NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XXXII, Issue 4408, 16 September 1879, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Lbsal —His Honor Mr Justice Johnston will sit in Chambers at 11 a.m. this day. A banco sitting is appointed for Friday next, at eleven o'clock. .','-

Thb CoujKawoop Elbctioh.—ltwill be seen from this morning's telegrams that Mr Gibbs has been declared duly elected member for the Collingwood district.

OpDFEHOTTSHtI , tS Limj AXAIOA.—r The anniversary of the' Loyal Hand in Hand Lodge, Little Akaloa, was celebrated by a ball on Tuesday evening. It was a complete success, there being avery large attendance..

WwzxiAx luTaanznar* Booißnr.—The usual weekly meeting of this society was heldlast night, the Her. A. Eeid in the chair. Beading* were given a> follows:—" Speech of Sergeant Buzfus," by Mr D, Wilkinson ; " Legend of Horatio*," by Mr "W. England ; "Temperance and Education," by Mr G. M. Grey; "Burial of Moseij" by. Mr Skinner ; and a recitation, "The Bachelors," by Mr. J. _Qi Walker ;„ and ." Misadventures at Margate," Mr England.; Each pieoe was freely criticised. The attendance numbered twentyDine, and amongst the visitors: were thirteen iaclies. A thoroughly enjoyable evening hiving been spent, the meeting closed in the 'Usual manner. , : M :■" Mb MoKTaoMEKS , At Littlk Bitsb.—Mr Montgomery, member for Akaroa district, addressed the electors on Thursday. _ Al; though but short notice of his visit was given, the room was crowded. - Mr A. D. Allan was voted to the chair, and briefly introduced Mr Montgomery. Mr Montgomery was received with oheers, and spoke at great length on the various topics now before the public. His speech, or at leaat the gist of it, haa already' appeared in this paper. Mr Montgomery was loudly cheered at the conclusion. On the motion of Mr Coop, it was carried nnanimonsly—"That this meeting thanks Mr Montgomery for nil able speech, and has every confidence In him as their member." A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded a very orderly meeting. ..-.."';

Sydrhhah Consort. — The Sydenham Barongh Council, through haying passed a resolution restricting iU meetings to ten o'clock, was last erening nnable to proceed with the basinets which required its consideration. At the hour of ten there were one" or two deputations in waiting, and a number of reports which had not been touched upon, but in the face of the resolution the Council obnld hot' proceed farther. One Councillor threatened to inform the ratepayers that pnblio business was being trifled with, and the Mayor also stated that the ratepayers had a right to know who were the real obstructives.

Sttdpbit Dbath.—At about half-pa»6 eight o'clock last evening, Mi Henry Herman Bostelman, manager of the American Machine Depot, Colombo itreet, died very suddenly, Meßsrs J. Pepper and William Cleary were ia the ihop with deceased shortly "before the hour mentioned, when lie complained to them of a serere attack of palpitation of the heart. On their adrioe he went upitaira to hie bedToom, and Mr Pepper was preparing for him some hot brandy and water, when he heard a fall. He immediately went up-etain and found Mr Bonelman lying upon the floor. Hiring placed him on his bed, Mr Pepper went for Dr. Deamer, with whom he returned

shortly afterwards to: find the young man dead. Deceased, who it i» nnderetood died from heart disease, wiia twenty-two years; of age, and unmarried. An inquest will be held. :;.';

Thb Übw Tows Oiook.—The new town dock, erected in the tower.of the GoTernmeat Buildings, OatHedral eguare, was imported from England through Messrs Ooat«B and Co., jewellers, who •Were also the contractors for placing it imposition. This clock has all the latent improvements, h&ring a. double three-legged gravity escapement, being a model, on a reduced scale, of the great clock at Westminster, [London, and it is calculated-that it will, therefore, be an exoallent time-keeper. Aβ it has only recently been put together, the clock has not been properly regolate<L yet, although it has so far kept Tory good tame. In this connection it may be stated that for the purposes of regulation, communication will be established between it and the time-ball tower at Ljttelton, by means of an electric wire. It is intended that the clock shell be illuminated during the night, and with this object an ingenious apparatus has been prorided in the shape of a meter, which will supply the gas for any given number of hours, abeonMng to the register applied. ' I : Wahd'b Nbw Bbbwbb;.—Messrs Ward; and Gβ. are making important additions to their .extensive business premises. The addition consists of an entirely new brewery, which, when finished, will be one of Che most complete in New Zealand. The building, which will be 66ft. high, wQI consist of fire «tories, each of which is a distinct department, and is constructed of brick, with, white atone facings. The summit of the roof if an open balcony from which, from its great alti-: tnde, a "fine -rierr of the city will be obtain- ', able, immediately below the roof, which is j OT&l-flhaped., are placed the water vats, con- j nected mth. a system of piping to convey the j water U> the mashing room beneath. Underneath thia storey is the brewer's room, where the wort is boiled, 4ft c malt being conveyed by an elevator worked -by steam power. Below this agaia is fixed the refrigerator frhere the beer U cooled before being ran off into the tone, whiek will be placed on the lower floor. The extreme height' of the building is to obviate the necessity of any pumping apparatus, as the beer will run from story to story in its several stages, -until it reaches the refrigerators, and thence to the tuns in the cellars. The size of the rooms average 28ft. by 26ft, and lift, high, with the exception of the boiling room, which is 19ft. high, and really oeoupies the «pace of two stories. The chimney, which i> octagon shaped, i> the tallest yet built in GhrUtchurch, being 70ft. The building will be furnished with a handsome dock, to be fixed in the principal boat, facing EHmore efcreet. The refrigerator is OB an entirely new and very iagenioa* principle. It consists of a amss of hollow cepper tubes £xed horizontally *b » frame. Gold ■ water is constantly running through thue i tubes, over which the warm Ijqnar flow* \ slowly from a trough fixed along the top of tae fnme. liter flowing over the tabes the beer, on reachfcg the bottom is taSctently cooled, and runs direct Into the tons beneath. Th* brewery will be completed, in about two rn«nfo«' time. The wort is being energetically pushed forward by 2& /osepE T>»w»on, of kamo»rfTeet,wbo « UieaTchitecfiandcoß. tractor. ■...'" . ' V. ':'■ ■■ ,

IHBTXCTOS O* WM4HTS AHD MBABrMS.— Constable Stephenson has been appointee Inspector of Weights Mid Measures for the city, and commenced the duties of his office yesterday. -.. ~ _ ' , , Obtkihax AMAinw, —T«ro men, John Millar and have been oom■Mtftput fat twalffcy i&eAlarott Bent* tat a erSainat essaulten* married woman, about a ~B*lOtnre TJf rsat Pake —Complaints have been made of »-f»aetioe wMch has obtained oat* the warm weather began, of bathing in the Sjron at exposed places, directly in the course frequented by boating parties. Tiiis i -was ft lonrce of annoyeHoe last summer, ana only last Saturday a nnmber of youths we*e "bathing in the rirer, above the central bridge of the Park, during the afternoon, while numerous boats were passing np and down the stream.

newly-elecse*-jCitf Council :•■ toot, place last evening, when •all the Cauncillore w*ro pre"fcent. The cemmitteee for the. year wore appointed, and 'a good deal of business war got through, with commendable celerity. At theislose of the proceedings the Mayor intimated th»fc he* detired fo oflerToTtbe newlyelected Council hie hespitaHty. A supply -at the, sparkling was ordered in, and varions toaeta were proposed and duly honored.

Ths Dbotds — The members of the Pioneer Lodge, No; 47; held their fortnightly meeting at the Lodge room, New Wellington Hotel, Tuam street, last evening. The meeting was largely attended, and Bro. Williams, A.D., occupied thechair. The secretaryread a letter from Bro. Alexander, in Wellington, informing the Lodge that he had enrolled seyenty candidates for the opening of a Lodge of Druids ia that city. Four candidates were then initiated into the Druidical •egrets, after wbioh the members oloaed the business in harmony. "..

AfIHBTJKTON A. AHD P. ABSOOIABKHr.—-A meeting of the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association m held yesterday afternoon at Shearman , * Hotel, to consider the desirability of holding the annual show this season. Mr CL P. Cox oocupied the<cbair, and it was decided to hold the show, *ndt"hst the president be requested to call theannual general meeting to decide about the day of the show. Saturday next was enggeeteS for determining the time and place of holding the show. Mr Benmson suggested 'that the horse parade, which, was. such a -success last year, should be held as speedily as possible, and moved that the committee be requested to make arrangements for that purpose.

Thr Ghkbb&l ELKonoßfl.—The last of : the elections, except that to be held for the seat to be resigned by Sir George Grey, were concluded yesterday. For the Gladstone constituency Mr Studholme woe returned by a large majority over De-Deane,, and for Coleridge, Mr E>G. Wrignt Mr Hart. In another column will be found a table shewing the result of the appeal to the constituencies so Ear as it is asoertainable with certainty. It is assumed therein that the next election for the Thames, should Sir George Grey resign that seat; as he haspromisedj will be in favor of the Ministry. Parties will then: be divided as [follows: —Ministerialists, 41; Opposition, 42j doubtful, £. St. Mast's, HAtawKtffi. -A meeting of the vestry of this parish ; was held last week, the Key. H. E. Eist in the chair. The principal business of the meeting was the consideration of a plan for the renovation of the parish church. It was unanimously decided to put a portion of the work in hand at once, a> a commeßcement, and to complete the scheme later on in the year. : A considerable nnmber of "works "were then authorised. An effort is about to be made to form a choir, for the church, so as to reader the services more suitably than hitherto. It is intended, as soon as funds are raised for the purpose, to varnish the roof and distemper the walls, and otherwise improve the nave of the church. An entertainment with this object will be given in the Halswell schoolroom on the 26th inst.

Thbatbe Koyal.—There was an improved attendance at the Theatre Boyal last night due to the production of Taylor and Dubdurg's admirable modern comedy "New Men and Old Acres. , When adequately east it C-β ecaroely fail of success, and tke management may be congratulated on the really excellent manner in which it was performed by the present company. The plot, from previous representations of the comedy, is familiar to Christchurah playgoers. Aβ a representative, piece, it is one of the most popular on the stage, not only from the elegance and wit of the dialogue, but also from the interesting nature of the plot, and the skilful manner in whioh it is worked out. The character of Samuel Brown, the Liverpool merchant, honest, manly and independent, was splendidly sustained by Mr Wybert Reeve, the lore scenes with Lilian Tavaiour, beiDg replete with true feeling and tenderness. Lilian, the companion character, was charmingly pourtrayed by Mus Ada teeter, who developed / all the bright (characteristics of the loving, high spirited, "and true hcfiTted girl with admirable effect. Next in "point °* "Jβ" , - wa * Hhe parvmue Banter, the self-made man of "ways and means and Christian princcsiles, which in the hands of Mr J. G, Joyce, was.a matterpiece of vulgar arrogance, self -safficieney, and snobbery. It was true to life,.and again; as ia the case of the leading characters,'he had an excellent foil in the Mreßuctetof Mrs Pitz william. The character could scarcely be better represented. Mrs FitswiHiam'e mellow voice and pronounced vulgarity provoked irresistible laughter, and was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. Mr D'Orsay Ogden played Birthold Blasenbalg with a capital dialect, and a keen appreciation of the humor of the part. Miss Beatrice was maternally dignified; as Lady Yavaspur, at the same time infusing sufficient geniality into the character' that somewhat redeemed from its timeserving selfishness. Mr Lance Seaton and Miss Lizzie Lawrence sustained the roles of Bertie Rteurae and Fanny Bunter with ian esprit that gave them zest, and contributed to the excellence of the general .cast.. Mr Bobthmah was sufficiently patrician to satisfy the?, requirements of Marmaduke Vavasour, : and Mr, Fieher made the most that could : be made of the character of the lawyer, Mr Seeker. The piece was put on the stage with a due measure of completeness, the setting of the scene of the ruins in the second act being a real work of art. The comedy n ill be repeated this evening. '*■'■' ;■ ; /h

A FOBTHKBX VIEW OF MINISTHEIAI, DoniGa.—The correspondent o£ the "Daily Times "telegraphs the following extract from a leader in the " Auckland Herald, , ' a journal which ie generally considered a supporter of the Grey Government: —"Brief as has been the period between therieiagof the Assembly, the Opposition will be able to find that the dissolution has supplied them •with several weapons of attack against the Ministry. For theseFthey will hare to be thankful, partly to chance and partly to the necessities of Ministers. For instance, the Opposition will mate the moat of the fact that the Hinemoa and Stella have been- used since the dissolution chiefly in accommodating Ministers in connection with their elections. They will be entitled also to cay that the Hinemoa had not been used even for legitimate electioneering business, but if she had, they will not come off scatheless. After the abortive efforts to capture the perpetrators of the Ohinemutu outrage, Native aid is called in, and the whole affair—s crime involving life and death, and the peace of the country—dwindles into a korero about Maori ancestry, out of which very little v likely to come. There is another point of which a battery of artillery will be nnmatked against the Ministry. This is the Say of Islands election, by which John Lundon is to take hi* place in the House. It is carious to compare the figures of the polling just in and the statistics of the state of the roll given by Mr Bryoe. Mr Lundon preferred 273 claims, of I which, according to Mr Bryoe's opinion, four* fifths had not legal qualifications. Mr Lundon has received 289 votes, while his opponent, Mr Williams, had 159. It would therefere appear that Mr Lundon received few votes, except from those persons whom he had pat upon the roll. The Government will unquestionably be blamed for not taking some steps to parity the toIL, and if there is any fault they are responsible. Their action, if not a crime, wsj moot certainly a blander. For the Executive to interfere with judicial officers is always a mistake, and it will be remembered that at thafc time it had not been proved that Mr Williams had been guilty of any misconduct. He was called upon to resign, and his guilt was assumed without aay inquiry or investigation, leaving it open to be said that what influenced Ministers were the aceujatione of Mr London made privately. Wβ had hoped that"the. inquiry at last election troold have obliterated the whole affair, and cleared it from farther scandals and trouble, but we fee* that the election of Mr John Laa&os win raise" a subject which threateia to Jwcome one of the most duagmable gerwsal guestieai of next session."

Cohokalmhht oi BiMH.—An inquest will b* held this morning at the Police Depot-, on the body of the infanfc found in the Biver Avon on Sunday merning. STsWa lEOJC THH Nobth.—The Auckland "HerftTd" says:—The rumour alLcvsrthe Soath ie, that *hen Parliament meats Mr MonJgiJmery w2l move that "Thiiffouse has no confidence id the Government aa at present constituted." .

St Lthce's. —An entorteinmeni, comprising vocal and instrumental mode, readings, &c., will take place in Si. Luke's Schoolroom this evening. Ohdeb op Bbtjids.—A meeting connection with the Hope of Sfc. Alhan's Lodre, ! Ancient Order of Braids, will be held m the Cafedoni&n Hotel on Wednesday (to-morrow) at, •,'.MnLUB. Pyßanß.rrT*is talented pianj|te will "give a concert this evening at the Oddlellawa',.B:alU,. for which, an. atferactive prperamine has beerr-prepared. -Mdffle.-Ilobpui wiU have the assisteace of Messrs J*Cpombee and J. Spensley on Jkhe occasion, aad will thus be enabled to perform the celebrated " Tesca Cathjbbbai. Guild.—The-annnal meeting will be held on Thursday, the 25th inst.,at"St. Michael's Bchooiroom, atß p.m. StnraTSiDi Ceickkt Club.—The annual meeting of this club will take place at Sunnyaide this evening, at half-past eight o'clock. i HXbmonic Society.—The usual ,renesrsal 1 will take place thiaevening, when a full attendance is requested, f > Odwpillowship at Dotlsston. —vn Monday, the 29th instant, the Oddfellows intend to celebrate their fifth anniversary with a tea and entertainment, to be held in tfce Doyleston Town Hall, and aa it ie the first they have held in the district, it is expected i$ will be a great success. -■