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Timaru Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2065, 14 June 1878, Page 4

Chamber of Commence. — A meeting of this body will be beld this afternoon at the usual hour. Ashbtjbton Stebplechabes. — The Committee of this iace meeting, after paying all liabilities, hare a balance of £20 m hand. Canterbury Hunt Club. — We would remind,intending sportsmen that the hounds will meet at the Arowhenua Uolel at 11.30 a.m. to-day. Timabit STEEMBcrrASRS. — In consequenco of there being a meeting of the North Otago Coursing Club on July 9th, tho Timaru Steeplechases, originnlly fixed to fake place on July 10th, hare been postponed till July 15th. Empxoyjibnt of Detectives. — His Honor took occasion yesterday, when addressing the Grand Jury, to say that misapprehensions existed, as to the remarks which lie had made on the previous day regarding the employment of detectives. He had not then meant it to bo understood that he disapproved of their services, but only that lie considered it highly objectionable that those officers should be too inquisitoriul m interrogating pris oners. Colonial Insurance Company. —Notice is givpn m our advertising columns that this U the last day for receiving applications for Bhares. The Bank of Now Zealand throughout Canterbury will receive applications, and all applications posted this day, will be received. Nominated Immigration. — The list for despatch from Timaru by tho outgoing San FraricJßCO mail, comprises 35 souls, equul lo 34J adults, viz., English 6^, Irish 27, Scotch 1. They are described as — Farmers 2, laborers 14, tailor 1, housemaids 6, general servants 8, married women 3, child 1. Oleveb Abbest. — Detective Neil made a very clever arrest jesterday. A telegram had been received from Ashburton, stating that a man named, William Stewart, alias William Ingles, alias Lyston Enrington, was wanted on a charge of an unnatural offence at that place. Detective Neil spotted the man m the Supreme Court, and at once arrested him, the prisoner acknowledging his identity. He had Been a waiter m Quill's Hotel, Ashburton,' and there is said to be a very clear case against him. Football. — The following is the Temuka team, chosen to play m the match against Timaru to-morrow : — A. Coi (captain), 9. Barker, H. R. Pierpoint, Andrew Wilson, R. Chamberlain, H. Rogers, Clinch, E. Forward, F. Tavender, Shikelton, Johnston, R. M. BuchanaD, G. Wood, G- Craig, L. A. Wilson. The match is to take place at Temuka., and ? layoff ilUcommenoe at half-past two. The 'imffru' team will be as follows:— A. Beule, buck - h 'Mansfield and 'iWwill, half-backs ; Craig and Hamorton (captain), quarter-backs; Brett, Verity* Flint, Chapman, Tregear, King, Melton,' Grant, Turnbull, and Godby, forwards. Supreme Cottbt.— The criminal sittings of this Court were continued yesterday, true bills being found by ths Grand Jury m all the remaining cases except the two of larceny against Miss Isabella R. Dick, m which no bills were 1 returned. William Corlett, an oxpubHdan, for forgery and uttering, waa sentenced to four years' penal servitude. Richard Bell, charged with sheep-stealing, pleaded guilty, and his sentence was deferred; while m the case of Alexander Bell, who was found, guilty of shooting with intent to do bodily harm, His Honor reserved judgment until he had referred a certiiin point lo the Court of Appeal. With- tbrer exception of Miss Diek 1 , the Grand Jury have found I rue bills m the whole of the cases on the calendar. It is expected that the criminal cases will be disposed of by to-morrow evening ; and it is not anticipated that the civil ones will occupy more than a day. A. Dbabth of Jttsymbn.— A good deal of amusement was created iii the Supreme Court yesterday by the Hbl of petty jurors becoming exhausted, owing to one panel being lockedup considering Alexander Bell's case, and the prisoner William Corlett challenging all but seven or eight of the remainder. It then became necessary to select eligible persons from the crowd ocoupying the body of the Court, and the surprise which was depicted on the countenances of the favored ones, as they were marked by the Sheriff and their names called out, was a study. The — if we may use such an expression when referring to a Court of Justice— fun waa kept up for some time, owing to the prisoner challenging a number of the impressed jurors ; the latter exhibiting by unmistakeable signs their feelings of satisfaction at having- their disinterestedness called m question. Coubt ! House Abbangemknts. — As we anticipated, the Grand Jury prior to being discharged yesterday, made a presentment to His Honor, pointing ont m strong terms the many defects m the present Court House, and its utter unsuitability for Supreme Court purposes.. They also urged the necessity for holding quarterly instead of half-yearly sittings of the Court m future, and alluded to the manifest injustice of keeping persons, accused of crimes, m gaol for six months awaiting trial. . -■" Thb Oamabtj AbtDuLBBY VißiT.— We are requested to state that within half an lour of the arrival of the Oamaru detachment on Wednesday their officer, Lieut. Greenfield, was met by Lieut. Wardle, of the Timaru Artillery, who informed him that, hav'ng heard of his unexpected arrival, he had arranged to get the Timaru detachment together, and would bo prepared to flro tho match m the afternoon. Lieut. Greenfield begged . that the Timaru men would not put themselves to any .trouble m tho mutter, but Lieut; Wardle very properly insisted that tho Oamaru men should not have their journey for nothing, and, all arrangements having been made, the officers pirt«d about mid-day with the understanding that the match would be fired m the afternoon. The Timaru Volunteers, to moro than double the required number, OBsembled punctually at the drill-shed, and the Oamaru detachment not showing up, they marched to the railway station to assist them np with their gun, and on arriving there were surprised to learn that the gun had gone back to Oamaru by the train whioh had just left, m consequence, as we understand, of tho refusal of two member? of the Uamarn detachment to wait any longer. The Tininra men, on, retarding to the drill-shed, proceeded at onco to the firing place, and spent an hour m gun practice, with fair results, Lieut. Greenfield and his men being on the ground. The practice over j an adjournment was made to the Grosvenor Hotel) where the healths of the visitors were drunk with enthusiasm, and arrangements made for the match to be fired at Oamaru at an early date. The wholo party then proceeded to the railway station, and

the visitors left by the 4.50 train, being lustily cheered by the local corps as the train moved off. Mechanics' Institute. —A committee meeting of the above Institute was held m i the Chess-room last evening. Present—Mr K. 11. Lough (President), m the chair, and Messrs Sutter, Gibson, Fyfo, W. Rutherfurd, V. A. Sims, A. Hart, and 11. White. Accounts nmounlhig to £18 o<td-wero passedfor piiynv "'.. Proposed by Mr F. A. Sims, s •«):..iei by Captain S utter—" That m order to piy off exi«ting liabilities of the Institute, a Hcries of three popular entertainments be belt), md that it sub-committee, consisting of Messrs ilari, Daily, Wbite, Rutherfurd, F. A. Sims and the President, be appointed to arrange for the same." The usual vote of thanks tcrmimited tho meeting. Tho Committee of the popular entertainment a then met when it was resilved that the entertainments thould take place m ill•; following order:—The first one. on Monday, July 1, under tho management of Messrs Lough and Sims ; the Be.cond one on the loth July, under the management of Messrs While and Hart; and the third one on the 31st July, under the management of Messrs Rutherfurd and Daily. The uniform chnrge is to be Ib. When it is called to mind how enjoynble and successful simihr entertninmonts held the winter before last proved, we feel sure their revival will be hailed with delight, by one and all. It ia to be hoped that any ladies and gentlemen possessed of musical, vocal, or other abilities likely to prove of assistance to tho Committee will not hesitate to offer their services, and not keep m the background becnuse the Committee may not know them sufficiently well personally, to ask them to come forward. Influence op Beer on Ciiabactbb.—A recent Continental writer on practical hygiene has stated that tho beverage consumed forms, to a great extent, tho character of a people. To study the character of each country a geographical map should be made having the beverages consumed m each indicated by various colors. It will be observed that m tho countries m which there is little or no consumption of beer, such as Italy, Spain, and South of France, tho people are hotheaded, full of imagination and vivacity. In Germany, where they consumo Bavarian beer, which is difficult of digestion, the people have a dreamy character, with great calmness and quiet meditation. In tho North of Fnmce and Germany and m Belgium, whore true beers aro consumed, there is great energy and determination of character, and the same may also bo said of Great Britain, where tho beers are even stronger than elsewhere. American Opinion' on the Wah. —The New York Commercial Gazette says: —lt is now no longer doubtful that Great Britain means to fight Russia, unless Russia retires from what we cannot but regard as a most indefensible position, oven if she should be left to fight Russia ulone. Nor is there now any longer a mystery as to what it is that Great Britain considers a jusl cause of war. Whatever bo the final result, Lord Beaconsfield and his Cabinet have not only outwitted their political antagonists at Home, but by a sudden and unlooked-for stroke of policy have ranged on their side tho intelligent sympathy of Europe and tho world. The Salisbury Circular is by far the most important document which has been published m many years m connection with th o complicated affairs of the East. It is difficult, indeed, to resist the conviction that such a document, so just m its demands, so clear snd unanswerable m its arguments, and so firm m its tone, would have rendered impossible the recent war between Russia and Turkey. In the present situation of affairs, and judging from the effect it has already produced, it seems a not unreasonable presumption that it willprovent a fresh - outbreak of hostilities. Lord Salisbury's circular derives itß whole Btrength from the sanctity of treaties. Great Britain has thus taken her position on tho sacrodness of treaties and on tho broad principle of tho international law. She champions not only her own caso but the common rights of Europe. Statistics About Writing. —The Print-, ing Times says we must accept the following data on the authority of the compiler, who has evideutly more time than business on his hands: —A rapid penman can write 30 words m a minute. To do this he must draw his pen through the space of n. rod \Q\ feet. In 40.minutes his pen travels a furlong. We mako on an average 16 curves or turns of the pen m writing each word. Writing 30 words m a minute, we must make 480 to each minute ; m an 'hour, 28,800; m a day of only five hours, 144,000 ; and m a year of 300 days, 43,200,000. Tho man who made 1,000,000 strokes with his pen m a .month was not at all remarkable. Many men, newspaper writers for instance, make 4,000,000. Here we have, m the aggregate, a mark of 300 miles long to be traced on paper by such a writer m a year. In muking each letter of the ordinary alphabet wo must make from three to seven turns of the pen, or an average of three and a half to four. Perhaps some (-equally ingenious person will next inform us how much ink a journalist can save by not dotting his " is."