The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 633, 10 June 1876, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

liqu.il ami* exact justioe to all men, 0/ whatovei st.ituoi pui mansion, i -ii/iuhg. political *#*" * ~ * Here fchall the Tier, thy Pkm'L'j's riKhtmnmtain, Uii'iwcil by mllufUCtf and unbrilictl lly (jinn.

SATURDAY JUNt: U\ KS7fi.

Wk do not know what may be the casein Iheexttemc South, but in Auckland the Opposition to tho Government have cxperieucud a'Ciiusliing feeling nf defeat, first 'in tho detection of .Mr Fitzherbeit, .mil then in tha .u^ant of the Empress to the A boh f lon Bill. Of the fwo, perhaj s, tlve first blow has boon the moie crushing, toi itvms onl\ amongst the most sanguine that the del ivy to the coming iuluopeintion of the measure which would have been occasioned bythn rofus'il of tho assent of Her Imperial Majesty l to the bill, w»b I looked forw.tid to. The 10>.,s of Mr Fitzherbert msnns more tlum appears upon the face of it, more tlmn the retirement of an astute pnliticin deapr'ing a cause- which he feels to l»c hope Joss, more even than the loss of a poweifnl lea ior, u innHter of party tactics, mid a keen debater. It mound fur all practical purposes tho removal of tl c key-iton« which kept ilm Northern and Southern walls of the- Opposition anh troin lallinginon oneanothou. Tho strength of tho building is gone. The report which obtiinetl currency some two Months since, tlmt tho Government iu tended to proiog-ue the Aetombly •iluiost iinmediitely atu-r it was opened and then, Abolition having bccoßie law, to moet asjnin fov#the despatch of business, hna once more, we see, beon re\iveJ, but i<< doubtless, as it was befoie, one of the uumerou3 inventions of.*-|ie enemy put > bout for tl»o nurposo of bringing discredit upon mil listers and the part # v of Abo lit ion. Such a unard, though it may lickle tho e'li'M of the groundlings and serve to f'.m the now \yurin<jf ti.une of populiii'iiy which ilickurs fitfully around the leadeis of Opposition in Auckland will deceive no so'isible man. The ministry md the party of Abolition aie far too ■>irong to hare any need to resott to an pxpeilient su©h as this, -which U more thai, loubtfiil in ifs character and whic!i would be reprobated by the .groat majority of their supporter. It i.« a mere pre-besaiouAl canard invented and propagated by tho )ppositiou to excite in the public mind a feeling of .suspicion aud jealousy of tlu« (Jovernmentand of sympathy towards the Opposition. The tiick iB one, however, which has been too often played to k> any longer mibchsevoiK, and after the rivjhtmi.idudiie^b shown, li^t session by tho Clovonuuunti which, when it could easily have forced tho Ab >lit.iou moa^ure. unconditionally throiigh Loth llou.ws, in ilefeience t o i lie iirpoi fca'ico of the question, and Iho alleged wish of a large section of the public, left its affirmation to a luccoediiiif puliamcut — after moderation such as this, wo say, it is uot possible to believe that they would now, stronger than ever in tho House and supported b_\ tho concurrence of the Cro.vn in the value of the measure and the advisability of the eour.so adoptotl for bringing 1 ie into opeiations lay themselves open to the imputation cf attempting to take the country at ! a disadvantage.

EARtY OT.OBIXO X iVKM'iNT, HAMILTON. — We undent ami that the three g>>tier-il aior^kocp-ni of th« Wo»l towmhip nunely. Mtufcra Cot, Murtin, and Longbottom, hare agreed to cbae their respective eat ibJi^hments ornty nisrht, except on nt eis;ht o'clock. Thii is a §tcp, though a stop ouly, in th« right direction. There is no n»>cei«ity wliatover that our shop* should be kept open ns now till ten o'clock at night, or even- so Ute as eight oclocki excapt parhapt on Saturday, and whon nnoe their cuetomers comt to find the door* looted at 8 p m, they will toon drop down to oompleting.th#ir ihopping bj a more roiisouable hour of the day.

Tbke planting. — Some timesinoo wo -alluded to the advantage, both in a climatic nod aitlietic point of Ticiw, it would be to so bleak and treeless a district as the Wa'kato if our tattlers were to plant far more largely than they do, not tingle trees onlj but eopm and coppice in portions of their farini not snitable for oidmary cultiration. In tome of the American States thit work it pushed alipad by the GKoTernment, which offtrs premium* for the largest number of treat pKnted by nn in lividunl proptrty. owner in the year. Over 97<>,0Q0 tre«, we learn from nn exchange, wi-re planted in Minnesota, U S, dunng the trot planting seu^on of IST S, by contestants for the premiums ofi'ored to tboi* planting the largest numbers

Educational. — At the fortnightly meeting of the Central Board of Education held on Thursday, the following niutteri of intereib to the Wnikato district came under discunsiou ;—; — "Hamilton West: The Secretary wus requested to write to the Superintendent, asking him to communicate) with thoColoni.il Secretary respecting the grant of the sits in question. — llauniltou X tut : A letter wus ro»d from Hib Honor the Superintendent reipe<ting an application fir a school silo, and for one of the imm 'grants' cottages, whioli the commit ea will undertake to r.)no\eand rebuild. Tne spcivtan \va« empowered to recommend to His ITonor tint the application of llie School Com-mttee should bcgninted. — R»glan: A JeMer was rrccixed from Tln^ltiu giving an explanation nsto the application for ropmrs nnd piintin?, and ankmg for £100 ton-ardu a school building. Tlio uint.ter wits ld'erifd to tin' School Building (Joiu'iulteo.

Exchange of Pulpits.— lt win the intention of the Rev Mr Calder and the Rev Mr Bra ly, of To Awaunit v, to h-vre exchanged pulpu.s tomorrow, but, m eoiif-rquence of thu temporary ill-hemth of the former t'eiitleuiin, the arrangement las been postponed to a more convenieut Boa-ou.

Ouaupo Monthly She. — The regular m mthly sale will take pi ire on Tuo>da\ next, mi I we notice that Mr A. Bunkdmd will dispose of a number of yourii; sto'k *nd well-bred year1) i)(«. After the sale the meeting of tho VVuiKatQ Agricultural aud Pustoral Association will bo l.c.d.

Philidklpihx Kxhibtiion, 1870. -Two Mnon* are wanted for iho Philadelphia Exhibi(loll, but though numerous applications h ive l)pnn made and inquiries instituted for two iuitablo Maori* to tend to the Philadelphia lExhibitiju, no eligible candidates haro been iound. Maori eustume and urnuDienti were necessary. AN«.wYork imTclunt guarantrei nil the exs penaet there and back, and. a reasonable allowance during their stn) in America.

.Acadimy OF'FfN. — This evening Mr G. W. Collier, an actor of comiderable merit, and n. weli-known iiivorite with the Auckland public, will apprar at the O-yinna him, Hamilton West. The performance will-be under the patronage of Colonel Lyon, and is of such a character as will donbtlons attract a larger than average attendance in Hamilton. Mr Oollter has lately baen dohrering the same amusing eisay, entitled " titage and Actort," in Auckland, and on caoli ocension the '.ouse vr.iß -doweled, and the peiformanee commended by the lor.\l prem ai far exceeding that even which van 'expected from Mr Collier'» wellknown ability and knowledge of his profession. The essay toui'hei upon men and incidents connectod wvth tiio hidtory of the drama, which in good hands cunuol but be naokt inturesting, -such at the death of Cr. Y. Brooke, the Joes of the London, the Keum, Jack Kan<ford, and Charles Williams, iirat appekrauces on the itage, property men, Chailei Mattuewi, 'Walter Montgomery, James Aniieraon, &c, and these will be illustrated with pong «nd declamation, which will add to tho mtorest, and greatly enliven the programme. Ihe "Slnva Mother," after, Henry Euifell, lia* been alluded to a* one part of the entertainment specially worthy of notice. Many humoroui sunga will alio diTenifv tho evening's amusement. W« undentand that fllr Collier's agent, Mr Tom Burton, is making arrAiigtnneuti for an early viiit to tlie upper Wmkato townships. Cambridge will be Visited oa Tuesday.

Hamilton Entertainment.-— The roughness of the weather had doubtless much to do with the thinness of the attendance on Thursday evenin», at the Q-ymniwiuin. The performance, howeTer, which was altogether a ch.uige from that of many similar entertainments which preceded this one, wjm well roccited by tho audience. The comic element 'on tins crocasiSKi was -almott exclusiTely repreiented. Of part Mrags and glees there were none, and of tolo cinging reny little. Mr Culpan sang a solo, but was eridencly not in a* good voice as v.saal and the words of the-song were difficult to catch at any time. Of tho long* of tho two ladies, teach of whom sang a solo only, a Frencli ion< by Mr Wood wtu recurred with much pleasure) by tho audience, but .that which took beit was tho « )inic singing in character by Mr Morriman. This young man hit the musioul taste of the audieuce off to a ninety, and was again and again > encored and loudly applauded. His stump sperch, intertporied with loral hits, was reoeiv^J wibli mara of laughter. Altogether we nviy congratulate the Comuuttoe on Lariog seourred Mr Merriman'o tervicoi for tho occasion. We imi't not omit to mention -an inttrumental duet, pianoforte ond llute, by Mr and Mrs Cox whioh was penarally adaurad. The " Uppi*r Ten and Lower Fire" was performed by Mr A Cox and Mr Waitt, and the evening's amu*ement was bi ought to a close by a burlesque of tho " Beggars Opora," Mr E Cox and Mr Waitt taking the two parts. Taeir gpt>up was excellent and the characters «ere well sustained tliron^hout. At the commencement of the proceedings Mr Co\ informed Iho nudien^e that for the poiiod of his abaonce at Wellington he had found it successor to arrange »nd carry out all entertainments.

Pboposkj) Pubmc llai-l, Hamilton. — Our coi respondent "(T.">is smievtliit mixed in his remarks rejecting u public hull for Hamilton, for u grant could only be given to a hall uhioh wai the bona fiile pr .perty of the public, and «ot of a j nut stock company building for purposes of hire, as piopjtjrd by the promoters of the Hamilton Public Hull Company (Limited). It is quite tru<« that that body, or rather the gentlemen who at one time actively promoted the undertaking, for'the company its -It' does not legally exist, have gone to sleep in the mutter, and, when they do tcalce up, will, »o trust, tee) themselves bUliieiently rofreshod to set about the' matter vigorously. When tbey took it in hand they net with a remarkable iiraceia, t; )nsiderably niOM than h*lf the required cnpiial being subscribed for. Had the undertaking been puthed at tio time umtead of bciug allowed dur ing the Christmas holiday* to slide into the limbo of oblivion, wo Blight ere thu h\Te liad n public hall in Hamilton worthy of the nanio. Thore it, howorur, as far as wo can learn, no reason to uippone that those who six uion+lis ago were willing to eiitfr on the undei taking would attempt to buck out of it now wore a vigorom elTirt mide to get tho bilanco of the inarms subset ibed for; or tlmt there would be auy great duli-ulty ia, getting amther hundred at lottat, of these floated. Soaicelv a we-k^vsaei but the want of a good public hall is made manifest. Why should local convnittei-s and trare ling professionals be driven to the neees#i'y of eaknig the loan of inconvenient, ilt-duited buildings for the purpose of therr performances? and why *hould a public hnll compuny not liare the ploasure of taking dividends in the shape of rent Irom such parties on such occasions.