Local and General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 55, 17 July 1868, Page 2

Local and General.

Ma(»ißti'uiai„— Thoro were no police canon at Iho Magistrate's Court this morning, FooTi'A'i'iiM.-A lotlor appeared in our Jiwuo of ywitowlay on the .above Huhjoet, in which ono or two unwarrantably strong expressions were met).. Wo regret that these woro not expunged, Pr,i',(ruo-PNi.t.MoNiA, — Tlilh morning, Mr Hinge. In phedl.ciieo.to the order of the bench at .Kaiapoi, commenced lo huihlui* nil beasts upon tho run, In order to furnish the luanoetor with a dolullcd lint of the cattlo, and tliolr dcH(irli*tlvo brands, fco, ' Tiiai'vkj Manaoiu*.,— -Tt |« Puri-ently reporfod that Mr Henry Thomson, of the flrm of Couloir and Co., .jowolloi'H,' Coloiiibo street, hati boon appointed trallic manngcr of tho Canterbury Hallways, 'l'lio Oovcrnmonfc have not yet mado any ofllelal notification of the appointment, but we' havo reason' for hollovlng that .thoro Ih ii prohahhi corroeU ness in the rumour. C,R,V, No, fi,— -Owing to the largo cxpenso attondant on tho production of tho comedy of " Used Up" liy the Kaiapoi Dramatic Society, tho last performance biivoly paid expenses. Tho society luivo thoroforo at. the request of numorous friends determined to repeal, It In lhe early part of the next month, to ho' preceded -by Moi'lon's petite comedy "A Desperate Game." Ah there will he vory little expense nceo.-mury thin timo*, there In no doubt that No >'fi Company will receive n very substantial addition to its funds, No, fl Company, O/U.V,— Tho newly erected Orderly Room for thin comjiany .was inaugurated lust night by a dinner given by Captain Hawke*-).' About fifty memboi'fl, Including' ho vei'itl belonging to tho Templeton contingent, partook of the excellent i>rovlslon made for llie.m, the head of the table being oecupiod by Captain llawlcos. Aftoi* tlio usual loyal toasts, the, healths of tho company ofllcors, followed by that of Captain liawkos, were duly honoured. The' various speeches were agreeably interspersed, with songs, and during . .tho,. wholo, evening conviviality .(uid good humour reigned supremo, K. Piinr.io 'Notiohh, — A want has long beon •experienced In (ho city for gronter aecommodaMon for iho posting oi! public notice*), With tho exception of lhe fence In Cathedral (•fjiiai'o, there has been no central position hv iiuuh a purpose) hut we hear that Mr Bai-nui'd purposes, Hiipplylng thp deficiency by devoting to It tho largo space of hoarding on each Hide of tho entrance to lilh Repository, From ItM 'locality, tho ■ largo *• amount, of business triuiHiicted there, and being tho prlucljial placo of' assembly for country people on market days, more favourable accommodation .ould'not' be found. Should tho project, he ciu , i'lcd„',w( ; It will, uo doubt, ho .largely patroiilHod.'' .. IPiuk Por.tf'i-i.-r-A meeting of Iho »uheoinniltl.ee appointed at the liihl. quarterly meeting of tlio abovo body, was held Jn Messrs Wllhou and Alport's rooms, at 7.: i() Ist.nl- evening,* Mr Alport prodded. Thore being uo provision lor a police corps i» tho Municipal Cm-jwrullons Act, It wax vocoinmoudud that a by-law should he panned hy tho Clirlsfchureh Rorongh Council, in order that tluvJi.ro J'ollco' might bo recognised. Considerable discussion ensued an to what the dulled of the body Hhould constat of, It wan uuaulmoiiHly decided that thoy Hhould mlliero idrlclly to the duties net down for their guidance at (ho period of reorganization and that the members should bo ho fur luereaHed iw to admit of the eslublshmonl, of v Hfilvago covjw, i whoso duty will ho lo nave properly and plaeo It undei' tho jiroteetlon of tho regular JMro Polico.: . < 'Ki,ax DiuoHHijro. "-Active researches continue lo be made in tho' province for meaiiti whereby lo convert flax Into iv more marketable commodity than hiw yet been the case, Tho preiiumed restriction of the heating process, by M cairn PiirclmH and Nlnnls' patent, ban not deterred others from constructing machinery for working" lliix on a Hlmlliii' ])rluel|)le- and It in more than jn'obnhlo thai, a nhort lime will see.. Home of It brought uiider public notice. A gentleman, who for upwards of two year,*) Ihih devoted the whole of hls aUentlnn to flux dressing machinery, hus lalely had rut engine manufactured in llils'clly and more recently ban been giving It n preliminary trial. Tho result Ih said to have been satisfactory, und, ufler v few more additions have been made, the necessary jmlont 1h lo ; be applied foi',' In addition to thlH, Mr X ' Wi Trent, of the Market Place, liuh constructed a machine, and hiw given Iho customary riotlco of his Intonllon to apply for letters patent, Tho prlnelplcoii which this lit worked, iH-noi^yoj, jnftdo jiublic, but a (Ibre, freo from gum, Ih fluid to no produced by it, and hemp lit for all manu* fuclurlng purpoflCH, j J __iiiaißAPJiX__l2l_. 1

Tun Noit'i'ii Roai>,— Tho return of dry weather has been takeo advantage of io effect considerable rppfi^ on this road. A bettor doflcrlntlon of metal might, however, havo been uflcd. Tho deep trench Bcoured out oiv the wcitcrn side of iho road, above the breakwater, by tho overflow from the northern brunch of the river, in the early part of thp present 'year, Ip. iilho being attended to ii»'*Hu.h a manner as' to -straighten it.i eout'HOj*' and prevent any further encroach- 1 monUi upon (ho roiul, nhoiilda Imavy body -of ijvtttqi* again makd'itH way acrotiH tho Inland iirtliul dirccMoiij A uuinhct' of «tout willow Btftkcrt nre bi.tl.j_r dri von in on the proper Alignment, Interlaced with bonghi of trees, liaek<.<l up with ftwelncrt, and then filled in with clay. Thin leavei a broad waloreotti-Ho capablo of carrying ofl! an imnioiiso body of water, and although tho now cutting higher Up the Inland law rendered it very Improbable that It will lie required again for »mch iv purpose, yet, Iho Miuulov'lllo. Road Board have acted wliiely in not lining it up to Its former level, V / OuNAMKNTAr, T.ami',— Tho new lump IVt Iho junction of Ciwhel and High streets wa,i eomidotod-ycHiet'day, and the Borough Council have every roupm to be HatWied with the manner in which r Tait has carried out tho design. The workmaiiHhlp ban evidently been ' very carefully 'executed, and the ebnlraet time but slightly Infringed. Tho design of the uionework i.i trliiiigulftr In form, and eonalHlit'ol! a foundation about 1 8 Inches ln height, from which rtnen a pannollcd haie of about llvo foot, having it Mon'tt head emitting a »trcnm of water on Iho north nlde, the wholo being flUPiuou'nUid by a proJe<!tlng cornice,' -in tho centro of which the lamp i.s fixed, it wan designed by tho City •Surveyor, and with tlio exception of the lamp jiOHt appearing Homcwhut too miu-mivc, aiui a lloii'h head being Hcarcoly ho imltublo ItM would that of a dolphin for a fountain, may bo pronounced very 'satisfactory, A moro flerloiw ■mb.tako than either of these him been made, however, ln tho slto selected, Ah at ]>rc»ont erected, the work fa on tho alignment of the footpath, and consequently Home dlKtauco' lv advance of the buiUllngs, whioh, for all Htnietui'CH of a fixed nature, Hhould bo taken an a guide By having tho lamp In lino with the footpath greater prominence In certainly obtained, but It In more to bo desired that ornamental works Hhould bo constructed no us to rcllovo thovacanoy of Hpiieo whero 01)011 ground-, .-may occur rathor than lv breaking , tho regularity of the thoroughftit-osi. The whole «6hl of the stoneHvork hus, wo uudpi'rttand; beon jC44 .lOh, tho 'ii.ninodltt'to'' rcHldortts"' havo BUlv 'norlbcd. TboHtipply.of wrttor for tlioTfoun* tain, it idiould be mohUbnod, Is obtained froni the ai-trialiui well iii' front of Mv Wbbd's grain store. Thlshiui enabled tho unsightly ■wooden •Jibruotrough to' bo removed, ft proceeding Whleli is in itsolf a groat improveinuint to tho.ajipearaneool! thoHpot. '""■ ■ X ¥rni<s,~- Hhortly afloL* two" o'clock this fmornlng the flre hell rung out a loud aud rapid peal of alarm. Tho onorgy dlsjilaycd by thorlngor Induced tho expectation of n serious (Ire, and thoso who turned out in renjioiiHe to bin call. listened anxiously for the signal denoting tho; district In which It liad occurred. ' Ji'or somounoxplalncd reason. ! however, none was glyon, and tho, total lUweiloo of gla/'o In tho sky rendered tlio lirlgado Hlutloii thq first point of Inquiry, But here It' was only after considerable difficulty and dglay.that the desired Information was obtained, Hvpeatcd quo,itlonM"put to tho ,1)11111 on the bell tower during whort ccmjatlonu Croni. I'liiglng failed to obtain an answer, arid it was only from 'a nightman ' near al.liaud that the In formation was eventually procured. On flpally proceeding hi the direction Indicated 11 double cottage, belonging to Mrs Unwln, : near (ho ; junction of Armagh and ' Durham strcots, and a short distance from the roadj was found to bo on lire. The flumes, which were In the chimney corner of Iho front apartment, had not obtained, much hold, and had only vary slightly penetrated, through the roof, their progress being very slow* a few buckets were obtained from tho neighbours and three or four inlnuto!*) snillccd lo obviate all danger. At this (line, there, were only about Imll'-a--doHon persons jM-osent, nmonst whom wo noticed Insjieeton: render and two of his Hiihordl nates. None of tho Brigade had arrived, and it afterwards. appeared that tho engine lind been taken some considerable! distance jiusl, llje, spot io Cranmer ■ Square) J whero It was of leourse useless, At a uub'sonuont period, Hoveral of the men appeared on the scene, as also some of tho li'irc i'ollco, who completed the .oxtinellon of tho ilmnciC The damage done lo lhe building was, on examination, found to he comparatively trifling, and the promptitude with which the alarm was responded to by. thp polico and civilians Is worthy of every commendation, for had the flames obtained ft' good hold, It Is (lllllcnlt) to estimate the jirohable result, there being a largo number of buildings In close proximity; one, In fact, ! being only sojmrated by an ojicn space of about two feet, This latter was a similar building to that burnt, and also belonging to Mrs Unwln. Hoth had been untenanted for several months, but the ono in which the flre occurred had been used the previous evening by Mrs Unwln to dry elol lies, a lire being burning In the chimney of (he front apartment, A man nn mod Warren,' of Impaired Intellect, wns also left' ln (ho building with it light at It) p,m„ and the (Ire can therefore, only he attributed (o accident from one of 'these two eiuiHcs. The building was Insured for .CIOO, itndlt' ls also thought that the adjoining cottage was Insured, but, In the absence of Mr Unwln, nothing 'certain Is known. The flre, \ye are, Informed, was flrst observed by, a resident of One of (he adjoining ' houses named Addison, who raised tho alarm.' It Is necessary, in conclusion, . that the attention of the superintendent of the X'lrc Brigade Bhould bo'ulroolcd to the' matters mentioned In tho foro part of this notico, as considerable complaints havo been mado respecting them.

Li-oar.. — In tho cnao Back v. Berliner arid others, to recover damage*-! for illegal arrest, the venue hits been changed to Wellington, where application will hereafter be made for a trial by special jury. Bir.r,B oi* Sam:.— During tho sitting of the Bankruptcy Court, yesterday, .his Honor, Mr Justice o reason,- expressed himself very strongly against the -*ystcu. of giving bllta of sale. Ho observed that It was a most unjustifiable thing for a man to hold out to tho world that ho was solvent, when In point of fact the whole of hta property had been mado over by a bill of sale, Itt Liverpool, London, or nny of tbe large commercial omimmltlw in England, tho giving or taking of a bill of sale by iv merchant would bo looked upon as a most disreputable action, P CitiusToiiL'uoir Ction At, Soe ikty, — The anniversary of this Roeloty wtu celebrated lust night, by a soiree ( and dunce, in tbo Foresters' Hall, About eighty members and friends partook of an excellent tea nt six o'clock, and on its eoueluslon, a -.erics) of songs and concerted pieces were sung by members of thp choir, Mrs Long and Mr Milner. nltcrnattily presiding at the piano. The songs comprised .'• The Bonnie lulls of Scotland," by Mr A. Clark 5 " Tho Kngltahman," by Mr, Long} "By the Sad Sea Waves, by Mrs Long 5 "Jessie's Dream," by Mr Pctrlo *. " Maggie's Secret," by Miss Smlthson ; and •• Scb'tstopol has Fallen," by Mr I/>ng, with Messrs Petrie and Clark to austaln tlio chorus, .The concerted pieces were •• The Skylark's Song," " Soe our Oars," " Tho Alplno Wooer," "' Now ta tho month of Maying," " The Fairies Glee," and a selection from Obc'ron, in , which the parts were sustained by various members of the society, the full choir comprising twenty volceH? Frequent applause was boUowcd by : the audience, who appeared gratified with the evening's amusement, ami had increased in number to at least 200 after ten. The Hinging was appropriately closed with (he National Anthem, Immediately previous to which, however, tho Treasurer of tho Society stepped forward, and presented Mr. Long, the conductor, with a caso of Kollnn pipes, nnd a roll of music, as a mark of ,the appreciation of his set-vice;*, by the member---.. Mr Long returned thanks, and tho Anthem being concluded, dancing was commenced and kept up with -mlrit to an early hour. Tmi Bankiwptcv Act 1837,— The following .'petition', to' the General Assembly has been signed by all tho bankers, loan* companies, solicitors, merchants, and stockowners, resident and doing business in Canterbury *,— That by section 145 of nn Act of the General Atlaembly of Now Zealand, intituled '♦Tlio Bankruptcy Act 1807." It is onuctcd that—" if tho bankrupt at the time /when he becomes* bankrupt has In hta po»---sosslon,-order or disposition by the consent and permission of tho true owner thereof, nny goods or chattels whereof he was reputed owner, or whereof he had taken upon him tho salo, alteration, or disposition os owner, the Court may order the same to be sold, disposed of, or applied for the benelit of tho creditors under the bankruptcy but nothing herein shall nlfcct any transfer or iwslgmnent of any whip or any share thereof, mitde as a security for nny debt by way of mortgage, duly registered according according to the enactments relative to tlio registration of ships for tho time being In force." That the said section Is practically a transcript of the Kngltah Bankruptcy Act, and acts most prejudicially 'upon the squatting and pastoral interests of this colony, That it ia desirable that the exception contained in tho. said section in favour of mortgagees of ships' should be extended to mortgagees of live stock belonging to farmers .and .Btockowiiore. That it is absolutely necessary for tho development of tho pastoral Interests that every facility should be afforded to farmer** and stoekowncrs to raise money upon their live stock, and that a largo amount has hitherto been advanced upon such securities which has been expended in tho occupation nnd settlement Of the country, That since the passing of tho said Act capitalists have manifested great anxiety as to tho Insecurity of tho advances made by them upon such property, and havo in several : cases cal leu in their Hcem-Uics, That your petitioners are informed and believe that in othtn* colonies siieh securities aro exempted from the ojioratlon of the law as enacted in said section MS. . mmmm\.imimMtmmmmmm*mmmkrmmmammmmmmammmmmtmmm