PER ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1812, 23 October 1874, Page 3

PER ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH AGENCY.

Auckland, This day.^ The Diocesan Choral Festival at St. Paul's yesterday was a great success— church crowded. An animated debate occurred in the Synod lipon High Church innovations, severalclergymen and laymen condemning their Romish tendencies. The debate was adjourried.until to-night. . Sharemarket.—Sales: Caledonian, £5 7s 6d ; Union Beach, lls : Cure, 11s 3d; Do. (buyers), lls 3d. 4 : Napier, Thursday. Arrived: The ship Helen Denny, 86 days out, from Glasgow^ with 258 immigrants on board; all well. She had a fine passage. , . , A boy named Langham has been sent by the Resident Magistrate to the' Catholic Industrial.School (there being no regular ..reformatory), for four years, for placinjva "piece of wood,on the line of railwa^feere and for other offences. A Philosophical Society has been conftitued. Fifty members have joined. The Superintendent has been elected president; the Bishop of Waiapu, vicepresident; W. Colenso, secretary. The ship Rossella, from California to Dunedin with a cargo of lumber, put in here, having sprung a leak, to repair, and communicate with her owners. She is 76 days put, and experienced heavy weather. Dunedin, Thursday. Captain Wales met his constituents in the Temperance Hall last night. He «aid, nothing but a very strong appeal to tho home country would bring about any alterations in the Upper House, which though obstructive, was useful. Unless population flowed and were industriously and profitably occupied, the results of the public works and immigration scheme would bo most serious. He was in favour of nominated immigrants, and if nominated they ought to pay at least onethird of their passage money before itarting. He next referred to the Licensing and Forests Bills. He was infavour of the latter, because unless something of the kind were done the country would, in time, be without timber. Representation as at present was very unfair, and Dunedin should petition for two extra members. He explained why he was not present at the division on the abolition question. Several members having to speak, it was thought the debate would not conclude for some time, but the division was brought on immediately after the dinner hour, and in his absence. He afterwards took an opportunity of telling the House how he should have voted. If the whole provinces were abolished, the saving would be proportionately greater. They had paid too dear for their land to part with it easily, and he should oppose any proposal to lake it from them. (Applause.) He was in favour of stopping free immigration. At the conclusion he received a rote of thanks. The meeting was very poorly attended. Captain Wales spoke over two hours, and was quietly received.