Local & General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5563, 10 March 1886, Page 3

Local & General.

I ♦ ; Pour essays were Bent in to compete for the Bowen Prize for 1885, and the prize has been awarded to Mr E. H. Cox, of St John's College, Auckland. The Excursion train to Eed Post, Amuri, starts at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning, returning after the completion of business at the new sheep yards, Red Post. Sir George Grey arrived from Wellington in the s.s. Koranui yesterday. The Koranui also brought the San Francisco mail, which was sent through to Christchurch by a special train which left Lyttelton about 5.30 p.m. The Borough Council of Ashburt abate again accepted a tender from the 1 «al Gas Company for supplying the street 1; mps, at ££ 16s 9d per lamp, bo that the keioaene light comes not into vogue yet awhile. The mailman between Seafield and Ashburton usually brings to the "Hub" information about the water supply in the lower districts. His latent report is that P., A., 8., D., and E3 are dry. Pieoeß of iron and boulders have been placed in stacks and sheaves intended to go through the threshing machine of Mr J. W, Oliver, of Ashburton, evidently with intent to cause a breakage. Mr Oliver offers a reward of JBIO for the conviction of the perpetrators of the dastardly and dangerous action. The Senate of the University of New Zealand yesterday decided that, in their opinion, no fresh appointments of examiners for the B.A. Pass degree should be made, until an opportunity had been given to consider whether it is possible to obtain suitable examiners within the Colony. His Honor Judge Ward was occupied the whole of yesterday in hearing the case of Nutt (Chairman of the Halswell Road Board) v. Murray (Chairman of the Tai Tapu Road Board), which resulted in a judgment for plaintiff for £38 8s 6d. The Assessment Court for the Sumner town district was held on Saturday last. There were a large number of objections, the majority of which, however, were not allowed. The total reduction made fvas .£l2O 10s, leaving the assessment at JE5425 10s, as compared with £5596 15s last year. Mr G. L. Lee presided as Judge. ! An accident occurred yesterday at Timarn to a trap belonging to Mr Howley, Clerk to the Magistrate's Court. He and Mrs Howley were driving down the hill oppo- '■■ site the National Bank, when the horee : fell and smashed the shafts. The oocuj pants jumped out uninjured, and the horse i waa soon stripped and set on his legs again. The large audience which assembled in all parts of the Theatre Royal ■: last evening to witness the performance .of "The Private Secretary," and the ; applauso and laughter which was evoked ; from them, showed that the popularity ot i the piece is still green. "The Private ! Secretary " will be played again to-night. An entertainment in aid of the ! organ fund of St Barnabas' Church i was given in the school - room, Fen- . dalton, last evening. A capital programme was provided, consisting of songs, duets, part songs, recitations and pianoforte selections. The Rev J. ChaffersWelsh presided, and the entertainment ' passed off most successfully. i An inedited contemporary account of ! the early exploits of Joan of Arc has lately been brought to light in the archives of Borne. Examination shows that it is probably an additional chapter . to the chronicle published at Poitiers in 1579, under the title "Breviarium Historiale." Several manuscripts are extant of this work ; but only one, that at ' Rome, contains the part relating to the i Maid of Orleans. The author of the narrative is unknown, but there are some indications in the text that he was an attache ♦f the Court of Martin V., and was in Rome in 1428-29. The attendance at the Art Gallery yesterday was fairly good. In the evening Madame Summerhayes played in her usual brilliant style the following items : — Andante and Rondo Capriccioso, Mendelssohn ; Airs from . " Les Cloches de Corneville " ; " Laughing i Water," Wely; "Melody in F," Rubenstein; "Last Hope," Gottschalk} "Sonnambula," Thalberg ; and a selection of music Iby Farmer for violin and piano. This I evening, the orchestra — composed of Miss j Wynn- Williams, piano; Miss F. Wynn- , Williams, violin ; Mr Cecil Wynn- Williams, cornet ; Mr Harry Wynn-Williams, flute ; ; Master Berti Wynn-Williams, 'cello — will give a special programme. Between the orchestral performances several duets for piano and violin will be performed by Miss Hamilton and Mr Woodgate, a distinguished amateur violinist recently arrived ; from England. The patients at the Hospital were cheered yesterday afternoon by an excellent con- ; cert, kindly given by Mibb Roaina Catasx- : dini, Mesdameß Gray and Appleby, and Messrs Appleby and Merton. The programme was a repetition of the selections ' given by these ladies and gentlemen on the occasion of Miss Carandini's concert on Monday week last. Soloa were contri- ; buted by Miss Carandini, Mrs Gray, and ; Mr Appleby, a duet by Miss Carandini and ! Mr Appleby, and several glees by all the singers. The patients, to whom the ; entertainment was an unusual pleasure, thoroughly enjoyed it. A large number ! of visitors were present, and contributed towards the Destitute Patients' Fund. A pleasing incident was the presentation to Miss Carandini of a beautiful bouquet of flowers by the youngest little girl patient in the Hospital. At the conclusion of the concert, Dr Symes, Chairman of the Destitute Patients' Relief Fund Committee, moved a hearty vote of thanks to the ladies and gentlemen for their kindness, and referred to the great benefit the patients derived by having their minds diverted from their sufferings by the pleasure of listening to such Bweet music as they had heard that afternoon. The following ladies and gentlemen were among those who visited at Bishop's Court, yesterday, when the Very Rev the Primate and Mrs Harper gave a garden party, at which Bishop Barry and Bishop Cowie were guests : — The Very Rev the Dean and Mrs Jacobs, Venerable Archdeacon and Mrs Lingard, Venerable Archdeacons Thorpe and Cholmondeley, Eev Canon Cotterill, Mrs and Miss Cotterill, Eevß W. Dunkley, F. Knowlea, ChaffersWelsh, T. Flavell, J. Stack, W. H. Elton, F. Hare, H. B. Cocks, Lady Wilson and Mrs A. C. Wilson, His Honor Mr Justice Johnston, Hon J. B. A. and Mrs Acland, Mr H. Acland, Hon W. and Mrs Reeves, Professor C. H. H. and Mrs Cook, Colonel Lean, Dr Irving, Mr T. W. and Mrs Maude, Mr and Mrs George Harper, Mr C. C. Bowen, Mr W. A. and Mrs Day, Mr F. de C. and Mrs Malet, Mr C. C. and Mrs Corfe, Mr H. P. and Mrs MurrayAynsley, Mr A. E. and Mrs Cox, Mr P. and Mrs Cox, Mias Cox, Mr C. R. and Mrs Blakiston, Mrs W. H. Lane, Mrs Twentyman, Mrs W4lcox, Mrs Innes, Mr A. 2. and j Mrs Worthy, Mr H. R. and Mrs Webb, I Mrs A. Hawdon, Mr G. and Mrs Hanmer, Mr and Mrs Tendall, Mr and Mrs Beatson, Mr E. V. and Mra Hamiltca, Mr R. Hamilton, Mra and Miss Tabart, Mrs Spackman, Messrs H. B. Gresson, T. G. Stodman, W. D. Wood, Bevan-.Browne, W. H. Hargreates, R. Walton, Mountfort, P. N. Blakiston, W. G, Brittan, R. A. Loughnan, Andrews, J. Studholme, Wheeler* Corbett and Bamfard, Misses Chapman, Torlesse, Bov/rou, Hammond., Who«ler and Parfcerson.

The next meeting of the New Zealand University Senate will be held at Wellington in February next.