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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 816, 8 September 1877, Page 2

Rumours have reached us from time to time that the member for Waipa, Mr Cox, is about to resign his seat in Parliament. These rumours have uow reached a pitch which oblige us lo advert to chain. We are in a position to state authority vely that Mr. Cox has no intention of parting from his constituents. The great and burning questions of the day remain unsettled, huving been swallowed up iu the ocean of talk thai- h»i* '; 'lugcd the House during the l<l*id*. We gee no probability of any conclusion on these questions being arrived at during the present sitting, and no doubt Mr Cox would like, from the long association he has hud with tlie growth of the colony, to be present when they come before the House for discussion and final settlement. Who took the Coat ? is a question politely put in our advertising columns. Mrs Kingsley, of Hamilton West, whose business as a dressmaker and milliner has very largely increased of late is, it will be seen, advertising for ap. prentices. To-day is the last for receiving tenders, called for in this journal, for the erection of the Citliolic Cliurch, lor cutting and delivering coals at the Taupiri mines. The Eiopkmkkt Cask. —We unders'and that instructions have been received from the Miirlst r =»f Ju-tice that the case a«ainst Yelvorfcon Wilham O'Connell shall be tr'ed in Auckland. O'Connell will tliorefore this morning, when he apneaas at the Resident Court, ba remanded to Auckland,

Mr S. IiRIGHT will sell by auobion to-day, at Cambridge, a quantity of provisions, pigs, poultry, turkeys, aad general fam and dairy products; also a sausage macbiae and corn crusher.,' all candour. —* Plenty of milk Tn y&jjr-" cans this .mmiing?' customer asked a the other raornib.^' aad the mUkm|#koddod gravely; as without a-wink of his'eye, he made reply, ' Chalkfall/ n . . ,:' has giveriihe Seoretary ofjshe Taranaki Acclimatisation Society notice that_ he intends to bring an action at law against him if he Buffers damage from the fallow deer which the Sjoiety i 3 about to intoduce.

Thb sale of the Rev Mr Neill's household furniture, at the Manse, Cambridge, will take"*pla'dfc "on Monday, including a variety of goods, lady's side-saddle and bridle, goo.l oooking stove (complete), kitchen utensil*, cfttna, and a very general assortment of household furniture of first-class stylo, aud in excellent condition. The sale 13 an unreserved one, and takes placejat 1.30 p.m.

The Crescent and the Cross The Russians, says the 'Saturday Advertiser,' hive found themselves on the wrong side of the Balkan 3, and are fain to crois back to the North side. It is not unlikely but that they may find themselves on the wrong side of the Danube also. Their position is somewhat preuarious, and requires the advance of the reserved forces. The bear is in for a drink of its own bruin.

Gambling in says the -Wellington Special Correspondent of the • Herald,' will require to be careful in future in the matter of lotteries, sweeps, Yankee grab, and such little allurements. Mr Bowen has announced that the. Government will put them down,-and not" only these, but will also prevent-lotteries and raffles for charitable ;; or .religious purposes. They will also put the law in force as regards the supplying of liquors to Maoris. Free, Templaby,—The quarterly meeting of the Morning Star Lodge, Independent Order of Free Templary, was held on Wednesday evening, in the Victoria Hall, Hamilton, when the following officers were installed by Bro Knox, as G.W.C.T. ; Bro John G. Jackson, W.C.T.; Sister Roffey, W.V.T. ; W. Pearson, W.S. ; Ruge, W.F.S j Johu Ridler, W.T. ; W. Hyde, W.O. 5 W. Peacock, W.M.; John Hinton, W.D.M.: J. Huron, I.G. ; James Martin, W.O.G. ; Siuer Adamson, R.H.S.; Sister P. Roffey, L.U.B. ; Bro S. Tucker, P. W.C.T. 21 new members wera initiated during tlie quarter. Am extraordinary gann of oribbage (four-handed) is reporte I in a sporting paper of a recent date, from Victoria. A and B required 89 points to win the game, and their opponents C D but two points, which the latter were unable to get, scoring but One point. A dealt the c -rds, witli the following result:—A four aces aud a fivts; his pirtuer, B, holds two eights, two sevens, aud a five ; C holds four, eight, ten, queen, king; and his partner, D, holds tour, seven, ten, knave king. A six turns up, but not of tbe same suit as D'i knave. Those interested in the game will find no difficulty in discovering how the cards were held and played so as to give A and B 89 points on their two hand?, crib and play. The oader of play is C B D^A. The Wastb Lands Board, at its last meeting, took into consideration a letter from Mr Bush of Raglan descriptive of certain difficulties which had arisen in his neighbourhood. Some years ago a tract of land at Raglan was laid open by the Government for settlement under the Homestead Selection Act. Amongst the persons who settled down was a Mr Savage. Some natives laid claim to his selection, occupied and partly cultivated. It had recently been proved that their claims were groundless ; but the difficulty was to get them removed- Mr Bush wrote that time would prove the best arbitrator, and in order that Mr Savage mi -lit not be prejudiced by delay, suggested that an extension of his time for occupying and improving should be granted. After sonu consideration the Board determined to act on the advice of Mr Bush.

The Biter Bra.—Maoris are gene* rally reckoned to be pretty good hands at a bargain, and they have learnt enough from their pakeha friends to be able ocoassionally to be able to do a smart thing, but like very cunning people they sometimes over-reach themselves. A story is relate 1 of a cunning old savage who cast longing eyes on a fishing neb, whieh the owner was willing—even anxious to part with for £lO. The Maori was willing to become the purchaser, but he showed a dilatoriness in producing the coiu. He evidently wanted the net, and the owner knew that he wanted it; so he hit upon a plan, for the morality of which no one would vouch. He got a convenient friend to introduce the subject of fhhing nets, and the friend expressed an ardent desire to become possessed of a net of a certain size and pattern—in fact a counterpart of that of which, the Maori had been negociatiog. The friend said he would give £ls for suoh a ne' if he could see one for sale. Hers was the Maori's chance, He raised the £lO to buy the net for which he had previously bargained, and hastened to realise the fiver, as he thought. But the biter was bitten. He had been bought and sold by his pakeha friends, one of whom at least he thought to have had very cheap. At a recent meeting cf the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society some interesting particulars were given respecting the history of a Babylonian banking firm which is continued iu the 2500 tablets purchased by the late Mr tfeorge Smith, the celebrated Assyrian explorer, for the British Museam. These tablets, which have been deciphered and arranged by Dr Birco and Mr. Boacawen, of the British Museum, relate to a firm of bankers'trading under tha style of Egibi and Son, who flourished in Babylon between the first year of Nebuchadnezzar, b c. 004, to the end of the reign of Darius Hystaspes. • They relate to loans of silver on personal security at certaiu rate* of interest; to loans on landed or house property for certain periods, with full details and measurements of the land, &c. ; to sale of land, on one of which is a plan annexed; and also to the sale of slaves. It appears that early in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Egibi retired from the business, and the chief of the firm became Sula, soa of Zirukin, the son of Egibi. He continued until the 23rd of Nebuchadnezzar. In the 15ch year of that monarch his son, Nabu-akhi-idin, waa taken into the firm with his father. On the death of Sula, Nabuakhiidin became head partner, and remained so until the 12th year of Nabonidua; In the Bth year of the latter king, Nabu-akhi-idin took into (he firm* his son, Itti raarduk-baladhu, who remained head of the firm during the remainder of the reign of Nabonidus and through the following reigas of Cyrus and Cambyses. Marduk-nazir-baladhu, oppaares on the second year of Darius as head partner, and continues as such during the remainder of that M march's reign. This discovery ttkes the history of banking macli further back that it was ever aupp xei to have existed, and sbui3 of the tablets represent checks, receipts, an\ other (Jocumeuts connected with ancient flrm,

Mb,it Watmon, of Pukerimu, offers for private sale some 4) head of quiet two-year old cattle, mostly steers.

: Mork night a narrow escape, from what would have been a. serious accident, had it happened on hard ground, occurrei an Hamilton to>a little'girl, '.caused Ijy;*/a boy whose conduct is notorious. jThe boy threw a- irripe over pier head, ,and allowing" it to slip to her,feet, ran as*y, giving the rope a smart pull. This threw the chili down heavily, and bringing her face in contact with the ground, cut her nose and face. To heighten the enjoyment of the pastiiue, the rope being drawn taut, severely bruised the child's legs. When picked up and extricated, 'she was crying bitterly. The lad was lately before the Cjurt on a charge of larrikinism, and will, we understand, be prosecuted for tin above offence. Nothing short of the training ship will cure him.

Tke Waikato Cavalry Volunteers and thb Govbbnmsnt;—As will bave seen by our Wellington special talegrams, publiiked on Thursday, the Government decline to give an assurance that increased pay will be given to the Waikato Volunteer Cavalry, the difficulty being that if granted to them,the Hawke's Bay, and Taranaki corps would demmd the sanu. Now the'reason is altogether beside the mark. It is not a favour but a right that is asked. The Volunteers simply demand that they shall be paid the cost which the half-yearly drill of a week at a time entails upon them, and give- the Government services, which, if they are withdrawn, the latter cannot replace save at the annual cost of some thousands of pounds. If the Taranaki and Hawke's Bay corps cannot advance a eimilar claim their demand should count for nothing. It' they have as good a claim as the Waikato Cavalry, : then they should be placed on the same footing. It is no argument that because the Government does not wish to give what is due to the Taranaki and Hawkes Bay orps, they should therefore perpetuate an injustice on the Waikato eorps, any ra >re tuan it would be for a mau to decline to pay his biker, for fear his butcher and grocer should be encouraged to ask for a settlement of their little accounts also. If he owes the money to all three, let him pay all thiee ; if he only owes it to the first, let him pay that one and defy the others.