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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 993, 2 November 1878, Page 2

.It will be se'en byourlate telegrams that the differences between the two Houses of the 'Legislature have been arranged, and that the prorogation of Parliament will take place to-day, at noon. Waikato Settlers are reminded that the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association's Show will he held at Ellorslie oil the 13th inst. Speaking of tho Show, yesterday's ' Horald' says:—" A very large number of entries Avero received yesterday, and the exhibition is one that is not only likely to prove a legitimate success, but is expected to be one of Avhinh every resident in tho district may feel proud. Including horses, eattlo, sheep, swine, dairy produce, poultry, pigoons, dogs, farming implements, avool, and local manufactures and produce, there are no fewer than 302 elates for which first and second prizes are offered. There aro also 4-1 classes for plants, flowers, nnd vegetables, so that there will be variety to suit every taste. 'J ho best possible arrangements are being mado to carry programme to a successful isfcuo. No pains have been spared in securing the services of the most competent judges, and rules have been druwn up, Avhioh, if rigidly enforced, will prevent any misunderstanding. The exhibition is looked forward to already with a groat doai of interest, and it is expected that it will bo yisited by many gentlemen from tho South and from the Australian colonies. The wonderful success achieved by our local breeders of cattle, sheep, and other stock has attracted the attention of those residing in the neighbouring colonies, and we look forward to an attendance at the sliow and a quality of exhibits Avhich will do credit to the colony." At the meeting of the Wast Lands Board, held on '1 hursday, an application from Te Awamutu, asking for a site for a Public Hall, Avas considered. The sito applied for had been set apart for a Volunteer hull, but the Board saw no reason why-both should not bo combined, j and it was agreed to recommend that tho application should be granted.

Hamilton Borough Council.-—Council-lor Potter has given notice to bring on the following motions at the next meeting r,f the Council:—(l) "That all aoi6nitftf,s pwderod to this Council for work done or performed on its behalf, or for any goods or material supplied to or on Amount of this Council, shall nqt be received, recognised or paid, when such work, goods or material shall have boon performed or supplied by any member of this Council, or by any person on his or their behalf, unless upon a written authority first obtained, from fchJß Ceuwttr''

2) "That t.ho Finance Committee bo instructed not to entortain any bill, account or claim submitted to them on labour, goods or material, whon such labour,- goods or material havo been supplied by any member tif sthis Council, or by auy person on his or tlieir behalf;." Mn Knox-will sell? on Saturday next, tho. Mix-, the &WJp, a quantity of household furniture, sewing machine, &c. ,1*

L.O.L.—Tho election of bfficprs in the • Sons of Ulster' and ' William Johnson' Lo.lgcs takes placo next week—in Ihe former on tho evening of the 7th. and in the latter on that of the Bth instant. ' On Thurday morning, tho sporting dogs of Hamilton again visited Mr Jolly's ilock, in the paddocks near the Railway Station, but were seen before much damage was done, having made a bag of only one lamb, and more or less wounded some of the ewes. We are informed that, on the previous day, a child .with some little trouble, rescued from the attao'c of three ferocious dogs, in the main street of West Hamilton.

Mr A. HorE, at the Hamilton Railway station, is advertising for a few good men for swamp work, and applications are beginning to be niado for shearers. Throughout the entire Waikato labour is in demand, both for roadworks in nearly every district, and the usual farm work of tho settlers, which is annually increasing. Mr J. C. Firth is advertising for tenders for ploughing and harrowing 2,000 acres, of laud at Mata/tnata. ♦The work will be let in contractspf not less than 230 acres, and must be commenced by' the first oi' December next, and finished riot later than the last day of next February. This work alone will employ a considerable number of hands, even though double ploughs aro used.

CaHBRIDQB Farmers' , Club. The Annual Meeting of the abovn Club will be held on Monday afternoon next, at half-past three o'clock, to receive a report and statement of accounts for. the past year. The late Cattle Show Committee will meet at'2 p.m., and tho regular monthly meeting of the Club will be held on the same evening, at seven; o'clock, when a paper, on the " Classification «f Wool," will be read by Mr E. £. Walker.

Waikato ' County Elections. ~ : The nominations for the several Ridings of the Waikato County will be made on Wednesday next. We hear that Messrs li. D. H. Fer<jusson, W. Martyn, and Kirkwood are in the fiold for Cambridge, and that Messrs J. li. Whyte, P. Walker and Capt Steele, for the Kirikiriroa Riding. For the one seat for: Rangiriri, there will, be a contest, for wo hear of there being 1 already three candidates spoken of. The Borough' of Hamilton has commenced: a moat .important .work, that ot fixing the levels. .Now that permanent briok buildings of a costly oharactor are going up in the principal Btroets on either side, and the bridge over tho river is about to bo, placed, it is time that definite levels were fixed upon. At present, levels are only being taken in Victoria street, on the West side, between McGarrigle's shop and tho Commercial Hotel, and on the .East side, between the Royal Hotel and Bridge street cast. Of course, the fixing of the levels will moro or less affect contiguous properties, and the owners of such have the opportunity of appealing, should they consider themselves injured or aggrieved, at a meeting of the Borough Council, to be specially held for that purpose, on the 2nd December next. The tenders for the erection of Mr N. R. Cox's new brick store, at the corner of Victoria and Hood streets, must be sent in to the architect, Mr T. H. White, by noon of Tuesday next. We learn from Wellington, that now that the money for the extension of the railway into Hamilton has been votgd, a re-survey will be made, and .tenders for the construction fcf the work in one lot, will be at once sailed for. The Members of the Hamilton' Contingent Cavalry Volunteers will meet for Church Parade to-morrow morning. Tiie National Hotel, at ■ Cambridge, has been recently enlarged; a whole suite of bedrooms, new billiard room and parlours having been added, and the proprictor, Mr W. Walßer, is now in a position to offer accommodation second to none in tbe Auckland Provincial district. Mr AViilker is well known as keeping an excellent table, and wines and spirits that will bear comparison with any sold in the colony. ; Riding. Nominations.—The nominations for candidates to represent the Ridings of'-Newcastle, Taotaoroa and Patatero, must bo received by the re speutive returning officers by noon of to-day, and by noon of Monday for the following Ridijigs, Rangiaohia, Mangapiko, Pukekur'a, Waitoa, Mataniata and Whangape. ~:„„.. Me J. S. Buckland will hold his regular sale at tho Cambridge yards, on Tuesday next, when in addition to a quantity of stock,-three to four-year-old steers, dairy cows and storo cattle, he will offer for eale an acre of lnnd, .with cottage thereon, situated one milofrom the English Church, Cambridge. Mkssrs J. t). & K. Hill hold their usual Saturday's sale this afternoon, when they will offer a quantity of drapery, ham*, baron, and three immigrants cottages. The Quarterly Licensing Mooting for the district of Raglan and Kawhia will bo held on tho !srd proximo.

Thk copy of the Electoral Rolls for the several'ridings of Waipa have been open for. inspection sinco the 2!) th u\i. Mr Nortlieroft will hold ft Court at Hamilton, on Monday next, whon all those persons who may fool aggrieved by their names, or tho<o of any nt'nur porsons bring entered on or omitted from the rolls of the Hamilton, Noweastlo, and Pukekura Ridings, will bo liodrd. Tho Court will bo held at noon, at tho Court-house. The Siam sn Twi.vs RivArr.un.—The Siamese twins may take a back seat, for the St. Benoit twins have arrived at the New York aquarium. Rose and Marie are th.nr names, and they may bo described either a i two girls with one abdomen and one pair of legs, or as one girl with two heads, two chests, and two pairs of arms. Rose is a blond*; Marie is a. brunette, both, are French, and seven mouths old, from St. Benoit, a village near Montreal, Canada. Their parents are demure peasants, who appear to love tho twin offspring. Their mother nurses thorn as any other mother would nurse a single child or a bona-fide set of twins. Together, their shape is more like a capital letter T than a Y. Their right leg is used by Hose, and their left leg by Mario, who hj is no authority whatever over the right leg, nor has Rose over the left log. They lui ve one stomach between them. Rose sometimes sleeps while Marie laughs, and vice versa. This afternoon,' at 2.1') o'clock, however, each was crying —a phenomenon which iho proprietor of the show attributed to the fact of their having on a gaudy sot of uncomfortable '.'store, clothes." Their nurse trijd to pacify them, but they declined to b i pacific I, and the presence of several medical gentlemen; including Dr Mai'kus • and others, was of no avail, Nor win the luxurious cradle, with its cambrics, embroidered and blue satins, which Mrs Butler, wife of the acquanum manager, hj :d prepared,—Ncvr* York.« Post,'

A TEREini.K i)BATit from phosphorus is reported by the last English mail. A young man loft Paris a few days back to visit his friends,at. Lyons, and, as soon as he got into tho rail vay carriage, he lit a match by scratching it with his thumb nail, and a piece of tho incandescent phoa. phorus penxitrated under the nail aad iiiad e biJrn, i to*which ho paid no .atten. tjio*. But,-af tor an hour Mao paimpecam c yory grcat-^theithumb'felled, then tb ehaud, andnext the arm,/He to alight at the first station fo£ a medicnl man, who declared that amputation of the arm was necessary. The patient insisted on postponing the opera tion for a few hours until the arrival of his futher,for whom ho had telegraphed. Boforo, however, tho latter could reach the spot, it was too la to—tho poisonous matter had gained tho shoulder, and any operation was therefore impossible. The young man died twenty-seven hours after tho burn in horriblo suffering. Mr G. E. Clark, of the Grove, Cambrige, has, it will be seen, commenced business as an agent for the sale and purchase of stock and land, and ad a valuator, which latter duty, from his woll-known experience, Mr Clark is eminently qualified to perform.