creased breadth of lan ! under cultivation Whrat lias been sown t'Xteiisively, and as i rule i-i looking very well, although on somi of the hovy lands it has suffered from to< much wet." Of the Rev. Dr Ling the Southern Cross relates that he "was so thoughtful for pos terity in the early days of lii 3 colonial travel ling that he used to carry in his pocketf pf.ach stone 3, and plant them in various places in the wild lands through which ht was passing ; and where 30 years ago he sowed suoh seed, groves of fruit-bearing tree! have sprung up to glacLlon the present and future generations. " A fatal accident occurred on the Taieririvei on Wednesday, some little distance below the Eanfc Taieri bridge. Three men wer« taking MMCegg'a puufc down the river, twe looking aft- r the sails and one steering. By sor«e means or other the steer-oar slipped ano 1 the man went overboard, and before the other two could lower the sails or do any> thing to save their mate, he sank, and was seen riw more. Our informant could not give his nuue, but he leaves a widow and four children. The anniversary social meeting of the St. Andrew's congregation was h'-ild in the Walker street Church on "Wednesday. Tea having b u en provided and partaken of, the Ref Mr Gow — pastor of the Church — took the chair, and, after a short address, inti mated that the debt on the buildiug had been greitly reduced by subscriptions from mem bers. Several ministers who were on the platform, including Dr Stuart, Mr M'Kenzie, aud Mr Greig, addressed those present, and the meeting was very pleasingly diversified by the singing of some hymns. The annual meeting of the Caledonian So ciety was held at Wain's Hotel, Manse Btreet, last week. The report and balance sheet, which afford evidence of the Society's prosperity, were adopted. The election of oiiice bearers resulted in the re-election of Mr K>ith Ramsay as President ; and the election of Messrs John Ca>-gill and James M-irahall as Vice- Presidents. Owing to other business engagements Mr W. S. Dou glas was unable to a^aiu undertake the du ties of Secretary. On the motion of Mr Douglas, Mr A. Findliter wa3 unanimously elected to fill the vacancy. 