AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3982, 3 October 1881, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

This day.

The Diocesan Synod opened this after» noon. The Bishop in his address said the clergy of the Diocese, including thirteen Maories, numbered 57, an increase of four during the year. With reference to the religious teaching in public schools he said parents should be allowed during the school hours and by the means of teachers approved of by themselves to give their own children definite teaching iv those religious truths iv which they believed. He spoke warmly of the debt of gratitude due to the New Testament revisers. By the help of the revised edition lay readers and Sunday School teachers and all unable to read the original Greek may arrive at :the meaning of the New Testament writers with a facility that was quite uiikuowii before. The .New Zea. land clergy, however, according to the Constitution of the Church, could out use

the revised versioa until it had been adopted by the Conrocation of Canterbury. When it is so adopted it will be for the General Synod of New Zealand to declare for or against its use in the public service. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court opened this morniug. The Judge, in his charge, said there were eighteen prisoners charged with fourteen offences, and with the exception of four, viz, two for rape, one for sodomy, and one indecent assault, none were of a very serious character. There were also one case of sending a letter threatening to murder, and another sweating coin. Eight of the prisoners were Maoris.

Arthur Duke for larceny was sentenced to nine months, and true bills were found against Butterworth for larceny, Irwin for larceny as a baillie, and Iwi Ngaro for broaking and entering.

In the case of indecent assault against James Montgomery (a barman at the British Hotel), at the Supreme Court, the Grand Jury brought in "No bill." Lateb. Butterworth, for robbing from Jamieson at the Metropolitan Hotel, was acquitted. John Irvin, for stealing a horse from Te Aroha, was found guilty; sentenced deferred. True bills were found against Kareama Kariri (for stealing from the person), Pekui Ngaro and Tametei Nuko (for breaking and entering. . .