THURESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1873.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 112, 23 January 1873, Page 2

THURESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1873.

"Wi: record in another column the death of Napoleon, the third ex-Gmjeror of the French. Had his death t.iken place three ye.irs ago theio would havo been a large field opened for speculators as to what effect his chance would have had on the destinies of nations. lie has, however died — as h< J hvtd the greater portion of his life — an exile from the country over which he hr.s reigned. There are few of us who have forgotten the anxiety with which the rao>t trivial utleiai.ee of this ruler of the destinies of Franco was commented upon; the brains of every journalist in Europe have often been strained to attach a meaning to a chance expression, to which after eveutb have pro\ed no nit'iining could possibly be affixed. France duringhis ai bitrary government was, fo to say, the arbiter of the aff.iiis of the civilized world. He had the role power of declaring that anarchy and disorder bhonid piev.iil iv Europe, that tens of thousands should die on the Hold ol battle, and misery and

woo be brought to as man) households. He had a difficult part to play ; the people ho governed are eminently vain and volatile, and we cannot help thinking that the departed Emperor is more to be praised for the evil ho has avoided, than for that which from Ins portion (if he was to hold it) he was compelled to commit. He governed France well foi twenty years, he raised her from the low position to whioh she had descended, and made her, as before his timo she had been, one of the leading nations of Europe. The man who has just departed was undoubtedly one of the most remarkable men whose history has been and has yet to bo written. He, with his name only to assist him, landed in Franco, and by his tact and ability raised himself from one position to another till he sat on the throng and whrn there governed France hotter than she has been ruled in modern times. His declaration that "The Empire is peace," was a figurative expression only, but its mere utterance restored confidence to Europe ; men, in consequence, directed their minds to the pursuits of commerce, thereby adding to the happiness of the whole human race. Wo believe that when he sat on the throne of France he had attained to the summit of his ambition, and had it been possible, he would have devoted the whole of his energies to the advancement of that nation on the road to commercial prosperity. I His was r.evcr an aggressive policy, ho was forcad into war by circumstances. He had to satisfy the French nation or fall from the position he heldExcitement they would have, if they could not get it by means of a foreign war, they were bonnd to have it by means of internal commotion, and he, in common with all statesmen, was aware that it was less dcleteriou.s to the natiou to enter into a foreign than a civil war. To this fact, Ino doubt, is to be attributed many of the | acts of his life for -vhich he has been blamed, A great man, intellectually speaking, has passed away. His historians will perhaps, do kitn greater justice than wo who were his contemporaries have ever done ; we are now only able to remember his recent great failure, those who will review his life after n greater lapse of timo will be able to appreciate at their proper value his successes, his failures, and his misfortunes.

Tawhiao lias at the last moment drawn out of his engagemont to attend the meeting tit Maungit.iutari His advisers, however, are on the ground Ihej will tnlk, and the non-presence of Tawhiao will gi\e them an opportunity of afterwards repudiating anything they may siy. 'Jhis is one of those examples of low cunning for which all savages arc noted. We are led to believe that there is a desire on the part of Manuluri and Rewi that his Excellency and Mr McLean should be present, but they refrained vntil too late to give the necessary invitation and guarantee that their nominal leader would be present; for the so-called "king"|is little- else. We ha\ c every reason to belic\ c that had not a person visited them representing himself as coming from the Government (a Govern-ncnt that was then defunct) that much good might have requite 1 fiom the meeting now being held. We now only anticipate talk, an A demands being made (suggested bj this pailv) which it is quite impossible) can be conceded. We therefore anticipate nothing bejond a considerable amount of drunkenness and inordinate eating., interspersed with loud talking. AVehavo heard numerous complaints latch from travellers | at not being able to get b.-an to mix w ith the oats obtained ] at the different hotels. Bran is cheap, and t he-re are two or three mills in the district from winch it can be obtained. We trust that our landlord:, will act on the suggestion we have throw n out. Several experienced settlers fro-n Auckland have visited this district lately. They have invariably expressed astonishment at the progress that has been made during the last two or three years, more particularly as regards the quantity and quality of the gram produced throughout the WiuLato. Wo trust that their representation*, founded, as they are, on experience, will havo the effect of inducing others to pay us a \isit. AVc perceive that Sergeant Pardy has been promoted by ! the Commissioner of Police to the rank of Sergeant-Major, , which is a gratifying instance of merited recognition. Sergeant Pardy during his long connection with the police force has always conducted himself modestly in the discharge of the duties of his position. He is one of the few men who can be trusted with official power without abusing it, and overstepping the prescribed lino of duty. A burglary was perpetrated in Auckland between Saturday night and Monday morning la 4. On one of Messrs. Archibald Clark and Sons' storemen opening the store, lie discovered some goods out of their usual places ; on examining tho premises he discovered a hole 18 inches square. Somo of the stolen goods have been discovered "planted" on the Barrack Hill among the fern. A man named Francis Falcon ii in charge on su'picnn of being the burglar. Very general interest appears to be taken in Auckland regarding the sufferings of the pioneer settlers of Martin Bay. Tho Rev Mr Porter, tho pastor of the small flock of Colonists, has given two leaturci, one at Auckland and the other at tho Thames, descriptivo of the hardships endured by them, and tho result has been a practical response in tho form of a collection of some £tl odd. The object of tho lecturer seems to bo the eoUcction of sufficient funds to enable the settlers to firmly establish themselves in their new settlement. Tho Evening Star of Tuesday mentions the arrest of three men named George Godkin (of the Farmer's Eotcl) , Michael Malone, and Nicholas Staunton, concerned in a serious assault at Drury, on the 31st ult., on Mr John Mallay. The attack on Mallay was of the most brutal character, Godkin having struck him with a pewter pot, while Staunton and Malone inflicted severe wounds by kicks awd blows. The injuries received by Mallay assumed such a serious naluro on Tuesday that it was thought necessary to havo his depositions taken before a magistrate. He now lies tho Hospi 1 a' m a very precarious stato. At the Native Lands Court, while a discussion was going on respecting the boundaries of th ) Wliangamata block, a native who was standing close up to the Judge spoke out in a loud tone, to tho effect, as we understood, that ho was not getting justice in tho division which was being made. He then bounced away from the table, clapping on his hat. The Judge addressed him by namo in a very civil manner, and asked him to cease that spoaking, but the indignant chief still continued to talk. This roused the ire of the bench, who ordered the policeman to "put that man out." The constate, who talks Maori like some of our licensed nLerprJ^rs, seized tho native by the collar and said " Harry goe waa," but the other made such a show of resistance that the policeman wa3 justified in luing force. Tho Maori was pushed to the front of the stage, where he clung on to the wing*, but was just about to be thrown over into tho pit when he beggod leave to be allowed, as an Irishman would say, "to gather up hib hat," and depart in peace. Tliero were ma.i,> Maoris round, friends and relatives of the party to the struggle with tho law, hut to their credit as a law-abiding people be it said, they did not in the least interfere with the policeman in the disoharge of his Unty.—AdoerlUer. A singular accident occured on Sunday night or early yesterd.iv non-Ing, to a daughter of Mr Avev, hmllord of tho Masonic Hotel. Ihe girl, who is about 10 jears of age, was asleep in bed, a nit attacked her, and bit her on the head, face, hands, and bod\. Sic naturally avvoko and called for help. Her parents took her to their beJ, to which tho rat followed b •.- in ( c .mtnen-ed .n.othrr attack, but was soon dm on off, Next morning the sufferer was taken to Dr Hooper, and we arc glad to learn that no serious consequences arc apprehended from the occurrence. — Cross. |

\\ r o loirn th.it Mr 1' L'^he ot W.irtlo has sold a dozen choice Lincoln rams, to \L- F. U. Claude, of fapatouoi. It is a sign of the .id wince oi n. new district when breeders from older <vnd iiu.o populous places consider it judicious t> visit it fiu the pui,'Oic ot p u-cij.isiijg stock. With n^peot to the noci.ovt} of having the interior of this province prospected tor gold while- tlic summer « eathcr lasts, the Maun* Au t a Inn sajj.— v lt would seem that during the suinmu, .aunlio.i .* ill IS iu-cctc i to othor places besides Hikulaia and Ohmcmuri, for our telegrams from the south show that the Defence Minister is engaged negotiating for 1 lie opening of the Tuhua country. A few weeks ago we called attention to this matter, with the view of getting the Prouncml Go> eminent to send out parties of prospectors as they did during last winter. It was clear from the repoit if Messrs. Uurrj and Nolan that the stormy weather of the high lands about Taupo in winter had prevented them doing am tlung worth naming prospecting, but the favourable weather we w ill have for a few months would allow of a good trial of the districts m the interior alleged to be auriferous. We think that a party might be sent out to Horohoro, here, according to native report, of many years ago, gold exists. Ilorahoro is a mountain which terminates to the southward the range of the Hauraki peninsula" We understand that Mr H. W. Clarke has been appointed a surveyor in the Waikato district, to aid in the carrying out of the public works thei c. He has also been insti ucted to survey the continuation of the railway line from Mercer upwards. He >\ill also devote his attention to the state of the liver, the sand-banks,, snags,. A,c, and wilj take the necessary steps to have the river clenved of anj obstruction that may exist to the safe navigation of the same Mr Clarke Inn tdiead\ taken up his residence there, and we may expect to hear fewer complaints about the ntnigation of the VVTikalo than lime been custonuirv of late. — Cross.