SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (Our own Correspondents.) THE THAMES AND EAST COAST ELECTIONS. INTER-PROVINCIAL PIGEON MATCH. KIRBY SENTENCED TO NINE MONTHS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 567, 8 January 1876, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. (Our own Correspondents.) THE THAMES AND EAST COAST ELECTIONS. INTER-PROVINCIAL PIGEON MATCH. KIRBY SENTENCED TO NINE MONTHS.

Auckland, noon, January 7. Thames* polling resulted, Grey, 975 ; Rowo, 805 ; Vogel, 685 ; Mitchel, 334. Wellington telegram statos Grey ig likely to bo disqualified for the Thames, on the ground that he cannot stand for anothor seat while a member of the House. East Coast returns in show, Read, 207 ; Morris, 161 ; Kelly, 76 ; Maiha, ?. Opotiki and other districts are to come. Knby is siiituncod to nine months. Dunediu'a Hcore m tlie rigoou Match wus one hundred aad iii'ty- one, against Auckland's

one iiiindicd and forty. Duoedin^winning ' l»y eleven points. j , %fc "-Si-

Auckland, Friday, l 7M\p.h\ N Ohristchuroh witbcfrjew frQm ; jat!e»w£r*>i. vincial pigeon match Jit tbe Uilftton^rt,. Election retumr'Eat'C Coast, Kind, 21l ; Morris, 190; Kelly, IGS. Wh*k»€«ne returns not receired, but Read'g return is considered certain.. Tole is returned for I. den beating A X Taylor by 51 votes. It is understood that the legality of the .step was considered bofore Grey stood for the Thames, ami it was determined that English election practice furnished many precedents of double elections. The Cricket match, Taranaki Tarsus North shore Club, continued to-day. Taranaki only scored 114 in two innings, North Shore, 109 in their first inning* leaving only six to win out of second, inning's. Supreme Court to-day, Mathew Moore, blacksmith, has been acquitted of tha charge of murdering Richard Barrett in the affraj at Welch's house, Shortlandstreot. The Maori, a native, gontenced to a months' imprisonment for perjury. Okahamstown.

Mackay lodged a formal protest with Returning officer against Grey's name being- endorsed on writ as member for the Thames, ou the ground of his disqualification owing to prior election.

VV ARK WORTH. Sbcchiin addressed the Rodney electors and recoivcd a vote of thanks.

FOXTON. Manawautu nomination, Walter Johnson and Dr Uuller were proposed- Tho ■how of handa favoured Bailer. Poll demanded.

Wellington. Inclement weather hitherto has prevented tho Luua proceeding out t* grapple for Cooks Straits cable. Every requisite appliance has beeu placed on board.

ThursdayIt is Btated cm authority that Sir George Grey being 'ipso facto' now, a member for the Auckland City West, is thereby disqualified from election for any other constituency until he resigns his present seat ; but he cannot do that, there being no Speaker. • Any person, is is said, may be nominated for several districts befoi a " election for any," but after election for one, he cannot legally be nominated or elected for another.