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Press, Volume XIV, Issue 1834, 27 February 1869, Page 2

Omission.—ln the list of exports from Kaiapoi published in our last, after " sheepskins " read ** bales." .Sunday School Union. -— The annual meeting of the Sunday School Union waa held last night, but we are compelled to hold over our report. : Sale of Pot Plants.—-A collection of pot plants, exhibited by Duncan and Son at the Flower Show on Thursday, were put up to auction by Wilson and Alport yesterday. Fair prices werereali^ed. FißE.—'-Testerday a passage leading from the Kaikainui Hotel to tbe concert room, at Kaiapoi, vas discovered to be on fire. Though the flames had got a good hold, they were quickly extinguished. Theatre RoYALi—The management of this house still continues to be well supported by the public. Last night the performance was given under the patronage of the Licensed Victuallers' Association- The pieces now on the boards are " Jessy Yere" and " The Marble Bride." - The Cust Bell.*—Yesterday this /bell','.presented by Sir Edward Gust, one of the founders of the province, to the Cust Church,was landed from the : a WM6*'' at Kaiapoi, and will be in position to receive its first ding dong from the Prince 'Alfred. : " j The Lyttelton Seat.—lt is the intention of Mr Thomaa Mersou to come forward as a candidate for the vacant seat in the Provincial Council for Lyttelton. A requisition has also been numerously signed, askiog.Mr J. D. Macphorsbnto come forward aa a candidate. Resident Magisteate's Covet.—At the Resident .Magistrate's Court, Christchurch, yesterday, JohP. Taylor was fined 20s for having been drunk and , disorderly, and in default of payment to be imprisoned for fortyeight hours. .Alexander Forbes was fined 5s for a similar offence. There were no civil casea. , 7-"' • " '■" ./.:'??? •«*. : '?* *?.•?■••■■ . ; Launch of Boats.—The ceremony of launching the two new boats that have lately been imported from Melbourne and. Sydney by the C.R.C. and- the : R._t:C. respectively, will take place this afternoon at three o'clock at th¥ boat housesi The presentation of cups that have been won in the various contests this-season wffl also take placer The friends of the .above-mentioned ciub% together with those Of the A yon Club, are invited to attend • and it is hoped that members of all the clubs will prevail upon tlie fair sex to grace the occasion with their presence in goodly numbers. Several scratch matches will also ■ take place, and they are expected to prove of more than ordinary interest. Fatal Accident.--An inquest was held at the Hospital yesterday, by Dr. Coward, upon the body- of Thomaa-Mackie,-lately, in the employ of Mr. McPhail. From the evidence given by a man named HattaDixon, also'in Mr. McPhail'a employ, it seems that he and deceased who waß intoxicated at the time, left MoPhail'g, which-ia about two" miles from the Selwyn, afternoon, and went to Westenra'a to catch a mare. On arriving at Westenra'B, they drove a number of horses into _a stockyard, and while deceased waa.endeaVouring to get them into a corner, he received a kick -from a "'mare in "the"'stomach; which threw him to a distance of ten or twelve feet. Hef managed to - r getr out of the stockyard and asked for water, which was gi*en to him,-and he waa then conveyed in a dray to Mr. when Dixon _t once, went for Dr. Christy. Mackie lingered untiE between 5 and 6"o*cloek oii Tuesday afternoon, and.tben.expired, Dr. .gave evidence no ,doiibfe ot the Mck : being, the cause o£ydea^YTbe juryreturned a verdict of Accidentaf Death. .? — Accl matization SociETY.—The monthly meeting, of thia .society i_.yrae_ held, in, the Literary Institute, y<Mterday ; . »t three o'clock. Present — Messrs. W. Williams? (in;; the ;; chju>)i ? Jfottidge (hon. sec), Fereday, E. Jollie, J. B. Johnstone,

W. llanmer, and J. C. Bop. The curator was also in the room. Mr. Nottidge stated that he had written to-the Superintendent of Otago asking for some of the salmon ova expected by the Mindora; and MrMacandrewhad replied that the Ot-go Government would have much pleasure in acceding to the request on condition tint the society paid for the conveyance of the ova from Pore Chalmers to Lyttelton, but until the Mindora (which sailed on tlie 21st December last) arrived, he (the Superintendent) was not able to say how many ova could be spared. Mr. Nottidge further stated that he had replied, accepting the offer, and also requesting the jervices of Sergeant Quin in superintending the transport of the ova rrom Port Chalmers to Lyttelton. Tho Council passed a vote of thanks to the Otago Government for its generosity. The report of the Curator stated that the preparatory work for the formation of additional ponds is now nearly completed as far as the fish house j improvements have been made in the latter, affording additional space for the fish hatched, &c. A letter from Captain Thompson, of the Southern Cross, has been received, describing the means adopted for the transport of the whitebat to Hobart Town. During the voyage the supply of food failed, and the deficiency was made good by rats' flesh. Only three out of 150 fish were lost, and the surviving fish were landed in a lively and healthy condition. Mr Marshall, of Wellington, has offered to convey in the Ruahine free of charge any rare birds which the society may wish to forward to the Zoological Society of London. Nearly every year some native birds have been forwarded to that society, but no returns have been yet received. English partridges have been mentioned as the most acceptable return, and grouse, if they could be removed with any prospect of success. The most liberal returns have been received from the Melbourne Acclimatisation Society. A gentleman in the employ of Dr Hector offers a night heron, which he expects to receive from Melbourne, for sale to the society. Poultry have been found very useful as a medium of exchange and in obtaining subscribers ; and should the council decide upon purchasing the curator's stock, he suggests that the idea of making them a source of revenue should not be lost sight of, and makes other recommendations with respect to them. Tho Council then considered and adopted the report of the sub-committee appointed to consider the advisability of purchasing the fowls kept by the curator; and Mr Johnston was informed that certain birds would be purchased, and that he must remove the others from the gardens before the next monthly meeting of the council. As compensation for any loss he may sustain from being deprived of the privilege of keeping fowls in the society's grounds, his salary, which has hitherto been £120 a year, will be raised to £150; the increasejto begin from the commencementof the the year. £13 was voted for the purchase of fowls, and a sum to defray the expense of improving the ponds. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Marshall for Ins-offer to convey birds by the Ruahine. Mr Hanmer said a gentleman had offered to give two spa-row-hawks to the society. The Council thought it would be inadvisable to accept the proffered gift. On the motion of Mr Fereday it was resolved to communicate with the secretary of the Brisbane Acclimatisation Society, with a view to obtaining a supply of lobsters and crabs. Messrs Htfnmer, Carruthers, and Nottidge, wero appointed a sub-committee to draw up the annual report. The Council then adjourned.