NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 523, 21 February 1876, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Canterbury Horticultural and Ar BORICULTUBAL SOCIETY. —It is notified by advertisement that the autumn show of flowers, fruit, and vegetables of the Horticultural and Arboricultural Society will be held, in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Wednesday next.

Pedestrianism ,—A match, for one hun drod yards, for £5 a-aide, took place on Saturday afternoon, on the Agricultural Grounds, between Gough,a well-known local amateur, and Mr Davies, of Wilson’s Palace Circus. The attendance was very limited, and as Mr Davies had to leave immediately for Port, n.o time yvaa lost in getting the men away. A goofi start was effected, Gough leading for the first ten o'r ftftefcn yards, when Davies passed him, and led for the rest of the journey, winning easily. From what we saw of him’ we should imagine Davies would take a good deal of beating anywhere.

Accident,-— A man named Thomas Ad gington has been aumitted iuto the hospital, suffering from the effects of r.n accident received on the Southern railway between the Rakaia and Ashburton. The man was returning from his work on a trolly when he lost his balance, and falling off the wheels passed over his body, broke several of his ribs, besides inflicting severe internal injury to the chest. Last night however the patient was progressing favorably.

Accident in Paebadoes Street.—Yesterday morning, about 10 o’clock, as Mr George Cronin, stationmaster, Addington, was driving his family to church in a light cart, when crossing the planking over the main drain in Barbadoes street, the planks gave way and the horse fell through. The whole of those who were riding were thrown over the horse’s head into the road, and much cut and shaken. The horse also was injured, and one shaft of the cart was broken. Accident at Timabu. The T'maru Herald of Saturday says;—“At about 12 o’clock last night, Mr Ziesler heard some person groaning near his residence. He went outside and found that the groans proceeded from a man who was at the bottom of an excavation at the back of the Loan and Mercantile Company’s store. Upon descending to the spot from whence the sounds proceeded, he found a man lying there, who had fallen from the top of the excavation and broken his leg. The man said that his name was Griffiths ; that he had just come from Christchurch, and that be accidentally fell down the cliff while walking at the top. He was conveyed to the hospital and attended to by Dr Macintyre, who found that he had sustained a compound fracture of the right ankle.”

The Rev J. Buller. —This gentleman, who has been a minister of the Wesleyan Church in New Zealand for upwards of forty years, and is now about to leave the colony for England, preached his farewell sermon last evening in the Wesleyan Church, Durham street, which was crowded with a large congregation. The reverend gentleman took for his text 11. Corinthians xiii., 2, “ Finally brethren farewell,” and after referring tothe frequency of partings on earth, be reminded his hearers of that great meeting where they must all give account to God ; for his part, he would be able to say that he had always endeavoured to preach the Word of God faithfully, and to fulfil his duty as God’s minister, but yet was conscious of very many shortcomings, for which he hoped for forgiveness from God and forbearance from them. Although their ministers were men of like passions and frailties with themselves, and as such were liable to err, yet they must not make that an excuse for not endeavoring to follow the precepts of the Gospel. He reminded his hearers of that meeting where there was no parting, and urged them all so to live as to meet one another there. He concluded by commending them all to the protection of theAlmighty,aud by praying that He would make each one present a partaker of His grace. After the sermon Mr Buller announced that a prayer meeting would be held after the close of the service, and requested the prayers of the congregation on behalf of himself and those who were to accompany him on hie voyage.