GENERAL NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 240, 15 October 1870, Page 2

GENERAL NEWS.

'*.?/ V*v // >£i.— \i -gg> A j WELLINGTON^* \ v%j' ~A protest against the consecration of Sqyih-,, d!e|eo*nH(>.dfield tONtfie Bishopric of^WelluF^s ton, without the Queen's jtaaniiate for the con6ecration,rand''the 00-th. roncjiiijg -flie'acknow- . lc'dgoi'dntr of "the "Queen's sup'genmfcythas'baen made -by a'Mr. JEempthorrfe, of_Auckland^ dated the Ist instr'The document-is solehgth/ 'that wfe.are. compelled to/hpld it orer .till pur next issue." Tile.j>rotest ; -Waa.'iigcompani^ rby- a letter requesting ifc to be readpUblidiy befar<ithe < Consecration.^eryice. v The nrotejt'and letter were laid before a meeling of the Bishops ap? pointed to consecrate the Bishop elect, held at -Wellington on the a ßLh,jjisiaut»^,Tlu'oJiglvthe.., courtesy of the Lord Primate's chaplain, we liave been favoured with'aPco'py of tlifeii* dcliv verance, which is as follows:—" Wellington, October 8rl87&r--Sks—I-am -directed.by the. Loi-il^nmaf(r6f iN"e"w~2eaiTiTTd"t.o-ackrtowledge the receipt of your protest, dated October 1, iii which you enter your protest against the proposed consecration of the Venerable Archdeacon Hadfield to the Bishopric of the see of Wellington. lam further director! to inform you that your protest was this clay Laid before a meeting ~of the Bishops of New "Zealand, including1 the Primate and- the Bishops of Waisipu, 'Nelson, and Auckland, together with your letter requesting that it might be read publicly previous to the Consecration Serv.ce. and it was decided by the Bishops that jour request could not be complied with, more especially as no provision is, made for receiving any protest at such a time, either in the form of the Consecration Service or by the General Synod, and it was farther resolved that the Venerable Octaviua Hadfield -having been duly nominated to the see of Wellington, by the Synod of the diocese, and the sanction to such nomination from all the Standing Committees of the several Diocesan Synods bavin? been received by the Primate, the Bishops should proceed to his consecration on Sunday, the 9th day of October, 1870. —I have, &c, VV. HunbyCoopkb, Clerk, Chaplain to the Primate."

A very serious accident occurred on Tuesday last at Kurativvhiti, near Oreytown, by which a very old and much respected settler was near losing his life. From what we can gather, Mr. Walton was in the stockyard when one of the cows rushed at him, knocked him down, trampled on his chest, broke several of his ribs, and inflicted such injuries to his lungs that his life was despaired of. Two medical men were called in as soon as possible, and Mr. Walton remained for a long time in an insensible state. He is not yet out of danger. The cow was not a vicious one, ami Mr. Walton hud frequently milked her on former occasions. The broken ribs having penetrated the lungs, it is feared that the unfortunate man (who is now well advanced in years), will never again thoroughly recover. Dr. Smith, recently from Wellington, and Dr. Spratt, have rendered him all the assistance in their power* The preliminary survey of the- Great Northern Kailway, it is understood, has been already commenced under Mr. Engineer Blacket, from Nelson. The survey party passed over the Hemutuka by Captain Smith's line on Friday last, and was expected to reach the Tauherenikau by Saturday evening. The Ministry deserve credit for the early action they have taken in this important matter, and the general desire is that the work may be thoroughly done in order that the boat route may be determined on.

Mr. W. H. Harrison is said to be about to take the editorship of the Grey Tliver Argus. . The Independent publishes a. full account of the consecration of Bishop Hadfield.