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New Zealand Mail, Issue 867, 12 October 1888, Page 16

We have to acknowledge reoeipt of volume 19 of the Proceedings of the Royal Colonial Institute.

Unaccountable delay in the arrival of a shipment cf paper from London has reduced us to the necessity of covering in yellow this week. We expect our proper cover paper by every steamer that arrives, and crave the indulgence of subscribers meanwhile.

A serious aacident, occasioned by a fall, ocoured on Wednesday in Hill-street to a boy named Plunkett, whose parents reside in Tinakori.road, by which he had both hones of his right arm broken. Dr Cahill, who was called in, set tho fracture and attended to the wants of the sufferer, who is now progressing favourably. A numerously signed requisition to Mr E, G. Jellicoe, asking him to stand for the YVellington mayoralty, was presented to that gentleman by a deputation of citizens on Wednesday morning. In reply, Mr Jellicoe thanked the deputation for the honour they had done him, but said he had decided not to contest the election.

The Wellington Cricket Club opened the season with a scratch match on the Basin Reserve on Wednesday, eight members of last year’s first eleven playing about 15 other members of the club. The former went in first and compiled 107, toward which Lynch contributed 22, Kreeft 19, Fleming 17, Brooke 16, Boddington 13 (not out), and Werry 10. When stumps were drawn for the day the other side had scored 39 for the loss of six wickets, Browne 14, and Hutchen S, being the principal sorers.

The adjourned meetiug of creditors in the estate of Robert Barlow, publican, was to have been held on Wednesday, but there was not a sufficient number of creditors present to make a quorum. The debtor was examined by the Assignee, and stated that his liquor bill amounted to £l3 11s . per week, as against receipts £l4, He had only had two boarders, but had lost money through his customers not paying him. The proceedings concluded after an understanding had been arrived at that the bankrupt should remain in charge of the hotel until the business is sold, ' ' ..I/'/,;,..'

Wo have 'received from the New Zealand Commissioners of the'Melboume Exhibition papers relative to the speoial wool show to be held in Melbourne. The Christohuroh Telegraph is publishing a series of pulpit sketches of the local churches after the' manner of those published some time ago in the New Zealand Times. : :

Our Wanganui correspondent wires that the .inquiry into the management of the Wanganui Hospital in cohsequenoe of the Palmerston North complaints, commmenoed yesterday. ■

Professor Biokerton ha 3 submitted a report to’ the Christchurch City Council on the question of electric lighting for the city. It is estimated that a saving of £ISOO a year can be effeoted by using electrioity in the place of gas. He suggests that the motive power be water. The City Surveyor is of opinion that if arc lamps are used they should, depend from elegant arches ereoted across the streets at intervals.

Judgment for plaintiffs was given in the following civil oases at the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday by Mr H. W. Robinson, R.M. : —Lyon and Blair v R. R. A. Sherwin, £7 19s, and costs £2 4; Greatrex and Son v R. Vinsen, 15s lid, and costs £3 4a ; John Chappie v Emily C. Campiort, £1 8s 4d, and costs 7s ; same v W. A. Waters, £1 15s sd, and costs 6s. “

The Telegraph Department have received the following information from Port Darwin: —“The Sherard Osborne has been at work on’tho old cable /since the 2nd instant. It being buried there was found a difficulty in picking it up. It parted on the night of the 2nd or 3rd. The weather wa3 very thick and grappling was unsuccessful. The ship returned to Banjoewangi on the sth to see* if the duplicate cable was all right. She returned to. the ground the same day. We have not spoken her yet. This morning the duplicate cable failed 41 miles from Banjoewangi. The ship has evidently gone through the new cable,while grappling. It is possible she has the Banjoewangi end on board. The contract for the erection of the Rubbish Destructor was signed on Wednesday morning, and the work is to be finished within three months. The following were the tenders received by the City Council On the new site in the Corporation yard, without pile 1 foundation : James Trevor—four cells, £2722 (accepted), two cells, £2J310. Thomson and McLean—four cells, £3567 ; two cells, £3387. James Lockie-four cells, £3750. On the original site on Clyde-qnay : James Trevor —four cells, £2557 ; two cells, £2745. Thomson and McLean -four cells, £3775; two cells, £3575. James Lockie four cells, £3750. On the .new site at rear of the Corporation yard, Clyde-quay, with pile foundation : Jame 3 Trevor —four cells, £3190; two cells, £3078. Thomson and McLean—four cells, £4805; two cells, £4605. James Lockie—four cells, £4750. A house occupied by Mr J. Fames, situate opposite the main gate of the Basin Reserve, had a very narrow escape of de-B-ruction by fire on Wednesday at ternoon. Mr Furnes, it seems, had been out with his wife during the . afternoon, and on opening the front door on his return, about ten minutes past 5, he found the-house full of smoke. The cause was soon ascertained, for on entering the sitting-room he. discovered a sofa _on fire. He immediately dragged the burning article of furniture out into the yard, and with the aid of a few buckets of water extinguished the firei ; Mr Fames is quite at a losb to acconnt for the origin of the_ fire, for when he left the house a few minutes after 3 everything appeared safe. It was fortunate that the fire was discovered when it was, otherwise theresnlts would have been far more serious.

Michael O’Driscoll, an elderly man, was charged at the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr Robinson, -R.M., with having threatened his son, Cornelius O'Driaooll, and was called upon to show cause why he should not be bound oyer to keep the peace. The son, a deformed, ill-developed young man, who said he was 19 years old, but looked about 13, deposed that he was ill in bed on Tuesday afternoon, when his father dragged him out of bed and held the point of a knife over him iu a threatening way. The lad crawled back to bed, and was dragged ont again. At this . juncture Mr Watts, who occupied part of the same house, interfered, and other witnesses gave similar evidence, and it was also shown that O’Drisnoil (to whose insanity medical practitioners recently refused to oertify) was in the habit of drinkingheavily and behavipg in a very eccentric manner. His Worship said the man’s conduct had been most outrageous, and he would be required to find two sureties of £25 eaoh that he would keep the peace for six months. jy The question of the new post-office clock was mentioned at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, and some ratherimportantinformation was enlisted concerningit. MrD.T. Stnart suggested that eonsideration should be given to the subject, and -Mr Duthie thereupon explained the negotiations with the Government which led np to the Premier giving him and the Mayor to understand that the Government would erect the clock if the City Council and Harbour Board found £3OO, the clock being estimated to cost about £725. Tenders were then invited 'by the Government in power, for the clock, - but since last session the Government had informed the Mayor that they did not intend to contribute anything and had never intended to do so; tjiat tenders had only been called for the information of the local bodies concerned. The matter would cotne before the local bodies, of course, in due time. For his part he thought the Premier clearly gave him and the Mayor to understand that the Government would find the clock if £3OO was contributed by the Council and Harbour Board, though no definite promise was made. The Mayor informed him, however, that the Minister for Public Works had given him a distinot promise to that effect. Certainly it was strange that the Government should get tenders through the Agent-General if they did not intend to put the clock up. The Chairman said it mast not be forgotten that the town subscribed £3OO toward the cost of the old clock which was destroyed, and which the Government did not have insured. Mr D,

T. Stuart moved question be re - mitted to the Council of the Chamber, to cooperate with the local bodies, and that the city membeis be also asked to join the Council. This was aeoonded by Mr A. Boardman and carried.

Before Mr H. W. Robinson, R.M., yesterday, a woman named Eliza Beagarie, charged with drunkenness, was fined 10a, or in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. A oharge of vagrancy against Thomas Rudd was dismissed. John Henry Tidswell, charged with having stolen the sum of £5 from the residence of Mrs Buick, at Pitone, was remanded until Monday next. The Victorian Central Roard of Health has received information of the outbreak of diphtheria almost simultaneously in the neighbourhood of Daylesford. One child has died. The others are progressing favourably under the “blue gum leaves” treatment. The local health officer has furnished a report pointing ont that there is strong prima facie evidence that the children contracted the disease from cats, numbers of which are dying in the neighbourhood He considers the blue gum treatment almost a specific for diphtheria. The case of the lad Cornelius O’Driscoll, whose father was charged at the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday with threatening him, excited the commiseration of many of the spectators, and a hat passed round resulted in a few shillings being collected for him. When the hearing of the case had been concluded, Mr Robinson, R.M., consulted Mr A. G. Johnson with a view to making provision for the lad being better cared for in the future. Mr G. Gray was also consulted, and he undertook, on behalf of Gray’s band, to find the money for the lad’s maintenance. Certainly, if there ever was a oase in which charity was well bestowed, this is the one. At the Supreme Gourt yesterday, before his Honour the Chief Justice, Richard Cheeseman, who had been convicted of forging and uttering, was presented for sentence, but as his Honour had not had time to consider the Probation Officer’s report, the matter was postponed till next day. Joseph Simmons pleaded not guilty to a oharge of having on the 11th August embezzled 4s 6d belonging to Henry Flockton. Mr Gray was for the prosecution, and Mr Skerrett for the defence. The evidence was similar to that given in the lower Court, namely, that the accused was in Mr Flookton’s employ, and was found in possession of a coin which had been marked. The prisoner was found not guilty, and was discharged. The King of Sweden while in London assumes the title of Count of Haga.