Anything more unseasonable than the weather experienced for the Christmas holi days it would be difficult to find. The southerly gale continued yesterday till late in the day, and last night steady rain set in. Tbe Championship Regatta at Little River had to be postponed again yesterday, on account oi the stormy weather. It was intended to attempt to havo the events pulled off yesterday, but at a committee meet ing in the morning it was decided to adjourn till 8 o'clock this morning, when, if the weather ia favourable, the committee will decide to go on with the fixtures. The Committee ot the Championship Regatta have decided to meet at the Claren don Hotel this morning, at 8 o'clock. If the morning promises well a special train will leave Christchurch at 9.30. The lawn teams championships, which were to be resumed yesterday morning, Lad also to be further postponed. At a meeting yestea-day of the committee of the Caledonian Society, it wm decided to abandon tbe sport* which were to have been held on Boxing Day. Our Oxford coarespomtent writes that a drizzling rain came from the north-east on Christmas Eve, but during the night turned to a south-west bluster, with heavy rain, and continued throughout Ottistonas Day, which, for tbe crops, especially for roota intended for topping-cuff lambs, was very welcome. The temperature is very low, and Mt. Ox ford and the spur ridges ore snow-capped, a very unusnal occurrence for this time of the year. Newly shorn sheep aro suffering pretty heavily, Burnt Hill in particular having lost a good many of their bert hoggets.
THE WEATHER IN WELLINGTON.
