The New Zealand Times (PUBLISHED DAILY.) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1877.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5200, 21 November 1877, Page 2

The New Zealand Times (PUBLISHED DAILY.) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1877.

The Returning Officer notifies that Mr. G. E. Barton has retired from the contest for the ; Alky oral ty, and that Mr. Uran.dield.is therefore elected to the, office, of Mayor for the borough' and city of Wellington. " . ’ / . ‘ AVe ‘ are again unavoidably; compelled from want' of space to hold over the yearly report of the Central Eire Brigade, which is in type, and also a letter from our own correspondent at Eeilding. -- o The Court of 'Appeal sat yesterday,"when the cttso of Spence v. Pearson and others, a case remover! into this Cotirt from the Supreme Court <lf Otago, was resumed. ,Th t e facta were stated in our issue of Saturday . last. After hearing the arguments of Mi - . Barton in support of the demurrer, and of Air. Macassy (with whom was Mr, .Bell), who appeared to shew cause against it; the Coiirt reserved judgment.

A meeting of the Wellington Cricketers’ Association will be held at the Pier Hotel to-morrow evening at 8 o’clock. There waa a moderate attendance at the exhibition of the “ Mirror of the World” at the Odd Fellows Hall last evening. The entertainment will he repeated this evening. - ' A literary and musical entertainjnent was given by the choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral last evening at the Polytecnhio Hall. There waa a very good attendance, and the entertainment passed off most successfully. We are informed that the Wellington Artillery Volunteers have adopted a plan for the removal of the time, gun from, its present quarters to its ultimate destination oh Mount Victoria. Notice is given that the banks will be closed to-morrow (Thursday), the second day of the Agricultural and Pastoral Show at the Hutt, on which day also the Mastertou Show will be held. Yesterday H. L. Gray, wheelwright, Taratahi, W. W. Pointer, chemist, Foxton, and Daniel McKain, baker, Wellington, filed declarations of their inability to meet their engagements with their creditors. There was another full house at the Theatre Royal last night, when “Jealousy” was repeated, aud again heartily received. To-night “ East Lynne ” will be played, aud to-morrow evening Signora Majoroni will take her benefit, when the great historical drama of “Marie Autouiette ” will be performed. St. George’s Hall was fairly attended last night, the entertainment passing off most satisfactorily. To-night the operatic burlesque, entitled “ Little Don Giovanni ” will v e given for the first time by the full strength of the company, and should draw a full house. The Alleen Troupe are announced to appear next Monday. The Agricultural Show at the Hutt takes place to-day and to-morrow, aud if the weather prove favorable, will no doubt attract a large number of visitors from Wellington and the surrounding districts. The number of entries is as follows :—Houses, 31 ; sheep, 94 ; cattle, 28 ; pigs, 20 ; poultry, 5 ; implements, 27 ; miscellaneous, 35. This is a creditable number of exhibits on the whole, although under the head of “ poultry ” we expected to see more than five entries. Of sheep, although the number is up to the average, the exhibitors are few, Mr. G. Hunter aud one or two other gentlemen sending nearly all the animals ranged under this head. In the miscellaneous class there are 10J exhibits of fresh butter in lump, an article that ought to be cheaper and more plentiful than it usually is in Wellington ; and 14 exhibits of printed butter. In implements we oh erve that there are 3 exhibits of singlefurrow ploughs, but no entry of a doublefurrow ploughs. As we have already stated, the public luncheon will take place to-day, and not on Thursday, as previously notified. His Excellently the Governor will, it is expected, honor the show with his presence ; and special trains will run to an from Welliugton at convenient hours during the day. On Tharsdaytheprizesforsheepshearing, for which there are already five entries, will be awarded, and some post entries are expected up to 1 o’clock to-day. At 2 o’clock there will be a leaping match, and other sports will probably be extemporised for the occasion. A meeting of the Wellington Eire Police was held last evening at the Central Brigade Station, Captain .Scott in the chair. A resolution was adopted for bringing the corps under tile Constabulary Force Ordinance, but notice was afte wards given for a motion to have this matter postponed until a copy of the Act was obtained. It was announced that £69 odd had been subscribed by the public, and £2O by the Insurance Companies. It was agreed that the members of the corps should have a uniform jacket, with white facings, &c. After the transaction of some other matters of detail, the meeting adjourned. As a case of goods was being unpacked at a saddler's establishment in town yesterday it was discovered that several wax matches had got into the case, and been packed up with it apparently when it left England. The matches were between a piece of blanket and some paper chemically prepared to wrap round harness, buckles, stirrups, &c., to preserve them from mildew or rust, and which paper is of a very inflammable nature. By the shaking of the case these matches might have ignited either on the voyage or after being landed, and in either case a serious catastrophe might have ensued. It seems probable that the matches were accidently dropped into the case out of the pocket ef the man who was packing in Loudon. The report of the commission appointed to inquire into matters connected with the Dunedin High School has now been laid before both Houses of the Legislature. The report proper consists of 39 sides of foolscap, while the evidence taken daring the inquiry fills up more than ten times that amount of paper. The commissioners find that blame is attachable to both parties at issue, i.e., the Rector (the Rev. Mr. Norrie) and the Board, though they think the Rector had good reason for feeling aggrieved at the course which the Board pursued towards him. About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon a boy was tin-own from a horse which he was riding without a saddle near the junction of Hillstreet and Tinakori-road. The lad was for some time insensible, and it was feared he was seriously injured, but Dr. Kemp, who was sent for, and came to the spot a short time afterwards, relieved tlie anxiety .of . the bystanders by assuring them that no bones were broken, and that although stunned and shaken the patient was not in any danger. The lad was afterwards taken home, and on inquiry at a later hour it was ascertained that he was progressing favorably. Beyond having one eye closed up, and his face rather badly cut, there are no external marks of violence. The horse was considerably cut and bruised on the off side and fore shoulder. This same corner in the Tinakori-road came in for more than a fair share of public attention yesterday, as later on in the evening it was the scene of a very amusing contest between two female combatants, which drew a goodly assemblage together, who displayed a lively interest in the proceedings. At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before H. S. Wardell, Esq., R.M., Eliza Broughton, charged with habitual drunkenness, was sentenced to seven days’ hard labor. —Hugh Weir, charged with stealing sixpence from the counter of the. Star Hotel, was discharged with a caution, the offence not being clearly proved against him.—Phillip Murtagh was charged by Lawrence Earrelly with rescuing two horses which the latter was driving to pound at the Hutt on the I3th iust, Mr. Gordon Allan and Mr. Izard, appeared for the respective parties. Several witnesses were examined, and the Court considering the case made out, fined defendant £2, and costs.—The case against Messrs. Woods, Crosbie, and Go., which was before the Court the previous day, was further argued, and dismissed. The public evidently appreciate the opportunity afforded them by Mr. Macdonald to acquire freehold lots in a country township without the feverish excitement attendant ion an auction sale, for yesterday about 100 lots of the new township of Kiwitea were selected, one gratifying feature being that a number of residents in the Kiwitea block took up selec-, tions, thus showing their practical belief in the advantages likely to accrue to them from its formation.- v* ■( ti ' '■■■'■ .• • 1 -' ' ’ • 15 A meeting of the committee,of. the Wellington Benevolent Inatitutiob was Held yesterday afternoon. Present —The Rev. J, Paterson (in the | chair), > tlib Wen. ’ Arohdeacira ' Stdok, Revs. B. W. Harvey, W. H. West, and F. Trivett,j MeaaraL Jo G. Holds worth;‘‘H.' T d; ' Wilson,j and l the 'secretary. ‘The ! ‘foll6wing subscriptions were acknowledged £lO 10s.’ from. jJ Burne, Esq., and £5 ’ss. from the National Bank of .New Zealftnjl,,Soyeralcaseq; were oonsiddr’ed and relieved. A Jinfeoting of the ’Wellington Literary ;Association was hold last evening in.St.-John's, schoolroom. Several carefully-prepared reactlugs,ami recitations were given by some of the members present, which were duly criticised by other members. - The question “Is the civilised man happier than the uncivilised?” will bo discussed at the next meeting.