LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3489, 17 June 1879, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

» Coubsino.— Owing to the unfavourable state of tho weather the coursing which was to have taken place to-day, wdb postponed till to-morrow at 9 o'clock. If the weather is still web, the stewards will meet at the hour named at the Shades to consider what is to be done. I, CnEiSTonußon Revision Coubt.— The 'Revision Court for the electoral district of Ohrislchurch opened this morning at the City Council Chambers, before Mr E. J. Lee, to hear any objections thai might he offered. Mr G. L. Lee was also present as Registrar. Up to this afternoon no objections had been made to the names got through, It was expected that the whole roll would be disposed of to-day. Fibb Bbigabe Committbe. — At a meeting of tho Fire Brigade Committee held this mornirg the tender sent in for the Brigade uniforms was considered. After consideration and examining tho samples forwarded, it was decided to decline the tender as being unsuitable. The Committee authorised Mr Superintendent Harris to send Home for the uniforms as usual, it being found that this course would effect a large caving to the Council. Rb-fobming> Viotobia Stbebt, — The Works Committed met this morning and instructed the Surveyor to put on a number of men at once at the work of re-forming Victoria Btreet, agreed to at last night's meeting of the Council.

r Tows Hail Dbsign.— One design for the proposed new town haU^ancLqorporfttionoffices was received yesterday; It was jpacked in t a large wooden c|se^ie appe&ance of whioh would lead to the^f tositionjthaf;the dfcijgn if extfenßiyd if noti useful or ornamental. v\ f \ TJtiiraß job *tta : : Ipttbm^ GABdbn£— A very valuable lot of ; plants has jiist been;presented to Mr'Annstrcfog, the 'Cantor of ; the Public Gardans. The plants in question^ numbering i; about thirty-five | varieties, were collected on the West Coast by Btrg.Di I Foster. 'Sbnje> pltotß have also been presented by Mrs waring. TiMAETT^BoBdtTGH Cottkciii.— There was not a Biogle nomination received yesterday for the four vacant seats in tho Borough Council. No petßOn'of any standing seems inclined to become a Councillor owing to the bad state of the Borough affairs.

; Stbandbd Whale.— On Friday J|?t kthe Brothers Masefield, ;of < GougbV Bay, discovered .a dead«, whale-drifting, into an ad joining Bay. p^examinatibn the animal proved to r he, T.alueleßß,,i^ it , had been dead Jong enough' for. the ..blubber to dissolve from exposure., .We are /informed that it is pno of tho kind known as a sulphur, bottom, and measures over 60ft in length.

Dbaikagh Boabd.— The usual fortnightly meeting of the Onristchurch District Drainage Board was held yesterday, and a large amount of business was transacted. •- A- special meeting of the Board is to be held on Monday morning next, at half-past ten o'clock, for the purpose of considering the report prepared by a special Committee on contemplated amendments of the Drainage Board ' Act.' •'

• The Nbw OiiASsioai. ; Pbopessob at Oak-! tehbubt Coliegb.— Mr Hallam, a Cambridge University man, has been selected for the new Classical Professorship at Canterbury Cbllego. It will be remembered, probably, that when it was decided that the same Professor should no longer be burdened with the duty of delivering lectures on both Classics and English Literature, Professor Brown most generobsly offeredjto^give; up hia claim to: the very important Professorship of Classic*, : eleoting instead thereof to take up English. Literature.

YPxrsvvh Experiment.— A patient from Wftinui was admitted into the Akaroa Hospital on Friday last, suffering' from an oxplosion of dynamite. It appears that the man, whose name is O'EWo, was' employed by Mr Kenny;' road contractor," atid, having occasion to do some blasting, had placed three cartridges on a Bhovel, and, was. warming them over "a fire when the cartridges exploded, throwing the unfortunate man some distance. It is feared that his eyesight is destroyed.

An entertainment will be given on Friday evening next, at St. John's schoolroom, in a?d of the Church I ' Choir fund.' A; programme -of .a' very attractive character 13 beiii'ir prepared. " . • " : A series of lectures under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association •will be shortly dolivordd. Particulars will bo. found in anothor column; :. . ;.: 1 ".■• •':•'••'■.'.•.•■• : ;