Local and Gonoral.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 90, 27 August 1868, Page 2

Local and Gonoral.

Aoor,tMATi/,ATioN Booiktv, — Tho ordinary mo'H'ily mooting of! counoll of this society will be bold In tho roudlng-room of the Literary Institute, at 3 p.m., to-morrow, 8t Nfraic.w'.r.'rt Cicuucm.— Notlco was given on Sunday' hint that special services would bo preached and t;oJW,riSi»vs made in thin church, both morning and evening, on Sunday next, Aug. 30. in behalf, of a special fund for supplying the ministrations of. the church at Aldington. It Is expected that the sermon in the morning will bo preached by iho lllght How thy Mhli p of Clirlstchurch, and tlii'-t in the evening by tho Itcv, Canon Wilson. Lu.sWTto A«vi.ir.M,— An entertainment will .bo jilvon at the Sunnysnlo Asylum, to-morrow nl|.;ht,l)ythoChrlslohuiTJi Christy's Miustrclfl. A very attraiil l vo programme Is ofl'ercd, ami tho reputation of iho. performers Ih mieh m to ensure It being successfully carried out. Tho llpit part will consist oil the usual nogro melodies and choruses ? tho nccund of tho laughable ballet of a « Statue Bride," and tho whole will bo concluded by tho celebrated " Plantation Walk Hound < Skedaddle.' " liii.su Voi,i!.Nvi;i:» C»»f».— After somo cousidcrablo delay (he promoters of this corps hi'.ve Hucccded in removing tho objections made against the original Ifst of names by the commanding oflleer of the Canterbury district, and it has now boon forwarded to tho Defence oillco for consideration. There) are llfty lion, volunteers who have thus expressed their desire to bo enrolled in a corps of this description, an 1 we understand that Heveral members of the present corps will also join the ranks. Home of thesio had also nlgncd Ihe requisition to tho Defence Minister, but had to bo withdrawn before Colonel I'aeke would consent to forward It, NouTiiuny Vomjntkkiw, — The intended parado of the Northern Ride Corps at Rau-j glow, on Tuc.id/iy, was most unpleasantly prevented by the inclement weather. A good mu»tor had been expected, as it was, none but the Uanglom Company turned out, and Capt. Hookas accordingly postponed tho ovont until Tuesday next. Tho Ranglora Voluntcorfi had provided a HUbsiantlal liinohcon for their comrados, at Harnard's Hotel, and I his very materially increased the feeling of! disappointment. Nothing disheartened, however, they will make similar provision on Tuesday next, when it is to bo hoped tho weather will permit of their hospitality being rewarded by. a largo muster of the other corps, tTTciffATUJH. • It has been decided by tho Christ church Howiug Club, that the opening of tho coming neanon nhall bo celebrated with appropriate ceremony on the twelfth of noxt montjJO A programme hai not yet been arranged, but as Iho annual meeting oi! caoh club will bo hold within a week, full particulars will soon bo to hand. Aniong.it other events It Is Intended thai; there shall bo a procession of boats, Heveral short races, and probably a four-oar content .for a valuable silver cup, about to bo given for annual competition by a gentleman rosldln ! In the city, Tho cup lias coat upwards of HU>, and the condliioiiN proposed to be imposed are, that it shall bo won two years In Hiiccwslon, or three times by the same boat, before becoming private property. XJOnNicn.vt, Synod.— Tho General Synod of the United Church of Kuglund and Ireland In New Zealand is appointed to meet at Auckland on Monday, Octobers, under the presidency o(! the Itlghfc Kov, the Bishop of Now Zealand, It Is thought not Improbable that his Lordship will resign the presidency In tho courso of tho i^gsjilon in favour of the Bishop of Chrlsichurcjus J'' ll ch diocese Ih entitled to send Ihreo clerical and four lay representatives to tho Synod. The clerical reprcseiKativvH elected for tho dioocao of ChriHlehiireh, exclusive of Olago and Southland, arc tho Very Rev. tho Dean of Cbrlstchurch, the Venerable Archdeacon Harper, and the Rev, Canon Wilson, Tho lay representatives arc— l, .For tho Northorn district, Waller Kennaway, I'lsq, 2, Jfor Ohristchurch and tho Central district, Philip llumncr, ICsq. ;>, For Timaru and tho Southern district, tho Hon. J, B. Aoland, Ksq. 4. For tho district of Lyttollon, Governor's Bay, and the I'eninsula there wan no nomination. Of tho above, we believe it Is uncertain whether the Hoy. Canon Wilson, and Mr Kennaway will go to Auckland. The others named above, it is oxpcci.ed, will proceed northward with tho Ulsliop of Chrlnichurch about tho 2-lth of September, and will probably bo absent from the dlocc.se a full month, If not more. It has been decided that the diocese of Diiucdin, although not yet formally constituted, should return tho mime number of I'op'.'oMMlivtlvcrt oh the older dioceses.