NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2823, 12 April 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Another length of the northern line will be opened to-morrow.

Messrs Miles Archer and Co announce the sale of Sherwood (well known as a splendid estate) at 2 o'clock to-morrow at their rooms.

There have been added to the list of the great unpaid, ’ Messrs ’ John Bradshaw, Thomas Fisher and H. LeCren, who are gazetted J,P. ■

A shop and cottage have been burnt in Auckland. There was only £4O on them in the Colonial office. A man was arrested on suspicion of incendiarism but was after wards released.

The “ Wanganui Herald” thinks that if Sir George Grey is really the Governor’s choice for the Premiership, he would find no difficulty in forming a Cabinet; as the majority would, under the existing circumstances, show fair play to a new comer. The following Licensing Commissioners names are gazetted ;—Levels District— Edward Acton, William Balfour, Alexander Mco, Charles Newman Orbell, Richard Knowles Parkerson. Pareora —Samuel Oague, Edward Elworthy, George Latvrie, Alexander Macphcrson, David >towcll. Makikihi—-Alphnus Hayes, William Hurst, Nicholas O’Brien, Allan Shearer, John Simpkiuson. Deep Creek—-IlupertCameron, Aiphcus Hayes, Frank Slec, William Jukes Steward, Michael Studholrae. Bekatcrarnca—Andrew Carter, GcorgcFredericK Loyogrove, Samuel Medlicott, Thcmas Tc ' ""’aker, Richard Wright. In c redin at the local option n yesterday, in two Dunedin district,.., opponents of fresh licenses had a major-'' lour and live to one. Only from forty i.-. euty votes were recorded in each instance.

The Mastodon Minstrels, who are now playing to crowded houses in Dunedin, will open in the Theatre Royal on Saturday, April 22. On Easter Sunday at St. Mary’s, Church Upper Otaio a good number of persons presented themselves. The lady parishoners had decorated the Church handsomely. At the R.M. Court this morning, before Messrs B. Woollcombe and H. Belfield, Esq., William Dale, charged with having cattle at large, was fined five shillings. This was the only case.

The church bazaar at Waimate, which it was intended to hold on Monday, was interfered with by the inclement weather. Harvest thanksgiving services will be held to-day, and there will be a soiree in the Oddfellows Hall to-night.

The holiday makers suffered some inconvenience from the wet weather, but sensible North Canterbury people congratulate themselves on it, for their ground was very parched, and stood in great need of a downfall of rain.

The suggestion of the Dunedin “Evening Star,” that cheap trains should be laid on to the Christchurch Exhibition for the working classes, is a most sensible one. But it seems useless to suggest anything to the Railway Department likely to be advantageous to the public. The Volunteers have all left the City o£ the Plains, and the streets are no longer gay with “nodding plumes and helmets bright.” It is said that 15,000 persons travelled on the tram-cars on Monday, and 24,000 visited the Exhibition. 1000 persons could not gain admittance to the Theatre, and. the Williamson’s opera troupe did a rattling business.

It will be seen bn reference to the telegraphic summary, that there is considerable danger of a collision between the Lords and Commons on the subject of the Irish Land ActJ The Lords, in great force, take up the cause of the landlord, whose interests, they assert, have been overlooked by Government in favor of the tenantry. Government has the House of Commons at its back, however, and is not likely to give way.

The “ Dubbo Despatch” (N.S.W.) in recording the death of a highly respected Sydney harrester, says that “ his demise will be greatly felt and cannot fail to further weaken a very weak bar.” What splendid opening for forensic! talent. Suppose some brilliant pleader from this quarter were to “ make tracks” Sydneywards I Happy thought.

A Christchurch telegram says • “ Dpspite the heavy penalties inflicted at the criminal sessions on the brutes who assaulted young children, another fellow was arrested yesterday charged with a similar ofience, except that the girl was 18 years old,” The offence is not similar, It is altogether different. As for the heavy penalties inflicted at the criminal sessions, the term is simply a misnomer and it seems hopeless to expect anything from the Bench except a milk-and-water treatment of the offences against young children. Some of these days Judge Lynch will have a chance to show the Supreme Court how to act. A little less moralizing twaddle and a littlejmore stout rope is what is wanted in those cases.