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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 845, 15 November 1877, Page 2

Raii/wiy Progress — Th« timbar f.,r the Hiuiiltoi station arrive! j>escerda>, mid a portiou oi it was carted oulo the ground Christmas Fvorts, — A. meeting to iniuato tha usuil Uamiltoa E.sb Spor.s will be held on Saturday evreaing a. ihe fctoyal Hotel. Tuk Cattle Rieyisg charge ag«nßß the nalives has, we learn, uo iouidatioo, ia faco the cattle Bicoply strayed from the run of tlie late Mr barker into the King couatry, and wero Bent back by order of

j Mb Krnnhdt Uii.l will ofifar for Bfile . oa Sat ni'tlay next, at tho Poiiud Ya-ds, • Hamilton WesS, Bovcral hea<l of fan cattle. Mb 3 EitionT will B*ll on Saturday, at Cam bridge, h i^es, traps sidd'ery, cooking utensils, potatoas, go'ioral goo.ls and i th'j stock ia trade of a Professor of tho Blaok Art. Messrs. ITitstsr afd Nolan's Catct.e Salk it tho G-\ brnlt^) Yards, t k>°s place to lay. Tlioii" Ohanpo monthly a ilo will ae held on Thursdiy uaxfc. LOIi. — The mom'ten of tho William Johnson Indue aiv oiled tog 'the.- for io morrow evening ub thi lodgoroo n, O.imbridge. Sons op Ulster, L.O.L — -T'io i«nn"al mootm» of tlu .lie uhoiM of tho nhnv& loil^o hvi boon, a'lod fur Raiu>-div oveti-inijn-.'Xi, in the ViciO'ia Hall, Elanilton, tor the oleclion of otfijera. Thnokus for tho e eci>n oT a 'lot.'jl a l . [limilton Railway Stutio » f> • M>. b. B. H.urn a>-e Ciille I 'or by 1 lie fii'olnt »ci. Mi*. IVlrivc, nnd will bjrejeivol up to iVl.Muiuy, t.hu 17th i»s b - Wb leurn from tl\ >■ ' Ch -r'os»on Herald' of tho 23rd ult. rhai-AEi-J. VV. Si lawn, lute of Nguuiwahia ha-i arrive I in CliarIpron t" t'ko charge of the Telegraph olfiijo at that phca. Postpone ie mp of Coxcsar. — T>. hve b en determined for vnri >m roa3on9 by tho Ha r nitton VVc.t C :met^ry CoMVTut> r ee to dr'for tin o t rtiii nonfc to b* hel I in aid of ihi ccme'ei-y fiuvl mvil Tliirslay tiio 6th Deoember. Fire.— We regret to Jeirn that on Tuesday the cheese wharehouse belonging to Mr Oubbins. of Ohvipj, took fire, and whs with the ontentn. some three tons of caees 1 , of th-i vaHid of over £200 totally neatroyed. The origin of tho fire ia unknown WRlTTrctf tondprs for painting tho b-id^i'B o-i ih-5 >-aiUvay bot\v.;er. M^r.'nr and Ni'woistlo aro nailed i>v by the i District Eii^iio.v, and wnl be rece v»d at tho Public Wo !u Offi •* An kl ind till non on Svhvdav, <ln> 24 h insfc. Spaeifl--0 tioin aul conditions m+y be f,e>>n at tho PuSiic Works OHijo tfewciatlo a-s wel as at that in Auc land. Inm.yv fAMisn: Remef Fund —A largely a' tended and influential meering wis held last niy;ht in Hamilton of tha r sideuta ot bo'h townships mi orgaiiaa a Fimina Relief Fa-.d when it was unanimously resolved to call subscriptions forthwith A committee conßis»ia.' of Mesa s Potter, Vai'ou, MoDoaald, (iaudin, and Galling was formed to carry out tho objsct of the meeting. Kxtraoruisauy Cow. — The C inhn Lender ot the 19th Oct ber siys: — 'If a priz.s \f>'-rn offered at the onsuing »how for i.ho best cow as a butter roducer we believe it would luive every chance of fading to tho lot t.-f Mr Bliielii 1 , K'lituu^ata. He has a fine auv u 1. u cr -ss b-tw- en the S!v»rth<>rn and Ald^rney, which 3iipp i>3 Ihe mate ial of 18 ibs o bu't \r a w^ek. Little wonder ihe butter market is glutted. Th^ Kmperor of Ghrra»ny is an early 'iaer and a light diner. lie gets up at 6 30, take? a walk till 8, drinks the waters (at Ems) till 9 30, onakfmts. has .■> bath alternate days, reads the civil and military repnrsa eenr, fur his inspection, di ie« it 4 <vi h h a few guests, aft.ee dinner di-'caases f->reiga affiir*, has a ride, jjoa to the theatre, takes t-^a, ind if no pres--B'n-4 business binders -and, as the telegraph is open nignfc and day, business soin times does hiud-r he goes to hia litt'e iron bed at 10 45 Not a bad day's work for a num who is over 80. Hamilton East Town Hale. — Tqh ' committee app inted on Monday night nt the indignation meeting of the inhabitants of Ea-t Hamilton to profit a^a nst tho s ile of he Town Udl as adVf.rliapd by the District Biard for yesterday, tde.'raolied tbe lvsolations to the Government n^x'. morning, and received a reply to the effdet that the mat' er \va^ not o e cnuiinj v%ith''i'» the province of the Grovaminent. Yeaterdiy however, in delerence to the wishes of the ratepayers, th* Hamilton East To>vn Board, withdrew the building from s*le. The Cavalry Paradk and tho Racei w«re c<> have b en hiid at Onaupo on M»n-lay, the 26 'H Novembei-, bus it has ii^en Considered, and wisely so, we think, that holding tieui on a Mondiy. wil b*an inconvenience to visitors from Auckland, of wh'jm a la-ge number are expected. The day has, on this aocount, been changed to Tuesday, ihu 27th insb. The racea are likely, from what, we learn, to be more than ordinarily interesting, in S'^nie measure more so, p-'rhips, than the Wiikato Purf (dub meet n^ itself, as there wiil be an abs nca ot uui'Ctide abiii y, which mii^ht m»ke any race a mere walk over. What is lO3C ia speed will mure than De made up in closeness of running. Thk txTn Mr Parker was an old settler in Waikato, aud had pa>sed through ona at l-d»st hair- breadth esc-ip^ with tha natives. Hi vna out on the run with Sullivan wh«n the latter wna mur<ieied in 1874 Mr Parker saw ■ tilhvan shot dovvn nt some littla distance and made at once for tha dray, but, almost in a line with it a Mtori wi'h a loadtd nflj rose up from the scrub as Mr Parker ran forward. Brushing past him, bowover, Mr Parker spang' mo the driy, and as he gaiherrd the reins together saw the Maori raise his gun at the dutaroce < f a few yards take siow and Hteady aim and puil upon the trigger. The cap snapped an t M • Parkers lite was 8 wed. He sbarieii tbe horse a' a gal. op and escaped. Thr female -tndents at University College London, are o r aing to t'te fronc this yeur. From ti Home paper just to hand we noti.-o that Pr »(es-<T Huxley's daughter II rioi, tooV the fi at priz • in at; Miss Cons anc« D'Aru>, tbe first prize in art anatomy ; and Vlisa Onne, Sißier-in>l:iw of Pr t'essor M -ss^n, th • biographer of Mi 'on, the Joseph rlume Echol.rship it) juris radenee. A you isj uu pi'.toy girl, Vli-is Elicn VI. VVn'sui, won the Rothchi'd ech 'Ltrship o £20 a yeur, aud the principtl prize in ipp.icd tKuthernatics and rn clianics . Prof^ 8 g ,p Uliffor I strtt^s t'iar she as the fia^st ma hematical mi id ho has t-ver yet in t with amo.:g the pupi s of either sex. The Revikw on the 27' h instant will we believe ba made a gonerai h )li lay, and wo take the present opportunity of suggesting to ih^ proper authoritii a tliat th- o. cn^i >n wouid be a tittins one to give tuc m*ti of ih« A. *'. f re 'vyrkingon ' the T.upo uud (J mbridgn roa I party ihe inc..' sary tibertv io enable t:n'm to a! oonr) i.t Übaupo It wi* in ie« i imt-n---ded that a game of La Cnssi! I bu plivod on ;]je grouud ouring th.- after n. on, w-nch o l =»olt w u«i hive. be> a a gre:it at tt ruction lo visiiors, un might uavo tlono aim: • Io luivrt'uopuUri* d i he An it hitpp<ms, Cap ain -VI irrison and n nu'iiber of the men lastly siiti>ned at Alexandra were m mbers of th-' l"cd Li Cross.i cluh, I jar. miles < thev cm bo present, on tlu 27 h the La Crosae match can scarcely c>.«The off, or at any ratu under grrat dist.' .* vantage The .-fll-ar coinmt(.nding thedi3trct would ihor l<>ra in granting the holid y to the men bo not only confer riug a favour upjn them b;i* oa the general public also, and be assisting to make the whole aff< r * success to the greatest possiDle extent.

Tna 'Scientjuo Ameriom 'Hays: — "The- wool o'ip of the United SU'es for 1876 was about 2 '0,(K)0 0.)0 lbs; of England, lilan.l, and Scotlanl, about 16a 000,090 loa, raas&Jy oomDmud ; or tho Contin ut of Europe, abiufc 4 >3, 000,000 lbs ; of Australasia, about 350,000,000 jbs ; of Baeno-t Ayrcs and Kiver L>» Piata, about -Oo,ooJ,O>> » lbs. These ar.j the priuoiulo wujl-g/owin« couatrios of world, a (I produce 1,33v5,00>i,000 ou of 1,419,00;),UOO. Ids, jjroducud oa tha entire globe. Tlio se'.liug value • i tbe total dip would prubv-ly aggregate 45D,0() ',01)0 dollars. Uub vi 1,419.000,000 lbs of Wo'il (ohe estiuiitcd clip), mi« would be fully a Joss of 507,000,000 lb« in Seoul ing, unking the ni-o yield of w. ol about Ssi.ooJ.woo lbj,, Ketv Ze\i«vnd sporting m'n (sa\s ' AUi»iir)' wilt b« piois-'d to nea^ tint heir celebrated mare Lnrino bus ha^l u line big chestn .c celt f >ai, wi^i .»-hit« f itv, t.) the Peer, who, tr in tho lact of bung Lho siro of their bo«t horse (.\lanuku), Peeress, aad other good animal*, wna also a flivon e witi lho r ,»i lonia of M;\>ii land. Tno PiJu;' was l-p^oial y brou^h; to mate witii tin ta'noiH iJ.niJhter oi L'ral.t---c r, bjcauie it was tliou^hr th^t his Mo - bourno Toudsto \c, an P^nt.laou bl »o i would nick w th tuao of bur ine, and it must b: sal iaTi'Jtory to Mr Uardini.'r tJi it th result, of tno uaion is a cole. Atnoug.it. other m eri'Sliujj strangeis" is a brother to M ibnui'iie an i Adolai le, foil d at iJiyan O'bynn ; aud I uOvijo that lluriCi)t)'d dam nas a c It to Kmu U .It). Mr W. Brown is liujw.s- for.'iuiito in hi in.,' 90 many young Tim VVh fllji-s i-arly, and Mr iiun or is to he ooiuiMtuliitod upon tno munbrfr o CJII3 returno I to ..an ut. TUB ALLKOiiD DISOOVKItI' OK OUTON — Mr .V H L>oki', who is acting as a^cuc in Aiiitrili-* far the Demons who mamtain toe Tiolibutirna aviation in E igiaud is, says the t*eii)ournc ' Argu-, ' uouutto s;<ko io CJreat Britain the mau VVilli m Urcasweli uha^ dmith alias Ort.m, who l.i now co:ifi ic-d in tho Pana;nitta Luuatio As} ill n- Mr Louko aco.mpniieLl Miß Jmy, Orcviii'd e\ater, to S>Uut;y, and is aatisliod V/ii,a h r ieur,guui >n of thj man ilo tdciHifi.'s him alsj ny hi^ corr. upjiiiJonct 1 , w h pho.ograpus of Orion vvnioii hav ) ootn scut on to him, aud by evidence which. ii is not aoUisabl-j to duclos<;. Mr Looke, it will be rememberoU, oude a soa ucory deo^arau «n that ue was pies'iit iu' couit wheu Do Cauro an ■ c)rtoa we o charged with h riC-sCealiug ai o»bt.emai!.e, and ha has ti.us b. eu inixvsd u.» with ibb ciio fr m tuo comm uoem«ut. Mr Looii ia»ies the uaau nome at his own expenue aud his owu ri«k, aud thud gives iaa«4iOie evidcnocoi the tirmnt!Sß ot nis bouei in the ia ni-y Ot hii protege wita the VVappiug bu ohoi. The iuoident will be a new and unexpected chapter iu the Tiuuborue rowauce. A CiiKioud Coincid-.now.— Tliere are in New Zaalonl only t<vo men, says a BuUthern existianfira. Wi.o hope been struck off the roll of Justices of tha Pt-aeo. In all probability Mr iViatkAy will mak a third, now that be h. s beeu lmprisoaei for toe a^aault on Mr Hisiop. Cuioujty euough, both the iwo who hav.j previously be- n Btruok off .^ro concerned in his c isu. The firßi is il Puarazy<i, JP. In 1854 he was r<*rn 'Vutl troui biie rol. 1 . Ha nauiu, however, was »gaiu pi ictd on ttio roll a tew years ag->, aud he sat ou the Bench, ilu ing the hearing of a poriiou of Mickay's case. The seoon i< Mr Macaudrevv, wuo will m his offiout caoaci y n*ve to decide whether the name of Mr Mac* ay ab >1 still Oe fol owod by tue 1 t-er» ' J P." M ny years ag», wh n tiuperint.«uiieut ot Oiago, Mr Wacaudruvv was found guilty ut several grave cuarges, aud cuade Jjut dco unprisimuituit. Mis n^me was stiuek oil tne roll, but before that was done be ma>i gej a ahirp piece ot business, un : que iu its way. As ftup riur>euden(> he aad tue right; of declaring any place a ga-1. He accordingly declared his own uoasd a prison, aud ih^u, rxerciing his right as a visiting justice to order tue removal of auy prisoner, ordered his owu removal t) his ortu house. H will be renicinb red that when be wis elected to the tiousu there w^s c nsiderable oppusiaon to his taking his sear, «nd the whole utury was then revived. Wanted a Cromwell. — Speaking of the late division on tn- piivi.ege question the 'Povory Uay ' B<*ys : - '■ The Hou-ie b> a maj >v ty of 33 over 19 eudorseu Mr Stou 'a uaaorliOu, Lba. the Governor had a<:ed i.he p^tt of a dictator Tnas i4. wha. he > ai done waa couLrar> t > auy p e ;edt>ut ediabliaued aiuce tho da^3 of iue iJouiuiouwealtb. ihe Urowu w»s nut sup ov. s ad io be ooguizmj of what took place iu 'Fariiiiaio.u uutil formajy uommun.ctced with by resolution. We coulu outy wish the Groveri/or h»d aoied tae dic:aior immediately tho Parliament came io diHgraco itself : aud to c^use our chief represeuti* lve bojy to become contemptabie iu ihe uyes of alt peopie. When Members of our Assembly peisuted in designs lug each other as laid Hwinditrs, political impostors, liars, bankrupts, an i by many luLmouu tpitaeos, it our Govtstuor h*d acted tha die .u tor ho would have received tuc g a eful ihm-ia aud hear y acßnowled^emeuts of the more iutllgent. seobiou ot he Coluuib's lhere is uoi-auig Now Zodaud w*ui.s at the preseu 1 juncture of afFiirs bo much as a OrouiWil', a Waohin^touor a lieu^ta! Grraut. Our Partiaueut house is a pjiuical Autjeau scabio wuiuu musi be oieiuied it' wo on ti. d the comiug maa wuo wtii uudurCake the task. It is no d ,übo a s nous ihiug for a ixovemor io act in a m tuner whio i may appear unooustiiutioual and contrary to Parham n'aiy usage. Bug an certain disuaes c*ll for uiroug remedial troaimfufc, bo do Parliamentary J aches of the grossest ua nre d~mand strong preventive m-asures. The urliameuc, as at. preseut couscitut^d. mus . uot ha allowed to ex.ot much louger," THE wouderful feat of photographing a hoive while goiug ac lull speed has been accompli-hed. an (he following extract from the ' Alta (Jalafurnia ' will thow : — | ' Mr Muyoiidge aeuds us a copy of an instantaneous photOgr.ipu of the trotter cjideut, lakeu whon he was tr octicg tt a sp-jod of a mite ia 2 ,uiu. o 27 B>:Cs. The liex^uve was expuSdd leas toaa ooe thousauduh p^rt of a accmd, s< brief u iime that t.ie hoise did uoo move a quarter ot an iijcj. Tho p loto^npher uad uiado mauy expenmeuvS .o secure tho lii^hust eeuaiwiveness aud tae bneieau posdi'uiy expo»u;e, aud tue raault w-s a uoceit m pu iio^iApiiie art, und -i delin>iatiou oi speed ahich the e>o caunot catcu. A* 2 zl t the spokes of a, sulky are invisible to the ry d , as they .spiu round s ■ i^it tnat, a&eu aepcira.ely, tuey arj uot Uiaoiugusab e. Ttltl pll ibu^rdph sIIOWH tacli yljiiuy, withuUL bmr. lhone^vuvc was ro..uuc .mi o<:ioro the paocograpu w«3 pnut d, tiuu we are assured that tue oatliucs are uaoiuu^cd ; an J we etiu weil Oolite tola, tor „.i muoii or cue vvork has a uhar.ctji cii»»« o .uA aoxrocly bj secure i Oy n^ .d. iVlr Muy o<uiye iuu:njti to uialia a. seilßS oi oUo^iu^ i.ue a ep or Ojcia.nc iii ail ua stagr^ aud m th s manner, f>r the ti st lime precse uiffiiuiioei in iho moti <na ut ditf r nt u mes caa oe c eariy ropieße led — a, m.itsr-r of uiucn loLe/est to horoemeu, for t o ers v-try in tiieii 1 uuiiou, one hav.Uj; h . (oro leg fltr»g,iG wueu i^ touches the ! g juh.j, auotiitr urooked, aud so on. Tub lu.ljrviug uJqo lroin Mr Aiuybiid^e will be rejii witu merest,:—*' L'ue uxpoaUie was made wuilo Occident Was trottiug past ma at ilia rate ot accuiat«i> uuied, or 36U iu u ewooud, about 40fv

distant, tha exposure of the, negative being less than the :-on»»«th6uj»Ddth part of a second. Tbtt.lenghjt o| s e^xpasure can be pretty accufjat ! ly,dt|tocftita<jd oy 6 e faco tint the vysip ji^thdßri^er's h»''d di.il uoc'inove tjlte dntolitjrfjf lUß v^>iineter. The picturo' has b^u | fuca^.^! as is customary at'tajs U'^w^'^ fali!Vorßt-cliS3 photogrd^iiid #orU|^oi i^o Mwp 13 ° o! giving a' beoter eCfeiJt^t^j the^^ui's In flvory rothec _ws^Q'Jt iptv is exactly aa it was made io the cinior.i. — I am, youra faithtully, EmYAUD J. MoyB vIDU ,f.