, showing tho fitness of Christianity to all grades, as against Mahomedanism, Budhism, and other forms that have sprang up since its foundation, bringing the writings of poets and other* rf all times to show how their works bow to its oaoredness, and quoting largely from the various theories cf the greatest sceptics, only to show how their very scept-'oism helped to establish the truth. During the lecture the state of the morals of the Roman Empire at the time, the destruction of the Jewish Temple, and the scattering of the Jews, was described in a masterly and instructive manner. After the lecture, which occupied an hour, and was attentively listened to throughout by a fair audience, votes of thanks wore passed to the Bet. Mr Harrington and the chairman, the former briefly acknowledging tho compliment. A collection in aid of the building fund was made at the alose of the evening.

Harbor Depbnch —At the Harbor Board met ting yesterday it was stated that four torpedo boats had been sent Home for by the uovemmont, and it was intended to carry on the erection of batteries in accordance vmn Colonel Ssrstohley’a report, Mb O. G. Chapman's Puhhbal. —Yestsrday ft very largo funeral cortege followed the remains of the late Mr Chapman, of Bangiora, to tho Episcopalian Church, tho new portion of which was opened for the service, tho dcoea ed gentleman having been for ton years the minister’s churchwarden, and thence to the cemetery. The service was impressively conducted by the Yen. Archdeacon Dudley. Christchurch Pbhsbttbbt,—At a pro re nata meeting yesterday (Eev. A, Blnke, moderator), the call from Malvern congregation was brought forward by Bar. H. B. Burnett, who stated that it was very numerously signed and quite unanimous. _ The Presbytery having agreed to sustain it, the Moderator placed it In the hands of the Bov. J. Maxwell, who declared hia acceptance of it. Tho induction was fixed for Tuesday, October 17th, at 2 p.m., the Bers. Morrison, West, Burnett, N. MoOallum, and S. Slooombe, to take part, Wesleyan Church, Durham Street.— The quarterly meeting of tho above Church was held in the vestry on Monday evening. The Bev. K.' Best presided. There was a good attendance of officials from varions parts of the circuit. The financial report presented by the stewards showed that the income for the quarter exceeded the expenditure, The return of the number of Church members gave an encouraging increase on the previous (.quarter. It was resolved to secure, if possible, tho services of a suitable person to act as circuit missionary to meet the demands of the Churches in the outlying districts. The Bev. B. Best and W- Tinsley were unanimously invited to remain _as the ministers of the circuit for the ensuing year. The meeting was brought to a close by the pronouncing of the benediction.