NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 124, 23 October 1874, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Wesleyan Bazaar.— This bazaar was continued last evening, when a fair business was done. It will be continued to-day and to-morrow.

Bankruptcy Sittings. The usual monthly sittings of the Supreme Court, in bankruptcy, will be held on Thursday next, the 29th hist.

Lyttelton Gas, Coal, and Coke Company.—The greater portion of the plant for this company arrived in the Endymion yesterday. The Suez Mail. —The mail arrived in port at G a. in. this morning, in the s.s. Albion. It consisted of 23 bags, and was forwarded to Christchurch by the 7.20 a. in. train. The date of the London letter bill is only 48 days old. Sale of Land this Day.—Mr Hawkes sold by public auction this day several sections at Makikihi, at the rate of £23 per quarter acre, showing the great increase in the value of land in this rising township. A short time ago quarter acre sections fetched only £lO each.

West Christchurch District.— We are requested by the Rev H. J. Edwards to state that the circumstance mentioned by him in the Synod on Wednesday evening, has been before the West Christchurch committee, and has been deferred until next meeting for further information.

Cricket. —On Saturday next the match, Married v will be continued. Play will begin at 2 o’clock p.m. Those who took part in the match last Saturday will, if on the ground in time, be included in the sides. Another match will be played on Saturday by sides chosen on the ground.

New Industry. —The Endymion, that arrived yesterday, brought two gentlemen, Messrs Hoyle and Mills, from Rochdale, near Manchester, who, we understand, come out for the Canterbury Spinning and Fibre Company, to erect carding, spinning, weaving, and finishing machines. The materials are on board the same vessel.

Imported Sheep.— The ship Endymion brought a number of pure-bred Lincoln sheep selected from the flock of Mr Cartwright, of Nottingham. They are fine sheep, and have arrived in fair condition. Sixty were shipped— 20 rams and 40 ewes, and of these 06 arrived. They are consigned to Mr Lysaght.

Transit of Venus. —Mr ITabens delivered his able lecture, illustrated by diagrams, to a large audience at the Lyttelton Colonists’ Hall last night. l)r Rouse occupied the chair, and in a short speech introduced the lecturer. The audience was very attentive, and at the end of the lecture, the*chairman asked them to give Mr Habeus a warm vole of thanks, which they did.

Kaiapoi Wesleyan Chapel.— A public tea meeting iu connection with the Wesleyan Sunday school was held in the schoolroom last evening. The tables were presided over by Mesdarncs Wake, Pash by, Keetley, backhouse, Kean, and Misses Blackwell, Weston, and Hardy. The proceeds of thetea amounted to £0 18s Od. Alter the tea th Home Missionary meeting was held in the church. The Rev R. Bavin occupied the chair. Eefoie commencing, the chairman apologised for the absence of R< vs Bull and Fitchett and Mr Harris. Addresses were delivered by the Revs Wat kin, Armitage Macfarlane, and Bailer. The receipts, including collections and from other sources, amounted to £ll ss. The church choir during the evening sang the following anthems Lord of the nations,” “O he jovful,” ‘ Now unto Him who c«n uphold us,” “ God the a 1! terrible.” Votes of thanks to the ladies who provid d the tea, and to the choir terminated the proceedings. Presbyterian Church, Rangiora —A tea meeting in aid of the funds of the above was held in this church on Thursday evening. The day being a general holiday in the district in celebration of the Oddfellows’ anniversary, a large company was expected at the tea, and these expectations were fully justified, a very large number of persons being present. The tables were provided by Mesdames Johnston, Keir, Meyer, and Smith, and the bachelors, the table of the latter being presided over by Mrs McGregor and the Misses Sansom. The room was several times filled before the company was supplied, and the room being rather small it was some time before the tables were cleared away, and the public meeting commenced. The meeting was presided over by the Rev W. McGregor, and interesting addresses were delivered by the Rev A. F. Douglas, Messrs W. and J. Johnston, and Henderson. Votes of thanks were passed with acclamation to the 1 (dies who had provided the tea, and the gentlemen who had spoken. During the evening some selections of sacred music were iriven, Mr A. J. Merton presiding at the harmonium. We understand that the proceeds have made a large addition to the church funds. .

Ellesmere Agricultural Association. —A committee meeting of the Ellesmere Agricultural and Pastoral Association, was held at Loe's Leeston Motel, on Tuesday evening last. The meeting was very well attended. Mr A. Frankish (in the chair). The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The secretary stated that the £SO grant had been placed to the credit of the association by the Provincial Treasurer, The reports of the various sub-com-mittees were handed in and adopted. Accounts amounting to £37 8s 6d in connection with the work done to the show ground, were examined and passed for payment. Several special prizes were offered and received with thanks by the committee, in addition to those given at the last show. It was, after some discussion, resolved—“ That any holder of a member ticket should have the right to erect a refreshment booth on the show ground.” Arrangements were made with Mr Loe to provide a lunch and dinner under the patronage of the association. It was resolved —“ That the damage done to the old yards should be repaired with as little delay as possible, a special committee being appointed to superintend the work.” The secretary was instructed to make arrangements with Herr Biinz for a band to play during the day of the show. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings.

Protective Works, Kaiapoi. —On Wednesday a deputation of the Borough Council, including the Mayor, CTs Beharrell, Wearing, Funston, and Parnhara, waited upon the Provincial Government, in reference to the grant passed by the Provincial Council for protective works. Since this interview, the following letter has been received by the Mayor ;—“Christchurch, October 21st, 1874, Sir, I have the honor, by direction of his Honor the Superintendent, to inform you, in answer to the deputation which waited on t l, e Government to-day, in respect of the vote ot £SOO for protective works at Kaiapoi, that the Government, after hearing from the deputation the urgency of the case, is prepared to allow the vote to be applied towards protective works, provided the Borough Council undertake to supplement the amount by a special rate of sixpence in the pound, the expenditure of the money and responsibility of the works to rest with the Borough Council. I have. &c, T. W. Maude, Secretary Public Works. To his Worship the Mayor, Kaiapoi.” A special meeting of the Borough Council will therefore be held to consider on the further action to be taken, and, in all probability, they will decide upon accepting the terms of the Government, and proceed with the carrying out of the works forthwith, viz, the erection of embankments to confine the overflow water in time of freshj to the river.

St Albans Mutual Improvement Association. —The annual meeting of this association was held in the Reading room, High street, on Monday evening last, Mr Efford in the chair. The chairman, in opening the proceedings, made allusion to the work of the past year, and to the extra work required to be done during the present year, owing to the increased number of members, and recommended a small salary to the future librarian, that office havng been gratuitously performed. The secretary read the minutes of the previous annual meeting, and remarked that the transactions of the outgoing committee, in purchasing books, &c, had resulted in an increase of members, and consequently a necessity for an enlargement of premises, and that an application had been made to the Provincial Government for a grant of money for that purpose. Mr C. Fowler, librarian, reported that the number of volumes on the shelves at the commencement of the year was 297, and that 139 books had sffice been added, making a total of volumes in the library 43G, and that the total number issued during the year was 1431 volumes. There had been thirty members admitted during the year. The number of members at the present time on the books being ninety. The treasurer reported the income from subscriptions and other sources as £l9 18s (id, balance in hand from last year £34 2s 7d, total £54 Is Id. Expenditure for books, insurance, &c, £4B IGsGd; balance in hand, £5 4s 7d. The accounts were moved as correct, and carried unanimously. The election of officers was then proceeded with, as follows: —President, Mr Efford; secretary, Mr Butterfield; treasurer, Mr Keighley; librarian, Mr C. Fowler; assistant, W. Fowler; committee, Messrs Bilton, Hawkins, Crabtree, Thomas, Moore, Griffiths, West, Scans, Goody. Abbott, Hawkins, and Luke. Mr W. H, Wynn Williams was elected as patron, and Mr W. Moore and Rev F. Knowles as vice-pre-sidents.

Miss Taylor’s Concert,— The attendance at the Oddfellows’ Hall last evening was, we wore glad to notice, exceedingly good, the Hall being well filled. Taken as a whole, though here and there were one or r.wo things to which we shall refer presently, the concert was musically speaking a success, The programme opened with an overture, “ Le Trois Clercs,” well played by Mr Bennington’s band, the instruments all going well and the distinctive character of the music being markedly brought out. In ihe first part Mi s A. S. Taylor sang Rossini’s “ Di Tanti Palpiti," with taste and expression, and also sang well in the pretty duet by Leslie, “ The Sirens.” But the gem of tne whole programme, and, indeed, one of the greatest musical treats we have had iu Christchurch for many a long day, was Miss A. S. Taylor’s rendering of Bishop’s song, “ Lo 1 hear the gentle lark.” The florid runs and trills which abound in this piece, were taken with a purity of expression and tone, and correctness of execution, which deserves the very highest praise, and to this Mr Wood’s artistic rendering ot the flute obligato contributed in no small degree. The accompaniment of the piano was a trifle too loud iu some of the passages, but otherwise the song was a great treat. In the second p rt, Miss Taylor sang a very pretty little song by Dr Arne, “ By dimpled brook,” which illustrated very pleasingly the charming style of this popular composer. Mrs Digby sang Millard’s “ Waiting,” and a ballad “I told you so” fairly, but the former piece is hardly suited to her voice. In (Sainton Dolby’s song, “ Hollow Oak,” Mrs C. M. Taylor’s fine lower notes had ample room for display, of which she availed herself. Mr Knox sang, Campana’s “ Free Lance,” well, being iu good voice, and Mr Price deserves every credit for the admirabV manner in which he rendered Beethoven’s difficult song. “Adelaida.” Miss L. Taylor played two concertina solos, one a fantasia on Irish airs, and the other selections from “ Linda di Ghamouni,” both of which were very artistically rendered. The part songs went well, but we did not like the rendering of Macfarren’s “ Autumn,” so well as the last

item of the programme, a part song by Men delssohn, the voices hardly blending bar moniously. A duet for two treble concertinas on a theme by De Beriot, played by Miss L. Taylor and Mrs C. M. Taylor, was well played. We must not omit to mention the overture to “ II Barbiere,” which was given with great spirit and precision by Mr Bonnington’s band. Taken throughout, the concert was a very enjoyable one, and we hope the Misses Taylor will give us a repetition at an early date. Mr Richard J. Dobbins is the lowest and successful bidder for the contract (2,500,000 dollars) for the erection of the memorial building and main exposition building for the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. Who is the senior magistrate at Grenville? The Advocate observes:—“Our senior magistrate does not seem to be progressing well in his new phonetic system, the following being among the latest of his entries in the cause-book :— ‘ Summence not sarved.’ ‘ The pig claimed is the propertis of Mrs Jenkins, and 8s (id to be paid to excuation creditor.’ ‘ Withdrawen on paying 21a costs.’ ” The Senate of the University of London has adopted the following amendment, by seventeen votes to ten, on a proposal to obtain a new charter enabling the University to confer degrees on women :—“ That the Senate is desirous to extend the scope of the educational advantages now offered to women, but it is not prepared to apply for a new charter to admit women to its degrees.” Lieut. Doyne, 38th Regiment, has walked from the South Camp, Aldershot, to his club in London, a distance of thirty-five miles. He backed himself in the sum of £SO that he would accomplish the distance in seven hours. He started from the Officers’ Mess Hut, South Camp, at II a. m.. loudly cheered by the officers and men of his corps, and was accompanied by two impartial -witnesses in a vehicle. He. accomplished the distance in six hours and forty minutes. Whilst passing through some of the streets of London his appearance attracted the notice of a constable, who took him to be some escaped lunatic. This untoward circumstance was nearly the cause of a serious delay.