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South Canterbury Times, Issue 4979, 11 April 1889, Page 3

Inquiring at the hospital this afternoon as to tho condition of Mr Oollis, the victim of tho mysterious street accident of yesterday morning, we were informed [that she remains in the same condition as yesterday, neither bettor nor worse.

A couple of heavy hazy days, Tuesday and Wednesday, seemed to show that there was heavy weather somewhere in the neighbourhood o£ New Zealand, as mentioned in the warning given from Brisbane a couple of days ago. It did not reach us however, but last night the haze increased to cloudiness and a light rain foil, which became a little heavier this morning.

The Cumberland, a third class wooden frigate which played a part in Rodney’s victory off Capo St. Yincent in 1780, and of late years has been employed as a training ship on the Clyde, was burned on Feb. 18th. As a rule, 400 boys were kept on board, and since her establishment in 1860, 2225 sailors have been turned out by her. Many of tho lads were hart in trying to put out tho fire, but all were got safely ashore. Four lads were put under arrest on suspicion as incendiaries.

M. Ohevroul, whoso death is announced to day was a “ grand old man." Ho was born on August 31st 1780, and was consequently nearly 103 years old. In his youth ho was engaged in a groat chemical factory and showed great aptitude for his calling. The art of dying owes much to him, and generally his work in tho study of tho application of chemistry to tho arts has boon of a valuable and lasting kind.

A married woman named Middlomis? i from Woodbury, was committed to Sunnyside as a lunatic this morning, by Captain Woollcombo and H. J. LcOrcn, Esq., J.Ps., on Uio certificates of Drs. Hogg snd Macintyvo.

Mr O’Connell, chief wavdev at Lyttelton Gaol, was fined 10s on Wednesday for assault, in putting a man named Rowe out of a railway carriage occupied by prisoners, when bo persisted in travelling with thorn. A a the carriage was not specially engaged for the court hold that an assault had boon committed, technically speaking, but Mr Howe bad bijou very indiscreet,

A fortnightly market has been established at Oamaru, and return railway tickets are issued for market days, northward as far as Waimato. Tho Railway Commissioners have informed the North Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association that,in connection with representations made by the Association, inquiries had been made as to whether the barberry plant was conducive to the spread of rust in wheat. They found on due inquiry that such was the case, and orders had been issued stopping further planting of barberry. The Commissioners do not see their way to comply with a request of the Association to grant free passes to judges at agricultural shows.

Mr J. Radford, an old man of 64, chairman of the Gebbie’s Talley school committee, and Mr Jas. Stewart, master of the school, quarrelled one day last month about the possession of the key of one of the school cupboards, had a scuffle and a kicking and and hairpulling match at tho time, and since a cross action for assault. Stewart produced in evidence part of his beard wrapped in paper, and Radford the recollection of a sore head. The kicks were illdirected and neither scored on the other. The schoolmaster objected to the committee using tho cupboard as there were stored in it some chemicals for school experiments. The chairman claimed the chemicals as his, and assorted that the master had nearly burned down the school in trying to use them. Tho eases were dismissed.

Colonel Timler, a Russian officer who recently spent some time on a tour through India, and who has published his impressions, concludes with these words: —“ Going over the total of tho impressions we have formed in our Indian tour, we must come to tho conclusion that wo Russians are not sufficiently acquainted with tho life of the country. Tho condition of British India is indeed far from being what it is represented to be in the extracts whi h are republished in our periodical journals, for English rule in India is far from tottering to its fall. On the contrary, in spile of various silly utterances, it has struck out so many deep roots that to distrov it would be far from any easy task.”