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Evening Star, Issue 2974, 30 August 1872, Page 2

News. — A Dunedin telegram in the Lyttelton Times says Pango Pango, at the Navigator Islands, is becoming attractive as a field for settlement. A party, taking a pittance, will leave for that port by the next Nan Francisco mail. The Chinese at Tuapeka.—According to the local paper, an exodus of Chinese has set in from Tuapeka to the West Coast goldfields. Three hundred Celestials have already cleared out, and more are expected to follow. A Chinese lottery which is said to be largely patronised by both Chinese and Europeans has been started at the Camp, Lawrence. Mr Weldon should instruct the police there to see to it. Accident.—A trap, driven by Mr Scott of the Commercial stables, was capsized on returning from the Caversham election on Wednesday evening. With the exception of Mr Williamson of the Prince Alfred Hotel, who had his left shoulder dislocated, the rest escaped uninjured. Dr Ueimcr was called oh some three hours after the accident took place, and reduced the dislocation. The Northern Territory. —The truth of the old adage, “ Distance lends enchantment to the view,” is again receiving confirmation. The vague reports of the discovery of gold at Roper River are attracting considerable attention in the Tuapeka district, and unsettling the minds of many of the miners. It is not, probable, however, that unless the reports arc well confirmed, many will take their departure to the new Dorado.

Princess Theatre.—The unfavorableness of the weather prevented to a considerable extent a very large attendance of the Port people at the Theatre last evening, still the house was more than averagely filled. To-night Yoshi Matz, the female performer of the Japanese troupe, takes a benefit. The dramatic season is to be recommenced on Saturday week, with Miss Colville and the veteran Hoskins as stars. The company is to be strengthened by Mr and Mrs South, who accompany Mr Hoskins. Mayor’s Court. —There was no business of importance transacted at this Court to-day. There is likely to be a heavy sheet to-morrow; and not the least infc*-resfi-ing of the cases to be heard will be one in which the police charge two residents in the Morningtou district with committing a breach of the peace. The facts that are expected to come out are these :—That the parties were greatly interested in the Caversham election of a member for the Provincial Council, and each strongly supported his own man ; that zeal outran their discretion ; and that finding they could not settle their differenc 8 by argument, agreed to do so by a stand-up fight, which duly came off in a paddock in the Kaikorai Valley. The enquiry to-morrow will enlighten the public aa to details, and as to whom the victor was.

Obituary.— ln noticing the death of Mr Robert Nimmo, of the West Taieri, the Bruce Herald observes that “ he will be long remembered as one who took a deep and active interest in all matters affecting the interests of agriculture, and especially in connection with that branch of it relating to stock breeding. He imported soma of the beat horse stock that ever was brought to the Province, and it may be said that ho first gave an impetus to draught-horse breeding in tbo Taieri district, a district which now stands pre-eminent in the Colony for breeding that class of stock. His name was also familiarly known as an enthusiastic and successful breeder of short-horn cattle His skill and experience were often in demand as a judge at stock shows throughout the Province, aud his serviees were always willingly given, and deservedly appreciated.” C'arrick Reefs. The following facts regarding the Cromwell and Goldea

Link Companies’ quartz mines at Bendigo will alibi d some idea of the value and importance of these, the first opened and as vet most successfully developed of the'gold reefs in that district The Cromwell Company, from May, 1860 to July, 1872, lias produced gold of the value of L28.00U; and besides erecting the valuable machinery and works, constructing roads and other appliances, at a cost of over LIO,OOO, and purchasing the share of the late Mr Gar ett for L2OOO, paid dividends amounting to nearly L 9500. During the half-year ending 30th June, 1872, the same company paid dividends amounting to L 1250. the Golden Link Company has, during the past two years, produced gold amounting to LIB.OOO, and during the same period has paid dividends amounting to nearly LB9OO.

Shipping Colonial Butter to Englaud.—A Geelong paper thinks it has discovered the reasons why it will not pay to export butter from the Colony for the English market. It states “We have been shown the account sales of 100 casks of butter, which were shipped home by a linn in this town. The prices realised wore 37s 6d and 40 < per cwfc. the gross sum being Llsl 3s 41 Before leaving for England this sum was reduced by interest, freight, dock charges, and lighterage, railway carriage to Liverpool, cartage, porterage on samples, opening and showing, kc. , warehousing and showing, warehouse rent, fire insurance, advertising, sale expenses, commission, guarantee, &c,, to LlO3 19s 7d, the expenses in England being L 47 3s 9d. But this is not all. The butter was shipped by a Colonial firm, and their charges for putting the butter on hoard, &c,, amounted to LI7 Cs 6d, so that all the unfortunate shippers received for their Llsl 3s 4d worth of butter was LBG 13s 6d. As if wishing to add insult to injury, the English firm adds : —* Character of butter —Irregular, quite dry, rough in mouth, sold for greasing sheep.’” Episcopalianism. —We learn from the Sydney Mail that the Synod of the Church of England in New South Wales has just been discussing a matter of great importance respecting the unity and identity of the Church. The Bishop of Sydney recently visited England, principally with the view of accomplishing some scheme for keeping the doctrine and discipline of the Colonial Church in harmony with that of the Mother ■ hurch, taking with him the drafts of two Bills framed for that purpose. But he found that all efforts in the direction he wished to take were futile, as the Imperial Government refuse to allow any legislation on behalf of the Disestablished Churches of the Colonies, or appeals from Colonial ecclesiastical tribunals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. The Colonial Churches are held to have become virtually disestablished by the voluntary emigration of their members. They are at liberty to make any terms they choose with the Colonial Governments for endowment, or any other form of regulation, but the Imperial Government will not interfere in the matter at all. While thus detached practically, and independent of all control by English ecclesiastical authoiity, the Colonial Churches wish to keep as close as they can to the doctrines and ritual of the Mother Church, and to do this they require some means of dealing witli recusant or nonconforming clergy. The method proposed by the Bishop is to establish a Council of Reference, consisting of four clergymen and four laymen, with a view to a General Synod, There is no method of solving the difficulty which is actually free from objection. Whatever colonial court is established, its decisions will be final, as there is no appeal from it to any Imperial Court; and the danger is, that in different colonies judgments maybe given, so far varying in their tendency, that different standards of doctrine and ritual will be set up. Union can be preserved when there is one final referee whose decisions are accepted as authoritative and everywhere binding ; but in the absence of such an appeal there is nothing to secure unity or prevent diversity.

The bazaar in aid of Sfc. Barnabus Church at Blueskin, which was postponed in consequence of the non-arrival of the ship Napier, from London, will be held in t't. George’s Hall, on the 11th of September.