The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1875.

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 475, 5 June 1875, Page 2

The Waikato Times. " OMNE SOLUM FO RTI PA TRIA." SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1875.

We were very curious to see whether any contradiction would appear to the rumour that Sir Donald McLean would lead the House of Assembly during next session. The hints to that effect which have been industriously circulated in the various ministerial organs not having received any attention, we may conclude that the matter is settled. What will be result 1 The Centralist party have been brougHi by the master mind of the Hon Julius Y<sg^l fifcce wVfao^wira^the ultra-provincial faction, ahd^,rjte theSknT^Kn%e cry. Sir George Grey has fesued "■from ois seckreioji at the Kawau prepared to do battle against) all coiners on behalf of his pet Provincial institutions. The whole country has been looking to the Premier to meet this formidable champion, and the combat a toutiance which was expected to ensue during next session has been eagerly looked forward to by the public. But the Hon Julius has hail an attack of the gout and cannot quit t^e German baths, and Sir Donald has to in^n Hj?e\" irajmne^t breach." How will he melt^ s the ' diplofttotfcic assaults of the " Hermit of the Kawau" 1 *how; sustain the polished sarcasms of Reader Wood, and the headlong assaults of such, ultra-Provincialists as O'Rorke, Swanson, and Sheehan '? Whence will he produce the marvellous surplus with which the Hon. Julius "Vogel was wont to enchant his Parliamentary audiences. How will he be able to demonstrate as tha timinutable juggler has, hitherto done, that two and two do not make four, but five. None of his colleagues can render him the smallest assistance. Dr Pollen can only gnash his teeth from the gallery of tba-^Hou^e, when xjiis co-Minister blunders, liichardsoh* B-eynolds^ "Atkinson, and Bovven will present but a sorry figure when the brilliant Opposition forces bear down upon them. And in our opinion the result will be that the great Defence Minister of the period will quietly slide into the arms of the enemy, aud become the native contingent in Sir George Grey's new army.

It will be seen by an advertisement that the Returning Officer has adjourned the polling for the election of a member for the Provincial Council for the Waipa district till Tuesday. We are not aware of the circumstances that have led io the adjourn ment. We are not lawyers, and are therefore not prepare to offer any opinion as to the legality of the proceedings. It will in all probability be our duty on a future occasion to say more on this matter. We are sorry to inform our readers that Mr Langbridge, who is about to take over the nianagejnenfoftfris journal, is^deftajined at Point Russel, by illness. It is probable that by to-day's steamer to Hamilton he will be enabled to proceed. Mr Price, the contractor for the erection of the new Episcopalian Church in Hamilton is nowhere, awaiting the completion of arrangements preparatory to commencing his work. There appears to be soni3 difficulty in arranging monetary affairs. About .£5OO will be required before the work can be proceeded with. It is to be hoped that the members of the Church of England in this township will respond to the call which, we believe, is to be made upon their liberality, and that ere long, we shall have the pleasnre of recording the fact than an edifice suited to tbe prosperous condition of the comnr. unity has been erected for the convenience of worshippers. Some alaim is felt, says the " Thames Advertiser' of Wednesday, owing to the continued absence of Messrs A. T. Gordon, J. Gordon and another tf^oSfriutme we hav^not heard, who left the Thames' in a .Tjoat on last- JEYiday evening, for the purpose of "duck-shooting at the Miranda. Fiiday evening was fine, and Saturday also was a calm day ; on Sunday the weather was threatening, while the storm came on Monday. Yesterday, ho .vever, was fine, and if the men bad up till then been detained by the bad weather, they would surely have made an effort to get across, as they are all worJ4j?g *% mines, and are not likely to take a lengthened "holiday, tyjben they left they said they would be back the same evening. All the man are members of the Thames Naval Brigade, and as great fears ;;re entertained for their safety, at the meeting of the corps last evening it was agreed that if no news is received up to midday tc-'lay, the company's gig should be manned to go in search. It will be seen by advertisement that the Good Templars hite changed their mating night from Tiu-a^Uiy'lo Thuidchry.

MaFclTlasE CapanTK^ei'wholefF'JNew" Zealand for England hy the Mikado, ia March, on business donnecte^wJM" the New Zealond Shipping Company, writing from Ogden, tftah territory, on April 22nd, says thaj, on arrival at Ogden, he found the line was damaged by floods for a' distance of 200 miles beyond that spot, and in consequence he had been detained there for weeks, but expected to prooeed on his journey that day. Owing to the state of the roads he calculated that he could not embark at New York before the Ist of May. Three hundred other passengers were detained with Captain Rose at Ogden. The mails by the Mikado had been sent on by ' the previous trains from San Francisco, and got through to New York after four days' detention from the floods. It will be seen from this that Captaiu Rose and the rest of the passengers could not leave New York at the earliest before the Ist of May. The Schiller was lost at the Scilly Islands on the 4th or sth of May, and must have left New York at the latest on the 25th or 26th of April. It follows, therefore, that the New Zealand passengers by the Mikado would not have bean on the Schiller. Justice Johnston \rrived per Phcebe yesterday, and was formaUv KjeeiW W^e Superintendent. There are Nwir^%ur (hmdidates undergoing the annual examination i^theNprvil Service. "Webb, of Rracarton, obtained the astonishing yield of 100 bushels of oats per acre, from an eightacre paddock. In the Provincial Council, last night, the Government were requested to obtain a report from the medical staffs of the Christchurch and Timaru hospitals, as to the advisability of receiving pupils as hospital dressers.

Dunedin, Wednesday. The Presbytery have favourably received an overture re instrumental, music, and have remitted it for the consideration of the Synod. Mr Reid'sJont-Qf-co^idenc^motion in the Basting's Executß^^Stparr^d fcttwo this morning by a majority of flfep.3 V , \

"Wellington, Thursday. Rather a singular case has cropped up here- The barque Sunbeam having changed owners, the captain was also changed. This several of the crew difl not relish, and declined to go to sea, on the ground that their articles had been broken. The Magistrate, who is an old naval man, did not see the matter in the same light, and gave the men a month each. Mr. E. T. Gillon, editor of the " Evening Post," was elected without opposition as a member for the seat vacant by the death of Mr Borlase. Christchurch, Thursday. Another of the men injured by the lated accident at Dh^sandel Railway Station Eailway Station, died yesterday. The Nkr rißjj^hieial scholarships commencad^ves lte|aa!j^. i^isty-^ii&t boys and girls presented themselves as ca^dr^atesSo In the Provincial Council last night a motion that a Minister of Education be appointed who shall be member of the Executive Council and Pro, ' vincial Council, was agreed to by 18 to 8. Mr Harper obtained leave to withdraw his resolution re the consideration of the question of prsturage leases. Dr Turnbull, one of the city members, will irove to-night, that an endowment of 25,000 acres of land be made for Christchurch. The Railway Tolls Ordinance, which provides for an increase on the rates of carriage for imports, created a great deal of adverse criticism last night. The bill be further considered to-night. The committee of the Chamber of Commerce, will wait upon the Provincial Government this afternoon to urge on the Government to place on the Supplementary Estimates the^urn for public buildings which they allowed to^e struck out of the original Estimates. ' \ *- »■ A deputation of the Governors, of Christchurch Callege waited on the Provincial Government* today, respecting the Museum, Public Library, and College votes. The Government declined to reopen the Museum question, or to place a sum of money on the supplementary estimates for the College in lieu of that struck out from the original estimates for additions to Public Library. The " Star " to-night says that rumours were current at the Provincial Buildings this afternoon, that Mr Wym^VlUjam^ the Provincial Solicitor, has resigned. \Sd^say iU-h^arthus the reason he has resigned, an*d others that Be 'fe done so becanse he could not, stand it any logger. 1x is known, however, that Sir Cracroft Wilson was anxiously expecting the caucus of a few friends to consider the position. A large number of city cabmen were fined to-day for breaches of the city laws. They were uudefended. Mr Graneck, their solicitor in the previous cases declined to appear for them, and this is considered a satisfactory proof that aq flaw could be found in the by-law, and t£a^^^ng^ontWed fight of the cabbies against the over at last.

ci^^uthorttiestis \ "*"- Thursday. The following gentlemen took their seats on the Government benches to-day : — Reed, Provincial Secretary of Lands and Railways ; McEllar, Goldfields • Green, Public Works; Lumsden, for Southland; Steward, for Northern District; Davy, Treasurer; Stout, Solicitor, but the latter gentlemen did not take his seat as one of the Executive, the ordinance only providing six members. Reed proposed to amend the ordinance to admit him. -^ v The " Times" Iks received a, f&legram from Hokitika, stating that the English mail arrived at Adelaide on the*27th.

Melbourne, May 29. The business of the Parliamentary session has scarcely commenced, but the Mining on Private I .and Bill has been introduced, and a motion for the reduction of inland postage discussed and withdrawn. The Treasurer stated that the present loss on inland postage, is £10,000. The Government intend submitting a resolution ! relative to the annexation of Ne^ Guinea by the Imperial Government. It is probable an expedition will proceed from Melbourne shortly. An outbreak of typhoid fever has occurred at Kew. Sevei'al deaths have taken place. Thos. McKellar having resigned his seat in the Council, Samuel Wilson, of Ereiklourie, is a candidate.

Sydney, May 29. The steamer New England went ashore yesterday, near Clarence Heads. Tenders forthe Califotoiian Service are invited up to the 10th ofjW.\ \ \ Lurline won the? <§ueen,s Hundred, in Adelaide, easy. A "no confidence" motion in Adelaide resulted in. a defeat of the Government last night, by a majority of four.

A wicked boy, upon whose shoulders his mother was expressing her resentment with both slippers, felt too proud to cry, aH^l kept up his courage by repeating to himself " IVo l^les that beat as one."

ToliceXJourf, died aucfdeHly yesterday eveiiing~ln" the yard of Messrs Brown, Barrett and 00. That a man was either dead or dying in^MesaA-jßrown and Barrett's yard was reported fat tn*e police station at 5 o'clock yesterday tftejwion, J. O'Connor at? once went t*6 the' $ace ai^oui# ,the man was dead, and must^ve bejen ao ftr fujls | half an hour. The sergeant rebognispd tW tody! as that of Robert Savage, whom he know. &aU been suffering from, heart disease. The . body ' Sras carefully examined, but no marks of violence were found upon it, and it is more than probable that death was caused by disease of the hoart. Deceased, who had been employed at Brown and Barrett's for the last three days, was forty-four yeajre of~age, and during the last year had often complained of heart disease. The body was removed to the Auckland Hotel, and an inquest will probably be held over the remains to-day. — " Herald," June 4. VMessrs S. and J. R. Vaile has opened a stock ob draps^v at Hamilton. Their advertisement wilLUfe seen irrknother column. / It is purposed .to hold the following religkras services in the\Waikato, to-morrow -.-^Bnurch of England: Hamilton, 11 a.m.; Ngajrtfawahia, 11 a.m. and 6-30 p.m."; Alexandra/*!! a.in. • Te Awamutu, 3 p.m. ; Ifttfukihi^ir p.m. Roman Catholic: Kihikihi. 9 a.m\/<Etangiaohia, 11 a.m. Presbyterian : Cambridge^lT^m. ; Pukerimu, 3 p.m. Wesley an Methodists: Cambridge, 11 a.m. and 6-30 p.m.;^ Pukerimu, 2-30 pS^ Hamilton, 6*30 p.m.; TVAwamutu, 11 a.m.; Awxandra, 3 p.m. Unfted Presbyterian and Congregational : Te Awamutu, 11 a.m. A match was naade last evdnirig between Mr E. Perkins br q Daybreak and Mr Pohika Hapuka's br q Maori Weed, to take place on Saturday afternoon next, at three o'clock. The match is for £25 a-side, and the distance a mile and a quarter. Daybreak to carry 9 St., and Maori Weed 9st 8 lbs. — " Herald," Thursday. v N^