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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue XIII, 15 July 1879, Page 2

Oranoe Celebration. — We learn from a gentleman, who arrived late last night from Oambridge, that the dinner m celebration of the anniversary of the 12th of July was a great success. The full report will appear m our next. A Cambridge correspondent of the * Herald' telegraphs a long tirade to, that journal against the appointment of Mr Henry Gordon to be Sub-luspecor. He speaks of that gentleman as a "secondclass man," and of his appointment causing dissatisfaction to the Cambridge peoplo The whole attack smells of the shop, for the gentleman who has been promoted, though ouly a second-class Sergeant, Avas a first-class mfin, possessing all the qualifications for a good officer, indeed, he formerly held a commission m the celebrated Coldstream Guards, and his x> romo tion, far from causiug auuoyance to the Cambridge residents, is thought by them to be perfectly correct, though, no doubt, some would have been better pleased if a certain firstelass Sergeant, Who left for tho front some time back, had been promoted instead. He ia certainly entitled to some promotion, if length of service aud strict attention to duty have anything to do Avith it. The Variety Troupe will appear again this and to-morroAV evening, at Cambridge] Messrs Hunter asd Nolak's Ohanpo Cattle Sale takes place on Thursdsy next, when a large nnmber of stock of various kinds will be offered. Sale of Engravings. — Mr John Knox has been instructed to offer for sale at the Public Hall, Cambridge, on Saturday next, oue hundred choice engravings, handsomely [framed, consisting of steel, lithograph, aud oleograph — aud comprising several choice works of art. The Cambridge Railway. — The Wellington Special of the ' Herald,' telegraphiug on Saturday, says:— Mr Whitaker means to make a stroug fight to get the Government to take up tho Cambridge railway, and will be heartily assisted by Mr McMinn. I thiuk' the Government will consent to take up the line. There is, however, this difficulty — that the line will not be completed until a railway bridge is erected OA r er the Waikato . at' Hamilton, and that Avill be a considerable time yet, as the material has not been ordered from Eugland. Indeed, as respects this line, I have always had an opinion that it should be the main line. A year or two ago, the ' Herald ' pointed out .that it would be better to connect the interior through Cambridge, joining^ with the HaAvke's Bay lines, aud sending a branch to Taranaki when possible. This can be done at once, and if avc haye to Avait any time for the live by Mok'au, the Government had better take up the Cambridge line as part of the trunk line through the country. This would have the advantage of enabling Auckland to be connected with the Lake Country almost at once. At the meeting of the Board of Education held on Saturday, the tender of Cliarles Layer, .£207, for additions and improvements to the Kihikihi school and teacher's dwelling was accepted. An important decision was given by the Court at Christcliiirch on Saturday m the case of the Bank of New Zealand v. Sims. It was a case brought to try the question whether the right of an execution creditor before sale was defeated by bankruptcy. The Bank seized under the Fi. Fa. Act, but before sale the debtor filed. Mr Justice Johnston held that the Sheriff must give up possession to the trustee m bankruptcy, as the Act vested all property of the bankrupt m the trustee, Avhereas property seized by tho execution creditor is only held as custodian up to the time of the operation of the order. He gave judgment with costs against the Bank. The thoroughbred horse Feve is advertised to stand this season at Gorton, near Oambridge. Oddfellows. — A special meeting, of • the Hamilton Lodge, Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, ts advertised for this evening, at the Lodgeroom, Hamilton East. The Paeuranga HotWds open their eecond visit to Waikato this season at Te AAvamutu, to«morroAV, at 11 a.m, The Balclutha Councillors seem to know how to make their borough ineet= ! ings go off comfortably} far more so than certain other meetings are mado to do that we wot of nearer homo. The local paper publishes at the end of a report of last meeting of the Council, the following items of a bill handed m by Mr John Dunne, which seems to have been passed without comment :-— To, six large bottles of champagne, at los, £4 10s ; to three small do, at 7s 6d, £1 2s 6d ; to six bottles of soda water, at 6d, 3s ; to soda and bitters, 4s-; to corkscrew, 2s 6d ; to three bottles of claret, at ss, los ; to drinking glasses, -ts 6d. Total, £7 Is U. 1

SurPLYINO AltM3 to Natives. — The 1 Canterbury Press', of a late date, quoting from a Waikato correspondent, says that during the lato Maori meeting astorokeopor was licensed to sell 'arms, and sold a lot of ammunition and several double -barrolled guns to the nativos, the license being signed by a J.P. He was told that eleven guvs we<*o sold m ono week, aud wore afterwards seen at the meeting. Jou?? Le Seur., committed from Hamilton, was found guilty of both perjury and arson at tho Supremo Court on Friday. His Honor, iv passing sentence, said: Johu Le Seur, you have been found guilty, by the verdict of the jury, of two crimes of very great magnitude. The crime of "arson," that is, settiug fire to a house, by law carries with it groater punishment than perjury. But m the present case, I am inclined to think that tlie crime of perjury of wliich you have been convicted is tho graver offence of the two. You may have thought that the house burnt was of no great valuo. Probably you did not think that the owner would be much prejudiced, because, as yon said, it was probable tbe Government would assist him Id replace it. But when I come to the crime of perjury, of which you have been found guilty, I perceive that it was one which you committed deliberately, not a3 m many cases Avhere perjury is committed to save another from punishment of law, for the purpose of shewing favor to one mau as against another. The crime, m this instance, was committed for the purpose of rendering two innocent persons liable, it might be, to penal servitude for life ; and you did this for no better object than to work out your own revenge on them. Such a crime I can only regard as one of a diabolical nature. I fesl bound to pass upoa you such a sentence as will act as a warning to all other persons to beware how they gratify either their greed of gaiu, or a spirit of revenge by resort to crime. The sentence upon you is that for each of these (your) offenoes you be kept m penal servitude for a term of seven years — the sentences to run concurrently. Tho prisoner, who showed much hardihood and levity throughout the trial, was removed without manifesting any feeling of emotion. The Annual Meetings of Ratepayers of the Town. of Ngaruawahia and Oambridge Highway District will be held to-morrow, the former at 7 p.m., the latter at 2 p.m. CAMBRIDGE YOUNO Men's CHRISTIAN Association. — The first meeting of tho above institution will be held this evening, m the Odd Fellows' Hall, when the President, the Rev. H. Bull, will deliver an address on the work and objects of the Association. Admittance is free, and the public generally are invited to be present. Seveiial persons m Dunedin have suffered from congestion of the lungs, caused by smoking the cigarettes sold by Chinamen. Ou case was nearly fatal* An analysis has shown that the cigarettes contain snuff and opium. The publicans of Christchurch, says a recent telegram, are panic-stricken at a peremptory order from the police to close all billiard-rooms attached to licensed houses at 1 1 o'clock. All hotels m Canterbury are supposed to close at 11 o'clock, though many never do, and the billiardrooms, as part of the hotel, are now to close at the same hour. The reason of the present mandate is supposed to be revelations made regarding the sale of liquors m the room after hours which came out m a case m the Police Court a few weeks ago. The Auckland Stud Company, it will be seen, are about to part with four thoroughbred horses, and amongst these Knottingly. They will be offered for sale by Mr Alfred Bnckland, on Friday, the Bth proximo, at the Haymarket. Mr Bucldand's advertisement will be f #und on the first column of our fourth page. By a verdict of " Not guilty " returned m one case at the Supreme Court this week (says Saturday's ' Star '), the public have been spared a shocking tragedy. One of the accused placed on trial, who had before been held m high esteem as an honest industrious member of the commmunity, felt the disgrace of the charge against him so keenly that bofore surrendering to his bail he had provided himself with a packet of strychnine. It is not customary to search prisoners out on bail until- they are convicted, but this is done immediately after removal .from the dock. , It was the firm resolution of the unhappy mau m this case to have swallowed tho , potent poison the moment the verdict was returned, and the quantity was so large , that its operation must have almost been '. instantaneous. Happily he was spared further trial and restored to a, better [ frame of miud by the declaration of his complete innocence, arrived at by twelve of his countrymen after a careful conl sideratiou of the evidence. Nevertheless, "J the dreadful ordeal through which he has passed, and the awful suspense with which, having formed such a resolution, he awaited the deliverance of the jury must be stamped m burning lines upon his memory.]