BISHOP JENNER.

Otago Witness, Issue 925, 21 August 1869, Page 8

BISHOP JENNER.

At the meeting of the Upper House of Convocation of tho province of Canterbury at Westminster, on June 15, the Bishop of Liohfield said he had received a onmmuuication from the diocesan aynod of Dunedin. When he went out to New Zealand in October last, a meeting of the general synod was held, at which it was proposed that the nomination of Dr. H. L Jenner to the bishoprio of Dune 'in should be confi-med. The motion was opposed, and »t length led to a sort of compromise, to the effeofc that Dr .Tenner should voluntarily relieve himself of the duties of the see. Before that resolution coad reaoh England, Dr Jenner had left England for Now Zealand, and consequently arrived there without knowing anything about it. After he (the Bishop of Liohfield) left, Dunedin was formally erected into a see, and Dr Harper. Bishop of Ohristchureh, was elected Biahop of Dunedin until Bishop Jenner's successor could bo appointed. At the election, when this was resolved upon, the votes of the clergy were about equal, but the votes of the laity were against Dr Jenner, so that he had to report tbat Dr .Tenner 1 ! appoint* ment was negatived, and must therefore lftt)B9 The Bishop of Llandaff said he had heard that Bishop Jenner intended to oppose the decision thu« arrived at. The Bishop of Liohfield said he had no information of thai sort. There was only aboot a sum of L2OO a-year at the bank for tho bishopric, and one of the donors had stated that he wished Ma subscription only to go to a dnlv reoognised bishop. The bishoprio, therefore, was practically unendowed. p ______________

Three bridges have jnit been completed in tho West Taieridutriofc, via., atOutram, Lagoon, and Has tic's. A punt, also, will shortly be placed on Soroggs's creek. A correspondent, writing to a Nelson journal, rolatea the follawing incident :— " Recently, threo Maoris came from Patea, on a visit to our natives, • tribe liviug below Tutaratoatka. They came fully armed, and with tho intention of making this said tribe join them in the war. Our chief (who i« a vary influential man), aooompamed by his tribe, assembled to hoar what they had to say for ihomsolvwi, and. upon learning their errand* ordered thorn to come forward, whioh the xnholi did, whereupon he took their guns from them, dashed them to pieces on the aroand, and then scattered the powder in all directions. Tho chief then ordered his men to atrip these fellows of their clothing, whioh caused them to ory and make a great nois*, fearing their end would be de*th by hanging. Howevor, after having taken all that they had. ho bid them begone m quickly as posftible, and not come trying to eKoite hia men again, for they were all tired of the war. and should any moro rebels oome, they would be treated ia a like manner. I think that looks very well for our wtttoss."