LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Resident Magistrate's Court, Lyttelton, Dec. 28, 1854.—Before I. T. Cookson, and C. R. Blakiston, Esqs. Congreve -V, Sinclair. —Two . informations were laid by Sir W. Congreve, the'inspector of sheep, against James Sinclair of;_ igtiiai Bay : one fur having scabby-sheep^ aild'^he other for not having the said sheep wool-branded with the letter S, according tp';Uie' provisions of the Scab and Catarrh OrdUY?'nce.V The defendant did not deny the charges, hut pleaded that his sheep were in such an isolated position that they could infect no others. ' Fined for the first offence, one shilling per head of sheep; for the second, sixpence per head of sheep, on 803 bheep, in all £03 19s. fid.

The Magistrates said that they would not ' press for the payment of the fine for three months. Jan. 5, 1855. Before the .Resident Magistratc.—PraM v. Clarkson. This was ah action for a debt of £18 17s. 4d., not disputed. Defendant put an agreement between himself and plaintiff into 'court, to the effect that he was t« , pay by instalments. Judgment for debt to he paid by weekly instalments of 10s. Pratt v. Fawcett.—Action for debt of £o 5 5 ; 10d., not disputed. Judgment for debt to be . paid on the Bth inst. Pratt v. Dillon. —This was an action brought for less than the real amount due to plaintiff who stated that defendant owed .him Fifty Pounds, and had been in his debt for a lon* time, but that to save time and trouble, he only sued him for amounts lately incurred, amounting to £19 18s. 3d., within the jurisdiction of the Resident Magistrate's Court. . The. defendant did not appear on being called upon. Judgment for debt and costs. Jan. 10. Robert Percy, James-Maulden, and John Talla, seamen belonging to the Royal Stuart, were charged with assault on the master and mate, repeated disobedience of orders, and finally of the ship at Lyttelton.- It was proved that they resisted and assaulted the 1 officers of the ship in a manner amounting to mutiny on the high seas, and-that they, refused ■ to obey orders. They were put in irons by the Captain, after a struggle, in which he was assisted by his, passengers, but returned to their duty after being in confinement for a fortnight. On arriving in this port, however, they deserted the ship in the life-boat, which was found on the rocks, and reached Kaiapoi, where they were apprehended. Tlie Captain stated in his evideuce that the falls of tlie second quarter deck boat had been almost cut through, so ;tbat if pursuit had been attempted in, the dark on the night, they deserted, the boat's crew would probably have been precipitated into the water. The prisoners were sentenced on the first count to 12 weeks, on the second, to 12 weeks, and on the third, to 12 weeks' imprisonment, \vith hard labour., r.. William Hibbs and William Harris, sean)e«£ of the Royal Stuart, who accompanied tl)8# above sailors in their desertion, were sentenced^ to 12 weeks' imprisonment, with hard labour. % Jan. 11. William Wintersgill fined ss. for'? drunkenness. i

The following appointments, &c, appear in a I Provincial ,Goyjernment Gazette, published on the 13th inst.. Sm William Congreve—to be Registrar of Brands. _ Mr. C. A. Calvert—to be registiar'of Deeds, vice Col. Campbell ; and Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court, vice Mr. Porter, resigned. Mr. T. B. Keele—to be clerk/to the Executive Council, vice Mr. Puc'kle, resigned. Mr: E. W. Seager—to be inspector of Slaughter-houses for the district of Lyttelton, and the country around, vice Mr. Parkinson, resigned. Mr, James Willis to bo printer to the Provincial Government in the place of Mr. 1Shrimpton, [resigned.] _ Mr. J. Marshman—to be Provincial Auditor, vice Mr. Gouland, resigned. Mr. J. Hall—to be Inspector of Schools for the Christcliureh District, vice Mr. Gouland, resigned. The following regulations have been issued for the office of Inspector of Sheep. 1. The Inspector will appoint some office in Christchurch, at which communications may be addressed to him both by the public and the Government. 2. He will keep at least one horse in good travelling condition. 3. He will, unless otherwise instructed by the Government, or unless his official duties call for his presence at his office, be jconstnntly engaged in travelling from station to station, for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, i" reference to disease, ot all the sheep within the Province. 1. He will so arrange his "proceedings as to visit the stations in regular rounds, and to m^c the round of the whole of them as frequently as practicable. Should, however, any information reach the inspector, rendering it desirable that the sheep on a particular station should be inspected without delay, he will at once proceed to the station,'and not wait until be shouhH come to it in tlie ordinary course.

5 Whenever the Inspector may think it ne«p«arv for tbe purpose of satisfying himself as ♦„ the condition of any sheep, that the same lould be yarded, he will, under the authonty f chuse ie of the Ordinance, call upon the mvner to yard them accordingly. 0 The Inspector will, in every instance m which he finds the law to have been infringed, Pitlier in the case of diseased sheep, or of sheep ■«ot branded as required, take the necessary steps for enforcing the penalties against the offenders. 7 The inspector will cause notice to be circulated of the place or places at which he will be prepared to examine sheep about to be introduced into the Province by land. In the selec■tion of such places, the inspector will, as far as :_s consistent with an efficient inspection, consult the convenience of parties driving such Uheep. He is, however, not bound to examine [them at any spot which may be selected by the •owners themselves, and he will refuse to grant l a certificate unless such facilities are afforded to Mm as will enable him to pronounce decisively as to the condition of the sheep, : S.The, Inspector will keep a daily journal of iliis proceedings, comprising an account of the visited by him, with particulars of the I number, state, &c, of the sheep inspected, and of any proceedings he may have taken thereon. 9. He will .furnish a copy of this Journal [every month to the Audit Office for transmission | to the Superintendent. f 10. He will also furnish a return monthly to [the Audit Office for transmission to the SuperinI ten/lent.

Regulations to apply to the inspection of imported Sheep. 11. The inspector appointed to inspect imported sheep shall immediately upon the arrival of any vessel with sheep, {proceed to examine them on board. „;., 12. If the sheep shall prove;to be,clean he shall give the requisite ceitificate. | 13. If the sheep should be diseased he will point out to the owner the place where they may be landed on the Quarantine Ground. 14. In every case where the owner is liable ;o penalties under the Ordinance, the Inspector ihall take the necessary steps for enforcing them. 15. The Inspector shall, on the arrival of every ship make a return to the Government of number and condition of the stock landed.

Regulations for the Office of Registrar of Brands. 1. The Registrar of Brands shall keep an office in Christchurch for the Registration of Brands. 2. The original brand, or an accurate copy or impression thereof, must be' produced atHhe office, and a copy shall be entered in the book kept tor that purpose. The person registering the brand must attest the correctness of the copy in the Registrar's book. 3. For every (Registration of a brand, the Registrar shall .charge a fee of Two Shillings and Sixpence. 4. The Registration book may be inspected during office hours, by any person on payment of a fee of One Shilling. 5. The Registrar will refuse to register any brand so nearly resembling a brand already registered, as not to be easily distinguishable therefrom. b

_ Christchurch.—The Return match between ', uJ nstchnrch and Lincoln road Clubs was piavea on Wednesday last on the Christchurch erSi 5 Ground- The rival clubs had each exuea themselves in the endeavour to strengthen weir respective elevens. On the side of Christcnurch was to be found most of their best f o 7, eis ' men who have been long accustomed o ° tie game, and who have had the advantage lequent practice, while their opponents ure b e p»r U"S in cx Pe»ence. Upon the .present S 'i the meinbe™ of the Lincoln road clutf C? COnsidenible ««*, and an amount of; E Ut upou tl,eir P lfty »» tl,e lst match".; lodSJ S re,narlsable- Their fielding, before Li i hi ctl, ve ' l wa l s, ,)0t second to their competitor, E^ntT they had added to their strengtha gentleman ,hey^ 1 if Xi' e!''. en.cc in the science, Mr. Luard. ictnr,, s linProvcmentwasamoßtsiirnal h£i oVe!' lhe Christchurch Club. The"' tchureh men went in, and in their first' *« ?JiT? a t0t; 11 of 65 '-45 ™»s« and 20 ! -« and wules. In lhcir £econd lhey 6con?d .

only 18.; —11 by runs, and 7 by byes and wides, makng a gross total upon the two innings of 83. The Lincoln road club scored in their first innings a total of 86 ; —133 by runs, and 23 by byes and wides, thus beating their opponents in one innings with 3 runs to spare. The fol- j lowing score will interest cricketers:— CHKISTCHUBCH CLUB. FIRST INNINGS. SECOND INNINGS. C. Ward, b. Murray .2 —not out Cotterill, b. Luard 1 — c. Wilkinson 0 Miles, b. do 0 —b. Luard 0 Longden, c. do 2 -—hit wicket ...3. Bowen, Cr. c. Torlesse ... o — st. Luard......0 J. Brittan, c. Wright l —b. Wright ...2 W. G. Brittan, b. Luard.. 9 —b. Wright ...3 Blakiston.b. Murray 6 —b. do. ...0 Croft, c. Torlesse .........15 —c- Murray ...3 Davie, not out ..:.... 9 — b. Wright ...0 Read, c. Torlesse ......... 0 —c. do. ...0 Byes and Wides 20 Byes and Wides 7 65 18 Gross total—B3. LINCOLN ROAD CLUB. Knight, A., b. Croft...o*Murray, J., b. Bowen 1 Wright, c. J. Brittan 7 Wheeler, b. Croft 1 Wilkinson, c. Bowen 1 Turnbull, R„ run out 0 Luard, not out 32 Rankin, do. . ...2 Moore, run out ......17 Byes and Wides...23 Torlesse, b. Cr0ft...... j — Archer, c. Davie It 8G Being a majority of 3 over Christchurch Club in their two.innings. Another game will be played between these clubs soon after harvest, and there can be no doubt that there will be a greater amount of interest excited by it than even on the present occasion. Tlie Christchurch Club has its laurels to regain, and its members will now exert themselves to keep their men together, to retrieve what they have lost—it may fairly be said, entirely by their own apathy, and the indifference they have displayed, an indifference utterly unpardonable in cricket. The Lincoln road club on the other hand, has need to restrain itself from over-confidence. They have much to learn yet, and a powerful club to contend against.

To the Editor of the Lyttelton Times. Sik,- —Will you allow me .through the medium of the Times to say a few words on church matters in connection with Canterbury ? My apology for so doing is the great interest which I have always felt in the advancement of the Settlement. From Mr. Sewell's report of the state of the Ecclesiastical Fund, it appears that that fund is utterly inadequate to provide for the present wants of the Episcopal Church.in Canterbury ; and that, though the rents 'will gradually increase in value, yet taking into consideration the increase of population, such inadequacy will continue. I, for one, rejoice in this state of things. On several occasions, when discussing such matters with Mr. Godley, we were quite agreed that it would be truly unfortunate for our church, should she ever possess endowments ample enough to enable her to dispense with the continual voluntary assistance of her members. But happily no such misfortune awaits her. She must be partly dependent on voluntary contributions, and speedily, when the Bishop of Christchurch shall have entered on his duties, and the General Assembly shall have granted the outline of a Church Constitution with power to fill it up, it will then devolve upon our church in the Canterbury Province to determine in what way endowments and subscriptions shall be best applied. I have thought much on the subject, and to my mind no plan yet proposed seems so suitable to the circumstances of the colonies as that of the late Dr. Chalmers —that there should be one general fund, consisting partly of the interest of endowments, partly of subscriptions— that such fund should 'he divided equally amongst the licensed clergy of the country or district, giving to each say '£'200 a year, independent of his particular congregation, leaving each congregation to increase that minimum stipend to any amount by offerings and pew rents. Instead of a» equal distribution, the agreement might.be that Archdeacons should receive duuhle.and assistant Curates three-fourths of the amount paid to the- Incumbents of Parishes. » Tho plan of pew rents will not be acceptable ,

to some, but to me it appears a rery legitimate source of income, if the recommendation of the Church Commissioners for Englaud be acted upon, and sittings be let at Various rents and some entirely free, to suit the circumstances of those who can afford.to pay much, little, or nothing, at the same time making no difference in the form of the seats. These are questions which will soon have to be decided, and it is quite time for their consideration by the members of our church now. One rule I do trust will be adopted, not to allow the limiting an endowment to any particular Parish, so that that cure might become of excessive value; but that all" endowments shall be for the benefit of the church in the Diocese, Province, "or Archdeaconry, as shall be determiued by the Diocesan Convention. I am, Sir, yours truly, J. A. Fenton Donedin, Dec. 29, 1854.