The moining service at the Cathedral | to-day will, as usual, be fall choral, and appropriate to the Christmas festival, In the evening at half-post 7 o'clock the annual Christmas carol service will be held, preceded by a short address from Dean Hovell on the origin of carol singing. Several quaint and beautiful carols have been selected for this occasion, and the solos will be sang by Mlbs Large. As the offertory is in aid of the choir fund, it is hoped that a liberal response will be made. The Rev. A, M. Bradbury, curate of St. Angustlne'a parish, was admitted to the priesthood at the Cathedral yesterday morning by the Bishop of Waiapu. The candidate for priest's orders was presented to the Bishop by Dean Hovell, who also preached a most impressive sermon on the ocoasion. There was fall choral festival service in the eveniog, with professional and recessional hymns, and Stainer's beautiful Christmas anthem "The hal lowed day hath shlned npon us," which was remarkably well sung by the choir, nnder Mr Maughan Burnett's direction. Bißhop Stuarb was the preacher, and hid address had special reference to the Christmas season. There was a crowded poogregation present, At the Resident Magistrate's Court on Saturday, before Mr Tmnbull, K.M., Elizabeth Burke, charged with lunacy, was oertlfied to be insane and was com mitted to the Wellington Asylum, Edward Gilbert, similarly oharged, was remanded till Thursday for medical examination. Frederiok Stevens and Robert G. Brown were convicted of drunkenness and discharged with a oaution, The boy Wells, whose larceny o\ a small hand-cart has been already reported, was brought up on remand charged with the offence.. His Worship ordered the oomoiUtri of defendant to the Barnbam industrial school, and that be should be kept there till 15 years of age and be trained in the Wealeyan faith. On Saturday afternoon a number of ladies, members of the Melaneslan Work ing Party, and of the Helping Hands and Willing Hearts Society, met at the resi I denceof Mrsßlytbe, Shakspeare road, for I the purpose or making a small presenta- I tion to MIBB Stuart, w ho with the Bishop of Waiapu will be leaving Napier nest month for Persia. The presentation took the form of a handsome Gladstone bag containing toilet requisites, and bearing upon the ontside a silver plate, nicely engraved by Mr P. W. 