Ford v. Uunier.— Claim for £1. Mr. M'Coy for plaintiff. The plaintiff averred he had lent the sum claimed from defendant, at Lancaster's public house. Mr. Lancaster said he saw him do so. Plaintiff stated that he had sold defendant a horse, and the £1 claimed was a deposit. A. man named Herbert said he conveyed a

Kemp v. Draper. — Claim for £3. Judg ment for defendant.
(From our own Correspondent)

Evangelical meetings were held here on the evenings of Monday and Tuesday, 16th and 17th curt. Both were largely attended. The ministers who took part in them were the Revs. Messrs. Arnot, Menzies, Chisholm, and Cameron.
Vincent Pyke, Esq., delivered his lec ture, " A Night Among Bead Liona," in the Athenaenin, on Wednesday, the 18lh enrt. There were about seventy persons present. At the conclusion of the lecture a vote of thanks was, on the motion of Mr. G. F. C. Browne, M.P.C., accorded the lecturer. A similar vote to the chair man, Mr. D. G. Poison, for presiding, brought the proceedings to a close. Mr. Hislop, Inspector of Schools, is expected at Waitahuna to-day, Thursday, 26th, to examine the children attending the District School.
Speaking of schools, there is one in course of erection at Havelock. It will be completed in a few weeks, and is to be conducted, I believe, by a young lady late of Clarks Flat.
The Bey. Mr. Arnr>tfc, at the close of the service on Sunday last, intimated that a meeting of the Church Committee was held on the Tuesday previous, and that the contribution 1 * for the quarter to the sustentation fund amounted in something over £SQ ; and farther, that tha district is now a sanctioned charge.
