MEETING OF THE THAMES NATIVES.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 154, 3 May 1873, Page 3

MEETING OF THE THAMES NATIVES.

A MFF.TINO of the Thames natives (says t\-o Advertiser) was liuld on Wedne>da> at VriLiruu (f he riicecourso at Parawai) in reference to the murder in Waikato. The original purpone of tlie gathering was to bold a tangi for Waraki, an old chief of the Ngatimutu, who died a short tune since; but it was agreed a div or two ngo that the subject of Sullivan's /£ laurder "should be discussed. There was a good gathering W of the natives of the di-tuct, about 130 in all. Amongst, those present were Hotciom T.iipnvi, Molii Manpakahm, Pa-r-ita, Aperahama to Eciroa, Matiu Peano, Te karaua, llokepa Paraone. Kewi wa- absent from illness We believe that the idea of discussing the subject of the murder in Waikato originated amongst the Maoris themselves, and the expression of their opinion is consequently all the more valuable on that account. The only European present bj invitation was Mr J. C Young. The first speaker was Hotereni laipari, who said that he condemned the work of Waikato in murdering Europeans, and disturbing the peace of the district. He asked the people residing within the boundaries of Hauraki not to assist the Waikatos in any way. They should send notices from that meeting throughout Hauraki, to Paikoand Ohinemuri, asking the tribes not to help the Waikntos, but to keep quiet. He said that this work of the Waikatos wns not understood by the people of thisdistrict, and was unexpected. They should give warning all o\er thedistrict notto interfere, as tiiat would bring trouble amongst thrmsclres. — Te Karanna said : Let no person rush into the iight at Waikato, but let. every one in Hauraki stop at his own place. If any one of you' goes I will seize his property for tho wrongdoing — Aperahama te Reiroa said that an oath (agreement) had been made here formerly that none of them should go and join the Waikatos in their bad work. He now said to them, let them keep to th.it o.ith, and remain in Hauraki They must send notices to I'iako and Oluneiuurt, all through their boundaries, for all tho people to remain quieth at their own places. Let not even those who were called Hauhaus at Piako enter upon this bad work. If any of the people -within these boundaiies went, let them never return —W. H. Tripari, Pcrata, Hohepa, Paraone, Matiu Peano, Molii Mangakahia, and others spoke much to the same effect as the above. It was agreed to carry out the suggestions made, and to write notices to all the settlements. There was little said about the murder at the meeting, either by the speakers or in private conversation. They know nothing of the actual murder except from Europeans. They all agree that Purulent u is the leader of tho party, as they have been aware for somo time that lie was appointed to prevent bridges being built or roads made. The other men mentioned in the news from Waikato arc known as belonging to his party. Who "appointed" Purukutu to this work we have not been able to ascertain. If we mny judge by former instances of the same kind of proceeding, »c to a great extent took the position upon himself, with at least the tacit approval of the extreme Hauhau party. The natives here think that Purukutu's party is composed of men who, when their lands were m the Native Lands Court, did not appear to claim, and so were left out, and inconsequence feel sore. The Thames natnes think that the proper course for the Government to pursue is to appeal to the king, and, if he refuses to give up the criminal, then it will be for the Government to consider what steps should next be taken.

At a great cheese fair held rtcently at Kilmaruock, Scotland, under the auspices of the Ayrshue Agricultural Association, there were 464entiies for the premiums, the cheese exhibited weighing about 380 tons, and representing in the dairies of the competing fanners at least 5000 tons, of the value of £330,000. Factors from all parts of Scotland and England were present to make purchases, and it was suggested that a special cheese exchange should be erected in Kilmarnock. The cjuality of the prize lots was super- excellent, and most of the chcebc exhibited was of superior make. The tastes of the Scotch in all classes of cheese are assimilating to the English, a more mealy cheese being preferred than foimerly. There has been a great reform in the system of cheese-making in the dairy districts of Scotland within a few years, the Ohedder principle being adopted in place of the old Dunlop method, and the produce of Scotland can now compare with that from the most favoured distiicts of England. A d.uiy farmer in Ayrshire, since he adopted the chedder principle six years ago, has realised £1000 moie than he would have done under the Dunlop method. The Scotch farmers employ experienced cheu^e-makcis from Somersetshire and Wilts to instruct them in the ait, and they are now reaping the lesults of their enterprise. The facts we glean from an extended article in the Mark Lmir IJxj>re,i9. One of the most entertaining of American essayists tells us that he once heard a liberal clergyman extol the repose of nature. " Learn a lesson," said the liberal clergyman, " from the peaceful forest! Why should we stme any more than the blowing giain." But" nothing could be further from the fact. To hre is to contend. Each plant endeavours, almost consciously, to destroy his neighbour, to occupy his ground, to feed upon his nutriment, to devour his substance. There are armies and invasions of grasses, barbirian inroads and extirpations. Ewry inch of ground ia contested by the weeds ; the forest is a struggle for precedence ; the war of the roses are a perennial feud. The severest landscape, the stillest woodland, are the mortal arena of vegetable and animal conflict. The spear and the blade of war are foretold in the meadow grass. Strife begins frith life at the lowest and culminates in the war of competing races and civilizations — the mighty struggle in which the honour and the life of nations are the stakes. How Tbleghams ahe Wouked rp.— A good illustration of the mode of w orking up a telegram corner from New York. A sub-editor received a brief telegram from London, announcing " Oxford Music-hall burnt down." The following is the same telegram ornamented :—": — " We deeply regret to inform our rpaders that the principal music-hall of academic Oxford hns been utterly destroyed by fire. How the devouring element originated is unknown, but it has as nearly proved disastrous to the English seat of learning as did tho recent conflagration to Boston. The music-nail in question was situated in the very midst of the historic colleges of Oxford, and a mere miracle has saved them —their endow ments, professional chairs, cloisters, and libraries— from destruction " Ni:ck OB Nothing. — Foote, dining at the house of Mrs Thrale, founcVnothing to his liking, and f& in expectation of something better coming up. A neck of mutton being the last thing, ho refused it, as he had the ether dishes. As the servant was taking it away, however, understanding that there was nothing more, he called out to tho felloyr, " Hollo, master, bring that back again ; I now find it is neck or nothing." Ciubbagk Applied to Medicine. — A chemical contemporary contains the story of a sea captain to whom a sailor applied for relief for " something on his stomach " The captain consulted his book of directions, and prescribed " No 15." Unfortunately, however, there had been a run on No 15, and the bottle -nag empty. But the skipper, remembering old games of cribbagp, made up a dose by combining Nos 8 and 7, saying, " Eight and seven make 15 ;" and the Bailor to whom the calculation seemed quite natural, took the mixture with startling effect. Scholarship.— A Michigan ichoolraaster says :— " I will spell eny man, womun, or child i» the hull state fur a dick•hunary, or kash pnez of one hundred dollars a side, the money to be awarded by a committee of clergymen, or skool directors. There has been a darned site blown about mv spcllin, now I want them to put me up or shot me up. I won't be put down by ft passel of ignaranimusei because I differ with noar Webster's style of spelling.— American paper. The Cattle Poisoning Plant in Yictobia— The mystery which surrounded the remarkable fatality recently manifested amongst cattle in various parts of the country , is now in a great measure dispelled Stock and sheep owners, amongst whom considerable anxiety has boon raised, may now rest satisfied that no new epidemic has broken out, and that all the deaths that have occurred are due to vegetable poisoning, the cause of which can without much difficulty be rcmorcd. At first it was thought that the deadly nightshade or stramonium, both of which plants were found flourishing in the localities where tho cattle died, were at the bottom of the matter, but it has been ascertained that almost beyond doubt, a species of Lobeliareca— pronounced by Enron Yon Mueller to be the Lohelia pratioldev — is the fluisooftho posming. It is a small plant with elongated and irregularly toothed leaves, bearing a blue or purple ilowcr not unlike, at a casual glance, the forget-me-not. Tins plant has been found growing in thick tufts wherever the cattlo have died, and on the Geelong common, where tho iatality has been greatest, it appears, to grow not only more abundantly than elsewhere, but to have attained a larger An interesting discovery has br ei made by an Italian. Ho has hit upon a method by which nrrves may bo tuned like harp-string*, and brought into 1 a mmv with oirh other. His theory is that nervous systems like musical instruments, are all liable to change of tone, and this change is of little importance if all the nerves change together, as by attending to diet and temperature the evil mny be corrected en masse, but when owing to accident or uneven wear, the general harmony of the nenes is destroyed, a disconnected action js the result, and a special modo of treatment is required, of which he professes to pos^s the key. He calls himself a " nerve-tunor," and contracts to keep nerves in oidrr by the month or jear — Qret/ River Argus. ! Change of Haik— While we wore both standing opposite Mr W— 's dressing-room, the door of which m the hasto of Ins departure had been left open, I perceived a gentleman's wig hanging there, and inquired of Mrs W— , to whom it could belong, for Mr W— was the last man Btispeeted of wearing one. Sho burst out. laughing at, my question, and in replj to it exclaimed, " For goodness 1 sake, don't let him know— pray never say that I told you ; but that wig belongs to my husband. Nor that, alone, for he has four in all — one with very short hair, as if it had just been cut ; one with very long hair, as if it wanted cutting j another with the hair moderately long ; and one olaboratoly dressed for partio^ " Sometimes," she added, "I can scarcely prevent my self from laughing when I hear an intimate friend advise him to go and get his hair cut, and perceive how, by change of wig, it is supposed that such advice has besn promptly taken.', — " Lady Daviea'a Recollection!."

Mr Justicj Littleton, of Massachusetts, made the following remarks about a certain hotel, after he had been there 011 circuit. Some one n«ked him how he found the table. "How?" growled the judge "K\ en thing cold but the water, and everything s>our but the pickles " It is refreshing to con-e .loro-* *vi h .1 gem a* tin- following:— "The first bird of s,)img attempted to sing; But, ere he (.ail nounded a note, lie fell from the limb- -a dead bird was him — The raumc had inz in Jus throat " Mfi9 Montagu. — In the summer ot 1776 Mis Montagu was to be seen in Paris, introduced to the first circles as a happy sample of an accomplished English lad^. Voltaire, then in his dotage, took the opportunity of her presonce to send to the Academy a furious paper against Shakspearc. The lady had a place of honour among the audience while ! the vituperative paper was read. When the reading came | to an end, Suard remarked to lu-r, "I think, Mad.im, _>ou j must be rather sorry at what \ou ha\e just heard?" "I, I sir ! " ehc promptly ropl ed ; not at all. lam not one j of M. Voltaire's friends ! " — A Lady of the Last Century, I by Dr. Doran. The editor of one of our exchanges has just had his family reinforced, and makes the following remarks :—: — " Ring out wild bells— and tamo ones too— limy out the lovei s moon, Ring out the little slips and frocks, llmg in the bib and spoon ; Ring out the music, rnig in the nurse, llmg in the milk, and water ; Away with paper, pens, and ink — My daughter, oh, my daughter." A Trifle Pi.kso.s4l-. — This in.iy be a trifle personal, but it's the waj they put things out VVest. A St. Louis editor, in speaking of a brother ink-slinger, says: " He is young yet, but he can sit at Ins desk and brush the cobwebs from the ceiling with his ears." Vekbum Sap — The married ladies of a "Western city have formed a '■ Comc-home-husband Club." It is about four feet long, and lias a bru«li at the end of it. There is a tow n out West called Kandom. A resident of the place being absent from it, and asked where he lived, said ho "he lned at Random." He was taken up as a vagrant. Unredeemable bonds — Vagabonds. Popular diet among the Mormons — Spare-rib. Stranger than " borrowed days " — Lent term. Strange bedclothes — Three sheeH in the wind. Never leave your hat in a passage, unless its a bad one. The most useful thing in the long run — Breath. Uoabd or EoucvrioN. — The black-board. Dr. Bright' s Phosphodyne. — Multitudes of people are hopelessly suffering from Debility, Nervous and Liver Complaints, Depression of Spirits, Delusions, Unfltness for Businebs or Study, Failure of Hearing, Sigkt, and Memorj , Lassitude, Want of Power, Le , w hose cases admit of permanent cuac by the new remedy Phosphoduie (Osonic Oxygon), which at once allays all irritation and excitement, nnpaits new energy and life to the enfeebled constitution, and rapidly cures every stage of these hitherto incurable ahd distressing maladies. Sold by all Chemists and Storekeepers througout the colonies, from whom pamphlets containing testimonials may be obtained. — Caution: Be particular to ask for Pr. Bright's Phosphoityue as imitations are abroad; and avoid purchasing single ottles, the genuino article being sold in cases only. — Auv,