LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16, 1 June 1868, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Cjtt .. Ratio HoMl.—Tllo Olty Counoil moi at olovon o'olook thte morning for hearing mul clodding appualn UKulnHt tho rivto roll for th<i yttmd your, M<.-««jr« W, Wllflon> <ih<\lrmun, T»)«bn f liuddonklnu, Andwion, Nhe|)pnriV nnd Jnraoßon woro prononi. Twenty. 1 our objection)) had l)eon loilgotl with tho clurk, and thby vrcro all allowed, ; , Lyttkwon Ohoual Booibtt. — Tho flnjf ioonoort of iho aoaflori will latco rlaco to-mo^ row ovening, at tho Colontata' Hull. An excellent programme has boon prcpnrcd, and tlio prlcofl of admission aro mich v lo omtblr nil who wlhli It to lio jn-oflont. Wo have no doubt tlicro will bo a very full attomlnnco. A full rolionrnul for tho oonoort will tako place tl)io ovuning. AH mombora nro roquostod to attundi I Tun Sal/Mon Ova jn Otaoo.— Tho Daily Times of May '1Q onyn i">»A number of ib'o mlmon oya At Mr (ilcorgo Dunonrt'n mill, Wutot* of Lollli, liavo boon «Af« liittoltvd j tuid tlio young fry Imvo boon nlm.'O Nunday l/ist In a livoly ntatu. Wo unilorstnnd that tlio mi/j co^r In this minor oxponinont la lilcoly to bt> liltogctiior 6ivtl»fftotoryi Tl>o following f« from tlwt «ft»«« IKMW of Mrty 29 j — Tho Tollowlnfi* tol^gmm w/in * cool ye/1 by tlio G<»v<jrnmcni yofltonlny, nn to tlio »i»lm >n ova n.l the Walrowft j— <( Bnloliubfi, 20 minutes nftor thrco-"<)viv hatching j 60 fi\ih out— rorv healthy," ; >C Footiiami,«-"A mntoh waa playod In l ( iit{uH;r eqtiaro, on BtUurday ft("tcrnooii» hotwooti Hld«« ohodcn from mcn»l)«r« of the Hhi'lfllchuwh olijb Mdldlng M^jie^tlvcly in tinNortborn and Houtliorn portion* of tlio City, Armagh ntroot bolng tukon na tbo dividing lino, Thoro who n fulr mu»t«r, but iho^ontl) Iwwl a slight ivdvuntrtgo In point of numbcra Play cmuitionccd ibout thrco o'clock, but only 0110 goal was kicked, and thin reunited in favour of tho Southornors. Tho match will ho plnyod out on a futuro riiiy. Mr It; Mfulnwarlng wan tho Captain of tho Northern tcum, (md Mr If. Olllvicr wotcd in n Ilko eaniwlljr for tMo Bouth«r« Warn, > BtatißTlo(j ojt ()i)j>i)'Miiij\)W»inr,— Tho nn» tmul movvAblo <jomtnU'O« of UlO OddMlowii mot In February, at Ht Geocg.t'u Hull, I'lymoutbf Mr Jamos Ourtlii, of Brighton, O.M of llio or dor, prrulding. One hundred nm) Hovonty doputk-H from varloun parts of Great Urltulii aiiHWorod to their namoH. From tbo opening uddroHfl of tho G.M., it iippcarH tlm 1 ' on the Int January, 180(1, tho unity coiislfltwl of 887,090 momborfl, and that during tbo pnat yonr 3/5,000 now momboro woro admittud bolng tho InrgcHt number of ndm<H«iono ever mudo in tho orlor In a Alnglo year. On tho Ist January, 1807, UlO total numlwr of mom;born wiih 405,205. On tho Int January. 1805, tho ordor pooßOHßud a capital of £1,796,348 1 and after paying A'WlfiVt for Hick relief And •mint »t dtmth, tho aconm<il«tvfi CAplt^l amounted to X1, 9 10, 204, bolng an Inorcaao In tlio your of £110,040. Tho momburs bavo volunturlly flnb»(!ril)od about £500 on bolmlf <>( tho National Llfo-bout Inutltutlon, to provide a llfobont to U called " Tho.oadfdlow."

Piobok Bat Uoad Bo*np.-r-Tho members of this Board Irove rvsignc<] : tliclr Bs<\t», A»«l requested hi*' U«>nor tho ,Sjjj|erlnt«iident to appoint an early da jo fur n now. oleetlon. ,■ | CjkNTEJinunT vAoniouMrinui tfobiErr«H" Winnoro of jncdauvat nny'of the Agricultural Sottlety'u exhibition* MO-.rcquicAtcdVto.-i apply for tho «wme ut We Oo«tcV, o«l<>mb<> "fltr^tjwhero ih«y nro all ready fnj» delivery. ANOTimn Stdd DisTninpTioif.— Dr L. L. Smith, whoso namo is fumdiar to sporting mon In tho Auntrnllan colonies, la about to M pony Of }\U <ttud <m wlmt ruw nowbeeomCrt fashionable plan— an Art Union, Moot of Dr Hmitli'/t horses hnvo a good reputation. HOIREIO AND CONOKItT —A JOI>«« RBll Con> cort will tako pluco at thoflaiholio school' room, iAjrry road, this evening, in aid of the <wtiv<!nt fuu<l. Several uriucovre. Including Mr Donnlngton, lmve kindly consented to >nt)»i»ti)> tho musioal pare of tho onterlainmont. Oi>MoisnT.— A concert will bo given by tho Christolmrch Choral Socloty in tho Town tlatl this ©vcnlng, commencing at eight o'clock, The'progrrtmmo comprises glees, choruses, catches, oongt, nnd pianoforte solos. Mr B. Long wJll oflloiflto ns conductor, nnd tlicro is every provision mudo for providing an onjoynblo evening's amusement. FriAXtoNi— A requisition Imvlog been prc«o«t«'<l to tho <jli4lr»Ht» of the Kanglor* and Mundovlllo Uoad Hoard respecting tho inadequate drwnago of tho Rtuiglorii swamp, a public meeting has been convened for this evening in tho Finxton Bchool-room, for the purpose- of discussing the matter. Tho chair will bo tukon iU «tx o'clock by Mr 0. L, Lee. Mil FrrzmaßniiiiT'fl Mission to England i —In explanation of part of n recent telegram relating to Mr Fitzhorbo< t'n mission to Kng* land, wo q>»oto tho following from a Wtsl-j Hngton pupcr of Muy 30;— " By lodging £800,000 of debenture* with aoma of the London Banks, Mr Kiizhcrbort )ina beon able! to obtain an niivanco of £450,000 on them at! 4 per cent, with wi)ich ho cancelled other dobontuTCft heforo maturity, bearing Interest ni 7 por cent. HooiHUttioaK CoAOnua — Th« nrewnt jieoprletor at i)j« Una ol co«chea running between ! llhriaiehurcl) and »outbbrii}go proposes to form n* company wmJcr tho Limited Li»b)lity Act for onrrying on tho trafflo. Tho reason; Uo g{v«a tw «u<sli rt }tc<i<:<}<{<U((g U ltl« l««<uu-| potency to conduce UwHh«taUtf«ctlon to him , «eH, and to present a monopoly of tho road by ono firm. Tho proposal Ja . notwithout novelty, but, as tho BhAres arc fixed ata small i\mo\»nt| it i» ptwlblo that ho may succeed in than (llnposlitg of his biulnesa, I KAtAVOi Ihstitdth.— Tho unnunl tea meeting Ukon pluco this evening in tho Lecture Hull of tho institute. Aft r tea, an exhibition of flroworkrt will take placo outside tho build* Ins for tho ftmuHomunt of tliu children, An ontcrtuinrnvnt, conaistmg ot reading*, rccltfttlo»«, *C, Intoreporncd with muaioal aeleotioiiK, by aomo Rontlemen amutcurs, will then 1)0 given. Several Indies havo kindly con* Hontcd to take tmyn, and thcro is no reason why this annual gathering ehould not bo t-s flU<:<vanful rts Uduul, Tho montlily committee ' meeting was )u*ld on Friday last, when it was ri'solvod to call in all books, &0., by advcr> tisumunt, for classification, stamping, nnd cataloguing, V A htM Hunt.— Somctlihig anprou^Ung to ihlA nxel ing sport was witni'sscd in tho neigh- 1 Donrlinodnf tho Auoiimatization rtooioty'agar. j dons on baturday morning. It appears th tonoj of tlio deer effected ito vscapooutof the onclo- 1 hum on tlio previous evening, «wi\m the river, and begnn to fi\mlllarl«c himself too Intlniaioly with evory paasor by, charging at uvory boy that mado hifl apponrnnco, till tho troublesome animal was uuimatoly secured in n neighbouring gArden; not, however, before hu Imd three tinum knocked over h young gentleman wlio had gallantly come to tho reacuQ of his dog{ fortunately, tho injury Niistnined only amounts to a fow bruises, thu ! xlmrp tips of the doer's horns having been ilniclv enwn off. Hiii'ftßMK Cotjjvr,— Tito quftt-lerly «ltUng« of thu simromo Court cnmmonced at tho Old Town Hall, boforo mt Juntioo Urcaaon, nt 11 o'clock thin forenoon. Tho following is n oomploto and correct lint of tho prisoners for trial j—Committals from Ohrl-itohurch; Willli\m MoMHglwn, wilful murder; Maty Ann Qp^«ves and Mary nolmos, larceny} William D'llrien, unnatural offonco, two charges; William Lomirion, obtaining goods by falso pro* tcnet'ftj Loulo Rerllner and Betsy Bcrlinor, itraoii) Wnlt^r J<ilinhton,ftllrtflGi Hi Harris burgl«ryi Olrnfl JarvM, mA)ielou4 Injury to prlvntc proportv; committals from Tiniuru ; Mart/aret Clnrko, stealing in n dwelling! Walker, hircony as a bnilcei Palmer, forgery and uttt'ringi llooperi embezzlement j committal from Nvlhoii province; Jones, shvepstealing.' VVHItrtUNTIOH TIIBAT,— A. jUV<'«lll«J (Wrtt on a largo bculo is to bo given in tlio DrillHhcd thiH oveniiifr, undor tho directorship of Mr J. 1). tttnnflcll, nnd on such terms as cannot fail to ensure that success which all ontcrtulnmontft of the kind deserve. School children aro to bo admitted free of charge, whllHt tho foo imposed upon adults is of a purely nominal description, and will not place iho ontcrtaiumont beyond roach of any. Tho prottrnmmv i» «v mont uUructive one, and is Htifflolcttily varied to meet tho Uotd of all I'hu Yeomanry Cavalry band havo, with thoir unuul goniToMty, offered their aorvicos, and tho flf") nnd drum band of No. '1 Company It (liti have evinced an cqutlly liberal spirit, In addition to vocal flclcctlo.a by numbers of Iho Tonic Sol-fa Association, a number o' dlfloolving views will bo exhibited i and if i ho'O attractions nro not sufficient claims on tho publlo, tho purpotto to which the proceeds of tho erit«rt<«litmtitU «ro to be devoted offers mi unanßwcrablo argumont in favour of a largo attendnnco. Iho fundi for tho erection of a recreation groutd at tho Lunatic Asylum, and ono for assisting tho poor with supplies of coal during the winter, aro to reulvo an equal share of the receipts, The promoters of the entertainment de>ervo substantial- recognition of the philanthropic motlvos influencing them in their undertnklotf, The doors will open At half-past t\t.

< vTniSATRB Kotal.— Mrs Heir's engagement wij^brought to >\ close on Saturday ni*ht by a very rfuece-sful performance of "lieah," lihdor tho patronage of his Honor the Superintendent, tlio Speaker of the rrovinclsl Council, ami tho Chairman and member* of too City Council. Wo are glad to notice that MrsT&lr U to receive a complimentary b«o«lll oq Wednesday ni^ht. Ecclesiastical. — Yesterday the Lord Bishop of Nelson, who i< now on a Tiiit to tliia province, preached in tho rooming at St Michael* 'Church. The prayera were saM by the Very Boy. Uio Dean, th<* Bishop re*4ing tho lesions And also tho creator part of tho Communion Service. He preached a most imprrsjivo sormon, taking as his text ' tho 7th verse of the 16th chapter of St Joan's Gospel. He remarked with reference to* the day, it being Whit Sunday, that It might *e looked upon as tho birthday of the Church, as from the descent of tho Holy Spirit on tho day of Pentei>Oßt, dated the existence of tho Christian Church. After •(welling upon the agency, and.iiht personality of the Third Penan of the Trinity, his lordship concluded by aa earnest appeal in favour of tho Maori. mi*» sion of tho diocese, to which tho proceeds of tho offertory were devoted. In tho evening the Blahop preached at the church of St.John the Baptist, Latins? square. The prayers were «aid by the Rev J. O'O Hoare, tho lessons being read by tho Rev C. Bowen. His loidahip took for his text the 22id verst of the 27th chapter of tit. Matthew's gospel [n the course of hU nernvm he ag^in alluaed to the festival then commcmoMted. Th« offertory was devoted to defraying the deb) upon tho church. A very large congnga* tion assembled, so much so that many persons had great difficulty in obtaining seats. Thk Pkikob'b Hkvi.t to tub New Zealand ADDRK&4K4 — VhQ following WAB pUOlished as a Gatetie extraordinary on Tbon> day, tho 38th ult. :— Colonial tiecretaryis Office, Wellington; aeth May, 1668..- -Kit tixccilency the Governor directs the publication, for genera) Information, of the following reply from HU TtoyaX lilghnew the Dak« of KdioburgJ) to ihe numerous addresses of sympathy from tho iliffertnt pans of the colony. It ia hoped tb»t the reply which bis Koyal Highness has b^«n graciously pleaaed to make will to accepted in the eas« of each of thoso aiMrcisea. —E. W. Stafford,— % Government House, Sydmj, April 6. 1861. —I desiro to return my warm thanks for tht expression of sympathy which these addresses contain. Through tho merciful JnterpoilMon of Providence, tho injury I received was bat alight, and 1 bolievo no fnnher evil consaquenccs nro to be anticipated from the wound, it has, however, been considered that I shall be unequal to any great exertion for some time, nml therefore decided that it would be moat advisable for me to return home direct. It is a great disappointment for me not to be abln to visit Now Zealand, and I am afraid it will also very much disappoint the people there. The cownrdly act of one individual hits not, in auy degree, shaken my confidence in tho loyalty of vie people of thesa colonies tow»rds the throno and person of hor Majesty, or in their affection for myself $ and I shall gladly conwy to the Queen the universal expression of horror ««d Indignation which tho attempt to a<i*Jisginau> me )iaa called forth from bur Majesty's faithful snhjecu in An** trnlia and Now Zealand.— Aitbkd."' DIBCOYBKT or <30LD I« NVsfcUMOTOWi— The Wellington Ind<p<n&nt of May SO, referring to the telegraphic news from Greytown, remarks :— From a telegram which it publish* l in another column, it will be seen that Mr Grove, who haa for «omc time been prospecting, ha« discovered what is alleged to be "a gold-hearing quHrtz rwf of seventy feet in thickness ," and that ho h>is brought to Orcytown twelve speuimens all of which " indioato tho presence of pold." Tha tale> gram is ezecctiingly vaaue, and does not particularly indicate tho lomlity of tho dis<jo»cry, further than by saying that it is on the Manawatu line " Until, thenlotd, Mr Grovo's report has been pnblishud, wa will not bo in a position to judgo of tbo valus which should bo attached to tho discovery* Our correspondent <loca not eutHcicntly describe the Mnttiro of (ho twelve ep^clro^ot, ilo says " that they all indicate the presence ofßold," b)tthnt gives us no idea whether tho reef is a payahio ono or not Wo shall nwatt with much anxiety further information on this auhject, tvid tru«t that the discovery may pr»v« to be of a valuable characttf. Our correspondent telegraphs us that Mr Grovo wants a sum of £30 to pay tho ex> penses of further prospecting, and that the Government should aoslat him. We have no' <fotiht whatever that If the favourable charaot*r of this intelligenca is confirmed, the Government will not be laggard in affording the means to aid in prosecuting an undertaking, the success of which would be fraught with the greatest benefits to the province. At present the information about the alleged discovery ia incomplete, and until it is supplemented by fuller details, no proper estimate can be for ned of its value ana importance.