An accident, terminating fatally, hap pened at South Du'.iedin on Friday evening. Mr Neiil Reid, formerly the captain of a coasting vessel, was iv a paddock about nine o'clock, mustering some cows, when a horse kicked him. He lay insensible till four o'clock next morning, and then managed to crawl home. Dr. Brown was in attendance. The sufferer lingered till eleven o'clock yesterday morn ing, when he died. THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS. Two newly-elected School Committees havebeen applied to, and have given per mission for .the school buildings under their control to be used one hour a-week for Bible reading classes.
In the Police Court to-day Marion Aim Johnston was charged, on the information of Andrew Reid, with having committed per jury when giving evidence in th^ - o

Court recently against Mrs Keif : • o of the prosecutor, and who was ihcu lmtud guilty, chiefly on Johnston's evidence. The cases have their origin in several sly grog prosecutions, which have recently been before the Court.
CHRISTCHDKCH, Monday.
SUICIDE OF A PUBLICAN'S FATHER

The entries for the Autumn Handicap close at one o'clock to-morrow.
A public meeting will be held at the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday, to consider the question of the relief of sufferers through the failure of the Glasgow Bank.
