SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 677, 14 October 1876, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

-Auckland, last night. CUBISTOUUACU, last night TERMS MADE WI.H ENGLISH

CitlOltiSi'EKS. At a meeting of cricketers Jast night, it was resolved to accept the terms of the English ciicketera — givt them a bonus of i.60, »ud allow them the gate and booth privileges. At a meeting of the shareholder! of " Southern Croas and Weekly News" an offer by Mr G A Horlou, la\e of Grahsunstowu fur the enure property at £6,700 was accepted, and it was resolved to wind up the cumpauy. Jauius Dixon, char^ei at the police court ior kiutnutf aoteral girls at Hyund'a boot lautoiy against cheir will Apologised, aud tko cuae was withdiawu. Activate letter says the President of the Pacific Mail compauy stated, if 'the alteratiou iv the Jbitvuu.soo mail roaio watt uot conceited by ttte Culouial Goverqmems tie steamer would be immedi-att-Jy takeu off. Pruduce uiarketi to day, Auckland poUUe^ 4s (id cwt., C»uierbur>. 4i 10 co 4j 6 ; salt butter, 6i to 8i ; bacon, 4d to lOd ; gtnaa aud turkeys none j fowls, 1« lOd to 3j ; chee»e, 4id to 7id. {settlements of the takuiaaga races, states Mr Btickland takes £4s, i\Jr McGte i'2s, Mr Ucluri £20.

Donidin, latt night. VALIDITY OF TUifi ABOLIiiOxV ACT. The " Star " eajs the legal opinion! from here are diieotljr the reverie of what is stated in to-uaj'a telegrauii. The lawyers uphold the validity ol the Abolition Aut. It it said that Maoaney expresses his opinion, that if the Act wus ultra Tires in the first instance, the Queen' • asaent Tahdates it.

WiLMNGiOK, last night. In the House yesterday the Member! Bill advanc d a sta^e. There waa a long discussion on Air Hatnlia's motion to give Coiemaa Jb*hilip» £301) compensation awarded by the Public Petitious Committee. Tue Premier opposed, bat conseated to £150 being given, ultimately on * divi»iou thi« was agreed to. Tho cattle importation itetriotion Bill was read a second time. The House then went into committee on sixteen tl arbor Board Bills, and they were all finally pasted. To-day, ia reply to a question from Mr Luuisden the Premier atated, that J Mr Monokton had not fulfilled the con- I ditiona of lease of Auckland Island", and it was intended to determine the lease in consequence. The folfollOTTiag Bills were introduced and read a first time : Auoklaud Bush Road* Lands Bill (Mr. Whitaker) ; and the Douglas Crown Grant Bill (Major Atkinson) Oil motion I for going into supply Sir 6 Grey called attention to the Government despatch, stating that he intended lo make some remarks m j unification if his own conduct, and to shield himself from attack* made. It was a severe shook to his feelings to find such a document in existence, making aspersions on his ouaraoter, and of wh en lie had never been intormed. The statement ma ie in the despatch was moat unfair to hiui, both as to the nature of bis remarks and the state of affairs in the Colony. He objeolai to the style of the despatch, to tno laogui^e uned, and mote than all to the apparent fact that the writer did not bod a position suoh as the S)ueen alwaja held, that of absolute im artiality. It was evidently the produotion of a political partisan. He waa oeituin it would, more than anything which had ev«r before been written, redouud to hit advantage, and to that of the cause he was advocating. He accused the Governor of gross treachery and injustice towards Jiim in using Mr Dargaville'a letter in the way be had done, and further concluded by stating what had been stated waa untrue.

MR MAC vNDREW TELEGRAPHS TO THE SECKEI'ARY OF STATE. The following it a c >py of a telegram sent by tlie Superintendent to the Governor : — "Duaeihn, October 11 — I regret that by some iua Ive ienee * qopy of the following telegram, tent! by me to the Secretary of .^t*te for the (Joloci^, mi not f or w» rded to your Exce!l«Duy «• iutended, by mail from Dunedin, ou ■ October 6 j 'To the lij^ht Honourable^ th» Secretary of State for the Colonies, — Ur^eut The Abolition of Province! Act passed lut session of the Q-et.erai Asieinbly ia being forced ioto operation notwithstanding thj strenutui o^>poditi a

of the p opl • vl Otago coast itutiag about a tlurd of iho population of t> c colony. I am advi-«-d the said Act, f«uuded oa cvp. 92 of 30 Vic, in ultra vires. 1 have the honour t j au^gt-it that the said Ad be ruferred to tier Majesty '■ Attorn-y. General with a view to its dUalLwance, it void. A deep feeling of wrong porv*dcs the province. The Provinoi 1 Executive is pi-eate i to couveao the Pn>vincial Council, and claim the political righ's conferred by the Constitution Aat. —James Macindrbw.'"