LATEST INTELLIGENCE. YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 2452, 7 October 1876, Page 2

LATEST INTELLIGENCE. YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. yRrWACAMJugw teli'B«apli9 >v HwOtwwiwf> on behalf of tho people of Otago. Mkiaghim towUholdtlioQuo^n'* Mietil" in regard to the Abolitiou J3»U, t ao.fw J^^OJago^ja.j^ojacernait. the great bulk of tho pcopto rwingo>t?rV mined to maintaitt thoso prtvllegci of local pelf government conferred upon them by tho Impcrint Pnrlinmcnf, nnd spying tUnt if tho action of the Government v pwi-tcil in. it roust result iv dismcmlmroientof fiw f.'olnnr. From nil quarters the Provincial (Jovrrnim>nt is urgently nppenled to to obtain ■•» ]>'rhii,*Unpi of tho people, with a view to an appcil to the Imperial Parliament, which i*. \s conlulcutly hoped would not turn a deaf ear to tho wi>he."» bi nn overwhelming majority of the people. Ho gay* the gravity of tho occasion is- hie excuso for addressing tho Governor. The Premier in reply risy» Mr. Macandrcw appears to forget that Abolition is now law. If he thinks the action of the Awcrably ultra vires, tho courts of law ore open to him. Tho^lioisteWAro aware of, nml deeply regret the atrong feeling ngninst Aboil tioa that is apparently held by a portion of tho inhabitants of Otago; fomented its it haa bc«n by mlsrcprcwntions and 'agitation, forwljicU tho Superintendent U in a great mttware wkponnlhlo. They arc nl?o aware of the strong feeling in favor of Abolition by nnothcr sectloq of tho people, but neither party «an judge of ' the effects' of legislation not yot 5 in force The temporary effect «f local agitnlion sbould not outweigh ' tho deliberate dccv sion of. two Parliaments. He poiote onk thnt the Constitution Is oased upon rcpresontati^e institutions; that even 'if a. vote of .to* majority of tho Province of Otngo wen, obtained ngatnst an act of tho legislature mjch a vote could not weigh against tbe decision of the rcprewottttivaA^f tha,wholc_ Colony , Joe Government aro also receiving urgent appeals from the Outlying; district* ©fOtrttfo in a direction contrary to . tho representations of the Superintendent. 'In concrasion, ho snys tho 'measure now 'under. cooßidcrntioo 'will Icavo tho quoation of- local government in the hands of. tbo people,, and there is no reason to bcliovo that tho' Otftgo' people are less desirous than other parts of tho Colony to locaiittr the administratlon'of locaraffftir*. A meeting wn«hcl<H<»d»y (Friday) at which ifwas iraolvcd tohavo ft public demonstration previous to Sir Julius Vogel'a leaving the Colony, and' to present him on the occasion with a suitable testimonial. All class«'nre invited to join in the movement. Tho ChiofUuatico'Pre'ndCrgast .issued a rule of Court this morning for a special sitting of Court, in reference to tho tetter to him by Mr. O. K. BnitOQj in which bo coojplaincd of the Judgo'ii treatment of him, and informed him that no nsVed the Government for nn enquiry. Tke Chfef JuaticO wild ho had registered affidavit^to the. Court proving the authorship of the letter ; he therefore ordered Mr. Q. B. Barton, barrister, and uritcc of the letter, to attend oa Monday next to nnswer for his contempt of Court, and in order that tho Court may pa« «*»«'» judgment upon him as it might uwru fit.