TELEGRAMS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 363, 10 June 1874, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

(From the Dnntdin Dailies. ) Wellington, June sth. In the Anglic an General Synod the following Bills were passed : — A Bill for making certain necessary alterations in the Organisation of the Church ; the Diocesan Courts' Bill ; and the New Lectionary Bill. It wot resolved that, in consequence of the paramount importance of religious instruction being afforded t© the young, the Synod expresses a hope that the Bishops and Synods of the various dioceses will do everything they can to secure the parochial clergy the privilege of imparting religious instriu tion iv Government day schools. It was also resolved to extend as widely as possible the sys tern of mutual insurance in regard to Church properties, provided that for the present no single risk be taken exceeding £500. Tho General Synod expects to close the session to-morrow. June 6th, At the last sitting of the General Synod it was resolved that steps should be taken without delay for the better endowment of the Bishopricß of Waipu and Dunedin. Regarding the celebration of marriage the Synod saw no good reason for making any formal alteration in the present usage of the Church. It was resolved that the next ordinary session of the General Synod should be held in Nelson in 1877. Auckland. June 6th. Mr. Bxiokland reports : Fat sheep, full supply, halfpenny per lb. higher ; inferior fat. cattle, 255. per 100 lb.; best quality 325. full supply ; store lambs, 7p. 6d. to Bs. 6rl. Mr. Binney reports the grain markot firm ; oats. 5s 3d. to ss. 6d.; peas and beatiß, ss. 6d.; maize, 75.; hams and bacon, in cloth, 10£ d.; cheese, BJ.; butter, Is. 2d. to Is 4d. June Bth. The City of Auckland has sailed with the 'Frisco mails, 25 saloon, and 14 steerage passengers. The Governor's yacht has left for the Man ukau. She will take the GoTernor and family to •Wellington on arrival. New Plymouth, June Bth. Captain Henry King, 8..M., died on Saturday, aged 92. He was the only surviving representative of the victory off Cape St. Vincent in 1797. Captain King was second lieutenant on board the Sea Horse at the capture v? Alexandria, and he also served in the operations pn the Potomac in 1814. He brovme commander in 1844, then Resident Magistrate ab New Plymouth, and was gazetted a retired captain in 1852. Napiek, June Bfcli. In the Supreme Court to-day, before Judge Johnston, Cunningham, for horse stealing was sentenced to two years' imprisonment ; Walter Murphy, for burglary, 18 months ; and Charles Williamson, for stealing a gold watch, nine months. 4 Geahamstown, June sth. The gold returns for May show a decrease of 1,3000z. on the previous month. June 6th. An explosion of fire damp occured in the Crown Prince mine last night. This is the first time that the explosive gass has been met with on the Thames Goldfield. The lodgments in the Bank of New Zealand for the week, amount to 1193 ounces. 1000 ounces are expected from the old Whau claim from three weeks' crushing. Alburnias have taken a sudden rise in consequence of the ( >ld Whau stone being so rich near the Alburnia's boundary. Alburnias are firmly held at £4 17s. Lyttelton, June sth. Export quotations free on -board ; Wheat, milling, ss. to 5s 3d ; oats, milling, 4s 9d ; barley, os to 5s 3d ; flour, £12 10s. Potatoes I have risen to £4, with the prospect of a further rise. - ■ June 6th. The ship Northampton, with 370 bouls on board, has arrived, 73 days out from LoA*don. She has been placed in quariutine, having smallpox on board. Two smart shooks of earthquake took place this morning at 7.45 . I Timaru, June 6th. A shock of earthquake was experienced at" 5 a.m., and a second and sharper one at 7.40 a.m. — lasting several seconds. The direction was from east to west. No damage was I done. BLTTFF, June 7th. The s.s. 'Albion, with the English mail, left Melbourne at 1.30 p.m. on the 2nd inst. She arrived at the Bluff at 1 a.m. .on the 7th, and came alongside the wharf at 8 this morning, after a passage of 4 days 9 hours and a half. She bring 331 saloon and '25 ( steerage passengers, and 200 tons of cargo for all ports. i Melbouenb, June 2nd. The O'Farrell frauds continue to be the subject of debate, and will have further investigation. In the divorce suit of Bishop v, Bishop the petitioner obtained her verdict, None of the bodies have yet been recovered from the Duke and Timor mine at Maryborough. A tender -of £135,767 has been accepted for the new Government offices. The South Channel was lighted for the first time last night, and the Nubia was enabled to come up. The Argus has made arrangements to get the result of the English Derby, through the cable, in time for publication the same morning. The Table Company anticipate that the news will occupy an hour in transmission from London to Melbourne. They have only the weather to contend against. ' Wh^at is firm, and bnt little offering Oats are quoted at 5s 8d to 5s 9d for prime milling. Brandies are again required. Hennessy V is at 10s lOd per gallon ; case, 31s. Sum is wanted. A late telegram from China states that the markers not opened, owing to the exces sive rains, which are preventing teas from coming forward ; they are Jikely to open at three taels higher. For sugars there is litt'e inquiry. Kerosene is very heavy. Sydney, June 2nd. Colonel Centenly, another Communist prisoner escaped as a stowaway in the steamer Egraont. The Government carried the ratification of the Californian mail contract without a division. The Commodore has sent a complimentary letter to Captain Grainger, for getting off the steamer Macgregor and bringing her here. The French barque Charles Auguste has been wrecked in Torres Strait ; and the schooner Blue BeH wrecked while pearl j fishing.