Local and General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 83, 19 August 1868, Page 2

Local and General.

Tin. Panama, Mau.,— Tlio Lord Ashloy, with tho Southern portion oi! the mall, did not leave Wellington till midnight yesterday | ~-Wy. , might bo very properly asked of Mr Hall, Hoeing that the Kaikoura arrived at 7 00 a.m,-- -and can hardly roach Lyttelton boforo six this evening, Mhutinoh oi. Cin.niToiifl, — A meeting of creditors lit tho witnto of JMward William Moroy, of Akaroa, mason, was held boforo the Registrar at 11 o'clook this morning. Mr J.H. Graham was chosen trustee, and Messrs J, I), Garwood, and John Curry, supervisors. Mr Wynti Williams is solicitor for the bankrupt. A meeting of creditors ln the estato of Charles Woodliam, of Christchurch, bread and biscuit baker, was held iit one o'clock. Estimated liabilities, 4209 /Is flilj assets, £44 fis Od ( (lollcloncy, cjfl-l 10s fld, Orcdltors proved to tho amount of ClOfi <*is id. Mr J, I'J, Graham was chosen, trustee i and Messrs Wm, D, Wood and 11, J, Halo, supervisors, Mr Slater Is solicitor for the bankrupt. There Is so great an amount of. red tapolsm Invariably shewn on the part of the bead of tho Supromo Court ollices, that wo arc precluded from obtaining In timo for publication to-night the amount of liabilities and assolH ln Moroy'n estate. Y. I.i. Hon Bay. —A correspondent gives tho following account of the disasters that occurred hero on Friday night, About midnight a heavy wave or borocamc up tho river, doing considerable damage to everything on Its hanks, Thoso waves continued to roll up with from a quarter to hulf-an-lioiir between them, gradually getting higher, until between three and four on Saturday morning, a tremendous wave or wall of water, from ao to 2fi foot high, came up the river, carrying everything before It, About 20,000 feet of hivwu tlmbor, belonging to Mr Dalgllsh, was washed away and lost, Hall and Cufl' bad a quantity od fencing and flvowood swept away, and tho sea water wiih two foot deep In their bouso, All their stores arc damaged, and a long piece of their tramway was washed away, The Government bridge, ahd a private brldgo belonging to Mr John Smith, In whoso lioitMO tho water was from three to four foot doop, were also washed away. Ills tramway, and about 1_,0()() feet of timber havuhocu completely swept uway...Thc river, whioh was about 1 J chains wide before, and a feet doop, Is now ton fcot deep, and from 0 to 10 ohalns wide. A punt, 40 feet long, that has been sunk for two years, was washed up and carried more thau half-a-inllo up tho river, and loft on a sand hank about twelve, fyot abovo high water mark. A house situated about, ten chains up tho river was washed away and left close to the bti»h,

Tun Auckland Gomumklds,— Tlio Argun of a rocont dato contains tho following;— A samplo of motalllforous atono from the Tinmen goldllold, in tbo provinoo of Auokbind, Mow Zealand, lias ■been submitted by Mr Matuon, 'manager of the Bank of Australasia at Auckland, to tho Qcnlogteal department, horo for uuulyM*. Mr Solwyn re« ports tbat Wr Nowbory has found that; 1 00 graltiH of ore gavo .18 grains of gold and sliver mixed, oqu-il to 7-ndoy, por ton, Tho proportions of the mot ds were— gold, 'iS.lgr.j silvor, l.'Ugr. Tlio mliio from which 'iho specimen was taken Is situ Uo In tho Thnmos district, and about thirty flvo mlloa from Auckland, and the stono examined wm solooted indifferently from a largo number. Tho claim Is known as tho Goldon Crown. CiiAMi'i'ON Ploijoiiino Matoii.-— This important; agricultural rc-unlon takes placo tomorrow on Mr Hill's farm, near the Bacccoursc, Avonhoad, As will bo seen by the appended list, tho. prl7.es will bo numerously cohtostod for, and thoso at all acquainted with ploughing matters will bo satisfied by a porunal of the names that tho competition will bo of the kcenest'desculption. The champions of the Northern and Southern districts arc all entered, and, as wo aro informed, tho ground Is in fair condition, nothing hut fine weather Is loft to bo desired In order to ensure a successful meeting in everysenso of tho word. Tho following is a list of tho .entries us obtained from tho lion. Secretary • Wm, (Charles Ladbrook, Win. Madison, vV. I Icy wood, 1), Gibbs, Wm, Mathews, Geo. Kodgcrs, .John Barclay, Win, Judson, John Scoon, Thomas Stokes. Win, Barley, James Moun, Jcromlah Carboy, W. Plaskett, J. Kcctloy, John Pannott, John Bruco, Chas. Taylor, Thomas Pannott, Thomas .Smith, J, Hal ley, — Silvester, Wm, Groy, Georgo Stevens, Hubert Mogson, and Samuel Woods, Witi.oo.uu to Bishop Hahiujii,— »ln consequence of tho lato hour nt which tho Lord Ashley loft Wellington yesterday, tho children's demonstration has been postponed until to-morrow, Tho following is tho address to bo presented lo tho Bishop on his arrival In Lyttolton :— •« Ucv. Father In God : Wo, tho incumbont, churchwardens, vestrymen, and parishioners of Lyttelton, dcslro to offer our, hearty congratulations on your safo return to your diocese, We dcslro to express a hopo that the visit of yourself and your brother Bishops of tho Church lv tho colonies and dependencies of Groat Britain and other lands speaking our lnh-. ffiiago, and nulled by a common faith, may bo fruitful of much 'advantage, present and future, to tlio Church of! Christ } among present ad vantages, that wo In tho colonies miiy fool that wo aro mombora of tlio same Church as oui* fathers and klnstnon at homo and not merely of a church of common erood, and form, from which we may bo at any moment separated, and as futuro good, wo trust that tho readiness with which tho "Fathers of tbo Anglican Church from all parts of tbo earth attended tho summons, and accepted the Invitation of his Grace the Archbishop of Canlorbury, may bo taken as an ovldcnco of the possibility of united action by the wholo of our branch of tbo Church Catholic should dimeter menanco from Without, or should she bo threatened with the m'oauii' pui'toc foes rrom* wltliiu. rmylng that Almighty God may long' proHorvo you In tho spiritual caro and Government of your diocese," Litti.ia Akai.oa, -A correspondent hiis furnished us with tho following account of tbo earthquake wavo. On Saturday morning about 0 o'clock I -war lying in bod, when my atlontlou was attracted to tho nolso made by tho Hea, I got out to look, and In tho dusk I saw tho sea coino up to 11, McLj tosh's paddock, I opened tho door, aud ran to wako Mcintosh, and whilo I was knocking afc his door tho soa ; carno up as high as my kneos. I ran back to my own house, and found It ful r of. water ( my wlfo had tho children under hor arms j wo had only our night clothes on. When wo started for tho hills, I secured two blankets and a counterpane to cover my wife and children, Tho frost wits on the ground, 'I'hc sea wont out again as far as Green's, whore thero is usually lfl feet of water at low tide. . It was quito dry. I was thon 'ablo to got into tlio house, and got sonic clothes. In the meantime Harry Mcintosh had got his family together, when there came another rush, and it was a piteous sight to sco tho littlo children lv their night clothes running for tho hill. The weather was bitterly cold, Mr and Mrs Finlay, Mr and Mrs ; Hunter, and the Misses Wughorn, woro vary kind to us, We had another heavy rush at ono p.m. Tho water was three Inches higher than at hai f-nast six. If tho water had risen a foot higher It would havo swept away all the houses on the flat ; fortunately It was low water when tho first rush oamo, or we should all havo been drowned. It Is mud every where. Tho Struggler, ketch, was floating about In v placo where a dingy could novel' go j tho bridges arc floating about In. the bay 5 one of them Is in Flnlay's garden, which is destroyed. Mcintosh's fence ls carried away.