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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 986, 17 October 1878, Page 2

Dubinq the sitting of Congress at Stockholm, Sir George Arney, formerly Chief Justice of New Zealand, delivered an address on the system for many years adopted by that colony, viz., the remission of a portion of even short sentences, and the principle of pecuniary restoration by offender. These views were endorsed by Mr Wm. Culloch. On the day of the Cambridge Cattle Show, the 24th inst., the Waikato Steam Navigation Cempany will run the steamer Delta on an excursion trip between Ngaruawahia and Cambridge, leaving the former place at 7 a.m. and calling m at Hamilton at 9 a.m., leaving Cambridge on the return route at 5 p.m. Me H. Bochb, of Te Awamutu, desires us to correct a mistake which appeared m his letter published m 'our issue of the 10th instant, respecting the slanderous assertions made by an anonymous correspondent to the 'Herald.' Mr Gresham should have been mentioned as a supporter of the present Ministry, and not Mr Rutherford. We understand that Mrs Ralph, of Taupiri, has been offered, and refused, the sum of £20,000 for the property on which the coal mine is situated, and from which she is drawing a revenue of one shilling per ton royalty on every ton of coal won. The meeting of subscribers to the Ngaruawahia library is called for this evening at half-past seven o'clock. . Tenders for ploughing about 50 acres of land will be received by Mr Jas. Brown (kite Hammond's farm) up to noon of to-morrow. The meeting ot the Hamilton Borough Council adjourned from Monday will be held this evening m the Council Chambers at seven o'clock. Membebs of the Hamilton Contingent of the Te Awamutu Cavalry Volunteers are earnestly requested to attend the meeting called for Saturday afternoon at half-past four o'clock, at the Commercial Hotel, when mattery of importance to the Troop will be brought forward for consideration. At a meeting of the "Waikato Turf Club Committee, it has been finally decided that the spring meeting of the Waikato Turf Club shall take place during the last fortnight m November. Tendkrs for the right to erect a refreshment booth at the Cattle Show at Cambridge must be sent m to the Committee not later than to-day. Messbs J. D. & K. Hill will sell at 11 a.m. on Saturday next, at the mart, Victoria-street, Hamilton, a large lot of drapery, m excellent condition. Thk grazing of the river paddock of Mr Claude's farm, at Et.it Hamilton, is offered from the Ist proximo. Applications will be received by Captain MoPherson. The Hamilton Mayoralty Election is drawing close to hand, but as yet we have no candidates m the field, though it is quite time that candidatures were announced. We have heard one or two requisitions talked of but nothing as yet has, we believe, been done m the matter. It would be well that intending candidates should announce themselves, and give burgesses ample time for considering their respective merits. The Eablt Down Train to Waikato broke down on Tuesday, when near Drury, the engine being insufficient for the work. Oh the arrival of the goods train, the engine Mannion was pressed into the service, and brought on the passenger train. Taupibi School : Concert and Entbbtainkent. — At a meeting held at Huntley, a committee was formed for the purpose of giving a concert and dance, m aid of the school funds. It was decided to hold the above on Friday, November 1, m the school- room just fi.ni.shod at that place, particulars of which will appear m a future issue. Extension of the Bajlwav to Te AwAMDTir.— Wednesday, the 30ch inst., is the date fixed by the h)ngineer-in -Chief for receiving tenders for the construction of the railway from Ohaapo to Te Awamutu, the present terminus of which, we are informed, is fixed at the original point decided upon, Messrs Goodfellote's paddock. The intelligence contained m our London telegrams to-day — that, at a panic resulting from the alarm of fire m a theatre at Liverpool, thirty-seven persons were killed and many others injured — points to the necessity for legislative interference m these matters. Every public hall and theatre, m which crowds of people are expected to collect, should be provided with ample means of egress, with doors opening outwards, and so surrounded as not to be easily blocked from within. The idea only occurred to us m Hamilton the Jother night— when, m a crowded concert room upstairs, with a single narrow door as means of egress, a large audience was collected — how great would bo the struggle and how fparfnl the consequences if an alarm of firo wore raised and a panic rfioi^rt seize the audience. <

I A larg R number of uheep ami oatt • have hou druwnuii m tlio latu Canterbury Hoolrt, »nd the total quantity of Uad «v«tucd away from Kaiap.>i Island was 250 ;io pa. M»ny ftriu »m are heavy lOS Ti». The tender of Mathew Welch, for the construction of the Tamaherc bridge, has beon accei)ted. N The Cambridge District Board will, we understand, at once commence upon the construction of the Cambridge-Piako road. \ large proportion of the cost has been contributed by private subscription. H. W. Nobthcboft, Esq., the newly appointed Resident Magistrate for Waikato, arrived m Hamilton yesterday, aud having been sworn into otjlico, assumed his Magisterial duties. The b.s. Rotorua, which arrived from the South ou Tuesday, brought from Duucdiu the pure-bred Clydesdale entiro General, which will staud for the season m Auckiaud. JVf r Donald McKiuuon, the owner, was a passenger by the same vessel. General is from the best Clydesdale stock, and was the winner of foar prizes at (Jlutba and Tokomairiro -hows. Grave apprehensions have been entertained for tho safety of a man named Honeybume, living at the farm of Mr Isaac Uoates, East Hamilton. Honeyburne had been, suffering from illness lately, and had become subject to fits of melancholy. On several recent occasions, he told his wife that the best thing she could • do was to take the children and go away, leave him to die m peace, or that he must go away and find Ronis hole to die m. Yesterday morning, m one of these fits, he started away from home. His wife, who has control over him at such times, went m pursuit, of him, but lost sight of him m the ti-tree scrub, and coming into Hamilton, gave information to the Police, isergt. McGovern sent mounted constable Wild and constablw Murray m search, but the latter officer having made every possible search, returned late last night, without having found any clue to Honeybume' s whereabouts. Constable Wild had not returned up to our going to press.