The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1875.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 417, 16 January 1875, Page 2

The Waikato Times. " OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1875.

Consieerable excitement prevails amongst those ,of our population who have tasted of the excitement ,of gold seeking. Intelligence reaches us that .alluvial gold has been discovered, but as yet not in sufficiently large quantities to be considered payable, The natives are now quite willing that their .country should be thoroughly prospected, so that no long period is likely to elapse before the best and worst is known of the prospects of the long promised land. We trust that the settlers in this district wiil not on this as on a former occasion take the gold fever and leave their farms to take care of ■themselves while they search for the precious metal. There are many now in the Waikato who reproach .themselves bitterly for having deserted their farms .to go to the Thames, where they lost neaily everything they possessed. Having once, like the greedy 4og "dropped the meat to catch the shadow,-' they jshould be wiser on the present occasion. If the eventually turn out all that is expected ■jfrom them, there is plenty of time. Let no man has got regular labor leave to go to Ohinemuri |till the field is proved by those who have nothing else to do. It is purposed to hold the following religious services in th< Waikato to morrow. Church of Engjand, F . ton, 11 a.ii. jN^aruava ia 11 a.m. anrl 6.30 p Alexandra 11 a.m. ; Te Awamutu 3 p.m. ; Kidijihi 7 p.m.. Catholic, Kihikihi" 1 9 a.m.; JjLan. jiuohia 11 a.n . Wesleyan Methodist, Cambridge, 11 a.m. ; Pukerimu 2.30 p.m. ; Hamilton ? or/ .. T'-i J D — i -i -• _ j n „ i:... i

Lieut. Col. Lyon proceeded to Auckland yesterday, in another column we report the proceedings at two presentations of testimonials. The addresses speak for themselves, from, them it is clear that the settlers in the "Waikato appreciate at their true value the services rendered to the district by Col. Lyon, who commanded it in troublous times. We congratulate him on his appointment to the highest position in service and trust. The condemned Maori prisoner Newton, convicted of the murder of a Maori girl at Orakei, and sentenced to death, has been lemoved to the Cell appropriated to such prisoners. He seems so far to be indifferent to his approaching fate. He persists that he is not guilty of the crime. The conviction has duly been sent to "Wellington, and a week or two will elapse before Her Majesty's pleasure can b9 known through the decision of the Governor cf the colony. — Heratd. A preliminary meeting of the Waikato Land Building and Investment Society, was held at jhe Chambers of Mr. W.M. Hay, at Hamilton, on Wed- ! nesday. Owing to the sale of Col. Lyon's furnit ire lasting till very , late, and a number of mem I ers i being present it it, the attendance at the Socie y's meeting was very small. Business of only a v&ry formal character was disposed of, and the meeting adjourned to a future day, of which due notice will be given by advertisement. From a recent return received from the AgentGeneral it appears that the number, of emigrants despatched to the colony during the quarter ending September 31, is 7,803 souls, conveyed in 23 vessels all of which, with the exception of the Cospatrick have arrived. Of this total 1,845 were for Auck land; 1,459 for Otago? 1,561 for Canterbury ; 849 for Nelson. Westland and Marlborouh ; 923 for Hawke's Bay ; 789 for Wellington, and 387 for Taranaki. The funeral of the late Lieut. Russell, of the Engineer Volunteer Militia, took place at Ngaruawahia on Wednesday. The remains were followed to the grave by a strong detachment of the corps and a considerable number of settlers. The principal mourners were Mr Breen, C.E., and Captain Eowe. The pall-bearers were four sergeants of the corps. In the absence of a clergyman the service was said by Lieut. Eyre. The firing party consisted of 40 rank and tile, who were under the command of Capt. Schofield, and the three volleys were very well tired indeed. We are glad to learn from the Wanganui Herald that the Executive have refused to advise his Excellency to pardon the man McDonald, who, it will be remembered, put himself forward as the champion of a tribe of natives, and in his assumed capacity took upon himself to shoot a horse attached to a mail coach on the Queen's highway. Were he an igno-> rant man we should be inclined to plead for mercy for him, but as the contrary is the case we trust that he will be made to serve the full term of his sentence. It appears to us that a good deal of sickly sentimentality has been indulged in about the " poor fellow" because he happens to have held a better position in society than men usually do who commit open outrage. The very reason in our opinion why he should be severely punished. We hear' it stated that Sir Donald McLean has made arrangements to visit the King party at Te Kuiti, and that the meeting will take place on the 18th of March. It is also reported that the Native Minister does not intend to open Ohinemuri till after this meeting. We can scarcely believe this latter statemeut, as we do not think that Sir Donald, after the trouble he took here, and the arrangements made, would allo~v the country to remain closed any longer than he could help. Besides, we cannot see any adequate motive he could have for delaying the opening till after the meeting with the King party. The opening has not been forced ; the opposition has been withdrawn ; so that the Kingites cannot say that anything has been done against the will of Te Hira. On the other hand, Sir D. McLean might use Ohinerauri as an argument against Tawhiao, and show how the hitherto obstinate Te Hira has yielded at last, and has suffered no damage, We give the report as it has reached us, and Lave no doubt that in a few days we shall be able to ascertain the facts. — Advertiser. At a meeting of the Board of Education held on Friday, the following passed in reference to schools in this district, Cambridge — a commnuication was read from the late teacher, in which he asked for an investigation of certain charges made against him by the school comniiftee, The Secretary was instructed to inform Mr Breniner that no charges had been made against him by the committee in their communications to the Board which palled for investigation. The committee's complaint was simply that in their opinion he was not a sufficiently energetic teacher for the district, and the Board considered he is entitled to be informed that a change was not proposed because the committoe considered him not a sufficiently good teacher for the district. Hamilton East. — A communication was received containing a notice from the Town Board to the effect that rent at the rate of 10s per week would be chai-ged for the school building from Ist February, and the Secretary was requested to refer the committe to the enclosed copy of a letter sent to them on the 21st December last. Mr W. Fayne and ten others forwarded the following eloquent letter to the Wellington Municipal Council :— " We, the undersigned, would like to know how long the Council intend to tolerate paying the ratepayers' money to drunken workmen, and whether the escort who take them home get paid, as was the case on Thursday last, when one, Morrison, had to be taken home blind drunk (as usual). But what matters 1 It's all one price, work or play, drunk or sober. This has been on for years, but we hope the time is not far distant when Councilmen get on the spree it will be at their own loss, and not that of the ratepayers. Trusting you will find some more profitable way to spend our money, you will oblige yours truly, — W. Payne and ten others." The Mayor complained that the letter had not previously been shewn to him. Councillor Moss considered such a letter should never have found its way to the Council table, and the clerk was much to blame for not handing it either to the Mayor or to the City Surveyor. The Surveyor explained that the man referred to had been discharged. The matter then dropped. Mr H. S Millet has written the following letter to a contemporary in reference to the removal of the body of the late Miss Porch :—": — " What Captain Waite and I did, whether legal or illegal, we will stand by. We found the body, and before nearing it, as sailors, we reverentially took our hats off, went to her, took one of my rugs, placed it under her and lifted her into our boat. My secoad rug we laid over. We then went to the Tuakau landing, where I went in search of the nearest magistrate. Close to Dr Coi'bett's house I met a Mr Saieed (I do not know if I spell the name right), who galloped back for the worthy magistrate , I walked slowly back and waited on the river bank some time, and as no one came, or bothered themselves in the matter, and as we wanted to get over the land flats below Kohunga Mission station before the tide went down, we left, bringing the body to this place. A i policeman demanded the body from us (he came from up-river) the same night. The next morning (January 2nd) we put the poor girl into a coffin. I give you a plain yarn, without adding or subtracting, and Captain Waite, of the ketch Wild Duck, who will sail for Onehunga with the first slant of wind, will bear me out." The Wellington s r., has been delayed at Dunedin > in nrflpv tliflti «liP rnav hvinry tha TTlnorlitli moil I

The Rev Peter Mason 8.A., will preach D.V. at Cambridge on Sabbath first at 11 o'clock a.m., and 7 p.m. Subjects, morning — The promise of the Father. Evening — The great Scottish Awakening. On Sabbath week he will preach at Hamilton at 1 1 a.m. Subject — The constraining power of Christ's love, and in the evening, at Ngaruawahia, at 7 p.m. Subject — Revivals, their nature and results. The Rev. Mr Taylor arrived in the Waikato yesterday, we understand he will relieve the Rev, Mr Lloyd of some of his duties pending his restoration to health. We are glad to report that the Rev. gentleman is better and will take two services at Ngaruawahia to-morrow. The subscriptions collected by the ladies of Cambridge for the annual treat to the children attending the Wesleyan Sunday School, amounted to no less than £25. A good balance remains in hand which will be distributed in prizes and additions to the library. The man Dilly, charged with beastiality, was brought before W. N. Searancke, Esq., R. M., at Cambridge, on the 12th inst., and discharged on the grounds of insufficient evidence to go to a jury. .^ Mr Kennedy Hill, will hold a sale of sheep at Hamilton East, «on the 2sth January, and Mr. J. P. Neill will sell sheep at Te Awamutu on tha Ist February. At Melbourne tjie New Zealand mare Lurline ran second in the Midsummer Handicap, and Calumny third at Williamstown. Mr Knox will sell this day at Hamilton, the furniture and effects of Mr Shiel, and on Monday the 18th January, the furniture &0., of Sergt. Powell. We visited Constable Tanner on Thursday, and are glad to be able to report that he is in good spirits and doing welL Mr Neill will sell cattlot and horses at Cambridge on Tuesday.