SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 719, 25 January 1877, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, last night. The Hon Dr Pollen may be expected in Waikflto in a day or two. It is believed that native news of importance has been received, but its exact nature has not yet transpired here. The All England team will arrive on Saturday afternoon. The lolloping nominations are received for the Papskura annual racea on islis 29th inst:— . Handcap Hurdle Raoß, 80 sovs, Edgar's Don. Shaw's Louis D'Orr, Hill's ■Gladstone, Stephen's Shamrock, Oockie, Lottery, laleman. Ladies' Purse, 20 anvs, CollinB 1 Derby, Coyle's The Don, Walters 7 Izaak ; Walton, Stephen's Shamrock, Wright's Cossack. Railway Stakes (Handicap), 30 *ovs, Derbj, Izaak Walton, Medea, Cos--sack, Sprig of Shillelagh. 4 years. Derby Stakes, 1879, sixteen entries, •eight by Gledmere, three by A fee-Abe, •one by Traducer, one by Dainty Ariel. Masks' Produce Stakes, eighteen <ntri;%f^iß by Traducer, Towton two. Gletfmere five, Knolingly two, Ake-Ake two irrMMBE Meeting-, 1881, *wenty-six 'entries, ten by Feve, Papapa three, Pacific five. A son of "William Taylor, of Turner's 1 reet, Auckland, was drowned in Wai"kato, a< Tunkau, The Englioh cricketers leave Nelson tomorrow. The Hon Mr Whitaker informed a deputation that fhe Great South Eoad •wonld -have to he maintained by counties, which would relieve the public from tolls. '. 'Gunner Bell, ex-champion; will be the 'only corbine representative from Auckland ; others retired in his favour. Gwahamstown, last night. The Waio-TTaraka pumpe broke down Bitnheim, last night. Wanted a Hangman. Every arrangement was made for the •ex"cution <of Woodgate. Sam Chandler -was engaged ns hangman but wob driven •otT. The 'condemned man received the fSocrament yesterday, Archdencon Butt" •and the Pev Ronaldson being present. Tie maintained thar he was innocent until *the Inst. The. Pherff and Gaoler refused io execute sra'tence, failing to find anyone 'else. The wan remains unhung. It is T<ot known when or howthe eent<nce will en fried out. The telegraph was em- : tplcyed until midnight in nttemptirg to cbtnin a. hangman from Wellington, but ' 'wjthoulixuccesfl. .-'■•■■ Hokitixa, Tursday. The Tararua arrived frrm Sydney yesierdny, bvinping the English, cricketers, , 'but no fresh Australian news. _ Ptjuedtn, Tuesday. An eqnity rat was opened in the Su- : pi erne Court ypsterday. which according ■Io counsel for the plaintiff, leads to a question of forgery, and possibly of perfjury, and popfesfes fmtiir-'S bb romwniic »ip those ce'ehrnff-d casts recorded in Warren's " Ten Thrusand a Year," or in I *' Orley Jarm." The 'plaintiff is 'I horaas Robertson, «,n old set4'er, living in Anderson's Bay, "near T)one*dip. F'e Feeksto set aside a deed of cor • "vevance lo "his >on-in-lnw and dauchler, "Mr and Mrs DM Bo s, of Timaru. •foiin»:rly of Anifklond and C romandel, on the groui d that the deed in question was i •procured by fraud. The property involved is paia to be worth At ■ srfcting of vheOourt, defendant and plaintiff weve examined, and further hearing of, the case was adj urned ' till 10 o'clock this morning.