TOWN & COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LI, Issue 5589, 23 January 1879, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

The Case of Fhaudcxent Baseetiptct. —At the Police Court yesterday morning, James Bassingthwaite of Bangiora, was again brought up under the provisions of the Fraudulent Debtors’ Act. Mr Joynt conducted the prosecution on behalf of the trustee in the estate, and Mr Gresson appeared for the accused, no defence, however, being offered. Prisoner was committed for trial at the next session of the Supreme Court. Coheection. —In the report of the Hon John Hall’s speech at Akaroa, published in yesterday’s issue of the Times, the word “ more” was printed for “ less,” of course exactly reversing Mr Hall’s meaning. The sentence alluded to refers to the constitution of the Upper House, and when corrected reads thus—“ In his opinion no set of men were less inclined to abandon nomination than the present Government.”

Aeeests. —Yesterday a man named Michael Edward Davis was arrested in Chriitehwch by Detective Walker, upon a charge of uttering counterfeit coin. The man had been endeavouring to pass counterfeit guineas and half guineas. Detective Walker also arrested in Christchurch yesterday, on a telegram from Napier, a man named Robert Yinsen, who is charged with having misappropriated a cheque for £24, entrusted to him as an agent. John Taylor, an apprentice bound to Mr Edward George, shoemaker, of Christchurch, was arrested on Tuesday in Dunedin, upon a charge of deserting his apprenticeship. He was brought to Christchurch yesterday by Detective Bain. All the accused will be brought up at the Police Court this morning. Raxgioea Presbyterian Chubch. A meeting of the Committee of this Church was held on Tuesday evening; present—The Rev W. M'Gregor (in the chair), Messrs J. Johnston, Fulton, M. M'Farlane, W. M'Gregor, and T. Ross. The chief business of the evening was that of the finances, and as they were somewhat deficient it was decided to make a special effort to get in the pew rents, and also to inaugurate a bazaar to be held as early as possible. Correspondence was received from Mr W. Good, secretary to the Sunday school, stating that that fund was also deficient, and it was resolved to make a special offertory for that purpose. This concluded the business, and the meeting terminated with prayer.

Moving Trucks ox Wharves.— Those whose duty it is to move the trucks on the wharves at Dyttelton ought to exercise very great care, especially just before the departure of a steamer from the wharf. On Tuesday afternoon a young lady, who had been saying good-bye to some friends on board the Ringarooma, was going down the gangway from the steamer to the wharf, when a lino 'of trucks were pushed along without warning, and she was squeezed between the end truck and the stanchions of the gangway. Fortunately,she was not hurt, but she received a severe fright, and the result might have been much more serious. That a good deal of care is exorcised is evident from the fact that no accident has yet occurred on the wharves from the shifting of trucks, but the instance noted should make all concerned use every precaution for their prevention.

Pleasant Talley School.-— The children attending tins school had their annual treat 11 under tho willows ’’ on Mr T. Hardcasthi’s farm, near the school, on Thursday, J a ' n . 16 Tho scholars wot at tho school-room at 1 p.w„ where they had lunch. They then marched to the paddock in which the sports were held, when racing, iamomg. Ac,, for prizes and other games were engaged in These were interrupted by tea. after after which play was again resumed till wren, when all adjourned to the school, which had been neatly decorated by the waster and scholars for the occasion. Tho prizes which had been competed for at the late examination wore then distributed. A number of readings and recitations were given by the .scholars, and class spelling bees were next instituted and proved a ereat success. After singing the National Antlem the meeting closed, but games were indulged m to a late hour by those who had nnf enough in tho field. The m!*,! prize list Ist class : Annie Hardcastlo i! Kate Bennett, 2; Kate Hardcastlo 3 ’2nd class: Edward Bennett, 1, Joseph 2 G. Hardens tie, 8. 3rd class: first Son ’ Pot Lyeaght, 1 j Alf. Ihtam. 2W*. * 3rd olaa. s Annie Gregan, 1; Wm. Best 2 ; Adaßeckfey 3. 4th class: Margaret HWim ■» Vr Whittaker, a, H. ienn^"^ 1 “"J Mary Lysaght, 1; Daniel Oregon, 2 • Edmn'nd King, 3, 6th class: Austif Lysacht Thoa Bennett, 2 ; Pat Gregan, 3. ® * ’

Christchurch Tramway.—The ra TTT' this tramway wefe landed from ti,,!‘ !'■’ Hurumii yesterday. : v Kaiapoi Borough Valuation.— xi* r „ valuation for this Borough amounts to being slightly in excess of that of last v ... Ji| Banquet at Akaroa.—The remafr.dT our special report of the complimentary f, 4 quet to Mr Montgomery, M.11.R., Hon. J. Hall, will be found in column. ,tr

Doo Licenses. —Up to last evenin', i dog licenses had been issued at the offices to persons resident in the city, anVi‘licenscs had also been issued on behalf' o ( tu Sclwyn County Council. ' ' Fast Travelling. The ; Jrt , Timet states that the special train whi h the Attorney-General and the the Dunedin Bowling Club homo on -i .r, did the distance in five hours of actual ning. Theatre Royal. —“ Henry V.” r , , successfully repeated last evening, »;.•> u - audience repeatedly testifying," bv

applause, their appreciation of the' splendid effects, and of the completene.. -i the representation. The play will again ’-.' produced this evening. Opening op the Railway to CARGILL. —The formal opening of the Southern Railway to Invercargill took -ivt" yesterday, and'in one sense passed off'' well. The joyoosness of the event, was completely spoiled by the accident to Mr Conyers, of which fdl ' culars are given in another column, I *’

Rangiora Brass Band.—The promote-, of this band held a meeting at Lew tor.’a H-h on Tuesday evening, at which there ti 3 •! full attendance, Mr Blackett, the presiding. The instruments purchased bv/-' sub-committee-were presented and distrih -.u -j to the members, and were considered to [I good ones. It was decided to hold the re c : practices on every Tuesday and Fri lit eVA ! mgs in the Fire Brigade shed. CHES3.— The annual general meelln. o; tChristchurch Chess Club will be kehi j

evening, when the officers for the ens;u’- 2 year will be elected and other business don* The question of the establishment of a C-r-j Congress for the Colony will also be di. During the past week Mr D. R. Bar, known Dunedin player, has been affordiu 2 Christchurch players an opportunity for so~--interesting practice, of which they haveglacavailed themselves.

Cricket.— A match between the Setvj Elevens of the Hagley Oakleaf and Easter Clubs was played on Saturday last, and resulted in an easy victory for the former by l j wickets. Hooper 21, Kowe 13, and Johnso--10, played well for the Hagley Oakleaf. Eul 22, for the Eastern, being the only dour figures on his side. Marshall and hisbbowled well for the H.0.L.C.C., and the bo?; ing of Hook for the Eastern was also far.. The scores were Eastern, 13 ani 16 • H.0.L.C.C., 58 and 2 for the loss o: rr wicket.

StrpEEiTE Couet. —The Court was again occupied with the case of Headerson r. the Napier Harbour Board, aad at length the jury retired to consider their verdict on some of the issues. Their chief finding was to the effect that there Lad bees fraudulent collusion on the part of the engineer and defendants, in refusing the plaintiff their final certificate of the completion or the works. The Court then adjourned until 10 o’clock this morning, when there is a proi-i----bility that an arrangement will be made n t: the amount to be awarded to plaintiff.

Cosgeegatxoitae CiTFEcn.—Last ever ::zi tbe meetings Mr Varley has been holding were followed by a thanksgiving meeting it the Congregational Church, at which the Eev E. Walker spoke in grateful terms of the great good Mr Varley’s mission lad accomplished, and the high esteem in whLi he was held by those who had been vrorlirj with him in this mission. This evening, at half-past seven, Mrs Yarley and other ladies will address a meeting of young women in the Congregational schoolroom,- and on Sunday Hr Walker will preach with special reference: the meetings which have been held.

Fibs. —the Junction Hotel had a narrev escape last night. A little girl accidental; set fire to the curtains of one of the tearooms with a candle, and the room was it - in a blaze. The alarm was given, and tie landlady, Mrs Sfcenning, managed to threw ; quantity of burning bedding out of tie window, which prevented the flame: spreading so quickly as would otherwise have tee; the case. Constable Fergusson and sov-rL the neighbours came to the assistance :f tie inmates, and a number of buckets ;t viter

speedily extinguished the flames. I.r er.i-' of the damage was not very great.

Acoustic Peopbeties op Srrcm: Cohets.— lt seems to be as difficult to hf-: the Supreme Court at Dunedin as m own Court of Justice:—ln the case :: Black’s Trustees v. Watt and others, William Pine was a witness, and being asi;i in the usual way by Mr James Smith as to occupation, replied that he was a " public-' and coach proprietor at Tapanui.” —M: Smith : “ You are a publican at Otakaia Witness : “No ; publican and coach proprietor at Tapanui.”—His Honor the Juig-: “ Oh, publican and grocer at Otakaia" Between Mr Smith—who had by this tiro caught the exact words—and the witness, too misconception was satisfactorily explains i to hia Honor, but not without a good neiio; laughter from all parties. Mpujs. Cuaebonnbt’s Concert. I . evening the first of Mdlle. Charbonnet’s o certs will be given at the Oddfellows’ Had and in another column will be found the rrogramme, which, to lovers of good music. instantly commend itself. Mdlle. Chart, ttrst comes to us with a reputation gained not the Colonies alone, but in the great ntn.-tor centres of the world. Our readers will 'probably remember the interesting sketch cf t life which we published a few months oc ■ and wherein it was stated that she hoi a certificate from the Conservatoire - Music, Paris, which in itself should to sufficient guarantee of her capacity. M. h Charhonnet does not rely on her unaided attractions, however, as she w ii: assisted by Miss Florence Neville, on who;' silvery voice the critics of other cities passed favourable comments, by r : op- T Luisetti, and by Mr W. H. Simms. I pianisto’s contri6utions comprise the " Prays” from Mosd, ” (Th&lberg) ; “ 3rd Conor, to. allegro (Ries) ; the “ bextett,” from Luo-.j and a “ Polonaise Brillaute.” Miss Novt.-o will ting'Millard’s “ Waiting” song ; at: arta from “The Barber of Seville,” a waits sot-’ and will also take part in a duet.

The N.Z. Shipping Company have declared interim dividend of 5 per cent for the ha- ;-‘ ■ ending Deo Si last. The programme of the amateur sports to he • ; undw the auspices of tho Woolstou Cricks i w « ho found in another column. A general meeting of Brewers’ eni ■-'.<*< ■' arrange for a picnic will bo held at tho commerHotel on Tuesday at 8 p.m. , , , meeting of liailway employees w.d neld this evening in the Accountant * t--naif-past 7 o’clock, to receive tho report oi t:I iomo Committee, Ac. A meeting of members of tho Corn Es.hr;-' '■ 1 ne held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, for tho purple ;' appointing a Board of Directors to mu’-.’.-'s : - Exchange. h was incorrectly stated in yesterday’s “A® election of members of tho Eyreton Koa.l :>> ■ - would place yesterday at Flaxtoa. 1/ .’ » Wednesday, Jan. £3, and tho poU'.'-i '•' Jon. 31, * , ■ '^ e following will represent tho St. AUuns' o w their match with Biohmond C.C. on Si' - - , next, on the ground of tho former 1; Nelson, G. Broughton, V V." H. Stapleton. E. Stapleton, J. HUI, J. Pepper, P. Phillpot, J. Bennetts; ■ ; • gencies—W. Thompson, Bcachr, Harrison. ‘ ' wi P. O(> Ai™enoo at half-past 2 o’clock sharp. , , The following will represent the U.O.L.t- . watches on Saturday next Midland--Mesßrß H. E. Anson (Capt.). J- L y Cant, J. Oibb, J. Hopper, A. Johnson, P. L ;,' aJ ,U l k^ R V H - Turner, A. White, J. JJt. Against the Crown C.C.-Mossrs Marshall (U; , Hooper, Board, Boko, , Mf - Collier, Simpson, andP. D. Bee~- ~ ,*■V Association match, Town v. Country. , £ next Saturday, after which begun North v. South, with flu • Sides i—North—Messrs A. S. C v£ o ? ran * Dickinson, Fairhurst. U’. r^, r .„ Morice, Peroival, Peter, -■ t . Bonth-Mea*re Allen, B. Cotterill, Harman. T. J''- 11 c , Skelton. 0. A. Turner, and - • _Fatal Accident.—A dray accident 3?. Ngapara on Tuesday afternoon, -, Wluch an ad Hampden settler named Howie met with his death. From Mr j Follock, who was at the scene of the ® CI1 ‘ , saorfclj after it took place, tve

gSS^S^^^i i‘Kay. ll V"f„!"lo bovoml N'.qnpam, Diw«g 1 L.m about ** • j] 0 sliit'o* Cflp* rt?l j vchvAi , n.'orajcd, who had him Mr at on ]v in? 1 uft . , vt ; u .|; pl:i<’o lu> had boon Ma ‘’ r -'' V , i:< leav.-' a largo grown-up family to A >' E V ‘,',\ tli ;raphr bn? made very rapid sconce of 1 ‘.j, r, n «t’few year?, but it i# »wd« w>thii it.■ Ywtcrdar, wo certan.lv rlot> * coloured nml miwen’ she'"; »j • I , ovV C V.ctnioal proo <v«?, dw dered • ‘ T U. Hume, of this city, covered by , m . MHW d that picture? 8.r ,!,, *, nH : T betaken from nature with »*y. n f iVoob’tv. but that exact copies of wonaer lui1 ' ■ „ ,„a vhe produced at ft rshwba’ cap jn ,: ont i on turns out a? (rilliaf: mise)ti the whole nrt of guceesflm , • j (> n , TO i a tionised j and, photography - lUlC( ,loured line? with U’f'f,' , familiar, the tint of life and vhiehwiarc- j Ttod to every th ‘’ !lU 7Vfr,r..y*. r; T Jr <\;.rrN lm'ipkst.—Among the A b.i» , v .tbelie incident? connected m»ay \;ioe disaster, few are more with the 1 following.—Hr Hardwick lonchirg ( ijollouar on the body of r’mlbmhury, aped 20. who expired M . -.Tee*, of immersion after the colfroa’- the > a A Mr Hanbury, a h-«o= lV * ' all(i bother to the deceased, f ■y/'f V .V'wen! on an excursion with her 541,1 others. After the disaster, as sweet"'’ 3 - - ‘(j f w jn, m er, she kept afloat for she ws> a . ...j.,,- nearly two miles from the

**-' fct ';‘,i,ViT«N-k : , when she was taken into i ' Ste - sweetheart was with her then, bu h’-vt- vi - v rxVill for one, she was takei ,h m was left* behind. He kissed her, nnc ; we shall meet in heaven.’ H< —A correspondent, wriL ,Owen Sound, Ontario, sends tht ! r? 4, r ,f ~,\\in an account of a floating <v ' or grist -grinding steamboat, now F l ':, at I.ittle Current, Ont. Tht •'the craft carries the machinery of an f ' { —V propeller. The forward part it f:T J s grist mill, power being supplied .C.'-'-riae. The intermediate space is to 'forVreight, while the upper deck profor passengers. There "rV'.'V'faA of grist mills and steam com- • --- cn and about Manitoulin Island ; of the new craft—Mr D. w; 3 -- -.f'littie Current —proposes to meet a! cn , v . He expects that on rei -e - vi.-c cf his coming, farmers near .., VT . 4 c f (be island will be ready "y„ tv-;- ; after grinding them he will *V w - - -aw-gers and freight to the next - br ib.e way for his own use the Vafr; reived as tolls. When his the winter the capital icrested in wi’.i not have to ho idle, for the best will at .••nee be converted into a grist mill *.K?-~ciiir.ee of machinery. V r Tunnel Scheme.—An jv ,-.y. ~j ■■ - « ; t-—' We mentioned a short thin l - i v v " e fnannel Tunnel Company had'c-i'-f t v *ir •-’■.• rations on St, Margaret’s Bar. VTs; are learned that when the noinss' to the souni:; gf between Sangatte aeVSt. M-rsrf/s Bay were handed in by tiie f-tTfr:r'. it was found that to cut a tarns', bitvif- those points would entail an sr.art of work in sinking, and it is for tlis that the site in question has been ira'-v abar : .rod. The scheme now before me j.rorides for the sinking cf s tvt a - rcl ose to Dover. The site

ea tie rr.e at Sangatte, near Bou-p.-f. is s:;il i:*krJ upon as the best that ccidi . ; c-h.for the commencement of the tuvi;l !■■■- shaft funk there is already 70 in with a diameter of two sftrr-; a-i the engineers consider that viez :lij hare got ten metres further c;»t. L?.-izontal cutting may be com-r.ez:~.-i. Ve ir.ay add that the engineers cf t;ur!rie- agree that the French epeninr c: the tunnel is the most difficult pa-.the undertaking, as a clayey soil has t: he z-n with instead of chalk, and the ia-trzn::-z water causes much trouble. AW”:, Cat Fight.—There was a fight sd'ert.-ed to come off at the Alhambra Ihfii.-v recently on a Sunday afternoon, betas*:. an Eastern fighting bull-dog named lurk ui a 42ib wild cat, a vicious brute, for h-'-mo-j. u-iit—that K the cat and dog were to *?'-*• -■ r their very lives and men bet 100 Cc-u. mzi the result. The fight was to I-fchowed by a grand olio on the It a-; immense bill, and it drew. m.. ti:;,.> the cat was introduced and was immediately followed Tun t„t it the first kiss of the dog, the cut tv.it.. audience, and the olio, instead c / ***;•? j t.-.rough by the troupe, was (lore tt ‘ju-tators, to tooth and toea: , : t. The very first bound c * it upon the piano of the OKZer.n. 1.., pi-.n-r of ivory left the fw-r.ir.: !t-i.;.i unfinished and turned aback ' u- i.vr.r,, ... the audience. The TJ:I - •• *-;.e “varmint” was at the -•■atra..,.-r V..th player and instrument ' '".ter with broken heads. The p tr.giy a moment among the i 5 :: I* test their quality, and then “‘••■..eg the audience. Then began “■ ■■ J-t t-arr.e‘t; but not the one th- fight was over. It e. gr.-.,; •• a;, i Softy tumbling, leap- •, :j ieiti of dexterity, all i ov —to amuse the audience /./ r* ' i sunlight out of doors and “T" I ’’; Y ”*■' of heaven once more. It 'T“ -'it us a whole, and each £T;[; V l , .'- / vit. Time—shortest on J I- - -eruhing went off well, auut-n-x-. The cut wag found a \* looking out of one of the u- ■ : wii:t::.j for an encore.