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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 834, 20 October 1877, Page 2

Wesley an Church, Cambridge.— Tenders will be received by Mr D Richardson, of Cambridge, for additions to the Wealejau Church at that place, up to spm of Saturday next. Hamilton Wkst CsMBTBRr.— A meeting of the committee of the Hamilton West Cemetery will take place on Tuesday evening next, at Grwynne'6 Hamilton Hotel, to elect trustees. The Rbv. Mr Evans, Presbyterian minister, was a passenger by the coach yesterday, and proceeded to Cambridge, where he will preach to-morrow fore* noon, holding service at Pukerimu m the afternoon. A Slaughtered Innocent. — In moving the discharge of the Fencing Bill, Mr Sheehan said it was intended to circulate it amongst local bodies during the recess with the view to the introduction of the measure next session. Mb G. S. O' lALLOiiAN notifies that he holds a sale of catwe, on th second Vednesday of each i lonth, at Paeroa. clettlen; having fat cati.le for the Thames, or requirirg store stock, mi^ht cake advantage of the opportunity offend. ■Pmrjiu-RA Highway Boaed.— At a nvjsliuTjQ.ild^ Uanbridge on Che 16oh iuf uant, s wen teudura were opeued for cleuin,-/ ai d slumping the main road near Cambridge The tutder of Mr Jameß Keoly being the lowest, namely, 2s Sd per ohnin, was; accepted. The Cambridge Cattle Snow.— A lar»o uunber ol entri s, especiahy m uluep, hjue we unde -stand, been received by the Ser .-alary of t le Cattle Show Commi tee, aid should the weather prove fin.-, wifcli the facilities for conveyance afforded b;- bjih the railway and Lbesteain boi.tcoinpuny, the ali'au- is likely to be tne meat succtesi'ul one cf the kind ever held .m the Waikuto, <

Sale of Stock at Ngaruawahia. — It will be seen by our advertising oolumns that a number of the settlers on the Waipa are taking advantage of Mr' Home's sale to dispose of th?ir surplas ■took. There have been already upwards of otae hundred and twenty head of catt'e entered for sale, the majority of whioh are grown steers. The season for selling.; is favorable, and a large attendance 1b , expected. Off the day previous to the Cambridge Cattle Show, October 24, a railway ticket taken for Newcastle, the nearest point for Can; bridge, will be issued at single fare and be available for a week to return, viz:, until October 31st. This only alludes to tickets taken on the 24th by the ordinary trains leaving Aucklani at 7 a.m. and 1.45 p.m. respectively. For the Auckland B how, on JSovemuer 9&U, the same condiGions will prevail, only thd excursion ticket is on November Bth from all Btatious south of Mercer t) Aucklaud by trains leaving Newcastle at 6 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. Mb Goodfbllow, of Waikato, was thrown from his horse on Mouday aftornoon near Penroae, but happily was not seriously injured, and m connection with the accident we hare to record an instance of' courage and presence of mind on the part of a young lady. Mr Goodfellow was riding home on a spirited horde, and shortly after passing Penroae, juat after the Mercer train left, the animal became restrve and threw its iider, Misb Frost, a giri of sixteen, was tbe only person near at the time, and with great presenoe of mind she oaught the horse, and held it till Mr Goodfellow recovered from the stun he had recesved by the fall. Mr Goodfellow was then able to remount, and Miss Frost then led the horße to Otabuhu, where Mr Goodfellow remained for the night. — ' Herald,' Oct. 19 Political Reports. —Under this heading tbe special of the ' Herald ' at Wellingten says :— " It is now reported that Mr Reader Wood was the Marplot of the Fitzherbert Ministry. It is further reported that he had undone m two days what it had taken two mouths to accomplish. Sir George Grey had agreed to stand out of the Ministry, and that Sir W. Fitzherbert should be chosen chief. It was all arranged. On Mr *Vood's return, he went to Sir George Grey, insisted that he should maintain his position of leader, and chief of the Ministry. That it was absurd to think of anything else. At the meeting of the Middle and other paaty, Mr Wo >d argued m the same fashiod, declaring tiac Sir Gebrge Grey must tike the Premiership,and throw down the gauntlet of separation at once. This was driving confusion into the camp, and the result is that we see 'what now we Bee.' It is said that there is a fair division of votes, the Opposition consisting of the old Ministerial , party (some of whom are prepared to give a fair triul to the ne iv men), and the malcontents who are disappointed are o aid to number 43; and the new Ministerial lot M. Mr Crook's entertainment of dissolving views with explanatory lecture, came oft' on Thuruday and a»aio list evening. The attendance was good the first night, and would have been better on the second but for the wetness of the evening. The exhibition is really a drscclaaa one of its kind. The ligho was good, and the viewa all of them interesting and many of them beautiful. Some of the representations of statuary were magnificent, especially the scene representing the four quarters of tha globe, Che figures standing out as lifelike as if the work of the chisel were before the audience, which it was.indeed, photographed and magnified, giving every light and shadow of the sculptured scone. But what fetched the young people most was the representations of the animal's instantaneous photographs, the figures oemg given as large as life. The group of tne lions drew forth a loud cry of applause on Thursday evening, and last night the giraffe, the polar bears, and other animals were rapturously received. The scenes on Thursday, were cuieiiy from London and p ans ; last nigut from Venice, Rome aud London, and on both occasions the sparkling fountain of running water was one wonder aud admiration ot both young and ol«l. The views are changed each mgttt, Mr Crook having a large variety. We acknowledge to haviug been a little sceptical at iirat, m consequence of a recent lime ligat performance m Hamilton East, bub wore most agreeably disappointed. Mr Croak's Exhibition cornea nearer to the far famed Polytechnic Exhibition than any we have since seen, and the opportunity is one whick 3hould not be lout. To-morrow afternoon, at three o'clock, there will be a performance for the young people, the price of admission being thredpauce. and a regular performance ag*in m the evening. We can thoroughly recommend th/j entertainment to our readers. The Mackay Pdusecution. — The following is the fuller account of the termination of the Mackay-Hislop aftair, as telegraphed on Wednesday by the • Herald's ' special at Wellington :— " It will be no exaggeration to state that today the Hislop- Mackay horse- whipping case took precedence of politics. To use a threadbare expression*, there was a large attendance at the Polioe Court this morning when tbe celebrated case of His lop v. Mackay came on for hearing. The rush for seats was such that the management had to refuse admission. The Government members mustered m great force to hear the evidence. Prior to the case coming on, Mr Mackay, attended, strange to relate, by Major Clifford, one of tbe magistrates who granted the remand yesterday, interviewed Mr Elisiop, and offered and apology. Mr Hislop was at first inclined to accept, but after reading a telegram which had appeared m the papers, refused, as the report of the affair had been grossly fabricated, ho alleged, by Mr Mackay. Ou the case coming on, Mr Stout appeared for Mr Hislop, and Dr Sailer for Air Mackay. Defendant admitted the assault, buc said he hud re* ceived great provocation. He Hon Mr Fisher, who was with Mr Hislop, proved the assault. The evidence was substantially the same as the particulars telegraphed you on Saturday. The case occupied the Court all day. Mr Stout pressed stroogiy for imprisonment, arguing that defendant was a Justice of the Peace, and ought to know better thau to premeditate an assault ov a member of Parliament m the public street. He urged that to a man m Mr Mackay 's position, a fine would be no punishment. If this sort of business was permitted, no member would be safe m Wellington, and all la nr and order would br at an end. The Bench retired to consider their ver diet, and af.er an absence ot a quarter of an hour, Mr Duncan, as chairman, Btated they were unanimous that the case was a very grave one. Defendant had actually boasted of having committed the assault. I he aentenc of the Caurt would be seven days' imprisonment without hard labour. The d cisvon was received with marks of ! disapprobation aud hisses, which were immediately eurpreased. The prisoner was chea removed iv custody to. the