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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 927, 1 June 1878, Page 2

Tenders for the erection of Mr Tisdall's house at Alexandra must be sent to the architect, Mr T. White, by noon of "to-day. Tejjdeiis for performing the office of Poundkeeper, at Cambridge, will be received by tho Waikato County Council up to Thursday the loth inst. The ' Post ' says that it imderstands that after tho close of the present financial year the Government propose to charge the whole cost of administration upon tho ordinary revenue of the colony. The Late Volunteer Ball.— -VI embers of the Hamilton Contingent who arc on the Ball Committee are reminded by advertisement of the meeting at Pearce's Commercial Hotel, -which ia called for this evening at 7 o'clock. The Premier haa received a telegram from Rewi, announcing his arrival at Mokau on the 27th inst. Rewi adds that he "will be at Waitara on the tfUth Juno, and concludes by saying, " Strive to meet me there " The Hamilton District Highway Board gives notice that it will meet on Saturday next, at the Hamilton Hotel, for the purpose of sticking a rate of Sd m the pound for the year ending 31st March, 1879, the amount to be payable m one sum on the 80th proximo. „ The Election of Auditors for the, Borough Council of Hamilton takes place to-day. There are four candidates, Messrs T. C. Hammond, J. H. W. Morris, G. Edgecumbe, and Andrew Primrose. The election will take place by ballot, and tho poll, whigji takes place takes place •at "the Council Chambers, will open at o'clock this morning, closing at 6 p.m. Raglan and Waipa Road. — This much required work is about to take practical shape at last. It has been talked about for years, and we are only too glad to state that a meeting of the natives who are to be employed on the road, was held on Wednesday, and it was resolved to commence the work next week at latest. Tiir report of the Sheep Inspector for Hawke's Bay states : — The returns comprise 713,600 ewes, u'18,2-l(> wethers, and 1-1,311 rams, being a total of 1,:{7'),107 sheep over six month old, m the Provincial District of iiawke's Bay, on Ist May, 1877, as against 071,410 ewes, «88,o4(i wethers, and 13, 706 rams, or a total of 1,278,068 m May, 1870. I uxdekstaxd (writes 'AtLis ' m the ' World ') that a great lady has expressed herself m a very kindly and feeling manner with regard to General Valentine Baker. While approving of the generous spirit which prompted the Duke of Sutherland to an oxorciso of hospitality which carried with it an almost formal rehabilitation of the late colonel of the 10th Hussars, she has hinted that the manifestation hi question was perhaps premature ; but the criticism has been very gentle, and accompanied by an indirect intimation that the gallant Pasha will not for ever rest under the frown of his Sovereign.

TnE AmkbhunPbessosPjuvateeri.v<». -Tlio teleffrani to the effect ttmt many apinioationsforlcttersofmarquehavebeen received by the Russian Government, incase of war between Russia and.England, eB plain and painful hint to jfel^-SS^ T»£W5 bound by any treaty to abstain from that method of destroying her antagonist's merchant marine, the commerce of Great ?%£,?>%&%& ;£^S 2£ truotivo to her merchant service. Her ships dot the oceans, sons, lakes, rivers, ant^ harbours of tho -world. Since the %?%£££ &£ZXS?£ taken great strides beyond what it was before, notwithstanding its vast extent tften - That " tTfir swe I )fc the commerce of the United States almost from the waters o f the earth, and it was by British-built ships that the work of demolition was done : British ships built knowingly and intentionally for the purpose, Perhaps it mi £ lt 1 ?? fc bo cvu fy.M *<* [<>Mvg? the British Government with having winked at this evident and intentional attack upon American commerce; but it is a fact > from '*' hil< k the™ is "o getting away » that there ww far to ° Uttle care takeu by that aoverament to ma{nt&m m t spirit, as well as by word, the obligations oj|p Government owes to another. IW oreu wiien »°tified hy q\\v Ministry of %£?%££% t^SSfifto^ her authorities to act. Hence tiie Geneva Commission and the fifteen million doll&ra award. That seemed a lot of money but %%£&Zfcs?&& l fiX manned by the British, mid used by the Confederates. If revenge wore a nassiou * ol>< % «<f oidighteupd, intclJigeut, and r f u y ciT^«; d People, our people i v « Ja so ot a war between Russia and England, might, by letters of marque, could such ho obtained, avenge our former wrongs, For the > r would uot bo like thc for Russia has many. But, nevertheless, it is hoped that no American will attempt to ues P oil British conuqerce hy preyhjjr broad seas. If England committed errors ai)d wronged us by building privateers , fo !' Oow^ra-to wmoo, she has aoknpwS SiheTL^pH timty Ulll } aw.ua ot tne LrtneAa Conferenoc ; and that settlement should be held as sacredly binding upon us. It would redound much more to the honor of the American name if no citizen of the United Slates -would accept from the Russian or au >" other Government, m ca.se of a war fy* thc , S!IU1(J against Great Britain, any °^ vv °f h'ttcrs of marrjue, however advantagooijs, financially, might appear t\\o opportunity and the offer. li' our -cornI »«J.<'o lias boon injured by tho British ' w "ips built on the Clyde, and armed aiid | mannw l h y British aeamen, it -would r °^ 0l "id much more to our credit and our | commercial advantage eventually, should °| ir seamen absolutely refuse to turn J>ir«4es under the num.e of privatpcrsiqci). l^'ivateoringi jsj inviwy m spirit, —^ ' Alta, OaUforuUi.'

A SELECT QUADRILLE PARTY Will be held at the Victoria Hall, Hamilton, on Wednesday evening next.

Auctioneers Licenses have been issuod by the Borough of Hamilton to Messrs. J. S. Buckland, Kennedy Hill, and John Knox, for tho Waikato district.

Colonial Insurance Company. —Mr George Edgecumbe, it will bo .seen, has been appointed agent m tho Waikato district for tha above institution .

Mr Hally, of Cambridge, it will be seen, has sold the business of his store to Mr Thomas Wells, who, m our advertising colunlus, solicits a share of public encouragement, and assures intending patrons of his determination to make the business Worthy of their support.

SoSCKTHINO ABOUT GIJNS. — It Was stated some days ago that the Government had ordered from home for tho defence of the principal ports of the Colony 11 7-ton guns and II 01-poun-ders. We learn that the 7 -ton gun throws a shot weighing 1131 b, and a shell from 1061 b Ooz m weight. The 64-pounder converted rifled guns throw a shot weighing 4olb, ami a shell weighing (ifjlb.

Sj'Kakiso of Rewi's refusal to accept a seat m the Upper House, tho ' New Zealand Times ' says : — " Honorable Legislative Councillors may be suprised to iind that the Maniapoto chief Rewi has declined the honor of a seat m their Council, which, as we are given to understand, has been offered him by the Premier Remembering tho kind of estimation m whicli Sir George Grey holds the Upper House, and the contempt which Ue loses no opportunity of expressing for nominees of the Crown, it may be doubted whether, m making this proposal, he was not actuated by a desire to elevate and improve the character of tho Council ralhcr than to confer an honor upon the old chief. Manga, aa he is called, is one of the few representatives of the 'Rangatira Maori,' m his best form, now surviving, and is probably the best of them. His mana as a chief is still completely preserved, and hi« influence with his tribu paramount. Looking contemptuously at tho holders of divided authority m other tribes, he says, proudly, that Maniapoto have but one chief. Quiet, self-possessed, softvoiced, strictly observant of the ceremonial forms which governed the intercourse of natives not always friendly with each other m the old days, ho is, m all externals, the gentleman,' and would not be out of harmony with his .surroundings m the Upper House. He, however, appears not to be ambitious of the honor."

. MtTLTiKN : A Cube por Consumption. — Some little time since a paragraph went the rounds of tho Press, and appeared m the Waiklto Tim us, advocating the use of million m pulmonary complaints. Few knew what the mullen was ; but recently a letter m explanation appeared aa follows m a Thames papor from a resident at rarawai : — " Sir, — Having seen this plant spoken of m the 'Advertiser,' I think a few remarks, to make known its virtues to the Thames public, will not be out of place. This plant grows m height m England from four to five feet, but here I have no doubt it will attain to eight feet — tho climate boing more suitable to its growth. 1. Three ounces of the distilled water of the leaves and flowers taken morning and evening for ten days regular is an excellent r<]*3cly for those troubled with an old cough, or m the first stages of consumption. I do not say it will cure an old or long-standing case, but it will greatly relieve thu sutturer. 2. An oil made by infusing the flowers is good for tlioso suffering with piles or obstructions of the bladder and the stoppage of water will find great relief, 3. A decoction of the toot and leaves is good for dissolving tumours and swellings of the throat ; also, the powder of the dried roots rubbed on tho parts will dissolve boils and heal tfycin. i. This plant is an annual, and wßen its growth is past and has produced its seed it is of no more use m England ; but vory likely hero, as some other plants, it will not die out the first year, and if ho, so niuch tho better — to be able to go aud pick leaves when required."

An English paper says that Adelina Patti is having a stirring time of it at .Naples. When she arrived they declined to receivo her at the Hotel Eoyal, so she had to go to the Nobilo. She was, m high dudgeon, refused to rehearse, and m 1 consequence found an audience at San Carlo as cold as a atone. In less than an I hour she sang the whole house into warmth, enthusasim, frantic delight — it was tho " Traviata " — and i\ex.t morning the papers made positive excuses. Nay more, the committee of the theatro came to Jpay ]\uv the usual honor of a visit m state. Sho refused to see them. Expectation was on tiptoe as to her reception next night. It was feared she would be .hissed. Not at all. She sang the " Barbiere/.'jand with the same eft'eot as before, Her voice acted on their premeditated suUdnoss liko the rising ?un on the mist. In the scene in* which she has to spell the name of Rosina, she kept one high note so long that the unhappy baritone who accompanied her — and not a bad one either — had to stop three times for breath, she mocking him with a look the while. Naples has now given up alii idea of resistance, and has taken up its old position — at her feet. She receives £500 a night, with a right to hale the surplus when the receipts exceed %00 dolla; I.*,1 .*, Qn the 'JBarbiere" they t«ftk £13(10 attliptlaors: Sho therefore received an extra £100, or a total of about £COO for a night's work, not counting her bonus of revenue.

Stuttehixg.— Ilia cause of and euro for stuttering is given m the following : — " During' the act of speaking air must he passing out or passing into the lungs, or at ajl events out nr into, the inputli, tljat is during expiration or inspiration. Most people who have v perfect comui.aiul of the organs of speech can articulate imperfectly and with difficulty during inspiration, but the stutterer attempting to apeak while drawing m air, or when the lungs are empty or nearly so, is unable to articulate at all, and not knowing tho cause of this inability, makes repeated and often convulsive Gtt'orts, accompanied more p,rless with those hideous distortions of countenance so characteristic of stutter t ing, until by accident he draws m a full breath, and effects the utterance of his words whilo the air is flowing naturally from the lungs. Thus stuttering arises from attempting to speak when the lun"s are empty, or when the stutterer Is drawing his breath. This habit when ojice contracted generally- h.oeojne.<i ag.grafat.ed by time, and I need not *;iy that thousands qf individuals arc alma '{• exit off fronj sqcial intovuaurso a,n * rendered miserable by this impediment Pjom thoso nreiulsos, the method oi cure will be easily understood. It consists m making the stutterer (if a child, for an adult can do it Mmself ) take a deep inspiration, and repeat, witli the whole force, of the expiration, the letters of the alphabet or numerals, or monosyllables- -one by one. This may or may not be prefaced by eW and deep breathing As for the repetition of monusyllubii> prononuoiation, it must ljo continued for hours ov days, iy3OQrJii W to, the condition of the patient, swj'.i as Jus ago, *Lpaeih-,' strength of hui^s, or invcteranoV of the impedimenc. Tho ► tuthjreV must next proceed to the utterance of pulv- ! syllables, then shn-t sentences, duriu.- i expirration, thus rjversi Uff the evil habit ! and acquiring 'a now ono, when tl t e o W | be, uffc.Gte.cl. I v some c,is W this will occupy Av.eeks and sometimes months.

The Native Lands Court sitting at Cambridge was yesterday adjourned until the 1 8th of July, the principal cases boing loft over for adjudication until that date. Groat dissatisfaction was expressed by many of the nativos at tho Court first beitig summoned for Hamilton, then moved to Cambridge, and now further adjourned. A request for compensation to enable them to meet debts contracted with the storekeepers for maintenance whilo attending the Court has been made upon tho Government by some of tho chiefs.

We regret to loam that what might have been a very serious, and still is a sovuro accident occurred to Mr A. A. Fantham on Thursday ' morning. Mr Fantham was standing near the chaffcutting machine when the cloth of his trousers was caught m the machinery, and his leg severely injured. It was fortunate he escaped as ho did, but a large portion of the thigh has been as severely bruised as though beaten with a hammer. Fortunately, Dr Waddington's services were at once available, and active remedies applied.

TnK following tenders have been received for works on the Tuhikaramea - Hamilton Road. Tho tcuder of Irwin Lovett was accepted, the lowest tender being considered too low : —Hamilton and Tuhikaramea Road, No. 1 section: William Jones, 'M 18s (id ; William Palmer, U 12s (Jd ; Patrick Quinn, 3/ ds (id : Wile»n and Rysdale, iil ss; Patrick Quinn, '61, 3.s Gd; William Bolton, 21 18s 7J-d ; Samuel Gordon, 11 18s; Alfred James Stuart; 21 Us: H. Luhrs, 21 2s; W. Manhtelow and Wyatt, 21 Is Id ; Martin Brown, Si Is 6d; John Dixon and Co., 21 ; James Annett, H 18s Ud; William Revell, 12 17s 3d; Irwin Lovett, \l l-3.5 ; Henry P. McPherson, 11 4s Gd. Koromatua Creek Bridge (Hamilton and Tuhikaramea Road): — Samuel Gordon 6-M 4s; T. J. Meredeth, 60/; Alfred James Stuart, 391 18s; J. Stephen Smith, toil ; Henry P. McPherson, 5ol ; Sims and Grey, 40! 10s; Rd. Carter, 45 1 ; John Sturgess ("informal"), 40Z/ The tender of Rd. Carter was accepted, that of Mr Sturgess being informal.