The Waikato Times. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1878.

Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 876, 31 January 1878, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1878.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political. • * # * * * Here shall the Press the People's right

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correspondent iii auocher column makes a very reasonable and iwpor taut suggestion, that the financial statement of either I own Boird, Hamilton East and Hamilton West, suouid be published for the intoraiatiou of the i urgesaes The two townships ana now going into partnership under the form of a Borough, and will have to share each others liabilities aud assets. These can easily and readily be placed in such a Bhape as to be clearly under* stood by the ratepayers generally, and we have no doubt the respective chairmen of the two Town Boards will as readily furnish them as we ourselves shall make a point of reserving space tor them in our issue of Saturday.

The statement made by Sir-George Grey to the deputation which waited hpon him at Hamilton yes.; «erd»y, that he had received a telegram from a persou in Hamilton saying that it was the earnest desire if the inhabitants that the railway .station should not be brought, into tiie town, has created no little surpri e and indignation. We are gl..d to see that the matter is noli to be allowed to drop, and public meeting of the inhabitants is called for this evening at the Hamilton Hotel to give an opportunity for the expression of puolic opiniou on the matter.

The Waika»o Turf Club Summer meeting at Ohaii o will take place on the 13th and 14th of February, and miglu ue largely attended fro »hj Auckland if the railway authorities would ace in concert with the Turf Club, in making such arrangements as would enable visitors from Aucklu&d to dime down- to ; Waikato and get easily upon the ground. A special train run from Auckland to Atkinson's station arriving there soy at noon. This point is within two miles o the race course ana busses might be engaged by the club to be placed on the road between that Btation audf the course. They could run t© within five minutes walk of Atkinson's station and the remainder is a good solid road though npt c.ipable ot wheeled traffic. At five o'cock say in the afternoon the special train might return, leaving those who chose to stay for the second clay's races at, the Hamilton or Newcastle stations, at either of which townfhips they could procure accommodation, taking back the rest to Auckland. The return tickets of fchoae remaining should be available for the ordinary trains on the day after the race-, and tor the grpfr traia frow 304

Hamilton to Ohaupo on the second j day and Jrona Ohaupo back to J either statuki that night. We are I quite awavejffltet this would give Puderabl^^^ieanA t oal|i.e tlujipflklaud railf| |W>iB ufc > 'WIY 0 oJ|in_j«^kandrecl^ meads the <S5x wouTtFbe rnwe thanf, directly recouped, a great couvcv nience. afforded to the public, and the. liite f Peoplb.'who [, coine once will come, again, and railways like every other . entet<ppisß*uiust,ad3?eui.ise;th3ra!sel vesv; to cause the v public to take full advantage; ! bfthem, and there.is no better advertisement for any railway than constant and attractive excursion trips. As to the distance between the race course and the nearest point to Atkinson's statiou, half a d< zen conveyances c-.uld bo made available which could make two or three trips each of so short a distance within the hour.

Eleven Torpedo Boats, an improvement, on tKe Lightning 'typojhave been ordered' by'thei Admiralty, at a coat of about £60,000. .„ Habvest Thankboiviko Sbevjcbs will be held in St. Peters' Church, Hamilton, on Sunday next. Holy Gominunion at Ba.m. and ohildrens' afternoon service in addition to the regular services. Special offertories will be collected in aid of the church building fund. v The Weather on Tuesday broke unpropitiously'for those who would otherwise have made the most of a general holiday. The Delta did hot make her promised excursion trip to Taupiri, and eeveral who would have gone to the races at Papakura remained at home. Towards noon, however, the weather cleared up. • Vanity Fair ' states, utpon what it believes to be reliable authority, that the stratagical plans for/recent movements of the Russian.army, which have been so much more, successful than the previous ones, were prepared at Berlin by the most emineiiit living-strategist, and that the future oonduct'of the campaign will, to a great extent, be guided by his advice.

At the Session of the Grand Lodge, I.O.G.T.,held'in Wellington on Friday evening last, Bro. the Rev. S. Edger (Auckland) was elected Grand Worthy Chief Templer; Bro, the Hon. W. Fox (Rangftikei), Grand Councillor; Bro. Williain;!Johnston (Wellington), Grand Worthy' Vice Templer; Bro J. Jenkins 'Newmarket), Grand Treasurer; Bro. O. S. Ellis (Auckland), Grand Secretary; Bro. Hall (Wellington), Grand Chaplain ; Bro. Piranie, Grand Marshall.

The Judge of the Assessment Court for the Raglan 'County, Dr. Harsant announces the dates and places of holding the several assessment courts in his district as follows'.—Township of Raglan, Karioiand Whaingaroa Highway Board districts, March lsth, r at the Court House Raglan, part of Alexandra and Court House Alexandra, at noon on the 18th March, Pirongia district at the Post Office, Harapepe. at 4 p.m , on the 18th March, Karamu at Mr. R.lHarsanta, Karamu, 10 a.m. 19th March, part of Newcastle at the Whatawhata Hotel, at 2 p.m., 19th March, Whangape district, at Mr. Bell's Flax Mill, Onewhero district; at Mr. Reelly's Saw Mills, and for Te Akau at Mr. McLeods sheep station. The dates for holding the three last mentioned courts will he published hereafter.

-Levy and CoHpany have had a run of success, in Auckland since they'returned from the "Waikato, and will be none the leas successful here then when they paid us a flying visit a week ago. They will appear in the Hamilton Hall to morrow night, and at Cambridge on Tuesday next the 6th inst. The performance at the Theatre Royal, Auckland on Monday night terminated the season, and was for the benefit of Mr. Levy. Alluding to this, performance the 'Herald' says:—"The programme comprised a march " Le Nuit," by Gottschalk (piano), and a "transcription "from "La Traviata" (piano), both played by Signer Giorza; the " Ave Maria," of Schubert; the "Aria-Una Voce" (Rossini); and the "CarnivaFde Venise," all three played on the cornet by Mr. Levy. ..These selections would probably embrace the whole range of effects of which the instrument is capable, and the style of each is so distinct/and even remote from the others, as to test to the utmot the aesthetic quality,-as well as .the instrumentation of the performer. It is scarcely-possible to estimate adequately the effect of such performances if given under favourable circumstances. To say that they are of the highest degree of ex<*Uetice r 'is vague and'general praise. The only precise notion that can be had of them l 'is to -be obtained by hearing them.. Miss Pitts, and Signor Rosnati sang the usual number of duets and solos, but the song '-Bread and Cheese and Kisses" (Mallandaini), sung with exquisite naivelk by Mrs Levy, elicited the greatest, applause, and was repeated, in compliance with a general demand. The "Mira Norma," by Mrs Levy and Miss Pitts, and the "Good Night" trio from "Martha"—Mrs Levy; Miss Pitts, and Signor Rosnati were admirably rendered. The programme for to-morrow nights performance at 'Hamilton will be found in our advertising columns, and, as will be seen, is an entirely new one from that performed on the 23rd inst. The "Carnival de Venice," on the cornet, is one o* Levy's master pieces, and none could have been selected, which, will, more fully show his wonderful command over the instrument, and ita almost magic powers in his hands. A mistake appeared in the advertisement in Tuesdays issue. In the. price of admission to the. back seats a figure 2 got substituted for a 3. The prices of admission are 5s and 3s.

One of the most singular malformations in pigs was brought to our office yesterday by Mr Ransom, ot the Whan, in the shape of a creature which formed the sixth of a litter produred by Mr Sansom's sow. It is about th.ordinary size of a new litteted pig, bu« displays a most remarkable likeness 10 a miniature elephant. Ita head is of the form of an elephant's and it has large pendulous ears like those of that animal, together with a trunk descending from the forhead, and perforated all the way np, differing from the proscobis of an elephant in that it terminates not with a finger-ike appendage, but in shape somewhat like a sucker. The trunk is fully an inch and a half long, and is quite separate from the mouth. The mouth too is m form like to that of an elephant s, and presents,' springing trom the lower law. a i-air of small well-defined tusks, white and sharp. The creature has four eyes—one a large dull-locking orb under the trunk in the centre of the forehead, two of the size of a pea, dark-coloured and without lustre, one the right side of the hea•', and ono of »malkr size on the left siue. T»;e bod* is quite hairless, and tu? general form is like that of an elcpham. Its hoofs are cloven, but singularly long, #u4 tfeere is an enjbryp of a spur \)Bt

| hind, each. Altogether, this off I spring jpi a sow is nn»* r.f the mos, I remediable example of iSamre's freaks' salf/and is wdl worthy pf; a JullffHid corapMe description from.the fpen joY of teratoh >gyV op Itheffscienqe:of monstrous births, wiejhave seen in writings on wfeMifc3i'CJ^deßcrif)ij ; B anting like khj|*||whei£|an animal is'bOrn miniature quite a different animal. Now-a dajs, by means ot evolution, inquirers st-ek to solve manifold difficulties in Ndtur.s b iok, Wd'pVfhiips gome one will be able to this is a case of going back to ; Vorae original tvi»e, or going forward—- ; vj&hich we do not pretend to Hay. Mr Sansora has presented the creatine to the Auckland Museum, where it will be caretully preserved, and probably scientifically described by Mr Cheeseman, the curator. —' Herald.'