"OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1873.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 187, 22 July 1873, Page 2

"OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1873.

As Will bo a mix in .111 >ther column the Hun. Mr "VV aterhome h-i.> preferred ifrnve charges against, the Ministry, His first omiplaint is thafc the lute LJ'jvcra nMuUviu'd lii->Mi> u.itnre to a uumberof blank forms redl y for the uso of lim Colon, u! 'ire.iMirer Tiie late Premier has thon^ht flfc to ch&i<u;teii*iO this irre^il uity, if ii be o,ie, a fraud. We do not pjgj; o nd to any spt'ciiii knowle>l^e as to cuslom, bat cm easily nn lerstand thafc for publiq conveniem« it is absolutely ivoesaary fur a starrim? governor t» leave a lew of his uatographs behind him. Mr Waterliouso tells us that •' thy most important requirements of tio Civil rforvioe Aot had bvien uegleutad, and. by why of t-uinrning up, that the only department pmperly classified wuB the Cuatom-himse." He t,\u'n [>tooot»led U> point out that the Judges and MinUten l.ad received JL2 Os per diem more than they weie entitled to at> travelling expenses. It is true that the above charge* are exceedingly ifivive; but befwre Mr Wuterhouae will be listenuil t(» with respect either in or oat of tl.o Council he will Ikito to justify his ac ion in Imving retired so .suuimarily from the Ministry. Presurain«^ that he was fit to hold the position of Premier, lie .ih.mld have been able to remedy the irregularities of wh eh he complains 'j.'li6 least we have to expect »t his hands is that

lie will clearly explain horn his seat in the Council the exucc form which the irregularities (or frauds) iissumed. He has cast a stigma on the,,good nrtines of several of our public men; we n^trfrally expect him to dear himself by convicting them, la our opinion good taste should have led him to in.*ke a luoid explanation at the same time as he made the accusations, but good taste is a thing not 10 be looked for from Mr Waterhouse.

Wo learn that the son of Abipeue and tho husband of , Princess Sophia is dead. ! Mr Morey, we are glad to loam, arrived at Cambridge on I Saturday from Napier. He has driven over a mob of horses (or sale m this prggpce. The petition for the extension of the Waikato railway, winch resulted from the meeting at Ngsruawahia, was forwarded to Major Jackson last ovening for presentation to the House. Dr Marshall will m -et the settlers of Cambridge on Tuesday (this) evening, and will be at Hamilton East for the arne purpose on Wednesday (to-inorraw) evening. We regret to announce the death of the Rev David Jones, luoumbent of St Matthew's Church, Auckland, which took place at Sydney, on the 17th mat. He was h juried in the Harlem Creek Cemetery, Sydney. The Dean ef Sydney said the burial «ervice. The North Shoro Ferry Company has raised the fares to the old price, 'liio wisdom of this step is estivmi'ly doubtful, and looking to the circumstance* under whicii the company was started is soincwhat a breach of faith with the public. ! I Tho man Fmher, who. was .\i\ nece-icn-y t> I i 'i auur of ! the poor fellow Garnty, at tho B«n of I i.m.U, inn h-id his son tence of death commuted to penal strvitwde for ten yeau. ! A petition it in course of signature praying that, tie jcntonco of death on Eppwright may be taken into consideration. The arrest of a publican named Peter Boylan, landlord of tho Royal Hotel, Official Bay, on a chargo of manslaughter, was made on Saturday. Boylau, it appears, was summoned a few days back at the Police Court on a charge of assaulting his wifo, but owing to her failing to appear ho was discharged. Since tho assault, however, the has been confined to her bed, her illness terminating fatally on Friday last. A partial inquiry was held on SutuftUy but adjourned until to-day. Bail was refused Boy lan. The " indignation " meeting held in the Mechanics' Institute, Auckland, on Friday evening, was presided over by George Stsines, and appears to have been of the noisiest character. Mr Olphert, Dr Kuld, Mr Aitken, and Mr Oliver Maya wore the speakers. The following resolution was carried; — "That several statements having been made by Mr Lusk *t a public meeting of the electors, held in this hall lMt Tuesday, which are at direct variance with well* authenticated facts ascertained from official recordi, and were made with the intention to mislead the public, thU mooting is of opinion that such conduct is not only personally disgraceful, but in a candidate for the highest and most honorable oflico of Superintendent is also an insult to the whole community." At the mqueit held at the Provincial Hospital on Satur* day afternoon last on the body of Eobert Hunter, who was stabbed by William KinnUon in an affray at the Queen's redoubt, the following evidence was taken after the deposit tions of the murdered man had been read over : — William Pea, storekeeper, deposed that about eleven o'clock on the evening of tho 7th imtinit, Mrs Mullen called at his house nnd stated that Put Hunter had been stabbed by Kmnisun, nnd that lie went to the plao? and saw prisoner and deceased struggling;. He obtained tho knife from Kinnison, winch was smenrcd with blood, and took it to hi* store ; also that ho hud wild the knife on the morning of that diiy to prisoner. — Tuoiimm Joseph Murray, a timekeeper on tho Mercer line of railway, stated that heaskdd Kinnison wliat he had done, when he replied, " I am not going to be bounced." 1 told him he (Kinnison) had used a coward's weapon. He said ho had bought the knife for tho purpose. Henry Edward Herbert, medical practitioner, testified to having been oalleci to attend upon deceased, nnd the nature of the wound. — Coiiiitnlilo Waller proved tho arrest of prisoner at Mercer on tho Bth instant on tho charge of stabbing, and that the prisoner had stated that he had done it in self defence. The jury, aftei< some consultation, returned a Terdiot of manslaughter. Notwithstanding the very boisterous and disagreeable stnte of the weather on Saturday, the 19th instant, the projected rifle match between six militiamen and six Waikato Rifle Volunteers came off at the butts, East Hamilton, with the following results at 400, 600, and 600 yards: — Coleman, 9, 16, 13 i total, 38. Coatos, 11, 9, 5 ; total, 25. Tanner, 4, 12. 8 ; total 24. Hankin, 5, 3, 3 ; total 11. Thompson, !2, 2, 0 j total, 4. Athol, 6, 0, 0 ; total, 6. Grand total, j 108 points. Volunteers— Captain McDonald, 13, 11, 11 j total, 35 Lieutenant Wilhamron, 13, 12, 8; total, 33. Ensign Degun, 3, 0, 7 ; total, 10. Color-Sergeant Small, 11,8,0; total, 19. Slater, IG, 11,3; total, 30. Hinton, 12, 13, 2} total, 27. Grand total, 134 j tho volunteers being the victors by 4G points, which is attributable to some of the militiamen who had arranged to fire in ttie match not having coma forward, and their place* having been supplied by outsiders. There were timei during which the target could hardly be dheerned through the driving rain. After the match was. over the team.B and their markers repaired to the Royal Hotel, where an excellent dinner had been prepared by host Burke, to whioh »mple justloo was done. On the cloth boing removed the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given and heartily responded to, after songi and speechifying wore indulged! in On the whole a most pnjoyablo evening w.is jassed. It was also unanimously resolved that " it ifc desirable to iorm u nlle association for the whole of thp Wa.kuto district for tho purpose of promoting good shooting, .13 no district in tie colony require* it more than tbis, seeing that \\r> may every man bo called out at any moment in defence of our homes, when good ihooting will tell its tale on our enemies." It was also unanimously resolved that a provisional committee of three be appointed to carry out that object, whose duty it would be to write to gentlemen in tho various parts of the district requesting their co-operation, and appoint a day for meeting delegates at somo central point to eleot a permanent eoromtttee. In aeoordanoe with the foregoing resolution Captain McDonald, Messrs Coates and Coleman were appointed, and all preliminaries left m their hands. Mr J. Sheeh&n and Henare Tomoana (says the Neto Z»aland Herald) arrived from Napier yesterday, overland, on their way to Wellington. Mr Sheehan leaves bv the s.s. Ladybird to-day. Ho reports heavy and continued rams up country, the oreeks and rivers along the road being all flooded. The natives along the line are all quiet, and settlein'jr down again to their ordinary avocations. The settlements along the borders of the King oountry were nearly all deserted, tho occupants boinjj; absent at a great meeting which is now being; livid bv tlie Ngatiruakana and Ngatimaniapoto, under Rewi. The object of tho meeting is said to be to discuss the advisability of abandoning the King movement. The decision of Rewi and his tribo on tlm | question will have an immense influence on the action of tho King and his advisers At the Wuotu Mr Sheehan met Mr Mackay and a party two days out from Cambridge, making certain enquiries required by the General Government. The weather ha> not prevented the running of the Tauranga and Napier coach. The proposal to place restrictions on leasing and selling land is being discussed very eatjerlv amongM, tho natives, and great opposition will bo offered by tho largo majority of the friendly natives. They say that tho proposal is a concession to the King party, and that therobv tho loyal nnlives are being punished for tho misdeeds of Purukutu. There can bo no doubt that tho utmost cnution will be rcqnircd in handling the subjeot to prevent disturbance^

One of tbe!mosi interesting Masonic festivals whioh have been celelirated iv London ifor many years, took plage at Willis's Rooms, on the occasion of the union of the Grand ( .'oncUvo of Masonic Knig'ats Tetnplart of England and the Grand Conclave of High Knights Templars of Ireland, together with the installation of hia Royal Highness the Prince of Wales as Grand Master of the United Orders. The new hotel in front of the Midland Railway terminm in TCii9ton-road hus ju.«t been opened The more fabric will ost (Up Midland Company the sum of £350,000 j while t'm drcorit.ioi an>l furnishing of tlio mtrrior will require fin additional amount of £150,000. It it intended eventually to lueoinmodalo about 600 gucnta.