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Evening Post, Issue 201, 29 September 1865, Page 2

A- ' <^Dn Monday next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, J. Woodward, Esq , J.P,, will lay the foundation stone of the new Congregational Church in Kuumtoto street. The site chosen is a capital one, and very centrally situated. The building will be composed of wood, and the estimated cost is £950— £600 of thac sura has been subscribed already. The contract for the building, exclusive of internal fittings, is £820. It is not designed after any particular style of architecture, but will, notwithstanding, have a very chaste appearance. The length of the edifice will be SO feet by 27, elevation to wall plate 18 feet, and to the ridge 32 feet. A vestry will be provided for the use of the minister — the 1 Rev. W. M. Fell. It is expected thac the church will be finished in the course of two months from now. The congregation meet at present for worship in the Athenreum. \ A motion by Mr, Oreighton, for a select committee to inquire into the purchase of the Lowrv Bay estate, and lands and buildings for Genfiral Government purposes, wa9 yesterday agreed to in the House of Representatives. The motion was seconded by the hon. the Premier. jjiThe fortnightly escort brought to Dunedin on the 22nd instant 8340 1 unees of gold. A messenger arrived in town last night with information that the premises of Mr. Schultze, Otaki, were burned down on Wednesday night. The following order relative to the question of intoning the service of the church has been issued by his Lordship the Bishop of Melbourne : — •• To My Beloved Brethren in Christ, the Clergy of the Diocese of Melbourne, — Whereas it has been represented to me that certain "diversities in the mode of conducting the services of the church other than authorised by the Rubric of the Book of Common Prayer have arisen in this diocese : Know ye, therefore, that, lor the appeasing of all such diversities, I have, by my discretion, taken order as follows : — No portions of the service of the church shall be sung or intoned except such are expressly authorised by the Rubric ; and there shall not be introduced into the service, either on the ground of ancient usage, or because it has been adopted in some churches in England, or on any other pretext whatever, any ceremonial which is not directed or sanctioned by the Bjok of Common Prayer. — C- Melbourne " Mr. Weldon, Commissioner of Police, for the Province of Southland, has resigned that appointment, and it is understood that the office will not again be filled. Mr. Weldon has accepted an appointment as Inspector in JA\e Canterbury Force, and in future the Southland Police will be under an Inspector instead of a Commissioner. The Synod, yesterday, on the motion of Mr. Pearce, decided that the incomes of all Priests and Deacons licensed to Parishes, should be regulated according to the following scale. That the minimum amount of stipend should not be less than £150 a pear, from the quarter day following the ordination of a Clergyman as Deacon, to increase not less than £10 a year, to a maximum of £400, exclusive of Easter offerings. The Otago Times, 22nd September, says .• — " The case Little v. Branigan, was tried in Ihe Supreme Court yesterday, and it resulted in the discharge of the jury without a verdict lieiag given. The plaintiff, Margaret Little,

who figured in the Jarvey case, sought compensation from the Commissioner of Police for illegal arrest and imprisonment, in having caused Sergeant Mallard to take her from on board the Alharabrn, in which she proposed sailing for Melbourne under an assumed name. The facts were published at the time. Miss Little sued Mallard, in the Magistrate's Court, and obtained damages for an assault, or for taking her i'roui the steamer, At the trial yesterday, the plaintiff was allowed to amend the record to meet her case, by adding a replication of fraud to a plea of accord and and satisfaction — in other words, by pleading that she had been tricked into signing a document which was a most explicit undertaking not to bring any action against Mr. Brannigan. The Judge, in summing up, put this part of the case in a way which may fairly be interpreted as a declaration of his belief that there was no fraud, but that Miss Little thoroughly (Understood what she signed. The jury were out of Court naauly three hours and a half, and were then discharged. It t is no secret that nine of their number were, from the first, agreed on a verdict for the defendant. The case may be tried again this session, after the Special Jury causes, or at a future sitting, as the plaintiff may be advised. The Court does not sic again until Monday, when the Special Jury causes will be commenced.