The Globe. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1875. TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 199, 28 January 1875, Page 2

The Globe. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1875. TELEGRAMS.

(Per Anglo-Australian Press TelegraphAgency. ) Auckland, January 27. The average of the Auckland wheat crop is estimated at seven bushels an acre above an ordinary crop The Good Templars' grand lodge meeting rerolved that the next- meeting take place at New Plymouth, „ At the Wesleyan Conference to-day Mr Morley read a recommendation of the Wellington district meeting respect'ng the Rev Ward Neilson, the Norwegian minister of the Wesleyan Metbodi3t Apostolical Church of America. It was resolved that for the present he be recognised as a home, missionary, and that he be to administer sacraments, &c, to his countrymen. On the motion of the Rev Mr Morley, it was agreed to send to England for four young ministers during the coming year. The Rev Mr Morley read a resolution of the Welling, ton diitriot meeting oo the lubject of the

establishment of a theological institution' for the training of candidates for the Ministry. The rx-pres'deDt nnd ministers of the Auckland. Onehtrnga, and Thames circuits were appointed a committee to consider the subject and rpnott to next conference. New Plymouth, January 28. Another attempted incendiarism.—The Roman Catholic priest's house was set fire to-day. The flames were discovered, and put out before much damage was done. The fire brick lining of the blast furnance at the Steel Company's works has been commenced. The furnance will be ready in three months. The immigrants by the Avalanche have all gone off well at wages at the rate of 6s and 8s per day. All the single girls found situations at once and more are wanted. Wellington, January 27. The surgeon of the Berar states wheu the immigrants were embarking he noticed a little girl who seemed to be suffering from illness. He called the attention of Dr Humphries, who examines immigrants before they leave. Dr Humphries pooh-poohed the idea, telling the doctor it was all right. When she left, on her voyage scarlatina broke out next day, the first case being the child the doctor pointed out to Dr Humphries. From that time till she arrived the sickness was something fearful—over one hundred cases having come under the doctor's treatment. It is reported that the General Government contemplates the establishment of railway workshops n a large scale in connection with the Masterton-Wellington line. 4337 acres of provincial land have been sold during December. Port Chalmers, January 27. 2.15 p.m—Arrived—Phoebe, from I yt.telton. bhe has gone into ths graving dock for an overhaul. Dunedin, January 27. The first, meeting of the Colonial 8.-.nk was held to-day. Three mouths' operations showed a balance of £l4Ol. The report was adopted. MrJßrown, M.H.R., now on a visit to the Palmer digging?, sends the following telegram, dated Cooktown, January 20th : "No fres-h discoveries at the Palmer. First workings are mostly worked out, and the ground at the new rush is all occupied, and only just, payable. Quariz working is suspended for six months, waiting for machinery. The hot rainy season is now on. Fever is very prevalent at Cooktown and on the mines ; mostly New Zealand arrivals are attacked ; and many are dying. No one should think of coming before the end of March. The climate is good from April to November." [FROM OUR AUCKLAND CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, January 27. At the Wesleyan Conference soiree the Rev Mr Fitchett, speaking of the progress of Wesleyanism in Cantei-bury, said in Chri3tchnrch which originally was a Church of England settlement, the Methodists were more prosperous than in any other part of the country. This was greatly attributable to the exertion of a few lay members of the church. It must be remembered that this progress has been made in the face of the attitude assumed by the Ministers of the Established Church towards Wesleyanism, Presbyterian and other clergymen, whom they regarded as unauthorised instructors. The rev gentleman referred in somewhat critical terms to what he called '' wire drawn argument of apostolic succession," and the assumption of superiority by the Church of England ministers on the ground that certain high ecclesiastical fingers had touched their heads. In the Methodist Church it was a question of what was in the head, and not what had touched it. In the Wesleyan Conference to-day, the president was authorised to make arrangements for the ordination of Messrs Bond and Harper on their return to Canterbury. The Harbor Board have accepted a tender of £2530 for the further reclamation of land west of the wharf. The land will form part of the dock construction scheme. Messrs Brogden are offering 14s a day for masons, with but little response. [from our dunedin correspondent.] A man named Fogarty, while being arrested in Princes street, assaulted Constable Hartnett, and caused a concussion of the brain. The constable is seriously ill. At a meeting of the Harbor Board it was stated that debentures to the amount of £31,000 had been signed and sent for circulation in the colonies and England. A mad woman lay down across the Port Chalmers line before a train, but the train was stopped just in time. She was taken to the asylum.