SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1830, 3 June 1874, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Press Agency.) —♦ • Wellington, Tuesday, la tho General Synod it was agreed, on the motion of Mr Sewell, that the Synod, in the exercise of its undoubted authority, having, carefully examined the circumstances under which Dr. Jenner claims to be regarded as having been the first Bishop of Duaedin, declares that Dr. Jennor, not haviug been appointed to the See of Dunedin in accordance with the laws of the Church of New Zealand, ought not to be recognised as having been the first Bishop, and this Synod doth hereby recognise the Kov. Samuel Tarratt Neville, D.D., as the present and first Bishop of the See of Dunedin.— £25 have been subscribed for the crew of the' South fisk,' to buy them clothes. A subscription list has also been started for the captain annugst the mister mariners. —The remains of a wreck and 'two boats were sold to-day by auction for £15.The Opera Company was well received. -Mr MoKirdy, of Wellington, ii the successful tenderer for the Mungaroa contract of the Masterton line, at £55,000. The contract is for the formation only of eight miles of very heavy cutting, including two tunnels. There, were eight unsuccessful tenderers, tho highest reaching over £80,000. — Ilia first number of the New Zealand Tintss, with which is incorporated the Wellington Independent, appeared this morning in ne.w-type.—The Government hare adTices of the sale in London of £672,000 of 'l\ per cent, debentures, nominally at £9tV but with allowances fjr interest whjcb. reduce the price to £98 9s sd. This is part of the one-and-a-half million that has been offered.for sale. The balanceis to be sold at the same price.

Nmn, Monday. The four-mile section of railway was opeued by special train on. Saturday afternoon. The diftance was run in eight minuteß.-The natives hare puiiei down Mr Sutton's house on Mangateretero block, and threaten to do the same at Heretanga. Kiraitiana, Takaoioana, M.U.ll.,flenare lemoana.and Mauarea are leaders. Nelson, Tuesday. The new Provincial Executive consists of Messrs O'Connor, Secretary and Treasurer; Pitt, Solicitor; Shapter, Goldsfields Secretary; aud Kout, unofficial member. Gheistohohoh, Tuesday. Mr Pender, Inspector of Police for Christohurch for the past twelve years

monial consisting of a geld watch and chain, silver tea and coffee service, and 250 sovereigns, and an illuminated address, was publicly presented to him. A large number of the leading citizens were present. '' . LiTTKLTBtTON, Tuesday. Arrived: The ship' Ballocumyle,' from London, 97 days out, with 383 immigrants. Dunedin, Tuesday. The Provincial balance-sheet shows the estimated receipts to be £482,743; actual receipts, £492,309; expenditure, £404,066, for the financial year ending March 31. Post Chalmers, Tuesday. • Arrived:' Hadda,' barque, from Hongkong, with 164 Chinese passengers, and Mr J. Smith, oomedian. Shb had a 64days' passage.