Webb's Presto, and Lady Sale and Waterhen came in second and third. In this race Pre emptive Right's jockey not having taken the precaution of putting on a breast-plate, the saddle got back on to the horse's loins, and turned round. The jockey, Taylor, was very severely kicked and bruised, and was con veyed by Mr. Oram to his hotel at Kaiapoi, where every attention was paid to him. Rangiora.—A meeting of the inhabitants of Rangiora and neighbourhood was held on Monday evening, at Baugh's Assembly Rooms, to take into consideration the desirability of endeavouring to get Rangiora made a town ship. J. Kvans Brown, Esq., M.P.C., occu pied the chair; and amongst those present we noticed a great many of the principal householders of the district. Mr, Brown briefly stated the object of the meeting, after which some discussion arose as to the pro posed boundary of the future township. A resolution was proposed by Mr. Blackett, and seconded by Mr. Bromby, detailing the radius, which was generally accepted. A committee was then formed to endeavour to carry out the project, and to report at the next meeting. Wesleyan Home Mission. A meeting of the members of the Wesleyan denomina tion, in connection with the home mission, was held last evening at the Wesleyan Church, Durham street, Christchurch, at 7 pm. Mr. C. W. Turner occupied the chair, and several ministers and gentlemen were on the platform. The Rev, T. Buddie delivered an able address, in the course of which he happily observed that the English Parent Society, which had hitherto supported the New Zealand Mission, spending £150,000 annually upon it, was about to leave it to its own resources, and that the motto of the Australasian colonies must henceforth be '•self-reliance" with regard to, the mis sionary cause. We, the Anglo-Saxon race, had a splendid inheritance entrusted to us, but that inheritance carried great responsi bilities with it, and it was our duty to do all in our power to spread the knowledge of the Gospel in every direction. Some other gentlemen addressed the meeting, and resolu tions bearing upon the objects of the mis sionary enterprise were carried. The meeting, a very numerous one, shortly afterwards broke up. Fire Brigade,—Last night this very useful body of citizens held their annual dinner at the Foresters' Hall. The invited guests present were Messrs. E. B. Bishop, and I. 