COMMERCIAL.

[by telegraph. | Wellington, June 2. Messrs. Laery and Campbell report as follows ;—Onions, L 5; bran, L 3 10s. to L 4 ; oatmeal, 10s. ; pollard, Lsto L 5 ss. ; flour, in 1001 b. bags, Ll2 ; bacon and hams, lOd. to Is. i in

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post Office — From Christchurch at 10.35 a.m., 4.55 p.m., and 8.15 p.m. daily. From Chertsey, Rakaia, &c. at 10.35 a.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.25 p.m. daily. Fr#m Temuka and Timaru at 9.25 a.m. / and 5.25 p.m. daily. From Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach at 10 a.m. daily. From Wakanui and Seafield on Tues days and Fridays at 2.30 p.m. Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office, as follows : For Christchurch and North at 6 a. m. 9. a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia. &c., at 9 a. m. and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.15 a.m. daily. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 6 a.m. and' r jLO.l5 a.m. daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10,30 a na. For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 p.m. daily. For Wakanui, and Seafield, on Tues days and Fridays, at 6 a. m. Ifr, St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

AUCTION SALES.

Saturday, June 5. Edmiston, Gundry, and Co., at their Rooms, East street—7oo acres of Turnip Land at Lagmohr. Tuesday, June 8. Acland, Campbell, and Co. —On the estate of Mr. Thomas Simpson, Wakanui road, Ashburton, 120 acres of freehold land. Wednesday', June 9. R. Davies and Co., at the Farm of Mrs. Dannihy, Seafield—Stock, Implements, &c. Sale at 1 p.m. Friday, June 11. Messrs. Acland, Campbell, and Co., at Westerfield Station—Horses, Cattle, Implements, &c. PCTjppifffapiMiKj «i.i til ill Hill IHUUI I IHI Hillin' 1

BIRTHS.

Walker — ultimo, at Ringwood, C. Walker, of a son. 910 a Fbiedlander. At Bismarck Cottage, Tancred street, Ashburton, on the 2nd June, Mrs, Harry Friedlander of a daughter, both doing well. 91.8 a

The Ashburton Guardian, COUNTY AGRICULTURAL & SPORTING RECORDER THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1880.

The San Francisco Mail arrived at Auckland at one o’clock yesterday morning. Police Cases. His Worship the Mayor presided at the Court on Tuesday, in the absence of Mr. Guinness, that gentleman having been subpcened _as a witness at Tuesday’s sitting of the Timaru R.M. Court. Two first offenders were disposed of with a fine of 10s. and a caution.

Sunday Shooting.—lt wil for our local sportsmen to km William Taylor is a rango^B

under the Protection t

having the power i: ing partiesjnafl|

Crowded Out.— Owing to the length of our report of the C„unty Council, aid a pressure of other matter, several items of interest are held over. Chbistchurch ', City Auditors. Messrs. Neil, Black, and William Jame son wore the successful candidates for the position of auditors for the City of Christchurch. The Borough Auditors.— As will be seen from the subjoined figures, very few of the burgesses felt sufficiently interested in the election of the Borough auditors as to record their votes on Tuesday. The re sult of the poll is as follows : —W. R. Boyle, 13; S. E. Poyntz, 22; W. H. Zouch, 19. Messrs. Poyntz and Zouch were therefore duly elected.’ Civil Cases.— lmmediately after the conclusion of the licensing business c n Tuesday, Meters. Cox and Winter, J. J.P., disposed of one civil action, the rest of the cases set down for hearing being post poned till Friday. Andrew Young sued Meredith Wilson for L 9 14s. fid., being L 9 for wages, and the balance for travel ling expenses. Judgment was given for L 8 Os. fid. The Property Tax. The correspon dent of the Press in Wellington says : Respecting the property tax, it is unoffi cially rumoured that the modification re ported to be contemplated by the Govern ment is to exempt personal effects, includ ing household furniture, &c. This, how ever, is mere rumor, and must not be taken as in any way authoritative or inspired. County Maps. —Two sheets of the County maps have been received by the County Council from the lithographer. They are printed, we believe at the Times office. The sheets to hand, which are only one instalment of the County’s order,, comprise the Ashburton Survey District, from the township northwards to the Rakaia, the Rakaia district included, and southwards to the sea, taking in the Waka nui district. The Brindisi Mail. —The outward mails for the Unite! Kingdom, &c., via Brindisi (for specially addressed corres pondence only), will close at the Ash burton Post Office this (Thursday) morn ing, at 10.15. Late fee letters may be posted in the mail van attached to the ex press train up to the time of its departure for the South. The' rate of postage for the United Kingdom is Bd. per half-ounce via Brindisi. South Rakaia School Committee. — The South Rakaia School Committee held its usual monthly meeting on Tuesday evening Present: Messrs. Tucker (Chairman), Hartnell, Shellock, Sharp, Cox, and Welsh. The master’s report was read. It was resolved to again write to the Board of Education regarding the appointing of a pupil teacher. There being no further business the Committee adjourned. Agricultural and Pastoral Associa tion. —The first monthly meeting of this Association, for the purpose of reading and discussing papers of interest to farmers, was held on Tuesday in the new upstairs room of the Town Hall. There was a good attendance, and Mr. F. Guin ness delivered the opening address, which was listened to with evident interest by those present. A paper was also read by the President, and several matters of minor importance discussed. Want of space in this issue compels us to hold over a fuller report. Unclaimed Letters. —The following are the accumulations during the month of April of letters from beyond the col my that still lie unclaimed at the Ash burton Post Office :—Thomas Armstrong, Wm. H. Bennetts, Miss Joyce Bloom field, Wm. Bryans, Patrick Collins, Henry Dysart, John Firth, James Gib son, Hugh Goodin, Knight and Co., Michael O’Sullivan, Wm. Plumpton, Michael Quirk, Wm. Knox Rennie, John N. Valpy, John Westwaj. Alfred Williams. Land Sale. —On Tuesday Messrs. J. E. Buchanan and Co. put up to auction thirty suburban sections between the Wakanui road and the North Town Belt, the property of Messrs. Jones and Moss man, and nine of them found purchasers, ranging from Ll 7 to L 46. The sections were just less than quarter-acre. Of twenty-five suburban sections fronting the East Town Belt, all were passed in except two, which fetched L4l and L3l re spectively. Two dwelling-houses in Peter street were passed in at L2OO ; and eighty acres cf land at Wakanui were not put up, as the auctioneers had a favorable private offer. There Mas a good attendance, but bidd'ng was sluggish. A Modest Request. —“When the charge against the man James Wilson, who appeared before his Worship on Tuesday focusing abusive and obscene language, was called on, Wilson, in an authoritative tone, demandedJiis Worship to “ hold on, as ho had something to say to the gentle man at the table,” “the gentleman,” being our reporter. Before Sergeant Felton could put a check on the impul sive offender, Wilson leaned over and im peratively requested that his name might not appear in the paper. We may at once state that requests like these for the suppression of names from our columns meet with no sympathy from us, and so long as people so conduct themselves as to bring about their appearance before the Bench, so long will our columns make known to the public the delinquencies of such “ black sheep.” A Saucy Offender. —An old man named James Wilson appeared before the Bench on Tuesday on a charge of using abusive and obscene language in a public place. Sergeant Felton gave evidence that, seeing the accused standing on the racecourse on Saturday last, contrary to the rules of the course, he had quietly re quested him to remove from the forbidden ground ; Wilson refused, and on the Ser geant remonstrating with him, Wilson gave vent to some very offensive and dis gusting language. On being asked by his Worship what he had to say in defence, Wilson, in a most insolent manner, and with some show of bravado, repeated the language he had used on the occasion re ferred to, and seemed to think he was-justified in his conduct. His Wor ship said that not only had the accused admitted the charge, but by his repre hensible conduct, made himself liable to be committed for contempt of Court. He should send the prisoner to gaol for three days, without the option of a fine. Upper Ashburton Rcad Board. —The ordinary monthly meeting of this Board was held on Tuesday, Ist in*sfc. Present —Messrs. Donald M‘Lean (Chairman), M. Stitt, and H. Poole. The Surveyor’s report was read and considered. Tenders were then opened, and resulted as fol lows :—No. 59—Jaines Gardiner, LIG6 10s. ; No. 66—Charles Shepherd, Ll 9. An informality existing in No. 67, the Overseer was instructed to see it rectified. A petition from Wm. Stalker and six others was read, asking for a bridge over Shepherd’s Brook, through Reserve 350. The clerk stated that this petition had been considered on Monday, the 17th ultimo, and that the Board had instructed him to call for tenders for the work which had j ust then been open ed. A post card from C. Wentworth Cookson, Clerk to the Mount Somers Road Board, re boundary road, from A. Thompson’s to Lynhurst railway station, was ordered to be acknowledged.

Malicious Mischief. —On Tuesday evening, Mr. Baldwin, of the Central Hotel, was the victim of a most cowardly outrage. Shortly before six o’clock those in the bar were alarmed by the sound of a loud crash in the entrance hall, which was quickly succeeded by the entrance of a large stone through a pane of glass, doing in its passage a considerable amount of damage—indeed it seems astonishing that one missile propelled by hand could have wrought so much mis chief. It broke two lamps, a large square of plate glass, two fancy barrels, and finished up by going for a bottle of Dun ville’s, but fortunately not striking any one, although the barman had a very narrow escape. The affair has been placed in the hands of the police, and we trust the miscreant, whoever he may be, will soon be brought to book. The Old Mens’ Home. — A party of ladies and gentlemen gave an entertain ment on Monday night to the inmates of the Old Mens’ Home, which was very much appreciated by the audience—an audience which, as has often been proved, is not difficult to please, our old friends of the home, being grateful for the slightest efibr's put forth for their recreation and amusement. The entertainment was of a varied character, music, both vocal and instrumental, interspersed with reading, being the chief features. Miss Wood (a lady from Christchurch) and Miss fiodder gave efficient aid at the piano, and Master George Savage gave one of his cornet solos in such a manner as to completely “ bring down the house.” We trust that during the coming winter, we shall have to chronicle many other enter tainments of a like claracter, and this Ir.ist we know is shared in by the audience of last night.—We notice that at a meet ing of the Cpmmittee of the St. Albans Public Library, held on Monday evening last, it was decided to send a quantity of back numbers of illustrated papers for the use of the inmates of the Home.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

THE IRISH RELIEF FUND.

To the Editor.

Sir, —Can you give subscribers any information respecting the amounts which were collected towards the above fund, as it would appear from the reticence of the committee appointed to collect the same, and the treasurer —whose duty it should have been to publish a statement long ere this —that they have gone eternally to sleep on the matter, and never more intend to awaken ? I am given to understand, however, that his Worship the Mayor is treasurer of the fund. If so, perhaps he will con descend to inform subscribers of the amounts he has received, from what sources they came, and whether he has seen fit to carry out his original idea of ‘ ‘ telegraphing it direct to the Lord Mayor of Dublin, and so have brought Ashburton into prominence before the Irish nation,” or whether he has disposed of it in any other legs assuming way, or whether it still remains in his careful keeping. I am, &c., Subscriber.

LICENSING COMMISSION.

Tuesday, June 1

Messrs. Cox (Chairman), Ward, and Win ter, Commissioners.

RENEWALS. The following applications for renewals of license were granted without remark : —Philip Tisch, Spread Eagle Hotel, Ashburton Forks ; Robert Little, Hind hope, the Hinds; J. Tisch, Alford Forest Hotel, Alford Forest; R. W. Shearman, Somerset Hotel, Ash burton ; W. Harris, Railway Hotel, Win slow ; J. Hood, Hood’s Hotel, Mount Somers ; M. Scott, Tinwald Hotel, Tin wald ; G. Willcocks, Wheatsheaf Hotel, Wheatstone; F. Doherty, Waterton Hotel, Waterton ; J. McNamara, Rail way Hotel, South Rakaia ; J. F. Butler, Butler’s Hotel, Ashburton ; D. McKenzie, Ashburton Hotel, Ashburton ; T. Quill, Commercial Hotel, Ashburton ; W. Power, Royal Hotel, Ashburton ; J. Baldwin, Central Hotel, Ashburton ; J. Wallace, Chertsey Hotel, Chertsey. Mr. \V, McFarlane applied for a re newal of his license for the Barrhill Hotel, but Sergeant Felton stated that the police had a complaint to make re garding the condition of the house, which was very much out of repair, so much so that in some places the hoards were so far apart as to admit light and wind. Other wise the condition of the hotel was satis factory, being scrupulously clean. Mr. Branson, on behalf of the applicant, said that tenders had been called for repairing' the hotel, and in less than a month/it would be in a very creditable state. The license was granted subject to. the appli cant fulfilling his promise to make the hotel comfortable.

The application for a renewal of license by Mr. R. Patton, of the Methven Hotel was opposed by the police on the ground of the applicant’s neglect to complete the hotel in accordance with a promise which ho had given when his license was granted on the last occasion, and also on accouniT of the insufficient furniture necessary for the comfort and convenience of the public. The applicant stated that since the report of the police had been sent in he had added to the stock of furniture, and the hotel, as a whole, was now in a satisfac tory state. The Commissioners granted the renewal, subject to the favorable re port of the Sergeant of Police, who was to visit and inspect the hotel in its ini proved state. TRANSFER. Mr. Francis applied to have the license for the Rakaia Hotel, which had been held by Mr, Partridge, transferred to him self. A temporary transfer had beep granted by Mr. Guinness, and the appli cant now sought to have the transfer cop firmed and renewed for the ensuing term. Mr. Cox stated that a very unsatisfactory report had been received from the police at Rangiora, as to the manner in which Mr. Francis had conducted an hotel there, but an equally pleasing and satisfactory report had been given regarding his management of an hotel in Christchurch, and the police had reported favorably on the improvements which had been effected in the South Rakaia Hotel since he went into possession. Mr. Cox said that the transfer and renewal would be granted, but he would point out to Mr. Francis, that, in his own interests, it would be ad visable for him to keep an orderly house. The hotel which he now occupied was one in which a good business could be done if carried on in a satisfactory manner, but he would give the applicant warning that if any complaints were made by the police as to the conduct of the hotel, his license would be in jeopardy, Mr. Branson, who appeared in support of Mr, Francis' appli cation, said that the offence of which his client had been accused, namely, that of supplying drink to. an intoxicated man, was one which was constantly being com mitted by the holder- o^^licen^^^^dfa|

0 t-ate panic ; it was not the proper time to reduce wages. It would have been mucii wiser to proceed vigorously with p iblic works, and curtail their proceed mgs m that way when flourishing times again came round. The Premier -stated in his speech to his constituents, that the burden of taxation would fall on the wealthier classes. The fact was that the burden of taxation fell on classes, that is the classes who were not worth LSOO. The fax would eventually fall on the retail dealers, consequently it would fall on population at large. sooner a tax of this kind the better. In principle it tMI, as It " held out inducements for the dishonest to make false returns, with a View of bolster ing:«P their credit. He earnestly appealed to Ministers to repeal this tax. The Hon. J. Hall said the advice of . the previous speaker about getting rid of • Tax had not been accom panied by any suggestions as to the mode m which they were to provide for the large deficit created by the Government of winch he (Grey) was the head. No doubt the disclosures of the Treasurer were taken serious notice of, but it was absolutely necessary that these disclosures should be made, otherwise both the credit and administration of the colony would have been completely ruined. The fact was that the rate of expenditure during the last nine mouths would be greater than it could possibly be during the next nine months. He had been challenged to state the policy of the Government; it was this to amend its laws, reform its administration, and place its finances on a sound basis. -

After Mr. Pyke had made a few re marks of a disparaging nature concerning the Government, The motion for second reading was put and carried without dissent, and the House rose at 9.35 p.m.

Wednesday, June 2. The House met at 2.30 p.m. NOTICES OE MOTION.

, Sir George Grey gave notice of a motion for reducing the salaries of Ministers. Mr. Gisborne gave notice of motion relative I to the Agent-General’s recent contest for a seat in the Imperial Parliament. Sic George Grey gave notice that he would move for a return of all correspond! me relative to the discharge of the Maori prisoners from the Dunedin gaol. ADDRESS IN REPLY. The House adjourned for a few minutes, and on resuming, . The Speaker reported that the Address in Keply had been presented to the Go vernor.

LEAVE OP ABSENCE. Leave of absence for one week was granted to Mr. H. Hurst.

■ questions. I to questions, it was stated by ■ Ministers that L 20,000 had been paid as H succession money in the estate of W. B ■ Rhodes (deceased), but LIB,OOO had been refunded by order of the Supreme Court. ■ Government did not intend to bring in an ■ Education Act Amendment Bill. A sum ■ of L4O had been provided for medical at ■ tendance for the Wairoa District, East Coast, and if a medical man could bo ■ found willing to attend for the amount, an ■ appointment would be made. The pro ■ clamations in existence were considered ■ sufficient for preventing the spread of ■ pleuro-pneumonia from the North to the ■ South Island. A circular had been sent ■ heads of departments, instructing them I to distribute Government advertisements : ■ to papers independent of all questions~of Pk ■ politics, and there was reasoajUto believe Irj crc^er been obeyed. Government ■ not consider any subsidy to be due to ■ the Hannah Mokau ; LI,OOO had been ■ spent upon it by way of mortgage, and as ■ the vessel was not be able to per- - I form the public it was ■ engaged, steps would be taken for the re ■ pcvery of the mortgage by whatever means ■it could. The L 5,000,000 Loan had been ■ issued at 5 per cent., but the holders had ■ the option of converting the debentures to lii P e , r or the LIOO debentures : at I the latest dates H, 160,000 had been -con ■ verted, and practically, when all was con- I verted, the loan would represent a debt of I six millions. first readings. : The following Bills were introduced and read a first time :—Fire Brigades, Napier Church Trusts, Hospital and Charitable Institutions, and Drainage; correspondence. On the motion of Sir George Grey, it was agreed that all correspondence between **L® Go 7' eminent and Messrs. Sheehan and v\ hitaker, relative to any lands, either native or Government, iii the Patea dis- ‘ tnct, should be produced. COMMITTEES. Sessional Committees were then elected, add also a Committee to report upon the Bankruptcy Law Amendment Bill. SECOND READING. The Regulation of Elections Bill was read a second time, and the House ad journed at 4.40 p. m. until to-morrow.

NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

(BY TELEGRAPH.)

H London, May 8. H ■ Exeter Hall has been purchased by "the Eondqn Young Men’s Christian Ass'ocia ■ |ioi] for H Iqe transporting fresh ■| meat from South America to France ha§ ■ an ® n §>bsh company, fop I-d to 84, Gray’s Inn, and 5, Port ■ Pool Lane, London, were burnt down qrj the yth May, I , oiu*teQu persons are ■ On the 28th April the steamer Araerl. ■ ° an > belonging to the Union Company, foundered near the equator. Several pas ■ sengers were saved by .the boats. ■ it has recently been discovered that ■ there is a deficiency in the Indian Budget ■ amounting to L4n0,000. The press openly charges the Government authori ■ ties with deception in the matter. Edward Stanhope, Under Secretary for ■lndia, writes to the Standard, denying that ■the date Government received the tele ■gram concerning the Indian deficit was on ■ the morning after the debate on Mr. Faw ■cett’s motion in Parliament in favor of ■England’s contribution to a portion of ■ tit® wa f expehseg. He deprecate j ■ Air. I awcett s action, in making the state* ■ mept before ascertaining the facts. Mr.* ■ Fawcett writes to the Standard recalling ■ms statement, and expressing iqg et that ■he had been misinformed. I The" Prince of Wales has visited and ■ Mr.' Gladstone on the ■ Liberal victory, and of his appointment lasI as Premier. The incident lias occasioned some surprise, The British steamer Alnawick Castle, bound for Yeuerzuela, entered the river Elbe on the 15th. The vessel, from the nature of her cargo, attracted the atten tion of the Peruvian Consul. She had a large quantity of war material, and in tended to take in a hundred tons of powder at Hamburg, and then proceed to Valparaiso. She took fire and was scuttled to prevent an explosion. The ship and cargo, which included a number of Krupp guns, was insured in the London and Hamburg Company for L 137,000. ihe Peruvian Consul is about to proceed against the owners of the vessel. The London World sajfs thff Queenla health and spirits’are most unsatisKStofy! She suffers from constant headache, " V"—'' Miller, alias Maxwell, arrested at Liver- Pool on two charges of forgery on the Bank of England and other Banks, is said to be wanted for forgeries committed in America, .

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1880.



NOTICE TO FARMERS. JJJHE undersigned will be prepared to treat with farmers and others in Ashbur ton, every Wednesday and Saturday, for the PURCHASE of GRAIN, or SHIP MENT on ACCOUNT of GROWERS. JOSEPH CLARK. February 28, 1880. 550g* MESSRS. H. MATSON AND CO., AUCTIONEERS, &c., Hold fortnightly stock SALES at Ashburton and Tinwald. Nextsaleat the ASHBURTON YARDS, on TUESDAY, June 8, 1880. 0. PERCY COX, 27a* Agent, Ashburton. fJIHE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY’S GARMENTS FOR MEN’S AND BOYS’ WEAR. Fit Better Are Better Cut Look Better Are Better Made Wear Better Are Better Shrunk, And therefore give more satisfaction than any other goods offered to the public. Testified to by their Thousands of Cus tomers who purchase constantly at the NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FAC TORY’S BRANCHES, Now Established in Dunedin Wellington Invercargill Nelson Oamaru Wanganui Timaru New Plymouth Ashburton Napier Lyttelton Thames Christchurch Auckland A SINGLE GARMENT AT WHOLESALE PRICE. N.B.— Our New Winter Manufactures are now ready. “TRY THE N.Z. OYERCOAT.” SHIRTS, HATS, and HOSIERY, of every description at WHOLESALE Prices. ASHBURTON BRANCH— East Street. Wm. SPARROW, 588 g Manager.