The Waikato Times. Omne solum forti patria." SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1872.

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 65, 28 September 1872, Page 2

The Waikato Times. Omne solum forti patria." SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1872.

J):\ Campbell, .Messr-i. J. May, uud 1L Lusk ai rived in the Wa kat.o on J hur.-»day. Wi 1 Icai u th.it. the object of t heir visit, is to nicer Mr Anthony Trollope, w ;,,. (jv'fhii'd f-'>'n Tau-anga: they will a •company t:.;i! gen! loria:: in a tour through t-he district, ii'i order to point out to him the places best worth seeing, either f. om their natural beaut ses, or from Hie mf'e-e.-t attaching to them from having been the scene of memorable events during t,t:e war. We reni'iid t lie >ctt ler.s that, the first of next month is 1 he last, day on wlrch entries can oe made oi wheat, oats, barley, sugar-beet, and linseed for competition al the next show of the Waikato A.gricult mal Society. We trust, that no settler who has anything to showwill omit to enter it. It should be remembered that, one of the principal objects of agricultural shows is to let other people know what the district can do, and ■ uiy -cit ler who omits to do Ids best, damages the disl/el, (I; cct 1 v and himself indirectly. If the show oiilv induces two bo.ia fide settlers to take up land it will have done h:- wolk.

Till- denizens of Alexandra gave, on Thursday evening a very successful »ni '.si'-iil .->o"'ee. The large loom oltlic coint abulai'y barrack- was crowded to an extent Unit, made one wonder whence all the people o. Tin: room waa vr-y tastefully di - ro with everg; eens, this added greatly to the con,) d'ofi/, but had tlie disadvantage of detracting from (lie effectiveness of the different pei'ioi mantes. The acoustic properties of' die room are not good, and the hang nig of eve; greens on the wads had the elleet of' le--vn ng its ;esonance. I'or musical enlerlan.inents we should, in future, recommend that artistic (•licet should give place to expedience. When amateurs voluuieer then* services lor the obiect of hcciininla! <ng funds for a useful purpose, it, would be as unjust as it would he bad taste to criticise then performances in the columns of a public journal. We shall ihercf'ore content ourselves with rcmarknig that each performer did his or her best to please, and in almost everv in--lmice succeeded in securing an encore. However flattering to the singer or player it may be, to be asked, to repeat a performance, it is nevertheless very of.on a great physical trial. Audiences should bear this in mind, and leave a little mercy on those who ciiter lor I heir amusement. There were no less I han I went y-seven musical pieces on the programme, and these were supplemented by three others, tins slioidd have been suilicient to sai'sly the cravings ol the most ooufivined musical glutton. X>e!oie eoneluding, we must lemavk that several natural'y good voices were displayed wh'eh only require cultuie to bring the n above the ord nary standard ol those possessed by amateurs. Alier the conclusion of the ooncct t>"'o room wp-s cleaned for dancing, aod the \*oii.M'x bloods, and some of the old, joined heartily in the danc'.'g, which was kept up to an eavly hour the ncct mo;\>'.>g. bodv apoeared to enjoy themsel\es tho'ougl.dv, and the funds ot the school we"c co.iside.ably "ae'gme.ited. It is a pity that such oai'ie.'i as the above are not more frecuient in the Wa'kero; thev have the efleet of bringing the people together in the first piieCj and .•mpio'ving then tastes in the second. An accident, which m : ght have been at tended w ill more serous results, occurred to a son 01 Captain Leslie, of Tamahere, la-t Saturday, while riding out with Ids grandfather, P. Leslie, Esq. The pony on which he was moulded propped and threw hun. In consequence ot st retch nig out his arms to save himself as he fell, the whole weight of h<'s body came on the vi<dit arm, fract tiring the bones close to the wrist. l)r lira'e was in attendance in a lew hours after the accident and succeeded in selling the lunb, the intlannnalion having been kept down previous to Ids arrival bv (tie application ot cold water cloths. "We are happV I' l sav that the liitle follow is doing well. On Thursday,^ the tenders far the Terry at Hamilton, were opened bv the Hoard of Hamilton lia->t, who have managed' to get a monopoly of the fees from the ieiry. The successful tenderer was Mr Hankin, for C.jO 10s, besides binding himself in two sureties lo keep everything id connection with the ferry i 1 good workmg ovi'ier. We a:o g'nd to lea'-n that the settlers at the Pi alio are makinif a determined eiibrt to complete the road between the Piako and Hamilton, by bridging all the creeks bom Piako io the I\>ik ; riroa district, and anticipate that the Kirilirh-oa and Komokorau Boanls will e-eet one bridge in their districts which will be ad that is wanted to complete the road throughout, but we are inclined to doubt whether t hey can do so, the rate passed at the annual meeting not" being a legal one. They wdl be unable to recover a penny unless an -Act is passed by the Grencral As* sernbl v legal Is- eg all the rates which have been passed, a thi.ig very doubtful indeed, considering the number of non-resident landholders wlio occupy seats in the House.

The Coroner's Jury, in the case of Mr Cazali, the unfortunate iii;i .1 who, it \v• 1l be remembered, cliccl from the effects of poison sch'-admhrstered, have recorded a verdici. of felo-de-se. Alter carefully re.i( i: ns; the evidence, we are u'juble to see bow tliey could have veld -ned anyo'lie". Not so. however, oue of our contemporizes. the S/cr. He has availed himself of the o;v,-,orlir,iit v to nididge iu not very nrld vitupevai ion of the eo'-oier. jury and the men who perpet ■ a ted the " (jrreen Havjj &?W'ndle. It is aprfyhe did not expend the wiiole of his energy on the latter thev deserved it ; but we cannot help th'"'.iking that it is bad la*te to aiwse a juvy who. without auy interest in the matter whatever, recorded a verd'et in keeping, with the evidence. Oik contemporary ar^ues^that because the effect of a verdict of felo-de-se is legally and sociaHy one not to be desired in all cases, that jurvmen are not to act up to the letter of their oath on taking their seats in the box. It is to be regretted that any journal purporting to represent public opinion should feel itself obliged to express such idea-. We cannot believe that he represents the feelings of the Auckland people in the matter. If he doe*, we p'ly them. Sickly sentimentality is one thins;; the duty of a juryman another. We recommend our contemporary in future to bear the distinction in mind.

We sive the following from the South Australian Rt''ikf-?r: —" We still urge upon all who are thinking of 'trvins; their fortunes at the Northern goldfieldsto wait patiently until Mr McLaehlan's report is fully confirmed. If there is auy gold worth going for, itwill not be all swept away by the first handful of men who reach the ground. In so wild a country, where supplies are as yefc not to be purchased, early pioneers arc far more likely to get more than

their share of privation and disaster than of gold. The peculiar character of the climate has to be also taken into account, and this precludes the possibility of working later than the end ol December. At that time the rainy season sets in, and continues without intctruption until the beginning of April. Ihe quantity of rain that fell last season was upwards -■{ 70 inches. It necessarily puts a stop to mining operations, and turns the whole surface of the country into a morass, over which the lightest buggy cannot make its w;>.y. Lakes and torrents appear where a month befoie there was hard dry ground, and travellers unaccustomed to the suddenness and violence of these changes, run gveat risk of being cut oil' from sa!'et y and hemmed in upon some low level with water rising all aioujd them. It will be seen by advertisement in another column that the celebrated" Dr C'arr will not perform as previously advertised, at Ngaruawahia on Wednesday next, but will perform at Cambridge oil that night, and at the other townships in the district as announced.