PER SPECIAL WIRE TO "STAR."

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3340, 5 September 1879, Page 2

PER SPECIAL WIRE TO "STAR."

(Pjbb Pibs§ Association.)

AUCKLAND. Last night. Arrived: H.M.S. Emerald from Wei* liogton. Three young colts and a filly of Walters hare been shipped to Canterbury to enter into training for their southern engage* ments. They comprised Piscatorial (Fanny Fishes colt), Libeller (Yatterina colt, Billingsgate (Stander, colt), and Grand Duchess (Peeress filly). Alfred Cale, the prosecutor in the cruelty case Minister of Marine, was brought up on a charge, of going ashore without leare, He pleaded indisposition, and was ordered back to the ship. Mr John McLebd is out for the Bay of Islands.' '*' "' ■■■■*'■■■■■■■■■ ■■ ■ ■■■ '■

Marsden nominations: Sir Bobert Douglas, Bey. D. Brace, Captain Colbeck, and Dargaville. Sir Bobert Douglas has since resigned in Brace's favor. Th« show of hands was in favor of Colbeck. C

Wai pa nominations : McMinn, Whita* ker, Cunningham, and Roche. The show of hands was in favor of Whitaker.

Mr Sheehan leaves for Napier to-mor-row to contest Clire with Ormond.

Notwithstanding the excitement of the general elections » large number of candidates are out for the City Council every ward will be contested.

As the Tararua does not leave her* till Sunday, Mr Sheehan will not be able to get away to Napier till that date. ■ The Vice President of the Working Men's Club, Mr Alley, waited on Sir George Grey to day, to ask him to preside at a lecture on " Land Tenures, Ancient and Modern," byC. A. Bobertson of the Auckland Grammar School. Bir George Grey expressed regret that he had to go Canterbury immediately, but would accede to the request on his return as the subject was the great subject of the day. Sir George Grey addressed a public meeting at Otahuhu to-night. The hall was crowded to excess. A resolution was passed of confidence in him as the Liberal Leader. He returned to Newmarket in time for the dose of Tole's meeting, and gave another speech and received a similar resolution to that at Otahuhu. Tole's exclusion, he said, from the Assembly would be a public lo«s.