CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3445, 9 January 1880, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Yestesday.

When sentencing the youth Os borne, who was yesterday convicted of arson, and sentenced to six years for having set fire to an unoccupied store in Christchurch, his Honor Judge Johnston stated that had the premises set fire to been inhabited he would have sentenced the prisoner to imprisonment foro life. It is reported to-night that Osborne has confessed to causing several fires, two of which, at least, were very extensive — Edward Bennett's bonded store was one of these, and the lad appears to hare been a perfect young Cyrus Haley. His demeanor in Court was very impudent. There are 35 witnesses in the riot cases and the proceedings are expected to take along time. At a meeting last night of the Tolunteer Keview Committee Major Lean estimated the attendance of Volunteers at the Easter encampment would be 1900, and a new programme was sketched as follows : ■—Friday, arrival of the visiting corps; Saturday morning, military exercises in part under their own officers, and) in the evening a promenade concert takes place in the drill-shed ; Sunday, church parade ; Monday, .review, and Volunteers' ball in the evening. Market Reports. Business during the week has been extremely quiet. The market in every respect presents the same features as in last report. Wheat: few trifling sales to millers at old rates. Advices from the Cape report the partial failure of the crops, but what bearing it will have on our values here cannot be determined until further information is to hand. Oats: nothing uew, flour has had a fair trial enquiry at £13 ; grass seed, sevwal samples of this season^ rye-grass, only medium quality, have been, offered during

the week without finding buyers at 2s 3d » well grown and clean samples of rye grass seed are open to purchase at 2s 9d to 3s ; cocksfoot has been sold at 3-$ dto 4d; dairy produce: butter still plentiful at 6|d to 7d, cheese o|d to 6d, hams and bacon in cloth lOd, mutton quoted at l£d per Ib, lambs 4s to 8s 6d each, beef 21s per lOOlbs.