"OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1873.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 110, 18 January 1873, Page 2

"OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1873.

We fire making strenuous efforts to procure for the rising" generation the opportniiit}' of acquiring a iligh-class Education, and the facilities offering are such that they are likely to bo very largely availed of by parents. There are fe.v actions that can bo take'i either by individuals or the state that have not their possible, if not probxble, consequent dangers to be avoided It has been found in the old country — and in this, to a limited extent — that educating a young man above his fellows, leads him to the belief that to earn his living by any means not considered " genteel " is derogatory, and loweis him hi the estimation of society. In this colony there are only three of the professions open to our youth, i.e.: icligion, law, and medicine, and we are well aware that each of these are overcrowded. It is therefore a serious matter for the consideration of parents what they are to do with their sons after they have educated them. Those who are clever, brilliant, or industrious above their fellows, will soon be the only men who will be able to earn a living in either of the professions ; the inhabitants of the world are getting better educated, and, consequently, are becoming more critical of the abilities of those who serve them, whether in the pulpit, the law-court, or the sick room. The pro* fessional man must soon shew that he is intellectually superior to those who have occasion to employ him, or he will neither command their respect nor their practice. All the professions being crowded, only the strong members of them will riae, and the weak, whether in character or ability, go to the wall. We, on a former occasion, advocated the establishment of an Agricultural College, and pointed out that it is only the specially educated agriculturist who can expect to reap the fullest advantage from his labour and capital. 'Jhe education question, however, suggests to us a fui ther and very great advantage that would accrue from the founding of a college devoted to the instruction of oar young men in the scienocs that specially apply to the pursuit of farming. We have shewn that there is little opening for young men in the professions ; the government offices ate full to overflowing, and the merchants' and insurance offices and banks are much in the same state, and fro.n the large supply of material to fill them, the remuneration offered is generally little moro than interest at five per cent on the cost of the recipient's education. There is little fear, huwever, that the farming population will become excessive in this colony ; to farming, theretfore, parents should direct tbo attenti m of their sons, and train their tastes intlnt direction by specially educating thorn for its pursuit. No facilities are at present at hand ; our universities and colleges will only fit men for the pmsuit of the three professions we have previously alluded t and of course to mix in the world in any sphere not requiring technical knowledge. We trusb that during the next session of the Assembly the question of establishing an Agricultural College or Colleges will be considered. The education imparted by them could only prove of great benefit to the colony at large and to all engaged in agrieultur. It would not only be those who attended the college wh > would derive direct benefits, the students would spread all over the c lony, and impart some of the useful knowledge they had ta'mxl to their lees forlu ,ate neighbours.

A mooting was held at the Hoyal Hotel, ILimilton Easb, on Tuesday evening, the I'Alh. instant, " To consider the best means to bo adopted to connect tie Waikato with the Tliames golclfield ; also to appoint a Committee to confer with Mr Roberton— deputed by a public meeting at the Thames to visit the Waikato on the subject." Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, a large number of the settlers attended. Captain Steele was voted to the chair, who read the advei tisement convening the meeting. He said that the making of the proposed railway would open up a market for all the produce of the district, besides utilising a large extent of country suitable for .agricultural purposes. Considerable discussion ensued as to the various routes suggested, but all the speakers agreed that it matteied little where the terminus was made so long as it touched the WaiLato river at some point, and that they, as Hamilton settlers, were quite willing to forego the advantage that would acorue f1 om the line terminating at that township if the whole district was likely to derive greater benefit fiom its doing so at any other spot. The meeting was most unanimous in looking at the question as one in w Inch petty interest must be sacrificed for the benefit of the "Wiiikato District ; there appeared (which up to this time has been most unusual) to be a unanimous desire that each section of the district shonld abstain from urging unduly its own olaims. The following resolution was proposed by Mr Primrose and seconded by Mr Hunt : "That this meeting considers it of the greatest importance to this district to have a Hue of laihvay running to the Thames, and all pledge themselves both in the exercise of the fianchise and by petitions to both houses to get it carried through." The resolution was unanimously carried. The following were appointed a committee to carry out the foregoing resolution and confer with Mr Eoberton : — Capts. Steele and Beore ; Messis. Morris, Farrell and Vialou. After a vote of thanks to the chanman tho meeting broke up. An important case for Trustees of Rond Boards wo* adjudicated upon at Alc\andrn, o" the 15th instant, by W. N. Searanckc, Esq., E.M. The chairman of the Mangapiko Road .Hoard (Mr J. D. Hill) was proceeded ngainst by Mr I'ohlcn for the recovery of £t, the amount of damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff from an accident to his horbc and cart on one of the bridges on the To Awamutu road, consequent on the disreputable state of decay into w lnch the bridge in question had been allow cd to remain. Tohlcn failed, in the opinion of the magistrate, to sustain Ins case, as he had not, previous to the Jnccident, given the Board notice of tho dangerous state of the bridge. So tho ease is reported to v«, but we cannot believe that the reason gMen could have been the only ono that guided tho Bench to its decision. Great interest was manifested in the ease, in had the decision been again at the Board, we aro informed that, there would have been enough of actions brought nirainst the Tiustces to compass its annihilation. "We have belbie pointed out that it is impossible for the Boards to keep the roads and bridges in repair unless they receive more nsMitnnco from the go\ eminent. A grent, number of the bridges in this district will soon require, if not re-budding, \ery c\tcnsi\e repairs, and he funds at the disposal of the Boards, under present regulations, will be found quite inadequate. Tho amount of rate is limited so that were the settlers never (-o ready to holp themseh es they arc debarred h\ legislation from doing so. ' A ca«e of sudden death is reported in (lie Herald to have taken place on Wednesday night, in Hobson-strcet. Tho deceased (Mrs Murphj) retired to rest in her usual health and spiriti, but was discovered at about 12 o'clock by her daughter to be in a djing slate. Life was extinct before medical aid could be procured, The deceased was between fifty and si\lv jears of age. Another batch of 120 emigrants left England by the ship Warwick on the 4th Novoinbor for Auckland, consigned to Messrs Brugden k Co. Instructions to mimcj the Waikato Kmlway from Mercer to Upper Waikato li.nc been gi\en to Mr W. H. Clarke Ihe ihannel ot the aikotu mtr is ahutu be examined..

lue L'nnunil tiov-ions closed .it the ."Mipremi (Joint, Auckland, on Wednesday last TJie list ".13 not a lie.ny one, mil the ca-es generally not ot ii character to call for special lemtulw. We cumot lot-boar, however, from a word of comment on the lsiues of two charges, which in fact constituted but one case-. We refer to the charges against Janie3 Anders)n for stealing a quantity of quicksilver from the now dc funet Turiri quartz crushing battery at Coromandel, and Thomas llenry Barclay for recen nig the same with guilty knowledge, when Anderson, the supposed thief, was acquitted, and Jlarelay, the receiver, found guilty. Iho cMilence of a witness who was the informer, and who bears the romantic name of Adolphus Adams, was conflicting ; in truth he oonfcs->od that lie had uttered a falsehood and told ahem a letter containing a threat. In consequence of the unreliability of Adams' eudence the jury acquitted Anderson; but 111 the cue of Barclay, with scarcely any additional evidence, except that of Anderson, who sold the quieksiher to Barely, and who, on being released, corroborated much of t lie eudence of tlio informer Adams, another jury found Barola\ ffiulli/, although the summing uu t > of the judge was r.itlier fuourable than otherwise to tho prisoner. Anderson told a Lime story about Ins finding the quicksilver bv a creek, which nobody believed, while tho actions- of Barclay were more open in the matter. Ho statod he bought the quicksilver at 2s per pound (a low price) on the same principle as the marine- store dealer buys goods ollerod to hi. 11 : hearing a story without giving implicit i-redenei! to it, but supposing it may be true. But these men were not strangers to eaoh other, ani Andersons tale mi"ht be true. So Barclay gave a cheque of £10 for the quicksilver, and disposed of it at tho Thames. One man, tho supposed thief, is acquitted, the other man, tho receiver, is found guilty. Surely justice is blind ; The *c itence on B irclny is 'deferred until the decision of the Court of Appeal is known o*l the question of tlic adm.ssibility ot the evident c of Mr Albert Bectham. Below we publish the rulc3 and regulations under which the punt at Xgaruawalua is gazetted to bo worked 1, The iollow ing charges or fees and no more shall be taken from j persons crossing the ferry -—For each passenger, Id ; saddle hor->c or horse led or driven, Gd ; mule or head of neat citlle, 2d; dray, eavt, or other two-wheeled \ chicle, Gd ; four-wheeled vehicle, Is; load of hay or straw, 3d; pig, sheep, or goat, id ; single bag or package of merchandize, Id; ton of fi.-cwood or merchandize, 3d. 2. The punt shall run daily (weather permitting) between tho hours of six a in. and seven p in , at the fjregoing rates, and at other limes, if required, on payment of double fare?. 3. Children, under fourteen 5 ears of age, going to or returning from school, militiamen, or members of the Armed Constabulary, and all persons conveying Her Majesty's mail, shall be exempt from payment of any fare. We learn that the king, Manwhuiri, and Rewi have left Te Kuiti for Maungatautari. There is no longer any doubt as to lawhiao's attendance at the foithconnng meeting. From timo to time, says an Olago exchange, relics that originally belonged to our"" dusky " predecessors arc brought to Fight from tho dens and caverns of the wilds. In tho early pnrt'of last week several interesting relics were discovered in a cave on Messrs Gellibrand's run, South Taieri. Among the curiosities was a flax rug of peculiar manufacture, and when found was 111 a good state of preservation. It has been much admired, and the maker has been pronounced a genius. When the rug was opened out the remains of a (supposed) Maori chief was found inside. The skull is perfect, and certainly bears trace of a different race of Maoris treading the " war-path " at that period to what wo witness at the "present day. There was also a large ball of gum found inside of the rug. The whole of these relics are to be forw arded to the Mu-eum in Dunedin. A man named — Milne, alias Alexander Lidley, was arrested at Ngaruawahia by Detective Doolan on Thursday, ami brought before Q-. Rayner, Esq , JP , charged with lia^ ing stolen a " swag " from a dray at Mercer. Ho was lcmanded to Mercer. The prisoner admitted that he had only recently been discharged from Mount Eden, after serving a term of imprisonment for horse stealing. An addition has now been made to the stages appertaining to the approaches to the punt at Ngaruawahia. The ascent and descent is now more gradual, and drays have been driven across. The river, since the completion of the punt, has been exceptionally low , and from this cause much of tho difficulty that has been experienced in crossing vehicles has arisen. The variation in the height of the water during flood and ordinary times is so great that it would bo impossible, except by means of a floating stage, to at all times make tho apapproaches of easy gradient. The Thames Star, in an article in the issuo of the 10th instant, thus comments on the merits of the Auckland Press : — " Tho Auckland loading journals, as they delight to style themselves and to be stj'ol, arc curious specimens of now - paper literature, to all except those who3o experience of such matters docs not extend beyond Auckland. It is in Auckland alone that newspapers lire published which nover offend any but those incapable of retaliation, which never contain anything likely to annoy good advertfsers, and which indeed are not intended to be a directly remunerative commercial enterprise, but rather to'be assistants in the financial scheme of a fow men who fatten on the community." * * * * There is no real difference in newspaper opinion in Auckland. Tho journals thoro do certainly, now and again, piok up a row over a misspelled word, but this is done merely to prevent the unanimity with which they play into one another's hands from bocoming too apparent. They arc for all practioal purposes one and tho same organ— tho organ, if we may put it coarsely, of the big bugs— making every now and then a great splash and a to-do over the exposure of same pelly piece of villiany, but letting the gigantic rogues alone. They do not know what independence is. They dare not offend a magnate ot the land, and they will butter up any mine whose directors have influence. Country settlers will be gratified to hoar that the newmarket place is assuming an outward and visible form. Tho outside studs and wall-plates are erected, and tho lean-to commenced on two side 3 of tho structure. Tho whole of the earthwork has been filled in, .-o that the contractor can proceed uninterruptedly with his work. An Agricultural Show will be held at To Awamutu on March 6. There is every reason to expect that tho stock and produce of tho Waikato will bo fairly represented. The prizes offered are not large, but we believe that there is sufficient public spirit in our settlers for the value of the prizes to bo a secondary consideration. Although a show has lately boen held at Cambridge, at which the settlers of To Awamutu failed to exhibit, we trust that the stock owned by Cambridge and Hamilton Bottlers will not be conspicuous by its absenco from the coining exhibition. They must remember that by sending the-r stock they are to some extent forwarding the interests of the Waikato. People from abroad judge of a district by what it produce?, and settle in it according to its merits.

The Xgatiraulawa arc, we nre gltul to learn, progressing faiourably with the horac road from Ilorohoro to Te Whetit, in the Cambridge direction, having completed the most difficult portion of the long side rutting up the Pnonuiorekua Taller on to table land. The Opotiki and Torero road is now open for traffic, the Ngatai tribe ha\ing finished their contract of 2."> miles to Marienui, and made an excellent job of it. — Bay of Plenty Times.