The Waikato Times. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1879.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1144, 25 October 1879, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1879.

Uqual and exact justice to all men, Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political. Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, TJnawed by influence and cnbribed by gain, ."i -

It will be seen that there is a change" in the political position. Four of the more moderate and more independent of the Auckland pha laux have gone over to the Govern-, menfc, having secured substantial guarantees for the redress of Auckland's wrongs. We may therefore soon expect to hear that the majority of tho other Auckland members now in opposition, in accordance with the strong feeling of their constituencies, will see the advisability of refraining from factious opposition, and no longer continue to sacrifice Auckland's interest to party spleen. The Government have at least a working majority of five, and the business of the country is being pro-

The Cooks Straits cable is interrupted, breaking off communication with the »onth Island. Wo have to the courlesyof the Postmaster jrtkHamUJonj for tho information that Contain Edwlni* tho Government Mcteorlogist, wired to this station yestmlajr, afternoon:—" Bad weath^rapprbli'chiiigv:' bofcxpejj|muchj|uin." \ on'nur space by thdWwrt of :s the -"Gat'tlb our leadin"'"article, 'the Ngaruawahii petition,"7 letters to tho Editor, and other local matter arc unavoidably crowded out. For the remainder of' Parliamentaryand other matter, we refer our readers toour usual Saturday's supplement. *-A-publio meeting of the ratepayers of Hamilton, in,re the .levelling of tyduey square, is called for this evening, at the Royal. Hotel. Ma-jßuckiand's Hamilton monthly horse.'sale takes place: to-day. ~.;' : "i. How much Auckland might have expected from Mr t Macandrew, is somewhat maUely ; put: by the ' Otago Daily Times,' when recently reviewing i sthe > possibility, of. /Mr Macandrew, as.: Premier, .. securing the Auckland block vote:—" Mr Macandrew will doubtless \bo equal to the occasion, and will give all-ronud assurances without absolutely, committing himself to a particular cause." ; Mb Moss's Parnell, .constituents r telegraphed to him, as follows, on Wednesday:—"Under .present ckcumstancos we desire that you sink party considerations and go for Notth's share of public expenditure. HaUrWhitaker preferred to combination with Macandrew." Nominations of candidates to nil the seat for the riding of Rangiaohia in the Waipa Couuty Council vacated by Mr W. Sloane will be received' 'up to noon of Wednqsday, tha; 5 th the -election if necessary, taking place on the following Wednesday. The position which the Waikato Handbook has taken since Mr langbridge first commenced his canvas, as a standard guide and colonising agent for.the district which it is intended to illustrate, has induced him, and we think wisely, to eliminate the less serious matter which would have been found under tho title of " the social zoo," as shown by tho'circulars.

Tenders for fencing the Government at .Alexandra,, must be sent in by four p.m. this day,rto Mr W. H. Grace, Government Native Agent at Alexandra. Telegraphic tenders will bo received, provided a written tender be posted tho same day. , A soiree will be held, on Wednesday evening next, in the Presbyterian Church, East Hamilton. .Addresses, and songs will be : given immediately af ter,wardsi in Le Queshe's Hall. ..-.._ Tenders will be ; received' up ito this evening, by the Chairman of the; Highway District: Board, Hamilton East,, for cutting: and formingt hill near Leslie's ibridge; cutting and forming at Narrows approaches, and forming about 25 chains on Narrows road.

Tendebs for the erection of a police station at Hamilton East> will be received by the Colonial Architect up to noon on Saturday next. . • , ; ' Memrers of the Hamilton. Contingent Cavalry Volunteers 1 will assemble for sword drill this evening, at 7; o'clock sharp; The usual monthly meeting will take place immediately jafter drill, when business of great importance will ; be discussed. The valuable business sites in the heart of the town of Hamilton, comprising the acre on which tae Wesleyan Church at present stands, will be offered for lease, by auction/on : the for 21 years, on the Bth of November, by Mr John Knox.

Fxtensive Pale op Well-Bred Cattle.—We would again remind readers that Mr J. S. Buckland's sale of Mr E. Gubbin's -cattle, horses, farm stock, and household furniture, atTnnisf alien, Ohaupo takes place on the 6th proximo.... :•'

Raglan Book Club.— \ second lecture in aid of the funds of .this institution was delivered by Mr Power on the 15th inst. the Rev. Mr Schnackenberg occupying the chair. The lecture' which was a very interesting and able one was on " Colonial Nationality," '•■ and was listened to with great attention by a large audience. Another lecture on 'JiThd pursuit of Knowledge" will be delivered on Wednesday evening next by Mr W. Duncan, the proceeds of which also will be devoted to the book club funds.

. A| bill 'for the total /abolition sof imprisonment for debt has been introduced by Mr Hutchison;into the. Assembly, It is intended to come into operation on the first day of next year, from whicli date the Imprisonment for Debt abolition Act,: 1873, and the amending Act of 1875 are to be repealed. Clause 3 provides that henceforth no person shall be imprisoned for debt. The following are to be deemed indictable offences, punishable by fine or imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for. any, tprm- not exceeding twelve months :—" (1) Any person who, with intent to defraud, shall by any device or promise induce credit to be given. (2) Any person who, Jby any falso representation or by any concealment of property which might be taken, in execution, shall have prevented er delayed the execution of any distress warrant or writ of fieri facias issued by any court of competent jurisdiction upon a judgment available against such a person. (3) Any person who shall have made default in payment of any sum or sums of monoy received in a fiduciary professional capacity, and which shall have been ordered to be paid by a court of competent jurisdiction." Thjs most hopeful : intelligence for Auckland received from Wellington up to Thursday was the Telegram of an occasional 'correspondent to the 'Herald,' atating that it was rumored that Mr Swauson joins the Government to cany out measures for retrenchment and reform, and to secure tho Auckland interests which a Macandrew Government would sacrifice. This; would ensure a truly Liberal Government and terminate the unfortunate deadlock.

Tub steamer Delta; Captain Cellem, made a very successful excursion trip to the Cambridge Cattle Show on Thursday, having a large number of passengers on board both from both Ngaruawahia and Hamilton. Meals "were provided on board by the providore (Mr W. J.Sutcliffe), who deserves great credit for his general civility and attention to the comforts of the passengers, as well as for the excellence of the table provided. The Bazaar in connexion with the Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, was opancd on Wednesday, at 11 o'clock, in the Public Hall. The building was tastefully decorated with evergreens ; and the stalk, draped with white and pink calico, were covered with an almost endless variety of articles, made or collected by the ladies, many of them being extremely beautiful. The proceedings were commenced by a musical peiformance by the Cambridge Band, given with excellent effect, and an inaugural address by the pastor—the Bev. W. Evans. The sale was conducted by some twenty or thirty ladies, who were as seductive and enereretic as usual, and was continued over Wednesday and Thursday. The attendance was good, especially on the" last day, I when the hall.was filled almost to. Buffo* j catigu, Everything appears, to have been

sold, and the bazaar is piononnccd a great success. The Turkish dwarf— ShumlaPasha—as he is called, favoured 3SiPo%lp&ny wifcu llis amusing pcrform*otloe "seVjeraU times during tho bazaar, giving BQng3 ! and speeches, and dancing way to the intense amiiso■ment oflkhe audience. The proceedings were enlivened by the presence of tho ■Cambridge Band, under the leadership of tfipir ifcble conductor, Mr Mackintosh, whtohV.aiscoursod sweet music at inter- ; vato :: The whole was brought to a close 'at"a'late hour by an auction, Mr S. Bright kindly officiating as knight of the hammer. It is estijnatedjthat tho bazaar 'will realise abouF L 230. * The Rev. W. If. * Jones will conduct Divine Service in the Presbyterian Church, Ngaruawahia, to?morrow,/at.. ,11 a.m.,. and at Whatawhata, at 3 p.m. ... The Public Meeting in connection wit tho NeW/Zealand Home Missions, r -will ;b~ held inVtfie Wesleyan! Church', Hamilton,, on Monday, 27th inst., at 8 p.m. The Presidant of the Conference will give the deputation speech> Addresses, also, by : the Keys. H. Bull and W. H. Jones, and Mr Oliver Dean. Special pieces -will be rendered by the Choir.