TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4242, 24 October 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[Pnuss Teleghaph Agency.] Auckland, Friday. An animated discussion has taken place in the English Church Diocesan Sjnod, on innovations in the Church service. Several clergymen and laymen strongly condemned the forms introduced by some young clergymen, particularly the singing of the hymn before the communion, the incumbent going on his knees, and the practice of turning towards the east. They spoke of these High Church practices driving thousands into the Church of Rome, and into Dissent. Three clergymen defended the alterations in the Church forms. A motion was made that the Synod deprecated all alterations in the Church service unless they were carried by five-sixths of the male members of the congregation, at a meeting publicly called to consider the question. The debate was adjourned until this evening. Grahamstown, Friday. A report was circulated that Mr. James Maokay had distributed a large quantity of grog amongst the natives at Eotorua, at Quigney's funeral. This.Mr.-Manir.3r /| o .»;<,„, »na '»i«b»'l»"waii in Waikato at the time. A meeting is convened for this evening of persons interested in establishing a High School at the Thames. Wanganut, Friday. There wore two alarms of fire this morning. One cottage was destroyed. Dunediit, Friday. At the sale of Mr. G. M. Bell's Waimea shorthorns at East Taieri yesterday, the highest bids were for the cows Queen of Butterflies and Ruby, realising 325 and 290 guineas respectively. Both were knocked down to J. F. Kitching, for Joseph Clarke, of Moa Flat. The cattle realised 4700 guineas. The estate, comprising about 460 acres, was sold at prices ranging from £ls to £2O per acre. The sale was the most important ever held in the colony. Breeders from the North Island and Canterbury were well presented. Victoria also had buyers. The whole herd was secured for New Zealand. There was rather a lively passage between the Mayor and Councillor Fish at the City Council's special meeting yesterday. The Mayor said he had been jmblicly censured for calling a meeting by Councillor Fish. He never saw such factious opposition before : he referred to Councillor Fish. The latter replied, that if the Mayor stepped out of his way he should regulate his actions, and he must not be surprised to find the Council reduced to the level of a bear garden. He afterwards gave notice of motion that the words "factious opposition," used by the Mayor, were calculated to bring the Council into contempt. An accident happened to Cobb's coach near the Waihola Gorge on Wednesday evening. When near the toll-bar the horses shied and upset the coach. The coach driver suffered a evere wound by falling. Foot Chalmers, Friday. The s.s. Wellington sailed North at 4 p.m. The shrp Jessie Readman, from Glasgow, with 2671 statute adults all well, is at the Heads. The French barque Coy der Vilade, from Newcastle, has just arrived. The whaling barque Splendid starts on her