LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10, 25 May 1868, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENE RAL.

0 Otm'OMfli— No Imsliwfw v<w tranaaotod at! tho ClivtoKsliut'cH v* Lyttelton Oiwtom.ho»'»oß. to-day, ' I/VTT»M!OH MWNWIVAfi COUNCir,. — TllO usual weekly tuooCfa^ will bo hold In tho Council rooms to-morrow, at 0 pm. Lrn'KWSOH. Hook an» Laddbb Company. •—On Saturday afternoon, tho mombors uttanded at tho sliod, and woro supplied by tho Boorotary with bolt and tomuhitwki thoaw mombora who havo not been uuniiUw, o-m obtain them oi! tho ncorottvry, Lyttmlton Colonists 1 Sooirtv,— A valuftblo prcflont of books luw jimt nrrlvcd l)y tho eliip G(dimboro««li. Thoy uro prommtcd to tho Moolcty by Mcmu'h Smith, ISldcr and Co., r.ondon. At a oommittvo mooting on Saturday night, thoy woro ordered to bo placed in circulation. Soiukk.— A soirfio In connection with the TontoSoMfa Aofloolutlon will tako placo in tho Literary institute this ovenina, Tea will bo on tho tablo at nix o'clock, and tho programme for tho after portion of tho evening comprlflca ft well- arranged solcetion oil fiolos and concortod plccoH from tho boat maatcrrt, Bunmw Dmatji.— A child belonging to Mrs Hftiiifl, of Shand'B Track, died euddenly on Saturday last. Mrs llama wafl roturnlng from " Cbrlfltcliurcli, with tho child in her arms i »ho thought it Wftß 'Afltew, but on rcadiinf; homo found tliat It was llfeloss. An JnqHOHt will bo lieW on tho body at I'robbloton iitoro, at 2 pm to>morrow, Tniuaißn Uoyal.— Mrs Heir will appear as Peer Wofflngton tliis ovoning, anJ tho comedy baa been ho woll received in ChrUtchureh l)itl)crto that wo expect to «co a really good, house Tho National Anthom will bo sung by tho company and aomo amatourf on . tho rfao o£ tho curtain at 8 o'clock, am »» Moglca and lfacea " will afterwards bo played TJio amusing farco " Pleasant Ntiightyvw ' ia tho ftftorplccOi ; . , :

Maoißtebut<.~ There vrcro no c^os for honrlng nt tho MftgUtwW'fl Court, Christchuvch, this morulujf, City Counoit,,— Tho usual weekly meetIng of tho City Council \\da- beeu adjourned until to-morrow evening. Fnr.Pi Mktuodkt Ouokck,— A. toft meeting, t<i recognition of tho Nor M. B ixter, \vi" lie Hold In tlio abovo ohuroh, St. Asnph street, this evening. Tea will bo on tho tabio nt Jlvo o'olock, and nftonvftrtls n public meeting will bo held, nt which llto new puator and others will deliver address. Txni-U'IiNDUKT RftJf KODIBT CHOIWUt— Tills evening tv tea meeting will be hold In tho Montreal street Independent Methodist church. After ten, addresses will bo deli* vcrcd i tho mugio lantern will bo cxhlblto I, and selections given by the choir tit intervals during tho evening. Avon Road Boaud,— Tho election of a member, in tho room of Mr D. Krulsa, took place at tho Board ofllco nc noon to-day, Mr Luiuo, as chairman, presiding. Tho ntt<-n> dance of ratepayers was not large. Mr W. 11. Luno wan proposed by Mv T. S. Duncan, and seconded by Air C. C. Alknmrt, nnd, thero being no opposition, he was declared duly ckatcd. Narrow Escape froii Drownino.— On Saturday afternoon n boy, nged 9, nnmed YVhitmoro, waa nearly drowned in tho harbour, It appears ho was playing on Peacock's wharf, ami fell off into tho water, without dehig scon. Sergeant Kcrr and Constable Willis wero coming round Dampier's Bay in n enrt, when they saw tho body; flouting ) they ran down the hank and Willis; pushed off in iv boat, mv\ ptek&l the hoy up iw Uo svm trfukltig, Great ce<sdlt la due to ! JCorr and Willis for their prompt conduct. ! ATnra Weather, —Tho beautiful nmJ Jn«J vigorating weather wl)(oh for »ome"svc«k*it; liiwl been our plcasuco to enjoy, wtw broken i <m >S(Uur<l«y l<wtr In the morning, a «)wr»! wltul set In from tho eastward, and the! weather throughout ti>o day was exceedingly j raw. Between threo and four o'clock in tho afternoon tho rain onroo And continued to ftvll ineossantiy throughout tho entire night, twl with coneldcrublo force, mote eapoclully toWftttffl <toyHglU yesterday. The effect ot this downfall, as usual, has boon to render tho side of tlio loot'pnth nonrost tho Cathedral foun» dutions impaaaabio, tho thoroughfare being ontiroly covered with water to a coiisMem'ilc depth, In Lyttelton the ruin foil in torrents oi) Saturday night, and tho reclaimed grouud at tho railway terminus haa bcon niado a complcto swamp. This is much to bo ro grettcd, n» it will vntlititto mo»t considerably agninst tho mowmeute o? tho volunteeM, TMCA'i'Ktcuc— Tho Ausiralian stage haa just suflot'od a Bovero loss by the death of Mr Cliarloa Vincent, who for many yoara piisthns been ono of tho ohiuf favourites of Mcllmnrno piay-goevfl, Tho dcnth o£ this fomented gentlemtm eut)U«d from tlw apparently trivial cm(i<) of a dlflloeation of the thumb, sustained through a fall from his horse. Proper surgi* oal aid waH sought and obtained, and tho patient nppcarcd to l>o in a fair way of recovery from the injury, when eryalpelts net In, v quantity of "jpus" wao absorbed into the system, and death took place. Tlio unfortunato ami talented actor tbus out off in tho very prlmo of life — ho was about forty— w»w interred nt tho MelbouvtiQ Qet^ral Cemetery, the funeral being lUtOitdcd ,by large numbers of tho thcatrionl au<l personal friends of tho deceased. Mr Vincent, it will bo romomborcd, played in Christohuroh for a ehort season, in company with Mies Cleveland (Mrs Vincent). "£e*h" was tho principal picoo produced by them hero, Miss Cleveland's flue acting ii atlll remembered. A Maori Representative. — Tho Wanganui Times says ;— Gcnoral Moto Kingi, M.i1.1t.1 proceeds at onco to Wnttotnra, for tho purpose ot meeting hU constituent* In lliut dliitrlet, expiAinliiß to them his political v.'etvs, and hearing their opinions as to tho rction which should bo taken by tho Colonial I'arliamcnt in legislating for natives. The hon. member propone proceeding as far an Tumimld, but his friends object to his going furtlior than Waitotara for tho present. After Ills return, he will proceed up tho river and hold a monster mooting at Itanium, where tho Moutoa flag will bo unfurled. Tho hftttlo of Moutoiv was fought on May U, 186-1, «nd thu (lug alluded to wuh preactUcd to the conquerors by Mm Colonel Logan, on behalf of tlio lad ion of Wanganui, on tho 12th December, 1 80S, on the cccaaton of tho unveiling of tho Moutoa monument at Wnngnnul. Around thttt fl«g> «»'! )( i s !g''t ot the battle grouud, th<) tribes will aosemblo to discuss politics, and thcro they will bo mado to feel that they havo an interest in tho government of tho country. From thcro tho hon. member propoacb to proceed to Taupo, for tho purpose of meeting Ida Hiui-huu constituents. llHATiicoTi: Kkoatta.— A special meeting of tho fleatlicoto Kegatta committee wis hold in tho fililo room of tho Old Town Hull, at 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, for the purposo of winding up affairs for the regattas of 18G0-7. Mr VV. Wilson occupied the chair, and tho other members present were Messrs I'ackard, llcakcth.and 11. Thomson, Hon. Sec. A balanco sheet waa submitted, showing n credit of liti to tho committee after defraying all expenses and paying prizes for the last regatta. Tho deficit standing over from 1860 was then considered, when it wns resolved that tho X' 3 duo to Mr Peterson he paid, and tho remainder of tho Imlaiico from 1867 handed over to Messrs Montgomery and Wilson, <M account of money advanced by them to liquidate accounts duo upon the pro* vious year. A conversation next ensued, respecting a number of tntbaerlptlon* <50lIcotcd hy ft gentleman for the regatta of 1888, when the lion, soerotarjr waa requested to write to him for tho immediato payment of tho amount so received, A vote/of thanks was next recorded to tho officers of the committee, for tho very satisfactory ' manner in which (hey had conducted tho financial and Other , business attendant upon tho lato re« gattn.' dftor which tho meeting adjournod sine die.

Tub -Asiilkt. — This river wa-* rery high this morning, but Sansom's coach got through all right, tho water being under the vehicle. West Coast Views.— T)io drawing for Mr Mundy's views of tho West Coast VH lake placo at tho Literary Institute on Thuredoy evening next, Tabasakj Kemrf Fum-— By a telegram from Melbourne we t«;\rn that .fudge Moteworth ]vm dscMod that certain sums of tho TrtrUiWkl Nolle! Fund nro to bo Toted to applicants, and tho balance to chaiitics. Puiza FmiNO. — Tho second firing lor tho General Government District prizes took place nt liaiapoi on Saturday, and resulted as f allows j— Corporal Ciarkc, 50 j Sergeant Coupe, 4) } Captain Beswlck, 41 j Private Weaving, 00; and Private T. Revel), 20. KA Conscientious Colonist. — The following Appear* in a recant number of tho Times r —Tho Chancellor of the Kxchequer begs * i acknowledge tlio receipt of £5 from v X.¥./? ," Now Zealand, on account of income tax Dot olmrged in New Zealand, ICin tb'-i be Mr SUflord ?] Northern Encampment Competition, — The firing for Uumo prt/wa was to take plaoa to-dfty, at the Saltwater Creek rang*. Tho Northern Champion Cup is op^n to nil comers, the remaining prises oi.ly open to those who stayed in camp on tho morning of the Into encampment, Rangioiu Swamp.— ln conformity with a requisition signed by a mtmbor of ratepayer* in the Hnngionv and Mandevllle dUtrict, the Chairman of Ute Hoard his convened a meet* lug (o conkUec the best means of improving tho (iMinago of tho swamp district, at tho Fluxion SehooMiouse, on ilon\{ay n«s«, (he lat prox. CiiREKY Little Beqoaiis. — Tho Marlborough J'rcss thus discourses on education. :— Todvny our cUiUlceu eduoaUon would be a livstlag dUgttUK to them and ts oumolvl , u»<l be an injustice to tho State Wo should )mvo growing up around us a " noblo army of iiiiow," who woutd> i\\ the^r con<ltt«*, be noii)i»g bettor than croailng-aweepecc— " chcoky Uulo bcggAra," In «?tec ye*f4 «»'« lie « gkrlt)«w <&w* fwni wJiieli to pick 4Ur vepfOsieufcitivea— our Foies, our Monros, our Wolds, our Staffords, &o. Isarr.CTios ov Thoops.— The Taranaii H«r«l<l <>t May lfi say* !— On Monday lait Majoc-OeneMl Chuto arrived in the 9.8. jiiredulu for tho purpose of inspecting the detachment of tho 13th Kcgiment at present stationed at New Plymouth. He was accompanied by Colouol Page, D.Q.G. At 11 on). t'lG two oouip uiics wcro ninrchcd out" to Poverty Fiat, and after being inspcoted by tho General woro put through iy tew battalion morcmenta, nn'l manual fltt<i plAtoos oxcrcioo by Cnptaln Tlneker> UmxU. Priogle iM\«l IJMUI|.al J MUl|.a «vf forwards drilled the compariet singly . *l he Qonoral then inspected tha barracks and hooka, also tho otricera' and marriod soldiers' quarter^ wl)ich ho con-r donined. After i»o had. flnUh«4 the in«p«stion, he returned to tho steamer, which, vu wftUitig for him, and proceeded tho Bamo (ivening for Auckland. : Oautio.v. — A well-known and respectable Inhabitant of Kaiapoi was brought before the Justices on Saturday, charged with ater"ng Homo timber belonging to tho Hangiora and Mandoville Road Board, It appeared from the cvldvttM that the Umber had been throw a into the river from tho hridpo by some per* floti, and that defendant picked it up as it was floating down tho stream. Tho Bench d. inissud tho defendant with n caution— the Ctinirnwn remarking that whenever timber was found in the manner described, tho finder should always Inform the police of the fae', or the consequences of not doing so might bo very unpleasant. A simitar case, it wi'l bo rememborcd, was brought before Mr Bowen a few days after tho grc.U flood in February, nnd the words of tvutiou which he uttered wero published in thu newspapers. We liopo that for tho futuro tho rights of property will fcj better understood, Quhkn's Birthday ANNivEnaAiiT.—Tho Government buildings, the Hunks, the Supreme Court otllcca, and the gnat majority of the places of business in ClirUtchurch wcro closed to-day, in consequence of tho birthday annlrcraary of Her Most Gr;ieioua Majesty tho Queen. In spite of tho upromfsing aspect of the weather, the Lytteltonians wero determined to show their loyalty to-day. From ev<ryatore, bunting was flying, and the vessel* in harbour were gaily dressed. The (leit train brought in a largo number of visitors, amongst whom wero a great many Volunteers nnd cadcta, At 11 o'clock, the wcatlior broke and the sun shone out, The volunteers from Chrfatclmreh, under the command of Col. Paeko, and Adjutant, by tliU time had ascendud the hill, and com* menced attacking the town j skirmishers woro tlirovrn out, and the sight was vety pretty, At 11.00, the "assembly" wm sounded, and tho volunteers mustered *n. strong force, under the command of Captains Ilurgrcuvcs and Knowlas, tho band playing Ood Save the Queen. At noon a royal salute was tired from the two Armstrong guns, under the comnvtnd of Lieut, TayUr, and a fot dc joic by the Volunteer-*, We ought to have mentioned that At 11 o'clock the whole of the Volunteers met at the shod, lately removed to near Mr Davis' store, where they partook of an excellent luncheon, provided by the captains and officers of tho baitery. The Odd-Fellows anil Foresters mustered very strong, and luncheon was given at each of the lodges to lha Christchurch brethren. This evening a ball will be given by the Volunteer Artilteryi