WELLINGTON.

Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 30, 31 January 1877, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

,'■">;< > ; ' ■"; January 27. The leaves Dunedin with the prize firing representatives on the 12th of Feburary ; Lyttelton, 14th ; Wellington, 15th ; Picton and Nelson, 17th. She will arrive at Hokitika on the 18fch, firing to commence on the 19th. The range is about five miles from the nearest telegraph station™™ ~ ? . ;: : "'~"T'".."""" : The following are the- 'names whom-will be chosen-the»22 to~play»the~- • All England Eleven:-r-Armitage, Anson, Blacklock, Bryce) BellvC. Cross, Evans, Edmunds, , ; Imlton, )>^olejy Garfvpod* - Harwood, Hood, Haugfiton^EenWdyi 1 Lyster, Kaye, Kn'app?Xbckett, Mason, Mace,^ McKenziej; r r Russell; ■ Robinson, W. J. Salmon^ I. if. Salmon, J. A. Salmon, Sp6ed, and SherwelL Bromley was appointed and Humpnes : scorer.- v_; .: :• /? ■.-.;■:. _(■-■■; >\.i<- '■ \ • '- The races postponed from the Regatta came! o£E this morning.. V; For ;the four-' oar outrigger race, ;3 miiesj ,£2s' and sil- ; ver cup, -only, two came tp , 7 the ; scratch, Dolly Vfarden and Hybiscus} (Thames crew). .Thewateic-was.smopthand the race pretty good. For the .first half- , mile Hybiscus^ept: well, up, but after that EjoUy, i^dttiMiher^^^w^^^Jß Dolly's crew kepb J . steppe;' ;thro^h'ob|, ; at the rate of 36 pcr f 'imitite;' ;: -WaU:er :i and Hearn having stepped out" of 'the Dolly went thetf Tand rowed a' paj^jar gig race : f or £5 and a sjlyerjCup/i?r^HR as they liked .afteE.therfirftj: hundred yards. ,;,.;:;,' ' ''" '* ' "'' '' " .'' In thfe General Synod of the, phurch of England at Nelson this a^fternboia, after a lpngdebate, as to the accuracy of the -minutes, - r Archdeacon .Stock moved arid ' R. Marfen that there should: be three additional^secretaries of the. Synod, one. to. take charge of what was done by the Synod m committee, m consequence of 3 the ■ errors\ m the committee minutes; : oft last" session • through having no ' secretary. :. : After some discussion .motion .was negatived: The 'Rev; E. ; Williams nioved that after the lOfch day of session no. fresh notice of ; , motion be received. Archdeacon Maunsell: seconded the motion, which was supported'lby-<Lusk : and opposed by rthe Bishop of Dunedin. Ultimately the motion 'was' 'negatived. Archdeacon Maunsell then 'moved that a committee be appointed to enlarge and improve "the N. <Z.( Hymnal, said conimitteeto consist df the Bishops of Auckland and Nelson, Archdeacon.Williams, and the Revs. B. Dudley, Brown, and Moore. At this .zpoint; the i debate was interrupted by ; the hour of adjournment, considerable time having been occupied m discussing the minutes Of last meeting. The debate will be resumed this evening and is .expected to, be a warm one. r '?;*' ' ' "-- T-- '■ ;; *; -- 1 '> h r ••"■ The following are the Wellington Cup acceptances : —H. Redwood's Guy Fawkes, 4. years, 9st 6lbs ; pelamaine's Templeton, 6 years, 9st 21bs ; Walker's Tambourini, aged, 8st j 9lbs ; T. Ray's Danebury, 3 years, 7st slb; Reeves' Morning Star, 7st; Walker's- Glenavy, 5 years, 6st 101 b,; .Ray's Fallacy, 3 years, 6st 9lb ; Freeta's, Treason, 4 years, 6st 71bs; Gilligan's^Princess Mary, 5 years, 6st. : v