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TOWN & COUNTRY.

Sppbbme CotrßT.—The criminal «€B*ion* of the Supreme Court open thia morning at eleven o’clock. The complete calendar 'appears in another column. . MbteoboliOGloal Obsebvation'S. —ln; another column will be found Mr J. B. Stansell’s meteorological observation* for the month of September. * 1 GaCwoekb Extension. —ln another column will be found particular* of the important addition* about being;made to ’the manufacturing;! premise* and plant of .the OhrUtohurcb Gfa* Company.* ■ ‘ Ashbubton VoxiUntbbb Bam,. — It is stated that the Ashburton Volunteers —who, by the way, are becoming proficient* at drill intend to give a ball shortly to celebrate the organisation Of their corps. Tub. Austbalian Obiokbt Team. —The Victorian Cricket Association: has, agreed to co-operate with the New South Wales Association in forming another representative Australian team to visit England. Acoipbnt.—Mounted Constable Crockett met with*an accident on Saturday at Tattersail’s saleyards. ’He was getting down from a rail when his foot slipped and he fell heavily on his shoulder, putting it out of joint. The Mavobaitt.— A requisition to Councillor Ayers that he will offer himself as a candidate for the office of Mayor bf this city for the next mayoral; year, with hi* reply thereto, appear in another column of this issue. It,will be seen that Councillor Ayers complies with.'the request, and insy How bo regarded as a oandidate. The Wbathbb in Ashbhexon.— The weather In Ashburton was bitterly cold on Saturday, and several light showers of hail fell during the "day. This was a great, and by no means an agreeable change,’ after the mild spring weather lately experienced, and wraps and overcoats' seemed once more tohave come into general use. ,

The Deuids; members of the Pioneer Lodge met on Saturday evening at the Wellington Hotel rto wish Bro Brenan adieu. , They escorted him to the railway station, and as the .train left for the Lyttelton platform hearty ohfeers were given him. ! He left in theTenguin for Wellington, where he opens the Excelsior Lodge on Tuesday. I A; MaN Ovbbboabd.— On . Wedneiday night as the carpenter of the New Zealand aing Co.’s ship the Orari was going on , he slipped from the gangway and; fell into the water. Theqfyof “Manoverboard" was immediately raised, andall huids turned out to the rescue. Their efforts; were successful, and the man was quickly got out of the water, none the worse for his adventure. Aiabm op, Fibb.—About one a.m. yesterday Mrs Sarah Ball, residing in Cranmer square, was awakened by. a smell of something burning. Upon looking out of: the window she observed some lime bags close to tbe fence on fire. The bag* were lying amongst a quantity of timber. She gave the alarm, and Sergeant Wilson, who was in the vicinity, had the bags removed and sand sprinkled on tbe lime. The only damage done was the burning of the bags. Mrs Hill’s house is insured in the Union office for £I6OO. The Wbathbb. —During Saturday ahd yesterday the weather has presented a marked contrast to that of the preceding fortnight or so. A strong sonth-west gale blew all Saturday, raising clouds of dust, Which the frequent showers of hail and sleet were unable to lay. On Sunday the gale was more intermittent, and early in the morning there was heavy rain.' Towards noon snow fell for some minutes, and in the afternoon and evening there were again hail and sleet showers. During both days the temperature was thoroughly winter like. The Latb Chess Tohbnambnt. A meeting of chess player* was held on Saturday evening to consider matters arising out of the late Chess Tournament. The principal complainant in tbe case is Mr Bray, who, as one of ths Congress competitors oonsiders that he has been unjustly and illegally treated. None, of the; officers or members of Committee pat in an appearance on Saturday, and it was stated that their, absence was the result of a preconcerted arrangement. Only apportion of the business placed before the meeting was disposed of,' and a report of the proceedings will be found elsewhere in this issue, 1.0.G,T.-~Tho anniversary of the Mandeville Lodge of Salem; Qood Templars, took place on Friday evening last, and was {well patronised, tbe schoolroom being very much crowded. Bongs accompanied with muiio, reading* and recitations were given by members of the JRangiora, Kaiapoi and .Oust Lodges. Ihe Revs Oannell and Munro, and B. : Meredith addressed the meeting. A collection was made on behalf of the Sunday school, which amounted to upwards, of £B. At the olose a vote jof thanks woe given to the members of Lodges who assisted on the occasion, and also to the presiding . Chairman (Mr Thompson). The meeting was closed by tinging, the “ National Anthem.”

Ohabitabib Ehxketaihmwjl Ax Waikato, ~ An , entertainment was' given on Thursday night last by the Waimate Christy Minstrels, on behalf o! the widow 61 the late Mr Wood. The Oddfellow*' Hall, where the entertainment took place, was . tolerably well filled, and but for a fierce south-wester would hare doubtless been crowded. The seven sable brothers who comprise the Waimate Christy Minstrels hVvl evidently practised hard, and well merited the applause bestowed upon them; The ‘‘end men” were as witty as suchmen. usually are, and their local allusions to'the topics ; of the day were greatly relished by the Audience. A» uiual, the Comio songs, were the most warmly applauded t “Hunky Dorum” and ‘‘The’Little Brown dug ” especially. ,Of the sentimental aongs, “ Of /the Bright Shores of Gold by Mr Thomson was perhaps the nest. -The ifcohd ■ms of the enliertiinment was full orxdlhok* ingfufi bfihe usuil integer .Tnewholewound topi with,, a hau; Teipaichore was dirWitly ma metous devotees till i l&te hour. j ,;

- Tusabw Habbod* Woßna-r-llr Jaeobeen, Engineer, of Christchurch, has submitted a new scheme at harbour work* at Timaru for sh# Board’! consideration. The total cost of hi* scheme i* £290,000. : Tkmuka Catholic Chtjbch.—lt has been decided to proceed with the erection of the wiU ** «■ very wbsiiratial building, 100 feet long by 40 feet ' wide, with a towerof nearly 100 feet high. ' ; Stbalikoßkes.—Two lade, named .Bate* were arretted yesterday on a charge of stealmg a hive ef bees from the garden of James Hepburn, South town belt. The bees wer# found in the poweseibn of the accused, and. with them, were removed to the lockup. / TTm%mpiotbd at TIM4BO.—The following telegram was received in Timaru on Saturday, from IJr Turnbull, M.H.R.:—“ In reference to; the unemployed, instructions have ■ been issued that an advertisement will appear, and that employment will bo offered on the AJbury extension. Tents, tool/j, and passes wjll be provided.” St. AXiBAKS Ceickot Own. —A general meeting of; the above Club was held m the Euightstown Library <m Friday last/ Mr J. Hirst was voted to (he chair. The resignation, of Mr 0. Hill, late Secretary and Treasurer, was read and accepted.:, The most important business of the evening was to appoint officers for the ensuing season, when the following were electedMr J. Mans, President f Mr F. Bennington, Vice-Presi-dent; MrJ. Hirst, Captain ; Mr G. Nelson, Vioe-Oaplam ; Mr J. Bennetti, Secretary and Treasurer i ■ Managing, Committee, Messrs F. Nelson, H. Stapleton, 'J. Pepper, E. Barter, and i F. Jffennard. ; vbte ■of thanks to the Chairman-terminated |the meeting. . < Sxßiopa Case ■ oir Abbaem.—A German named Eckhof, living in a lane off Lichfield street «Mt£rMriejsy: assaulted his wife, Johanna Eckhof, on Saturday morning. From whab can - belearnb-from neighbours it ap-, pears that, the two were quarrelling.about mid-day, when Eckhof palled his wife out' of the house ’by the hair, and then struck her twice! oil the back of the head with a bottle. He, then Iran , away., Constable M'Oausland having been- informed of the i circumstance - proceeded to the' place and found the woman bleeding .profusely from a severe oat in the back of her head. He immediately had her conveyed in a cab to the Hospital;- where, the injury was promptly dressed* byi'Mr Prid'geon. The wound is about an inch in length and a quarter of an inch-in depth. A superficial artery had been severed, and from tjhis the blood was pouring fast. So far, the-woman seems likely to do well, but this cannot be positively known for. a day or two; Eckhof will probably appear at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning.- : - New Abelev Beat Bbidob,—The Ashley dray bridge is 1010 ft long, and .is built on 37 pillars. Thirty-one of these are 35fb long, and driven to the average depth of 26ft, and the remaining, six pillars are the approaching spaas oh the Bangiora side, these being driven 13ft. Between parapet and parapet the, bridge is 12ft. The whole of the lower structure is composed of ironbark; timber, supported by an under-truss with two tension-rods, IJin in diamiter, from pier to pier. The deck will be heart of black mrch, and the parapet of kauri timber. A moulding will run the whole length of the bridge on each side, which will have a very conspicuous appearance, being picked out in white paint. The wheel-guards on the bridge will be painted in the same way, which will be of great advantage in crowing at night, and the public will doubtless benefit by tbe substitution of ironbark timber for the black birch, which was first proposed. Traffic may be carried on over this bridge on Monday, Oct. 20,- as by that time the contractors will have finished the structure. Mr Dobson, the Engineer of the bridge, inspected it on ;- Friday last, and stated at the' public demonstration at Loburn in the evening, his entire- satisfaction at ’ the way in which the contractors, Messrs Hill and Thomas, had carried out the work. The annual general meeting of the Bangiora Cricket Club is announced to bo held at the Junction Hotel to-morrow ’evening, for the election of officers for the season and to receive last year’s report.

Journalistic. The Wellington correspondent of the Smoke's Buy Herald says:— “It is reported that the Hon W. H. Reynolds and Mr George M'Lean, hare bought the New Zealand Times. Freh Railway Passes.—Mr Murray is of opinion that the “free pass” system on the New Zealand .railways should be abolished, and he intends to more for the appointment of a Committee to consider the question. The Zulus.—A bespectacled and somewhat. fussy member of the Cabinet has received (says Mayfair) a snub from his cynical but august master, in whose presence he was deprecating the Zulus. “ Uncivilised ?’’ enquired the Premier; with that calm astonishment that precedes his plunge in paradox. “Ido not quite see that. They hare routed our armies, outwitted our generals, killed a prince, and converted a bishop. The most civilised nation could do no more.” Death of a Waterloo Veteran. — Another of the few remaining Waterloo veterans has passed away, in the person of Colonel John B. Siddlesdon, late of the 21th Foot, at the advanced age of 92 years. The deceased gallant officer served in the Peninsula with the Boyal Horse Guards, and wasf Present at the battles of Yutoria and Tonouse, for which services he was awarded the war medal with two clasps. He was likewise present at the battle of Waterloo, and retired from the, service, by the sale of his commission; in August, 1826. An Independent Savage—The Cape Standard says the following anecdote of Dabulamanzi is told by an eye-witness:— “ When this doughty Zulu gave himself up he was all but naked, and the weather being cold the authorities presented him with a greatcoat, which he accepted, but speedily handed it to one of his followers, and then asked where he could purchase a coat. He was taken to one of the trader’s tents, and there was fitted to his taste, paying for same with the utmost non-ohalanoe from a purse of gold he had on his person, and with a look as much as to say, I can pay for a coat if 1 wantons.”

A Convenient Bridge.—A wire tramway, crossing a ravine of 1200 feet in width, has been introduced by some - coffee planters in Kurg for conveying their crops, manure-,: Ac., across the valley, which has excited great admiration and wonder amongst the natives. But one of the most interesting facts connected With the tramway is that, on a windy day, when orders cannot be distinctly beard when the speakers are above a thousand feet apart, the tightened wire can be used as a telephone by attaching a string to cadi end, and then leading it through the bottom of any small round box, which is either spoken into or applied to the ear, ae agreed upon beforehand, and orders can be then heard distinctly. The Machinery Sheds at the Exhibition. —The Sydney correspondent of the Melbourne Argus writes-The two machinery sheds in the outer domain cover about two acre* and a quarter of ground, each shed being. 300 ft long, and I6ott wide, with a space of 25ft between them for the railway, and this space is now being covered in. The interior of each shed is formed by four aisles of 40ft in .width each, and as the ground falls somewhat precipitately in the lengths of the buildings, they are divided into five step*, and this is a great advantage to their appearance, as otherwise they must hare bad a very monotonous outline. Being merely corrugated iron sheds they have no prehensions to architectural effect, and the instructions’ given to the architect were to cover the. gtohnd with sheds that would last from six to eight months, and at the smaUsst possible cost. They are certainly proofs of what can be done in an almost incredibly short space of time, and in spite of great difficulty. The task of getting material, flooring; Ac,, was a very serious one, qommenoed as the work was when the market Wo* exhausted by,the drain upon it lor the larga building, and some of the large posts 'supporting the roofs were in the loN«t- the week before they were used in the Voiding. , The lowest of ten tenders for-them wm fhat of Mr Young, the oon’cractor for the 1 Exhibition building, for £X6,9£o,;Tbo build-; ingr -were designed 'by Mr W. W. WardelL IsteOftheViotorianpublios«vioe. ! 1 -

■ Fata// Acoidbhtbto Blow Bti 'Ambus. The Declaratio n of- American Independence celebrated .on Friday, July 4, with the 6 Wa * rejoicings throughout the United Two fatal t‘accidents occurred from “ o, ‘ crowding on .excursion steamboats aVh!’ Steamer Isaac Davi*,;ctowded l 6 minn, wa#':is>kilig .f-Jafaaing on the of Laki Quin^«h^£*^husett S)t t was a rush Of pa«se*g*r» aboard prevent those on boanTfimm going ashore, Tn e steamer careened, t he upper deck gavewav andiheentiro uppor works slid, with him. dredfi of people, into the water. Seven no, •ona were drowned .and three are At Morris Island, near Trenton, on the Dell' ware River, a large crowd made a rush on an excursion steamer,:whei i the wharf gave w “ precipitating 75 person* into the river, three of whom were drowned, ten injured, and several missing. ’ u ...! As Uembtakebb’ I'xciac.—The mn ,f senou* entertainment of modern day. f™ marks “.Egl*#” in the Australasian) raul have been the Undertakers’ Picnic in Svdne* a week jmtwo ago. There were engaged m the undertakers—that number probably inch dm,, wives, children, and sad-freed sweetheart! In the absence of exact information unon th* sabjeet. it may be pretamed that the hWlrry expedition set out in mourning coaches The account of the proceedings, vHeh i» far too scanty, does not . say whether the revellers threw aslde grave matters, buried their sorrow for the time, and almost died with laughter at . the humour of shrewd Shokspeanan vault-opener*. It is, however on record that the toast of “The land we Bitein’* >wße responded to after which the company proceeded to further enjoyment. ,Jt might be argued that more thoroughly appropriate toast* for a funeral-bsked-meat* occasion such as this would have been “The land we die : in,” or “ The earth we knryin.”

A Pmabiko Gm,—Something new in the way of testimonials is reported as havingbeen hit upon in the United States, the donors being the people of Philadelphia, and the recipient General Cbshom, Director of the Oefltennial Exhibition. He lives (writes the Iftw York Tribune ) with his parents and his sister in a spacious old-fashioned house, which wa# a suburban villa when his father built it, and although now in the heart of the city still possesses it* original ’endowment of broad lawns and handsome-gardens. One room of this house wm taken possession of by rfte Philadelphia Committee, and a skilful worker in wood and upholstery employed by them painted the walls, carpeted the floor, hung curtains and chandeliers, built bookcases and a superb mantel of the finest polished woods, and then put in a suite: of handsome furniture designed expressly for the purpose, and last ;of all the books. When General Gosborn : came to view the room he found himself the ; happy possessor, not only of 1400 volumes of i the best literature, all choice editions, in fine ■ binding, but of one of the most tasteful and elegant library-rooms in the country. .In this affair the Philadelphia people bore out their reputation of never doing things by halves. Their gift was a worthy one, and most worthily bestowed. Mb Lowe. —There must be something very unusual (remarks a writer in Mayfair ) in the conduct of any man who has gone through life without forming one sincere friendship. This is, lam assured, Mr Lowe’s case. When he left Australia for the last time some year* ago (here was not, so far as I know, a general illumination of the Colony; but I do know this: that four persons who were coming from Melbourne to London by the same vessel as Mr Lowe, forfeited their passage money in preference to accompanying that gentleman as fellow passenger* The person from whom I had the above statement is an old friend of my own and a member of the Australian Legislature. When he arrived in England he happened to meet Mr Lowe at a garden party at Hatfield House (of all places in the world), and he told me the- following anecdote; —Lord Salisbury was showing Mr Lowe and some other friends over his wonderful stables that day, and was somewhat staggered at being asked by Mr Lowe how many feeds a day his horses got. The- Marquis confessed his ignorance and applied to the head groom, who gave the necessary quotation. “ Ah,” rejoined Mr Lowe,” yoar Lordship should look after these things yourself. Mrs Lowe and I always weigh our corn every day.”

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Lyttelton Times, Volume LII, Issue 5807, 6 October 1879, Page 4

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TOWN & COUNTRY. Lyttelton Times, Volume LII, Issue 5807, 6 October 1879, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY. Lyttelton Times, Volume LII, Issue 5807, 6 October 1879, Page 4