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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 826, 2 October 1877, Page 2

The Hamilton Elopement Case.—lt will be seen by our Auckland telegrams that hia Honor Judge Gillies inflicted a merely nominal penalty on Yelverton William O'ConnelL ordering him to be imprisoned until the rising of the Court. Cambridge Fabmers Club Cattle Show. -The time for holding the above show, the 23rd instant, is rapidly drawing near, and we would remind intending exhibitors that the notice of entries must be sent to the Secretary, on or before the 16th inst. The Cambridge Fabmes Club-House is progressing rapidly. It is only a fortnight since the frame was commenced, aud the large hall is now nearly finished externally, showing that the contractor is in real earnest to have it ready for the great show day. Thb Anchor Hotel, Queen street, Auckland, haa, it will be seen, passed int • the hands of Mr Alfred Kidd, late of the ProTiaoial Hotel, Princess street. VTr iCidd, as late Pfovidore of the Waikato Steam Navigation Company's steamers, is well known to residents in bhi) di^ricfc. Mb J. Aubin, of Alexandra, draws attention to the new ttook of goods, consisting of ladies dress pieces, ha s. plumes, foutliors, &c, which he has bought cheaply in an overstocked insolvent market, aud is prepared to offer at corresponding prices to Waikato settlers. . Educational.—-At a meeting of the Central Board held on Fv day a grant of £9 5.< was made for extras for teacher's house at Hamilton, upon the recommendation of Vlr Allright, and it was decided not to recognise Mr Beid'a olnim for allied iniprovein-Juta effected to Goreramenr property at daufapu. Poundkeepees are required for the several public pounds in Waikato county, an J leu.ior3 for the perform mce of those iluti-8 must be sent in to the County Council by Saturday next, the Oth pros. A 3ec;»n 1 notice states that the Ooun.y Council has established all existing pounds and a pound also at Banginri. On the other hand, the Hamilton East Board cries " hands off!" and says itisoapable of looking after its own pound, and means to do so.

Kook salt, for the n«e of cattle, aud ooarse salt; for manure are essential requisites on a farm, and special attention to their use has been lately drawn by members of the Cambridge Farmers Club. These, among a variety of other articles, are enumerated in Mr Adam. Lay bourn's advertisement, in another column, as ready to be supplied at wholesale pnoes. Mr i .aybourn, ic will be seen, 1 is prepared to act as an agent for those having con* signmehtsto make of wool, hides, tallow and general farm and dairy produce for sale in Auckland.

Me J. S. Buckla.nd*s Magkjun.— Mr Buckland writes as follows to the 4 Herald':—" In your issue of Tuesday laßt, I saw my black horse Magician was nominated for the Hurdle Rico, and Maiden Steeplechase, at the forthcoming Pakuranga Hunt Clnb Race Meeting. I beg to state that I authorised no person to enter him for sueh race, nor do I intend sending him for any race at the inaeting. By inserting the above, you will greatly oblige." Mr Owen McQee, also, in a later issue, says, " I find by advertisement that soma of my race horses are entered for the Pakuramga Hunt Club race meeting. Having beeu entered without my authority, I will feel obliged to the secretary to erase their names." PtJKBKr/RA. Highway District.— At a meeting of the trustees of the Pukekura Highway District held on Saturday last in the school house Pnkerimu, the following tenders were received :—From Mr Willoughby, for repairing the swamp road; Mr Cowley, Is 9d per chain ; aud from Mr Norisu, Is 9d per chdu f r clearing and stumping on the main road from the Hospital allotment oorner to tba corner of Putney Road. On the proposition of Mr E B Walker, seconded by Mr Parker, the tender of Mr John (Jowley was accepted. The. following tenders by Mr Willoughby were accepted :—Budding culvert, as par specification, £8; fencing round gully aG per panel, 5s 6d; deepening drain, and pucting earth on road, at la per yard ; 3 chains of open ditch to remove water from small culvert, at 6d per yard. The Secretary was instructed to call for tenders for widening and repairing the road near Cambridge,

■ The Bait£B of thb Pj&atfohm.—The right wing of the opposition of the Ngaruawah'a ilailway platform were ef actually routed to-day. " A'lcCalluin More," steamed over, the bridge with a large convoy of men and materiel, which was discharged opposite the Delta Ho;el, for the purpose of putting an eud to all .contr-overay by the ereotion of the muoh desire i landing place in the township. At mil-day'half the work was doue, atid 'ere night closed iu the positiou was fiaally and completely ocoupied by two feet of a good solid platform. Id is understood, however, thut the ce >tre aud left of tbg enemy -■' till maintain their gi'onad. The Command ria»Ohief, who is. understood to ba a member of (has noble bat obatiuate race *h> with Wallace bled " resolutely vetusos to ohoede an inch more than he can avoid, aud whilst the trains cnat glide into Newcastle will h-.reafter bo comiJQileil tocansuit the Qoneaience of the traveling pubiie those tha-, giide out will at pteaent not demeau themselves oy pondering to the wishea of a oase born mob ot common people.. Seriously speaking, it would be almost iucreuiblo, wtric not known tu be -a fact ebat alter the urgent des re of the travelling public had been made ma je known, aud so far ac* ceeded tQ b» (jo cause, the erection of a landing stage within a reasonable distance ot the town, the trams for Auckland still pass rignt through the a reet without a stoppage to- pick up those who hare b'jeu tansacting business with the .Nga'ruawahiaua. The nutter has been brought so far snocesfutly tq an issue, and wo would aivise that horde, foot, and artillery ha brought to bear to carry the vantage ground ihat still remains in the poc>se«sum of the official troops, and secure the well earned fruits of our partial viQbory. Another volley of petitions, and the day is oars.

Alleged Disqualification of Mr H H Litsk.—A new political scandal comes from Wellington. Mr J S Maofarlane has swooped down on Mr Hfl Lusk. Mr Macfarlano follows his pray like a aleatb hound, but always gives it fall and fair warning- of attack, The following letter is therefore only characteristic of his actions :~~" Welling ton. 28;h September. JS77. -.11 H Lusk, Esq. it is my intention to lay betore the Bouse at the earliest opportunity on Monday next, a statement to the effect that you did obtain from the City Council of Auckland the aura of £SO for services rendered in connection with Act? for that Corporation, amended daring last session of the Assembly, which in my opinion is a broacn of privilege, and I send you this iutiuiation so that yon may not be taken by surprise, and thereby unable to defend yourself.—T am, &c, J S Macfarlane." The books of the City Council, Mr Maefarlane says, contain the following items : —-" To expenses at Wellington during the session of 1876, re Municipal Aots, Mr Stevenson, £252 13s lOi j Mr Lusk, £50." Speaking of this matter the Wellington special to the «Herald' says : —''May's Parliamentary Practioe saems very clear on the subject. After citing vaiious cases which occured of fees being paid to members for prom )ting bills, May says, !Nor has the law of Parliament been confined to repressing of direct pecuniary corruption. To guard against indirect influence it has further restrained the acceptance of fees by its members for professional services connected with proceedings in Parliament; and on the 20th June, 1858, the House ot Common* resolved, * Tnat it is contrary both to usiage and derogatory to the dignity of this House that any of its' members should bring forward, promote, or advocite in this House any proceeding or measure in which he may have acted or been ooncernel in, for, or in consideration of any pecuniary fee or reward.'" This resolution is embodied in No. 384 of the Stanling Orders of the House of Representatives. Some lawyers are believed to have drawn up petitions for presentation to the Hou»e on behalf of clients, and pre seoted these petitions, and been paid regular fees by their clients for professional services, May, in quoting precedent*, say*: ~" Oo 18tth Marcn, 1691-5, Mr Bird was reprimanded for offering a bnba to Mr Musgrave, a member aud gentleman of the long robe, in the form of guinea fee, for preparing a petition for the House. Tnon, again, the British .Parliament resolved, 'Taat the offer of any money or other advantage to any member of Parliament for promoting of any matter whatever depending or to be transacted in Parliament is a high crime and misdemeanour, and tends to cbe subversion of the English Constitution." How will this affect his Worship the Mayor and certain Councillors of Auckland, by whom this £SO was paid to a member for, it is wrifcen, Parliamentary expenses for services rendered ? Cnly & very few are aware of these things, and they will on Monday snrpriso the House, where it is expected, J there will be what the call a 'high old time.' 'J.S.' has made up his mind to have all this business out, and it will be • extraordinary 1 just wonderful!' if anyone can persuade him to recede from his purpose, r

It is now iomd weeks suicri tho meut promised that tiles of the N.«w Zealand should be forward «i 6*) R»ad Boar.is, buo as yet we understandnone each hiva bean received "It 1 i* necessary tti« these iocd bodies sn»uld tnaincuu a complete fi;<s of the uazatte ia which their notice i appear from time to time, as among the Hrac steps for instance in a case of n )overy of rates would bo to put into ( ourt the U-azette containing the legal i otlce. Ths building TBA.DT3 in Can.bridge is pretty brisk just now, and Mr L Richardson, architect, of that place, hi i had his Bhare in ths business. Chtumes will shortly be erected for both the Roman Catholic and Presbyterian noiies, bocn of whien have been designed by M • Rienardson. The former building will be fifty feet in length, by iwenoy-firo feat in breadth, wfch a portal and sat risty, and piled , up with a handsome a!;er piece. The Kirk is a building of aiioiUr size, with a vestry added of sixteen feet, by twelve fees, will be lined throughout and seated, and lignoed w.tu eight laadsome gothio windows. The elevea roomed house built for Mr Runoiman, to be occupied bp Colonial Lyon, was from a plan by Mr Richardson. A b&rge is also to be built for Mr Hally, for carrying wheat to the mill. As an engineer, Mr Richardson, as will be sean elsewhere, is prepared to un ierfcake the construction and erection of machinery of all kinds.

Mr Clark's second lecture, that on Charles Dickens, delivered at Le Quoane's fclall on Saturday night, whs moreuutna-.-•ously attended thin that, of the preceding evening. The lecturer sketched the early life of Dickens as given by Forster, illustrating with passages from the various works of the novelist the peculiarities of those .oddities who, ,as acquaintances of his early life, formed the' models of his, .future characters. Little David Copperfield's scene with the Waiter at the inn, Bjb dawyer't supper party, and the quarrell scene between Mrs G-ain and Betsy. Prig, were the portions of the author's works which drew forth the repaated plaudits of the audience* nor less so did the eloquent defence Mr Clark made againßt those who attempt to b<*and the name of Caarles Dickens as a scoffer at relig;on, because he held up to just .ridicule and contempt the ckigginsjs and the Chad bands who made a trade of hypocrisy.

Bu.iia.rd3.—Yesterday evening there was a large attendance in the Billiard Boom of Walker's Commercial Hotel, .vhea Air H iloberts, i,he ouum ?ion player gave Mr Misseu 250 points our.'ot'6oJ up. Tue .game was slow at first/but wheu the playera warmed to it, some fine play was shown, more especially bv ftob.<n.a who put together breaks oto'd, 37.> 32 and 30, Miasou finally by 54. dome oi Roberts' screw shots wote <vell worthy Of admiration. llobt-rts tlrn played a oannmgamj with .-Jliasoii, of 75 ip giving 40 piubd, anag hu itu-ers' agaiusc Misseu's cue and scoring out by t;ie time JlUseu hid runuis points up bo 51 After the game was over lie exhibited some really lemarkable fancy stro ce», chmuo.is. &j, &q, which elicited gre . v , appiaus.-. The price ol aUinis-ioa it wul on s .-e , u.d hina reduced 10 2s (ji, d o -.3 to afford everyone an opporcumty o' Mr Habdrii's piuy. lie appeirs agaiu tonight at the Oojumeroiti. Jn Wednesday, we pjrceive, heexuibit: at Harnss'a Hoiel. Ngaruawahia.

question t the relative value, ol farm yard an i otaer uuuuro* has been freely discussed at the 1 te meeting of ibe Cam judge Farmer'sOiuo. Tue greater result, aud the cheaper, is attainable from tne use of larm yard mauure and artificial manures combined, rather than frjm use ot either one alone. Experiments have shown tiat the produce of an acre of land manured with twenty cart loads of farm yard manure, and three owe of superphosphate oi lime, and of a second aore iaauured with 20 cart loads, of farm yard manure and two Qwt q£ peruviau guano, was much grater thau that of an acre mauured with live cwt of guano alone, or with seven cwt ot superphosphate of lime alone, r with 40 cart loads of farm yard manu e alone, the laud was in the same field and in the same condition. The dung from the samj heap. The value of 40 l cart loads qi such farm yard manure, well rottei manure, was at, lease 4s per load. Thus the acre manured with dung alone coat for manure (wicnout tne extra coat of jabonr in caning and spreading) £8 ; while in the one cuse the three cwt of superphosphate of lime which represented £4 worth of manure, cost 2Ls j and the i.wo cwt of guano in its case, 225, while the product was greater, doME time since., as our readers may remember, a puohc meeting was held in Hamilton West for the purpose of appointing a oommitteo to apply to tha Gi-overnuaent for the graut of the old Hospital buildings in that township, foe tbe use of the iutubitan.s as a Town Hall. For a long time no notice was taken of the letter of applicatiou sent by tie committee eaolos.ng the resolutions passed at the meeting. The following reply has lately been received:—"Armed Constabulary, Commissioners office, Wellington, 16 m August, 1877, Gentlemen, in reply to your letter ot the 2lst June last, to the Hon the Defence Minister, Auck land, requesting that, the building formerly used as a barrack-room, at Hamilton, be handed over to tno 'lown Board for a Public Hall, I have the honor to inform you that as the bud dng in question U required for Police purpose.*, the Hon Dr Po.len is unable to aco.de to your request. 1 have, &c, W. Motile. To Messrs Vialou, Hume and Hill, Himilcon." Fairly, and in all equity, the settlers of Hamilton, ;is Col. AlouU himself would know, had :i olaun on this building, fur it was erected as a hospital tor the Militia settlers, with timber stopped from the amount coming to each mau under the regulation il o.vvance, and therefore if the &ove)ummt retain possession of it now, f>r their own purpose*, we have all the m >re claim upou them for assistauc ? ic. the establishment of a Puijlivj Hall; They have granted a site of land at Cambridge, and given £IOO towards che' erection of a buildiug, and thiy shou.d be at once mamoraiised to do the oime thing for Hamilton. He have no dou t but that a recouiineudatiou from our local representative to that elTejo Hoult betaken into consideration by tho Government.