HAMILTON.- Oct. 23.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 139, 27 October 1871, Page 5

HAMILTON.- Oct. 23.

{From our own Correspondent.)

The weather for the last fortnight has been the most disagreeable that we have had tor a long time, and so changeable that we could, scarcely depend from one hour to another what we would have the next —all the seasons attempting the amalgamating process. The wind, however, carried, off the palm, for, although not actually blowing a hurricane, it generally went as near to it as possible. We have, however, a nice change yesterday and today, verging to extreme heat, which we do not seem to enjoy because of so sudden a change. Our raciug men were not satisfied with conclusions at your meeting, and a private match was made between Ho re's - s teelb(.y and Hall's Jessie for £LO a side, which ca ae oif on the Sowburn racecourse on the 14th, and was a complete gift to the mare, who won hard held from the start, being very judiciously ridden by Jackson.. Kohort*, on fSteelbny, persevered to the last, but was una'ile to make evi n a decent show, although the'horse was generally fan cied before the start: A hurry scurry and some foot racing wound up *i pleasant afternoon. In the evening, and

hroughout the night, the roughs of the [)la*e appear to have deuide.i on having a jubilee, which eventually degenerated into.something like a free, fight, which was kept up until about eight o'clock on Sunday morning. Fortunately there are not "many of the sort here, and I hope we shall not have a repetition for some time to come.

I am not aware what latitude a p'.'bliean's license given to the holder,, but I rO'.vav.-j fancied they had to clo*e, at twelve p.m., :uid to keep' their doors closed on Sundays. The reverse, however, seems to be the cane here, arid Although I am not a very strict Sabbatarian thyself, I like to see other people make aL attempt to keep it decently; ajud if the hotel keepers will not, for the sake of the respectability of tlieir establishments, keep properhours, I think the -police' ought to give them n warning, or at all events tell them- the Uw, tor they, purely must be erring through ignorance.

Messrs'. Reunert and Co. do not appear to like my account of their photo* graphic art as exhibited here. I am sorry if the truth hurt their feelings ; but if they get as many inluential names at all the townships they visit a?; they profess to have at the Hogburn to apeak tor them they need not trouble about Hamilton. Still, I submit that my criticism wa« a fair one;

I have no news from Cambridge's diggings, but the weather has. been so bad that I imagine there has been very little work done ; but as I hear there is more then a dozen men up there something must be known soon.