BALCLUTHA

(From our own Correspondent.)

This (Monday) evening a congregational meeting was held in the Presbyterian Church, for the purpose of considering what stops was advisable to take towards petitioning the Clutha Presbytery to mo derate in a call to some minister in whose favor the meeting might decide. The Rev. Mr Waters presided, and, after opening the proceedings with prayer, explained the business to be brought for ward. The re?, gentleman gave a full explanation as to the relative standing of communicants and adherents, so far as their votes would be considered in deter mining conclusions — that while the full weight ot a communicant's voice must, J without doubt, be admitted it was not to be thought that an adherent was a mere passer by. Mr Ferguson made some remarks, which his position at one end of the church and mine at the other, prevented me from hearing. Mr Duncan M'Neil also spoke under the same anti publicity circum stances. Propositions in fivor of the following Key. gentlemen as fit and proper, etc , were duly submitted and seconded — viz. Messrs M orrison, Dickson, and Thorn [-son. Upon a vote being taken, the last named genile man was declared to have a considerable majority The announcement of the divi sion elicited a round of applause, where upon Mr Robson, who supported M> Mor rison, handed to the chairman a list of names of a'-sent member* desirous of giving their vote and influence in favor of the now rejected candidate. The hissing of thf victorious party prevented me catching the remarks of the moderator anent r 00 " son's presentation. A motion to the effect •' that further delay was advisable before requesting the Pre. e byte>y 'o proceed in moderating,*' was attempted, bit in defer ence to the feeling of the mePting was not proceeded with. Mr David Bowers then said that although he was the nroposer and a firm supporter of one of the defeated candidates, he was quite willing to bow to the decision of the majority, and would lend his support to immediate steps being instituted for the settlement of a minister j tor the congregation I have before said that at these meetings j no provision wha'ever is made for insuring the publicity which I should imagine their importance ought to command. 