DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 289, 14 August 1873, Page 6

DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.

The thieves, burglars, and rowdies of New York are excessively annoyed with Recorder Hackett, of that city, on account of two or three severe sentences he bas lately passed on some of their friends, and have addressed to him the following kind remonstrace : — " Mr. Hackett.— Sir,— This is to notify you that if you give any more of your cruel long sentences, such as twenty years or fifteen years, for very trivial offences, or for offences of burglary, &c, your career will be cut short in a manner you least, expect. The slung shot, the" knife, or poison will be brought into requisition to rid tbe world of a monster of cruelty like you, who has unjustly sentenced many a better man than yourself to gloomy dungeons for excessive periods more than their crime deserved, just to satisfy the public and gain a reputation for yourself for fancy sentences. There has been lately a party of us organised who are sworn under solemn oaths to take your life (or that of some other member of your family, if we cannot get at you easily), if any more sentences are give by you that ws consider unjust or excessive. You live in a fine house, you enjoy yourself well, and little dream what torments you condemn your fellow men to, many of them being driven into crime by sheer poverty and hunger. This toill he avenged, so beware if you do not moderate yourself. You have a damnable name foo cruelty ; you are an agent for tyranny, so beware. Sic sempe iyranuns. We have your house watched, aud xolien you least expect the 'avengers' they will have you where they want you, either you or some member of your family. So help us God. — Cracksmen." Thia pleasant warning was received by the recorder by post on the 22nd ultimo, but does not seem to have disturbed his equanimity much — although it is stated that it has made his wife rather anxious. " I am," he observee two days later, to the reporter of the "New York Herald " who interviewed him, " one of the ugliest men you ever met, and I do what I say I will do always," The recorder then drew from his pocket by an almost imperceptible motion of his arm, "a very ornate gold-mounted revolver," which he informed the reporter he always carried with him, adding that he had handled fire-arms from his boyhood, and he doubted whether any man living could " draw " faster or fire more unerringly than himself. He had frequently, he said, " shot a three-cent, piece off the head of a distinguished journalist " in his (the journalist's) own parlor, and could shoot a pin from a man's fingers at any time with a revolver. Altogether he seems to be admirably fitted for the position he at present holds as a judge in New York.

The Education Department, with a view to give effect to the provisions of the Education Act, have resolved upon instituting periodical examinations throughout the colony of Victoria of those children who may not be able to attend school, or who may be receiving educatiou in other than State schools. The school inspectors have been instructed to not;fy in the several districts over which they are appointed the times and places where children can attend and qualify themselves for the certificate that they have attained the standard of education. It may not be very generally known that the parents of children and masters and mistresses who employ young servants are by that act heM responsible for their education, and that until they obtained the certificate they are amenable to the Education Department for any neglect on their part in providing them with the opportunity of attending school. The act does not say within what period the education of the child shall be completed, but it requires that it shall attend school for not less than 120 days in each year. — '• Melbourne Telegraph." The strenuous efforts made on all hands to discover some trace of the Rpv. Mr. Hamilton, have at length resulted successfully, though, -we are sorry to say, they but too fully confirm the worst fears all along expressed for his safety. News from the Whau was received in town last nightj to the effect that the body of the rev. gentleman had been found in Foot's Creek, Destruction Gully, on the coast side, and about a mile from where his horse was found. Unfortunately, none of the particulars of the discovery have come to hand, the messenger sent to the Whau by Mr. Home, manager of the Huia saw mills, brings simply the, information of the recovery of the body. It can only be conjectured that, having become lost in the bush, he wandered about until he became exhausted, and had fallen into the creek and was drowned. The body is to be brought up to Onehunga, and is expected to arrive there this morning. A constable is to be despatched to bring it into town, and an inquest will be held to-day, should there be sufficient time to do so. Eeference to the fact of the rev. gentleman being missing was made in the morning service at St. Andrew's yesterday, by tbe Rev. D. Bruce. Full particulars will come to hand in the course of to-day, in the absence of which all else is conjecture as to the cause or circumstances of the rev. gentleman's untimely end.— N.Z. "Herald."