NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XXXII, Issue 4422, 2 October 1879, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Hospital Moboub.—The new morgue at Christchurch Hospital .is now completed, having been supplied with the necessary fittings and furniture, including a new operating table for pest mortem examinations. The additional accommodation supplied was very much required.

I Madras Barnes ]B_Fn_; Ohttsoh.—-The Bey. Chas. Dallaston gave an address last evening at the usual week-night service, on the subject of "Believers* Baptism by Immersion.'* Eleven candidates were then baptised, five females and six —ales, ——ring in all fifty that have been baptised by Mr D_laston during tho current year. There was a good attend—ice. "

I I Watbblunijr.—A meeting of the committee of the City CoancS appointed to deal with the question or providing a water supply for Ob—stobnr—i, will be held this afternoon at half-past 3 o'clock. That which has already been dona between the time when the mfi Vbet eras first —ken in hand to the completion of the experiment by Mr Whit?, has been laid before the psblie in the report of t&e com——tee, whioh was subsequently published in pamphlet form. The ot/mmittae win now hare to consider what steps shall next be taken.

Spobtisg.—The acceptances for the C J.C. Handicap closed last night, and as will be t«3n, twenty-t—ret ow—htj havo accepted. Kaiakk Pmstflirri-iAK Gho_o_.—On Tueiiday evening the Bey, Mr McGregor delivered a lecture ea ita Be-ligio-Poli——l Aspect "Or£gia and Development, PWygamy.'* There was -fair attend—nee, _klthe teeturer, who waa listened to with a wmsidOf-b— amount of interest, reoaived a , he-cty vote of thank*. ' Asßa%MUta C_io_-S C^QB.—The annual fg_—«|'-u__-S cf the Sunnymde Cricket Olnb took place on Tuesday eveuing. The' secretary reported that tnexr-_id was being put in good order by attendant Bichards and patients. The treasurer reported that a small I account was owing, and that several members I were in arrears. It was resolved, after considerable d it cussion, that members in arrears cease to be members after the Ist of November. Several new members were admitted. T_bas_— — ~hew wasachange of biß last evening at thfe' theatre. The items in which Messrs Le Clair and Sarony, Messrs EeUy aiid Water*, and Btckey and McCarthyappearedwere very goocl indeed. Miss Le Fevre' and —ties Xis_iaaang —_ue pretty ballads very? idicely, and the old negro sketch of ''He Carries a Ba_or" enabled Mr Waters to display-his talent as a negro comedian to advantage. _h~ same bill will be repeated this evening. t Stealing a Swa_ —_s a constable was wslking along .Colombo streetiu thY vicinity of the old Post Office yesterday, he saw two men emerge from Kiddey's Hotel, one of carrying a swag, and niirry aiiray in a manner he considered suspicious. He immediately followed them up, arrested the man ! with the swag, and, .on" returning to tbe hotel ;in question,, _certtuned that the swag h*d ; ! been left at the tot—by a person who had : been' living;--there,' but who was then absent, Tfaejoonatable thereupon took his prisoner to thft depot. • - Thb a tub _ota_—There will be no change in tbe programme at the Theatre Boyal thu evening, tho attraction of the opera "Le Petit """Due "/-being sufficient to warrant its retention in the bill. -The next novelty will Ibe ByronVobmedyi "Oar Boys," in whioh Miss Alice D. Lingard and Mr W. Horace Lißgard will s_tain their .origin— characters.

i Thb Basbadom Btrsbt BaiDaH.—This bridge;was formally opened yesterday by ha Worship the Mayor and City Council. The Mayor having declared the bridge open, mide a few remarks e-pressive of the pleasure he felt in taking part in the Ceremony, as he believed the bridge would be a great convenience to the residents in the; east part'of the city. _he party-then, by invitation of Jar Tooyey, of the Star and Garter Hotel, took lunch, when a number of toasts were proposed an_ responded to- .;':..

\ Te_u_a Each Com_— —hb.—A meeting of the committee took place at the Crown Hotel on Tuesday evening; Present-—Dr. Hayes "Messrs Wilson, Storey, Tombs, arid Bjltoh (secretary).' The meeting was held to wind up accounts and settle pecuniary matters. A number of accounts were passed for payment. Some discussion took plaoe as to a course for next year's races, as in all probability the Government reserve would be then fenced off in sections. The secretary was requested to get in all outlying subscriptions as soon as possible. A vote of thanks [terminated the meeting. "_ : W_sriKTAi«r Causon, Sour—bbook.—The anniversary sermons of . the Sunday school were preached here_on Sunday lost, and the tea to the echolirs and friends was given oh Tuesday. A bazaar and gift auction were also held on Tuesday in aidjof the funds for the painting aud repairs of the church, recently effected at a cost of about £60, The bazaar was devoted to the salo of fanoy and miscellaneous articles, the stalls being presided'at by Mesdamea Boss, Thompson, Wallace, Cannell, and M-'ss Wallace. In connection with the bazaar there was a refreshment stall, and an apartment contain—g a variety of ex-, hibits bearing other than their ordinary'names excited deep interest on the pari of the curious.' Towards the close of toe day; Mr Buss,-auctioneer, disposed of -the articles notgold over the counter. A considerable sum was received towards the extinction of the . ■■■} ■ '-,*>. "■.-. Pbohbhad- Cosobet.—-A grand promenade concert was given last evening in the Oddfellows' Hall, under the auspices of the Drapers' ;_nd Clothiers'' Sarly Closing Association. _ large number of persons were S resent, including the Mayor and tha City 'ouucO.who are the patrons of the society. An excellent programme of vocal and instrumental musio, interspersed with operatic selections by the Battalion band, was gone through. Miss Bobioson played two piano solos in, a brilliant manner, and the vocal items Were; contributed by Mrs Edwards and the Muses Sing, Ellis, and Ness, and Messrs North, .Gordon, Lascelles, Kirk, Cowdrie, Edmonds, and Farrant. Masters B. and A ... Herman played a duet for viol—, and piano from the opera of "Norma." The concert waaa complete success, aud will probably be the first of a series to be given during the summer.

OpD- , Bi_o-rB—_' at: Dots_stow.—The fifth anniversary of the Doyleston Lodge was celebrated on Tuesday, and took the form .of a tea and entertainment. The tea was provided by Mr Jno, MacTinnie. Thanks are due to him, and also to the ladies who assisted him, for the very good meal they put on the table, at which about 140 were present. At the entertainment which followed the attendance was very large, and with the exception of one or two rowdies at the back of the hall, the audience was a very well behaved one. Grand Master H. Kennedy was in the chair. The chairman in opening this entertainment made a few appropriate remarks, in which he expressed himself much pleased to see such a very large gathering, and hoped that before long he should see all those gentlemen present, who were sot members of the Lodge, become so. The programme, which was a very long one, was then commenced, songs being sung by t_o Misses Smiths, Messrs Ladey, Page, Harding, Jenner, Frankish, S. O. Doyle, Pentelow, J. H. Uoyle, Jones, Winney and Glasson, and a reading by Mr G-. Barrell. A heart; vote of thanks to the chairman closed the evening's proceedings. ' ; Benefit ___————The matinee to be given on Saturday at the Oddfellows' Hall for the benefit of the fund for. sick and distressed professionals, promises to be a great success, as the tickets.are being rapidly disposed of. The programme is int every sense of the word an exceptional one, combining the strength of the two companies now play-* ing here with others. It will include the well known-dialogue piece;." The Happy Pair," by Miss. Colville and Mr Hoaklns, one act of the new piece, "An Original Idea," by Miss Beatrice and Mr d'Orsay: Ogden; items by the principal members of the Idngard Comedy and Opera Company; negro sketches by Messrs Waters and Kelly; sketches by Messrs La Clair and Sarony; dances by Miss —loftus and Miss Esmond, and songs by Miss Le Fevre, Miss Leslie, snd others. The entertainment committee have been careful in selecting the items of the programme, so that, not one can be objected to by the most fastidious, aud the combination is one which has never, for variety, talent, and numbers, been excelled in New Zealand.

Attbhpt to Bubs' thb Obbtixohxtboh Ebsedbst _jlo-is—u.tb's Co—st.—Some time between the hours of seven o'clock on Tuesday night and eight o'clock yesterday morning, -an attempt was made .to burn tho Besident Magistrate's Court. Shortly after eight o'clock, Mr Turhhull, the assistant bains', coming as usual to open the office, found the window in -the. bailiff's room, overlooking the back yard, open. Immediately under this window, inside the roim, stands a table furnished with a-set of pigeon-hole compartments, in which are kept forms of summonses, plaints, warrant*, &0., as well a* the books of the office. This table was in a state of disorder, the books had been thrown down and were strewn upon the floor, and the offici—forms of informations, summonses, &s. —some blank, and others filled np—had been taken oat of the compartments, piled on a chair, and set fire to. They were a complete mass of ashes, and the Beat of the chair was burnt away, the back of it being still on fire. No further damage was done, and from the peculiar nature of the documents which bad been set fire to it seems probable that the destruction of the documents from malicious or interested motives was aimed at, rather j than that of the building. This is the more > probable from the fact of the fire having been made at so late an hour in the morning. Had the crime been com—ii&ad some hours prior to its discovery, the presumption is that the fire would have communicated from the chair, which stood close to the wall, to the apartment itself, and resulted in the destruction 01! the whole building. The destruction of the documents ——t put a temporary stop to the civil busi-ess of the court, as it will taka three or four days to reolaoe—.em. Mr T—_hr_ —as _—i to exfcinguish the fire without much difficulty, and at once gave infer- , ma_<ra to the po—oa. •

Aixbokd Libe. —Matthew Anderson wis arrested on warrant yesterday for an alleged libel on Thomas Bates.

__ _HMED Habbob.—lt is tindenfcood that Sir John Oaede has given a favorable g|bi&&»?, of ——ford harbor,- but nothing defi—j&jh-i: _s yet tarir—gnred. Sir J. Coodehas sex&bis plans for carrying out that scheme to the. authorities at W-lKngton. _——?_——■.—Tho members of the Star of. Freedom Lodge, Kaiapoi, held an open lodge 1 meeting on I-esday evening, at which, ia spite of camiter attractions, there waa a good attendance. A capital programme o$ tongs, readingßj and recitation* was cdatribated By members of tha order. Bro. Evans, from Eangiora, occupied the chair. Bros; J. D. Hean and Evans delivered addresses on total abstinence. The meeting closed with singing the .rational Anthem, and-er lady and gentleman were subsequently initiated as members [of the order.

"fifaw Obiokbt Own b.—A meeting —asheld on Monday evening for the purpose of forming a Cricket Clnb, which should have as its principal objects the playing .of matches on day other than' Saturdays _id*«peditions to meet country teams on their own grounds. It was resolved to form a club to be called "The Wanderers," whose colors should be light blue s_d black." Mr E. C. J". Stevens ; was elected president, Mr C. C. Corfe vicepresident, Mr W. V. Million secretary and : treasurer, and Messrs A. M. Oliivier, J. Hartland, H. H. Seoretan, M. Jrfalder, A Longden, and J. S. Monck, members of the com* imittee.

J! _ Angioxg Socibtt-.—Persons interested m ifishihgi intending to take out licenses for the 'ensuing season, are invited to attend a meeting at "Cdbi'S'on's Com-nercial .Hotel on Friday evening, October 10th, to consider the advisa- ■ bility of forming an Angling Society. | Ddsham bteeet Sabbath Schoo—.—-The' , anniversary tea meeting of this school will be iheld this evening. A public meeting will follow, ■at which addresses will be delivered by several _3—aters. , _ i Pan.OßOP—icai. Institut - —•A meeting of ithe members of the above will be held this eveniing, when Mr Armstrong- will read a paper.ou the " Flora of Canterbury." ; Ltttblton Habb«b Boab_;~A meet—g of the Lyttelton Harbor Board will- bo held at 2 p.m. this day at the offices, Hereford street. f ! Board :©s•• EDUoA_ioi_.-—An or_hary meeting of thia Board takes place at 3 p.m-to-<—y. ::., : ■'••-•'- ' : " ! _AiAroi Fab-bbs Club.—At the-next meeting of this dub Mr Peter D_ican is expected to contribute a paper, "Shall these: things be considered P" I; ST. MICHA_Ii'B El - 'BBTAINM-KTS.—Thin I evening an attractive programma is offered, the particulars of which have been already referred to. For the next entertainment, which will take place in a fortnight, and will be the last but one of the 'season, a dramatic performance is in active rehearsal. The proceeds of these entertainmeiita are devoted to the whool b„ldTng fund:'-" >■■•■:: "

; Oeoan Eecital.—A grand organ recital will be-given this evehiugin_ St." John's Mr, Landergan will perform the selectione'en' the organ, and the, programme has been selected from the works of tho great classical composers:. An address will be delivered by Dudley. The offertory will be in aid of additions to the organ. ; ; Csic—ar United Canterbury Cricket Club, will play their opening match on Saturday next. Sides will be chosen on the ground by the secretary and the captain for nonassociation matches. Play to commence at two o'clock. The following eleven will play the rest of "the Christchurch Club on Saturday next, Ootobar 4th, starting at two o'clock:—Messrs Caygill, Turner, Wheatley, D. Lush, White, Fisher, Arthur Johnson, Ale-. Marshall, W. Thomson, Cant, Ashby. Emergencies —Collier and Alf. Marshall. Election of new members will take place at two o'clock.