Local Intelligence.

Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XIV, Issue 58, 17 October 1855, Page 2

Local Intelligence.

CHURCH MEETING.

On Friday evening last, the adjourned meeting of the members of the Protestant Episcopal Church took place in Christ Church School Room, to consider the proposition of the Bishop for the disposal of the Church Trust Funds. The meeting was numerously attended. His Honour the Superintendent in the chair.

Mr. Greenwood, after a few remarks, proposed that the Resolutions, as printed in the Examiner of the 6th instant, be adopted.

Seconded by Mr. Saxton.

Mr. Travers thought it would be preferable to pass the Resolutions separately, so that each might in turn be discussed.

Resolutions 1, 2, and 3, of "Objects to be kept in view," were put to the meeting and passed unanimously. On Resolution 4 being read,

Mr. Travers proposed the following amendment to Resolution 4 — after the words "purchase of land," the following words, instead of those printed : — " That as the terms of the Trust do not preclude the investment by mortgage upon landed property, it is desirable that, until the capital of the Fund has been invested in the purchase of land, it should be laid out upon mortgage, so as obtain from the Fund the largest amount of available income."

The amendment, after considerable discussion, was carried.

The six Resolutions, under the head " Plan proposed," were then read and discussed, and passed with a few verbal alterations suggested by Mr. Travers. Mr. Greenwood proposed, and Mr. Saxton seconded, the adoption of the following additional Resolution : —

"7. — At the expiration of the term of office of the present Archdeaconry Board, the formation of the future Archdeaconry Board to be as follows : — The Bishop, or, in his absence, the Archdeacon ; the Bishop's lay office-bearers, not exceeding three ; the parochial clergy; five members elected at a public meeting in the town of Nelson, who may be resident in any part of the province ; two representative members for the parish of Nelson, and one for every other pariah which shall hereafter be duly constituted ; all the above-mentioned representative members to be elected annually by and from amongst those persons who shall have paid to the Archdeaconry Board, for Church purposes, the sum of £1 during the year previous to any such election, or £10 in commutation of such annual payment: provided always, that the members to be so elected shall have signed the following declaration : — I, A. 8., do declare that I am at the present time a Member of the Church of England, and that I belong to no other religious denomination."

At the close of the business, the Chairman congratulated the meeting on the prospect which now existed of placing the affairs of the Church in this province on a more satisfactory footing than they had hitherto stood upon, and stated that the proposals of the Archdeaconry Board had received from the Bishop a ready acquiescence. The conduct of the Bishop, during his present visit to Nelson, had induced him to change some of his opinions respecting his lordship. If the diocese of the Bishop was of less extent, so as to afford his lordship leisure to visit this province more frequently, he believed a better understanding between his lordship and the members of the Church would be promoted.

The Bishop, in the course of a brief reply, said, that from the fact of his being a missionary Bishop, he was better enabled to visit all parts of his diocese. The vessel which was now his only home, enabled him to move with facility from place to place, and he hoped that his visits to Nelson would now be more frequent than they had hitherto been. A vote of thanks was then given to C. J. Selwyn, Esq. (the Bishop's brother), for the valuable services he had rendered the Church Trust, in getting the decree of the Court of Chancery for the transfer of the Fund, and also by paying the fees of the Court out of his own pocket.

New Steaeinb Wobks at Melbouenb. — In the suburb of Richmond an establishment has been for some time in course of erection, and is now brought into operation, for the manufacture of stearine candles. To Messrs. Louis Loewe and Co. is due the credit of having brought this, the second establishment of the kind in Australia, into existence. The works are not at present so complete as the active proprietors intend they shall be ; but they are capable, even in their present state, of turning out fully three tons per week of stearine candles, in quality and appearance quite equal to the best sperm. The advantage which will accrue from a manufactory of this description may be gathered from the fact that all the materials employed are the produce of the colouy, and that work is given to about thirty persons, in an employment which adds to our available resources. This number of people is employed in the present limited operations; — when the intentions of the proprietors are fully carried out, a great addition will be made. — Argu$ t August 7.