AUCKLAND NOTES.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2153, 27 November 1875, Page 3

AUCKLAND NOTES.

JEOM OUB SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

Friday.

Indisposition of Mr Wilson.

Mr W. C.; Wilson, proprietor of the Herald, has been coufined to his residence

for several days, but it is expected he is so far recovered as to be able to.at;^nd to business .and come down to his \rffice ; any one knowing him would much . regret his inability .to; be up and doing. Sir George Grey's Movements.

.1 understand that ,?ir George Grey purposes "proceeding to the Thames on Tuesday morning to attend to various public duties requiring, his presence both at yqur end and at the Ohinemuri portion jof the goldfield.: He looks much improved from bis short exile at Eawatt from public business. :/v":" .The Cro^v -: '.- The editor suggests Sir Julius Vogel's I colleagues cablegra.nming him to return to New Zealand.at once.. It does not like delays at such a critical fime and says the late Premier should be here to enunciate; the Government policy It does not loot very well to see a Government organ recommending ministers publicly adopting such a course, but there cannot be any doubt but the paper expresses the opinions of the party,, and, in all probability the detention of the "Vasco d.c Gama was in a measure owing to the necessity of communicating those inspiration.movements. Thames Blowing. An incident occurred here lately which is too good to bs lost sight of amongst your Thames politicians, because it may open.your eyes a bit-just a trifle. A gentleman from Grahamstown was here a few days ago. He is not given to blowing, and possibly he was taking a rise out of his auditors, but on the present condition of affairs anything relating to your district is interesting. Well, to the gist of the matter. This gentleman was " gassing " about the Thames. He said John Gibbons was the coming man, as he had been returned at the head of the poll at'the last municipal election, and all because he had favored the abolition of Provinces. He. "was then, of course, interrogated as to the probable candidature of Sir George Grey and his chance of success should he accept the requisition being got: up. " Well, you know," says he, " Mr Horton and Mr Gibbons haven't made up their minds who they'll bring out; but whoever they support will be the men." This is no doubt very flattering to you people ; whoever Mr Horton and Mr John Gibbons support you must elect. They won't support Sir George Grey,:but I'll bet my bottom dollar that if he stands he'll lick all creation. Mind you, there was no mention of whom the Advertiser will support —the old hand, Wilkinson was ignored : it was whom Mr Horton will bring out, and Mr John Gibbons. Now, fancy Old Kahekatea and Horton bringing out men and electing as to whom the Thames people shall return. Some of you may have ideas on the matter differing from the opinions of these two newty. fledged and unknown politicians, and I can—from some knowledge of Wilkinson—imagine his surprise at hearing that the business is cut and dried without consulting him.