NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2799, 14 March 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A W. Atwood of Blenheim has been burnt out, and being uninsured loses everything.

The University Senate has, received complaints as to the want of care in the preparation of examination papers. The'regular monthly meeting of the Caledonian Lodge, No, 534, 5.0., takes place this evening at the Masonic Hall Bank street.

This is the first joke of the Act. The election of a Licensing Committee took place at the .Wade. Hotel, Auckland, and a row arose out of the election, The landlord was theri indicted'for keeping a disorderly house. ■Esthctand Low, the well-known grocers of Dunedin, had their cellars seized by the Customs yesteiday/and they, as well as Wilding and Co., arc to bo prosecuted, for using fraudulent labels. '

The Borough Council, seem indisposed to provide drinking troughs and urinals for the town. Now-that so magnificent a supply of water is laid ou, the Council might' well sanction the trifling outlay involved in this' direction. Comfort and decency both require the concession, and it is 'surprising that mo Councillor will advocate the supply of what are now patent desiderata ,-i

' Messrs Bradley and McLaren have added' considerably to the attractions of the port by providing anew pleasure boat of excellent construction, aod very tasteful, christened the Philip Bradley; 1 The boat s light, and while it cdn be propelled by a pair of sculls easily, it is fitted for four pairs. She is similar in construction to those in nse on the Yarra, Avon, and other colonial rivers.. May the little craft make many a safe trip. We have been shown a very handy and well prepared‘map of Timaru, showing the town and also the suburbs within a radius of three miles. Such a work has been long wanted, and we feel sure the map will be very largely sold in the district. It is the work of Messrs Smith and Boys; surveyors, Timaru, and Mr F. Stubbs is agent, with whom orders may he left.

The visual weekly session of the English Lodge Victory, No. 12,1.0.G.T,, was held last evening at the Foresters’ Hall. There was a fair attendance of members present, the chair, being occupied by Bro. A.Mills, W.C.T One member was restored, and three candidates who were proposed for membership, being in attendance were introduced and initiated. After a short recess several matters of business were transacted, and when the Lodge was opened for harmony, Bro. Edward Jones, P. W.C.T. read an interesting paper entitled “ Our Work in the Future,” composed by Bro. John Jenkins, G,W.C.T., of New Zealand. It was very evident from the attention given that short readings and Jaddrijssea ; are; much; better received > at Lodge meetings' than formerly, and it would be wise if the heads of the Order supplied lodges with such standard works on the temperance question as would tend to impart amusement and instruction to members during their short weekly meetings. The Lodge closed at 9.30 p.m. How a position in the great world, once lost, can never be regained, was forcibly, illustrated in the ; career of the lately-deceased Edwin James. He was at one time Queen’s counsel 1 of the highest eminence, but in 1862, in consequence of some verv damaging disclosures affecting his personal character, was formally disbarred. „ Being thus rendered unable to continue to practise his profession in the regular manner,Mr James took chambers and advertised that he might be consulted in cases of a delicate and complicated nature. The punishment of “ disbarring,’ 1 we believe, has oly been inflicted ! in one instance since Mr Edwin James’case, viz,, in 1874, when Dr Kenealy, Q.C., was degraded from the rank of barrister-at-law. It may be mentioned that the deceased was second to the late Sir Alexander Oockbnrn as counsel in the celebrated Palmer trial for murder. Mr (afterwards Baron) Huddles.tone was next to Mr Edwin James on the same side. Singularly enough, Dr Kenealy was also engaged as counsel in this case.