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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 751, 24 April 1877, Page 2

; The Ham>lton Continsent of the Te JAwamatu Cavalry Volunteers will parade for the usual hall-yearly drill en Thursday, the 10th proximo. \ The % . Cambridge Monthiy CaiiJ}E Sals takej p'.aco to-day. A number of mixed cattle and a well bred bull are advertised tor sale.. Cambridge Farmers' Cmtb. The legular -monthly meeting of members of the above club will be held this evening.

L.O.L.—The members of the William Jobnaton, L.0.L., Cambridge, will meeton Friday evening, j • The next] Eoglish and European Mail \ia S.»n Francisco will close at the Hamilton office on Saturday, the sth proximo, at 7.30 a.m. St. Peter's Ssibbe and Entertainment takes place to-morrow evecing in tne Hamilton Barracks. There Will be a reherahal of the entertainment—not the* soiree—this evening at 7 o'clook t in the Barrock-room.

Tenders for the erection of a dwelling bouse, at Cambridge, will be received by Messrs R, Keals and Son, Architect, till noon of the 30ih inst, Plana and specifications may be seen at Mr W". RiynolaV, Cambridge road.

Kinking.— The re-opening of tbe skatitig season is announced by Mr Le Quesne, who will open the JECamilton Hall for that piupoae ou Friday and Saturday night next. The terms are stated in the advertisement, and it will be seen that the building may be engaged for the use of select parties at the rate of £2 per night. Bricks.—Mr: Isaac Coats, it will be seen, makes known that bricks, in any quantity, may be procured in Hamilton, and at reanonable prices. The quality of Mr Coates' bricks are well known, and wiiih huc'a paces as he now they should take the piece of the inferior kahika.ea timber of which so many build* ings are constructed. Tha Resd Bhotasbs entertainment on Saturday night was a brilliant success, as far as talent goes, but, we regret to say, was most miserably attended. Theie could not have Heen fifty persons present. Nevertheless, the programme was faithfully carried out, aud those who did attead enjoyed a muflical treat for which a few of them were not prepared. Thrt the performance was fully appreciated, n?.ay be inferred from the very different hou e with which the brothers Beed were greeted last night, though many were not there who might have been expected to have patronised so unexceptionable and recherche a musical entertainment. No doubt, in Cambridge, where the brothers next perform, and in the up country townships whire the good report of their performance will have proceeded them they will meet with a reception more wofithy of Waikato. On the various instruments, on most of which ha is a thorough master, Mr W C Reed is a host in himself, but in the concertina duets, the exquisite melody of which delighted the audience, he was ably assisted by his brother, Mr P JReed. On the comic side, the Hen convention, My pretty milkmaid, and the local pictures were inimitable and produced roars of laughter. There was uo waiting between the pieces, no hitch, and the whole performance, over at half past ten o'clock, was one of the most enjoyable ever presented or likely for many a day to be presented to a Hamilton public, unless the Seeds can be persuaded to play on their return from up country, before going back to the Thames. An: InquE'T has been lately held in Grahamstown—we expect one shortly in Hamilton—on the body of a poor fellow named Macdonald, who met his death tbiough falling down the cutting at the top of Mary-stre9t. The jury added a rider, censuring the authorities for allowing the work to be left in such a disgraceful manner. Luckily for the Urahamsiowa authorities, Macdonald was a poor relatio r >lt)ss miner,; or an action for damages might have belter impressed on the miuda of the authorities a sense of their neglect than will the rider of the jury. We trust if any accident occurs ia Hamilton West, either at the lower end of Hood-street, between ViotoriaBlreet aud the Punt road, or between that point aud the puut, that the sufferer, if injured, and his natives, if killed, will commence an action forth with against the luoai auth 'rules, and set the damages at a good round figure. By permission of the board, the portion of Hood-street between Victoria-atreet aud the puut ro*d ha* been made perfectly unsafe by the

removal of gravel, the pits from which it has been dug oeing left exposed ; while along the West side of the lower street is a precipitous bank, over which any /me walking at night might be YtiMA or t maimed. Fortunately, it will l|*niooa-~ aght to-morrow-night, or w^r.should >sWfeS b, y J*S|t r °^P or e thanipneajerious returfpg mm. the* fc. Peterstaoiree, who, when 'stables, mighfcturA.off too gaddejbiy into/ Board for|&b*enf|bJf thg stbwb, where pebble rated," and many of them unable' to get dry foot in winter, or in summer a load of firewood to their doors, while some roads made and 'drain pipes "laid J passing theu\own doors,;past is no regular traffioi v 'maaV with' the greatest careandpfMisipji, .^-, t ~ ,„ A DoMKT.YpUTHi—A.yery XQang man > not bad looking but whose whiskers seem ■ to have grown inwards, liad been anxious to raise a crop .for some time ami Applied i the. other, day-to pur lobal jrairjdrewer v l!!o'fy •a' bottle of beara'* oil 'which "he was told | would facilitate their .grpwth, Se. prp•curred a ; bottle 6t oil ! tfe applied profusely to his face when going to bed. Next morning on looking in the glass he was horified to find either side of his face covered with a thick coat of white feathers The hairdresser mide a mistake, and had given him goose oil Instead of bear's oil. Aegularly everyCothfcr '.'diy-'vKi' has td: undergo the .operation 4 pf ( plucking and ■ the feathery down "is singed off.

The Right Bbt,brbni* Bishop Oowie will hold a confirmation at St John's,' To*; 'AwamutUj-tb-inoVrow sit 11 a.m..;..;'A, meeting, of the .Qhurch C0.K17, niit)beff held 'after,service, 1 a'twhioli the 'Bishop ' will pireside.. ' The Bishop will also administer the rite of confirmation in St Saviour's; Alexandra, at 7 p.m, and. on Monday will meet the Church, Committee in the' Church at 3 o'clock. The unuual Sunday.eohool treat' will be held in the school-house at; 4 p.m., when the Bishop .will distribute the. prizes to the Sunday-school children/ On Tuesday next Dr Cowie will preside at a meeting at Ohaupo, to be held in the schoolhouse; at 3 p.m. ..-,.

Sunday last wafl a great day for Hamilton in church matters.' Some twenty-seven, candidates • for Confirmation at the hands of. the Bishop, received that rite in St Peters Chnrch. The Bishop preached on that occasion a most excellent sermon full of sound practical common senße, and sui-, ted to the growing intelligence of the age. He pointed oat the fact that the scriptures must not be taken as being verbally, inspired, and alluded to the many misrepresentations and inqensistencies, with which they abound, dividing them'under two heads unintentional mis* representations . and- wilful perversions, showing that the words were to be taken often in a spiritual and not a literal-sense.' He combatted the horrible doctrine of eternal as a punishment for sin in this world, pointing out that in no part of. the scripture wan there warrant for any such belief. At the close of the service as many m eighty communicants partook of ,the Lords Supper. In the evening the Rev. W Calder preached a most admirable sermon, Both morning and evening the church was crowded. In the afternoon tho Bishop proceeded to Whatawhata weere he held a Confirmation Service.

The ' Lyttelton Times' makes merry over the telegraphic references to native disturbances in the North Island. The 'Times' says :—We remember formerly when there was talk of native disturb* ances, how our -sleep was .disturbed by the telegraphic accounts of a certain Maori worthy. Hone te' One we' read with a shudder was proceeding. Hone te One, we heard with a sense of security, is reposing. Hone te One—and we strained our ears to the utmost—is speaking. Hone te One : has spoken, and all danger is over. How thankful we were to be sure! In those days there was really, some talk, of native disturbances, anii Hone te One was really somebody in his country wherever it was. He was to many a phantom of terror, and to others a bogie that was periodically brought out from a hiding place by a fatigued purveyor of intelligence to alarm the publio with his grisliness. He was even coufused by many with the Fighting Onetyoneth immortalised by Thaekery. Yet, he was no myth, but a man of influence and position, whose nods and becks and wreathed smiles all had their, significance in the chronicles of the time. But the dangers have passed away, and our friend Onetyone is known to us no more." The new Bishop of Melbourne (Dr Moorhouse) is a plain spoken man. He is not only liberal himself, but he is anxious to make others liberal also, and not only does he. desire to see religious latitude (with certain and clearly denned limits, of course).tolerated, but he wishes it to be understood that liberality in money matters, is essential to the wellbeing and progress of the Church qf England. . The complaint of dull sermons has reached the ear of Bishop Moorhouse, *'Well," he s»ys, "that is your own fault. If you want good sermons you must pay for them." "In fact," said he, "it is a mere question of pounds, shillings and pence—a question of money after all." It is a commercial transaction; and a community ought not to require to be reminded that a cheap article is worth just what is paid for it as a general rule, and no more, and that the highest pulpit eloquence, like everything else that is choice and good* will always find its way into the best market, and command the best price. We don't think a bishop ever spoke so plainly before, on such a subject. His remarks were received with cheers.