The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 527, 5 October 1875, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Ot whatever state or per&uasion, religious orpolitica * # # # # Here shall thp Presi the People's right maintain, Uuawed by ml'ueuce and unbnbed by gain.

TUtiSDA Y OCTOBER 5. 1875.

R. M Ouuut, Hamilton. — Several unimportant cases are s-et down for hearing to-day.

R. M. Court, Oawbhii>gb — Amongst othtr business to-monow we note that decision will be given m the cattle case — i^wayne v Hewitt.

tt. VI. Coukt, Ngabpawahia — Xestorday was tke usnal fortnightly court-day, but no business whatever was brought before the notice of his Worship.

Bankruptcy.- At the Supreme Court Bankruptcy fitting on Saturday, the certificate of Mart in Cleary, late of Hamilton, was suspended for two \ ears

Kntsrtainment.— o ucg to the PicUement respe.tihg the match thi» dramatic, musical and hteiwy entertainment *t Haiuflton West on (Saturday evening was on<y m^deratety attended, but u capital |>iot»ra:nme waa creditabi>ppt-B'-ntß(i.

Bloni>lN — Tub agent of tins great equil.bri-t hes secured tlie Use of the Urge puddork iai mediately in reur-o( Ghjvernm nt Haunt*, nuch.lt»i d, for his | i*mci}>iii'« p- rfarirmnoe-i an th tight roiie, imil the contract for «upp.v,ng the requisite timber haa been taken by Meoaia Holdship and Co.

ifuXHBAL. — The funeral of the late Mrs Laird at| Cambri Ige, on Sunday, waa attended by nearly "lOO^peraons, including 40 oarriagea, and 100 horsemen, and the Odd Fellows in mourning regalia, lhe corpse was conveyed in a wag gonette draped so as to resemble a hearse, the ] horses al-*o wearing funeral trappings. Tue Rev S. J. Neill read the *emce impieß«ively. HAUAPiri I\leetj;>g — At a public meeting at Harapipi on haturdaj, a -memorial to ih • llouse of Representatives waa adopted., setting foith that the purchase of far.n -ections in that disti ict by the L)efei>ee Minister for King natvves will n.flict.mjury on the bettlera in vnrious ways, and jiraymg I'tuliainer.t mt to sanction the proposal. The memorial is ij t_>pe but u unavoidably crowded out of «lm is^ue.

'Crowded Out. — Just so ! The same old story agnin. Twenty columns of matter auto six go no times aud a .good deal over. The •' boa/" printer has'been trying with the aid of a teanj of bullocks to stretch tlie "chase," but iB no go. For the information of the uninitiated a " chwe " is the iron square which surrounds the type. The editor expects some day to bo lynched by a gang of infuriated and long-suffariug cucreepond nts, but, ho will die with tho calm conaoious. ness of a martjr. He Ins u will in his poc-Kft, his coffin pre, ared, and he is heitily insured.

Pukbrinkt Mutual Impro<ve;&ie:^t Society — 'i he'last me ting of the'Puveri.nu Mutual Improvement ociety was held at the office of AJr i urner, to whom the Society is nauoh iudebtert foi the use of bis room. The meeting was well attended, some -fourteen members being present Mr Fiteg<Yald was vote Ito preside. The j>rogramme. as arranged at the previous meeting, was gone through with, .each member as called upon being prepared with ttieir pieces. Mr John Fisher gave a reading from " Bed's Modern Speaker." Mr Turner a recitation on " Mischief Makers " A -«ong by Mr D Caley, jun. 41 Bright is yon silver star,' was admirably endered and loudly applauded. Mr John Wallace made his debut as a reciter in a very promising style, giving 'The . s pinish Champion." a good hearty song by Mr Robe it Ftsher " The Young Mnn'» complaint," and an original recitation by Mr Binning! ram 'brought a very pleasaut meeting to a close. On the next evening of -meetinu there is to be a discussion oa the'qut'Stion "Are -the menial powers of lhe t.exes equal, ' when it is to be hoped the members will muster up strong and vote with Mr Cooper, who ever acts aa champion to the ladies. — (Correspondent.)

Oambuiuoe Litkears Sooiett — At the la*fc 1 weekly meetiug of the members of thi- society, in the schoolroom, the rhair being occupied by the president, tne atteudaace, as usual, was exceedingly smill, Th programme consisted of the following : — Reading from " oz," Mx Sidney bmith ; selection from " A-rtemu* Ward," Mr Anderson .; •' Paddy and the Gridiron," from Lover, Mr Aahwell ; "T^e G-oblet," bv El.za Conk, Mr Bichardson ; and an admirabhe rendering of "The Midnight Bide of Puul Revere," from Lonufel.ow's Tales of a Wayside Inn, iy the pre»i.ent. Criticisms were fieely made upon the various readings, and upou the criticisms themselves, by several memb. ra, and after a few rema/is from the president the usual vote of thank* brought the meeting to a close. This evening there will ba a diacusaion, subject — Do animaia reason ? The negative being taken by Mr Ashweli, aud the affl-inative by Mr Worth. It is the iutention of te society (shortly, o give a literary and musical entertainment, the programme to inc<ude a " »pc ling .bee" Several pikes will be awarded thos* proficient in this truly wonderful and necessary science. The following ar^ appointed a committee to carry out the obj ct of the society the Rev s. J. Nedl, Mess»s As'nvell, Sidney Smith, and Garl nd. — (Correspondent ) Scandal at Wellington ihe •• Empire Ci y" hs always been a plai'B fruitful for scandal The iat a 1 garbage from tnat quar.er is 10 be tounii in -h^ telegraphic correspondence, where' n 1 01. McDonnell figures m )iythi q but eovubli* naority. Mr Br saenden had mi^ed ce-tain ietteis ti-.-ni ihe mck at thf Cl ib. One ot thc-s irum MrJ. S Maci r ane to Briss^nden 6omeliow got into trie jjosse-biou of Col McUonnel , wno u g^nvraliy mapecied 0/ being a paid politic it »p> of :ir Georg- G-iey, The gallant Colonel »a^s the ettiT was b ought in a >me mysterious maunei" to his house by a stranger wbo threw it into the doorway, un>l disappeared. This m y bts all r-ry tru-, bu ii » ijje.ir- thit having got ti-e lettei C .1, McDonueJl ujh c h copy of it, -iid s cud the I ttei- to Mr Sbeehati aid Sir UKorge Grey. This is ortatiily Btrange conduct bv an officr, and a gent c an. But this is not the miy *a»e. Anothe private 'eiter stnt to a Mr Cnppcn ot the 1 hmi.ea, doin Mr ()'fclt*ilorari aiso louu 1 us way n to the liunds of Sir George Gr y who made u c of it for political purpos. s • he** be fine doings truly bj gentlemen who make fuolj a pura c of pat not ism, and nicet>CMne'l morality. En passant it miy be mentions .hut v oJ. MrDoni.eil ims conct ived a sort of broth ry lo^eforiJs s enden b.c»us^the latte was appontea 10 the<,ffice of Lund Purchasi C mmissio »-r, wi.ion ibe gallant. Uolonel, wbo .a singularly unfortuunte iv ills retention 01. 1 biUete," iittd held |>reTion»ly.

M-ltK IB B3TKIAK FfiATS. — Pn.ltStN .ni»m 18 now f,ho ta eat 1£ wanton Siuue the late match Setyeam Coopjr of the A 0, has offerM for a wajStfr to accomplish the game feat at Mr Danver*, on con iitio « of receiving odds of two to one in a sufficient sum. Mr Ken earn j hat bucked himielf to walk from Alex»ndr» to Auckland, a distance of 110 miles in 48 hours, oarrying a weight of 56 lbs. Wa learned last nighf t)n J good authority ihat Inspector Northoroft'i tervant has juat walked, wilh his firm* and accoutrements on the old mail track from Ki'ikihi to Taupo, tbr< u^h the heart of the King country, accomplifthintr the journey in two day*, and being everjwnere bo»pitably treated by the oatives.

AMEircAtasM — Some of our Auckland contempop<»ri.'3 are rapidly drifting into the San Franciscan stylo o? literature. A singio woman named Frances Dwyer, was recently committed (or trial at the Auckland Police Court on k charge of stealing certain articles of clothing, from the wife of a draper named Bennett, liie prisjner had kept a diary in whioh she entered the tr*nsaoiior>» of each day. Said dmry fell into the hands of the Police, who shewed it to the reporters of the eveniug papers. Of course th so tfeuUemen improved the occasion Forthwith they vied with each other in an ingeni ous attempt, to tickle the palate of the debased lovers ot literary garbage, by threatening to publish in th^ir following issues certain extrnc'B irom the diary, involving th' moral reputations of sever il married men. Of coui.se this was a more trick to sell the paper. One of the two journals CtMnv out with a blank, in which tho names »ere said to be printed in invisible ink, and tho curious were d'recielto extract l he secret wriuog bv means of moistening, suiting, and thoo browjiing ihe paper over a iuniUe or fire. T > com^licat« ma tera the " Crops'' states on the authority of wo fnen Is of Fi'duoea D.vyer thnt tbe entries in tt r iH diury w«re mariers of a purelj proper and busin'-s U'ltufd, und tlia she is a vi-tuous woman. However, this uxiy be, it seems we ure being AuifTianig^d n.uch m)r« rapidly than most p-o-pie ima^i<i«. We shall await the next, develop mentof our in^eni'tUd and lively contemporaries with considerable .curiosity.