SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 673, 5 October 1876, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

a»«. t, ' ' AxrCKLA ND, last night. At the Prospytory, Dr Corbett wrote cnggwting that « hall be built, in.tead of » Oburoh, .t Tuakau. It was stated thai Dr Corbetfa brother, ia London, had aiibscnbod fafty pound* for a ohurob, and it wu thought that the money should not bo diverted. Sir a. Grey telegraphed to Mr Lusk who leavei for Wellington, on Saturday. Mr fouks haa como back ia tho ll*wt*.

Tatjranoa, Uit night. A native named Etnauue], clajnynff to I c llori Tuk-a'a brother, hat tiimui I nek »wo pro»p«oton, naoiecl >Som»rville »n<l Moisjaao, from Kaniia : , alleging that 1

Kam,aib«A,,,g,t o the cat.ren a* W^ "f f ?*!fi ex^*>vely to Hon. He alto Mut*t tla. the q. vrtrumeit must come V" n^tr^aaiijj viifch the King befuro jr sieo'iug is flowed If rnattei? cat in, « now, pro^ c to, s will lo«e pati. nee, a-jd co armed aa4 propared to sttud thuir gi, unrl.

A r rm , -n-n r ' LUN 00 T <> >r . 1 »«t night. ACQUITTAL OF Mil C. E H^tlOff. TOY. The Grind Jury aoquitled Haughton on all counts, after three hours dehbtration.

MR MaCANDREW AND THE GOVkKSOR. Mr Macandrew telegraphs to ihe Go* Vbrnor on beh-»lf of the people of Ota^o, asking him to withhold the Queen a wont to tho Abolition Bill, so far as Otago ia concerned, the gro*t bulk of the people being determined to maintain thoie privileges of local self-government conferred upou them by the Imperial Parliament and saying that if Hie action of the Grovernment is persisted in, it must result ia the dismemberment of the Colony, as from all qu»rter« the Provincial Q-overa-ment is urgently apppaled to for the purpose of obtainiug a pleoicitum. He says thegravi'y of the •ccusioh u my excuse for acldrei-ing your Excellency The Premier's reply says ; that Mr Macandrew appear* to forg.-t thit Abolition » now law, and that if lio thinks the actiou of the Assembly " ultra Tire*" the courts of lair are open to htm. Ministers ara aware of and deeplr regrtfc the itrong filing against Abolition apparently held by a port on of the inhabitants of Ofcago, fomented as it has been by roisrepreientation and agitation, for which the Superintendent ia in a great measure reapontible. They are also awar«, sayi the Premier, of the strong feeling in favor of Abolition by another section of the peopK but neither party can judg« of eff. ccs of legislation uol yet in force. Ihe temporary etfeot of local agitation should Lot ontweign the deliberate decuion of two parliaments He points out that a piebiscitum ij unknown to any constitution based upon representaii?e iustuuli mo. The U-overnment is also receiving urgent appeals from the Otago ootljing district* in a direction contrary to the represent*t.oas of the Su| enotendent. Invekcaeoill, Tuesday. The memorial prottsting against m»k« ing Oajjoone county has received six hundred signature*. CiißrsrcHUßOH", lait night. The mother who killed three of her children by drowning and ■mothering, was acquitted on the grou d of insanity and ordered to the asylum.

HOtiSH) SHOW. The Tlopse Show ou Saturdtj vu • grettt am ceis. There were 68 entries, and the stock generally vrui of a magnificent description. Dumedin, Tuoiday. The Grand Jury hare found " no true bill" in tho case Bishop Moran t the " iiTeninp Star,' the action brought on account of that paper nuying that a priest Wat about to be married.

DISCRETION THE BETTER P at OF VALOUK. The Provincial Kxoculire hare had under consideration tlio resolution passed by the meeting *t the theatre on Wadnefdaj, urging that the Provincial Council »i ouM bo culled together for the purpoaa of taking necessary legislative action t > obtaiu h plel>i-citum ot tlio people. No dt finite reaolutions h»vt beiaso far, ar* tired %l.