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Waikato Times, Issue 837, 30 October 1877, Page 2

Hhb No-Qonpidenoe Debate!—Up to 2 o'clock this morning the House had not come to a division on Major Atkinson's Want of Confidence motion. ' '.:*-.

A man recently, knocked down an elephant,- a ; lion,"arid a rhinoceros. He was an auctioneer."

Livery, Stables, Hamilton East.—Tt will be seen that Mr H. O'Neill has taken oyer the livery stables'at the Royal Hotel, lately held by Mr R. Loder.

Newcastle Hamilton Railway.— The work of platelayiug was commenced yesterday nvoraing, and that of ballasting will be commenced to-day.

PaENiTtTEE Sale, Hamilton.—Mr K. Hill announces that on Thursday next he will sell by auctioa the household effects of Mr P. Toole, who is leaving the district. The sale will take place at Mr Toole's residence, nea* the Victoria Hall Hamilton West.

At the meeting of the Auckland Education Board, on IViday, the Board directed chat the committee of the Pukel9 district should be asked to state what amount the district would subscribe towards the cost of school building.: Mr Ormsby's appointment as teacher to the Harapipi School was confirmed. Speaking of political rumoura, a writer from Welling bbri says :—There is positively nothing of moment. It has leaked out that at the Opposition caucus three names were proposed as leaders of the Opposition, but when Major Atkinson's was mentioned, it was unanimously agreed to. A caucus of the Middle Party was held on Thursday, and it was resolved unconditionally to support the Opposition.

Special Misstonaby/ Seevicbs will be held on Saturday uexb, in toe Wasleyan Chareb.es ia . Waikata. We understand that the >Rev J. J. Williams may be expected to take part in these, though, as yet it is not Beetled in ' which districts he will preach on that day. Those who have once had the pleasure of listening to the fervid and eloquent discourse of this Minister need not be reminded of the intellectual treat in store for them. We beqset to learn that a seriou 8 , aoeident happened 'to one of the,exhibit 8 on its attempted removal from Cambridge* The sow • shown by Captain Dawson, reference to which as being much admired 'Was made in our report of the exhibition, when being got on board the steamer o be sent down to Hamilton fell into the river and was so nearly drowded and iujured: that it was thought advisable to cut her throat to save her life, or rather bacon- The animal,was a well-bred and valuable one. x

The Cavalry Racbs.—a meeting of committee of the Cavslry troop appointed to make arrangaments for the Cavalry races in the forthcoming sports a f . Ohaupo after the review on the 26th.November, met on Thursday at Cambridge; Thsre were Mesrrs Martyn, ttutherford, and Whitaker. It was resolved that in order to qualify horses to enter for the two oavalry races to come off that day it shall be necessary that their owners shall atten t five full half days drill; also the horses shall be tno bona fide property of a member or honorary membr of one of the, corps. It wasjfurther resolved that pro vender for the horses should be provided on the ground in the shape of two sacks of bats, qauarter of a ton of hay, and a sufficiency of green staff and that Mr Rutherford be requested to look after the latter. The Hamilton Bbuh and Fife band had a practice last week when- nineteen ire'iibers were present. Another practice will take place this evening. We cannot too strongly urge on members the necessity, if excellence is aimed at, in regularly attending practice. It is due to this cause and to the really musical ability and discipline of their bandmaster and instructor tha*; the Cambridge Reed Band have attained in so short time their present state of efficiency and excellence. On Thursday last .they contributed very' largely to the general enjoyment at the cattle show and we heard very many enconiums passed upon our lqoal musical talent, wljicl} would haYS been a.U the more pronounced, perhaps, had those who made, them known how snort a. time the Reed Band has been established, Doubtless the Hamilton Band has good material in it, and doubtless also its enlivening strains will become a regular institution on the long summer evenings before us.

Birthday spobts at Ellebs,l{b Gardens*—The following enfajes fartlie. Prince pf Wales' Cup Race, to he run at BJllerslie Qarden9 qn iihe Prince of Wales' Birthday, were, says the 'Herald' received up to 8 o'clock on Saturday night, the advertised time for closing the entries), by the Secretary, Mr J. A. Brown:— John Bull, Remuera; Ej O'l-faire, Auckland | Janes Brown, Merqqry Bay j W. Mettam, Auckland .James Martin, Auckland ; \EL ' Whiteside, Auckland • D. MoDonald, Ofcara ; W. McMillan, Otara j W. S. Q-rimes, Howiek; J. flutton, Waikatoj E. Dalton, Auckland; E. Mc Ginley, Auckland; L. Sault, Auckland; John Fly an, Panmurej ,Is. J Ellis, Sydney; R. B,rennan, Auckland} Neil Whisker, Auckland. It is believed that some athletes in Waikato have also forwarded their'entries by telegranm, but* they had hot been delivered up to the time notified.

A Lpgp in the shape of foal A?ith only two legs. waj» produced laat week, at Te Avramum, on the farm of Messrs W and J Taytor. Donkeys on two legs are' common enough, bat a foal with such peeularity is. a horse of another colour, aad it is a pity that the specimen could not have been preserved alive, for indeed it would have proved to its fortunate owners the most valuable foal dropped this season in the colony. It appears that last week a mare in.foal belonging to the Messrs Taylor was missed, and search being made for her, she was fouad on Friday, in the corner of apaddook, with a colt foal lying at her feet. On examiniog the little stranger, it was found perfect in all respeots, but, that it had no fore-legs, the body tapering from the neck, to the hind quarters, without an appearance under tie perfect skin e an of shr,« der blades, i ,lt had been foaled on the Thursday night, and had lain out in the wet, and was somewhat exhausted, although it Was vicious enough to snap and bite at those wlo found it. On being put to the mare it uucked, and drank freely' afterwards ' from the bottle. The next morning, ho-yever, ic was found dead. I'KMajf Famine Rblcei? Fund.—A Hamilton Correspondent writes us as follows: "Sir—Will you use your influence towards rai ing a fund for the relief of tne famine in India. Surely every family in the Wiikalio can spare Ii trifle, and .very many Bora j thing substantial Bow irdß such an objdct. Accept the enclosed £1 from a sympatising family, Hamilton Weßt" Wo shall be t

ro roddiVe ana'riemit.the.same. It.Will pe seeft that in consequence of 'receipt by the Oaairmaaof the jiangiaohU' Board of a letter from the Mayor of Auckland, apublic meeting of the inhabitants of that district haß.beeh called for Saturday next, atTe Awamubli ; /for"t&£; purpose of takiug part m-so d^airabie-aa'object. Doubtless the Chairman of their. District Boards m Waikato have bean addressed on the matter, and the example of the Chairman of the Rangiapriia Board will be generally followed before many days. v • A<j|iißini:oASElhb just been conoiuded in England which is ia one at least of 'its detaife'unique, and well worthy o'f record. You may call a man a good ma ny hard names without subjecting yourself to damages (the best wav is to consult your lawyer beforehand, who will furnish you with a list*} and even if you ever indulge yourself in. this ,luxurj it is sometimes difficult for him to ' prove public v tion.' But the Vicar of Sydling in Devonshire has been so rash as to express his opinion of a clergya.ah.in thi' manner : he planted 'Whitehead' is a ! scamp' in mustard ,and cress in his garden S and this has beeD held to be publication. The, alphabet's 6* flowers is familiar to us, and is used to form a language'of love,.but it is certainly a novelty to call in the resources of the vegetable kingdom—except in the cise of cabbage stalks at an election—to express uncomplimentary views of our fellow creatures.

American entebpbise. —Among recent evideuees of the ' push' and ' goaheadism' of American merchants, none i s more striking or gratifying than the success achieved in thi's- country by the Lyon .iauufiCturing Co., of New York. This house is engaged in the manufacture oi medicinal and toilet preparations for the use of the million, and two of their specialties., the Mexican Mustang. Lini meat, for man and beast, and Lyon's. Kataalron, for the. hair, have already acquired an enviable fame in Australia Tue,merits of these articles, which meet a want not hitherto, supplied, are their chief recommendations to public fa vox. (Hood accounts of them are heard on all Lands : —and it is pleasant to state, that the firm who produce > them have "a-n important series of other articles equally" valuable, not yet made known here, but oertain to beoome, popular when introduced. (Success to them and to all who by providing us with products of substantial utility ac popular prices add to the prosperity, comfort and happiness of our people.—The sole Wholesale agent for Australia -and the Colonies is, Mr A. Laurie of Hobson Buildings rfhordand St. Auckland;

A ; Faithless Wipe.—A , curious picture of-domestic infaeility cropped up in the Auckland Police Court the ..ther day. ;.-The evening paper says that liter the business was over a labouring man in his' working clothes ap eared before the Benca, and s Worship if he would give him an order to get his children his wife. 'But wh»tdo you want te get them from' your wife for?' asked his Worship-, 'can't you both keep them V ' Well, no/ Bli I the man, 'sne's married again you see, • Married again ! Way how can that be ?' ' Well this is how it stands.—lhave been away in IJ'iji for sjme months, arid when i come back I find she's got marrie Ito another fjller. I went to ue> house, and she says she ain't acoming back to me, and aint agoing to let the chil irea come back. So 1 thought I'd come and talk to you about it.' 'Y-u did quite right,' said his Worship, 'but if | your wife has done what you say, she i.ught to be prosecuted lor bigamy.' 'Oh, I want to do n ithingagain*t her. If she likesthe other fell.»r better than me she iswelcome to stick to him ; and I ratner think the man j)miliu« a curious smile) he'll find that he don't get much the best of the ba gain. Wh n I went • up'/to their house the other day one of my B'iiall ones came ond told me I wasn't their papa a-iy longer their ma had brought, them a.newpa,' (Laufifhter.) Tab San. Francisco Labor Markbt : The San Francisco correspondent of the Ohristchuroh Press writes - :—A day laborer in tfew Zealand is .better off iu every respect tnan a mechanic, in any of the Eastern States. He earns more money, works shorter hours, is more respected, can live cheaper and ibetter, enjoys life in .a hundred ways which-are shut to the Ameriean mechanic, and which a day4aboiirer in ' America' can never hope to see. He lives uuder just and impartially administered laws. His life and earnings are safe from attack. He can acoumulute without feur of having himself plundered by Savings Bank managers, and can buy a homestead with a better title than can be' acquired in many parts of this country, were so m»nv ,forms of land swindles are perpedaily, and where the Homestead has bee,a perverted from its original purpose. If the New Zaajand laborer would just Work a little harder, and spend a little lets freely, it would be all thrbetter for him j and. if he could just manage to get six mopths experience of American labor, and get safe back to Port Lyttleton, for example, without loss of money or health it would be better still. He/ would appreciate his bemfioent surroundings, and toil late and earl / to place himself. above the reach of want, and out of the way uf driving' employers.