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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 765, 12 May 1877, Page 2

Ma John Knox, it will bo seen, his postponed the salo of the buiidinjs and fencing erected at the slaughter y.irds near Tatnuhcre bridge by Mr fo.ter, until the 19eh insb.

New J.P's.—We understand that three new Justices of the Peaoe have been appointed in Waikato, namely : M©3sr3 "J H Wnite of Hamilton, B B Walker of Moanavale, and Chepnell of the Piako. The QxrflßN'a Birthday at Hamilton, is to;.be . kepet up oil both side* .-the river. Aa will be seen an attractive programme of sporta h»* ,been provided by the sporta- committee v s to come off in Hamilton WestC and a ballis to be given iit the evening in' 'Le Quesne's Hall, Hamilton East.

Auction Sales.—Mr Kennedy Hill will hold a largo sale of goods and produce, at Grwj nnefl Hotel,- this afternoon,-. when in addition to these and Mr Clark's hora. s, furniture, potatoes, &c, he will off r some 40 turkeys, and 15 pigs in good'conditton; -The sale of land will take pUoe at 3p m. ■..,-..,.■-: Th s Hamilton 06 siittans? of the Te Awamutu troop met on Thursday for ,drill*t Hamilton, .and wero put.througk their various eybiutidns' by-,the. Drill Inspector, Sergeant-Ma jor Praser. The .weather,. was very coarse ; on Thursday, but thero was a muster of some seventeen of all ranks. Yesterday was more favoiirablej and we were glad to notice in his plaoa in the troop Mr S Steele, whose aooideut of less than a fortnight ago we were called upon to record.

.. Naval S.rATiauos.—- According to statistics published' inGermany, the war navies of all ; nations numbered in 1876 2,039 vessels, of which 209 were ironclads. The oreWs ■'. numbered together 280,000 men, and the guns 15,000; 110 vessels, amomg.them 56 ironclads, were in course of construction. As to the possession of the number of war vessels the nations rank as follows:—1, England; 2, Prance y 3, Rußaia j 4, Turkey ; 5, Austria; 6, Germany; 7, Italy; 8, Spain ; 9, Holland; 10, Denmark ; 11, Sweden and Norway; 12, Portugal. Swamp ROA».—TneWaikato County Council have pilled for tenders from persons, willing to' enter on the construction of about eleven chains of fencing on the Eastern side of the Piako Swamp, specifications ' of which may be Been at Mr Harris's.store, Hamilton East. The tenders will be received up to noon of Friday, the 25th inst. The tenders for the formation of the road on the. Western side the Swamp—some two mile 3 in length, must be sent in by noon of to-day. Warts.— a correspondent form Papakura writes :—A settler on the Wairoa road had a wart growing upon his left eyelid, and had grown so large as to prevent his opening the eye. The wife of a settler at Wairoa gave him the following receipt as a oure. for both warts and corns. He tried it every night for a fortnight, and the warb has entirely gone, and he desires the remedy to be known. Recipe: Steep a piece of meat in vinegar, and apply it to the-wart or corn. The method used was : The meat was out into BtnaU piecaa, and one piece was applied as a poultice on going, to bead each night. The Tbeb And Shrub planting season has now commenced, and we would draw attention to the large and varied stock, in either branch, now on hand in the nursery of Mr George Mason, of Hamilton West. Mr Mason, as will be seen by advertisement elsewhere, will carefully pack and iorward free to coach and steamer, any order which he may. receive, and for the convenience of settlers in the Piako district, will receive orders through Mr John Wood, Nottingham Oastle Hotel, now building in shat district. Newspaper Lute.—There are people, mostly young and gushtug, who look upon newspaper iifo as about the pleasant est thing going, something that makes one feel good all the time, excepting when the compositors and cash come in with difficulty rather chaff with celerity. Let such read the following tabular statement, setting forth with bald accuracy the experience of an able journalist of Texas, aud determine whether that man had many leisure hours that ho could give to the ' cultivation' of poesy, or the higher branches of art: —Been asked to drink, 11,392 drank 11,394 ; requested to retract, 416—didn't retract, 416 j invited to parties and receptions by persons wishing for puffs, 3,333 —took the hint, 33 ; didn't take the hint, 3,3 0; threatened' to be horsewhipped, 174 been whipped, 0; whipped the other fellow, 4; didn't oorae te time, 170; been promised whisky, gin, &0., if we would go after them, s,6lo—been after them, 5,000; been asked what's tho neWa, 300,000—told, 23—didn't know, 200,000—read about it, 99,977; been to church, 2; changed politic*, 32—expected to change still, 50; gave to charity, 5 dollars; gave for a terrier dog, five dollars ; cash in hand, J. dollar. The Wool Market.—' Gainsborough's Monthly Oircuhr,' published April 16th, says :—" The advices from London par telegraph respecting the closing of the February-March sales show a further reduction in the Value of our staple, and as nearly as we can judge prices were about 2i per lb less than the average of the November series. Of the total quantity sold was 215,000 bales were taken for export, and about 4,000 were held over for the next sales. The large quantity offered in the first sales, coupled with the fact, which was known, that the bulk of the wool from the colonies would reach London this year in time for the second scries, to bo held at so short an interval, viz., May Bth, had the effect of restricting the operations of purchasers to the supply of pressing requirements ; and the de pression thus caused by the withdrawal of competition would no doubt be further intensified by tht unsettled state of the Eastern question. We are glad, however, to note that very satisfactory prices were obtained for some of our best clips, which seom to have maintained a high position throughout the sales. Doubtless this was owing in some measure to the failure in the silk crop having led the manufacturers to mix our fine wool with silk iu the production of fabrics suitable for ladies, and almost equal to silk itself; but we think it is becoming mire apparent every year that, .whatever changes may occur in the market, first-class wool wilit always prove remunerative to the grower."

The Waikato County Council has we understand, received its share of tho Genet al Govornraont subsidies for the half-year ending tho 30th June next, loss the cost of bringing the Act into opemtioh in the County, some £27, and a deduction of £i>B for hospitals. The latter amount is a heavy item, if a half-yearly charge, and no information is afforded as to what pariod it oovors, or how the amount has boon determined, whether by proportion of subsidy received or p >pul tion. If every one of the Four Counties. — and the deduction will be mude in the case of counties hanging up the Act from the subsidies before they are "handed over to the road boards—is to be mulcted to tho same tune for the support of tho Auckland Kojpiial, it indeed becomes a question whether the advantage derived from that institution is wqrtii the cost of it, and whether it would not have been both better and cheaper if tho Four Counties could have worked together, as Counties, for the establishment and support ot a local hospital iu the district. an Awkwakk Position.— \t 8 a m, yesterday morning Sergeant Grecn,Superintendeno of the Waikato Police, crossed the Ferry at Haniilion on route for Cam«

bridge to attend the Police Court and conduct tho prosecution*. All went wall until his arrival opposite the jioyal Mail-Hotel, Hamilton Eusb. when a full stop oce)zred. The animal on which the Super'mteacjerit. rode being of the jolly, ;Bpo]rr,ir,g kind> v positively refused to pass the bo'nvslj' sign' . until his passenger hid alighted and par—taken of the customary wet. Time;and' patience might have induced tin animal to forego his 'waywardness, but unfortu-'t nately for his rider the' Hamiltou Contingent of Jackson's Te Awamutu Light Horse, jocularly called " The Crushers/' wero out for their annual drill, (this time somewhat earlier than uiua l , on account of the possible breaking out of war 'between England and Rimia) and in the distance could thoy b3 seen earning liko an avalanche in all their warlike grandeur under the command of Sorgean -Major" Fraser, right towards- the spot where t!ie Police Superiatendont and his horse were having an altercation, the formar vainly endeavouring to induce his bucephalus to " move on." ; The Sergt was obdurate, and the wayward animal would not budge an inch for his part, and would -have allowed the Sergt to be ground to pbwder.by the flying squadron,; but for., the tact of bis rider in dismounting, aud retiring to a sate distanoe at the double quick. Luckily no accident occurred. The horse, we believe, is still standing in the same plaoe and obstinately holds out for his former terms. '. A New Saddle that will stick to the rider is even more wanted than one that will stick to the horse, considering how many fatal and serious accidents are constantly occurring even to the best riders. We giro below the description of a new patent saddle girth, for the sile of whieh Air Greenshi.elda of Auckland is the agent. " As a writer of much praotioal experience has said, 'Girths, when too tight, impede respiration and circulation, diminish speed, and may even cause cong stion of the brain. When too loose, they allow the saddle to shift about, which may give rise to wounds,. &c.' The desire for 'something that will render these faults no longer apparent, has induced men to set their wits to work, and the result has been the invention of what is termed the " automitic girth." It has been found to answer well, a patent taken our, and a company forme.l to work the invention. Instead, of the girths being leather straps, each consists of steel wire in spiral coils, which expand and contract with the muscular action of the horse. Four of these spiral coils are fixed to the Baddle girth, and as good riding saddles usually possess two girths, with the new invention there are eight ooils on each side of the saddle. It is stated that " the invention may be applied to every kind of saddle old or new, without need of altering them. All that is required is to fit' it to the last hole in the girth straps, or it it can be done, pierce a special hole as high up as possible.' The eight springs on each Bide have a tension power of 1321b, and it has been demonstrated that the strongest horse however tightly girthed cannot stretch them to their furthest limits—six inches. The advantages claimed for the girths are that the horse from the moment of being girthed as tightly as may be supposed, preserves his breathing, whatever the pace—trot or gallop—jumping, &c j and the siddle remains firm, protecting tho animal from ail friction."