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Colonist, Volume II, Issue 157, 22 April 1859, Page 2

Ploughing and Tilling Apparatus.—Mr. ; H. M. Platt, of New York, has completed a patent in that country for a novel form of ploughing and tilling apparatus, the object being to turn up the soil in a superior manner, and to pulverise it at one operation; the invention being designed to facilitate the employment of steam as a motive pewer, as well as the power of men and animals. The principle consists in the use of a revolving screw-shaped share supported upon a wheel carriage, and so coupled and geared to the wheels that as the machine advances the screw-shaped share will enter the ground, and be made at the same time to revolve with a certain velocity, according as it is geared with the wheels, and also proportioned to the speed of the latter. As the furrow slice is lifted,.it is at the same time so completely crosscut by the revolving share as to effect its proper pulverisation, whereby it is left fit for the immediate planting of seed, and the harrowing operation is thereby saved. On hearing a clergyman remark that " the world was full ot change," Mrs. Partington said she could hardly bring her mtiid to believe it, so little found its . way into her pocket.'\«~^'

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SYNOD. [Our last issue contained the proceedings of the Synod on the 25th and 28th ultimo. The following two days were omitted from their proper order in consequence of copies of the Spectator of the 2Gth, from which journal we had previously copied, not having come to hand.] (From the Independent.) Wednesday, 23rd March. The Synod' resumed its sitting as usual at ten ' o'clock. ' Present—The Lord Bishop, the Metropolitan .(President), the Bishops of Nelson and Christchurch ; Archdeacons 6ro\vn, Kissling, and Williams ; Revs. C. Alabaster, Bagshaw, Burrows, Poole, Taylor, and Williams; Messrs. Atkins, Barton, Battersbee, Bury, Fearon, Hall, Hirst, St. Hill, Swainson, Powell, and Captain Haultain. After prayers had been read by his Lordship (the President), the minutes of the last sitting were read and confirmed. ARCHDEACONRY AND RITRAL DEANKRY BOARDS. The Draft Statute prepared by the Select Committee for the establishment of Archdeaconry and Rural Deanery Boards was brought up and read by the Bishop of Christchurch, and was then ordered to be received, and laid on the table. FORMATION OF PARISHES, ETC. The draft of a Statute for the formation of parishes was also brought up and read by the Bishop of Nelson, and ordered to be received and laid on the table. .....'■ - TRANSFER OF TRUSTS. Mr. Hall, in moving the adoption of certain resolutions on the Transfer of Trusts, observed that they embodied a question as to..whether,the General Synod were willing to accept the trusts which his Lordship, the Metropolitan, was desirous of transferring to them, or to trustees appointed by them. The committee had thought it better to place the cathedral property, which consisted of a piece of land given in the city of Auckland as a site for the Metropolitan's residence and the erection of a cathedral, in the hands of a committee, consisting of the Bishop of New Zealand, Dr. Martin, the Archdeacon of Waitemata, and the Hon. Major Kenny. After a few more observations, Mr. Hall read the report, together with the schedules annexed thereto, and then moved their adoption. Mr. Swainson, in seconding the motion, said that he thought the last resolution contained, in the report would originate difficulties, as it provided that the Diocesan Synods should recommend proper persons as trustees to the General Synod. Now, if it should so happen that it was desirable to appoint trustees in a month or: two, when the Diocesan Synods were not in existence, he sJiould wish to be informed how-they were to manage. Mr. Hall said that the difficulty had been considered by the committee, and though it might cause some delay, he thought that it could not be avoided; He would "however suggest, in order to obviate any such difficulties, that the trustees should be appointed by the Chairman of the Standing Committee. The house having assented to this alteration, the motion was agveed to. • STANDING COMMITTEE OF DELEGATES. Mr. Swainson moved that the Draft of a Statute for Delegating certain Powers vested in the General Synod be read a first time. ; There were certain powers that could only be exercised in the General Synod, and it was therefore, he considered, imperative on them to nominate a committee to whom those powers might be delegated during the time that the Synod was not in session. This being admitted, the. next question for consideration was the number of persons to form the committee, and of whom they were to consist. He proposed that the number should be five, and should consist of the Bishop of New Zealand, Archdeacon Kissling, Dr. Martin, Captain Haultain, and the Hon. J. C. Tancred. With regard to the Bishop, Archdeacon Kissling, and Captain Haultain, he had received the full permission of those-gentlemen to place their name 3on the committee. Dr. Martin had been elected a member of the General Synod, and although unable to attend the session from ill health, he expressed his desire to forward their views in every way in his power. He (Mr. Swainson) therefore thought he could guarantee .Dr. Martin's assent for his mime to be placed on the committee, and the same also with regard to Mr. Tancred, who had hitherto always taken a very prominent part in all matters connected with the church. The motion was then agreed to, and the bill read a first time. ■ GENERAL SYNOD. On the motion of Mr. Hall, the Statute for the organisation of the General Synod was ordered to be', re-committed, when several verbal alterations were, after some discussion, ordered to be made both in the preamble and in several of the clauses. After the alterations had been made, Mr. Swainson moved that the bill do pass; but after some observations from Mr. Bagshaw and Mr. Powell, Mr. Swainson withdrew his motion, and gave notice that he would move it again to-morrow. APPOINTMENT OF PASTORS' BILL. The Bishop of Nelson moved the whole House in committee on this bill, when all the clauses were read, and after some discussion, agreed to, with the exception of the 6th, upon which the committee divided-, when it was ordered to be struck out. The division was as follows :— Ayes—Bishops 1 Noes—Bishops 2 Clergy 4 Clergy 5 Laity" 4 Laity 6 • 9 13 DIOCKSAN SYNODS. Oil the motion of Captain Haultain, seconded by Mr. Powell, the Diocesan Synods Bill was recommitted to enable the Bishop.of New Zealaud to move an amendment to the preamble. Mr. Swainson, in anticipation of the intended amendment, said that in order to meet his lordship's wishes, he would propose that two-thirds of the preamble should be struck off, since, as the framer of the bill, he had already altered it to please several of the members, and he was quite prepared to do so in the present instance. The Bishop of New Zealand having expressed himself satisfied with this arrangement, the preamble was altered accordingly. After a few more verbal alterations in some of the clauses, the bill, on the House resuming, was reported as amended. PUBLICATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYNOD. Mr. Hall moved, pursuant to notice—" That it is desirable .that the Journal of Proceeding?, together with the reports of the committees, and the statutes passed by the Synod,; should be printed in an Bvo. form, and that there should be 500 copies thereof. f . ■ - On the question being. ~put, the,.motion wasassented to. The Synod adjourned at 5 o'clock. Thursday,l 24th March. : . The Synod re-assembled at the usual hour, 10 o'clock. Present—The Lord Bishop, the Metropolitan (President), the Bishops of Christchurch and Nelson, Archdeacons Brown, Kissling and Williams; and Rev. C. Alabaster, Bagshaw, Burrows, Poole, Taylor, and Williams, Messrs. Atkin, Barton, Battersbee, Bury, Fearon, Hall, Hirst, Powell, St. Hill, Swaiuson, Williams, and Captain Haultain. . _ . Prayers having been read by the President, the . minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. GENERAL AND DIOCESAN SYNODS. On the motion of Mr. Swainson, seconded by the Rev. J. C. Bagshaw, the Statute for the organisation of the General Synod was passed, and the Statute for the organisation of the Diocesan Synods was also passed on the motion of Mr. Swainson, seconded by Mr. Batterßbee. APPOINTMENT OF PASTORS' 80-Ly The Synod.went into committee on this bill. The most important discussion that took place during the consideration of-the variious clauses j was in reference to clause 8. . After the respective clauses had been considered seriatim and agreed to as amended, the following resolutions were read, and afterwards ordered to be appended to the bill, and to be recommended to the consideration of the Diocesan Synods, and, if approved of, then to be considered as part of the bill" -

1. That to provide for the case of a board of nominators wishing to delegate this trust, it is desirable to empower them,- on the occurrence of a vacancy, to elect a sole nominator, who shall nominate in their stead, or to delegate their trast to the Diocesan Synod, 2. That this Synod is firmly convinced of the inexpediency of creating any rights of private patronage. Provided that in any case m which a benefactor shall have furnished the whole or a considerable proportion of the cost of building a church and endowing a rectorship, it shall be competent for Diocesan Synod to accord to such benefactoT a limited right of nomination to such rectorship, but not in any case to extend beyond the term of his natural life, 3. That it is expedient to provide, as a check against the undue removal of rectors from their settled cures, that no duly instituted rector shall be put in nomination for another rectorship without the previous consent of his diocesan. - 4. That institution to a rectorship shall be given either by the bishop or his Commissary in the face of the congregation, or, if given elsewhere, it shall be declared by the churchwardens in the church. When the institution so declared shall hare been registered in the diocesan registry, the full rights of rector shall be deemed to be conferred.. 5. That nevertheless, to make more manifest that the rector is entitled to the free use of the church for all canonical; uses, and the parsonage house, the churchwardens or trustees of the church, at the time of the institution, shall deliver to the reef or the key of the church and rectory house. The House having resumed, the chairman reported the bill with amendments, together with the resolutions ordered to he appended. The Synod then adjourned.