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

1 Press Agency.] Wellington, Tuesday. A letter has been received from the Australian Cricketer.-* by the secretary of the Wellington Assoeiation, whose terms have been aocepted by the Australians. They may be expected here by the end of !■ January. Sir GeOrge Givy has requested a deputation from the CJlty Council to confer with him on the subject of bringing the Contagious Diseases Act ag.iin into foice at Wellington. It has been arranged that a deputation wdt upon him to-morrow. Timaru, Monday. A HORRIBLE AFFAIR. A shocking »tffaiv has occurred here.. The police discovered the dead body of a child in a house occupied by a man named Coleman and five children. The child is supposed to have died of fishpoisoning. Another child is dying of scarlet fever. Dr Mclntyre ! Medical Officer of Health, was called in. He ordered the immediate isolation of the inmates of the house. The lather id in a mad state, and is i reported to h ive had a rope round his eldest daughter's neck to hang her. He wat- prevented just in time. Dunedin, Tuesday. A public meeting was held in the Temperance fall last night, to con- i sidev the political situation, when the following resolutions were carried : — l. That in the opinion of this meeting it is thought desir-. able in the interest, of. the colony that the Government now in office; should be allowed a, fair time and opportunity to investigate the. state of" public finances, public wn - ks, ani native affairs ; aud that the condoot. of the late Ministry and followers in endeavouring to prevent this is highly, obstructive and reprehensible. 2. That as parties in the General Assembly are so equally balanced, that neither side of -the House has a working majority, an immediate dissolution of the Assembly is absolutely necessary. 3. That a metrtorial to Ins Excellency the Governor be prepared and signed asking him to dissolve the present House of Representatives, with the view of giving the constituencies throughout the colony an opporcanity of expressing their views, upon the present state of public affairs. 4. That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be transmitted to the Colonial ►Secretary and each member of the House of Representatives. IHE MELBOURNE CUP. Bluff, Tuesday. The papers per Arawata contain an account of the Melbourne Cup Race. The course presented, a j

grand sight. There ware predtatjctt the lowest estimate 80,000. g|Ot these nearly 40,000 had tra^ellffljby : ' rail. Wet wejgfeher Uu *du4B& v fi^d such a displayjpi plies' t|| Its Wx is trcnorally the rosemgTheg & s IS, a splendid one. ]ft|mbuatf| ! FiSffirman, and Siv^p^Ku raj ie^pppst :• of the ranning, Chester, keep- | ing well to the tront. At, tpe last • half-mile Chester disposed of his J *rivals-^Trerby~»traef7^ mado a grand push at the finish, and uearly caught CiiesLer, which only ; WCta by Jbia£aJeflgitin^inijuiJ3Bßas--the fastest time, yej.. The, b,ooj|- ; mikera -'ibiP' 1 Eerily, n Hiib' T hqt ! so much as if Savanaka had won, as he curried a. 'pot of miinef. •'- TW rud-4 ning was very true, as the order in | * wliicli tho horses 1 ' finished after Chester was: Sa.vafoa'fot, 1 'Vagabond, Tom Kirfr-, GlenormUtoti, t VVoodI lands, Pluto, and'' Amendment'. ' , ,j Kacin^ gejaeralljr ' the. pjih^rj "events was ', very, gi?oif. ,, ■, rr H T j Sduis j yer<y- . ex^acf dinacy., >fast. time was rn;»de. Talk pi. the Vale ran a mile and a /half in jibe Maiden Plate in 2min 42£*es, ■ carrying 9 , stoue, whi<ih -is a better performance, than Chester's in the Derby, at 2uim 423ec. _.„ „,.-■ Qu ristchu rch, ;Tuesd*y. ' The sale of pedigree cattleandsheej) on Saturday was very thinly attended, and few soßt. Dawsoh, uf Man'awa'tn,'"' purchase 1. , OrVando, shorihorn bull, tor 261) guineas;^ 'Premier, shorthorn bull, 140 guineas ; Taylor, of 'AEmgbnui,./purchased Loyalty, sUorciiora bull, 50 guineas. SALE OF RACING STOCK. Mr Delemain's rading atomic 'has been sold by auction. : Tho following were the principal lots sold : — Mares : Belle ot the isles, with, filly foal by Albany, was sold to Mr Golds worthy tor 300 guineas,; Miss Flat, with filly foal by Ante ros,' sold to Mr C F Barker for 325 guineas,; Follefarine, sold to 1 Mr -JDigby^hat £125. Horses in training :' Templeton, sold to Mr R R for £65;0) Punga, sold to Mr R Ray for £3.0'0 ;' JSjtin King, sold to Mr ,R Mason for £70; Titania, sold to Mr R l Ray for '< £150 ; Ober6u, sold to Mr R Masou for £300 ; Parthenopoeus, sold to Mr J Lunn for £350. 3Toung stock : Becky Sharp, yearling filly, by Traducer, out of Miss Flat, sold to Middle P.*rk Company for £125. Two-year-olda sold as follow : Hai- • dee, by Traducer, out of Belief of the; Isie, sold to Mr F Walker fUr J8250 ; Flattery, filly, by Traducer/ out of Mjss Flat, sold to. Mr & Uaiy lor £200; Mountaineer, by Traducer, out of Mountain, sold to Mr 3 Garforth for £250; Atlantic, colt, by Traducer, out of Atlanta, sold to Mr S Garforth for /£175, Yearling filly, by Traducer, ouu. of j BelJe of the isle, sold to Mr VV C Webb for £150 ; colt by Blue Boy, out of Miss Flat, sold to Mr F Di^-by for iJIoO. Mr Delamain purposes visiting Englaud, with the view of importing new blood of a superior stamp to that now in Can terburv.