LYTTELTON AND PORT VICTORIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 437, 10 January 1857, Page 7

LYTTELTON AND PORT VICTORIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The second Exhibition for the season 1856-7, was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday last. Owing to the unusual dvyness of the weather for some weeks -previous, the number of exhibitors in some departments was much smaller than on previous occasions, but the quality of the specimens which were displayed fully bore cut the character of the Society, and bore testimony to the skill and perseverance of the members. The judges were Messrs. Wijson and Webb, according to the determination of the Society to secure the services of professional men.

The prizes were distributed as follows, —

Fktjits.—Apricots, Wormald; scarlet American plums, Wormald ; Morello cherries, Parsons ; apples, Ist Parkinson, 2nd Donald ; gooseberries, Ist Parkinson, 2nd Wormald ; ditto, best collection, Ist Josling, 2nd Dudley; black currants, Ist Josling, 2nd Parkinson ; red currants, Ist Munns, 2nd Josling ; raspberries, Munns. Flowees.—Cut flowers, Ist Donald, 2nd Dudley, 3rd Josling; commended, A. E, White; roses, Ist Donald, 2nd Josling; gladioli, Ist Parkinson, 2nd Parsons: best hollyhock, Dudley; ditto, best collection, Munns; piccotees, Ist _ Donald, 2nd Parkinson : geraniums, Ist Josling, 2nd Allwright; hydrangea, Parkinson ; fuchsia, Ist Dimond, 2nd Parsons; stocks, second class prize, Josling; herbaceous plants, Hemrocaulus Fulva, Parsons. Vegetables.—-French beans, Ist Josling, 2nd Allwright, 3rd Munns ; broad beans, Hillboioie; peas, Josling; cabbage, Dimond; carrots, Ist Josling, 2nd Dimond ; turnips, Ist Josling, 2nd Evans, 3rd Carroll: potatoes, Ist Dimond, 2nd Graham ; onions, Ist Munns, 2nd Parkinson; beet, Donald; potherbs, second class prize, Josling; cucumbers, second class prize, Donald; rhubarb, Munns.

ADDEESSES FROM THE CLERGY TO THE BISHOPS OV CHRISTCHUKCH AND NEW

ZEALAND

The following is a copy of an address presented to the Lord Bishop of Christchurch, at a meeting of the Clergy of the Province of Canterbury, held in the College Library, Christehurch, on Wednesday, the 31st. Dec.

My Lorp,—We the undersigned, the Archdeacon and other Clergy of the Province of Canterbury, on this first occasion of meeting your Lordship officially, cannot refrain _ from giving expression to the feelings ' of sincere pleasure and heartfelt thankfulness to Almighty God, with which your Lordship's arrival has inspired us. . • We have looked forward now for several years with earnest expectation to the day when wa should see amongst us a Chief Pastor, duly appointed and' .consecrated to preside over this portion of-Gotl's vineyard, in-which our lot is cast. Werieft our native country,. depending on the fulfilment of tim hope: v.*e presumed not to think-that we could successfully build up the. Church of Christ in a new 'land, without tlio presence'and guidance of a Bishop, who^should be to us from ihe iirst both a centre of mvly and a leader to ui-uiise and direct our eude*

yours to promote the glory of God, by the extension and strengthening of His Kingdom. We desire humbly to record our thanks to the Almighty that we have lived to see this hope, though often disappointed and long deferred, at length realized, and that in such a manner as to afford us the most unfeigned satisfaction and the liveliest confidence for the future.

As individuals, we look forward with joyful anticipation to the comfort and assistance we shall derive from yonr Lordship's guidance and advice in the performance of our sacred duties, while, as a body, we are assured that we shall see, under the Divine blessing^ new life and vigour infused into the working °of the church's system by your Lordship's presence and active superintendence. We do not underrate the advantages we have hitherto derived from the episcopal ministrations and paternal government of the Bishop of New Zealand ; but, on the one hand, the peculiar circumstances of the foundation of the Canterbury settlement, and the expectations which always existed of aspeedy severance of the tie, prevented us from regarding our province as forming an integral and permanent portion of the Diocese of New Zealand; -while, on the other hand, the immense extent of the undivided Diocese, and the difficulties of communication, rendered it impossible for this portion of it to enjoy, in a degree proportioned to the exigencies of an mfant Church, the inestimable benefit of his Lordship's fostering care.

We therefore again desire to express our thankfulness and joy on account of your Lordship's arrival amongst us, and the long-hoped for constitution of the Diocese of Christchurch ; and with a fervent prayer to Him "who maketh men to be of one mind in a house" that he may be graciously pleased to dispose all our hearts to union in the one great work of the salvation of souls, and to bestow His abundant blessing on your Lordship's labours for the welfare and extension of His Church, we beg to subscribe ourselves

Your Lordship's Most Obedient and faithful Servants in Christ, Oct. Mathias, Archdeacon B. W. Dudley Chaeles Mackie James WilsonJohn Raven g. cotteeill Henet Jacobs W. W. WILLOCK R. E. BaADLEY.

The Rev. W. Alymer, residing at Akaroa. .had no opportunity of signing either the above address or the following vvjiich was presented immediately afterwards to the Bishop of New Zealand.

To the Eight Reverend George Augustas Sehvyn, D. L\, Lord Bishop of New Zea- • land.

My Loed, —We the undersigned, the Archdeacon and other Clergy of the Province of Canterbury, being now brought to the close of that official connection which has hitherto subsisted between your- Lordship and ourselves, embrace this oppprtunity of expressing our grateful sense of the affectionate interest which your Lordship has taken in the affairs of the Church in this Settlement from its commencement.

Notwithstanding the immense extent of the undivided Diocese, and the many and various duties which at all times claim your attention, we are persuaded that there are many parts of our native country in which we should not have enjo3 Ted so frequently the presence of a Bishop, nor have derived so much benefit from Episcopal ministrations aud superintendence.

We sincerely thank your Lordship for your active and untiring efforts to promote the constitution of the Diocese of Christchurch, and the appointment of its first Bishop, the final success of which efforts, in the consecration of !>.■. Ha\"per, has been, we are sure, a source of as deep thankfulness to your Lordship as to ourselves. At the same time we may be allowed perhaps to express a hope tbat, at no distant period after your Lordship has ceased to be our Bishop, our connection may be renewed with you as our' Metropolitan. At all events we trust that incseveral Diocesos into w'.iich New Zealand is now, or may at a future time be divided, will be united together, in conjunction with the Missionary Bishoprics of the adjacent .eas, under the Divine blessing, as one comact and flourishing Church.

We beg to assure your Lordship of our warm sympathy with your earnest endeavours to bring into the fold of Christ the heathen inhabitants of the scattered Islands of your Diocese. We hope that the promotion of this object may often bring you amongst us, that we may hear from your own lips the details of that progressive accomplishment of it which we pi'ay God to grant, and may be allowed the privilege and gratification of joining with our flocks in assisting to the utmost of our power this great and noble work in which your Lordship is engaged. Wishing you a hearty God speed in this and all your other labours for the extension and welfare of His Kingdom, We beg to subscribe ourselves, My Lord, Your Lordship's faithful Servants in Christ, Oct. Mathias, Archdeacon Charles Mackie, M. A. B. W. Dudley James Wilson John Raven G. Cottekill Henry Jacobs W. W. Willock E. R. Bradley.

Union Bank of Australia.—The Agency of this Bank in Christchurch was opened on Monday last, the 3rd instant, in the building formerly the residence of C B. Fooks, Esquire, in Cashel Street. The accounts of those who may desire it are transferred from the Lyttelton Branch to Christchurch, and all business will henceforward be transacted there in the usual form. Drafts are charged one-eighth per cent." between the two towns, and bills for collection, the same amount. The establishment is already recognised as a great convenience on the plains. We are requested to state that an arrangement has been made between the Provincial Government and the Union Bonk, by which all the Treasury cheques, although drawn on the Bank at Lyttelton as heretofore, will be cashed at either branch, at Lyttelton or Christchurch indifferently, to meet the convenience of the public.

Lecture on Physiology.—We bpg to direct* the attention of our townsmen to the

advertisement of a lecture to be given in the Town Hall, on Tuesday evening, by Dr. Gundry, under the auspices of the Lyttelton Colonists Society and Literary Institution. The subject of the lecture is announced to be " The Physiology of tha Human Race/ one of great interest, and capable of affording much instruction at the hands of the lectures. We hope that our fellow townsmen will not miss this opportunity of givingl themselves a little rational amusement. The flecture was appointed to take place on last Tuesday fortnight, and many preparations of designs and illustrations had been made for it, but the arrival of the Egmont that afternoon caused its postponement till next Tuesday.

Lyttei/tojt Jail.—A debtor's room, now nearly completed, has been added to the jail of our town, or, rather, placed along side of it. We judge that it has not been thought desirable to render this building attractive, even on the outside, io. an uglier specimen of architecture we have seldom looked upon. We can only hope, for the credit of the designers, that it has this moral purpose, and that the double warning may be duly felt by all, to build their houses handsomely and pay their little debts.

The monotony of our daily life in Lyttelton was broken on Thursday last by an interesting chase after an offender against the laws of raeum and tunm. It appears that this person,who is said during a recent sojourn on the peninsula, to have appropriated sundry articles of clothing, the property of persons among whom he had been residing, was recognised at the Custom House, where he had engaged himself as a seaman on board the Egmont. On fin< iug that he was better known than^ was convenient,

he took to his heels and ran in the direction of Dampier's Bay. The police were soon in full cry alter him, and notwithstanding a fair start on the part of the fugitive, succeeded after a spirited race in running him to earth in a gulley near Dampier's Bay. The pace was good throughout.

Lyxtelxon Town Hatx.—lt may he remembered that at a late meeting of the Subscribers to this building, a letter was read containing a proposition from the Government to the Trustees to alter the terms of tenure on which the building ig now held. By a resolution of the meeting, the Trustees were empowered to arrange' the terms for the proposed alteration and to report thereon to another meeting. In consequence the Trustees met the Superintendent and Executive Council in the Hall, by appointment, yesterday morning, when the preliminary arrangements were come to in the matter. The proposed alterations include the removal of the buildings now standing in the centre of the barrack square, and the erection of an addition to the present Hall. A street would be made from Oxford Street, up the middle of the square to the Sumner Road, and the four remaining buildings in the square would befenced in. The Government Offices would be removed from the buildings now used to the Hall, where suitable preparations would be made for them. The proprietorship of the whole pile of buildings would be vested in the Government, but the present library would be let on a long lease to the' Colonists Society, at a nominal rent, and the use of the large Hall would be guaranteed to the public for all purposes for which it is now used. The result of these alterations ifcarriedout,would be loimprovethe Association's Estate by giving that plot of ground now in occupation of the Bank a frontage in Oxford Street, and by opening up the barrack square ; thus forming eligible business sites which may let or sell readily. The advantage to the public will be the release from payment of a high rent for the Town Hall, and a greater security for .its permanency in the hands of the Government. The advantage to the Government of more spacious offices, especially for the police court under the new act, and the improvement of that portion of the town may also be,taken into nccouut. The trustees met the| proposal witli a ready acquiescence, merely asking for an assurance from the Government that the advantages now received by the public from the Hall should not be in any manner interfered with, which was freely and fully granted. Preparations for the alterations will be commenced, we believe, immediate:}'.

Sudden DEATH.-^-News arrived in town last evening of the sudden death at Port Levy of a man named Allen, a shoemaker, jvho was on his way from this place to Akaroa. The deceased, who was of a very d ssipated character, had b«en drinking harp for several weeks previous, and was on his way to find work at his trade on the Peninsula, to keep out of the way of temptation. He set off from Lyttelton early yesterday morning in company with another man who had kindly helped him to leave Christchurch, and crossed to Rhodes's Bay by boat. When they reached the foot of the hill at. Port Levy, Allen was very unich fatigued and intended to remain there the rest of the day. His companion went forward to get something to eat and drink* and returning found him in a fit of delirium tremens. He oooied for In Ip and was joined by Mr. Cholmondely, but shortly afterwards Allen expired. His mate immediately returned to Lyttelton and reported t»e occurrence to the coroner, who proceeds today to Port Levy to hold an inquest. This occurrence carries a distinct warning with it.