SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived, YESTERDAY. Lutterworth, barque from Auckland. St. Ivilda, s.s., from Dunedin and Oamaru. Sailed- YESTERDAY. St. Kilda, 5.3., for Wanganui. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived— Coomerang, s.s., from Napier; Ethel, brigantine from Oamaru. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived—Rotomahana, from Melbourne, via South ; Wanaka, from Picton and Nelson ; Examiner, barque, from Grey mouth.

THE CHURCHES.

SUNDAY AND WEEK NIGHT SER VICES AND MEETINGS.

EPISCOPALIAN CHURCH.— Tancred Street, West. Rev. A. W. Hands, Incumbent. Sunday. Morning, at 11, Mr. J. Ward. Evening, at 6.30, Rev. A. W. Hands. Sunday-school, at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Evening Service at 7 p.m., Rev. A. W. Hands. Choir Practice at 8. Thursday. Sunday School Teachers’ Meeting, at 7.30 p.m. Country Services— Sunday. Tinwald, 6.30 p.m., Mr. J. ‘Ward. Elgin, at 3 p.m., Mr. J. Ward. Longbeach, at 3 p.m., Lay Reader.

RAKAIA PARISH. Rev. W. H. Elton, Incumbent. Sunday.

Si. Mark’s Church, Rakaia.— Morning at 11, Lay Reader. Evening, at 7, Rev. W. H. Elton. St. John’s, Barrhill, 3 p.m.. Lay Reader. St. James’, Chertsey, 3 p.m.. Rev. W.

H. Elton. Kyle School, 11a.m., Rev. W. H. Elton. All Saints, Sherwood, 3 p.m., Lay Reader. Communion. —First Sunday in the month at St. i Mark’s. Second Sunday at St. John’s. Fourth Sunday at St. Barna bas’.' Fifth- Sunday at St. James’. Baptism in St. Mark’s, and Children’s Service at 3 p.m., second Sunday in the month. Sunday School. St. Mark’s, St. John’s, and Kyle, at 2.30 every Sunday. Friday. Evensong and Choir Practice at 7.30. St. Mark’s. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. —Have lock Street, "West. Rev. A. M Beattie, M.A., Minister. Sunday Services. Morning at 11, and Evening at 6.30, in the Church.—Rev. A. -M. Beattie. Wakanui School, at 3 p.m., Re/'. A. M. Beattie. Sunday School in the Church at 2.30 afternoon. —Mr. W. Gavin, Superinten dent. ... ; V; 1 Tuesday. Finance ' Committee—First Tuesday of every month, in the Church at 7.30. S. S. Teachers’ Association—Second Tues day of every month, in the Church at '7.30. : Wednesday. Pastor’s Bible Class in the Church Vestry—Weekly at 7. Week night Service at B—Rev. A. M. Beattie. Thursday. Tinwald School —Weekly service at 7.30. „ Friday. Choir Practice at 7.30 —Mr. Savage, con ductor ; Mr. A. Stott, organist. RAKAIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. —Town Hall, Rakaia. Rev. B. J. Westbrooke, Minister. Sunday. Rakaia Town Hall at 11 a.m. Barrhill School, at 3 p.m. WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH. —Cameron Street, East. Rev. W. Keall, Pastor. Sunday. Morning,, prayer meeting at 10 ; service at 11, Rev. W. Keall. Evening, at G. 30, Rev. W. Keall. Sunday School—Afternoon, at 3, monthly children’s service. country services. Old Men’s Home—Afternoon, at 3, Mr. J. Alison. Tinwald Evening, at 6.30, Mr. J Alison. Seafield—Afternoon, at 2.30, Mr. G. W. Leadley. Sunday School at 1.30. Monday. Cameron Street Church—Prayer meeting at eight o’clock. Tuesday. Class Meeting at 7.30. Thursday. Preaching Service at 7.30, Mr. J. Buchanan ; Class at the conclusion of the service. Friday. Choir Practice at 7.30. PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. —Wills Street, East. Rev. Arthur J. Smith, Pastor. Sunday. Morning School at 10 a.m. Morning Service at 11 a.m., Rev. T. Sadler. Afternoon School at 2.30 p.m., Rev. T. Sadler. Evening Service at 6.30 p.m., Rev. T. Sadler. Monday. Ladies’ Class—ln the Church at 7.30 p.m. Tuesday. Divine Service, at 7.30. Supply. Thursday. Class Meeting at 7.30 p.m. Friday. Choir practice at 7.30 p.m. NEWLANDS PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. ; Sunday. Morning School, 9.30. Service at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Supply. ASHBURTON FORKS. Sunday Afternoon Service at 2.30, Mr. R. Sevan. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL.— Burnett Street West. Rev. Father Chervier. Mass at 11 a.m. on the second Sunday of every month. Benediction service in the evening.of the same day at 6.30.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office, as follows : For Cliristchurch and North at 5.30 a. in. 10 a. in., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, i&aldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at G a.m. and 10 a.m., daily. For Timaru and South, at 6 a.m., 10 a.m., and 4.20 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, at 4.30 p.m. daily. For Wakanui, Elgin, and Seafield, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 6 a. m.

Mails arrive at the Ashburton Post Office —

From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.25 8.m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.50 p.m.

From Chertsey, &c. at 10.25 a.m. daily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 5.35 p.m. daily. Fr«m Temuka and Timaru at 10.15 a.m. 5.35 p.m., and 8.15 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, Elgin, and Seafield on Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.30 p.m. W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Tuesday, November 23. Robert Wilkin and Co., Tinwald Yards— -60 Two and Four-tooth Lincoln Ewes.

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Ac. Monday, November, 22. Ashburton Gas Company, Annual Gene ral Meeting, Templar Hall, 3 p.m. Tuesday, November 23. Public meeting, re railway tariff, Town Hall, 7.30 p.m. St. John’s Lodge, Emergency Meeting, in the Somerset Hall at 7.30 Monday, November 29. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Tuesday, November 30. Masonic Ball, in the Town Hall, to com mence at 8.30. Wednesday, December 1. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock. Wednesday, December 8. Local Industries Association, Monthly Meeting.

TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE.

Trains Leave Ashburton for Christ church and intermediate stations at G a.ra., 10.30 a.m., and (Express) 5.48 p.m. Trains Leave Ashburton for Timaru and South, at 7 a.m., 10.36 a.m. (Ex press), and 4.50 p.m.—the latter pro ceeding no farther than Timaru. Trains Arrive at Ashburton from Christchurch at 10 24 a.m. (Express), 4.35 p. in., and 7.50 p. m. Trains Arrive at Ashrurton from Timaru and South at 10.15 a.m., 5.34 . p.m. (Express), and 8.15 p.m.

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

All orders for insertion of advertise ments must be written legibly on the face of- the advertisement. When no order is given the advertisement will be inserted until countermanded, and charged accord ingly- All notices of Births, Marriages, or Deaths must be accompanied by the sig nature of the sender, as a guarantee of good faith. All advertisements and business letters to be addressed The Managku ; literary communications should be addressed to The Enron.

TOWN EDITION. [lssued at 5 p.m.]

The Ashburton Guardian. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1880. The Petrified Kidneys.

One begins to wonder what has happened to the eyes of the Borough Councillors. Each of them owns horse flesh, and each of them uses East street. Yet day after day the wind carries off the clay packing of the street, and leaves exposed boulders about the size, more or less, of a man’s head. These delicate little rocks the horses are required to pick their way through, and we are asked to look with pride upon our “ noble streets,” and admire our grand thoroughfares. We are not sure that a charge of cruelty to animals could not be made to lie against the people who drive their horses along the “ rocky road to Dublin ” which our principal street presents ; and certainly if any man is convicted of cruelty to animals on a charge of this kind, he ought to he able to recover damages from the Corpora tion, whose neglect of their work in regard to this particular street is worthy indeed of censure. The amount of profanity that has been in dulged in during the week, over that terrible road, and its terrible boulders, has been enough to sink a ship, and country people especially loudly com plain. We do hope the Engineer will lay some proposal before the Works Committee for reducing the size of those boulders, so that the curse may be removed from the street, and the cursing from the mouths of the drivers.. But bad as the middle of the street is for vehicle traffic, it is better walking for pedestrians than are the footpaths. Only recently the channelling contiact in East street was completed. The work was well enough done, but just behind the concrete kerbing was laid a deep ‘layer of from one to two inch gravel stones. No one likes to walk over a river bed, and of course the kerb of the footpath is chosen as the walking ground. We would advise a few of the Borough Fathers to take a walk along the East street footpath, and watch the result of the Corporation’s essay in road making. Large bites have been taken out of the concrete, the channels are filled with gravel that has been kicked into them, and all along the line there is palpable evidence that something ought to be done to prevent the total destruction of the kerbing. Mr. Harrison has given notice to "move for an asphalt exper ment. If it can be afforded, let it be tried by all means, but if it cannot, then let us have at least a yard wide of clay next the kerb, and so save our poor feet from those terrible stones, which are just as ruinous to the chan nels as they are to the Ashburtonian boots. We remember the growls made against the Gas Company for leaving a long line of clay camel backs in the street where they had laid down their mains. But those camel backs were better walking than the footpath we now have, and many regretted their disappearance under a stratum of boulders. How pleasant it is to walk over the little patch of asphalt pave ment in front of Orr’s drapery, and what a reaction one feels when he reaches the rocks at the other end. Do let us have a few inches of smooth, or at least soft ground to walk on in this hot weather, and do send one or two of the unemployed to “ nap” the stones on the roadway. Many strangers have come and gone this week, and their reminiscences of our paths are not either pleasant or peaceful, but many of the wanderers have fervently prayed that we would “ mend our ways.” _

The County Hospital. Tenders for the supply of meat to the local Hospital are invited. Postal. —The next mail for the United Kingdom, &c., via San Francisco, will close on Saturday, December 4th, and will be due in London on January 18fch, 1881.

Drunken Blackguards.—Two or three of the old hands who used in the good times to want the attention of the police have waltzed down hero again for the holidays, and of course have come under the sergeant’s care. One of them named Henry Smith, aliox Walmer, who got six months with hard labor for stealing blankets and things from the Commercial Hotel in 1878, was found yesterday morning lying in the street, drunk as a fool, and in a very indecent condition. He was sent by the Mayor to-day to work out fourteen days’ hard labor at Adding ton. The Mayor also relieved the place of George Mitchell’s company, who was found guilty of drunkenness and inde cency. Mitchell got seven days.

The Amateur Dramatic Club. —By an inadvertence yesterday a notice of the second performance by the Dramatic Club was omitted. Wc regret the omission, as the performance was the best appearance the Amateurs have yet made, and was perhaps the most genuinely successful from a financial point of view. “ The Duel in the Snow” was repeated, and the characters throughout were portrayed with an ability not found every day amongst amateur players. We have already noticed the piece, but we gladly refer now to the scenery, which we did not notice pre viously. This and the stage appointments were of a very superior class altogether, and certainly laid the Club and the public under an obligation to the artist, Mr. Bourke. Seldom indeed is a snow scene managed so exceedingly well as Mr. Bouike did the one with which “The Duel in the Snow ” closes, and astonish ment as much as admiration took hold of the audience during its enactment. The fares of “ Betsy Baker ” concluded the performance. The local company is par ticularly strong in farce, having several very fair comedians amongst their number, so that “Betsy Baker” got good treats ment at their hands. Every appearance of the orchestra seems to be an improve ment on its predecessor, and the indus trious practice of the musicians and ability of their conductor, Mr. H. A. Gates, deseries every encouragement. The financial results of the two performances, we are glad to say, will wipe out all lia bilities the Club has incurred.

A Troublesome Maori. —One of the Maori prisoners, who recently became very troublesome on Ripa Island, was removed in irons to Lyttelton gaol this morning.

The Old Men’s Home. —The master of the Old Men’s Home wishes to acknow ledge, with thanks, the receipt of a parcel of tobacco from Messrs. Dunn and Aitken ; likewise some jellies and blanc mange, from Mr, A. O. Aitken, of Ashburton.

Telegraphic Blunders. —A number of disappointed British exhibitors at the Sydney Exhibition are just now inveigh ing against the Post Office Telegraph Department. It seems that on intimation being conveyed to the Exhibition agents in London, stating that certain firms for which they acted had been awarded prizes, the former telegraphed to know if they were “ gold ” prizes. The answer wired back was “yes.” The delegated prize takers accordingly made known their good fortune to the world. It now turns out that the telegraphist was guilty of one of those irritating blunders which have such a mischievous effect, for, instead ot the word gold being telegraphed, the word good was substituted for it. The consequence is that instead of finding themselves the possessors of “ gold medals,” the exhibitors have really been granted nothing of the kind.

Entertainment at Wakanui Last night a very successful entertainment was given in the Wakanui school in aid of the school funds The programme consisted of vocal and instrumental music, readings, Ac., and the performers comprised—in strumentalists, Master and Miss McLauch lin (piano) and Mr. Nettelton (violin); vocalists, Mesdames Dunn and Craighead, and Messrs. Craighead, Caird, Dunn, Cockle, Welsh, Earle, McLauchlin, and Scott; and elocutionists, Messrs McLauch lin and Brown. The audience were highly delighted with the fare given, and loudly applauded every item. A local song in which the recent coutroversey between the School Committee and the Churches was chaffingly recounted caused a con siderable amount of fun. Votes of thanks were passed at the close to the singers and others from Ashburton, to Mr. and Mrs. MacLauchlin,. who had spared neither pains nor labor to help the success of the meeting, and to the Chair man, and the floor was cleared for a dance, to which music wao ably supplied by Master MacLauchlin (who, by the way, is quite a musical prodigy) and Mr. Nettle ton, whoso violin strains are well known.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE

(Pet Ken let ’j Agency. ) The Irish Question. London, Nov. 18

A Cabinet Council was held again yesterday, but no decision was come to as to the policy to be pursued in Ireland. The question of holding a winter session of Parliament was also considered, but was likewise left in abeyance. It has transpired that Mr. Chamberlain, president of the Board of Trade, demands of his colleagues that reforms shall be carried out in Ireland together with the coercive measures which they propose to adopt. Storm in Scotland. A very severe snow storm has fallen in Scotland. Wheat and Flour. Adelaide flour, per 2801 b, ex ware house, 355. 6d.; New Zealand wheat, ex ship, 45f. The Borough and County Franchise. In the House of Lords, Lord Gran ville made a speech in which he stated the Government had resolved to pass a Bill which would assimilate the borough and county franchise. Notes and Gold. London, Nov. 19. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £14,875,000. The Earthquakes at Agram. Vienna, Nov 18.

20,000 persons have fled from Agram in consequence of the earthquakes. The Austrian Government makes a loan of 50,000 guilders to the town for its restor ation, and 1,800 workmen are already engaged in re-building, public buildings and residences which have beeen des troyed.

A Revolt

Calcutta, Nov. 18,

News has been received that a revolt of the native tribes has broken out in Cash mere.

AUSTRALIAN

(Per Reuter's Agency.) £SOO Reward. Melbourne, Nov. 19. The Union Steamship Company of New Zealand offer hero LSOO reward for the discovery of the Tararua gold robber. Another Reform Bill. Mr. Berry’s Reform of the Constitution Bill proposes 35 single electorates, and that members be elected to the Legislative Assembly for six years. There is nothing said in the Bill with regard to the powers of both Houses. Frozen Meat. The steamship Protos, with a cargo of meat, has sailed for England. Commercial. Sydney, Nov. 19. Hcnnessy’s brandy case, 355. 9d. ; bulk, quarters, 10s. 9d. ; kerosene, dia mond, per gallon, Is. Bd. ; Devoe’s, Is. 9d. ; New Zealand oats, per bushel, 2s. 3d.; maize, per GOlbs., 2s. 2d.; candles, DRJ’s, per lb., S.Vd. ; DRO’s, per lb., 8.1 d.

The N. S. W. General Election. Sydney, To-day. The general elections to the new Par liament are now proceeding. Prorogued. Brisbane, To-day. The Queensland Parliament was pro rogued yesterday to January 4th.

NEW ZEALAND

(Per Press Asoociation.) The Patetere Block. Auckland, To-tiay.

The statement that Government will give special facilities to thePatetere Land Company to acquire the Pate tore block is officially denied. The Land Court will sit on January 25th, when a block equiva lent to the Government advances will be set aside. Any persons, whether con nected with the Laud Company or not, will then be at liberty to enter into negotiations with the natives. The New El Dorado. Te Aroha has been proclaimed a gold field, and the proclamation will be brought into operation next Thursday. The Governor. The Government has received no pre cise intimation of the nature of the powers conferred on Sir Arthur Gordon under the High Oommissionership. This will be only ascertained on his arrival. The Governor will reside in Wellinton. There is no sign of the Danae with the Governor. Accident to a Priest. Napier, To-day. The Rev. Father Regner, aged seventy, while driving into town this morning, was thrown out of his buggy, striking his head against the stone wall of the convent, and is injured to such an extent that he is not expected to recover. Preparation for the Arrival of the New Governor. Wellington, To-day. The Regatta Committee are arranging

for a procession of boats on the arrival of the New Governor. The Young Men’s Christian Association have decided to address a letter of welcome to him on his lauding. The Last Scene. Nelson, To-day. Edward Fearon, who lately passed his examination as a solicitor, and was ad mitted in Wellington, but whose brain became affected, died this morning. On being released from the Asylum in Wel lington he came to Nelson, but was com mitted to the Asylum at once. He inflicted self injuries last night which proved fatal tliis morning.

Wreck of a New Zealand Bound Ship.

The New Zealand Shipping Com pany have received a cable advice that their chartered ship Araby Maid, which left London for Otago on Nov. 17, has gone ashore at Deal. The pas sengers and crew are all saved.

THE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA.

COLLAPSE OF TRICKETT.

(By Cable),

London, Nov. 18.

The first four heats of the Interna tional Regatta were rowed to-day on the Thames, in the presence of a large number of spectators. The following were the results first heat. Laycock ... ... ... ... 1 Hawdon ...: ... ... ... 2 SECOND HEAT. Ross... ... ... ... ••• 1 Riley ... ... ... ... 2 third heat. Hosmer ... ... ... ••• 1 Smith ... ... ... ... 2 FOURTH HEAT. Trickett ! ... ..; ... ... 1 Nicholson ... ' ••• ••• 2 The defeated oarsmen do not com pete further. Two more heats will be pulled to-morrow, and the final contest will take place on Saturday. ; London, Nov. 19.

The drawing for the eight com petitors in two heats of the Interna tional Regatta,, to be rowed to-day, has resulted as follows ; —First heat —Wal- lace Ross, Hosmer, Riley and Nichol son. Second heat —Laycock, Trickett, Hawdon, and Smith. Later. The first heat in the Regatta to-day was won by Wallace Ross, with Hosmer second. The second heat was won by Laycock with Smith’ second. In this heat afoul took place between Trickett and Smith, and the former is thus out of the race.

CHISPA’S LETTER.

' I am not yet so bald that you can see my brains." —Longi'Ul-LOW.

Of course I went to the show and the races; the most prominent feature about the show was the tremendous array of ploughs and such like structures. I was asked to describe some of these tools, but got mixed as to the merits of double fur rows and potatoe diggers. All 1 can say about them is that someone must have taken a lot of trouble to polish the iron workup. The judging was not satisfac tory to a lot of the competitors, more especially to those who failed to get Ist prizes. I saw one man who had entered a horse, and ■ had been awarded a second class ticket, careering round the ground and giving vent to profane lan guage as to the knowledge the judges possessed of horse flesh in general and his own crock in particular ; and another one who had been exhibiting beef, stating that the judges could not have had noses on them, otherwise they would have detected an aroma about the joint they selected as best which would not justify their de cision. And I oven heard a judge, a portly old gentleman of the old school, wdio by some means gained admission to the Secretary’s room, address one of the best known-reporters in Canterbury as follows —“Look here, old man, when you report this, tell ’em they have had the worst show in Canter bury, the beer sold is made from tobacco, and I will send the culls from my flock next year to take the prizes in merinos,” and then he said, “Come on, Chispa and try and get a bottle of English ale” and w r e succeeded. I’m not an authority on shows, but I have no doubt there is room for improvement in some things, and as we cannot expect to arrive at perfection at once, we had better shake bands with one another and agree that the show was a great success.

As to the races, the “General ” was of course the most conspicuous official on the ground. His red roat and old Albatross could not be mistaken, and I could take an affidavit of the identity, of both man and horse had they been a mile away. The “ General” was a trifle more demon strative than usual, as vagrant dogs and trespassers in general found to their cost. Those abominations, Wheel of Fortune men ct hoc omvc ijenus were more plentiful than ever, and it is a pity the Club would not take forcible measures to keep these nuisances in their proper places. Surely the Club could afford among its members one or two muscular Christians to check the evil. I saw the secretary take a practical way of solving the difficulty by capsizing some of their swindling ap paratus ; but he, poor man, seemed to be a sort of Johnny-all-sorts, who was looked to as being the arbiter of all matters in dispute on the ground. Anyhow, he does not appear to have lost much flesh over the business.

Of all assemblages calculated to show out the innate - selfishness and base cowardice and meanness that appear to lurk deep down in the natures of some men, commend me to the race meetings. The hook-nosed, bull-necked, greasy looking, and oil-stinking ones comes to these meetings in full force, and from every imaginable corner of the colony. The question very naturally arises, how do they live throughout the year, when no races are being run, and when respectable folks arc following their ordinary avoca tions. I fancy those of the New Zealand citizens who attend races, and who know anything of phrenology, very carefully button up their pockets as they move through the crowd of men who have “rogue” written on every line of their features. It is this scum of whom I am writing that bring out the selfishness., cowardice, and meanness to which I re ferred at starting, and show us what like some of the men amongst us are who claim to be respectable. The race meeting parasite and the rogue of the fair flaunt in the eyes of the public apparent chances of “of winning ” a pound or two. Men pretending to be honest jump at these ehances. Their self conceit leads them to a high opinion of their own smartness, their cupidity is tickled by the offer made; they find when they try their hand and are led on till they get, bitten badly that they have played at' “sharps” with sharper men—and then, oh, don’t they yell out for the police to take the men in charge who have “ robbed ” them of their money. I think if I were a law-maker and a Magistrate, and a thimble-rigger were brought before me charged with fleecing a citizen, I’d punish both, the fleecer and the fleeced, for the one is nearly as bad at heart as the other. I stood and saw a fellow play away a live- '

pound note in the delusive belief that he was going to win L 25. He know that he was breaking the law, for in the course of the play he was quite willing to dodge the police along with the rogue he was playing with. But as soon as he saw he had lost his money—didn’t he clamor for the men in blue ! The professional rogue is only a rogue—his dupe is just as often as not both rogue and fool, and a very largo part of both.

Leaving the races let me just look for a moment at the churches. It think it was Dean Bam say who .chose the text for a charity sermon, “Whoso giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord,” and added his complele sermon in these words —“ If you believe in the security, down with the dust.’’ It is not with the slang meaning of the word “ dust ” I am now about to deal but with the real and actual meaning. I will not point to any particular temple in this fair city as wanting the application of a duster more than any other, but when I sec fair ladies trotting out their cambrics and wiping down their pews before they take their seats, I begin to think that Saturday evenings ought to afford a charwoman or two a job. I will not say where it was that I stood at the door one Sunday as the people left the Sanctuary, and as they passed out I observed that every person clad in black had a grey line of dust across his shoulders, and a dust patch on each arm from the elbow down. Visions' of Ash Wednesday and blackened foreheads rose up before me .as each dust stained indi vidual passed out. “ Cleanliness is next to godliness ” says some authority or other, and when the duster is more used I’ll be more regular in my attendance and more ready with my bob. Don’t ask m.e to sit for forty minutes in dust deep enough to take the impression of my ample nether man, listen to a recounting of my evil deeds the while, and pay a bob too. Oh, no, if you will have me go to church, do wipe down the pew.

My old friend Joseph Hunt shines out always on occasions like those of the past week. The A. and P. Association sadly ill-use that old man,. He appears to be indispensable f and gets jammed into all sorts of committees where there is work to do. If they can’t put him on a committee, its for the very good reason that he is already on more than he can attend to. so they put on someone else, and get the old man to promise to bear a hand when he can with the work. Wheii the pinch comes, the poor old chap is left alone, and has to work like a horse, to do work that ought to have been done by men who had been appointed to perforin the duties. Ho is an honor to the Society, and well deserves the vote of thanks passed to him, but is it fair to put all the work on the willing horso 'i '

“ Assume a virtue if you have it not.” So says Hamlet. One virtue I assume, and t think have, is the industry with which I daily read the Guardian through, and I always pay special attention to the Borough Council reports. If your records of their deliberations are correct, the local body is not at present impecunious j in fact, as times go, they are disgustingly rich, quite bloated capitalists in fact- Why then I why these rocks in Bast street, which play up with the springs and axles of buggies, ruin horse’s feet and legs, and trip up pedestrians. Last night I tumbled over a pebble about the size of a railway waggon, and wasn’t very much inebriated either.’ Your Worship, you have much to answer for. All honor td you for spoiling the Egyptians (i. c. the Road Boards and Government) in getting the funds. Pray show a little consideration for our poor feet, and yours truly on the part of the public will owe you a still further debt of gratitude. Chispa.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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

TWENTY SHILLINGS IN THE £.

To the Editor. Mister H-editer, —I begs you will excuse this ’ore liberty in a uularned man addressing you, but I knows you do put in letters sometimes in your Guardian, and I likes that name Guardian for your paper—it seems as if you do mean to guard our interests. As I now do feel in a sort of moral mood (holidays being over), I shall begin, parson-like, with a werse o’ Scripture, I knows it’s somewhere at the end o’ the Bible—a werse I wish might go with more than a forty-parson power to many a leathery conscience in Ashburton —it is this, “ Whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just.” If there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Now, Mr. Heditcr, 1 very well knows people don’t like Scripture talk in news papers. Some on um do like a very little on a Sunday evening, provided that little is not too strong or personal. Now I prides myself on being a kind of filosopher —knowing a thing or two of things in general and business matters particular— that is, what I picks up by general obser vation and a reading the newspapers. Since I’se been in these ’ere parts, one thing I notises, and that is what a wery common thing it do seem to go through, or to file, or to shovel, as they do call it — and they does not think it no disgrace neither. They says they was summonsed, or they was pushed, and they was obligated to call a meeting ; and they says to their selves, there’s Robinson, Brown, Jones, Smith, and Snooks, w r ery respectable men, church and chapel-goers, too ; some in wery prominent positions, and ’as done largely in good works, too, and they’ve been an’ gone on again as big as ever, and seem as jolly as if nothink had happened, cutting such a dash at the races, balls and parties, and them places, with their wives and childers as swellish as ever, while the poor coves who supplied uni with the luxuries works hard to pay a honest twenty shillings in the pound, while they got Is. 6d., 2s. Gd., 3s. 4d., or some’ut of that kind in thepound,andsome of their ’states was what them lawyers calls nil, and I’s told that do mean no think. Say T, to myself, when I reflects on these ’ere things. —lf there be any shame, if there be any disgrace ; if there be any cowardly meanness, if there be anythink contemptable, think on these things, in course there may be some poor fellows whose been misfortunate, and smashed up but afterwards by hard work and stintin’ o’ theirselves, fetch up agin, and shewed they was better than the heathen Chinee, and paid their just debts, a honest 20s; in the pound. My stars ! how it would astonish some of our shopkeepers if Jones, Smith, Robinson, Brown, and a few score

more of those gentlemen whose names have graced or disgraced the papers within. the last twelve months were to turn up and put down ten shillings in the pound beyond their first and final dividend as they generally ’as it, but they says no, we isn’t such fools, why Jones, Smith, Robinson, and Brown would say wo was only fit to go to Suimyside Asylum, and that sharp—l do see, Mr. Heditor,. that they be wakin’ up in some places, making it very ’ot for some on um, having protecting societies just a finding out who’s who—a precious hard job in this ere place to do that. And I see in the paper, one fellow got three months for a telling of lies about a having nothing, and he had drawed £IOO out of the bank a day afore he filed. Scamps and rogues, says I ! Don’t a good many of the respectable gents about deserve just the same ! And another think I’s observed, that when these slippery, smooth-tongued adven turers ’as done the job once as they think well, it’s much easier to go through the second, and easier still the third time.

T’other clay, I heard of a fellow being refused tick, who says—“ I’s all right, I’s got my discharge.” I often says to my self, what fools them marchants and shop keepers be for trusting the likes of them, but so they does ; and often refuses a poor, honest, hardworking fellow, the like of me, who ’as always tried and always succeeded in paying twenty shillings in the pound, and ’as got an easy conscience. For I does think there is some virtue and some praise in keeping out of the Bank ruptcy Court; in other words, proving you are equal to manage your affairs, or proving you are honest.—Yours, &c.-, Obsarver.

The Lawyers. —Lord-Brougham, once when he was in a facetious mood, being asked to define a lawyer, said : “A lawyer is a learned gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies and keeps it himself. ’

Inconsistency. —Some girls can work hard all day making a silk embroidered motto where the words “Love one another ” stand out in all shades and colors, and then take nearly the entire top off their little brother’s head just because he wants to stay in the parlor while Adolphus is making his regular call.

The Irish Republic. —lt is not gene rally known (says the Pall Mall Budget) that a republic of Ireland exists on paper, and that it enjoys the privilege of a national debt. A movement is on foot in the United States towards giving greater, stability to the Republic, and adding largely to its indebtedness. Patri otic Irish servant girls are the principal investors in the ponds, which the founders of that State issue for the purpose of raising what they call “ skirmishing funds.” One of these bonds is now before us. It has a close resemblance to a United States greenback note for ten dollars. The , chief difference is that, instead of the portraits of two. distin guished American statesmen being repre sented on the face of it, the portraits are those of Wojfe, Tone, and Davis. A small, cross at the top gives a religious sanction to the document. The inscription runs as follows :—“ The national bond of the Republic of Ireland is indebted to in the sum of tea dollars redeemable with interest at. the-rate of ,6 per cent per annum six “months frbni the’ acknowledge ment of the independence of the Irish nation, or at option of the Republic con vertible into 6 per cent interest bearing Government stock, payable in. six years from that date.” This undertaking is signed by Michael Scanlan as “ Agent of the Republic,” and by C. B. Sullivan,’ as “ Registrar.” An eagle grasping a sword, and triumphing apparently over a defeated foe, figures in the middle. A good many bonds must be in circulation, seeing that the registered number of this one is n,d29. ' ■ /

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1880.



Special Advertisements. O. Carstens & Co. (Late Weston’s), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, nnOBACCONIST, FANCY GOODS, J AND STATIONERY. Meerschaum Pipes, G.B.D. Pipes Nailrod, Twist, and Vanity Fair Tobacco Musical Instruments, etc., etc. Haircutting, Shaving and Shampooing. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 520*



NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS. Professor F. Clark, HAIRDRESSER, STATIONER, AND FANCY GOODS DEALER, MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS, ASHBUKTOX, HAS JUST IMPORTED from Mel bourne a large assortment of FANCY GOODS, too numerous to specify in detail, amongst which are the follow ing : G.B.D. Pipes, in cases Cherry do. do. Also pipes of every other description Dolls, Toy Watches Rowing Boats. Trumpets Shuttlecocks and Battledores Whips, Spades, Popguns Mouth Harmonicons And all kinds of Gentlemen’s Studs West’s Patent Solitaires Also Ladies’ Hair Pads, Frizetles, Ac. NOVELS— “BIack Angel,” “Star of the. South,” “ Fiery Cross,” Ac. Haircutting, Shaving, and Shampooing Saloon. Agent for the Ashburton, Guardian. Note the address : MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS. ASHBURTON. 513*



THE BEST VALUE FOR READY MONEY IS THE MEN’S) CLOTHING (AND BOYS’) MANUFACTURED BY THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY, which can ho purchased at their Retail Branches, now established all over New Zealand. The Garments are thoroughly shrunk. The Fit and Style are perfect. The Workmanship is equal to bespoke. The Trimmings are of superior quality and strength. The Tweeds are of the very best descrip tion. The Stock is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The tall, short, lean, and stout can be equally well fitted. The Goods are all marked in plain figures. The system of business is to exchange every article that does not give satis faction. And, in addition to all these advantages, you can purchase A SINGLE GARMENT AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. jg=w- Mercery, Hats, Shirts, Ties, Scarfs, Bags, Portmanteaus, Rugs, and Blankets at Wholesale Prices. THOUSANDS OP DISCERNING CUSTOMERS Testify that the New Clothing Factory’s Garments are the Very Best Value for Ready Money. Ashburton Branch : EAST STREET. WM. SPARROW, 910 c Manager. MR. OAYGILL, of Walker street, Christchurch, is AUTHORISED to CANVASS for Advertisements for The Ashburton Guardian. npHE GUARDIAN is on every Tea Table in Ashburton. [ASH RECEIPTS Printed at “ The 1 Guardian” office. DO you Want the News of the Day Read the Ashburton Guardian Price, One Penny.



Wanted. TTT ANTED. —THE GUARDIAN tells V\ your Wants for Is.—cash. ANTED—A VANT. Paper. good General SER- Apply, Office of this , ■.-573: WANTED, a respectable MARRIED COUPLE, without incumbrance, for a farm near Ashburton. Apply to Mrs. Bland, Tancred street. 563 WANTED— A good strong LAD,; able to Milk. None but good Milker need apply. Also, a young person about 14 years’ of age, as a NURSE GIRL. Apply office of this paper. WANT E D SITUATION, by a married man, as Farm Manager, or other position of trust. Wife also used to farm-work, and competent to. take charge of dairy, etc. Apply, A.M., Ashton Post Office. 580 ITTANTED to BUY swarms of BEES, V Hives provided. Apply Se ily Bros., Seedsmen, East street. 664 WANTED— One nr Two GENTLE MEN for Board and Residence, in private family, near the Domain. Apply for address to Guardian office. 537 ANTED KNOWN—That W. H. Tucker,- Chimney Sweep, has ar rived in Ashburton, from Christchurch, and is prepared to execute orders on the shortest notice. Orders left at the office of this paper, promptly attended to. 557 ANTED KNOWN, —That GEO. F. HENRY, Saunders’ Build ings, East Street, Ashburton, is the ONLY PHOTOGRAPHER in New Zealand who is supplying the Public with Re-touched PICTURES, Finished Off in the Best and Latest Fashionable Styles, at TEN SHILLINGS per Dozen. 470 WANTED KNOWN. SOMERSET LIVERY AND STABLES. BAIT JW. M'RAE bogs to inform the , public that he has taken the above Stables from Mr. Bossenberg, and is making extensive repairs. Buggies and saddle horses on hire. Lowest prices and best attention. 908c—2860 WANTED KNOWN—Just arrived from England—Clrtistmas, New Year, and Birthday Cards. New Zealand Illustrated Annual, Young Ladies’ Jour nal, and Bow Bells, Is. Od. each. Family Herald and Family Readery Is. each, and all other Magazines supplied at Christ church Prices. Colonial and European Newspapers, School Books, Stationery,&c. A visit solicited. L. F. Andrbwbs, East street, near Lancaster’s Butchery. 527 VITANTED KNOWN—That Visiting W Cards, plain or mourning, can be obtained printed in various-styles, at the /“Guardian” office, opposite the Railway Station. Money. jgg 850 LEND on approved Security, at Current Rates, in sums to suit Borrowers. 611 POYNTZ & CO. MONEY TO LEND. TRUST MONEYS—£2,POO, £4OO, and £250. These sums are now ready for investment bn real security, at current rates of interest. F. P. O REILLY, 899c-226g Solicitor, Tancred street. Barristers, Solicitors, &c. C. W. Ireland, jgARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, Saunders’ Buildings, Ashburton. 393 Branson & Purnell, JJARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, EAST STREET. ■ 394 T7IORMS PRINTED —“To Let” and I ; “For Sale ’ ’ —can be obtained at the Guardian Office.



Public Notices. M ISS LIVINGSTONE is requested to call at the Office of this Paper. 565 DON’T FORGET— Aitken has a good stock of Cakes, Scones, Sponges, Pastry, &c. Give a look up to-night. Aitken, Saunders’ Buildings. 581 [card.] mHEODORE B. JACOBSEN AND |_ O. PEEZ, ! ARCHITECTS. Note office— HEREFORD STREET, WEST,—. Christchurch. 571 MILK! MILK ! M ILK! jyj'R, MALCOLM MILLER intends after Ist December next, to SELL MILK at 3d. PER QUART till further notice. : • 573 ■ CHALLENGE. - > I HEREBY CHALLENGE Mr. Robert Millar to show his grey gelding 808, for which Ist prise was awarded in Class 12, for Draught Horses, to-day,. against my bay horse TOM, which only gained 2nd prize, as" l,do ndtfeel satisfied with the decision of the judges. ’ 1 f The terms to be—That each*of us .shall - choose a judge, and the two judges appoint: an umpire, and I ain willing ; to back pay opinion against that' of * the' Show" Jiidges for the sum of £lO or Upwards.^ • This Challenge remain' the 24th inst., and should it not be ac cepted by that date, by advertisement in this paper, I - will -consider- “that'■Mr.-' Millar, is. of my . own opinion as .to jthe merits of‘the horses.} 1 ‘** d. Ashburton, Nov. l6th, 1880. . ~ JOHN black;" t a I . Contractor, 546 Ashburton.- Tenders ASHRURTON CODN'TY TENDERS arednvitcd supply-ofT ■' MEAT for the-ObuMj^HospifeiL l “■ ~ Particulars on .view Jm.. the. Council.. offices. ' ‘ " ‘ m$' J t'i'*"''" '* ‘ : ’| Tenders to bq&erit-jipitd the Chairman I '- on or before ......... E: WARING, Ashburton, Novi'2oth, ; lßßo. ! '‘ 574 TO BUILDERS. TENDERS are invited for the EREC TION of a VILLA RESIDENCE for John Orr, Esq. Plans and specifications may be seen at Orr and Co;’s f ;tq November 25th’, and' after that date at the Architect’s office, Christchurch, where tenders will be received on or before 2nd December. r , “ ' - ’■■* i “ . The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. , T ■ THEODORE 18. JACOBSEN V'AND JO*J PEEZ, Architect’s, Hereford street, Christchurch, 556 UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BoilßD.' TENDERS-: arefinvifed fot the RE PAIRS and MAINTENANCE of all the Roads in this district fora term of three years ; each ward to be tendered for separately. Written tenders, endorsed, are to be sent in, addressed to the Chairman, not later than noon of MONDAY, the 29th day of November. The Clerk will be at the office every Thursday of each week, from nine to twelve o’clock a.ni., to give the general conditions aiid specifications of the work. ROBT. D. PULLAR, ' Clerk and Surveyor to the Board, Road Board Office, ' > Westerlield, Oct. 27, 1880. 408 ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. DOG COLLARS FOR iBBr. njiENDERS 'are * invited* for the Supply JL of 710 DOG-COLLARS, and for Re-badging 840 Collars, now at the Council Offices, Ashburton, for 1881. Particulars : to*. be seen, at the Town Clerks’ Offices, Christchurch and Timaru ; the Road Board Office South Rakaia ; and the Council Offices, Ashburton. Tenders, endorsed ‘‘ Tender for Dog Collars,” will be received at the Council Offices, Ashburton, up to 11 a.m. on WEDNESDAY, the 24th November. The lowest or any tender not necessarily - accepted. By order, F. MAINWARING, ; K.: >i -Clerk. Ashburton, . r ;/y " ,--j , ------ * 11th November, 1880. 540 Gazette in Bankruptcy. V. R. OTICE—The Ashburton Guardian, is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors Adt V. R.. n the District Court of Christchurch, ■- - -Hodden at Ashburton.** ----- ----* h the matter of the" Bankruptcy of WILLIAM HEftRY ROBINSON. A PPLICATION for , the DISCHARGE, \ of-the-above-named debtor /will bos lade,to the above Court oh the lst dayoD )eceriiber next, at 11 o’clock a;m, 1 , Dated this 19 th day of November, T 880.; F. P. O’REILLY, " 79 : 1 : Solicitor ford&btor. V. R. In the District Court.of ! - Holden'at Ashburton. In the matter of the Bankruptcy of J OHjf ! SMITH, of Ashburton, Laboreri APPLICATION for, the abovenamed/' • Debtor’s discharge will be Tfiade to. the above Court on the Ist day qf Decem ber next; at lln’clock a.m.' ’’ 1 ' * . Dated this 19th day of November,-1880;'' s : ' F. P. O’REEDLY, , / , 578 ‘ “”• ’ ' Solicitor for Debtor.- ‘ . METHVEN: AGENCYV “ MQRGAN and' HIRES, [ General Stprh:: ■ . keepers,:.Methven,:..;ar^.,authorised . i agents for the Ashburton. Guardian. Subscribers will please get them papers-. from the ■ agents -in -future.- • -Orders eh- - trusted to them, will .receive- ; prompt , TASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d, 1 par lh y at the’ Guardian GflUe. Xf!;