TOWN & COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LIX, Issue 6869, 6 March 1883, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

City Basohr.—The City Counoil last night resolved to abolish the office of Oity Banger, there being no longer any necessity for it. , PaAXVAdB BAXBS.-By a statement issued from the Drainage Board offloe.it appears that the rates outstanding amouot to £3OOO, almost every shilling of which is due from the suburban districts. Acclimatisation. —• On Jfriday last Messrs Oakden and Farr visited Ashburton for the purpose of securing a quantity of perch for distribution in various parts of the Province. They were successful in catching about 100 fish, which will bo placed in different streams suited for their reception. Stdbmhak Mumoipa* BuoxiOK.—Elsewhere appears a report of a meeting of the burgesses of Sydenham, held last evening, for the purpose of hearing the opinions of the candidates for the seat vacated by Councillor Pavttt. She polling takes place at the Borough Counoil ofßoe today.

Tei Oabubk.—-The onbmen have taken out their licenses, the result being that the city funds have been increased during the last few days by upwards of £l6O. The prosecutions instituted by the Oity Council against the cabmen have been withdrawn, and the By-law Committee have been recommended to re-consider the clauses in the Hackney Carriage By-law lo whioh exception is taken. bHty-DBNlAi,.—Yesterdi.y, at the Besidtnt Magistrate's Court, it man made the somewhat remarkable application for a prohibition order against himself. The applicant, who had been in trouble several times for too free indulgence, explained that his employer wae willing to roengago him, but only on condition that a prohibition order was issued. The Bsnoh thought that it would be better the application should be made by the employer or iwme other friend, when they would be prepared to consider it. Bavvksx Fis^vai..—Thi» usual thanksgiving service was held on Sundiiy, in St Ambrose Church, Sheffield. The ediltoe, •specially the lectern, wae very tastefully decorated with fraits, {lowers, evergreens, Ac, and a large congregation attended on tie occasion. The Bet 11. Collins officiated at Che service, and in the oourse of his address mentioned that, as a second clergyman was urgently needed to help carry on efficiently the Church's work in to largo a district, the preiont, when a very bountiful harvest we* bring ingatbored, Hosmcd a fitting time for those present to contribute towards that objetit. TaxA-rux Rotal —" Jo" was performed again last night to a l**f • *»<• ftpweoiaUve audience. The pit and stall* were crammed to the last row, and the dress circle was also fairly filled, hut by no means so well filled as it ought to be considering the acting that is nojavto be seen at the Theatre Royal. An •caps of Miss Jennie LVee'e calibre and wide*, spread renown does not often visit Christ* i church, and when such an one docs come, eay once In a generation, is not always supported by so efficient a company as in the present instance. Hvery point in ber repreeentation was as attentively watched ae on former occasions. Messrs Burnett, Vernon, Warner, and Btanefield were as successful as ever as the detective officer, Tulkinghorne, Croppy, and Snagaby, respectively, and Misa Penwiek ae htAj&dloci, Mise Arrowsmith aa Hortense. and Miss Blanch* Leopold as

BroariKO.—Th« T»i Tapu races teis pines to-day. Umm BSfrVSX*,-*A btaram from RttffctM TssterdaytivM the foltc*ing moK ef the op*mtfoa* of lMt w««k at the principal roinw j*»W«lsoffi#» crushed 90 toai of iton#, ybldSng 26&>x amsJgnia > Kwp.it-Dwk, 170 tons tt*»fi«, «07ox »m»lg*m, Oriental, 45 ton* •tone, 7if«* amalgam. i>iono.~Mr F. 0. Hall has dsfltritely dcti&tsd Id gft Up a nswtpeptr Tnamrt' picnic this yssir, ted has already rtmiv*d one or two tutwtantbl JabKJription* towards the *xp*ff#«#. The piotiio wilt b* fcsid on March ?3, Gr**i Friday-almott the only day in the ye»r, sxctpMßf Sundayi, that nswspapsr runuats can call a holiday. gociar r to* *a a Paavsimoir ot Quvnwt to AmutM.— Ywtsffilay a meotinf of tb# Oommttlse of the Homly for the Pr*t*Dtlon or Crttalty to Animal* was held at tha Pro- \ viaoial Oouneil Chambers. On Saturday a publio msetiog, in ooansotioa with ths Society, waaheld at Sumner. Both meetings wfil be found reported eleswhsrs in this ieeae. Isok fooxsßiooam. —fhe contract for •upplyistf 20(1 iron channel eroseinge ha« been let to ltr Oromptoo. of the Crown Iran Work*, tho prioo being 21* 61 each. We should *i<ry strongly reeomnurad tbo Council to allocate one of theeo bridgee to tho oroiiiog in Glouceiter street, on tho weet side of Latimer iquwe, where an appliaaee of the tort has losg been wanted. Tarns iff Dvs»mtf.—Th»Merca»lil« and Bankruptcy Qattttt draws attention to ths fact that the weekending March % has pseeed without a tingle record of insolvency betas filed at tlbe Bapreme Court. Dunedin % and for the month ending Feb. 28, only one deed of compotitioo aad fire inaolfeocie* were filed. Tfaii would appear to indicate that in the South business mature must be in a pretty tonnd state. Lynntos Hatax Atntzmr. —At s meeting of ths Ljttciton Karsi Artillery receoUy held, about 80 men decided to accept tho invitation of the Invercargill Beview CommittM to take part in the grand Beview at; Batter. The Defence Office bare decided to furniih the recruit* of tbii corps with regulation serge uniform*, whioh wOl be more appropriate for them than the uniform* iiiued to other Artillery end Bifle carpi. Sodsbn Dsixn.—About balf-paet four o'clock on Sunday afternoon s woman earned Louita Coulter, wife of William Coulter, reeidinc in Bamford'e road, WooUtoo, died tomewnat euddesly. She had given birth to a child on Feb. 15, and waa attended in her confinement by Dr Hunt. Sbo appeared to he progrieeing favourably, and had partaken of some dinner. Some time after eattog it ihe became worse, and died before mtdietl aid could be procured. An inqueet will be held. Diath or air Ou> Lrrrsiflfoir Bssidskt. —Plage were hoitted at half-mart at the Harbour office* and meet ot the hotel* and place* of btuinett in Lyttelton je*t«rday, out of reepect to the memory of Mr John Pope, one of. the oldest reeidente, who died on Sunday at hi* midence, Jaokeon'a Bay road. Mr Bops had been in Lyttelton for twentyone year*. He was employed by Meters Holmes atd Biohardeon aa blacksmith during the oonetruotJon of the tunnel, and einee then ha* carried on bncineta at ehip and general smith in Nonrieh quay. DeceaJed waa a member of the Soman Catholic Churob, and waa muob rwpected in Port. Tnn Bxomrr Bpiotdi.—l» connection with the recent melancholy cat* of auiside it may be muntioned that a lady whs visited the late Mm Oavanagb on the morning of the day oH which the occurrence took place, told her friend* that Mr* Oavanagb, who had been oat in the open air without any covering to her head, cams into ths house with her hand* to hex forehead, and remarked she wa* afraid (he bad received a aanstroke. She soon, however, appeared to get better, and her visitor thought no more of the occurrence till tho heard of Mrs Oavanagb'* death. As she resides in the country efie did not get the news in time to be present at the inanest, Kaiapoi Brain Cicb —The usual monthly meeting of the Committee of the Kaiapoi Bifle Club waa held on Saturday evening in the Borough Council Chamber. Mr B. Moore occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance of members. It was decided to send a challenge to the Christchurch Artillery Corps to fire a match on Batter Monday, and also to arrange with the Wsikari Bangers, Dunedin, for a return match. A letter was received from the Ashbarton Club,, stating that in consequence of the harvest operations, they would not be in a position to fire a match just at present, but hoped to be ttble to do so in a few weeks. The Committee then discussed the advisability of getting up some prizas for the conclusion of the season, which subject waa deferred in detail till next meeting. Ihe meeting this adjourned.

STDHXHAM HOBTICTJLTCaAX SOCIBTY.— One of the most flourishingarid popular in* stitutione of too "model Borough'* if its Horticultural Society, which has attained a surprising dettrce of excellence in a comparatively short time, at hat, on mote than one occasion, been manifested by the Terr creditable Shows got up under its auspices. The " big event" of the Society's programme, the Autumn Show, which is to come off in the Oddfellows' Hall, Colombo road, on Thursday next, promises to be not the least successful of these exhibitions. The entries, both as to quantity and quality, are expected to be highly satisfactory. For the Art Union, whioh forms an iuTaxiable accompaniment of every Horticultural Show, some 800 pot plants, bulbs, Ac, have been obtained as prises. In order to enliven the proceedings ■the newly formed Sydenham Breie Sand will perform aft intervals. Oabjuagh cf Coax.—The owners of all the ooal pits in the Malvern districts reoentty petitioned the Government to make the reduction granted in the charge for carrying native ooal by railway apply to all stations, instead of being in force only in regard to coal sent direct from the pit's mouth to Cbmtohuroh. A reply was received yesterday from the Railway Department, stating that the Minister of Public Works regrets that he it unable to comply with the request, as it is not deemed desirable at present to make any alterations in the existing tariff for coals. It has been suggested that the residents in country districts, who are the persons moit effected by the high ehergsti, should endeavour to bring to bear what influence they possess in order to have the tariff altered. The people of OhrUtohurch are at present in the enviable position of having their ooal brought to them for IS per oent less, for carriage, than is paid by dwellers in other parte of the Province. StnriMY Bokoow,—The annual union rotating of children attending the various Protestant Sunday schools in Bangiora took place on Sunday afternoon. At two o'clock the children assembled at their respective schools, and then, in company with their teachers, marched in profession to the Literary Institute Hall, which the Institute) Committee had kindly placed at the disposal of the Teachers for the gathering free of charge. The scholars present numbered about 860, who with their teachers (about 40), parents and friends, i crowded the room to excess. His Worship the Mayor of Bangiora (Mr J. Johnston) pre* sided. Mid the proceeding* toftk the form of addresses and singing. *lhe addresses were given by the Bars V. Knowles, Parkins, and J. A. Dawson. Mr James Smith, the Precentor of too Bangiora Presbyterian Church Choir, conducted the singing, the hymns hav« iog been selected and practised for the occasion. Mr T. Withers officiated as lite orgtnist. The meeting, whioh was of an txw4'wg\j pleasing nature throughout, was brought to a close by the Bev J. Smith engaging in prayer. —•The annual treats to the scholars belonging to the Bangiora Presbyterian and Wesleyan Sunday-schools wsre given yesterday. The children btlongiog to the former met at the Presbyterian Church building at 10 e.m,, when they were photographed in a group. Alter this had been does, they were taken to the Bangiora Beonration Ground, where they ■pent a very pleasant day. The Wesleyan children aesembltd at thtt Oburoh at 11 a.»., and marched to a paddock on the West Town Beit, kiadly lent for the occasion by afr Imxton. Here tfcay passed a very enjoyable time, indulging in game* and pastimes of

liAWir ftm*Mk-»A mat eh it kwa twoii mieitttd ** X»iaj»i ott 8»t»id»» afternoon between representative* of tW Kaiapoi and Ambtrley Clubs. Iwe« let* w*r* played, out of which Scfijoi was fit*. Hews 0. Btf Bird.;, I* 'ft Haia**, M. Kaidsr.aad ft i. K. Mfeiowtfinf itprtirioya Kotapof, and lor Amber Uy Messrs 0»aW» FMtridge, ofwnwood, and Holdsworth www th» player*. A return mateh will tw pbf#d at Ambtrl*j at latter. A 1m« contest is otpMtwrf, , ffc* fallowta* Will r*p*w«»t tit* Mtdtsad CO. is the* matob with tin «l*ii (School to.»*row, at Mat/ley P»»Jt»—M«wfi For, Yyrwhitt, Htinwr |l). M«wk, Mill, lA«r«se«, flatty, Jatfg*, T*/tor f fc'd A. H. Other. Wtefcete will be piwb*d at W,» m J<shti'» T«apwt«*t« Socisty will hold ll* wrs*l tt**ti&* WfiUht, Sofig*, mitotic**, •ddrtw*** •sd ift*imitt*&t*l matte *>n oeeoor the *ftatßf. Tlhw* t* *» «Jm*w» r« tfaattmlm. rh« &»r4 of R#vt*««« «•> h«w ©btaeUa** to MMAHMMit »B> tfc« ditfrUt* «l CM** efcttf eb, S>d«nh*m, m Alt-nm «h 1 Lytteltoa. wfli meet si tiw FrcTitwi*! Owntii Übassw ©a Mate* as, *bmmlßo. T}>* match thai ww to has* b#*& Dk««4 fwday ;t- Uwawtsr Psris, *«s,isrt «* Wsi** W«*f«f*f*, h*» fhlttm throat*. Tfc* Ko« cricket watch between the p****** Cttv towwij and BMfflW* of s**« Camel!* i* to be held litM*«»*r F«rfco» Tuesday, MeiefeM. The ConiaaiUca of th* f esal* g#jti*« Miaow. U&gm, wl fa tfeaat*. the remit* u<m Ik* Mertvsle ooapsgattoM* of Mte #r*ia r fl*w#«. a«„ *<««! *s tfc* barveat festival there oa swadajr Iwt, As«wU]fliaiMl»e*r*alof " Jofia the iMirtM" will fc« fc«td thts evenies; {a th* WmiUtjm CfesnA, Dtulmß ttiMt. A («Mfil nwttißf of tfc* Ciotwfcntrr cy«<t<mlta Bocittj- wilj t» b*ki tlals alteram *t * c/oloo*. 'The fkratb-wttl Chtittolmxeb Uontiiag Comnitto* mtttf IcmS*/ at soon.

Thi Dißiot ftnuv BBBTicn.—lhe Well* ington Port, iptaliugof a change in theord*r of eteatner* for the direct icrriee, it uneomptimeotftry to Fort Ohalmew, for wbos* becefit the alteration U «aid to beett made: •*liMUad of the British King, the pioneer tteuaer, beisg followed by her t&ter ehtp, the British Qacen, m hitherto aanoaoeed, it te now decided to ron a emaller boat, the Fes* fUoton, of 2400 tone grew, m the arcond boat and to aesd her to m& from Fort dualmere, the aaailer riae btiag eridently aelecttd to iisittherery limited capabilities of that harbour, and with a riew of keeping the JDtonedia people in good humour. Ifae lienatanton being bat »lightly larger than the Hauroto, oogbt to b« able to negotiate the Fort Coalmen danger* «nd difSeoltirs in iai«ty. M X'hs AxrsTßJUUEajr Iz-irnr.—To« Sydney BulUlin it reeponaiblo for th« fouowmg (tatement of how the AoatraJian Kleren : " diridei the plunder :"—" Immediately | after the laet match played again** the | Xngtiahmen, the Atutralian Slsrendiebended. | A oirutoo of the profiU of the whole tonr I through England, America, and the Coloniee wm made » oonple of daw ago, etch man re- < eemng between 2600 and £7OO a* hi* ahare. I The Aostanltaaa cleared nearly £2OO per man is th* three teat matohea fdayed againat Mr Bligh'a team." If thie in correct a good deal : of the aneering beetowsd co the Australian* for their mooey-grabbini; propentities hae k been waated. Both the outer eleven* made conaiderably more than the amoont per man giren abor e. A BCOTOBMAS'g KABLT MxtSKOESCM XS AccKiAJfD.—At an erening gathering tn connection with the meeting of the Freabyterieß Aaeembly in Auckland, Mr Jamea Adam, as Ottgo deputy, gaTe an amusing account of bis first experience of Auckland. He said: Ha thought it paating strange that he ahonld bo wanted to addret* an Aockland andknee at all, seeing that the hut time he wae here (23 year* ago) he waa almost booted oat of the city. The speaker then (jare a bumorou* description of the circamslar.ee*. The 40acre system, lie said, wm then in fall force in this part of the Colony, and the poor settlers were in inch diets*** that the Xaieri farmer*, being in want of labourers, prevailed nponthe Frormeial Council of Otago to send him and one or two other* hither for the parpoee vf procuring emigrants. He came, aaw the Superintendent {Mr Williamson) "billed" the city, shipped 259 men away, got away, got well execrated by the Frees, called " a border thief," "a Highland raider," "a aosa trooper," &c,, &&, beside* becoming so unpopular with the people that he was glad to get away. (Laughter.) He did not intend to make any farther address than this; and, therefore, he concluded by expressing his pleasure that the condition of things had changed. Thb Lat« lord Stamfobd.—The Barl of Stamford and Warrington, jost dead, wm ino ordinary character, lie *ombuied a pMBiooate lore for sport with fine boons** gualitief, and though often obliged to borrow never allowed his estates to suffer. Th* World saja of him:—" It wa* oo secret with Lord Stamford that he spent over half a million of money on the turf! Th* princely I style in which he hunted the Quorc for tevext ye&rs, couplfd with his unbounded hospitality at all seasons of the year, the enormous •am* he spent over cricket at one time, and the cost of keeping up hi* extensive deer forest* and grouse moor* in Scotland, a* well as the preservation of pheaaanta and partridge* at Snville, Bradgate, and Dunham Maaaey for hk world* famed battum, made a still further drain upon his great wealth and revourct*. He never applied to the Jews for adranoeeereo after a ♦bad week' at racing, but obtained all the money he required from Mr Owliffe Brook*, who u reported to have hint him at various periods no lee* • sum than £350,000, at four per cent, on the Dunham Massey and Ashton-undsr-Lyn*proj«rti*s, which ssirootfe j diet*, kept on improving th* mora hi* lord- j sHp borrowed upon them! '* Th* earldom of Warrington becomes extinct, but that of Stamford goes to a Cape achoolmaeter 78 year* old, who is ehildl***. It ia said that Lord Stamford did not know who hi* heir really wm, so scattered ar» the family.

THißxrasK««;Bioc©HOTOra# w i> *Tev?r. —During the recent war great wonder was excited in Xngland by a statement which •amehow got into ciwuktioo that our troop* ware otiog bloodhound* to supplement their operations. The real fact* soon earn* oat, and they ar* told in full in the Bomber Q***tf« t— ** Xbo number* of the Bombay Bunt hav* much to answer fo*. They have been unconsciously the cans* of serous allegations being brought against their gallant countrymen to Sgypt. Ata critical moment of tha struggle, whan men'* minds were highly strung and their imagin&tien* excited to * f everah pitch, they insisted on having a pock of hound* Mat through the Can*! *» rwto to Bombay. Thia pack bid* tak to become historic. Shortly alter it passed fort §aid» a eon of J*, do tesseps informed hit indignant friend* ia iV» that a pack of bloodhound* had been not with the British troop* to hunt down tha Egyptian \ fugitive*. It vw only a Frenchman who eould hav* mistaken « fox>hound for a bloodhound. Ia thair version of tho affair tiia Egyptian* vara mora circumspect. In o«« of tha numbers of At Wataga <tl M**riyth, tha JSgyptia* QauiU, published by Ajabi's Qoverninent, Abdelal reported from Damietta to tha sub-liinietw or War, thai! '* ship hat beau passing through tha Canal to XsmaUia, filled with a cargo of hunting dogs, to act a* acouta for tha Inglish aaldiara whaa thay go oat to fight Wa eon» elude,' continue.*thi* veraoiou* commander, ' from their now baring recourse to dog*, that tho climax of their iU-smrceea and of their defeat ha* come.' Surety hittory, which keep* a page for tha ttaa* of ttt» Capitol and tha hound of Bobarfe Bruce, wiU not grudge a paragraph to tho Bombay Hunt and their * cargo of hunting dog*!'" Scurf■ at A Vxnsmuz.-'Tht esmetariat authorities at Gundagal (H.8.W.) do not team to ktep i vary tight hand over thair asrvant*. A moat disgraceful soana u reported by tho ioaal paper to have taken plsee at a recent funeral:—"lhe undertaker wa* is *«ch a beastly state of intoxication that h* fell off tha hear** and tha wheal* paaaad over hi* body j and when tha coffin wa* being lowered into tho grave tha *am« man—we •uppoM wt meat call him by a nan* h* *o much ditgraeee—nearly fell into the grave, and generally conducted bimsslf in such • manner M to bring remonstrance upon him, Another matter in oontuwtion with tha burial whkh mad* thing* unpleasant fcr tha mourn*** wa* the faot that the key of the cemetery had been taken away by soma parson named Blphick, and whan tha procession arrived at the gate, after waiting for tha key, whJeh could not be found, two of tha mourner* had to take down a panel of fencing »o that

ArTif»<Utth»fmeit » a , f oand tJ , m«i «mplojr».i to dj> it had r .ot mad* * Wid««Ww | |iOf d«p wough, Bfl d , om , of ' the i«iUem«o ia atUudaacc h»d to and aialc tll» |»f» d«p»r »cJ !.,>•" A ? thi« would }j*m, faamallj i ? *sk D J thought eodogb trouble { but r ,ot * > u> tb« Bar Mr WilUaau t»«d tr > w^ , in t , £?*' «f«i »«rffCi *«* th* burial of the dead - thought!***, bjiUnder pscksd ' T lh« JaritMi cldd of earth he could t'nd u& deliberately throw it on thecofjlc, M,d "rvckM tb» Ifdl. itteh WBdoct would di»jrr«/-e fellowi, and abovt tery tUir.ly that thii town would b« tseiUw aemd if ?hers *«?« MT , flftbw p»rwK» wi'lMnjf to d> th« boetOMi of oudwrUker, jtrsTedigg«r, ind cari t»k«r of the c«m*teri(*»." Wilde'e lift fptfoitmim in Antrim on»ip. aUy publubed, wae rather Bofair to ;he ißitiMte. He wm reprtt«st«d s.» h»Tin» amoeed faiatelf gambling and th*n Hopped thaefeeque with which he piii hi* i,-«,, t, r ,' the rtory i» told diife?<sUj i» th- : Hajiiih pajxrar—Ooa of » puag of K?» York awiadlen pretended to be the *™ '.{ Dreiej th* bank*?, »nd thereby Mr '.v : ;-;,. 0 lead biro, flrat e»h, acd for 1106 doOart with which to purer, v ,.- tciytklcte. After th« drawing »:• !t h «- •Bttad adwmly to- the Bptmkton, ■ h% nm who awitaed to b* Drexelgot up an ? purest (juarrel with hie wnafederatee. Bt. Oi-aw wae too many for them. He beestae ir. 'piriotu, •ad before the ehea&ea had been ct*b*l' •topped paymeot of tiietß. Moral/ .Kithniioiem and eomstsfdai aetsaßeo ars c-ot »iw«ji ditided from oat leather, Jaicnso tb» it leeme, are jurt a« mseh fires to sharp prv--tk«t in their own w»j at corn de»J*r* or itock broken, jfhe Aovtma &>.-horitiee have had the lack to Scd s' G-i'. baktsbei, opposite the ulasd of Shcdn, % maceolecm of great unportssee, »r.d to reoorer al»o*4 the, e»tiie % eontietiof of reliefi of isbjec'.i !r>a the "OdymMf," ootabatf of 'the character of Ue best tims of Q?««k art, Qreeka with Amazoct, with &*, • the whole of which, though cot is a wsd* atone not calcolated to ttmt weaker *• the linwrtooee do, are is m «zm!1«! *. -c--ditum. jH» Xktrkselt ao»*rr.~«ot, sr. :«refasg the importaace of the lad, uiegr»ph« to their oSoal in chargw that h* »n c.t „> permit the eeriee of raliefe to fa* 'Hie Goremmeat firmaue eiwiji -•-;:- t:i half of tha aoolptore foood is the «i-.»? oo the Oowa laode, bat the A«fcr.jr. ~;*-. they ware ail to go together, cU:r-: tz« whole by rirtee of thia order, acd t .».-. •.- s= shipped before the mataie eo&ld - ■ ■-- reeteo. The moauaect will b* i- .; i;