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lished in January next (1857), and will contaiu Articles on the following subjects : — I.—The late War with liussia. 2.—Church Constitution for the Diocese. 3.—Tennyson's Poetry. 4.—Education in the Colony. s.—The Euthanasia of the Canterbury Association. 6.—Melanesia)! Mission. The following Works are also under review : Cholmondeley's Ultima Thule; Rev. R. Taylor's new work on New Zealand; Sir George Grey's Maori Mythology, Ballads, &c.; Fitton'n New Zealand ; Pemberton's ' Happy Colony" ; Curr's Letters on Land Question ; Archdeacon Paul's Canterbury Settlement; Appeal in Aid of Building Fund of Christ's Canterbury ; Report of Earthquake Commission; Catechism of Constitution; Rev. A. Baker's ' Denominational System" ; New Zealand Almanacs ; Bishop's Pastoral on Taranaki Affairs; Maunsell's Maori Bible ; Miss Tucker's " Southern Cross" i Cotton's New Zealand Bee Book; the Auckland Temperance Telegraph, Sec., See. Wellington, October 29th, 1856. CANTERBURY RACES, 1857. Tuesday, Jan. 27, and Wednesday, | Jan. 28, STEWARDS. J. Brown Esq. C. Haselwood, Esq. J. Shandj E?q. J. Lockhart, Esq. C. G. Hodgson, Esq. Phogeahme.—lst Day. Hurdle Race for £ , added to a Sweepstakes of £ each for all horses, weights for age, J. C. P. weights. Two miles over six flights of hurdles, 3ft. Gin.: the winner to pay 10 per cent on his winnings to the race fund. Shamrock Cup, value £25, presented by J. C. Watts Russell Esq., for the " Shamrock's'" produce foaled in the season of 1853, added to a Sweepstakes of £2 2s. each P. P. weight, lOst., one mile and a-half; (nine subscribers). Canterbury Cup of £ , added to a Sweepstakes of £ each, for all horses, weights for age, J. C. P. weights, second horse to save his stake. Heats 2 miles. Winner to pay 10 per cent, on his winnings to the race fund. Teadeshan's Plate for £ , added to a Sweepstakes of £ , for all horses, weights for age, J. C. P. weights, one mile and a-half, the winner of the Hurdle Race or Canterbury Cup to carry 71bs. extra, or of both lOlbs. The -winner to pay 10 per cent, on liis winnings to the race fund. Hack Stakes of 10$. each, with £5 added, for horses not entered in any other race in this or any previous meeting. Catch weights, post entry. Heats one mile. Second Day. Produce Stakes, for £ , added to a Sweepstakes of £ each, for all horses, the produce of sires and mares in the Middle Island of New Zealand. Weights for age, J. C. P. weights. | 2nd horse to save his stakes. 1^- miles. Winner of the Canterbury Cup to carry lOlbs. extra, and the winner of the Hurdle Race or Tradesman's Plate 71bs. extra, or of the two latter races lOlbs. extra. Winner to pay 10 per cent, on his winnings to the race fund. Victualler's Purse of £ , added to handicap sweepstakes of £ each, for all horses. Mile heats. Winner to pay 10 per cent, on his winnings to the race fund. Ladies' Purse of £ , added to a SweepStakes of £ each, for all horses, weights for ago. Second horse to save his stake. J. C. P. weights, two miles and a-half, the winner of the Canterbury Cup, Tradesman's Plate, or Produce Stakes, to carry 71bs."extra,or of any two of such races lOlbs. extra. Wiuuer to pay 10 per cent, on his winnings to the race fund. Consolation Stakes of £ , added to a handicap Sweepstakes of £ each, post entry ibr horses that have started and not won in any previous race. Horses to be entered and stakes pdd to the Stewards within a quarterof an hour o'" the last heat of the previous race. Once round and a distance. Forced Handicap of £7 (halt* forfeit for the winners of the orevions races, except the Shamrock Cup. Hack Stacks, Produce and Consolation Stakes (unless desired by the owner of aivy such winner), open to any other horse that may start in the meeting. Horses to be entered and stakes paid to the Stewards at the same time as the entries are made for the Cou> s Nation Stakes. 1 mile.