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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 839, 21 December 1878, Page 2

Religious services will be held to-morrow as follows :—Congregational services will be conducted by the Rev. J. Maxwell, of Port Chalmers, at the Volunteer Hall, at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. ; Evangelistic services will be held at the Tees-street Hall at 8 p.m. ; Mr. Jeffreys will preach at the Old Tees-street Hall at 6.30 ; the usual services will be held in Wesley Church, morning and evening, when the Rev. H. Dewsbury, the pastor of the churchj will occupy the pulpit. In another column appears the programme for the Caledonian games to be held at Ngapara on Boxing Day, in the paddock opposite the railway station, kindly granted by Mr. Menlove. The programme seems to have been compiled with a view to variety, and the event will probably attract lovers of sport and a day's outing from all parts of the district of Oamaru. Wc refer our readers to the advertisement for particulars. At a meeting of the Palmerston Cricket Club, held" on Thursday, it was decided to play a mateh with the Oamaru Cricket Club, in Oamaru, on New Years Day, and the Secretary was directed to write to the Secretary of the Oamaru Club to arrange for tho match.

The temperance meeting held on Thursday evening at Pukeuri School was well attended considering the wetness of the night. Telling addresses were delivered by the Revs. Messrs. Ryley and Stevens and Mr Wallace. A Good Templar Lodge was duly opened by Brother Ryley, D.D., assisted by Brother M'Lymont, from Kakanui, and several brothers and sisters from the Oamaru lodges. The lodge lias commenced with fifteen members, and the officers were duly installed into the various offices as follows :—Brother J. Holmes, W.C.T.; Sister M. Watson, W.V.T.; Brothers G. A. Goodall, W.C.; W. G. Wallace. W.S.j R. Stalker, W.F.S.; T. Dennison, W.T.; Hector Lindsay, W.0.G.; Alex. Forbes, W.J.G.; W. Easton. W.M.; Louis Dazler, W.A.S.; Sisters Isabella Watt, W.R.H.S.: Jessie Gray, W.L.H.S.; Jane Gray. W.D.M. Brother Wallace was recommended as D.G.W.C.T.. The lodge by unanimous was named ''The Wallace." Brothel- Cooper, of the Rescue Lodge. Oamaru. presented the lochre with a set ot ••(flici-i-s' rcdia in the name of the Star of H 0;.... LodL'e. O.mmru. After a vote of thanks to the P.P. and visitors, tho lodge was closed in due form to meet again on the first Monday in LS79.

An accident occurred opposite Pukeuri School yesterday afternoon, which nearly resulted in fatal consequences. One of Mr. Lindsay's men was passing! a dray on horseback, when the horse he was riding shieii and reared up, falling backwards, and threw him in front of the wheel of the dray, which must have passed over his body had he not had the presence of mind to throw himself out, and cause the wheel to pass instead over one of his legs. Dr. Garland, who happened to be in the district, was in attendance in a short time, and found that the man's leg was severely bruised, but none of the bones were broken. It is surprising that he escaped with such slight injury, as the dray was loaded with a cord of wood and six bags of oats.

A correspondent, writing from South Canterbury, sends us the following information about the state of tho crops, ami agricultural progress : —Between Albury and Farley Creek there arc about 2000 acres in crop, and a large amount of land is being broken up. The crops there are looking pretty fair. Amongst the settlers in this locality are Wilson Bros., Milne, Dennison and Gibbons, all formerly of Papakaio. Mr. John M'Loan has here a beautiful estate of 10,000 acres, 500 of which are in English grass, and 500 in crop. The crops in the neighborhood of Pleasant Point and the Lewis are very indifferent, but those on the downs above Timaru are in much better condition. At St. Andrews and Parcora the crops arc only fair. Rain is badly required. Our Shag Point correspondent writes : The Government school broke up on the 19th for the Christinas holiday?. On account of the recent institution of the school, and the smallncss of tho schoolroom, a public examination was not held, Mr. and Mrs. Rowley kindly presenting the heads of the classes with prizes. Oh the suggestion of Mr M'Leod, the teacher, subscription lists were drawn up, for tho purpose of raising funds for a picnic, and the little folks, in the course of an hour, succeeding in raising the handsome sum of L 5 from the mining population. This is to be further supplemented by subscriptions from the district, The balance over the amount required for sweetmeats, &c, is to be expended in prizes to bo awarded to the victors in the sports, which are to follow the school treat. The number of schools in attendance is thirty-two, and ten more will be added after the holidays. It is to be hoped that the Board of Education will have the school-house enlarged, as at present its accommodation is very limited. There are good hopes of our getting a Post-office. At the summoned quarterly meeting of the Loyal Oamaru Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., No. 5284, held in tho Oddfellows' Hall last evening, there was a good attendance of the brethren. After the financial and routine business had been gone through, the election of officers for the ensuing six months was proceeded with, the following being the result :—Bro. J. Carr, N.G. ; Bro. R. D. Kelly, V.G. ; Bro. W. Gray, E.S. ; Bro. Maxwell, G. ; Bro. Gledhill, W. ; Bros. Smeall and Green, R.H.S. and L.H.S. respectively to N.G. : Bro. Pygale, R.H.S. to V.G. ; Auditors, P.G.M. Reid and P.S. Gledhill ; George Brownlee, Permanent Secretary. The installation ceremony was ably gone through by Past Grand Masters Miller, Barclay, Relet, and Thomson. The lodge unanimously voted a certificate of merit to the retiring Grand Master, Bro. T. Kennedy. Votes of thanks were accorded to the installing masters and the retiring officers, and a harmonious meeting was closed with the ceremonies of the Order. The lodge is one of the best in the Otago district, the members enjoying good health physically, aud the several funds prospering financially. A correspondent sends us the following for publication;—" Saturday's Evening Mail contains the reply of our Government to Mr. Barton ra his charges against the judges, and the following is the concluding sentence in the Hon. Col. Whitmore's mandate :—«Were the Executive to interfere with the judges when a disappointed litigant invoked their aid the due administration of jrstice would be impeded.' From this am I to understand that Mr. Barton has been invoking the aid of the judges in the affair? I was under the impression that the litigant was invoking Government aid to check the judges in a certain course. —Yours, &c, A Muff."