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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 764, 10 May 1877, Page 2

The CAMBurDGE Cayalht Volunteers' will meet for drill on the 23rd insfc. The Hamilton Coim-fausT of the Te Avvamutu troop of Volunteer Cavalry commence their half-yearly weeks drill this morning. The Chairman of the Hamilton West School Coramitl.ee, acknowledges . the receipt of £2 2*, from MrDouglai MoLaan per favor of Mrs Gwynne. Mr Johnt Knox will offer for sale on Saturday next the slaughter-house nod yards erected by Mr Potter, near the Tauialiere bridge. Men are busily engaged m taking down one of the immigrants cottages m Hamilton We3t. Is is to be removed to Piako, where it will be used na a residence for the schoolmaster. Land Saee.— A'ter his produce and goods sale on Saturday afternoon next, . Mr Kennedy Hill will at 3 o'clock offer for auction, two farms, of 250 and 60 acres each respectively, situated m a central pod-ion m the YVaikato District. New Catholic Bishop for Auckland.—We learn on good authority that his grace the Archbishop of Cashel, late Catholic Bishop of Auckland has recommended Oauon Fitzgerald, aa able and popular parish priest for the vacant See of Auckland, and that Canon Fitzgerald has accepted the office, and proceeds shortly to New Zealand. Thames and Waikato Railway.— Mr Oarr, surveyor, and pirty, says Tuesday's 'Herald,' are to proceed at once to Waikato, m order to commence the survey of the line for the Thames and Waikato Railway. We understand there is a likelihood of this most important work being carried out. Game. —The Chairman of the Acclimatisation Society, at the meeting of that Institution on Monday, said that at the last meeting attention had been drawn to the fact tnat a mistake had been made m the proclamation issued by the Government, inasmuch as it allowed game of ail kinds to be shot. He pointed oat the error, and a fresh proclamation had been issued allowing only pheasants and hares to be shot as game m the province of Auckland. Wheat and , Flour .—English calo" grams announced tha rise of wheat to 83 per bushell and the breadstuft market m the colony so . sensitive on such occasions rose correspondingly and without a moments delay. Later calograma announce the wheat market quiet, and a decline m the price of wheat of Is 6d per bushel— but the breadstuff market m the. colony so sensitive m the case of a rise has a skin as hard as the nether millstone when there comes a decline m prices. • Mr Caebtjthers, the Engineer-in-Chief, accompanied by the District Engineer, Mr Stewart, arrived m Waikato on Tuesday, passing through Hamilton that day to Cambridge. Mr Carruthers will make a geueral Burvey and inspection of the public works m the district. At the time of bis passing through Hamilton the. necessity of a bridge over the Waikato river, connecting the two twnships and the continuance of the main road through to Cambridge, could not but be forcibly impressed upon him. At the time the carriage he occupied arrived at the punt, the latter had just started for the East side, on which there were waiting several horse and foot passengers, a cart and a carriage and pair, the latter of which had to remain waiting while the pnnt made three passages. This is a sort of inconvenience which is continually being experienced by persona crossing the river, and we are not sorry that the Engineer-in-Chief had an opportunity of seeing for himself that it is so. Mr A A Fantham. and family arrived on Monday night m Hamilton, from Auckland en route to their new farm at Cambridge. The removal of Mr Fantham has been something like the going forth, of the Patriarchs of old for he has not come alone but with a train of sons and daughters, and if not with flocks at least with herds. Tho cattle and goods were forwarded by train from Auckland to Newcastle, and we think the railway authorities might have bad the consideration to have added a pasanger carriage to the train for the use of Mr Fauthams family that all might have come on together. The cattle were driven up from Ngaruawahia on Tuesday and passed through Hamilton that afternoon on their way to Cambridge. The herd compared with its estimated money value some £4,000, is a small oue but has been increased by one since its arrival iD the district, the Countess of Oxford having been safely delivered of a heifer calf m the train between Mercer and Ngaruawahk. Among the herd were a few yearling 3, but the principal cattle are the two bulls, Prince Panton, bred by Mr H Dudding of Lincolnshire, imported by Mr Fautham, and Earl of Darlington, bred by Col. (Jointer, imported by Mr Brown, of Canterbury. The cows are nearly all large prize takers at the Canterbury shows, and are as follows : — Moss Rose, Lady Don,, Venus, Countess of Oxford, Bslle of Sproydon, Queen of Hearts, Queen, Lady Gwynne, Belle No. 2, Spreydon Fiirt, Queen of Diamonds, Royal Belle, Sunset, Qaeen Grwynne, \ Queen of Summer, Lady Normandy, Koaelcaf, Queen of the Butterflies, Grand Duchess of Jloleombe (bred by Rev. W J H, Bluetb, of Canterbury), and Rosebud. The latter cow Rosebud, is one of the best {animals, and largest prizetakers of Mr Pantbam's valuable herd. Amongst the live stock ware two draughht mares selected by Mr W Holly of Canterbury, and some priza Dorking fowls. A New "Race op Paupers.— Vogel got pretty roundly abused on tbe score of his having introdu :ed agenerntionof paupers into this Colony. Sweepings of workhouses and slums of great cities were the epithets generally applied to tho immgrants poured on our shores by FeatherBtone,Farnall fe Co. We were threatened with th'a prospect of the accursed work.house system of the over-peopled mother country. But, it has baen reserved for ourselves to create the latest and most gigantic form of pauperism. The poverty of an individual may be tolerated and relieved, but the utter irapecunio^ity of a County Council that hag ' hung up ' tho Act is absolutely hopeless. The Government won't help them, the ratepayers must'n'fc help them, and they can't help themselves. Thsy have not even the last resource of the present accommodating Bankruptcy Act to fall back upon. They resemblo Mahomet's coma — they hang between the heaven of rates and Government subsidies, and the earthly infernal regions of debt and duns. Tet, they have a sort of workhouse, a kind of paupers' refuge m the clause which declares that their creditors mast sue thorn as the Chairman, Councillors and inhabitants of the County. What satisfaction can be got out of that, wo should like to know ? Not an article of property hava they, Not a sixpenos to jinglo against another m their money chest (if they have one), a>»d tlioy can't; even give a post obit on the author of their being, as I was the fashion with local bodies when | the Provincial oaronfc was m the throes

of death, for the author is not going to expire, and if ifc did, would leave no assets. So, there we are. The recusant Councils. owe monoy, right and left, for stationery, printing,. advertising, &o, and can't pay it. They are paupers of the worst kind — hopelessly and helplessly insolvent. They can't pay now, and never can pay hereafter. They can'b go through the Court and get whitewashed, and as they have no soul to be saved, and no body .to be kicked, the unfortunate oreditor has no hope of getting satisfaction out of them now, or hereafter. The Weathbb. — We need scarcely tell our Waikato readora — though ifc may be interesting to those at a distance to learn it- that the weather sinco Tuesday morning has been of the most blusterous. Squall after squall of wind and rain from the North-west have followed each other m quick succession. On Tuesday niglit the wind fairly, eat on its hiud legs and howled a shrill tenor to the deep basß accompaniment of the thunder which boomel overhead during the greater part of the night. It calmed down somewhat towards 2 a.m., and then the wind shifted into the South-west and , came out upon the burst with a renewed vigour, bringing seemingly a new stock of thunder and lightning with it. Throughout yesterday the squalls of rain and wind from the North west continued m regular half* hourly doses. DBAMATio-r-TheTeAwftmntu Dramatic Club gave a performance m the Fublio Hall, Te Awamutu, on Monday evening, which, was a great success, over a hundred persons being present. The curtain rose to the Faroe (A Regular Fix), which was well performed and gave great satisfaction, keeping the audience m continual good humour. The Farce " Spectre Bridegroom" followed, which pleased the ■ audience, especially Hickory, who oalled forth immense applause. Dancing was kept up until tho small hours. The Tbansvaal Republic, stated m our telegrams of to-day to have been annexed to the British Crown, has a population consisting of about 32,000 white men, besides a quarter of a million of natives, who are mild and easily managed. The public debt is about £65,000 ; the income of the State amounts to £49,000, and its expenditure is £45,000. It has a territory of about 70,000 square miles, and has been under the control of immigrant Boers and others who migrated .from the Orange Free State, and other oolonies of South Africa. Football. — The annual meeting of the Hamilton Foot Ball Club was held on Saturday last at Gwynne's Hotel. A committee was elected for the ensuing 12 months, and a challenge from Auckland to play a match at Hamilton on the 14th July was considered and accepted. A match committee was appointed to consult with the other clubs m the district and to make all arrangements for the match. The club uniform remains as heretofore : Navy bine stockings, white jersey with emblem on breast, and blaok and while cap. Weather permitting, a game will be played on Saturday at 3 p,m on the ground, Hamilton West.

Hobart pasha. — The name of Hobarfc Fasba, Admiral of the Turkish fleet, is constantly occurring m European intelligence, and likely to be heard of again. As an Euglishman, his acts in* the present' struggle will be of double interest to most of us, and none the less that be was known to many when an offioer on board H.M.S, Calliope. We therefore give the following bief account of the early career of this Anglo-Turkish Tar, who, unlike the Pinny moore Pasha of ■* The Doctor,' m the ' Auckland Evening Star,' is no apocryphal personage. The Hon Augustus Charles tfobart is the English name and designation of this officer. He is the third sou (and one of 12 children) of the Earl of Buckinghamshire, who is a Church of England clergyman as well as a peer. Hobart Pasha was born m 1823, and entered the Royal Navy m 1836. He distinguished himself m endeavours to surpross the Brazilian slave trade, and subsequently was more than once mentioned m despatches during the Crimean war, where ho first became known to the . Turkish Government. During the American war he commanded a Blockade runner, m which capacity he acted with his usual daring, and with gre*t success. In 186 s he accepted a high command m the Turkish Navy, and the following year be was appropriately deputed to put a stop to the system of blockade-running to Crete, which the Greeks had succeeded m establishing. He put an end to it, and was rewarded by being advanced to the rank of Admiral with the title of Pasha. He is now m chief command of the fleet of his adopted country, though m receipt of half-pay as a post-captain upon the retired list of the British navy. Hamilton West District School.— From the report of the meeting of the Central Board of Education published m our last it would seem that the district of Hamilton West owes a sum of £40 on the new School building. This, were it so, would be a slur both on the district and on the School Committee, and that the blame may rest upon the right shoulders, we propose to explain how the matter stands. A subscription list was taken about at the time when it was necessary to raise £75 by the inhabitants to supplement the grant made by the Central Board, and a sum of over £40 was subscribed. Siuce then there had been acldod the proceeds of a concert, Mr Russell's, and some other donations, amounting altogether to the sum require:!. £35 of this money was paid some time siuce when the building was m course of erection, and the other day the Chairman of the local committee sent a choque for £10 to the Central Board a9 part pay: ment of the £40 still due. This the Board returned, saying that the balance of £40 due to the contractor for the school building was due by the local committee not to the Board but to Mr Price. Tne Committee has another £7 m cash m hand and we were shown the subscription list yesterday on which aro the names of thirly-nino subscribers for a sum of £23 12s 6d stili unpaid. That the peraon3 whose names appear thereon should nave to be asked twica for their money we can scarcely believe, yob we are told it is so, and we should recommend the local committee to hand the list over to a collector and make a business application m cash case, and then publish the list of the names of those who have backed out of the obligation. It is all very well for some people to make themselvoa look big by placing t'-ieir names on subscription lists which are being publicly handei round, but it is neither more nor leas than a swindle on those who riot only put down their names but pay the money as well, that thoee others should bo allowed to do as thoy do, more especially as the latter aro mostly the 1-irgcf subscriptions, which act as incentives, dummy decoys ie would seem, to spur oa tho lib3rality of the general public