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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 712, 9 January 1877, Page 2

Sale ov Furnii-übe Hamilton We t : — We would remind the public of Hamilton that the sale of Mr Madderi's furniture, will take place to-9ay at 2 o'clook

The Rev Ralph Bbown, m bis character of Phrenologist will deliver a. lecture upon that science and and manipulate the 'heads of .the curiaus m *he Weileyan chapel, Cambridge, to-morrow evening.

Tenders fob Gravelling about a mile on the Cambridge aod Hamilton road, between Martyn's farm and Hayton's corner jare invited by the Cambridge District Board, and will be received up to-the-20ib.-in.Bfe.

■Bankrupt Estates.— Creditors desirous of sharing m forthcoming dividends m the estates of R T Davidson late of Ngaruawahia, and John Simpson of Te Awamutu, are warned to prove their debts with the truateee m bankruptcy, Thomas Macfarhme Esq., on or before the 15th iast.

Tub County CoujjoiJj Meetings.— The tirat councy couucii meeting^ take place tp-day at noon. At the Court House Hamilton, for Waipa; at the Court House, Cambridge, for Waikato ; at Mr Crawford's Store, for Pi*ko, aud at the Court Houae, Raglan, for the Raglan County.

BpABD 6* TT.DITOA rJON- BtTSINTBESi—^At the meeting of the Oeulbrvl Board held on Friday, we notice that ;£ 100 was gr»ote>J fofrthe Harapipi house, mbjedt to tlie usual- conditions! and that the offer of i\lr' Thompson's sijo.was accepted. At Ngahinapouri, Miaa H iwke was appointed teapher on tin understanding that she comes up for examination when. called »pn ; andMra Fahvassor wasappjinfced teacher of ncedio'wof k to the llapahuhu school at a salary' of £10 per annum.

A "' Colonial Oeiczet T^am' to visit England, and show John Bull what his sons are made of is already spoken about. A writer m the Melbonrno " Weekly Times" saya that now the English have been beaten at their pet sports, boating and cricuet, he should like to see a colonial cricket team go home and play a series of matches m England.

The " Corom vndel Mail" no doubt speaks f.:elingly when it says s — "We have wished out frien Is a merry Ohrisfcmas and we now wish them a happy New Year, Will our friends m return for.our good wishes be pleased to settle up their little ac3ount3, which will.be duly fprwarded as early as may be convenient. If it be not convenient, ..we^hall then ask it as a particular favor to Bettle up at an inconvenience.. We shall . fe-eLihe obligation the stronger. Money is the only lubricating oil which will make the machinery of the press work withoat friction or jarring.

The Aharimu Murder.— Martain Curtain, committed for trial for the murder of Denia Shanaghan, will be placed at tbe ■bar of t*ie Supreme Couit, this morning. .YV.hm tjrat arrestel, he showed little concern far his position, bub lately he has seemed to realise m some degree the awful' position m which he stood. The special reporter of this journal gives the f jllowiag desciiption of him : Martiu Car-tin, thou h m gaol, being aB yet noncjnviutad, wears his own every-day WJ'fciag clothe 3 , but even out of the pr.son dresi he has a most unprepro3sesing apiearance. He is a love set, agile, wiry -looking man, of about 3S o>* 40 years of age. He is slightly under the medium hight, and looks as if able to undergo a large amount of fatigue. His appearance is decidedly against him, and he keeps hia eyea steadily dowuwards. His forehead is low set, and narrow; eyes >weak • blue, -shaded by thick eyebrows ; hair light, with reddish be ml.; lips thin, with a cruel aud siuis'.er curl almo3b constantly ou them.

Capi? Hayes, well known to Aueklanders, and generally as the pirate of the piciGo, 13 causing some little sensation at the pre-se-t time. From a sketch of some of the leading events m Ms extraordinary career we Fake the following as an example of lm sraartneSß : — " His next voyage was from Hongkong to Melbourne with a load of Chinese passengers. After being out some time he was informed by a ship. 'Which he spake that he would have to pay-'sQdol per hoad on the Chinamen before! he could, land thena. , He kept on the even tetior of his way, however, until he arrived off Melbourne, when he choked >both his pumps, started all bis fresh .water m the hold, aud-set his colors half mast, union down, as if m sore d'.stress. Two steamers 6oon came to b ; s assistance, . and - offered to tow him into port, but the captain's humanity overcame all selfish feelings, and he replied ' Save these people, arid let the ship sink. If she is afloat when you return we will try to get her m. 1 The Chinamen -wera landed, the . steamers paying the head money, but when they returned for Hayes, he was not to be found. His next cargo of Chinese -were -landed without trouble, as he had them ail made BtibUh subjects previous to starting.

Tiik i<atb Sib Donald McLean. — Alluding to the decaase of Sir Donald, the " Herald of Saturday says : — •' Sir Dona'd was first brought -under the notice of Sir George — then captain — Grey, the Governor of the colony, about 1841 or 1845, by the late Dr Sinclair, at tint time Colonial Secretary, who was impressed by his steady energy, and hia know. edge of Maori language und the Maori character. lii .1847, thanks to his introduction, we find him m the position of Inspector of Police at Taranaki j when he still more closely observed the nature of the Maori race, and understood their manifold peculiarities. About 1849 ho was appiialed laud purchase commissioner, which poaitiou he maintained for a number of years, and m 1850 and 1851 he negotiated large land purchases «from the native chiefs of Hawke's Bay, m the latter year purchasing for the Government three extensive blocks m that province, comprising about 700,000 acres. Afterwards he became Superintendent of Hawke's Bay, and for some * ears while he held that office he also fi Jed the post of Q-eneral 0-ovornment Agent for the Province of Hawke's Bay. up to IS6B, during a period, of great trouble and respoußibility, m consequence of the keen native war which about that time, and for some years previous, was being prosecuted >by the Maoris, to the great injnry of settlement and for the time, with darkling prospects of New Zealand. In 186S, Mr McLean was removed from the office of Government Agent by the Ministry of Mr Stafford. Next year he entered the house of JRepresent *tires, and within a month after the opening of the same m that year, on the overthrow of the Stafford Ministry on Mr Fox's motion of no confidence, Mr fll-cLean, on 28th June, 1869. became Native'Minis+er and Minister for Colonial Defence m the Government of which Mr Pox was Premier. From that date (with the single exception of the hiatus of four weeks m 187*2 during which Mr Stafford a^ain held office) up to loth December, only three short week's ago, Sir Donald McLean administered the native affairs of the colony In 1872 Sir Donald was made a . Companion of the Order of St Michael andSb George, and m July, 1874, Her, Majesty conferred the honour of knighthood on him for his .services as Native Minister. Sis Donald was a Bcion of an old family m Argyleshire, m the West of Scotland. He married many years ago a daughter of the late Mr Robert R Strong, the Resident Magistrate of Wellington. This lady died soon after the birth of his son, Mr Louglas McLaan, who is heir to a large property accummulated by by hia late father."

The Thamebs Electorate. — The Wellington " Evening Aagus" m a recent issue thus chaEfing'iy alludes to the meeting of the meeting of the two Thames members with their constituents.: " The Thames electors are easily satisfied, and very : thankfull for remarkably small mercies. During the whole session, their two representatives neutralised each other's influence on all important questions, by voting on opposite sides, and now they are perfectly satisfied with both. They have given Mr Rowe (who really did them a few eolid benefits) a banquet, and applauded him to the echo ; and they have met Sir George Grey (who did his best to prevent Mr Rowe doing them any good) with a band of -music ; and, m return for some fino words (m which the absence of truth is the most remarkable feature), given a

Vote of thanks and confidence. Happy Mr Rowe, generous Sir George Grey^ amiable and contented eleutotH — what a* plesint trio would bo herd if only Sir George Grey and Mr Rowe did nob differ so diametrically. However, the Thames electors are satisfied. They are not even reduced to the necessity of making a choice. They are bolder than Cttpoaia Macheath, and instead of doubtful. y ain^ing— .. , ' ' i " How happy could we be with either, "Were 'tother dear charmer away,"

they monopolise the pair, and keeping them apart, so thab they may not quarrel, make each m turn believe himself the real object of affeotion arid pride."

FtmTHEB Education Election Notices.; — Notices of the. date of ..meetings to elect school committees for the districts of Ngaruawahia, JRangiririj Uangiaohia, Oliaupo, and Paterangi appear, by order of the Central Board of Educatim, m our advertising columns. We will thank our county correspondents, and others m the out-districts, to forward us as early a3 possible the names of the newlyelected committees for publication.

Tb Awamcttu Public Conoeet. — A grand vocal and instrumental concert will be held on Friday evening next m the Public Hall, Te Awainutu, for the purchase of books, &o, for St John's choir, when a variety of solos, daetts, and concerted pieces will be rendered by lady and gentlemen amateurs from various parts of lha Wuikato district.

The Ohatjpo Sheep ]?Ajr, to take place on the 16 tb instant, this day week, wo stated would be a large one, but we were scarcely prepared to hear that so many sheep would be pented as appears likely to be the case* An advertisement eppears m another column aanounc ng tliut over two thousand head of sbeep, m addition to those already* .advertised, will be off jred i or sale bj Mr. Alfred Bucklaud on that occasion.

In despatb. — He was on his knees to her. His face was flunked, his eyes gleamed passionately into tears, he talked rapidly. " Nothing shall separate us evermore, my darling. For your sake I will beard the lion m his den ! I will face death on the battle' field ! I will skim the seas ! I o ill endure all hardships, all sufferings, all muery I" He paused and looked eagerly to her, with his whole flial-ijuivering m his eyes. " Yes, yes, a thousand times yes ! 'And if we wed," continued she flushing slightly, " will you get up first und build the fire ?" With a shriek of despair, he fled.

Thb Late NaWvb Miuisteb and the Waitaba PtTuCHAsE.— The present perhaps id a fitting time to dispose of, once and for all, the oaly charge against the official , character of the late ti Donald McLean worth taking notica of — one which, unjustly made, still lingers m the minds of many, and one that we hav'o heard occasionally- <Gited h gainst him — that he was the cause of the war which commenced m 1860. The charge implied against Sir Donald, then Mr McLean, thiit he, being the confidential adviser of Governor Browne sat tike time, w;s tha real cause of the outbreak m 1860, can be c isily disproved. The truth is, G-over i« or Browne wasp esssd by the party to which Mr Richmond was allied te make the Waitara - purchase, and the sam 5 party gave the udvice which led to the enforcement of the purchase at the p^i it of the bayonet and all our subacqi-eat native troubles. A contemporary his lated pointed out that the hit a tiir Dona'd McLean was on a beJ of illness when fch's advice was given, but the following quotation from a despatch written m 1833 by the Duke of JSewcastle, and part o which, curiously enough, we came upon yesterday m searching some old papers, fina'ly disposes of the charge so commottly made against Mr AlcLem. The late Secretary of Scuta foe the coloniethus writes : — " The decision to complete, by force if necessary, the purchase of this [the Waitara] laud wu3 adopted at the advice, not of the Native Department, but of the Executive Council. ♦ * '* It was under this pressure, with this advice, and through this agency,' that Governor Browne took the steps which lid to the war." • '

The Ckopsneab Atjckla.nd.— According to the " Herald," Lite u'r^in htrv et m the outdistricts has been chieily garnered, and around Tamaki, Otahunu, &c, th« crojjs are superior, both m quality aivl quantity to any reaped for several years past. This, m conjunction with the high price offered by the ioc.il millerj for wheat, will leave little room for our 6ettlera to complain thit the 'growing of this grain will not pay. The .price offered by nailers is 6i per bushel, und several thousand to oar knowledge liavd beeu purchased within the last two days. It is not unusual to luar of 40 to 45 bushels per acre b.'ing got, and ou the farm of Mr Oarruth, at Papatoitoi, it is stated that 50 bushels per aero will be reipcd. such a splendid yield, we understand, ii due m a great measure to tli9 land bein<( treated liberally with lime— a oheap and effectual fertiliser of the soil.

The Thames Miner's aub the Lands of the Thames.— Mr Wra ltowe, MHR-, wailed upon the hon Dr Pollen on Fr day, with reference to the settlement of a portion of tbe Thames community upon lands m the Te Aroba district, and which are iucluded iia the application of Mr Broonihal!. Mr Rowe reminded the Defence Minister of the promises made by his predecessor, and other rn3'nb°rs of the Yogel Ministry. The "land ia<ju slioi is the Wairakau block, and the applicants are moderate m their demands, asking only for 6,000 acres, and are prepaid to comply wilh the terms of the Q-overnment. The MiaistiT acknowledged that if any promises had been made they ought to be fulfilled, and he would forward the ietter to the Waste Lauds Board.

The Bkoomhalii special Settlbmen" r. — This is what the " Wanganui Herald" thinks of it : — What .will follow Bupposiag thai Me Broomhall finds a blook of suitable land :? We can say with eonfid-. ence, from the Fielding precedent, that a Jarge tract of good land will be sold at a price not exceeding the upset price, on terms which will yive Mr Broomhall and his fellow capitalists several years m which to pay for it — That a class of people will "be brought out who will not have capital to cultivate the land ; and after keeping the letter of the agreement by bringing 120 J needy immigrants, large, blocks will be sold to the colonists, who have the capital and want to employ it m making < homesteads, at a figure to give a profit to the persons interestrd m tho speculalion. We havg repeatedly pointed out that the true materials for the settlement of the colony exist within its shores, aad that all the Government hava to do is to give the proper facilities, and the waste lands will bs occupied by tiie class most capable of subduing them. Then the supply of labour can be maintained by bringing out a portion of' the surplus population of Europe. The fdily of bringing out this population to settle « he country ought now to be fully realised, and a different course pursued. The period for grand schemeß is, we hope, on the decline. Our statesmen should try to accomplish some so id work. They should abo,ve all things seriously encourage the co-operation of the true men who are floating about the colony. only awaiting an opportunity for settling down arid establishing a family and a hoinj."

s r ofttosysT.— Eicven men oat wilho'ib aiingla run from the bat, asha pen> d lusb year the match between ithe Zingari mid frontier elevens is a matter of such uaconimou occurrence that the London 'Sporting Liie" has thought it worth j of mention. We. have been favoured by Mr NKOqx with a copy of i.hat paper of the 15th of Nov last, m which tke following appears i— Cricket m New Zea-land—-A correspondent" (Mr Cox we believe) "seuda lisa copy of the WaikaTo Timus cont-iining an account of a match played recently at Hamilton West, between (ho Z-ngaii and Borderers, m .which thej fformar scored 52 aud 49 against 48 and 7 runs, the last mentioned total being made up of six byes, and one wide ball, not a single run being ucoored from the bat.

The Whikato RA^LwAy.— The ones, tion of pushiug .the Kaipara and Punia Railway on to the frontier is not bung lost sight of by the people of Te Awamtu. At the request of< ; Mr Mandeno and others, the Chairman of the Eangiaohia Highway Board has called a public meeting of the inhabitants of the district for Satuarday afternoon next, /or the purpose of urging upon the Government the importance ©f pushing on, the railway to the frontier without further delay. The paople of the Te Awam'utu and ne.i K hbounng discricts are wise m not letting the matter drop, for by continually urging it upon the attention of the Government they will be all the more likely to hasten a ..work which is not merely of great importance to themselves, but to the whole of tta Waikato district. We trust therefore that the meeting will be numerously and influentially attended for it is the commjn duty of Sh* district as a whole to support any ct <er por ion ot it m obtaining a fair recognition of i 3 claims and interests.