By Electric Telegraph

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 352, 3 December 1875, Page 3

By Electric Telegraph

(From our own correspondent.)

Dunedin, Thursday Evening. The Dunedin Presbytery has been occupied all to day considering "Wales' action in voting for the Deceased Wife's Sister Marriage Bill, and ordered the First Church session records, by which it appears that Wales was rejected as deacon on account of his vote.

Reynolds addressed a crowded meeting of the electors last night. He denied emphatically that he had ever given a pledge to retire from the Ministry if total abolition was insisted on. He thought that had he been directly asked he would have Baid he was opposed to the abolition of Otago and Canterbury as Provinces ; but when he found the feeling in the House so strong in favor of total abolition he tried to secure as good a measure as poESi'de. The immediate passage" of the bill was absolutely necessary to prevent hungry Provincial combinations. He

Was opposed to all the present proposals for insular, separation or the creation of two or moire Provinces, There had been no wariztter advocate for financial separation than hxniaelf, but the session of 1872 convinced him of the utter hopelessness of the proposal,' Auckland would never agree to it unless the compact of 1556 was broken. He warned the Otago constituencies tc carefully consider that point. He was subjected to a heavy questioning, lasting nearly three fo:if§. The : proceediiigS lasted so long that Wales had tc postpone hia address. A resolution thanking .Reynolds for hie address* but regretting that he as a member of the Government hurriedlypassed the Abolition Bill without first takihg the opinion of the electors, was carric-u by ah overwhelming majority, as against oae of simple thanks. The squatters are again beaten. In the appeal case Morrison v. Southland Waste Land Board, the Appeal Court decided in favor of Board, the Chief Justice dissenting. The appellant intends moving the Governor iii Council for leave to appeal. It is expected that Sir George Grey will stand for the Thames

The long overdue barque, Adamants, has arrived at the Bluff with passengers. The captain died from delirium tremens on the voyage.

itTNEDIJT RACES. Second day.; Handicap Hurdle Kildare, 1 f falteKa; 2. W<ffl .&Bity. Maid of the Mill, threw her - rider, Williams, wlio sustained fearful injuries. Stewards Purse—Rory O'More won. TT«J only Blair Athol to compete with. - Grand Stand Handicap—Rory O'More, i i Blue Peter, 2. . »' ; —■ DUNEDIN SHARE BEPORT. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Mr. Frederick H. Erana reports far tho week ending .to-day:— BatiS of Sew. Zealand; £lf 2s. 6d.; National, 74a ; Colonial, 31s ; Standard Insurance. 13s. 6H ; National Insurance, 225. 3d j South British, 508; New Zealand, 41s; Albion Brewery, 14s 3 Mosgiela, 63s 6d.