TOWN & COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 5225, 17 November 1877, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

■ - jHr 1 Mr iff- * ; 1 s BVPPtmMVT, published with the LytteltomjKSm ■Wf®;ln|.. , TJnbSAXDSD , BHlfiF.->*filiv»rmatione 1 faa»e been laid against a persona for having' unbranded sheep at the Addington owner* in the future. It 1 Th* Sait Fbakoiico am> Suez Mails.— The outward Californian mail, ooueisting of “llrlag»; wae deepafkiedlgrthe''i.e. mtbiftt*, yeiterday.mail,,left Melbourne, on Tuesday for the Bluff.and is therefor# due to day. The Late Finn » Colombo Eoad.—M> Piper desire* ns to borreot an inaoourcoy in qur report.. He says that on bis return home he di d not f afa'any of tbe fdruiture,as ho wis too lata to bo ofraiy eervice.” The little that* was bated was got out by lhe neighbours. : Oxbobd.—Ao accident Ooeumd yesterday to * lad of If years of age, named George Dooder, eon of a eettler in the. View Hill district, while playing cricket on the View. Hill ipfaqol girqahde. ' The ball bit him on the leg and! broke it just under the knee. He was bo'nyeyed tohi* homeland attendbd to by Dr ;#e!d. Tbe lad is now'progressing favour'aWy.f -v:w3 s \££ J i.,- ! ? -. Italian Opbba Company.—The prides of admission. to ; the Opera will berrD/ess circle, ■7+ 64; stall», 4c i pit, 2s; but packete of %4t tiokate for the -.oirole . will be sold for six guinea*. Slghot Nobili informs o« tbatja large, number Of applications have already been inadetohim for,ticket*, though the sub-, seription list does not open till Monday. Tbe Company will produce " II Trovatore ’* on the opening night, which .will be. followed by " H Barbierc di Stviglia." .< 1 Executed* Stock.—Messrs Studholme and Co. to their. run at. Baglan by the • a very floe heifer by Statesman out .of. Doroai. Mr Eunoiman,' of Waikato, took up with' him by the same: steamer some fine Lincoln sheep (16 ewet and 13 lambi) from stook unported from the Home country by Mr Lyieght. Mr Ferr, of the Waikato,^has purchased one of .the new reaping and binding maohinMlately imported here by Metsre Wood, Bhand and do,, which will be forwarded in the course of alew dey*. County ObickbtOlfb—Thd return match with the Mount Somere’ Club takes place to-diy, in Mr Hood’s paddodk, Alford Forost! Ihe following player* represent the county:— Winter, Weeteora, E. Saunders. S. > Saunders, BucHahan,, Zjuoh, Fowler, CWvdrt, Pearce, Andrews,and Smith. Should there.be favourable weather, a very pleaianti day’Amatoh is anticipated:'The team returns toAshburtonthe sameday. « The Oantbbbfey limbo."—ln to-day’s issue of this puper will be found a very large quantity of’aporting news, the leading features of which are “ Gleanings Irom Home" by tbe “ own oorrospondent” of .. the , Canterbury Timet, and ■{nU,.iepoit* of'the Melbourne Derby and Oup race*) The agrioultunl matter, which ie aleo extensive, includes a lengthy account of the Oamaru Agricultural Exhibition: by .a ipeoial reporter, and the latest information abont, the crops. The ordicary news ahd general reading depexlmente contain a large quantity of interesting matter; Habboub Boabd.—The usual meeting of : the Lyttelton'Harbour Board was held in tbe Government Buildings, Christchurch, yesterday afternoon. A letter wae received from Major Atkinson/ stating- that instruction* had been forwarded to /Mr Oonyeys, the general manager !of railway, to lay down an extemion of raila on the.Gladstone:.piei as applied for-' An application ■ wae received from the Borough Council of L] ttelton, asking the Board to eontribute .towards the cost of i.the water snpiily at that place. It was stated that the General Government con-, tributed £IOO per aenmn, and the application wae favourably enlertaiued by the Board. The amount to be granted will be‘considered at tbe next meeting. ' A gOod deal of mieoelafter which ■ 4he UntilNbv 23. - Fibb Bbisadb Benetxt,.Baii6lQEA The. perfocinanoe in aid of tbie JBrigede took place on Thursday evening,■■■'ut the Hall of the , Literary Institute,, Bangiora.. Financially it. proved a great euccese/ all the front seats being occupied, and .the hall being well, filled at'the back.! At the commencement of the performance, Mr LUlyi euperintendent of the Brigade, informed the 0 >mpany that he bad received a telegram Uteintbe-afternooc from ME Hoskins, stating that Mrs Hoskins was very dangeronsljr Dl, and ha oonld not possibly attend;- bub! had sent Mr Hooper and Miss Bessy Vivian; These performers, therefore, proceeded ' with the ovening’r entertain* ment, renderingtbe farces “Hard up for Nothing M UUd “ A Pair of Domestic Pigeons,” and also in'the interval giving some comic songs and dances. Theee were accompanied on the piano by a locft amateur. At; the .conclusion of, the eutertaintasntthe hall. was. cleared, and a good many stayed ku the danoe, which ikae kept up with spirit lor a eonsrdorable.timo- . ' .viL The Watee Tanks,—ln connection with, the repair*’to the Cathedral Square water* tank, whioharenowbeingcarried on,it has tan, aeoerteined that the eiyinnou* ba*‘ been due to faulty con*truotion, the. cement jointing of the; blooke being than a mere /aoing. AU (ho joints are being thoroughlybleßrcd,iotbßt now cement .may bo well VOEked'in. 'j.Wjben rtbie is finithed,. the whcleof tbe twkß will be in good repair; as theremMadariiMfCfborougfal; overhauled laetVear tinder the. iolo supw|intendance of ;the City Sorysydr. The eSjda%i|mi|Jkava now been commenced far.* will the timber jard of ttbssnf Mdmt|bmery and Co. XhieitunJ'/iwilob irtil hold 36,OOp[taHonf,: - wUI be of cocoret*j au» to»-be»nf - eovir*d in ’ with timbjnyaa aa toleavethe roadway kithout obierttolicnl’ atid' it'imay, be . mentjoned that th|* foad,way ; iu question is.ajprivste one; where ithtore can b# ; b a t little fnffio. | The work is bemg r dotth,by,day, labour, a* the cheaper and mbre elledtiVe (hp direotioa of the Oity Surveyor. * ' \ ASHBUBTON ■ SOHOOIi t! COMMITTEE. Th* uenelawntbly meeting ot ka* helFiPihe Sohoolroom. on' Tu.eeday, Nav 13 j .'present—Dr. 'Trevor; (Chairman), Messrs. Cambridge, Shury, «nd Winter. Cbrrespondeaoe was reM. from Mi** M'Dqnneli, 'Wishing to know if she was to reoeiveany salary for teaching, ittftTff, on passing her examinaUoU m pupil teacher, |h* . would receive the appointment. From the.Bbaid of Education, enclosing Mr Cane's report on the ventilation of the schorl. From the eams. advising pay--ment of £73' 15*, for salaries, Ac., into Bank, to the credit of- the'Committee. Frojm Mr Bolleau, tendering hi* resignation ae oesistsnt master. Prom Mine* A. E. and 0. K.

Henderson, requesting-that. their names be placed on the li«t o! papilteachep* for the end of iheitldrC&lW^^ttpoertlie;:ae^Tßguletionß. The report from the heed master wasread, which showed that the average attendanoe duringthe present quarter w«t 195. It was resolved that the services of Mire M'Donnell be retained until the end of the present year, end to-give noticoto Mr Boweau fchifc hie resignation would be accepted, and that his,engagement would terminate atthejend'of the year. The Secretary was instructed to write to the Board of Education, informing them that as the expected average attendance at the end of the year will allow in aerutart masterjat a higher salary, the Committee will defer advertising for another until after the holiday!. The Secretary was also authorised to write to the Board, and request permission to engage an architect to carry out the which have already been sanctioned by the Board, and also to be famished with Mr Hammond’s report on the furniture for their guidance; It was decided-that the annual school treat should-take'-plaoe on Tuesday,. .1 , Jan. 1, and that the prises be distributed, ana the school break up on Deo. 21. The Secretory was requested to write to the Beva Habene, Paige, Marten, and Burnett, asking them to •ot as examiners Of the school on Dec, 17 and--18. Accounts to the amount of. *P iw oi vsere pissed for payment, and the meeting then adjourned after .transacting t ol6 * * eM important busiussi.

'Sal?** l Sahsta*. ~ hone* took Dl»«l 1W £"® Uww wer, over looh‘ P^* |fcfa--«.-aßaa^ o««oa of Mr Hyde’, be“L,r> oo «£ !Piv i ol i*l ,kw ' ot Tom Tavlof'« ?ef °ba. lifket of-Leavo Mao," Mr °t "K the diameter of HawWvL* •“‘Woia. The other character. £“ >ftj vanou* member* of the m e *7 tfe, being the the J ■night Mr H:H.WaltJn" tSffif?* 2 diiin, will make hi* fi r ,t l t- “ when we have no LnL i T *» •elflomed by * foil home d bt he will ki SrDDBNDfATK-— About 10 o’oWv f day morntng it was reported to S ,l% Hagho. that'a woman wai i,SJ ££**•« Chester street, near > Bt. LukeV rv “ n **•«. oeeded to tbe spot, where be l«If of a woman of-iU fame, Brown, allot Smu,. For IT had been drbking heavily, and from ‘ h * quurier which were made, it ,« r he «■ about haif.pait nine o'clock yeii«a« tk,t ’ in|,tho decea.ed,whowa. StS£*>* requested another. Woman, a com. dri,Lk . hero, to fetch her som, \TV nm * -Foresters' Arm* -Hotel. This the » m ll “* shut, on returning, she found the deM?' lying a* described. The deeeaied w*.« to the public morgue, at the inquest will be held at lo I vjft" 1 morning. 01 «ii -Gaiety Ikbaxbb. —Mn j. L s ,„ benefit entertainment at the Oaietv 1 iog. proved td be a very eveE ' although the house .waa notw f o u „ ,Uld .have been desired, the audience *** n l“? id leee sufficiently large to show thnt the ficiare held a high place in the public *’ turn. The piece presented wa* Bj Ma - 6 ing comedy of "Old Sailon/Mc w .Hall appeared a. tboheires. Kf t" maine, end Mr Hall ae the Bollard, to whom the U eventually Ae Lieut, Dumb, E.K.Mr OUy“ .a part that euitefl him. admily " n which hi. make-up was a capital *tudy v. ?• W*Ho»bert«, aa . Too Grill, M ha,«, decided anccese, fully deserving ,»V applause he received. Mies Laura Win* appeared ae- Clara Mayfield, tbe meoe, and Misa Lucy Ashton as Miu sj the lady who .has a mania for high J' thankleas part’ o! Eavenshill v M D L,rf u Mr B. Imvey and Mr J: 0 ’Brier JfJ Lamb did;what little was reqtmj of tia carefully and well The perform-, , u “ thoroughly; luqoeisful, one.aud expressed their appreciation mod Subsequently musical selections were giTen oa (die, instruments which have been a Ma |, c . tured by Cutler nnd Co., the performers btine Meesre H. F. Towle and Frank Von Wtbet. This evening “ Nicholas Niokleby" is to be produced.

Cut Jmpbotsmbnts.--The old shops oa tbe properly of Mr U. B. Hart adjoining the White Hart Hotel, haring served their tine and purpose, aie new being cleared away to give place to a luge brick building obtaining a spacious »hop and offices on the fiat fioor. The shop will hate a frontage of Sift end the offioea of 44ft, being over the righl-of-wsy. The width at back will be 28ft, by a depth d 70ft. The contractors are Messrs Greig Bret. The aize of the (bop will be 32ft 9iu at the front, and 27ft at the back, by a depth of 56ft. • The front door and eaeheo we to be constructed of carved cedar, of omavenlel design, on entrance being placed on each tide of the shop, and forniehed with receiving iron abutter*. There will be 266 »q fei t of plate glare in the shop front, 10ft b) 4fc being the aize of the squares. The window will hare capaoioue show boordg, which will no doubt be well utilised by Mr Maris, who hae leased the shop, for the display of hi* choice fruit. There will be a passage all round the shop, with fruit stands on either aide, ard with i double one in the centre, so that customer! can walk round and be tempted to pnrchuK. The shop is to be amply lighted up the right-of-way by fire-largo window* with semicircular head#,. The old fruit-shop will remain, and bo built over, eo thatfifir MarV buaineM wiU not be stopped while tbe buying operationa ara goieg on. The fire! hr gleTation will bUnd ia odd harmonise »i!i the Whilq Hart Hotel. The -brick elena up the right-of-way. will be executed a cement, including all facings and c otm. The entrancetotheoffloea will bsfrnn ther# of way, by a large two-leaf door, wuh hnhilt and sidelight*, into a vestibnja 14£3® ‘J 1 * containing a handsome alairoM^f4 * 6in wide, by which to gain aches* to tbe tfiuee. ,iair will be lighted.by a atained glwe wi:dor,, with a semicircular head,.from the spacious landing, and the passages will be sft wide, leading to eii writes of offioes, baring w■places and the usual convenience. A areproof door in the brick wall will shut «®‘ munion between tbe new building sn hotel. A yard,; lift by lift, containing athpits, water, lUpply, closets, «n, * ll ‘ enclosed, but open to sky, with ent the back of the ahop and from Ample light and thorough rentuaion/reM to hath been carefully prondsdffir arid ofEoes, apd altogether the new will be a creditable additioni to.ony hojj teoture., Tbe architect is Mr T. 8 ■ _A iM«»I practice of be members of the Harmomo So* l ®**' , 0 - S. Michael's schoolroom on Nov 3) ana A meeting of members of e th f , ity Ct uncil meets ,Committee will be held at the \Clmh:i>er Oa,.thway,at4p.m. t ,, e i>m A public meeting will j* se*ea .Hotel, Amberley, this enaj]*’ i rtjT ateoswa of o'clock, to - consider the qnefiti jB e the Korthern railway. , rt( . : VohictfM An inspection of fhe besfi-9 evell ju t - s: tirw held on Wednesday

Tub ,HBAiHHN!-Th«B u 5 pious' Scotch station n»»W !,*ork w> dontrive* -to discover some Sanda hit men,' He went dpwn ta be o few Sunday. sgo to give the rtg» J ,] e # usual, order* ter £*,, r()U bie lit Hand* laid ** The Bible docent people about here much, “t* ', j> g «.W tb.t. Bra?keep holy the- Sabbath day, .■ g-?, much attended to ml t--U u*' lw ••id Mr 8.," do*, not the Biwe inW , 'that if your ox or your an «ho“ 13 #u . : pit on the Stinday you may puli , t t „i » T 0.,” ana wend i Bill. " hut 33 M you to hunt round all the (» d J j ur d»ffind a pit ta:»ut ybnr a«» >u « „ w ted At whioV point Mrß.found elsewhere.— -"-figles 10 , ' be ,'f • BqIXiSB BfASPFAOTPBB W , While, the .team .'hammer at r c lt ?cr t has been ahowing the good peop . loC4 ; inhow much it can do in the e . lf c ! the du.try, Messra Kincaid and K w ~ at they city, have been attempting to PJ can supply an article which » J 4, eobeen deemed expedient to »»P ■ uf f { tb«* terpri»ing firm baa j«*t l “ ” 9nn f»eU« a foundry the largest, boiler ever Und- Ih# in Dunedin, if not m tr£;l ,iib, I s "’ dimemiona of the boiler a weight, H length, B't Gin; height, nta^'' •tone. It i« fitted up with 6l^ bcl ? t; B , n of / meats, and ia highly finished th „ b-jj**' hones, yesterday, Bafely oone jt „,n b to the Eattray afreet I® 11 ?'," wh ; -h stea®** placed in the p.s. Dispatch, Ff hie been wS _ Kr( . THE ADTANXASB3 OF |, l>n r »pa») ** in the bush (remarks be able to read is “°“ “ n . w# , m for® tr occonjpliah ment- Dusty B ,Vtfi. 6r times a well known a- 6 {iec f district of New South r !tr wM when a visit fr*m th« Jom. probable, he was out with bi. m m The Commissioner, finding bet w<-eri *' looked through the T h n ‘X o;' ■tabs, and was rewarded by l "f h* h V* of an exceptionally iU-keptwd .rut, he. inscribed upon the d*r • C(W On the return of master oce nf attracted their attention. n {hiy c , D il . party could read it, j, th»- tb * d t b«e from tj* mission*! had been to w was« " thie wea a »e»»ag®*

•after »■ toswtad- sapper fcbaSi heavy floor of jSTbvk «w taken flff it* hinge., and we. Swiffld sine mils, to the next station on the MA Of Duety Bob. who wanted to know memttge the oommimioner had left for jSpBTMSJfS Lmhthoub*. Eddyttoso T.iahthouoa ia to be pulled flows. At the meting of the British Association at Bristol, S£r lisoo Boogies, of the Trinity House, earpjaed hie hsevsre by usnonaobg that ; jjnioaton'e great work vae not destined tot «dit auohlongar. Owing to very wcniilfln> able tremoar sraioh oocumd with each Wave gtyoke during heavy etam# from tho wort* word, fear* had been entertained for the safety of the street ore, particularly aa sea water bad frequently bees driven through toe joints of the masonry. The upper pert was strengthened ia 1839 and 1665 by internal wrougbtdres tiee extending from too lantern dbordotmwMda to toe solid portion of toe tower. On the last occasion he found that the chief, mischief arose from the upward •stroke of toes sea at the cornice, but repairs ■were (ffeotod, and further leakage prevented; The tower was still sound, but unfortunately toe greiiß reckon -which the lighthouse was built had been -seriously undermined and weakened by the-sea. Thl* appeared to be chiefly due to the-inoaiiaat straining of the -laminated: peek by the heSvy sea-strokes on toe tower. It had, therefore, been determined •to erect another lighthouse of larger dimen* •done, for trhieh a good foundation had been discovered aboutl2oft off. PbnnyWisb ‘and Pound Foombh.—ln refereeoe to the new hospital in Auckland, toe <S;ar publishes the fallowing:—A gentleman whose duties Called him to the hospital -this morning, was both surprised and _dis* ifituted to And th«t mott important requisite in a sanitary establishment, namely, water. -Was conspicuous by iieabsenoe. Hot a jugful ms to be had either to drink, or to wash a wound, or to flush a closet. Thdeo who are fond of anomalies may study a remarkable one here. A magnificent building is erected for our invalids at a ooltof something like £20,000, so handsome a structure, indeed, that a medical man who arrived from England a few days ago said he was astounded at seeing such ra splendid hospital in toe Colonies; The arrangement of wards is elaborated with"the utmost care; skilful doctors are appointed to attend to the patientr, an efficient staff of nurses is kept np: everything iAdoao that skill and science ean devise for the rapid and complete cure of those- whom accident -or infirmity may lodge within - its walb--6'ireJy thing f§ provided that may induce the return of health except water. . What a notable instance of spmlinji a v noble . ship fo? a ta posrth of ter. The fact is the mow remarkable because the attention of the Government has been repeatedly-called to the matter by Mr Eerapatb, the architect. That wo may_ not be accused of magnifying what Is undeniably a great evil, wd may ns well mention that there ie a well attaobedrto.the building, from which water is raised‘to tod upper floors by a small steam engine. This well to-day was quite .dry, a state in which it is found not, Oeldo«n. ~ V ■ ;