CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3358, 26 September 1879, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Last eight. The ship Crusader, which arrired yesterday from London, has two hundred and fourteen persons, paid passengers. On the arrival of the vessel, the Immigration Officer informed them that he was instructed by the Minister of Immigration, to place the barracks at the disposal of those unable to Gnd accomodation for a week. i The City Council officially commenced summoning the defaulting ratepayers, a batch of 50 were served yesterday. Several valuable collections of seeds have lately been presented to the curator of the domain. \ Little of importance occurred during the week to affect the market. Transactions have been neither numerous or of any magnitude, having been in a measure simply confined to ordinary trade requirements. The late rains have been very favorable for growing grain, and from all din trie ts we are glad to hear that crops are looking exceedingly well. Wheat is quoted at 4a 9d to 4s lOd. The Acclimatisation Society have been very fortunate with the trout this season. They have still a large quantity to dispose of, though they have given away some seventeen thousand. The borings for the new site for the sewage receptacle has been successful, and a shingle site found a short distance from the present quicksand. Shipping.—Arrived: N.Z.- Company's ship, Waitangi, from London, with 235 passengers, all well. Sh» left the Downs on June 24th, the Lizards on July 4th, crossed the Equator on July 20th, passed the Cape on August 28th, the Lewin on September 20th, Tasmania on September 20th, and made the Snares on Sept. 21, arriving here this afternoon, being 89 days from Downs end 82 from the Lizard. A Highwayman in CaaterTra*/, As a gentleman named Duckworth, who, with a lady relative, was driving home on the summer road on Saturday night, was accosted by ft man on horseback, who presented a pistol at M"r Duckworth's head, and demanded his money or life. Mr Duckworth naturally objected to part with either, and whipped up his horse vigorously. The would-be highwayman gave chase for a short distance, but after, a while stopped and vanished into the darkness. The affair has been placed in the hands of the police. There arc 81 entries for the horse parade on Saturday.

Mutton is quoted af, 31d, and beef at 31s.