The Waikato Times. TUESDAY OCTOBER 31, 1876.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 683, 31 October 1876, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

TUESDA Y OCTOBER 31, 1876.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Ot whatever state or periuauou, religioui or v political # • • # Here shall the Prer> the People's right maintain, Unawed by influence and -anbribed by gain.

The Superintendent of Otagois too wary a man to commit himself to extremes. To have called the Otago Provincial Conncil together after it had legally ceased to exist, and in the faco of Earl Carnarvon's telegram, would have been a false step into which Mr Macandrew was not likely to be betrayed. Had he done so, and carried out the step to its natural tequente, he would have found himself drawn into an exceedingly awkward and unenviable position,"' and if onoe he had taken Bach a step, and turned hack from his purpose, he and his party would have been covered with ridicule. There is no doubt that, in the city of Dunedin, as in that also of Auckland, a strong feeling of annoyance exists at Beeing the power of the local centres destroyed, and a stop for ever put by the Abolition Act of draining the out-distiicts, in order to fatten the chief local Proviucial centres. Just as Pharoah's sorcerers were put to confusion when their rods were swallowed up by that of Aaron, so are these petty priests of Provincialism discom fitted when the Colonial rod which the Government has thrown down on the floor of the Honsehas swallowed up theirs- It was more, perhaps, than could have beon eipecterl, I bat

they should have quietly yield d tlie pas to their more powerful rival, and Mr Macard . w h&e affbrdi d them an excellent opportunity of blowing off the fames of discontent, without pulting undue pressure on tho politi1 e.il boiler, in the following circular, which, at tlie requ«r>tof the Dui.e lin Political Assocation, he has addressed to the various parties con cerned :—: — ' f lia^ c the honor to request yuu <o be good enough to attend a meeting of the members of the House of Representatives and Provincial Council, Mayors of Municipalities, Chairmen of District Road Boards and of local Education Co mn i tees, to be held in the Provincial Council Hall, Dunedin, on We Inesday, November 8, to c .nf r and determine as to the best means of extricating the province of Otago from the evil results involved in the Abolition of Provinces Act. 1 need not say the present is a crisis which demands the most serious attention of all earnest men who have the fuiure welfare of the province at heart, and I venture to hope there will be a goodly muster at such proposed meeting, which need not occupy more than one or two days." It is Solomon who is reported to have writtenthnt, "In the multitude counsellors theie is wisdom," but, had that King lived in modern times, and had he added that of new-paper reporter to his other duties, he would, doubtless, have altered his proverb somewhat in the proof-sheet Mr Macandiew is cannier than Solomon, for he knows full well that in the multitude of counsellors he has cal ed to his conference there will be much talk and little practical action, and this, we opine, is just what he and others intend shall come of it. There is only one suggestion of improvement we could have made. The convention should have been held, not on the Bth, but on the sth of November.

Furniture Salh, Cambridge.— Mr Bright will sell on Saturday next, the whole of the household furniture and effects of Mr C Tuck,

Thu Tb Awamutu Cattie S*ik tabes place to-day, when a quantity of joung rtock and dairy cows will be offered by the Auctioneer, Mr Kennedy Hill. |

Masonic — The monthly inert ing of the mernberi of Lodge Beta will take place on Thurnday areaing in the Lodge lioom, Rojal UoUl.

1h« Hamilton Oavalht will parade to-morrow on the Cricket Ground for the reooni weak of their half yearly exercii^ and training.

Alexandra Highway District.— The i List or the übove district was ycitenlny finally passed *ncl leTicd, and Ihe rat^ u now due aud will be receired by the collector.

Exchange Hotkl Alexandra.- -Mr X Hill announce* tbe sile by auction on Saturday of the whole of the suck and furuituie of the above bott '.

Mr John Kwox will aell by pnblio Motion on fe«fcw*<i«y, »t Mr Unroo's cottages, Hamilton Wett, a quantity of household furniture, kiruets, caiidle &o.

Cambridok Fatcmcrs Club — The annual meeting of the metnbeis o: tho above Club will take place this afternoon, at two o'clock, at the National Hotel Cambridge. Af er the meeting the dinner.

Cbioteut — There was a full attendance on the Zinpari Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon of plMjwa of all olubs. A scratch match between the two halves of the Aphabet was pluyed, which resulted in a victory for the first bolf. An exquiuitily dressed joung gentleman, a f ter buying another >< al to dangle *bi>ut Ins porson, laid to the jeweller that he " would — ah like to haye — ah something engraved on it — ah, to denotn what he was !" "Cer ainly, certainly," ■uid the tradeiman, " I'll put a cipher on it."

Waikato Agricultural a*d Pastohal Association. — A notice appears frou* the Secretary of tha abo»e Sociity requesting member* of Committee to meet at Ohnupo, on Wednesday next, to-morrow, »t noon, nccordiog to arrangements made ut the last Committee meeting. Mb. Chas. Tuck is lewing the district on the 6th Norember, and gives notice in anoth»r part of to-day's i*suo that all person! indtbted to the eittite of Jumcs Stuart, of Comb idge, mu-t settle their accounts with him before that d.vte, or they will be handed orer to a solicitor for ) ecovery. c Masonic Hall, Hamilton East.— The i r raony of laying the foundation of this ha* been fixed £>r tha 9th of ovembcr. The Mawnic ceremonial i* an interesting one, and preparation* are bein^ made that th» music and choral oin^iiig shall be worthy jf the occasion. There will of course be a largo number of the Masonic body present as well at of the general public.

RKSivTAtfcs to Abolition.— Under the above heartiug, the ' O iwo Guardian,' edited by the late editor of the Auckland 'Star,' G. M. He- 1, •aya:— " Wo understand that m Auckland, not less than in Otag », action will b» taken, aod by both province! it will be shewn tl.at not even by a d«pitch fioni the Home Government of ttie charao^e'r of that jutt hurled »t the coloDy will tbe people oe coerced •nto iubmission to wrougi against which , their ftelingi revolt." i

New Booishop, Hamilton East. — It will be seen, from a<iv«rtuernent elsewhere, that Mr Wra. Neilson, wboii one of our Hamilton pioneer stttlers, ba^ removed into tin new brick premises late y erected in Hamilton Kast, next door to Gardiner's shop. In asking for a con. tinuauoe of past patronage, Mr Ntilson is looking for bo more than he fairly deserves. For the l»st ten or eleven years Le ha« been well and favorably known jva a tradesman and to ter in Ham-ton, and in one of a body of uien who will ever Loremembeiel with kindliness and priii c by Knglinhmeu in all parts of the Bnti»h dominions, being one who 'onk p rt in tlm celebrated Bsladava Cha ge. We with Mr NeiUun auoieu ij his new premises.

The Nbw Stiuhib, building nt Ngaruawahia to the order of the Wnikato Seam Navigation Company, is 1 rapidly progroiiing. The diagonal lining is ull laid, and the outer planning or nkin is being put on, aud it it expeoted the will be afloot ia about » fortnigot'i time. Tue name of the new s-teamer, wo undor»t nd, will be (ho Uami'tonii. She it 120 feel. kee', with a beam of 16 feet, and when toafltd will draw two feet of wat'rt bfr etg »« ire beiug bmlt by Mest ■ if » r un.i li ne and will bo of about 8J i o *< - fovrcr. It it expected that slio will take up her regular runni q on the river by Curutuui time.

The drawing of the National Ho el MeibournnCup S-vosp will take place on ihe6l h of November. Unpaid shnr ■» must be stilled for on or btfure Sjiturday next.

Fataß Boati o Accident — Oa Saturday »f'ernoon, two lads. H. S. Small tield of Parnell, and H rbert Gentle, a 4on of Mr Gentle of the Bauk < f Ne* Zealand, start d from Auckland in i»q open boi^. They pulled as far as Kohimaram*, and theD, while hoi->ting the sa-1 10 retarn hoaii, the boat capsize ). Smal Held, who vas a good swimmer, gave Gentle ah oar to asui'-t him in swimming ashor*, but was him-elf drowned, G-ntla reaching- land safuly. The body of Mr Sinallfield, who was sixteen, years of age, hat aiuce Leea ie tofvrtd. The " Himalaya Chronicle" says : — ' It is rumoured that the TJ'thoprio of Ctl outU will he offe ed to Bishop Cowie of Auckland, New Zealand. We hope the rumour ia ti v*, and that Dr Cowie will c i me again to mdia as Bishop, whore he w*B once » chaplain. He is well kiowu in Bireilly, where he established a Chnata'm colony, called after him Cowiegunj This tqiony is still in afl mrishing condition, and under the fostering care of the Church Mission Society. At Umbevla campaign. Dr Cowie showed himsi* f odo of the br«ve*t of th*» brave. Dunns that camoaign we ouci h j ard a story of his climl-in^ a cr*i, called the Eagles nest, in the face of tho enemy, and b caise bo thrught that on the crmff KOino wound d might netd his f. lendly and pries'lv help." Tub wb THKIi has been exceui^ely hot and oppressive during the last few days, still i f is e>eu \io39>ble to temper sitc'i limit to a more enrhir.thle pitch. Yesterday we were much amused to see a man come gliding from his house. lie wiped his blow, and remarked to a neighbour : "i belieTe I have the best wife in the world for hot weather." " How so inquired the neighbour. '•Oh, she's always kicking up a breeze and ac ing cool towards me," waa the glum rep'y. And he cast a startled look towards the door, and he backed under the shulo of a gum tree. Yesterday eTemns presented the appenr.ince of rain, which is again beginning to be lroked for by settlers. A MAN-08-WAK SENT TO HOKIUKA.— • The •'Timaru Horald," alluding to the I reply of the Governor to Sir Geoigo Grey draws attention to an event i 1 tl>e past which many in New Zealand at the time had forgotten. It says "In 1868 the civil power was plac d at defiance on the West Coast on account of a very much smiiller matter than thu of Abolition : and the first thing the Governor did. on the advice of tho Ministry, was to (tend a inan-ot-war to Uokitiku, with a company of the lBfch Foot on board. We. are not aware that on that occasion Sir George Bowen * had entirely lost his s 'nset' when he requ re I an oificer in «,oinmand of Her Mojclty!* #hip 10 undertake this duty ; or tt at tie officer was ' equally mad' when he complied with the Gover- ! no.'d request.

Whatawhaia PRorosED Public Hall. — A public meeting of the inhabitants t* the Whatawhata district was held on Monday last to consider the advisability of at once taking steps fur the erection of a pul.lio building or Hall for the use of the inhabitants, such a building as could be used as a school, for holding meeti'gt, entertainments, and on Sundays be free to the Miuistera of all and any Chiistain denomination, for the performance of divine service. Thero was a full attendance of tellers present, and, after various resolution! had b«on passed, rescinding all previous action and arrangeuieuts entered into, a resolution was carried to the effect " that a subscription ] lint be taken touud to the settlers, and ►heir •übaoriptionß be Soli' ited toward* the cost of erection of a buiMing to be ju'lic in the tuie sense of the word, available as a school, for public meetings, and opeu to all denominations "

The Waikato Annual Sports - E.M Hamilton baß set the example to the remainder of the diitrict of being the fir»i to initiate steps for making the annual sports held in that settlement t;he sucjossi they have been in former years. All work aud no piny makes Jack a dv I boy, and Hodge, too, and therefore as we can't very well postpone Christmai until later in the season and tho peop.e — more jjoter to them — will keep it ai a holidny, the next best thing that can be done is to see that if the time is waited for work it i* made the beat use of for recreation Being of this opinion, Hamilton East his moved actively in the matter and doubtlets it* example will be followed in ottfer town ships. We hear that there are HI 'ly to be some more than usually good com pet i tors this year in the t» ioub fooi race events, and that efforts will ho made in more than on* district to diverrify tt.e ordinary atuletio f JOt-sport« with horse racing.

Hamilton East School. — It is now ■ome m mthi since the district school of this populo s township was olo*.d, but the E lucauon Rate collec or, liki* ano her hi* tjrical peno a^e, may be seen goi'm up and down seeking whom he tuny devour. The tax was never a popular one and in Hamilton E>tst it is nmre unp pular thun ever, (or the inhabit nuts nuinraHy ask why t. by sbrvtild be t*xed when for no ralid reason this school hu beea closed. We do not know who is to blame in the matter, whether the Central Board of I Education, or the I teal Committee, or both — but it certainly is * most extraordinary thing i hat the education of so many children should bs left uncared for in one of the principal townships in Wailtato. We could understand, while the late master was still ill, th- school being temporarily closed, but at his death, which has now taken place nearly three months, a fresh appointment ought to have boeu at onoe ma \c. '

Moody and Sanket • — These two envangeluts we learn from amcrioau exchanges bave diiolved partnership in the revival bz., which appear* to have boon % pretty good spec »o far at the former is ooncerned. Tb*y have always given out that they took neither purae nor scrip, and were satiafied ao long a< their hotel board bills were* paid, i»n-i tbeir washer women. Whea tbey came to New York they op ned in the Revival buaiuesj to go >d houaea, and ha.\ bully times, netting a good many ih »usand dollars. At tho end of lh<> perfo rmances it was found that Moody hal olawed hold of 6100 dollar* for hitme'f, besides 3CO dollar* wore for ' consequential oxpentes,' and had only given h>« 'friend and follow worker' in fie oau*-, a paltry 1000 d"llara Poor Sankey'* dander rz ar t\<U, and be appealed to Mo >dy to do the fair straight thing an! «hare alike. After some talk, they went to alanging in a nice biotherLy way, Sankey threatening to let -out on hit friend, but the latter •nz up' and squarely iuformed the ' sinking pilgrim' that if ha wasn't aatinfietl with the 1000 dollar! he might leave <it right away, because it w otild be easy to get a singist to d • ihi tooling biz. (juat as well at Sa-ik/ tor 50 dollars a mouth aad boar I, an I Hn.i hit »wn Yankee oreao. Saukcy now threatens t3 go into the Gourta, but the Gbioago Committee are trying to square things. An Irishman got out of the oira at a railway station for refroanmanta, but unfortunately the bill ring and the train Ipft befora he bad finishod his - repnm 1 Hould on !' cried Pat, a» he ran lil>» -» mnd.nan after the cars ; ' hould on, y mnrtlK'rin ould itnrae ingin— ye've ?ot pa«:tn£ei; abourd aihut'i left abobind ''

Chris mas Spoßrs, Bahil on Kasc— A meeting of those interested in canyout the uiu»l Chri>tma* holiday spo.ta was held yesterdny exiting nt the Royal Hotel, HBmilion E.st. Mr Djuglas occupied the cliair nnd the folluwm^ com mitt^e was appointed fo draw i.p n proprummp, collect eubscn^t'ont, a id make the necessary arran^en^ents, ha ne'y — Mpsara D)ugia9, Williimsm, Tippin. P ara n, aid Ooomb.-9. A sum of about £12 was subscribed at the time.

A Native Thi F.-We are glud to see that »Mioiiihief, taken at Alextndra, his i 0 a sent bj t) o Kwident Mugistiuta «o gaol,-iu»teal of b^ing, a»-is (oo oftea ullowed, to compromise the nutt.r b> paving *ix times the value of the giods stolen. One law for both races should bo en f reed, and we ihould hear lon of Maori theft if all offenders were punished as was this one by M jorM-»ir. As will be seen by our conespondent's letter, the po!ici« hid an excitmp chase after him. Tbe p'isoner is a vfclliknown slippery customer, and tlie gnol authorities at Ngaruawi'ilua, where he was «ent, wi.l do well to keep a aliarp vya c 1 over him. It would, wo think, be alvnabie that he ohou.d be committed to Mount E len. An escape would do much to compromise the efficiency of the law in the eyes of hi* Miori sympathisers.

SURTSYING IN THE UPPER THAMES : —Last week there was a bit of a I iveze at Trt Aw. ißa, about the survey of t e block f aol Utely purchased by Mr Maokay. It 68-ms that the boundaries p. Intel out by Te Wikinhi on behalf of Matau's people had encroached on th-> land cvned by tho N^atibako, Yesterday » number ol tho agurieved native* went with arms and *t 'pi>~d the hui veyura, and threatened to shoot Mr Mackay or any oue else who would dare to cai'y ou the survey. Mestrn McCartie *nd Caahel! • ©ported tho state of affairs to Mr Mackay ftt onfie, »nd he went up to day to give the uativet a chauce of c^rrjiig out their threats, Thingi at onw time looked "very ugly, and the natives, who were fully armed, fi.el a volley over the head» of Mr Alackay'a party MrMaok»y, bowbver, proceeded, and his intrepidity caused the nativte to abandon tlieir ongioual iutention. However some of t\ oui went in for a good deal of bom cc, but Mr Maokay ihewed th«ui that t hey were in the wrong, as he was simyly f-urveying ground according to tLe iustiuoUous of the owners of the adjacent block. If tl ey could prove tuat the boundari t pointed out were incorrect, he would have tlie matter rectified, Tukukino and othew gided with Mr Mackay, and everything is satisfactorily set lied.