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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 696, 30 November 1876, Page 2

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30, 187 G.

Equal and exact justice to all men. Of whatever iMtc 01 per»ua*ion, religi >\\* or political • • • • « Here ihall the Pren the PEorLb'a right maintain. Unawecl by influence and unbribed by gain.

The Wbata Whata lime kilns, it is gratifying to learn, are kept busily going, in the production of lime for both building and agricultural purposes, especially the latter. The price has, we see, been reduced to one shilling and sixpence per bushel at the VVaipa landing, and many settlers in different parts of the district are about to tiy, by experiment, its effect upon particular soils and crops, upon a limited scale. Indeed, the price at which it is sold precludes anything like a general uso of it. At home, if we recollect rightly, the price used to be twelve shillings and sixpence per chaldron (I£ tons), and three chaldron to the acre once in four years, on stiff clay soil, was the dressing applied, though of late years the application has been considerably reduced in quantity, and smaller and more frequent doses are used. For all soils abounding in undecomposed vegetable matter, clays, and alluvial soil generally, lime will be found, no doubt, efficacious, decomposing the crude vegetable matter, and freeing the ammonia and phosphates so as to enable the plants to absorb and assimilate them — while stift cluy soils will be rendered more friable by copious, and sandy soils more firm and compact by light applica I tions of lime. A great deal of nonsense has been written of lute, respecting "lime as a manure," which it is not — a mistake which has arisen ftom its fertilising fiction on the soil ; but the constituents of fertility must be already there Lime simply renders them free and soluble as food for plants. It adds, in itself, but a very slight jercentage of fertilising matter. Hence, when applied too freely to land, or, in contact with manure, it frees or dissipates the ammoniacal and other fertilising constituents of plant food much more quickly than the roots of the plants can absorb them, and these properties no longer held in suspense, being excessively volatile, are carried away by every ram-fall and summer breeze. What, however, the settlers in New Zealand, the majority of whom have had no practical experience of the use of lime, need, is to test, by actual expnitnent, what will b« its

offect upon jwutieular soils and ciops, and the results of such application under particular circumstances, such as the absence or presence of farm yard or other manure in the soil, &c. This can be done on asmull sca!o,cind safe conclusions formed at oon*^ p,trnti\ely small fspense^aml little or no risk. A a regards the value of lime as a manure, he noViy soon test the question by cross-dopping and i using no other, and, except 00-uewly reclaimed swamp, or deep alluvial I land abounding in humus, he Will find that his draught on his lime deposit account will very soon be returned to him by nature, with N.S F. very legibly written on the field, in the stunted growth of the croo.

Tiiere is some truth in the letter of " Agrieola," bjit little that we can see in that of "Agriculturalist,' in our issue of to-day. We caunot admit that the late Agricultural Exhibition, held at Ohaupo, was a failure, though it was wanting in much that goes to make up the general success of an undertaking of the kind. As a cattle show, it was far beyond the average of country exhibitions, but it must be borne in mind that it was held under exceptional circumstances. It was the first attempt to fuse the productions of the several scattered districts of a large country side into one centie, and the attempt was made at anything but a favourable juncture. The want of a bridge at Oarabridge, and the difficulty of getting sheep, or even cattle, across Walker's Gully, acted, no doubt, most adversely to the gei.eral exhib - tion of stock and produce from one of the principal farming divisions of the district. Cattle might be driven, but sheep, pigs and poultry must necessarily be carted fiom the farm to the Kxliibition, and this fact literally cut off C.imbiidge from the active participation it would otherwise have taken in the Exhibition. There is no doubt but that this Will account for the absence of much stock even, on Thursday last. In another years time, when the railroad is completed, and as the roads between the several districts become, as they are rapidly doing, securely bridged and fairly made, the difficulty of distance will be overcome. That obstacle was of little avail against the assemblage of visitors tne otlier day. These of both sexea flocked to OHaupo in large numbers, from all parts of the district. There was no need, in their case, to take the show to the population, and so, in another year, it will be with the exhibitors themselves. This year it was an innovation on former precedents, in holding it at a geographical centre and mukinjj it a WaikatoShowj thearrangementsalsc were driven off until ratber too late, and the absence of specified prizes for butter, cheese, agricultural produce aud other articles, which hag been remarked by Agricola, doubtlees all tended to make the affair u less general one than it would otherwise have been. It would, we think, bo a great mistake to fall back upon the system heretofore in vogue, as recommended by "Agriculturalist," and make the show a purely local one. We have taken the plunge, and may depend upon it that the worst is over. If the exhibition was even less successful than that of last year, it is something to have accomplished this much, that we have ra.tde it, not a Hamilton or a Cunbridge, a To Awamutu or an Alexandra affair, but oue of all Waikato. The way we have lost, in putting the vessel on the right course, we shall soon pick up again. To return to the former position would be sooner or later to meet certain destruction on the rocks of local jealousy. The suggestions in " Agricola's " letter are worthy of note. More attention should be given to the less important exhibits produced upon a farm, but which in the aggregate go a long way to make up the farmers income. It may be worth while, also, to consider whether the season of the year waa that best adapted for the general production of exhibits.

Major William StClair Tisdall hat been gazetted Intpectiug Officer in the Store Department.

Masonic. — The usual m nthly meeting of the members of the Lodg? Bet* takes place this evening.

Th« Assk subnt List oi|the Tao'ao-oa Highway District )■ now lyinj» f.r inspedion at the homo of the Chairman, MrBUl) FtrgiHSon.

Cambridge Cattle Sale. —Mr S Bright advcrtiset his tint cattle sale at Cambridge for JSnturJaj next, the 2ud proximo

Ti^DfRS for additions to a h^use iv Hamilton West, will be receive'! at Mr H N Gox'a store, wh re «pecihojtiioDS may be ■.•en.

ABPHALTB FOR SKATING RINJC* —At Chmtchurcli an attempt wan made to use aiphalte for th' fl "ir of the skatiug nuk, but it proved a failure

Tenders for Clearing a mile of ■wamp road between Rutomugi and Monaulo will bo receiVH'i, until noon of Suturriny uexfc, by the Chairman of the Pukekura Highway Board.

Tkndsrs for Draining — Saturday □ext im iha last day on whio < tenders will bo received by Mr C J storey for coDßttuoting » dram tkrougl |« vamp, 50 cl.ftiua in. luLgth, 8 fott vwue by 4 feet deep

The Mercir Coach.— To morrow Mr (rt'tmakeß hia fiot ilirou^li run with the coach to Ciinbridxe, returning on Sa unlay iuorning, »ad pmsiug thiougb Hamilton a' out 8 ».m.

Tiik risk in Wool —A mistake, which ii Dot, bowevor, likely to have le I any one astray, appeared in'our ttlographio report of i he rise in tb« price of wool, in our issue or Saturday list, the figure 8 having bean substituted fora 8, making the rite from 2d to 81, instead of si it should h«vt> been frum 2d to 3J.

Tub Piako Christmas fcpoKTS are announced iv to-days | aper to be held near Crawford'* Pi*ko Hotel, on tLe 27th DoiembiT. They wilt oonsist of hone | and fuot i*ciug, aud other events.

Hamilios Highway District. — There w li be a goutral meeting i f electors on the 17th Deo., at the Hamilton Hotel, to eleot » trustee in the place of Mr Roth welt, who hae become disqualified through uon-atteadaaoe.

The Cambride Boab. — Yeiterday | the Kirikira* Highway Board aooepte l ' the tender of Mr Lovatt of tf^aruawahU, i fur tbe gravelling of a p^rtiou of tbu road > e:ween Hamilton and Cambridge , at t e rate of 29 * per ohaio.

Interpeovincial Pigion Match. — A meetiug of VVaikato lubscriber* to the above match will be held at Gwynnt'* Hamilton Hotel, o i Wednesday next, to ap) oiut a handicapper and arrauge other ; mafeben with re*(«ot to the tiring off for < the priEti v on by the Auckland team. • c 'a.id the plaintiff ia a dirorce oasa at Augu ta to Chit f Justice Applcton ; '• I don'i waut to eaj anything agin the wo man, judge, but I wish you could lire with her h little while ; >ou'd think I had told tiie truth." The judge was willing to take hii nrord for lL

CiMBEiDGK Fabmbb's Cutb— The u»u»l monthly meeting of members* took place last Tuesday when an interesting piiper on wheut culfcue w»s rend by Mr Fisher lhe paper itself and the diicussion vrhioh ensued upon ltd delirery will appear iv our next.

The Cottaok or Content Hotel, Victoiia and Hobaon Streets, AuokUnd, W. B. Lakgbridgb, Propnotor, buying been Enlarged and Improved, affords unequalled Accommodation, and will be found a Roallj, Well-appointed, First* class Hotel. — [Advt.]

Colonel Valbniink Bakee, of r ilway carriage notoriety, has, wo h»rn from (he " Australas an," found a cmgenial atinoiphere for bis scoundrel like proc.iritici in the Ottoman army now carrying rapine and outrage into the village! of the chrutiaa province* of Turkey.

Holiday.— Thii being St. Andrew's Day, will bo generally kept m a holiday. The b&ulea throughout the district will be closed, and cricket «nd other amusement* indulged in. The match at Uamiltou between theZmgaru and ao amalgamated team Irom the United and Ngaruawahia Clubi will be played to-day.

Thb Special Settlements. — The first meeting of the Auckland Was'e. Land Board was held on Tv sday. Applications wrr* received from Mr B room ball tor 45,700 acres m the Upper Tbrnnen eiiumry, »ud from Mr Fritohard for 62,000 acres of land in the Lower V\ aikato.

Auckland and Punic Bailw.it — We uuderstand, that by the time ihu reaches our readers, Mr Fallon, the coutractor for laying the ptrinsnent way botwr een Mercer and Newcastle will have the raili joiued up m far at Taupiri, ao that trains could run between Auckland and Taupiri without a break. Thui looks like business.

Billiards Extraordinary. — On Friday, at 7 p.m sharp, go aa to conclude before tbu Concert cuojLnencetf, an «xuibition game will bo placed at the Ro>al Hotel table, in which Austin, playing with his augers againut the cue, will give Mr Mason 850 point* in 10U0. In a game pi «yed yeaterday, we hear tn»t Au«tin made one break of 327

Billiards.— The young man named iiunt n, who played Mr Mitaen, giving tuin 800 in 1000, at the Commercial Hotel, on Saturday evening laat, and beat him, will play an exhibition game this evening, at the Commercial Ho el, giving 850 in the 1000. Austin uma only hiu lingers, bin opponent using the cue.

Sweep Oh ! No more n«-d the thrifty housewife in Hamilton put a bundle of fern up the cUimuey ou a damp morning, and have a burn out At tue n«k of tbe shingleg. The wave of civilisation u sweeping up country, and even a patent Kaniuueur apparatus hat reaohed Hatniltou. Mr Moore, of the punt, will reoeive orders to sweep any chimney* whicu ay require operating upon.

Thkbb is a droll itory of how a man lost a wa*;er in Pueblo. Stepping into a large liquor-shop he offered to bet ten to one that he could, blindfolded, tell iho name of any liquor or irmc in the house, or any mixture of liquon, by the tuite aod etuell. All wont well with him at iirsfc ; he named »U the celebrated brands correctly. Tiien they handeJ him a glass of water. He tasted, ho •melt, he tasted and smelt again, and at last, completely nonplussed, he gave it up • Well, boyi,,' he said, 'youVe got me. It •eems to me as if, years ago,. I struck something of that kind in the State*, but it w»» »o iong «q« that I hare entirely forgotten [ it.'

TIIE ABMBD CoNSTiBPLIRT FoRCK — Forty meu, «ix uon cummisaioned officer* and two officer* of the A.C. force left Cambridge ye»terday for the Cambridge aud Tuupo ro»d, where they will be ■utioned till the work ii completed, at least, »o f-ir aa the Niho to Kion. Toi» leave* tbe teveral station* |m Waikato pretty well denuded of men. We may mention at tbe preient time that there >s do tiuth in the report which hat been circulated through Southern telegrams, and which yvas published by thin journal in connection with other*, to the effect that all commanding officers of Voluoteeta and Mihtia in the Middle Island were paid off, and seveial in the North island alio.

The Auckland Passengers by rail, way for Waikato, ou Tuesday, have had a splendid opportunity afforded them of studying the bettuues of nature at Mercer. Oa the arrival of the morning tram from Auckland, it was found that some portion cf the steamer Waik»to'» machinery was indisposed, and that the veHsel could not proceed. Mr Scherff was communicated with by telegraph, and the result wu, that the Rangirm was got ready «■ quickly a* poss bl«, seul flown the river, and finally started from Mero r early in tbe evening. Tbe passengers were brought on as far as Ngaruavtahia that night, deported into the Quickstep yesterday morning, arriving at Hamilton yesterday at 7 a.m.

The Jcbys Act.— Ammgst the JLita passed during the iate session, and now in force, it one relating to Juries. On I'Okiog through it, we find that the verdict of not lent than three-fourths of any jury empanelled to try any issues, or to inquiio of or assess damag~s in any oivil cause, shall be taken and ace pted as a verdict. It provide^ however, that no Mich verdict shall be taken til the jury have retired for a period of at leait three houia, and then ihat three-fourths of them hkve in t inn ted to the Jndge presiding at the trial that there is no proba bility of their being unanimous. Jurors, when locked up, are to be allowed fire and reaconab'e re r reshmentp, to l>e provided by the Sheriff At the pub io ex| erne The Act also provide* that an a ien i no longer entitled to be tried by a jury de medittate lingua, or, in other words, by naif of bis ow.i count ymeti ; bikwii] be tried m the sam* mauDer as if bt w.i a natural b^ra subjeot.

Raglan DiictMßKu Catile S lb. — Meesm T B Hill and W H Wallls Laving met with to much encouragement on the occasion of their holding their first cattl,sale at the Ok>-t« Fulls lust month, hare fixed upon tho 19th December as the date of holding the next. Mr Tll Hill is not the man t> let the gras» grow under hn feet, and having at thu Ohaupo Cattle Show of Thursday last received » very encouraging promise of support from thu settlers on this tide the range, ea led. next morning at the Waikato Times office, had his posters printed, and podted them up the came day at Hamilton, Kanjwaoiwa, Te Bore, Alexandra, Hugltu und Aotea. .Tbeie will doubtless be a better attendance of Waikato settlers at Oketi 1 than on the last occasion, «ni oertainly , from what we learned from Mr Hill, as full a show of itook. Last time the dread f the road kept many bick, who aftewarda, when they read the pnoet, and saw how easily the cattle wero driren oTer, were sorry they had been deterred from attending In a future issue fu 1 purtioulars ot the cattle, <io, to be told I will be given.

Sir Gs:>bgb Grbt as a Politician. — 'lhe " Cororuandel Mail "•nu up Sir George Grey in a very few wcrrta. We cannot but think " Snyder " more than usually happy 10 his remark*. " Sir George Grey has retired for the present to his island home at the K«w,iu. It would h»ve been better for hie health, ,for his happiness, for his pocket, and for almost everything that is his that he had never left his beautiful retreat. We give Sir George Grey the fullest creJit for Jus sincerity, and we ate indebted to him for his endeavours, fruitles as they have been, to free the country from its many corruptions^ But Sir George is not and never was the'jman to effect any good in this direction. There is too much the lock of clap-trap in his speechus — too much of the " inalienable rights of the people " when no one has ever disputed their rights. If vre did not know that Mr George Ghey was earnest, tbat he could not bo bought for any bribe that oould be offered ; if we did not know that lie had sacrificed time, money, and health, when he nriiht bare been living in elegant reticemeut ; if we did not know these things at we do know, then we should take Sir George Grey to be a I olitical Jeremy Diddier. Tint ii bow he would be gauged at a distance by those who, not knowing the man. have only been able to judge by hi* Parlia ineutary speeches. We, who know Sir George Grey, can only valuo htm for what be has attempted to uscotnplish, but which he has never been able to accomplish. He i« doubtless as honest as ever was Washington, but the American statesman could direct, command, purmade, and control, and none of these moving power* doei Sir George possess in tho most remote degree inside the arena of politics. And old ooionuts will never forget that whpn Sir George Grey wat in power bt> was difficult to appro ich. His will was It* as fur he darrd to cairf it. Ha did not allow himself to be nude amenable to anything or anyone. When Governor of tue c >louy he was as much disliked by the people as he now, deprived of hit po»er, is belorcd by them. We hope Sir George will study his own happiness and remain oalin and undisturbed in hi* retirement.

Hope of Waixaio Lodgi«, No 62, I O G T — The open lodge meeting jn connection wuh the above Lodge, wa« held, at announced, on Thursday evening last. The Victoria Hall was crowded to < xcmj, many being unable to obtain admittance. The chair was occupied by Bro G E Madden ; and the progr.injm", which was well selected and vari-d, was very successfully o rned out, at was evident from the frequent encores and loul applause of the audience. Where all did thoir best to please, it would be invidious to particularism, but the Trio " Ellen Barno" by Sister Neale, and Bros SUter • d Bauer, was the gem of the evening. Bro Cameron, as usual, elicited, r mrs of laughter by bis humurout rendem^s oi Dutch Yankee son^s and comio pieces. A dialogue scene entitled "Tue End. or the Drunkard's Death" was received with loud applause. Brother Jackson enacted the Birkeeper to tke life, whiUt Bro Mjlrea as tlie Dying Drunkard, produced a vivid picture of the horrors of ' delirium tremens. Altogether the meeting was a decided success, and the audieu-'e separated at a late hou>, evidently of the opinion that it is possible to pa^g a very agre-'ab c evening without the meretric.oas aid of drink.

An ill-used husband — An extraordinary divorce case has just terminated, after a long hearing, in Dublin, namely, 1 Mr Spread Morgau-ag&imit.Lady Catherine Louisa Morgan, one of the daughters of the Earl of Mountoashel. Cruelty is alleged as well as adultery. She is accused of having beaten her husband with* whip, puded Lti whiskers, thrown water into bii bed, selling dis clot ties, flinging his slnrtfl out of the windows, cutting hid booti in pieces, spitting^upon him, announcing to him that he was a oockold, pointing a gun at him, and habitually using coarse language to him. The respondent denied everything charged against ner. The jury, .after an absence ol less lhan five minutes, returned into court with a verdict, for L*dy Morgan on ,all the issues. The result was received with applause, and on the appearance of Lady Morgan outside the oount the was received with great cheering by the orotrd which had collected.

AH kXTBIOBDIKABT JUMPEB. -• It) ' Records of a Stage Veteran " we find the f)llowing: — "Ireland, the Yaulter, was the most extraordinary natural jumper lever i>w, though I have seen many who excelled him when aided by ihe springboard and o her artificial contrivance*. I hare walked with Ireland, and he has suddenly lelt my urea, and with the mere impetus of a couple of puces, jumped o»er a turnpike gate. Ip th«se days of practical joking he was loremost in frolic ; liin animal spirit* were great, and he whs vain and found a display. One trick of his was, if he stw a hone hold in wailing for its rider, to stand beside it >■ if uncertain which way he a'toiild turn for a moment, and when he law the lider coming out, to ipring clean orer the back of (he horse, wih a ridiculous appearance of anx ety to get out of the gcntletn n's way What m«dr this more tir.gular wui that Ireland alw&ji walked off at if he had poriormed no extraordinary leat at all, leaving th >ie who had beheld the jump doubting the evidence of their own sense*, and liable, of course, to be doubly doubted if they nirrated the oocurrenoe O.'e of hi* stage exhibition* was to throw a somersault o»er a waggon and eight hortes— orrr a dozen grenadiers standing at ' preient arms,' with fixed bayonets. Sir Thomas Piotou, a man o< unquestionable courage, w nt to witness this exhibit ion ; but when be saw the men plaoed, he trembled like a leaf, and kept hii head down while Ireland jumped, nor did he look up till he had first atkrd, ' Has he done it ?' When ussu «d he bad, he laid, 'A battle's nothing to that.'

Fbuit and Vkgitablks — If there was nothing of tine kind oliowa 1 1 OhAupo oa Thuroday last, the Editor ot this jjurnul has been more favoured than the i£xliihiiion Committee. There will be on show at our offiie, to-day, a painole of Btrawbe ries and e.irly potatoes, thr produce of Mr Gwytme's garden, well worth saving. The strawberries are * tine even sample of l»rj.e nicely ripened fruit whi. h it is painful to write about, knowing as v; do, that they cinnot be eaten for four and twenty hours, till in fact they have been gored upon by the cuiious m uoh matters. Of the potatoes we cat writ m <re calmly. They are of tlio kind kn wn as American pink kidneys, and have been giowu by Mr Gwynne lor the ost lour years with great t-ucceas, bo.h aa coming in very early and yielding 1a r gly We believe th it a sample of these potator* would hare been ■liown at Ohaupo, but Mr Gwynne arrived too late with t'>em upon the ground. Ook fellow-settlers will soon be visiting Auckland and we advise them, before making any purchases, to *alk into the City H»ll Arcudo. This is an establish ment conduoted after the London style By buying there you can procuiu all you require in the way of Cloihing nnd Furniture. The goods are caiefully packed and dispatched without trouble to the purchaser. We see them the grandest display of gojds in Auckland. Furniture for the Drawing, Dining, Bedroom, and Kitchen ; Carpets, in immense variety, from 8d to 7s 6d per yard j Floor Cloths, all widths ; Bedding of every descnption, and Upholstery work. Hoi )o way an I Garlick have secured the services of Mr X Cranwell to superintend the furnishing department, and his long experience is a guarantee for good work. A nicely-assorted stock of Men's and Boys' Clothing, the latest fnabions in Drapery and Millinery Goods, Baby Ware and Underclothing. The proprietors sell al low prices to command a Cash Tbadb. Go to Lfolloway and GarlL'k's City Hall Drapery and Furniture Arcade (show rooms 16*6 feet long), Queen-sti eej, Auckland.— [Ad vt.] Stebl WAB-tHira. — "Half* dozen steel corv«tte3," the " Daily News" sny», "are forthwith to be added to the navy, swift, well-armed vessels, to serve as cruisers. For some tme past steel hat been regarded by sh pwrights with a furourable ejrc, bring tougher, and altogether far lets habie to iracture than iron, and now the Admiralty has taken the bold step of concluding u contract for building six war ships of this Hint, rial without delay. They are to be built on the Clyde, and to be ready for service with their engines on board within two year?, bo we may expect that for some time at least we shall hear no more about the shipbuilding indu«try in thut district being in a depressed condition These corvettis will not serve in any flei t along with big ironclads, but a c denned ?sp j ciallv for foreign *ervice in Chin* ami tie Pacific, as aUo fur cruising in the vicinity of our colonies jnd foreign pi>Bs n-i<>ns. They will be remnrimbly Q et sailers, and, it 1* untioipated, will be abe to make 20 rniies an hour without difficulty. Tueir arummont 18 lo consist of 14 guna of tlifforent ea ibres, »nd besides lie bteel o ting their bulwarks are to be coverel w.th two thickness of teak. They will not, of ooursr, bo in a position to withstand heavy bat ti Tins' char.e3 from big naval guns, but ft ill, ordinary eb>t aud shell will be unable to penetrate their sules. ka their gr.*»t speel will uUais enable them to ehuw their sterns and prevent hostile craft from approaching, these steel corvettes sh uld prove useful additions to our nuvy ; and it may safely be taken for granted that where they are likely to cruine there will ne little ODance of falling in with heavy ironclads, wh eh, by reason of a small amount of coal they oarry, are unable to trust themselves very far from land. The corvettes are to measuse 2300 tons, and in every respect are to be built alike The engines will naturally be of a moat powerful oharacter to enable so high a speed to bo attained, and a attong nrmourod deck runuing round the vessels will seive as a protection to the maclii ncry. Such ye sels as these will be able to perform the specially important service of pursuing and destroy in< the swift torpedo boats, of whicti a large number, it i« B»td, are to be introduced into the navies of Europe. Vessel* &< tie t us these torpedo outriggers, as thuy are cilleil, will be absolutely necuusarj if we are to have any protection ugainai such troublesome and deadly craft " He didn't want tub — He was an old rain, and he han't a bit of conductoi's pasteboard stuck in his hat. tie walked into the drug store and inquired : 'Have you got any good whisky ?' • Yes, sir,' replied the gentlemanly druggett. ' Gimme half a. pint.' ' Have you got a doctor's Description ?'•' No.' • Cunt sell it, then, sir. Jury in session; must be strict.' ' Where can I get a doctor?' sadly inqu.red the aged inebriate. ' I'm a physician, sir,' willingly responded the druggist. • Can't you give me thai — what jou cill it, 'scripmn ?' ' Well, I might' And the doctor wrote out a prescription blank, oalling for so many ounces of spintus frumenti He filled a snug looking bottle with the article, pasted a label on it, numbered to correspond with the paper, and presenting tue bottie 'o tne venerable roystere>-, remarked, in the most businesslike .way imaginable, ' A dollar and a half, sir.' ' A dollar and a half !' gusped his astonished eu-toiner. ' Ain't that pretty high mister?' It's our price — a dollar for the prescription and 50 cants tor the medicine.' 'Yes, well,' slowly replied the wicked old duffer, as he slowly buttoned up the half pint in his overcoat pocket :' l ijuess, boss, thit I don't want the 'sciiptiou Here'n your half u dollar, ' »od he (tuck his tongue in one sidu of bis mou^h, winked ironic illy at him of the mortar and pebtle, und waked out. — Worcester Pr««.

Thb King and thb Kaimai Gold FIELD. — lhe following lett-r has Leer sent to the "Auckland Herald' foi publication by To Ahoroa a relation and follower of the King : "Hikurangi, No* 20, 1876. Fneids, na'uta'ions I— These are my words to you. If you tbiuk propei you will publish the sam« in jour paper' Harken nuto me, my hurope»n fiiends, alao the Gtovernrnei. The land of which yon have heard of ai being leased will not be allowtd, includidg Mokau, a ao Kaimai at Tauianga, and the lands adjaotni to WangtDUi. None of tboie will be lease. l. The Mions and Europeans who are making arrau<mntg about laud, either fur leasing or buying, aro doiug so oit their own reiponsibi ity, and not according to the oath w hart) taken before our aiilci [Tawhiao ?], who say that the leasing of land must cease, alao the selling and killing of the land. Tbis must, cease altogether. If I should carry the law into force to prevent [>y strong inearuref] humpeans from leaiiug lands, you would at once nay it is my [tue native*'] wrong-doing Listen agaiu to to me If I saw a reptile on my garment I should oast it <S. Friends, the doings it Mokau are very distasteful to us If be strikes his foot [».«., if anything happen to Europeans luufin^ land at M ktu], ie was not us that called him hither i'hese are my words to the Europeans, [f you are wishful that I should write igain, I will do so, that is, if these linen ueet with your approval. — Tk Ahohoa, me of Tawhino'a followers." [Sinoe the ibove was in type, all obstruction to prosJtcting at Kai-^ai hat been removed J