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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 989, 24 October 1878, Page 2

Presentation Clock. — Wo noticed, yesterday, a very handsome Dininjr-room clock on exhibition, in the shop front of Mr McLernon, watchmaker and jeweller, of Victoria streefc, Hamiltou. The clock in question had more than ordinary interest attached to ifc, as being intended for presentation to Capt. Spargo, of the p.s. Rangiriri, and bore the following inscription on a silverplate: — "Presented to Capt. . Spargo, on tho occasion of his marriage, by R. R. Hunt, on behalf of the employes of the Waikato Steam Navigation Company, as a mark of their esteem and regard, 30th August, 1578." There will also be presented, at, the same time, a tea and coffee service of really beautiful design and finish . The clock i s of alabaster, with a bronze ornament on top, a water dog capturing a duck (emblemeticywe suppose), and is a very handsome piece of ornamental furniture, as well as 'an excellent timepiece j the •works comprising all the more recent improvements. Both clock and silver services do Mr'MoLemon's establishment' great credit, though, indeed, for the matter of that, there is no provincial shop of the kind, probably, outside of Auckland, where, so varied and superior a stock of either timepieces,' jewellry,- or. plate would be found, as in his. Hamilton Resident Magistbat^'s Couet.— -There was a long sitting of the Resident Magistrate's. Court held yester-' day, at.Hamilton, bofdre H.. W. Northcroft, Esq., R.M.,.W. N. Searancke, Esq.', J.P., and the Mayor/ thp full reporo of which we cannot possibly' furnish in to*? days issue. Thos Carr was fined os aud costs, for furious riding in the public street ; the case of rescuing horses on tho road to the pound, broughs by H. P. McPherson, .against W-. C. Breakell, of Hamilton, was dismissedj each party paying their own' costs. The otlier cattle rescuing case, at Ohaupo, was adjourned ; the charge of a breach of, the Licensing Ac 4 -, made by Tyrrell v. Burke, was withdrawn, afcd in the caso of Millars v. Meyer, defendant was fined £3 and costs. Thos. FiDGbTT, suspeoted of having placed obstructions on the Railway line, on Wednesday .last, for the purpose of throwing, ths early trains oft' the rails was, it will be seen elsewhere, committed for trial. When the Court first opened, Dr Beale, of Hamilton, took his seat on theßenob, in oompany with the Resident Magistrate and Mr Searancke, J.P. The Court adjourned, for the arrival from Auckland of the public Prosecutor, Mr Rrookfield, who, on his arrival, objected to Dr B?ale's taking a seat on the bench, except as a friend of the Magistrate's, as bsing simply a Justice of the Peaoe nnder the Corooera Act, he was not qualified to exercise tbo functions of a Magistrate outsde the business of his own Coroners Court, ond his presence thero might upset the validity of the committal. Tbe case then proceeded, before Messrs Northcroft and Searancke, with the result above mentioned, The Si-auc/HTEb op the Innocents. — On the motion of Mr Sheehan, the following Orders of the Day were discharged from the Order Paper on Tuesday:— Fencing, second reading ; Fine Art Copyright Amendment Bill, second reading ; Fisheries Preservation Bill, second reading ; Rabbit Nuisance Bill, seeond reading ; Brands Registration Bill, te be committed ; Impounding Bill, to be committed; Bribery Bill, to be committed; Dog Registration Bill, second reading; Wanganui Harbour Board and River Conservatories Bill, seoond reading; Dunedin Botanical Gardens Bill, second reading. Licensing Bill. — In course of .discussion, Mr Sheehan, on Tuesday, referring to fche Licensing Bill,. said he had 'caused the bill to be drafted this session, but when he considered the question, he came to the conclusion that ifc would not be right to regard publicans genorally on the principle that they were rogues. He would not promise to draft another bill, but if he did he would make its provisions public before next session. The publicans' licences being local revenue, if any reduction wero made, those bodies would havo a claim on tbe Houso for compensation. The fair., solution- of the difficulty would be to give local bodies power to raise what publicans' fees they deemed propor. The Remueba Cattle Faib will be held on Monday next, when Mr A. Buckland will offer a large number of young stock, many of them of choice quality. At a meeting of the Hamilton Contingent of Cavalry Volunteers, six new members were elected by ballot, and it was resolved, amongst other proposals, tliafc tho Contingent should muster for parade ff-t the Cavalry Review, on the Ohaupo Msfi&wiirse. Ifc was also resolved t?uit the Cflfcd?#gy?nk should subscribe £100 towards the cos>v of .erecting the New Yolunfcpcr mi Pv-l\li<; I}M at Hamilton.

Os Tuesday night, as Mr Norfchcroft;, ibe Resident Magistrate, wus refcutaiing from Ngaruawahia to Hamilton, ho found, on the, middle of the road, near Captain .Bt-ei-e**fl gate, a wliito niaclunfco.oh, llireo ImMwis «if which wore winding-, a blnt-k cloth rap with peak, and, lying ncav tho coat, a piece of paper, with those words written in pepcil, "All well, Cod bless you." Constable Wild was out at daylight, searching and enquiring:, and up to the present, the police have found no clue to thc owner.