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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 965, 29 August 1878, Page 2

Sale of Fakm Stock and Cattle:.—We Would- reuiind the public that, the sale.of Mr P. Bond's farin stock, horses, cattle, sheep, &c, at Te Rahu will be held tomorrow by Messrs Hunter and Nolan.

' Naeeows BBroaGE.H'The contract for the construction of this bridge has been signed by the contractor, Mr Briton. A meeting of ratepayers will be. held in the Public Hall, Te Awamutu, on Saturday next, to take into consideration Mr Mandehd'S aotions as a County Councillor.

MessHß Huintee and Nolan's Papakura Cattle Sale takes place on Wednesday next, when 1000 head of cattle will be yarded.

The Hamilton District Boabd will receive tenders until Saturday next, at noon, for the cutting of a drain on each side the Hamilton station road.

> for the ..erection-of a sevenroomed house, near Omahu, will be received till Saturday next, by Mr Richardson, architect, of Cambridge.

. Tendebs . for the erecjfcion of a: store, at Hamilton East, labor only, will 'be, re» ceived by Mr T. H. White, architect, up to the, Gth proximo... Plans will be ready for inspection tq-day. ;J '

The Te Awamutu Railway Station Question. —We learn that, in the face of Saturday's meeting at Te Awamutu, the Government have determined to reconsider the matter of the station site at; Te Awamutu, and that Mr Conyers, after the opening of the Christcnurch and Dunedin railway, will leave for Te Awamutu, with the object of reporting upon the advisability of bringing the railway into that township.

Amongst the passengers,who proceeded to the Thames by the steamer Rotomahana, on Tuesday, were the Very Rev. Father Fynes, V.G., and. the Rev. Father of Waikato, oh business connected with the Roman' Catholic Church of that place. A change in pastors hai recently taken place, the Rev. Father: Chastagnon, of the Thames, being trans-! ferred to Gisborne, and the Rev. Father O'Reilly, of Coromandel, to the Thames*..

. Thb memorial of the people of Auckland and suburbs, urging on the Government the desirability of undertaking the Te Awamutu and Taranaki Extension of the: North Island main trunk line has been forwarded, to Wellington,: with letters to Messrs Disjnau, Swanson, and Mr Dignan as the senior member for. the. city, to Mr Swausdn as the representative of. • a suburban constituency, and to Mr Whitaker as the senior member for the Waikato district. these gentlemen were asked to present the memorial, and to support its prayer. The petition had oyer 2000. signatures, including the banks, all the mercantile firms in town, the principal tho lawyers, &c. We observe,, says yestorday's' Herald,', that the Waikato Times of, yesterday urges that some means should be taken in Waikato to strengthen the petition sent from Auckland. Such assistance would be of great importance. The Government have in the Public Works Statement boldly taken up a position, and it is for those interested strenuously to support thtm in it.

A Magistrate Wantonlt Insulted out of doors for a decision given in Court is happily of rare occurrence in any civilised community. At the sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court, yesterday, the full report of which is crowded but by press of parliamentary news, Captain McPherson, J.P., made an application to the Bench for advice, under somewhat peculiar circumstances. Capt. McPherson had been one of the presiding Justices in the Police Court, Hamilton, when the ca»9 of Hamm«nd v Beale iwas hoard, some two months ago." Captain McPherson's statement to the Court, yesterday, was, that the defendant, Mr Beale, met him an hour before in the street, opposite LeQuesne's store, aud angrily demanded an explanation of the reasons for the decision given by him, Captain McPherson, as one of the Justices in the case abovo referred to. Applicant states that ho declined to give Mr Beale any further explanation than that which accompanied the verdict, and that, - thereon, Mr B. C. Beale grew violent, and, in a threatening manner, said, "I will make it lie heavy on your conscience." Captain McPherson went on to state that, considering the matter one of public importance—that Justices of the Peace should be protected out of doors from interference and insult in reference to the performance of their duties on the Bench, aud finding thb lawyers engaged in Court and the Court sitting—he took the opportunity of asking advice as to the course he should take, and that what made the case worse even was that the aggressor actually (though net on the roll of: the Justices of the Peace for .New Zealand) assumed to exercise the functions of a J. P. The Magistrate said that he was not prepared to give an opinion on the moment, but would look the matter up. Captain McPherson thanked the Court, and retired.

Mows Discoveries. - A splendid skeleton of a moa, found in Shag Valley, has been lately presented to tho Museum by Mr A. W. 8011. It is nearly perfect, and, mounted in an easy attitude, the head is flft fiin. from the ground. It belongs to the species named Dinorim robust us by Professor Owen.