The Globe. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1877. TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1050, 8 November 1877, Page 2

The Globe. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1877. TELEGRAPHIC.

CABLE NEWS |_PBB PEE 3 3 AGENCY.] AUSTRALIA. Sydney, November 7. The Cuzco has arrived at Adelaide after a j passage of forty days. | Brisbane, November 7. I The Ministerial changes are—Mr Douglas, Premier and Lands, becomes Colonial Secretary ; Mr Miles, Minister of Works ; and Mr , Thorne, Minister of Lands and Mines. j INTERPROYINCIAL. Geeymoutii, November 8. The present is the greatest flood ever experienced in the Grey river. The river is Higher than it has ever been known to be before, but little damage has been done in town. The harbour works have stood admirably, but up country great havoc has been done to fences, live stock, bridges, &c. No coaches have yet been able to travel on the Beef ton road, miles of it being covered with fallen timber. The river has cut a new channel to the sea, about half a mile south of the previous one. Dunedin, November 8. The gross amount of the Indian Famine Relief Fund is expected to reach £2500. The annual meeting of the Diocesan Synod was held yesterday. Bishop Nevill delivered a long address, dealing with various Church matters. Several applications for assistant teachers and new schools came before the Education Board yesterday, but were deferred, pending the passing of the estimates. The question of the observance or nonobservance of fast days was discussed at a meeting of the Presbytery yesterday. It has transpired that opinions were divided on the subject, and that the practice of the Church was at variance with what it was supposed to be. PARLIAMENTARY. Last Night’s Proceedings. Wellington, November 8. The amendments by the Council in the following Bills have been agreed to :—Conveyancing Ordinance Amendment Bill ; Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill; Municipal Corporation Act Amendment Bill; Volunteer? and others Land Bill; Wakapuuka Telegraph Station Site Bill ; Dunedin Town Hall Site Bill j Waimoa School Glebe Exchange BUI; Wellington Municipal Loans Consolidation

Act Amendment Bill; Rabbit Nuisance Act Amendment Bill; Fine Arts Copyright Bill; Wellington College Act Amendment Bill; Havelock Athenceum Incorporation Bill. The following Bills vrere read a second time —Peninsula County Bill; Canterbury Railways Land Reservation Bill; Mount Cook Road District Bill; Hokonui Education Reserve Bill. The following Bills were read a third time—Onelnmga Endowments Bill; Canterbury Rivers Act Amendment Bill; Christchurch City Reserves Bill; Crown Redress Exension Bill, No. 2; Thames Water Supply Bill. The remainder of the evening was spent in committee on the Local Option Bill. Mr Ballance’s new clause providing that compensation should be paid when licenses are taken away by the operation of the Act was read a second time on a division of 28 to 16. An amendment was then taken on Mr Evans Brown’s motion which added that compensation should only be paid in regard to houses licensed before the Act passed. Mr Montgomery moved further amendments to provide that no compensation should be paid for good-will, and that all compensation should be raised by means of a special rate on the district. Both these amendments were negatived. Mr Ballance’s clause as amended by Mr Brown was then added to the Bill, on division of 21 to 14. Mr Fox thereupon, in accordance with his promise that if the compensation clause was adopted he would abandon the Bill, moved that progress be reported, and leave was obtained to sit again that day fortnight, but the Bill is understood to be abandoned. The House rose at 1.5 a.m. Political News. [from our own correspondent.] Wellington, November 8. It is hoped that the Government intend throwing up the sponge at once in face of the majority against them. Mr Rees has a motion to place £3OOO on the estimates for the Paris Exhibition, in front of the vote of no-confi-dence motion, and it is said he will spin this out to stave off the other. The Opposition will oppose everything, and insist on the no-confidence vote being taken and decided at once. Mr Reynolds proposed yesterday that no Government business should be taken to-day, but this has been defeated, and the Opposition will also insist on the House sitting to-morrow, if necessary. Major Atkinson will not speak at any length to-day, merely giving a short statement of the reasons why the vote was brought forward, and there will be no further speaking from the Opposition.