SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 695, 28 November 1876, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, lait night, Cosgrave annouucea bimself candidate for Jlayorlty. Mr NeiUon who wu here with the CauterDury team of footballer* is likely to bring up a team of geutlemau caoket playeri about Chrutmai. J«mc« McSbaae, contractor, wu kuo ced dowu by » pieou of rook from blasting o ( eratioui at potut Brit>>mart. Auottier man, Tiiom >a Smitti, waa kuocked dowu with earth fiom above, ie i« nuppoied hiaikoull i§ fraciared.

I I^apibr Saturday. DINNER TO MX. UttWOND. The diuuur to Mr Oiinoud wu quite a brilliant aff*ir. Ib was held ac the (Jutenon hotel, but there was uut sufficient rojm f>r all who wished to attend. Mr J Rhodes was in tue chair ; Mr Oruiond oil the right, Colouul Witm ire on ttie left. Mr Urmoad made a rather oug speech, rovewing his career iv Hawkr'a Bay, and thou referred to his action in Parliament. Speaking about the Ministerial chang. a ooimequ nt upon the retirement of Sir Juliiu Vugel, be •aid the Premiership was tint off. red to Mr Staff >rd, who declined, chiefly because bis private aff-ir« would not permit him devoting the neceaiary time to th« duties of the office of Premier. Mr Oroioud maintained tbat there was nothing illegal in the num >er of the Ministry in exoem of te^eu, considering tbat ths other two wee not receiving pay, but the Ministry yielded the point, becauoe of the diflLu'ty of proceeding with the bumneis of the country while the Opposition atsumed such au attitude of obstruction. He eai Ihe had promised to join the Ministry, and expected very sturdy to proceed to Wellington to take p*rt in the government of the colony Speaking about the Counties Act, be said ha believed the permissive clausa would be f'uud very useful and econoinioal, It would be better for the councils to be only distributing bodies, leaving the looal government to the road boaida .Mr Ormond was received with great enthusiasm, and the applaace was great at the couciusion of the speech.

Chris roHUKOH, Saturday. CHBKSB FACtORY. A oheeie factory haa beea established at Kaiapoi.

itOLLESTON TESTIMONIAL. Subscriptions for the Rolloston Ttstimouial are coming in freely. £5 5a dm been tixfld »• tlie maximum *raouut for any one pemoa to givo

CRICK E ING. Twenty-two, for practice, hire been selected for the All-England matches.

TSE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL INQ IHY. The report of the Induatrial School Inquiry Commissioners exculpates the maiter from blame, except bo far at be was injudicious id tha using of handcuffs ou the girl's legs ; bat are satisfied that the in»ntoi's conduct, generally, is most satisfactory.

SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ASYLUM : CHARGES OF ASSAULT. John Bart, who urn* weeks ago brought a oWge of assault against the Superintendent cf tho Lunatio Asylum, to-day suei the Commissioner of Poliou for £50 for de'ainn.r six shillings, pocket knife and manuscript. The o«*e wa» dismissed, hia Worship remarking that the plaiutiff was labouring under an illusion. H^nry Baxter oharg-d the Superintendent <>{ the Lunatio Asy urn wi h assault: in 1874 and 1576. (a la* evidence be -tateil that danug the mm'h of Deo he was a'«auh»d by the wardera, who dragged and kicked I im, then threw h m on the vtraudali, leaving him there until bed time. N< xt morning he had physic foroed down his th> oat by the Superinvende t and wat thrown hi to the Cbiuiimen'i w.udand handouffed. The case ii pioceadirg.