Local and General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 93, 31 August 1868, Page 2

Local and General.

y Kaiai'Ol Duamatio Sociktv. — Thin .society give their usual monthly performance to-night. The pieces to bo performed are " Tlio Desperate Giune" and " The Terrible Secret.'* This WAiMAKAmni.— Tlioro is a heavy fresh In this river, but no report of an overflow, or the probability oi one, has been received from any part of the country through which tho river vims. In the Kaiapol district a much larger body of water appears to bo flowing down tho .southern brunch than tho northern one, but tho stream in yet well within bound* in both. Tub Nativk VVaii.— The Wellington Independent of Aug. 2!) contains the following, under the luad of latent news from the front ;— We lm»c received our flies of W*nganul papyro, They contain no further news of importance, except that a certain number of friendly n fit iron havogoiio forward for die purpose of fighting on our side. Sm Quouai<: Qiinv.~ Tho following ap« pours in tho Southern Crow of August 25 ;— Wo liuvo been informed tint it U tin- intention of Hir George Grey to como to Auckland about the end of tho |>rc«cnt week, for the purpose of taking lcaro of his persona! friends prior to hla departure for ttnghir.d Wu prosurno that tlioro will bo nothing like public) demonstration on Sir George » departure. Wo believe that * good many native chiefs will como to town toaooSir George before hu leaves. ])». Fkatiikiihtox. — Tho We'llngton Evening I'oii of Aug. 2'J says , — We are norry to luur that l)r Fcathcrsion luia not mudo hid appearunco in publio ycr. Ttudoctor is mucii better, however, but the continuance of tlio bitter weather we arc now experiencing bus had the effect of keeping him in bis room. The exaggerated rumours current on the Beach that »l)r Fentliergtun would not be expected to tako part in the important debute likely to be brought on at i he beginning of n«xl week, will, we hay« in* doubt, prove totally unfounded, and bis wry many Mends who liavo been nnxiously waiting to bear his well-known mid ideating ton en will doubtleHS bo gratified. Mkktixq or CuEDiTons.— A meeting of creditors in tho citato of Louta Herllncr wivi held at tho Hcglstrar'*} Chamber, at eleven o'clock this morning, The liabilities iv this estate arc estimated at okcr £400 • and the assets at over £000 ; Hurplus, over £200. ' The following creditors proved :— l>. McKeiizlonnd Co,, MO lUs •, William l'ratt, *43a»Sdj Robert Sutherland, 49 8s ; and i WIHIum 1). Wood and Henry T, Wood, £19; total amount of proof, £122 Os od. On the motion of Mr Win Pratt, seconded by Mr Robert Sutherland, Mr John Holme Twentyman, of Christchnrch, merchant, wtw appointed trustee, Mr W, V. Cowllaluiw (as proxy for D. MeKonzie and Co.) proposed that Messrs William Pratt and William I). Wood bo appointed HuporviHorß. The motion was Hccondcd by Mr Sutherland and agreed to, Meson), Oarrlck and Cowlishaw arc HOlleitors for the petitioning creditors.

Lkctuuk. — Mr ,T, Melntosh's lecture on Luther, wits postponed last week, ou account of the inclemency of the weather. It will bo given to-night, at St. John's Presbyterian Church, Lyttctton, Popular Extertaixmkxts. — We hare been requested to state tint the persons holding platform ticket* will he admitted only at the entrance to the platform, from the yard next to Mr Stewart's -shop. North bus Voluntkbrs. — The general parade of the Northern batalllon 0.R.V., llxed to take place on Tuesday next (tomorrow) m Rnngiora, Is further postponed by ordor from head-quarters until Tuesday, September 20. >^ Almox Cricket Cr.un.— A general meeting of members will be held at the City Hotel, »t 7 o'clock this evening, to settle the affairs of the Club for the past year, to receive the Treasurer's report, and to arrange general matters connected with the coming season. Si'KCi.tr* Skrvick, — A special service was held at the Immigration Barracks, Lincoln road, at 3.30 p.m., yesterday. All the immigrants were present. The Bishop of Christchurch delivered a very impressive address, and in the course of the services, baptised four children who had been lwrn during the passage of the Light Brigade to New Zealand. Lyytkltox Borouoii Council, — There is every prospect of a contested election. Soveral of the most influential men have allowed themselves to be nominated. Those put forward arc Messrs E, A, TTargrcavcs, C. IT. Woledge, 11. Hawkins, E. S. Ellisdon. J. W. Julian, TV. Rood, J. Kenner, and W. Holmes. Several other candidates are likely to come forward. Caokt Corps, — The popularity of these corps has evidently extended to Rmiglora, where, we are informed, oue is in the conrsn of organisation. Mr C. J. Merton, of the Church of England Day School, is taking the initiative, nnd the boys under his tuition are to form the nucleus of the force. Having for many years hcctian active member of the Rangiora Volunteers, aud atprosont holding an Ensign's commission, Mr Merton is well qualified to fulfil the duties of preceptor in military drill with credit to himself and advantage to those under his eommaud. The preliminary measures for instituting the corps have already boon taken, and should reasonable support bo awarded to it. by parents in the district there can be no doubt of its success, Sr Michael's Church.— llia Lordship the Bishop of Christchurch preached nt St. Michael's Church at morning service yesterday, taking ns his text the 6th Chapter of St John, 11 verse. The collection, which is to be devoted to the fund for supplying the ministrations of the Church at Aldington, amounted to £9 14s. At the evening service, the sermon was preached by the Revd. Canon Wilson, who took as his text Romans, 12 chap., H verse. In the course of his address, the Uevcrcud gentleman made an interesting statement with reference to the condition of the Church at Addington, and dwelt on tho importance of securing the ministrations of a regular resident curate. The collection amounted, to 44 !&», thus placing £14 1 2s altogether to the credit of tho fund. At both morning and evening services there were crowded congregations, especially at the former, w Footiiall Match. — The return match borwcen the Crickctors and Boating men of Christchurch was played in Latimor Square, on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in an easy victory for the former. The weather was somewnat too warm for the active exercise necessary to a properly contested game, nnd this, perhaps, prevented a large number from attending. Whether this was the cause or not, can only be surmised, but the numbers were certainly very limited, whilst the piny was not entered into with nnytbing like the zest *ml energy displayed on former occasion*. About fifteen representatives of each party were present, and tho command of the cricketers was entrusted to Mr A. Ollivicr, whilst Mr H. P. Croablo .officiated in a like capacity for their opponents, Ptoy commenced .shortly after three o'clock, and upward-* of an hour was exhausted in kicking tho first goal, which was won by the cricketers. Tho second, after half-an-hour's contest , was also credited to the *mie aide, but the third still remains in abeyance for time was called before either side could win it. Railway Rowino Cluij.— The annual general meeting of this club was held at Cokcr'a Hotel, on Saturday last. Mr Crosbie occupied the chair, and . the other members present were— Messrs Thomson,lleaps, Jones, Ware, Jameson, C. Ollivier, W. Oilivier, In wood, Tippetts, Brewer, Gain, nnd Packard, hou. tiec, who read the annual report, which Wivs received, but as the balance shoot had not been audited, it was not adopted. A long discussion took place on the nppointment of > President and Yicc-Presldcnt, nnd upon the ' alteration of tho name of the club to the "Civil Service Club." It was ultimately decided to postpone the decision to Saturday next, when an adjourned meeting would be hold for that purpose. The Chairman reviewed tho proceedings of the club for the past a-ason, remarking tliat although unsuccessful in several contests, tho club bad, on the whole, evinced considerable progress. (Qn the motion of Mr C. Ollivicr, seconded by Mr Jameson, Mr J, 0. Gllchrfet was elected Commodore of the Club for the ensuing year. The following officers were appointed:— Secretary, Mr W. M. Olliver; Treasurer, Mr 11. Thomson i Committee, Messrs F. Pnvitt, W. Packard, R, P, Crosbie, Hcskcth, nnd- G. Jameson, The following new members were elected! — J. Ilobden, G. Trevalt, 11. W. Brewer, It Rutherford, J. William*, G. R. Barncvp. T. Fooks, W. Jameson, and C. R DudlcVj Votes of thanks were unnnimoualy accorded to the officers , of the past year, and the meeting then ' adjourned to Saturday evening next, at half* past seven o'clock.

PnovrvorAf, Cdtmciri, -— Tho meeting of tho Council i« prorogued till tho ninth of October. Bi;mbmb Cohht.— The criminal witlings oi! tlio Buprciuo Court will commeucoat ll o'clock to-nioiTow morning. Wo puliliflhod thn calendar Homo ovciiliikh ago, and ulnco then no pmho.h have bocn added to tho list, LicoAfi,— -Tltfl riiiufi 'noi'liuer v. Hack and otliom, will not ffo to tho trial at tho ensuing civil Hitting?) oH tho Hupromo Court at Wellington, connflo! for tlio ])lalntlfl! having ■wltlidni.wn the record and nerved notice to thin eftrust on thn other nldo. Dn'TiirinrA,— Tlio Wellington Evening Post •f. AugiiHt 20 myfli— 'Wo regret to hear that fliptherla- Iwvh made it,i fippwmineo In tho To Aro cud of the town, Ah yet the R,ymplom« of, II»o dlHOiwo have boon very trifling, and noticed aniongnt children only. Wo trust that under proper treatment tho malady will not Hpraid any further, A Miillublo amount of care In hiking In time /my Incipient dinordor of tho throat nhonld be o.verelHod during the prevaloncectf the bad weather. Tun AHiM.r.Y. — Thin rlvor Jia»'rl«on very mpldly iilnee Biiturd(i.y,,/ind the Hl.rcain now covers the whole Hpnce from bank to bank, bn.'.ldcH being in mmo pliiccM level with tho top. Tho coach running from Itanglom to Knhipol had to bo deflpalnb(;<l thl« morning to moot the one from LdUhflcld, and tlio pa«aoiigfli'fl being ferried ncfom the Htreain hi a boat, worn thiw bmuglit to Kniapol and thoncn to town, A fal/il nccldont occurred yoHlcrday at 1 p.m, A man named Co.st(;IIo,of: Urown'fi IJi/dgc, togoduM' with a companion, nttempted to croHfj tlic, river with a borne and dray. Tho dray wa« cupHized, and tho, liorno ■drowned, but tho men hnvc not hliico been heard of nor their budlcfl found. Roman Catiiowcj Om.'uou, — Tho Ilov. Ifathor Nlclcle, who Ih deputed by tho dlgnltftrlcfi of tho Itomim Cul hollo Church in Trchind, with the oxprcnu nanclfon of IMuh IX", lo the AiiHtralluH, 1.0 collect fund« In aid of tlio Ciithoilc Univei'Mliy, preached In tho lfony Itoad Church ytrilorday, before crowded congrogutloim, both morning and ovunlng, Tho Wov, Kontlcman, after making mmic prefatory iilluhloiih lo tho object of 1 1 Ih tiilh.mloii, referred In elo(|iient Innguiige lo the high ponit lon which Iri'land occupied an a neat of learning In the early and iniddlo agctt, fin lin])ri.:HHlvely plclurcd her nubnequont decline nnd proHoiil- condition, m far an her literature, her hcloiicoh, mid lusr arln were concerned, detailing tlio various wuihoh which had conduced to Uilh decline, In tcrnm which bcK]Kiko tho moHt mlnulo hlntorlcal penetration, ft w/ih with the view of restoring to Ireland her high reputation an n- neat of. learning— wlMi the view of. affording lo linr hoiih of every clnrid and position an opportunity for cultivating (heir fortilo intelIcclfi— -that tho orealioii of (ho Catholic Unlvcrtilly had been coiitemplatod i and It wjw» to colled; fumlH in aid of iln OHiabllHhnieiil. Uiat ho had been m\l to California, Australia, and New /eiiland. Tho undertaking wuh one of vast magnitude; it wan ono beyond tho power of Ireland— 'boyond tho power of a nation with diminished mcanH— to carry to aHUcccHHfulconHummallonwlthouttlio aiwlHtaneo of hoi* hoiih and dniighlorn lit the varloiiH r|itart(!i'H of tho globe. And. what object, could bo nobler — what more deiiervlng of Hympalhyand co-oporal lon—than v movcniont aiming at the education, the intellectual culture, of a whole nation ? For wlm(; wan It hut education which made a people liajmy, proiiperoiiH, and contented ? The' teacnlng would complwo tho live JWnllloii— theolwy, law, medicine, arl» and hcloiicch j and whllo the primary (thjeet <>(! tho pvomotorn of the ImiUUilldii wim to Midi i re a unlvornlt.yfor the cduc/illoii of (J/itliollc«, It woiihi bo open lo all crcodHnnd denomlnatlonrt; imd U) all tho world, wlthtnitreHtrJntlon and without Inlorfereneft with tho couvletioiiH of any ono. The grand aim wan to provide what wan Implied by (ho word •« unlverHlty " »-a unlvcrHfil cdiutatlon. Bomo twolvo or thlriti-n ywivrt jljjo, tho imbject wivh flr»t mooted ; \ln Imporlance wan being contlnnftiiy ]M'««fintftd to tho Mult nation by the hlghewli authority In the Catholic Church— by the good and Klorloii.H I'hm IX, wlioho oillco It w/ift, mi Vlc/tr of (!lirl«fc, to look after all bin flock — and at tho preHonfc ilmo there were four hounoß for t\\u education of (ho Catholic youth In tlio city of Dublin. About 000 ntuaontH were In attendance, and tho profoHKOiinl nUift. Included men of the hlgheHt lalcnlH and learning to be found In any part of Europe But the time had como wlion Milh beginning oliould extend itficlflntoa pronerly organlHed unlvorrttty — whiiii the fnolllUcH lor a blgb-eluiiH education nliould bo within Iho nrach of all lilh countrymen, and In order to rhblhl; In ofl'ectlng thin good and noble purpoHo he had now lo appeal to tluiHo whom Iks addreHiied lo contribute whatever— no matter how lltllo— lt wan In their power to klvo. 'DoubtloMs they liad many mallow of local concern to look after i but tho Ti'lhJi nation now nppo/ilotl to thorn for (lie th'Ht time, and ho was Hiiro tiielr call would bo gracioiifdy ronponded to, Tt w«h not Ireland alone which would derive benefit from tho CHlabliiibnicnt of tho unlveroltyi the whole world would reap advanlngoH which It wan impOHnlblo to calculate, for while Hh fttudeiitw would beeonm ornamwitH to tho country of. their adoption, they would filled a liiHlro of glory upon, and bo a pride to, the land of their birth, At VcHporH Father Jllcklc delivered an Imprcmilvfl and eloquent Hcrmon, taking an lilh text u Tie who will not hear tho Church, let him bo to thee an tho heathen and (he publican," The collection at both norvlccn amounted to Xfifi, and Father lllckle, In tho name of the Jrlub nation, returned UmnkH to the Catholics of Chrldtohiireh for tho liberality they had flbown, We undernland that the lleverond gentleman ban acceded to an Invitation to preach in LyttcUon on Hunduy next, at 11.-'JO ft,m, 110 will aftcrwardH proceed to Otago by th<i earllcHt opportunity, mako a tour of the DuriHtan and other goldflcldx dlHtrlctH, nnd then vinlt Wellington and Auckland, <md the principal HcttlcmonlH in the North,

' AtwrcuNft Gi>W)i'iitM)«,— l\jr tUo Itangl. 1 Urn, which arrived /ro/n Wellington this morning, we liaro Auckland flics to August ; 2/>. TJio Southern' Cross of tlmt da to aayn— » Ycntordnv wo had lar^o additions to our population, Tho John J'onn brought 103 diners, Mid Iho , Aifwl'tle 130. Tlttjjo largo arrivals lately have awmed a mast cioticaab'o did'ur- ' onoo in tlio iippoarauco of our Htrcntn. In tho a-imo journal of August 10, wo /I ml tho followhiK report by M«nnn» Iketham, Walker and Co,!— Tlio real marvel of tld« gold fluid Ih tlio flnmll amount of Inconvenience Hiif/orod by Auckland, fit producing rho ihohii» for building two not lncousldcrable-slzcd lowiih, and kooplnp: four thousand inon employed, In moHloaHeaohhokliidithiiflboiMinulnly foreign capital Mint hunboen Invested, hut SliorMnnd and Grnhiun'n Town havo arisen almont ux«l naively with Auckland money, lib tho will of Auckland people, No ono would havo liclloYcd twulvo montlm ago thivt there whh no nnicli looms cash iti tlio whole prodnoo a* him already lio'jii ftpont on Imil dug alonu at thosio dlgginga, A week now make* a coiiidderablc dlfferuiieo In tho appoiimnco of thu place, mid a man who hn» not boon thero for it month can nca'rcdy rcootfolrc H /»« tho audio pi co 'Town allotmonU Imvo run up daring tlio hint fortnight to price* I hat appoar ridlnuloiic, couriering thoro l« no legal tenure beyond ihroo monihd, and an inability to mortgage tho proporty, T>oU on tho '.till ground ouiflldo tho town aro fotohlnu X-10 per ucro per annum, and wo know of an allotment let Graham's Town that mm nold on tho sumo day for X4O and XI 2O, Wages— men iiro gulling «<?aroo — good muu very eoniT.o i conncquently wagon aro rising, and flOYcn shillings perdny win readily b« obialuod, Numbers of men have loft employment to peg out ground on any now ruv.li, without the moans of (supplying thom*elvcs with two montlm' tooltj \ their »hnre« uro consequently biting forced on a reluctant market, for puroluiHcrrt aro cautious wliou wagon riflo, To tlio place thin rlncnf wagofl in of great boncfU, thouuh in ludlvlduiil cascn It mi«y prove hard, high wngott bolng a tm>o Mhii of prosperity, Wo have accordingly to report llttlo Jmihliums dono in mining Miurert during tlio pusi week, atlrlbutnblo to Hie rise in wagon, and wnnt of confidence In much of tho now ground. The exhausted funduof. thl* province aro bohig Hiipplomonlcd wlih remittance* and further promises from AtiHtntlliv j whllo from tho .South wo aro rooolvlng a conflldorablo influx of men, and advloen of a general oxodu» northward.