NGARUAWAHIA.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1286, 25 September 1880, Page 2

NGARUAWAHIA.

The Auckland papers are, I think, a little hard on the members for Waipa and Waikato. The vote of thanks was passed in recognition of the attention they paid to the matter since brought to their knowledge. One would imagine that it was just as easy and necessary for the press to know of the doings at "Wellington, as for members. However, the gentlemen in question, a c very we 1 able to defend themselves. That they will do so, will naturally be expected. 11 Our noble selves," is the resolution proposed and carried, that Government should appoint a commission, to consist of those gentlemen returned under the Local Elections Act, for the purpose of enquiringinto thelegality of the rival Board's electors. This cannot be looked upon by the Corner as being otherwise than strictly impartial and considerate in the extreme. I presume just to show there is no hard feelings — that the Corner will not be outdone in this matter. The letter of memorial read by Councillor Corboy would not have disgraced a special pleader, It is to be regretted that the Corner could not attend, owing to the way in which the meeting had been convened. General Byron has lately put in an appearance, so we may shortly expect to hear of something in the euchre line. In the meantime, the poor contractors are out in the cold. A veiy important case, embracing 1 the question of responsibility of persons loading barges under contract with the owner of said barges, was heard at the R.M. Court on Monday. The W.B.N. Company were sued for balance of a sum of money due under a certain contract for supplying and delivering on board so many tons of firewood. From the first it was evident that the defendants had a very weak, case, their object apparently being more to settle a vexed question of responsibility for the safety of barges in such cases than to do the contractors. After a patient hearing, the case with costs was decided in favor of the two 1 ' gentleman " suers. A most diabolical outrage was perpetrated upon a poor horae of Johnson, the carter, during the night of the 21st inst. The poor animal was hacked with some sharp instrument in several places. Our indefatigable constable is working the case up. Cabbagetown, the locality in question, has for some time been notorious for little acts of attention of this kind. The squatting inhabitants are huddled together, and if one man's cow happens to look over a fence at his neighbour's cabbages, there is sure to be a row. Who is to blame ? Why, Government, of course, who would not sell them the land to settle on at a civil distance from each other. Father Golden, who was so seriously hurt by a fall from his horse, was not insured in the Accident Insurance ComP»DJ. Mr T. G. Sandes is busy laying off the town levels. There is a great dearth of gold news. The Roman Catholics of Hamilton should feel grateful that they have been acquitted of the oharge of setting fire to a settler's premises, simply because he was a heretic. They will value this piece of graciousness all the more, coming, as it does, from the head of an order whose doctrines declare that it is a great sin to vote for a Koman Catholic, or in any other way befriend him. God help them and the pious gentlemen who annually celebrate the Battle of the Boyne ! God help them also to wash away certain little episodes which shall be nameless ! They require great mercy. What a blessing to have two such papers as the Free Frcsn and Freeman's Journal. This is giving the d 1 a fair chance, surely !

Ah attorney recently took strong exception to a ruling of the Court that certain evidence was inadmissable. "I know, your Honour," saiil he, warmly, "that it ia proper evidence. Here I have been practising at the bar for forty years, and now I want to know if I am a fool?" "That," quietly replied the Court, " is a question of fact and not of law, so I shall not pass judgment upon it, but letthe jury decide." Foe greasing waggons use castor oil ia summer and sperm-oil in winter. When the oil is sticky clean with turpentine.