Local and General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 1476, 20 November 1872, Page 2

Local and General.

Bankbttptcy. — TheTisual monthly sittings in bankruptcy will be held at 11 o'clock tomorrow. Lyttelton Land Building and Investment Society, No. 2. — The seventh annual meeting will be held at the Colonists' Hall, Lyttelton, on the 2fith instant, at 7 p.m. The Coen Exchange. — It i 3 gratifying to note that active measures, iti connection with the establishment of a Corn Exchange, are to be resumed. A general meeting of subscribers is to be held at the White Hart Hotel, at halfpast seven o'clock, on Saturday morning next, and in view of the near approach of harvest time it is to be hoped there will be such an attendance as to enable the business to be taken up witk the spirit required to ensure success. Acclimatisation. — The young bear, which has been such an object of attraction in the gardens, died on Saturday, having fallen down suddenly in a fit. A careful post mortem examination was made of the animal by Dr Campbell, the result of which removed ■')[ uncertainty as to the cause of death. This was solely attributable to a fit, to which young animals at a certain age are more or Ic3s liable. A suggestion was made at the last meeting of the society that the sum or £5 which had been received indirectly through the attractions of the beai*, should bo devoted to the erection of a fish ladder for whitebait at Lane's mill : the idea being expressed,' that turning it to a profitable and useful account in accliuiutisation interest, would be the most gratifying acknowledgment to those contributors who, like Mr Bray, had been at considerable expense and trouble in introducing living curiosities for the society. Ageicultb-kal Association. — A meeting of the committee was held yesterday, and after the ordinary business relating to the recent show had been disposed of, the subject of Mr Gould's letter was considered. Several good subscriptions were given in tho room, and a suggestion was made that a gift auction of stock and produce, in conjunction with a grand gala, should behold on the Association's grounds, as one means of raising the desired amount of money. It was stated that forty fat bullocks had already been promised, and this, it must be admitted, is a very promising announcement, though by no means all that has been offered towards the auction. Mr Bruce, with whom the project originated — and by the way it is a very good one — has by canvassing obtained many other valuable gifts, and is sanguine of still adding to the list. The matter, though generally regarded with favour, was not fully discussed, but the meeting appointed a sub-committee to devise some plan to be followed in raising the money, with tho intention of submitting it to Mr Gould for his approval before finally acting upon it. The committee are to report at an adjourned meeting to be held on Tuesday week, and the spirit generally displayed in connection with the matter is such that there is good re;isou to hope the money will be forthcoming ;\t no distant date to clear off the whole ol" (he mortgage. In tho interest of the n^Wcultural exhibition it is really to be hoped this v.-ili be the case. A full report of tho meeting will be found elsewhere. Wksletan Cnr/iicn — Disthict Mekting. — Yesterday morning's session was opened by singing the 361 th hymn, after which fciio Moth Psalm was read by the secretary, and fhe Ilev H. Bull offered prayer. The proh.-tionera were engaged during the whole of liic- f-.-ssion in a writ ten examination upon theology and church history. It wa3 decided that all the ministers of the district be placed upon the connexional committees, and that no represen-' talivcs be sent to the conference, except the chairman. A candidate for tho ministry was presented from the Chrisfcchuvch circuit, and after stating the circumstances of his conversion, proceeded with a written examination in theology. The subject of recommendations to tho Sydney Conference was considered. Tho report of a committee appointed to consider the state of the Children's Fund was read, and having been considered, it was resolved to recommend its adoption. A new form for district meeting business having been forwarded from Sydney, it was carefully examined, and various alterations < herein were agreed upon, to be forwarded to the conference. At the afternoon session, tho 285 th Hymn hras sung, and prayer was offered by the Rev W. ICoall. The stations for tho ensuing your were more fully discussed ; but it was decidi.-.-.! that as there were likely to bo several intoi'clinnges between this and other New Zealand districts, they should not be regarded as finally settled until further communications had been received from the district meetings. The candidato was examined by the Chairman as to his theological views and his approval of the discipline of the church. Ifc was resolved that he bo unanimously recommended lo the conference as a probationer for tho ministry. The session closed at 5 p.m.