CHRISTCHURCH.

Press, Volume II, Issue 57, 14 June 1862, Page 4

CHRISTCHURCH.

The following correspondence has been forwarded to us by the Provincial Government authorities for publication : — Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, 28th May, 1862. Sib,—ln reply to your Honor's letter of the Bth instant, No. 290, I have to inform you that it is the intention of the Government to direct by notice in the • Gazette' the heads of departments under control of the General Government, to allow, when the exigencies of the public service admit, their subordinate officers who are members of Volunteer Corps, half a-day in each week (on such day as shall be fixed by the Commanding Officer) to attend parades. It will be expressly required that, unless officers of Government do attend parade for which this leave from their duty is granted, a day's pay will be deducted from their salaries, should they be absent from both office and parade. I have the honor to be, yours, &c, Henry Sewell, In the absence of Mr. Fox. To His Honor the Superintendent of Canterbury. 15 Torrington square, London, 25th March, 1862. It is with the greatest satisfaction I learn that the Provincial Council have sanctioned your Honor's proposition for withdrawing and cancelling the first instalment of the Lyttelton and Christchureh Railway Debentures. No step could have been taken better calculated to inspire confidence in the credit of the province, and I cannot doubt that it will haye a most beneficial effect whenever the representatives of your Government appear as borrowers in the London money market. The price of Xew Zealand Government stock appears to be as nearly as possible equivalent to that of similar colonial securities both in Australia, Canada, and the Cape of Good Hope, regard being had to the period at which the halfyearly dividends are payable. And Ido not venture to anticipate that under the most favorable circumstances — e.g., the continuance of peace, and the abundance of money, it can be expected that Canterbury debentures will command a higher price than the bonds of the General Government of New Zealand. I hear with much satisfaction that it is proposed I shall be associated with Mr. Morison and Mr. Marshman in any operations necessary to be taken here with regard to the negociation of the loan. * * * It will doubtless be matter for your consideration whether it may not be expedient to repeat the very wise and prudent measure which your Honor has recommended to the Council, and to cancel a further portion of the intended railway debentures.

I am glad to find that it is intended tn reinvest the Sinking Fund of the £30 000 ° - Ue > loan in Canterbury Association debentures 1 ? at ! on on your Honor's intimation to this effect arranged with Lord Kicbard Cavendish that hJ in sell us twelve of his debentures on the 30fh t next. I have handed to Mr. Marshman \ , debentures, Nos. 303-320 inclussve for £l<vT ? 8 purchased from Lord B. Cavendish last autumn ' Mr. Marshman is indefatigable, not only b » H tion to emigration, but in all matters affecting? interests of the province. His pamphlet on the J? sent state of Canterbury seems to mc and T a P doubt will be considered by better bZes *? admirable—l have, &c—H. S. Selfe be RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT, CHRISTCHTrum, June 9th, J862. H, [Before John Hall, Esquire, R.M ] Edward Barrett was fined 10s. for being drunk xr>A ; ble OD the Bth instant. ° X and mca PaDennis Mulchay was also fined 10a. for a similar off™ the same day. ace oa June 10th, 1862. Emma Craigie, was fined £5 for using ohscene language. > n A £5 for using threatening and abusive language to a noV constable on the 2nd instant, in Colombo street? Christchnif Barnard v. Shears—Debt £5 4s.—Judgment for 4-3 lnJ * costs. Mr. Oaks appeared for the defendant. Maher v. Smart—Debt £18.—Arranged out of Court Packer & Son v. Allen—Debt £15.—N0 appearance. Turner v. Perceval—Debt £10 10s. —Settled out of fW Regina by W. H. Revell v. Vincent & Public House Ordinance. The defendants were fined 20s. f not having the conditions of their license posted up i n JF sitting room. Charles Gorlay was fined 10s. for being drunk and ineanaW. on the 9th instant. wpeWe [Before John Hall, Esq., R.M., Joseph Brittan, and Robert Wilkin, Esqs.] Breach of Master and Servants Act.—Mr. Slater appeared for the accused. J. C. Wilson stated,—the accused was sent to mc by Mr. Wm. Wilson, tho gardener, in compliance with my request, ond he entered my service on the Ist of Jpril last Some days after he aski?d mc to come to a settlement with him. I said I would give him what Mr. Wilson had told mc I was to give him, viz., £C 0 a-year, with board and lodging It was agreed that the agreement should be put into writing as soon as convenient. On the Bth of May 1 asked him to so and plant some gorse which he had agreed to do. He replied, "as a favor to you, sir, I will do it." This was at 8 a.m. At 12 o'clock I was informed that accused had gone away in the "huff." On the 10th May he came back and offered to show mc his account. I refused to look at it, and told him I should settle with him at the Court. He went away and returned on the 12th, and took away his boxes. I have suffered great injury in my garden through the act of accused. By Mr. Slater, —accused entered my service as gardener. He never asked to have the agreeement in writing except one evening in my dining room. By the Bench. Accused was to serve mc for a year. T. H. Wilson (son of complainant), was called aud sworn. He corroborated complainant's testimony in every particular For the Defence: Wm. Wilson, of Christchnrch, was called by Mr. Slater. He stated, —accused had agreed to go to Cashmere and enter Mr. Wilson's service as gardener, at the rate of £60 per annum. He (witness) had bound him to nothing. Mr. Wilson stated that he did not wish the Bench to deal severely with the accused. The Magistrates stated that after carefully considering the evidence they considered that accused had engaged to serve Mr. Wilson for a year as gardener. No doubt he might have refused to plant the gorse if he had not agreed with Mr. Wilson to do so. He had no right to put an end to the agreement as he did. The act of 4th Geo. IV., cap. 34, which gave them power to deal with this case gave them the option of imprisoning the accused for three months. After what Mr. Wilson had stated they would only abate the wages which • were due to to him, viz., one month's wages, £6. Mr. Wilson handed over a cheque to the Hospital Fund. Presbyterian Church.—A soiree was held on Thursday evening last, to celebrate the enlargement of the Church belonging to this denomination. Tea was provided, and a more numerously attended or more interesting meeting has seldom been witnessed. Jfter the clearing of the tables, the chair was taken by the Rev. C. Fraser ; who with the Rev. C. Cocks, J. Buller, and T. Fisher addressed the meeting. Space will not allow us to give the addresses, which, as might be supposed from the speakers engaged, were expressions of the utmost cordiality and good will The chairman remarked that the success which had attended the settlement of Canterbury and Otago might be traced to the fact of their founders setting out with some fixed principle to work upon. The same causes, in some of the States of America, operates even ot this day, to give them a destinct character: the nonconformists IVew England, the Cavaliers of Virginia, and the Romanists of Maryland, still showed strong traces of the sentiments and principles which had actuated the first settlers. The Rev. Mr. Cocks made some remarks on the value of religion when brought to bear on the business of every day life, aud pointed out some of the inconsistencie, of which religious professors were frequently guilty. Ine Rev. J. Buller made one of his humourous speeches, whichs which by no means at variance with his profession as » minister of religion, bespeaks at once the Christian philosopher and citizen of the world. The Rev. T. Fisher, in a short address, congratulated the meeting on the harmony and gww will with which all denominations worked towards the attainment of the one great eniL Mr. Shakleton, the Superintendent of the Sunday school, gave an account of their pr°g"** ami present condition, and stated tkafe the number of scnojars on the books amounted to more than 100, with an average attendance of SO, and urged upon inemWrs of the UW™ and congregation to come forward and suppiv . want which strongly inittigated against the success ot we schools : uamely, a scarcity of teachers, the school harm only four. Mr. C. W. Turner also addressed the mecw, 1 aud Mr. Reecethe treasurer, made a statement, showing «••• £70 was still due. Some vocal pieces were performed u> *» i members of the Chrietchuroh J/usical Society, who, as w chairman remarked, by a happy coincidence had ™ lu » t ~ heir . their services on a most appropriate occasion, it oeing first public appearance since the two old societies had co ™ their forces. Two sacred songs 'Evening alley. • ' Messiah' and the ' Convent Bell' were sung by J/r. Dα . The pro-wedings terminated with a vote or tn o i,ts . laities who had undertaken to superintend the f ra "^" ' for providing the tea, to the vocalists, and to the cier^ • and others who had come forward to render t " e J r . s ? r yon . The election of members to represent the dirtn« » l *. w Heathcote, and Ellesmere, in the General Aseemoiy

ben place during the past week. His Honor the Super was elected member for the Heathcote district, J. v FitzGerald, Esq., for the district of Ellesmere, and W. Thomson, Esq., for that of -4 yon. iVone of the candidates met with any opposition. ro c R V.—We understand that a subscription has been started mo'ng the inhabitants of Christchurch and the vicinity, for ?he purchase of a stand of colors and silver bugles to be Resented to the Christchurch companies of rifle volunteers. Christchurch Band of Hope.—Held its monthly meetin" on Monday last, which was well attended. After a few woids from Mr. Clephane, the Chairman, addresses were delivered w Messrs. Sanders, Wilson, J. Vincent, and Bennetts. The first gentlemen treated the subject of temperance from a scientific point of view, and urged upon his youthful hearers that the hope of ultimate success for the cause was mainly dependent upon them, in keeping their own pledge, and by their example, and influence upon others, doing much towards eradicating the evils of intemperance in the next generation, jlr. Wilson made some remarke on juvenile sports, warning his'audience against a tendency to cruelty to animals too frequently exhibited on the part of young people. Mr. Vincent, whose nautical stories seem to have earned him great popularity among the young folks, gave some of his experiences when engaged in the Royal Navy. Mr. Bennetts, who expressed the difficulty he always felt in addressing young people, made some observations—it must be confessed of rather too didactic a character—and explained the object of their periodical meetings, and expressed a hope that by unity of purpose and adherence to the principles of total abstinence, they, »s the future men and women of Canterbury, not only would be happier and better themselves, but, that the good their example was calculated to do others, could not be too highly estimated. Temperance melodies were sung by Messrs. Uowley, and Thompson in the intervals of the addresses. Some observations made by Mr. Wilson, in his address, on the propriety of forming a library in connection with the society ; he promised a donation of books, and invited the co-oppera-tion of the members and friends of the movement towards carrying out this object. Football.—A little manual has been forwarded to us, having for its title "Rules of the game of Foot-ball, as played at Christ's College, Canterbury." We |have been requested to state that it is the intention of the Club to hold their first natch of 11 v 22 on Friday next, the 20th ; when doubtless, the upholders, and admirere of " manly English sports" will muster pretty strongly. If the youth of this province do not become a well-developed hardy race, it will surely be rather caused by inertness on their own parts than from any want of means : as they have now the choice of thre methods, of which it would be difficult to say which is best calculated for the purpose, or likely to be most popular; namely, rifle drill, cricket, and lastly, foot-ball. Agricultural Meeting.—The following has been handed to us for publication. In pursuance of resolutions passed at a general meeting held on Friday, May 2, at Birdsey's Hotel, for the purpose of making arrangements for a general show of stock and implements, a committee summoned by circular, met at the White Hart Hotel, on Friday, June 6, at 3 o'clock. R, Wilkin, Esq., was unanimously called to the chair. There were about fifty gentlemen present, all of whom appeared to take a great interest in the proposed show ; every district and interest appeared to be well represented The various classes of both stock and implements for which prizes should be awarded were agreed to, and will, as soon as possible, be advertized. The following resolutions were also passed:— Moved by Mr. W. Thomson, seconded by Mr. J. Mcllwraithe. "That a general show of stock and implements be held on Wednesday, October 22, 1862, at such place in or near Christchurch as the acting committee may appoint." Moved by Mr. W. Thomson, and seconded by Mr. G Rodgers :— "That the following gentlemen be requested to act as a working committee, for the purpose of carrying out the objects of this meeting, with power to add to their number : R H. Rhodes, R. Wilkin, B. Dowling, Major Coots, Major White, J. Brittan, J. Ollivier, W. Thomson, M. Sprott W. Boag, J. Hill, R Brunsden." Moved by Mr. W. S. Moorhouse, and seconded by Mr. W Thomson:— "That no person be allowed to exhibit stock or implements iv competition at the coming show, unless he be a subscriber, such subscription to be decided by the working committee." ' b Moved by Mr. J. Brittan, seconded by Mr. W. S. Moorhouse :— "That the next general committee meeting be held at this place on the Ist September, 1862." <«n, o l e £ byMr, W, Thomson . seconded by Mr. Sprott:— mat his Honor the Superintendent be requested to act as patron, R Wilkin, Esq., as president, and J. Palmer, *aq., as treasurer." The working committee agreed to meet again for the dispatch o'clock 1688 at the Whlte Hart, ° n Frklay neXt, June 13, at 3 ee^kfcp]* 1 V ° te ° f thanks to the chairman, the meeting Christohurch Coal Company.-We beg to call attention wan advertisement in this day's issue, relative to a meeting to be held at the Rooms of Messrs. Ollivier and Son, on luesoay evening next. As the advertisement is addressed to w interested m the formation of a good company," a numerous attendance may be expected. The reception of the "port ot the provisional committee appointed at a meeting tSJS. y c,rcular a few da y a sinee > wiU be the chief buai - ne&s ol the evening. to£?\ AT £ UMNER - - The schooner Ocean Queen was 2£? los * on F»day last. After crossing the bar, she ran "tore on the North Spit. During that tide some portion of DorKn P fS? was remove d. consisting of 7000 palings, and a Mill ]T tons of su S ar belonging to Messrs. Gould and J3k I'. R Fisher aQd Co - lt was noticed tbat she oma be sufficiently lightened to be got off the next flood. to piec y however > she fille <l, and naa since gone entirely