NEWS Of TEE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2597, 18 July 1881, Page 2

NEWS Of TEE DAY.

A popular entertainment under the auspices of the Lifeboat Lodge, 1.0.G.T., takes place at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Barnard street, to-night.

We regret to record the death of Mr Frederick Sams,, a most respecte 1 farmer of South Canterbury, It appears that whilst Mr Sams was driving a heavily laden dray down the Albury road on Wednesday last, the horses shied at an approaching train, and Mr Sams was thrown under the dray, the wheels of which passed over the lower part of his body. After lying an hour and a half on the road, he was found by a son of Mr Wildermoth, of the Cave Hotel, and was speedily removed. Dr Macintyre was immediately sent for, and he at once discovered that the injuries were of a most dangerous natur , He recommended that Mr Sams be removed to town. He was conveyed here by train on Saturday, and was carried to the residence of Mr Strachan, who was an old friend of the deceased gentleman. From the first, little hopes were entertained {of his recovery, and Mr Sams breathed his last on Sunday night at half-past ten o’clock. The deceased leaves a wife and family for whom much sympathy is felt in their sad bereavement.

A gentleman from the Sydney side recently arrived in Timaru,';and put up at one of the leading hotels. After liquoring up considerably for a few weeks, he thought he would take a trip to see the surrounding country. He hired a horse and huggy from a well-known livery stable keeper, and proceeded South. As he did not return within a reasonable time, the owner of the buggy became uneasy, and took the road to Waimate, where he found his property in charge of a worthy host of that place. It appears that the man from New South Wales had put up at the hotel for the night, but as he had not a stiver he failed to.pay his bill. The hotelkeeper stuck to the horse and buggy as security. The owner, however, on arrival at Waimate paid the account, and right glad he was to receive his property. The new arrival has gone further South to give the Dunedinites a turn.

The Adelaide Exhibition will be opened on the 21st inst.

The Pacific Mail Steamship City of New York, which left Auckland on June 21 with the Homeward Australian and New Zealand mails, arrived at San Francisco on Friday last.

Mr and Mrs Buxton were both committed for trial at Ashburton on Saturday, on the charge of arson. The Court was densely crowded, and the hearing of the case for the defence occupied all day. At Christchurch on Saturday, Messrs H. Matson an Co., sold a section of land at the corner of Manchester street and Bedford Bow, with stores and offices thereon, f0r£3275, being at the rate of £42 per foot. A curious question was recently decided in the City of London Court (Guildhall). A solicitor, finding a newspaper on the de k of One of his clerks, thereupon summarily dismissed him for neglect of duty. The clerk brought an action for wrongful dismissal. Mr Commissioner Kerr gave judgement for the plaintiff, holding that to justify such a dismissal the defendant should have clear proof of neglect, and should have exhibited a notice prohibiting newspapers being brought into the office. The Auckland “ Star” says; The “ Herald” announces the anival of the Bowen from China after a passage of 27 years 1 It is fortunate she has been ordered into quarantine, as after such a rapid trip both vessel and crew must require rest. Has the “ Herald’s” shipping reporter been sampling some of the new season’s teas, and comparing their strength with that of some other refreshing bevergel

An Old Long Island sportsman says that horses frequently die of broken hearts, because they travel the same roads every day and become tired of seeing the same objects. He says that the best way to restore a, horse to health is to take him off to a new road and let him shy a little. Mr Gladstone only takes half the salary attached to the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, namely, £2500 per annum.

There is going to be a “ bursting up ” policy pursued in Russia. The new Czar’s ukase lessening peasants’ rents will apply to 3,700,000 peasants, who will be relieved of a considerable portion of their annual payments on account of land, while all accumulated arrears will be remitted. All proprietors who have not yet arranged for selling holdings to peasants will be compelled to do so by 1883.

It is to be feared that the Ashburton Magistrate has a “ down ” upon poets, judging from the value which he set upon one of their productions the other day. Mr Wood was on the Christchurch Bench when the case Hyde v. Atkinson was called on. The claim was for 14s 6d for boots supplied to the wife of defendant ; 2s 6d was paid into court, and a set-off was put in of 10s “ for poetry supplied ” to plaintiff’s order. The Magistrate allowed 7s 6d for the poetry, and gave judgment for plaintiff for 7s and costs, One of the English Archbishops recently said in the House of Lords : “ The narrow notions of all churches have been their ruin I believe that the Church of Scotland, though not as perfect as ours, is as true a Protestant Church as the Church of England.” The “Oamaru Mail” records with extreme regret the death of Mr Gerald Filleul, a fine promising young man and well known in the district. The cause of death was typhoid fever. The deceased was the son of Mr W. G. Filleul, Clerk of the Resident Magistrate’s Court there, and one of the earliest settlers in Otago. A Thames journal feels certain the Patetere Land Ring will make a big effort either this session or next, to have their ill-gotten demense opened up by means of a railway, and will not have much objection to the monopolist’s scheme, so long as their railway is not got at the expense of the Thames-Waikato railway. We clip the following remarkable paragraph from a Sydney journal:—The loyalty of Australia to the Mother Country was aptly illustrated in a story told by the Bishop of Bathurst. At a bazaar, the stall that attracted thu most attention, drawing forth most returns, contained a small glass-covered vessel, having a curtain before it. “ Parties paid their shilling, lifted the curtain, and beheld with lively feelings of reverence and pleasure some of the soil of old England.” News from the Cape of Go )d Hope to June 18, states that the Government railway scheme passed through both Houses of Parliament without amendment. Having complete I this measure the House will probably be prorogued next week. A Bill to establish a permanent infantry force of 500 men has been passed by the Assembly and sent to the Council.

A cablegram from Constantinople says it is now rumored that Houri Dasomed, one of the Pasha’s sentenced to death for having been concerned in the murder of the late Suhan Abdul Aziz, confessed that the motive for committing the murder was purely a mercenary one. The leading conspirators seized an enormous quantity of treasure.

Here is something to scare Captain Hume, the friend of “ gentlemen of standing.” It is taken from a Melbourne journal, and we make our military martinet a present of it :—A slight relaxation of prison discipline was permitted at the Pentridge Stockade on Her Majesty’s Birthday, The prisoners were allowed to hold a concert, at which some well selected songs, readings, and recitations were given. All the men belonging to the divisions assembled in the large messroom, between 500 and 600 being present. They conducted themselves in a yery orderly manner.

The “Athenaeum” contains the following : —ln Paris a man may dine for two pence. In the neighborhood of the Marche des Innocents there is a certain enterprising Madame Roberts, who daily feeds some 6000 workmen, in the open air, yet sheltered from the weather. Her daily bill of fare is cabbage soup, a slice of boulli (beef), a piece of bread and a glass of wine. The 6000 dine, pay two pence, and are refreshed. So is the Eve, on hospitable thought intent. She gains one farthing by each customer. Does she deserve less for invigorating a hungry man ?

Captain Edwin, the Government Meteorologist,telegraphed from Wellington yesterday :—A depression, with moderate wind-, passed south of Adelaide yesterday and was off Hobart this morning, the barometer being 29.9. The gale of Wednesday last is now clear ot the Australian coast, where the weather is settle! with light S.W. wind and rising pressure, the barometer in Brisbane being 30.15, The storm centre is now passing north of New Zealand bringing easterly gales. The one now approaching will pass south and bring westerly winds. The "Spectator,” speculating on the ultimate increase of the French territory in Africa, observes that “ the world, and especially Europe, would directly benefit through the conquest of Tunis by France. If Northern |Africa were in capable hands, it might receive the whole overspill of Southern Europe, and in two centuries show us a new Spain, a new France, a new Italy, and a New Greece, all flourishing and all civilised. If the French have no right in Tunis, our rights in Asia or in New Zealand cannot be logically maintained.’.’