The Maikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1624, 30 November 1882, Page 2

The Maikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal am} exact justice to all men, Ot whatsoever state or pei&ua&ion, religious or political. Here s>liall the 1 l'rcss the Pooplc's right maintain, Unawed ]>y influence and unbribed by gam.

THWR&DJLYj TfOVl 80, 1882.

of Larrikiiiism," a contemporary re- ■ cefitly $df jfc£ mjVs WjffMM remarks :—": — " Since the days when the ibnk'oi -EU"6baudalised MffßjfiaUtaWff I^r'a'eli^'iti'Shilohj'lalmkinism' • 'hats cpuntries, and aoiongst all peoples. th^ 1 g(jod AafcurcdV larrikin^ ..iwho^e ioccaf)ional misdeeds dr 6/ the * itefcult » > ofi * an e^eraace of i f epj tf siW6 hjgh spirits j ani^h^Jp^?^^,^!^ guards y wbo^e. '^eripet^,i}^r,pngr; cloiiig^ arc tho result 6i ■natyijal^d&>

pruvity,^ihefcMjoßflflHsßfiiiput the assistance or represenTed in e^^^connn unity as to need no illustration. 'I hese gentry (who, by the way, are in diemst/lveS" /ptfw'^rifuli rargofyehts /in favor of [the JDarwiaiajj theory/ of the origin of men) are of all ages and sizes, and may be at once recognised by their ioul language. They remind one of the famous wi#*fe»4f (tf#h;' Ul4jf'?stood' / iii(s] middle of ta road and swoor at laii'g©T*diffei?ing T ,how6yei?rfi'oia4lieT legal luminary in this — that he swore only when requiring a vejitr for vexation of spirit; while they swear" incessantly and without reason." It is indeed no uncommon thing nowadays, t[o hfear at, street . (jor/ners and in other public places language of 'the most filthy and' 'blasphemous description proceeding out of the' mouths of young lads, who we .should be lbtn to thinl£ are 'capable of putting a , jus£, estinia,te on the, offence they commit. This is, perhaps, nob to be wondered at, because tho generation' now growing up ,arpund',us are -taking, itheir^ manners and customs from the preceding one, and \he example of adults, more especially when the example is bad and vicious, is certain to be followed' b'y tlibse youngsters whose highest ambition it is co be thought"m anly." Smoking, drinking and obscene conversation arcjthe principal occupations of, ;the leisure ' Hours of a very large class of grown-up people, aiid boys are initiated in the mysteries^tc an early age, with, results which arc only too painfully apparent. s The subject is not a savoury one,, but in view of certain facts ' which have come to light at the Hamilton Magistrate's Court (the latest only yesterday), it is demanded of ' us that we should give it some prominence. Here wq have the case of a young lad, just entering 1 on his teons, displaying an acquaintance with the lowest terms' of ribaldry and blasphemy which would put to shame the most hardened bullockdriver, and, not content with' this, bringing his father into court to hear his shame descanted on. The spectacle is a sad one, and induces a long train of painful reflections. It is liarci to believe that such vice is inherent in the composition of any boy, and the only conclusion, therefore, we can arrive at is that this lad, just emerging from childhood, has been exposed to influences from which he should have been shielded with jealous care. This is not, unfortunately, a peculiar case ; would that it were ! But it happens to have been brought out into the public gaze, and so has to serve as a text. Is anybody to blame, and if so upon whom should the blame be fastened % The parents 1 Freely as we are disposed to admit the probable culpability of parents generally, and strongly as we have urged upon parents that the suppression of larrikinisru is, to a great extent, in their own hands, it must be allowed that vicious habits are acquired outside the homes. In these colonies boys are early turned out into the world to earn their bread, and mixing with their elders, soon imbibe their notions, and take a pride in imitating their ways and language. The evil, then, is one not easily combattcd, and until grown men come to regard swearing and foul talk before children as a crime, or are compelled to regard it as such, there will , bo considerable difficulties in the way of effecting a reform. The sins of the parents are chiefly those of omission, not commission. Knowing, as they do, the nature of the temptations to which young boys ai*o exposed in their contact with that section of society into which they arc thrown, every healthy homo influence should be directed to counteract the ill effects flowing therefrom. That parents, for the most part, utterly neglect their duty in this respect, is only too apparent.

Judge Fenton returned to Auckland on Tuesday.

The Rev. Mr Biggs, the new in-, cumbent of 3. L'eter's Church, ai rived in Hamilton on Tuesday. Mrs Biggs and family were passengers to Hamilton by yesterday's train.

The Boxing Day sports in Hamilton East should this year prove a .success, as the promoters of the sports at fiist advertised on each side of the river have amalgamated, and have arranged to have a good programme ready for the occasion.

News of a terrible accident near Napier was received on Tuesday. Mr Adam flassell, son of Mr Hasscll, of Oamaru, who owned the Waihoa station at Mohaka, yesterday fell over a cliff 300 feet high into the sea. The body was on Tuesday morning discovered floating in the surf. > ■

There was no "business of importance transacted at the Lands Court at Cambridge yesterday. Up to noon the Court was occupied with a debate between Dr. Buller and Mr' Sheehan over a survey map of the Waotu block. There was no afternoon sitting.

To-day being S. Andrew's Daythere ! will be Divine Service at fS; Andrew's Church, Cambridge, at 7.35 p.m. The service will be choral evensong with sermon by the incutji,bent/of S. Peter's, Hamilton. The bells will be rung before service for Half'an hour as on Sundays, andaisliort peal will be rung 1 when 1 the ser.yice.is 'over.'>

Work on the Jlaniilton i&ilway bridge has now been, carried ik far' as it is possible togo until theP'cylinrlers''are braced, as proposed by the Department. The iion piers are now completed and capped, anu'a considerable portion of l^e permanent. work has been executed fon the 'west''sifdey 'landward 'of ■ the' 'concrete '• 1< 4 lu.mi| t. 'v| ;'!'•»!(! -tjyn

pie V."l" , uy& cb'rresporiiienrwntesf W ils from' ', Alexandra :-r-A, report appearea,rn u the' pape*^(Wie! I;rnie ago that Mr .McGriiirk's MefaihUMMM byihe fMvW, llie.poy, fjj^fs jjjijjiajj tbey-jonly s^i-aywh 'away, but *s the «a]th r.e.3r .e.3 hnd killed soii|e, othi?jpigs,, Jj^naliJir^Jly, tjiougjtfsbetyAiri taken sljis »»nl;, („,f'i41 })u i)' fnh'pj'S >

c^t^ - Commander;Ed^Ufj'fE^ 1 the^a* 1 vewiment cTnetec/poidgist s&t^Wfe3Jiygton,> usually so correet4n,his;prpgnj6stica,tion|;t has;beeri^dl^sbut]fiqrth^r|dkpu|ajgHor late. - Abou'tistli^ muidl^of&^tjMfe^kV) .andt^wiatottiEn^f^lret^rvery;

ters in this district appeared to have siiled with the galhirujj commander, and went down at au alamfine; rate, nothing came of iy^Tiiu gjjaSßands ace sttllering sadly foV^e%|tit^^ilib<V'fis,''--Q6t the"" wheat c^>s, f|s w^bave said,, will do better smthoimvny iitore>ain. -y

The bazaafln aiPof the v fiiiids of; the I'resGyte^ Chijpi, Bphil^Si, will he continued in the Oddfellows' Hall, Cambridge, to-morrow and Saturday. The ladies of the congregation have been busy making, additions to the already {jraiftl stock of /goods,] andftlie jpazaar gM'oinises to be more^thijnJusiiaUy attractive.

Although the Auckland Agricultural Company did not cicoepb any of the tenders in full for Nty 11 and 12 drainage works, _ we- hoar; vl\ah Mi\ f Coates has arrange^ Jt^> -carry 6ui some portions ' ,<)f No. 12 contract, together' with other _w_orfc, jyiiquqting to about, .£3OOO, and as tlie " contract" time Sj/nly' allows three f mpnths,for eomplßUon, .it , accounts for »"Mr Coj4res«advertising for some 50 men in to-day's issue.

During the sitting of the Native Lands Court at Cambridge on Tuesday last, when Dr. Buller and Mr Sheehan were arguing a question, of survey in the Waotu case,- a rather pointed' retort or j compliment avos directerl* by one of the 'learned gentlemen* to" the 'other. ;In the course of the argument upon the question before the 1 Court Dr\ duller charged' Mr' Sheehan with setting up men of straw for the more purpose '6f 'knocking them down. "I cannot be doing that," retorted the latter, <f otherwise my learned friend would'hare fallen Ions? since."

Mr Archibald Forbes, the famous "War correspondent,** commenced his lecturing tour in' New Zealand lat Invercargill on Tuesday night. There was a full house. The lecture was highly , appreciated, arid afforded great pleasure. To-day (St. Andrew's Day) the Caledonian and Gaelic Society give Mr Forbes an ovation, and have invited him to a banquet in the evening at which , he will receive a Scottish welcome ip New Zealand. '

A telegram dated Dunedin, Tuesday, states :—": — " At an inquest on the body of Mr G. B. King, late town clerk of Lawrence, the jury found that death was caused by asphyxia, accelerated by his having inadvertently taUen an overdose of chlawdyue. Until a few months aso the deceased was the leading spirit in a C4bod Templar lodge, but lately he had bejon ! given to drink. He was married. "

The second and most important wool sale of the season was held at the Haymarket yesterday. Prices were about the same as at the first sale, although the quantity offered was much largor, comprising " upwards of 400 bales. Buyeis state Hut the prices are full considering the tone ci 1 ecent advices, and it is also stated that the wool is becoming coarser in quality yearly, and that an interchange ol> breed will be required to bring it ■ back to fine quality. There is no doubt truth in the complaint that the present breed of sheep does not produce the best mutton, and now that this is found to apply to wool as well, sheep farmers must adapt their breeds to the situation, or be left behind in their competitive markets for this important staple. —Herald. (