THE CHURCHES.

SUNDAY AND WEEK NIGHT SER-

VICES AND MEETINGS.

EPISCOPALIAN CHURCH.— Tancbbd Street, West.

Rev. A. W. Hands, Incumbent.

Sunday.

Morning at 11 a.m., Rev. A. W. Hands. Afternoon at 2.30, Sunday School; Bap tismal Service in the Church, at 3. Evening atG.3O, Rev. A. W. Hands.

Wednesday.

Evening Service at 7 p.m., Rev. A. W.

Hands. Choir Practice at 8.

Thursday.

Confirmation Classes at 6 p.m., and Sun day School Teachers’ Meeting at 7.30. Country Services —To-Morrow.

Greenstreet at 3 p.m., Mr. W. C. Walker. Tinwald at 6.30 p.m., Mr. J. Ward. Longbeach, Mr. Grigg. Elgin, 3 p.m., Mr. J. Ward.

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

St. Mark’s Church, Rakaia. —Morning at 11, Rev. W. H. Elton. Evening; at 7, Rev. W. H. Elton.

St. John’s, Barrhill, 3 p.m., Lay Reader. Chertsey, at 3 p.m., Rev. W. H. Elton. Kyle, 3 p.m., Lay Reader. All Saints, Sherwood, 3 p.m., Lay Reader. Communion.—First Sunday in the month at St. Mark’s. Second Sunday at St. John’s. Fourth Sunday at St. Barns bas. Fifth Sunday at All Saints. 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, Minister. Sunday Services. Morning at 11, and Evening at 6.30, in the Church.—Rev. A. M. Beattie. In Ashton School and Waterton Library Hall alternately, at 3 o’clock afternoon —fortnightly—Rev. A. M. Beattie. Sunday School in the Church at 2.30 afternoon. —Mr. W. Gavin, Superinten dent. 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. and 7 p.m. —Mr. Silvester. Methven, Road Board Office, at 11 a.m., Rev. B. J. Westbrooke. Alford Forest’ Swamp School, at 3 p.m., Rev. B. J. Westbrooke.

WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH. —Cameron Street, East. Rev. W. Keall, Pastor. Sunday. Morning, at 11, Mr. J. E. Buchanan. Evening, at 6.30, Rev. W. Keall, Com munion after the usual service. Sunday School—Afternoon, at 2.30.

COUNTRY SERVICES. Old Men’s Home —Afternoon, at 3, Mr. J. E. Buchanan. Willowby—Afternoon, at 3, Mr. J. Ali son. Tinwald-—Evening, at 6.30, Mr, J. Ali son. Seafield Afternoon, at 2.30, Rev. W. Keall; Sunday School at 1.30.

Monday. Cameron Street Church. —Prayer meeting at eight o’clock.

Tuesday. Class Meeting at 7.30. Thursday, Class Meeting, at 7 ; Preaching [Service at eight.

Friday. Choir Practice at 7.30., Mr. Weeks, con ductor.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. —Wills Street, Bast. Rev. Arthur J. Smith, Pastor. Sunday. Morning School at 10 a.m. Morning Service at 11 a.m., Rev. J. Dumbell. Afternoon School at 2.30 p.m. Evening Service at 6.30 p.m., Rev. J. Dumbell.

Monday.

Ladies’ Class—ln the ChurclTat 7.30 p.m.

Tuesday.

Divine Service at 7.30 p.m.

AVednesday. Children’s Singing Class, at 7 p.m., Miss Jowsey, teacher.

Thursday.

Class Meeting in Church at 7.30 p.xn,

Friday. Choir practice at 7.30 p.m. NEWLANDS PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH.

Sunday. Morning School, 9.30. Divine Service at 11 a.m. and at 6.30, Mr. W. Smith and Mr. J. W. Parker.

ASHBURTON FORKS. Sunday Afternoon Service at 2.30.

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.

COMMERCIAL.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.

CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE The following is the Corn Exchange re port for the week ending, Friday evening, the 3rd inst.:— There is no change to report in the grain market during the past week, and values are unchanged. The weather con tinues all that can be desired, and there is every indication at present of a , most favorable season.

Wheat.—First-class milling wheat is in demand, and readily saleable at from 4s. to 4s. 2d.; seed samples, 4s. 3d. to 4s. 9d.; chick wheat, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per bushel. Oats.—There is an enquiry for bright milling quality at from Is. 6d. to Is. Bd. per bushel ; feed samples, Is. 3d. to Is. 4d.; inferior, Is. to Is. 2d. per bushel. Barley.—First-class malting quality is in demand, anl is saleable at from '3s. to 3s. 3d. per bushel; second rate, 2s. to 2s. 6d.; feed quality, Is. 6d. to Is. Bd. per bushel.

Grass Seed.—Town-dressed heavy seed will command 3s. to 3s. 3d.; farmers’ parcels, indifferently dressed, 2s. to , 2s. 6d.; light and badly dressed, Is. (id; to 2s. per bushel. Potatoes.—The demand has not im proved during the past week, and’no alteration for the better can be recorded in prices, 20s. per ton being the figure. Cheese and Butter. —The former is in good supply, and is heavy of sale at 4cl. to 4|d. The latter is abundant, and almost unsaleable.

Hay.—sos. to 555. per ton, delivered in Christchurch.

Messrs. H. Matson and Co. report on the live stock market, etc., for the week ending Thursday, Sept. 2nd, ,1880, as follows ; Yesterday’s* sheep maaket was, without ex ception, the smallest of the season, and had it not been for several late consignments arriving by rai', the bulk of the trade must have been unsupplied. As it was, the whole entry did not represent more than half an average sale, and prices advanced is. to is. 6d. per head over last week’s rates, it being almost a “ scramble ” as to who could secure a pen. Prime crossbreds brought from 17s. to 2os. 6d. Merinos, medium, to 12s. We cannot but again deplore the irregularity in our marl ets, and, without suggesting any other remedy for the evil than that owners should consult their agents in town as to the probable supply for next sale before forwarding stock. by these means something like evenness in our markets might be brought about, as well as the general welfare of the stock raising and grazing com munity at large, by being able to depend on regularity in price and demand. In beef there was a large entry, the chief feature being a line of magnificent shorthorn bullocks from the Longbeach estate. These cattle were the theme of admiration from all parties, and generally admitted, for weight and quality to be the ‘’plums’’ of the season. Although sold at the latter part of the day, they elicited keen competition, realising up to Ll 3 10s., or an average of Ll2 per head. Light weights and inferior quality made up a large proportion of the entry, and prices for this class were 10s. to 15s. per head lower than the,average of last month. At this quotation most of the. lots were cleared. Store cattle -..were penned in large numbers, and prices tor all ages and classes ruled fully ten per cent, lower than a fortnight since, many lines being turned out un sold. .The high rates obtainable of late is filling the markets, and as a natural consequence there isatemporary decline in values. The totals yarded for the day’comprised 2,648 sheep,' 656 head of cattle, and 59 pigs, of which our entry included 1,261 sheep, 3*4 head cattle, and 45 pigs, for Messrs. ]ohn Grigg and Others. In sheep we sold 26 cross-breds at 19s. 9d., 101 do wethers at 18s. 6d., 74 at I^s > 6 c k 92 at rßs. 6d., 40 mixed at 155.", 33 at 13s. pel., 180 at 14s. 6d., 95 at 145., $o at 14s. pd., 90 at 155., 40 at 15s. 3d., 80 at 14s. pd., 40 at 145., 80 at 155., 25 ,at 18s. 6d;, 6d., 47 at 18s. 6d. Fat cattle (Longbeach line) 2 at Ll 3 ios. 2 at Ll2 55., 2 at Lii 155., 4at Ln 2s. 2S. 6d. ; others, 4at L 7 10s., 3 at L 7 2s. 6d, 5 at L 6 10s., 4aj L 6 2s. 6d., 4 at L 6 17s. 6d., 2at L 8 155., 3“3t L 5 7s. 6d, 5 at Lp, 4 at L 5 Ss., mat L 7 155., 6 at L 5, 2 at L 7 155., 3 at L 6 los. 4 at L 6 2s. 6d., 2 at L 7, 6 at 'L6 175., 6d. Stores, 54 head mixed at L 4 2s. 6d., 15 at L 5 ios., 10 at L 4 17s. 6d., 9at L 3 ios., 7 at L 3 125. fid., 7 at L 3 Ss., 10 at L 3 ios., 7 at L 4 ios., 12 at L 3 ios. Dairy cows and sptingers at from L 7 to Lio ios. In pigs we cleared our entry as under—B at 285., 3at 605., 3 at 275., 12 at 265., 11 at 263., 3 at 125., 4 at 16s.

Canterbury Horse Market.—Our last Satur day’s catalogue at Tattersall’s comprised an entry of eighty-seven horses, mostly broken and unbroken ‘draught and’plough horses. We quote young sound heavy draughts, L/JS 1° L 45; extra good, to LSO; medium do and plough horses, L 25 to L 32 ; light draught and spring cart horses, LlB to L 23 ; unbroken stock, pro portionate rates ; good-sound upstanding hacks, Ll 6 to L 25 ; ordinary do, Lio to Ll 4 ; weeds, L 4 to Ly. Country Sales.—At the Ashburton Sale yards we held our usual fortnightly sale of live stock, etc. There was a very fair entry of stock penned for the day’s business, but, owing no doubt to the inclement weather, there was an unu-ually small attendance of buyers. AVe sold about 85 head of cattle at fair values, and we quitted some fair beef at 28s. 6d. per icolb. Shesp were scarce, and in consequence were much enquired for. We sold, in the insolvent estate of Joseph Ward, butcher, five horses, spring cart, sausage ma chine, harness, scales, saddles, etc., at full market values. At oilr next Tinwald sale, on Tuesday week, we expect to yard a grand line of young cattle.

Messrs. Acland, Campbell, and Co. report on the live stock market for the week ending Thursday, September 2nd, as follows : On Tuesday, the 31st August, at the Ash burton Yards, we held the usual fortnightly sales. Owing to the inclement weather the entry of sheep was small. All lots entered were cleared at a s’ight reduction on prices ruling at the last market in this district. There was a fair entry of cattle, and for beef the market was a good one, best quality - making about 255. For stores the demand was very limited, and many were passed in.

[by telegraph.]

Dunedin, Sept. 3.

Good sample milling wheat, 4s. 4cl. to 4s. 7d. ; fowl’s wheat, 2s. 6d. to 35.; feed oats, is. 6d.; miffing is, yd. *0 is. Sd.; malt barley, 2s. gd. to 3s. 3d. ; feed, is. gd. lo 2s. 6d.; potatoes, L2 55.; grass hay, L2 10s.; oaten hay, L 3 ; medium wheat, 3?, gd, ta 45.; straw, L2 ; bran, L 3 10s. ; pollard, Lf jtos. } flour, Lio 10s. to Li 1 ; oatmeal, 10s.; pearl barley, L 1 8; onions, 7s. 6d. to Bs.; cheese, sd. ; bacon, rolled, gd.; hams, ; sides bacon, B}£d. per lb. (grain fed) ; chaff, L2 15s. ; prime beef, 265. per loolbs. ; mutton, 2^d.

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office, as follows :

For Christchurch and North at 5.30 a. m, 10 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Chertsey Rakaia, &c,,. at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily.

For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily.

For Temiika, Timaru, and South at

6 a.m. and 10 a.m. daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton ’ Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a m. For Ashton, Watcrton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 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 at 10.25 a.m., 4.35 p.m., and 7.50 p.m. From Chertsey, Rakaia, &c. at TO. 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. and 5.35 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 a,t 10 a. m. daily. From Wakanui, Elgin, and Seafield on Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.30 p. m.

The Ashburton Guardian, COUNTY AGRICULTURAL & SPORTING RECORDER. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1880.

There have been enquiries, made this week -as -to - the properly tax arrangements, as to whether any more, would be heard of the schedules, and so forth. Those who . have not made their returns need not be alarmed lest unpleasant consequences should fol low their neglect, as the time for send ing in the returns was extended to the 30th September, and probably may be yet further extended. The Government introduced a Bill this session to amend the Property Assessment Act, and this Bill we gave almost in full; but when the beer duty was reduced by one-half, this Bill was abandoned. The reason why it was abandoned was that, as it exempted all personal effects from the operation of the property tax, the loss of revenue —some —would be too much, added to the loss of half the beer duty. In these times this was too much to sacrifice, so the Govern ment let their Property Assessment Bill die a natural death, introducing, however, a Bill in the Upper House which greatly simplified the schedules. The documents now in use are clumsy and complicated, and nof one man in five could make head or tail of them without aid ; but the new ones will be more easily understood, and ordinary men will be able to take in their bear ings after a moderate amount of study. After deducting debts and liabilities, property owners will only require to give their net taxable value, and the inquisitorial nature of the tax will thus be removed.

Why the Wakanui School Committee found it necessary to levy a tax of three white shillings on every religious, ser vice “or otherwise ” held in their schoolroom we do not know. We sup pose the retrenchment policy of the Hall Government. “ knocked ” them a little, and seeing that the reduction of their allowances would leave them somewhat crippled for' funds, they perhaps fancied a three shillings tax on prayers levied during the summer would enable them to accumulate a sum in the warm weather that would supply them with fuel during the winter. We do not know what was their reason, we have not yet learned it. But we are exceedingly glad they have done so—for one reason. That reason is that it has fired the Presbyterian zeal in the dis trict, with the outcome that an acre of land in thevicinityofthe school has been granted to the church by Mr. Clephane, Mr. David Wilson has stood in the gap till after harvest for the cost of a build ing in which to hold service, a Presby terian friend in Ashburton has started work on the plans, and as soon as the building is up —which will be just as soon as tenders can be called fm-, sent in, accepted, and fulfilled —a Weekly service will be instituted instead of the present fortnightly one. A considerable amount of feeling has been manifested over the action of the Committee— feeling that will xro doubt tell on the election in January —but we are glad that it is to show itself in the erection of the first church in the district. We like independence, and we congratu late the Presbyterians and their friends on the step they have taken.

South Rakaia Domain Board. —The Domain Board held its ordinary monthly meeting on Thursday. Present—Messrs. G. N. MosktQ fell airman), Robinson, Makeig, apd saf4jr, Mr. Robinson apologised for the absence of Sharp. A letter was received from the £s]}- burton County Council, stating sum of Ll5O had been pajd into the Bank to the credit of the Domain Board. The chairman stated that he had applied to the Domain Board at Christchurch for trees, and that his application had been granted. It was re solved t° pusli on the work so as to be able to plaijjfc fchkf season. The secretary, Mr. A, Makeig, had made enquiries about the price f>f found that the prices ranged from tP L2O per pair. It was resolved that at pre sent the Board is not in a position to in cur this expense. It was resolved that the front boundary fence of the Domain, and the erection of a gate be left to the Works Committee. It was resolved to procure mixed gum and wattle seed suffi cient to sow half a chain in width all round ths Domain. The Works Com mittee reported that J. G. Cox had com pleted his contract for ploughing very satisfactorily. Accounts to the amount of L 24 1 4s. 3d., were passed for payment, and the Board adjourned,

Bluelight. —The well-known sire Blue light has been sold by his owners to a.gen tleman in Wairaate, for the sum of 150 guineas.

A Haul. —lt is stated that Mr. G. D. Branson intends to hand over the ten pounds that he recovered in the, trejspass case on Tuesday to the Library. I

Wakanui School Committee. ,-4-Mr. W. McLachlan, of Dunedin, has beep ap pointed to the mastership of Wakanui School, which position Mr. Guinney re cently resigned. j~. .

King of Clubs. —The Middle 'Park Company’s stallion King of Clubs arrived safely at Lyttelton yesterday, by the Roto •mahaha - from Melpoiu'ne. ’ The King is said td'be ih splendid conditiion.

Births, Deaths, and Marriages.— The births this month in the Ashburtpp district numbered 31, a falling-off" of. six as compared with last mouth. The deaths wore five, one more than l ist month) while four marriages have been celebrated, three more than last month, k \ “No Apreakance.” l Pafttes'suramoned : for by-law breaches would do well to note a warning given by his Worship yesterday, that if they do not appear in answeivio the charges laid against them they- will; have to pay - the full penalty the law allows for the offences charged against them. ; r Beset with Snares —-It is a character-- istic of John Bull-that he goes about-' his work the shortest way, and dons it.) He won’t walk twenty yards if three will do as well. A couple of drovers followed this in stinctof John Pull’s nature yesterday, when driving a mob of horses through,{did town. .Crossings'thb that Mr. O’Reilly’s 'johniey ' 'to make famous, they were brought up all stiificlilig by the Sergeant of Police, who asked their names. , He got a laughing reply thptthey had already given their names (o another constable, who had stopped them "earlier in their journey for a similar offencie. Ashburton Library. — A meeting of the ‘Committee.of tlie vV-shburtqp was held on Thursday evening, when there were present Messrs. J. Ward (in the chair), Jacobson, Roberts, Guinness, Young, Gundry, St. G. Douglas, and Shury. The Treasurer reported bthat there was a credit balance of Ll 4 in band. It was decided to send for a number of new bookst and a sub-eommitteo was ap pointed to draw up a revised list of rules, which ’ ivill be submitted to the next general meeting of subscribers, to I e he’d on Thursday next, notice of which will appear in due courm. ?., :

Cattle Driving,— A case of some in terest to drivers arid others was' heard in Court yesterday. ' A son of Mr. Hay T. Smith was fined ss. for driving' cattle through the township during prohibited hours—that is, during the day time. The Borough By-laws provide that ; cattle, sheep,' etc. i-i-for the .word .cattle ” means almost every four-footed thing—can only be driven through the township between the hours of twelve midnight and seven morning, and other hours can only be en croached upon after a permission for such encroachment has been obtained from the Town Council. More especially will this affect those who buy and sell cattle at the saleyards, and it is as well that farmers should be made aware of the consequences if they drive away their purchases- from the yards and along the public street at an hour prohibited by the statutes of the Borough. Vestry Meeting.— At the monthly meeting of St. Stephen’s vestry on Wed nesday, which was pretty fully at tended, a special resolution approving of the business transacted at the .fast special meeting was passed, and one "confirming the payment by the churchwardens to. Mr. Paige of twenty guineas. It was decided to hold a tioutinuation of the gift; auction on the show cl ay-of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, the members of the vestry forming a committee for the ar rangements, Mr. Gundry scting as secre tary—the auction to be held in the Town Hall. To consider the financial condition of the parish and parochial. district, and the best course to'-’follow - to im prove it, Messrs. Fooks, Grigg, Walker, and Ward were appointed a sub-commit tce. It was resolved to ask permission of the Church Property Trustees to use the two vacant sections on the church site, and to authorise the Churchwardens to have new seats made and placed in the transept so soon as a number of sittings sufficient to warrant it have been applied for. On the motion of Ml'. Bullock, seconded by Mr. Gundry, it was decided to warn holders of unpaid sittings that such, if not paid for before the 20th inst., would be let to parties who. had applied for sittings. Elgin School. —The September meet ing of the Elgin School Committee was held on Wednesday, in the schbblhouse. Present —Messrs. J. Stanley Bruce (chairman), P. Innes, S. Scott, T. Greenaway, and J. Cochrane. . r T.h.tb minutes of the last held ion the Gth ultimo, were read" and u ‘ - 86ri!irmed. The chairman stated that since the last meeting' he fhacl received an application from the master,' asking that his kitchen garden might be enlarged, and which he recommended the Committee, to, grant, subject-to the Board' of Ed libation sanc tioning the expenditure. He also recom mended the trimming of the gorse fence round the school site, and that a letter-box and a set of pigeon-holes be 1 provided fot the post office, by subscription. The Committee requested the chaiiman to write to the Board of Education to apply for funds for the necessaxy cost of the fencing required to enlarge the school garden, and‘further to disburse the out standing accounts for school books, etc. The Committee also desired the Chairman to see Messrs. Sealy Bros., and request them to carry out their contract of plant ing the school site at once. The corres pondence was next read, and accounts were passed to the amount of Ll 3 7s. 6d., after which the Committee adjourned to Wednesday, the Gth October, The By-laws Threatened AGAtN..to- Yesterday ' Sergeant Felton, scored a point against tbe ! '-redoubtable Mr. O’Reilly. Before the Court opened, Mr. O’Reilly, who had charge of the defence of a case, enquired of the. Sergeant when it was likely to come off.' Finding from the answer that he had just time to ride up to the station and meet the incoming train before his client, would require his services, Mr. O’Reilly hurried round to where his Arab was tethered—“ to horse, and away.” Time pressed him, and instead of keeping the shingled road, he crossed the footpath, took the unautho rised track across the unoccupied sections in front of the Templar Hall, joining the road again at Robb and Burns’ smithy, and there again crossing the footpath, to the provisions of the by-laws. Gn hjs from the station he found a Constable wajtpjg jfpj? him, with a: sum mons to answer for the pffenaa he had just committed, and he was* cooseqjqehtty in anything but the moat amiable frame of mind when he stood up to defend, the bailiff from a similar charge. The sum-..', mons he had just received had a tendency to become the subject of his remarks more than the case he had in hand, which latter dismissed. When his own case came pn iqr hearing Mf, O’Reilly was sevei’e on the ‘ ‘blach'-’mail’ ,r tljpsp by.-lays levied, and he intimated his ’intpjjxjph Rf tp upset thgra; He; was sjpart practice of tjxc Sergeant, tod, hut Mr. Purnell told liim that cases pf this sort were like having a tooth out—the sooner the job was done the better. Anyhow, that unfortunate ride across to the smithy will test the stability of .the by-laws, Mr. Crisp’s powers as a law-maker, Mr. Pur nell's or Mr. Branson’s powers of defence, and the potent artillery of Mr. O’Reilly’s power of attack,

Shocking Occurrence. — At half-past nine o’clock on Thursday a lad named Lewis Wallace, aged sixteen years, a in Queen street, Sydenham, was admitted to the Christchurch Hospital, comatose state, supposed to be th’6 : - ! result of drinking the greater part of ’a bottle of brandy. It appears that Wallace and two others obtained possession of the brandy on Wednesday night, and ho drank him self into an unconscious state. As ho did not recover'during the day, he was taken to the hospital, where he died yesterday, aaofnmg.- The police ammiquiring into the circumstances under which the brandy was obtained, ■ ''Ashburton Cricket Club.- —A meet-’ ing of the Cricket Club was held last evening, in the County Council Chambers. There was n fair attendance j«f -members, and Mr.i G, W. Andrews was voted to the chair, who briefly ex plained the object for which the meeting had boon called—namely, that of electing a Match Committee. The Chairman also referred tp the work which had been done recently for the Club. The ground had been sown and rolled, and the pavilion painted. . The following gentlemen, along . with the Captain ■ (Mr, G. W. Andrews) aii.d.Secretary (Mr. A. Fooks), were then elected a Match Committee Messrs. -Westenra, Mainwaring, , Hodder, and Strangmari—three to form ' a quorum. ■After a long discussion, and a.,number of motions on the,subject had been put and lost, it-was decided that the colors of the Club'should be a white cap with piping. -The Treasurer ,Tilr. Douglas) reported tjiat'therc was a balance of about Ll 3 to the credit of the Club, a piece of intelli gence which was highly appreciated by the.meeting.; :However, there are a con siderable number of subscriptions yet to come in,., and as the Club will have to ’incur expenses to no inconsiderable ...amount in the purchase of material, &c;, it is to be hoped , the amounts due will soon be handed over to the Treasurer. We hear it is very probable that one of the first matches of the season will be against an eleven of the Dramatic Club, the latter appearing in costume. The present enthusiasm of the cricketing fra ternity in Ashburton augurs well for a most successful season.

ASHBURTON RACING CLUB.

. A public meeting of those interested in racing matters was held in Quill’s Hotel yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance of the public, and the Mayor occupied the chair. , After some routine business, the Hon. Secretary, Mr. James Wilkie, read the annual report of the Committee as fol lows

Wc have to report that the past season, although not altogether a success financially, has beeir.rnpre than equal to the events of pre vious years. The Club paid away a sum of L3OO ss. in added money, and have also spent Ll 5 Bs. ,9(1. on permanent improvements on the course. The Club are at present indebted to the amount of L 22, as per statement in the Treasurer’s balance sheet. During the pastyear the Com mittee have furthered the interests of the Club with respect to the Racecourse as follows : The ground was found to have he n gazet ed as a recreation, instead of a racecourse, reserve, and the Committee took action to have the title altered. After considerable correspon dence it was found that this could not be done except by a private Bill in Parliament, but the General Government offered to place the ground as a recreation reserve in the hands of the County Council. This was done, and the Club then entered into negotiations with the Council, and that body granted the Club a lease at the ren'al of Lio per annum, the said rent to be considered as paid when vouchers were shown for planting trees to the value of Lio per annum. Subse quently the Secretary again was instructed to request the member for the district, E. G. Wright, Esq., to endeavor to have the name of the reserve altered, and his reply was un favorable. (Letter read.) The Committee then applied for the only other concession they could obtain flora the Council, viz., a grant from that bodv for plantation purposes, and the sum of LSO was granted, which will of course extinguish five years’ rent, and give the Club an indefeasible title to the course for that term. Acting upon this the Committee have let tenders for ploughing, harrowing, and fencing a belt a chain wide on three sides of the course, with a view of planting gums &c., in October. The County Council’s grant will be nearly absorbed by this work, and as the grant is to be specially de voted towards planting, the Club have tlo op portunity of devoting the money to other ob jects, however desirable. Tenders will be laid before you to-day for leasing the course for cropping, the terms being for one crop of tur nips and nine of grain. This will put the ground in sufficiently level condition to lay down in permanent pasture, where, from its contiguity to the new site of the saleyards, it will undoubtedly be of considerable annual value. It will be advisable to clear oft the present debts existing against the Club ; the amount is about L 22, and it would perhaps meet the present state of our finances if the new „ Committee undertook to guarantee an overdraft of say LIOO to one of the local banks, so as to meet present liabilities, and provide for contingent expenses until the annual subscriptions are collected. It will be neces sary for the meeting to elect fresh officers for the ensuing year. - The Committee would also ask the meeting to consider the question of amalgamating the local Steeplechase Club with the Racing Club. The programme of last year will be laid before you and a number of alterations suggested for your approval. As there is a probability of the Grand National Steeplechase meeting being held here next year, it would be advisable for the Committee to take some action regarding the initi ative -steps in so important a matter. In resigning our charge into the hands of the meeting, we regret that the depression prevail ing in this County, and in the colony gene tally, has had a depressing effect upon sporting matters ; hut we trust that our successors will see their way to advance matters in a manner worthy the important district wc reside in, and keep up the reputation which Ashburton has hitherto borne in sporling matters. . FOl the Committee, James Wilkie, Hon. Sec.

Mr. Ci’isp desired to add to the report an expx-ession of the Committee’s acknow ledgement of the aid received from the County Council members, who had all met the Committee with with the utmost cordiality. On the motion of Mr. S. Saunders, seconded by Mr. J, Scott, the report was adopted, Mr. Crisp said that he and Mr. Wilkie had repeatedly seen the members of the County Council, who had done all in their power to help the Committee in the matter of the racecourse title. Messrs. Wason, Wright, and Saunders, M.H.R.’s, had also done very great service in the matter. He would move a vote of thanks to the County Council and the member for the district for the intei’est they had taken in the Racing Club and the kindness they had shown them.

Mr. Quill seconded, and after the Sec retary had spoken on the subject, sup porting Mr. Crisp’s remarks, the motion was carried.

Mr. Cameron moved a vote of thanks to the retiring members of the Committee, who had performed their arduous work in a Rfogt satisfactory maimer. Mr. jb'ehsfyirq seconded, and the vote was most unanimously passed, Mr. 0. C. Fooks, Treasurer, read the treasurer’s statement, which showed an available balance of LI ss. 10s., to meet an indebtedness of L 22.

It was resolved that a guarantee for LSO should be given to the bank to cover ex isting liabilities. l|r,‘ Fooks moved the amalgamation pf jbhe Steeplechase Club witlx the Racing Qlub, quid 'Mr. 'Wilkie se.cqpijeci 0n thjs subject Mr. Crisp expressed an opinion that it was injudicious, ip the present state of the money market, to have an amalgamation. It would be ex pected of the Racing Club, did this amalgamation take place, that a steeple chase of importance worthy of the Club should be given six months after the No

vember meeting. He saw no means of getting up such a steeplechase meeting as would be worthy, of the district, and he therefore opposed the motion—not that he was averse to the amalgamation did the times suit, but because he was averse to having to undertake a steeplechase meet ing in the face of the scarcity of money in the district, which would be sure to re duce the meeting to a very ordinary affair. He would be willing, however, to aid the Committee in wiping off such deficit as lay against the Steeplechase Club. The motion for amalgamation was with drawn, but it was decided to pay the lia bilities of the Steeplechase Committee. Mr. Quill moved that a two days’ spring meeting bo held in November, which the Mayor seconded. After , some discussion the motion Was carried.

The following officers of the Club were then elected :—President—E. G. Wright, Esq., M.H.R. ; Vice-Presidents—John Grigg. Esq., and W. C. Walker, Esq.; Judge—Mr. M. Stitt; Stewards—Messrs. Duncan Cameron, 0. J. Hawdon, B. S. Coster. Neil McLean, John Carter, Rudolf Friedlander, O. Dowding, Dr. Ross, t. E. Corsbie, James Scott, Wm. Saunders, Joseph Hunt, Hay T. Smith ; Treasurer—Mr. 0. C. Fooks ; Clerk of the Course—Mr. E. Saunders ; Clerk of the Scales—Mr. E. P. Wright ; Handi cappers—(left open); Neill McLean , Committee Messrs. E. G. Crisp, S, Saunders, Octavius Digby, Jacobson, Thomas Quill, James Scott, John Carter, F. Sfcandish, W. 13. Den shire, Neil Maclean,, T. A. Winter, Patton, E. S. Coster, M'Coll, R. D. Pullar, J. E. Taylor, Julian Jackson, Thomas. Moffatt, A. J. Daw r son, and all elected officers ex offtc.io, except Stewards. Secretary—Mr. J. Wilkie.

The..following was added to the racing rules : —■*.' That horses walking , over will receive only half the stakes” ; and it was decided to hold a Committee meeting on Thursday, to draw up a programme. The time for receiving tenders for leasing the racecourse for cropping was extended.

SPORTING.

THE BOROUGH STAKES. , BY TELEPHONE. Sporting matters having been dull of late, I have had to keep my pencil quiet, and as there is no prospect of doing an extravaganza over horse racing just now I think I won’t be far wrong if I criticize the performances and pedigrees of the entries for the Borough Stakes.

I find that live nominators have paid up their entrance fees. The first on the. list is an old performer in. the shape of the aged Joe: he is evidently!- a favorite in the stable as the renowned Saint has taken him in hand and I therefore conclude that the pair are intended for double harness ; and 1 think the Saint is imperilling his own chance for first money, as it is known that although Joe has the best breeding, lie can’t compare with the Gig-lamps colt in staying powers. The dark hotting on this stable is two “ fifties ” over. The second on the list, J Orr, who is to be trained by a Sparrow and ridden with a “ Boil,” can’t to my mind be considered as having a say in the stakes: the conqpany is altogether out of his latitude, and I shall at once place him as last in the race. He has no chance against the two fifties. The third nomination—Weynnouth—is one of the right sort, bred from good old English stock, well ribbed up, and game to the backbone. He is perhaps on the big side, but he can always stand a bit of “ thresh ixig ”to pull the beef off. I place him first or second despite the heavy odds of fifties ; and with Jim Bradley as trainer, I feel inclined to put my money on him to take the premier honors. Make room for the favorite ! ! ! The august St. George is now to be studied. He is bached by the leading, pub.., and the moat prominent Orangeman; his success must therefore be certain, and I would put up No. 1 against his name had it not been that he has made it public that ho hoped to be beaten, so that he would be able to run for the Mayoral Cup in November. No, George, you can’t do it; take my advise and go in for secondary honors in the Council event, and let better cattle try for the privilege of contributing gold links to the Mayoral chain. The Doctor is the last on the list, and will in my opinion occupy the same place in the record of the judge ; the two “ fifties ” are too heavy for him also. He has disappointed the public in the form he has run in several Domain events, and has consequently very little public money bet on him on this occasion. My tips are as follows : The Saint ... ... ... 1 Threshing Machine ... ... 2 Types ... ... 3 The others nowhere.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATES’ COURT

Friday, September 2.

(Before Mr. F. Guinness, R.M.) borough by-law breaches.

Thomas Simpson did not appear when called upon, being ill. The charge against him was of having been, drunk in chai-ge of a horse He was fixxed ss.

Duncan M'Kenzie couldn’t wait, and as old James Campbell was on the list of by law breakers, Duncan asked the old gentleman to act as his agent in the matter and pay over whatever the fine might be. Mr. Campbell took the job, and paid Duncan’s ss. for a straying horse. The agent’s offence was tethering a horse on a footpath. That cost ss. in exchange for an advice from the magistrate not to do it again..

Francis Le Breton did not appear in answer to a charge of leaving a horse and dray unattended, and was fined 10s. Chaxies Hill did not appear. He was charged with allowing a horse to be astray in Cass street, and was fined, in absence, 10s.

His Worship stated that if parties did not appear in future they would be fined in the full penalty.

Albert Roberts was also an absentee. He was proved to have been guilty of riding a horse across a footpath, and would have to pay 10s. Alfred Pearson, the bailiff of the Court, was charged with riding a horse across a footpath. He denied it. It was found that the information contained an error as to the footpath crossed, and the case was dismissed. Mr. O’Reilly, who ap peared for the bailiff, said this by-law business was a levying of black-mail, and if it continued the citizens would each have to buy a copy of the laws and carry them about with them, to study how to save a five-shillings fine ; and they would have to carry five shillings always in their pocket, lest they' should bo whipped up, as he himself had been that morning, to answer a charge of riding across a foot path where no footpath existed. P. P. O’Reilly was accused of riding across a footpath half an hour previously. He objected to the summary way in which he had been summoned, and declined to appear.

j. F. Butler was charged in absence with allowing a cow to be 911 tlje loose, and was fined 10s.

Hay Smith, jun., was charged with driving cattle through the township during prohibited hours. The hours between which cattle can be driven through the jiowq are frqm 12 midneght to fa. m., and pottle drivei} during aiiy'pthgr timp njust bo so driven oxjly after'q pernjif hqs been obtained from the Town Clerk. The accused was fined ss. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY, A first offender, for whom Mr. O’Reilly appeared, was fined LI. .

A DOG OH THE ROAD. Samnel Boyle was chargd with ob structing the passage of sheep along a public road, and also with tethering a dog in the middle of the said, road, to the obstruction of' the public way. The charges arose out of thp". .lively cases— Cameron v. Boyle, and Boyle v. Cameron which were heard last Tuesday. The evidence taken was .of much the same character as that taken on : Tuesday, and at the conclusion of the hearing his Worship fined BoyleMOs. bn each charge, remarking on the danger to passengers— horse and foot—of tying up a dog in the middle of a public road. In the event of the fines not being paid, or insufficient distress being forthcoming, accused would be imprisoned for two months. £lO DAMAGES. Cameron v.' Boyle. —Claim LlO for damages sustained by plaintiff, in alleged injury done to his sheep by the actioxi of defendant, This was another ease that arose out of the Cameron v. Boyle and Boyle v. Cameron cases of last Tuesday. Evidence was taken at some length, simi lar to that already given, but bearing directly upon the injury done to the plain tiffs sheep by defendant’s dogs, the flocks having been furiously driven about. Mr. Donald Oliver, sheep manager, 'Wester field, as an expert, deponed that ewes heavy in lamb might suffer very seriously if over driven, and compelled by an attack by dogs to run violently about. The ewes may miscarry or they may die, but any how they would suffer, though it would be difficult to define the amount of damage that may be done. His Worship was satisfied defendant had done a wrong thing, but'he would reserve judgment till Tuesday.

UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD.

The ordinary monthly meeting of this Board, was held, on .Monday, the 30th ult. Present—All the members. The overseer’s report was. read and works sug gested, as being necessary, were" con sidered. The Clerk mentioned that Messrs. Tripp,. .Hawdon, and Harper, had asked for the straight road from opposite H. Poole’s, Hinds river, to the Rangitata traffic bridge to be cleared of stones. Agreed to. j .Tenders were then opened as adver tised, and one hi, each case accepted. CORRESPONDENCE. From A. M'Donald, giving up garden ground granted by the Board. From R. Little, Hinds Hotel, asking the Board, to repair the well on the old coach road, so as to prevent accidents to travellers. The clerk to reply, the well being on Mr. Studholme’s freehold, the Board is powerless to do anything in the matter.

From Mount Somers Road Board re shingling boundary road near H. Thom son’s.

From the same, requesting this Board to have the stones picked off the road, and a ploughed furrow run on each side be tween south-east corner of section 31687 and Maronan Station. The clerk to reply that the Board had as yet received no com plaints from ratepayers in that portion of the district.

From Charles Shepherd, asking for the use of Gravel Reserve No. 1973, on the Hinds, as a camp for his men and horses while doing Road Board work. Granted. From J. R. Chapman, with his account. The clerk was requested to hand Mr. Chapman a cheque., From the Ashburton County Council, re proposed road from Digby’s bridge to the Forks. The clerk was requested to write asking will the Council defray the expense of the road. From W. White, asking permission to make a small cutting in front of bake house, north-east Town Belt. Granted. From 3. C. Bell, re Valuation Roll, for 1881. Tenders to be called for the same.

Mr. M'Coll impressed on the Board that unless advisable, they ought not to take the lowest tender.

From Charles Remington, asking that the road past his land be shingled. The clerk to call for tenders for the work. From Wilkin and Carter, asking for certain works on the road leading from Lagmohr road towards Remmington’s to be done. The clerk explained the works required, which were at once agreed to. Tenders to be called. The clerk mentioned that several neces sary works were required—forming and metalling certain roads near Wcsterfield township. Tenders to be called. The clerk was requested te make out a list of rates in arrears, and to hand the same to Mr. J. C. Bell for collection.

Accounts were then passed, and the Board adjourned.

SOUTH RAKAIA ROAD BOARD.

The South Rakaia Road Board held its monthly meeting on Thursday. Present —Messrs. 0. N. Mackie (Chairman), Holmes, Allan, Coster, and Lanabie. The Clerk’s report was read and received.

The Chairman of the Committee appointed to find work for the local unemployed re ported what had been done in the matter. It was, resolved that the timber cut in the plantation be brought into the township, and staokel for sale. CORRESPONDENCE. With reference to the Board’s banking account, a letter was received from the agent of the Bank of Sew Zealand at Rakaia, informing the Board that the bank cannot allow interest on current account. It was resolved that the sum of L1,'500 be placed as a fixed deposit for twelve months. From the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch, in reply to a letter of the Board of the 7th June, with refer ence to the cottages at Sodtown, informing the Board that Ministers approve of the proposals coming from the Board. From the Ashburton County Council, acknowledging the receipt of a cheque for L 23 XOs. 7d. From Messrs. Garrick and Cowlishaw, solicitors, in reply to a letter from the Chairman, giving their opinion that the Board cannot legally give any money towards planting the Domain. From Messrs. Branson and Purnell, enclosing an account for fees on certifi cates. The account was ordered to be placed on the pay-sheet. From the Charitable Aid Board, church, in reply to a petition for relief of John Hogan, informing the Board that enquiry had been made into the case, when it was found that the man has a son seventeen years of age, and lie must con tribute to his suport.

It was resolved that the Chairman make application for a width of two and a half chains of the old railway reserve for planting ; also for some sections for gravel reserves, and that the Chairman and Mr. Allan bo a committee to have it planted and sown if the application be granted.

It was resolved to offer L 25 14s. in settlement of Lake and Beard’s account.

The Clerk was instructed to inspect all the roads in the district, and give notice to all proprietors of lands fronting on the roads to clear them of gorse to a width of thirteen feet. It was resqlved to cal} fqr tenders for the formation of road, frpni Sqiper ton railway station to the river ; also for the formation of about ninety chains 'of Buckley’s road. The Board inspected a proof lithograph map of the district, and found some slight alterations necessary.

]VIr. Neill M'Lean wrote, informing the Board that he is about to commence busi. ness in the town as a commission agent, and asking for a portion of their work. The letter was ordered to be acknow ledged.

■ Accounts to the amount of L 234 11s. 9d. were passed for payment, and the Board adjourned.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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LETTERS FOR THE TIMES.

Ho. 5.

To the Editor. Sir, —The conduct of Ministers during the recess and the session just concluded, fully justifies the assertion which I made in one of my previous letters,' namely, that the present Ministers are a set of political shams. Let us take the- re-ad justment of the representation as. an ex ample. Their criticism of Sir - George Grey’s Government in reference to this matter was as pungent as it was unjust ; indeed, only the wilful blindness of those who won’t see, could have induced any in telligent being to listen for a moment to the absurd accusations on this point, made by Mr. Hall and his party against their bete nuir —!Sir George Grey. These high; souled partisans insisted that the late Cabinet never could or would bring in a Bill to readjust the representation ; that the outcry about the mal-distribution of seats was merely got up for-the purpose of amusing that hydra-headed monster — the people—and that, if Sir George were allowed to retain office till the crack o’ doom, Taranaki would still rejoice in its triple membership, and Canterbury still lament the unfair restriction of its voting power in the Lower House of Assembly. In reply, they" were pointed to a Redistri bution of Seats Bill lying on 'the table of the House of Representatives,. placed there by the Grey Government, ready to be discussed and, passed into law as soon as Mr. Hall and his friends saw fit to de sist from their shameless struggles for office. These ..gentry, however, were equal to the occaasion. It is of jio use telling a lie by halves ; so they persisted that notwithstanding the Bill was there, it was never intended that it should ripen into a statute. Possibly.. some . members of the Assembly believed them—the Hall party possess the faith of saints—anyhow Sir George was deposed, and the Hon. John Hall- reigned in his stead. The Redistribution of Seats Bill disappeared with Sir George. The new Government was promptly asked what it intended to do about this imxjortanf'' question. Promptly it pledged itself -to introduce a Bill during the then current session. It broke its pledge of course. The recess followed—“ The Major” strolled up to Taranaki to find Government billets for his multitudinous brothers, brothers-in law, cousins, and nephews ; Mr. Bryce set a thousand/policemen to work making roads at the colonial expense for the bene fit of Taranaki ; Mr. Rolleston vanished into the recesses of the Waikato ; Mr. Oliver concentrated his gigantic intellect upon the scrutiny of the ironmongers’ bills sent, in to Ilia department ; while Mr. Hall, having started off several packs of Royal Commissioners (cost —L 5,000 odd) sat down to compose a speech that would astonish the Houston “ bumpkins.” The wheel of time rolled round in duo season, and brought again the weary session, with its scenes and wrangles— dii ceriantes— and committments for contempt and apologies ; but the Representation Bill came with less alacrity. Strictly speak ing, it did not comeat all, because it was laid on the table at such a time that it was hopeless to expect to pass it before the prorogation, and its careless authors did not profess to hope that their, offspring would survive. Consequently it died “ Unknelled, uncoffined, and unknown.”

This is a grievous wrong. The most rabid admirer of land jobs and the rule of reckless mercantile speculators is forced to admit that the present distri bution of seats in the Lower House of Assembly is grossly unfair, and ought to be changed. It does not want argument to show that Cheviot, with its sheep run and a couple of hundred electors', should injustice enjoy but a portion of the re presentation allotted to the flourishing district of Coleridge. It is equally plain that Taranaki, with a population /of simi lar magnitude, but without half the com mercial importance, is absurdly over represented when it is permitted,to return three members, while the Coleridge elec tors are obliged to content themselves with but one. All through the colony preposterous inequalities occur, and Can terbury is the chief sufferer. It is an old story, and every paper in Canterbury and Otago has surfeited its readers with figures on the subject, so I need not go into details. Row, why do the Hall Ministry evade such a vital question, and leave Canterbury groaning under this mountain of wrong ? Her inhabitants are deprived of their full right of speech in the making of the laws which they are required to obey, and her revenues are scattered right and left by those who are hostile to her interests, while her natu ral guardians - , like Mr. Hall, calmly pre side over the allotment of the plunder. The key to the Ministerial reluctance is easily found. A fair distribution of seats would be the death knell of Mr. Hall’s party. They would be committing politi cal suicide by proposing it. They are the fag-end of the old party—now posing as Virtue’s own disciples—by whose aid land jobbers, loan companies, and the more reckless of the tribe of mercantile specu lators ruled the colony for ma,ny years ; but whose power Has been shattered to the back-bone by Sir George Grey, whom they consequently hate .with the intensest of hatred, and cast in his face and at his back every calumny which a malicious mind can suggest in revenge for defeated iniquities. Let.the free electors of New Zealand never forget that, whatever opinions they may hold about Sir George Grey’s peculiar views on abstract questions —concerning which a wide difference, of opinion may well prevail,-—the real cause of the unprecedented animosity exhibited towards him is not dissent from those views, but , his bold and successful on slaught upon the corrupt and dangerous moneyed combinations which, under the guidance of Sir Julius Vogel, threatened at one time to reduce this colony to the condition of the most politically-degraded State in the American Union. The in sensate virulence of these defeated specu lators gets rather amusing now and then. A constant reader of newspapers can easily cull from the rabid articles which fill the leading columns of the Ministerial journals a choice selection of incongruous epithets and tirades abusive in the ascending scale against pur late Pre mier, trolled out by feeble-minded scrib blers, whose ideal of a statesman is that of a careful superintendent of a Govern ment office, and to whom an original idea is a thing of dread, and its author a dangerous 'Communist. “They think we’re honest, for they know we’re (full,” Mr. Hall miy possibly whisper to himself when reflecting upon the fond devotion tp the Ministry displayed, by the more com scientious of his supporters, and the ludicrous nature of thp criticisms to ylpph hia phief opponent " is sub', jected. Sir George Grey, we have been told qver and over and over again in forcible language, pregnant by its rough Simplicity, is a lunatic ; he is one of the most crafty of men, full of deep designs, totally untrustworthy, an habitual liar, “his word is not to be taken on the smallest trifle,” sticking at nothing to compass his ends a sort of Machiavelli and Talley rand rolled into one; he is a visionary dreamer, his thoughts always dwelling in the proud Empyrean, full of grand and philanthropic schemes for the good of his fellow-creatures; but essentially unpracti

THE ASHBUETGN GUAEDIAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1880.



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