THE CHURCHES.

SUNDAY AND WEEK NIGHT SER VICES AND MEETINGS. EPISCOPALIAN CHURCH.— Tancrbd Street, West. Rev. A. W. Hands, Incumbent* Sunday. Morning, at 11, Confirmation Service, His Lordship the Primate, Afternoon, at 3 o’clock, Children’s Service. Evening, at 6.30, His Lordship the Pri ...... mate and Rev. A, W. Hands. ; , , - ■ 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 —To-Morrow. Seafield, at 3 p.m., Mr. J. Ward, Tinwald at 6.30 p.m., Mr. J. Ward, f 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. St. James’, Chertsey, 3p.m., Re r. W. H. Elton. Kyle, 3 p.m., Lay Reader. All Saints, Sherwood, 3p. na., Lay Reader. Communion.—First Sunday in the month at St. 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, Minister. Sunday Services. Morning at 11, and Evening at 6.30, in the Church.—Rev. A. M. Beattie. ... Waterton, at 3 o’clock afternoon, the Lay Preacher. 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 Yestry—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. Methven Road Board .Office, at 11 a.m. 1 Alford Forest Main School, at 3 p.m. Mount Somers School, at 6 p.m. WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH. —Cameron Street, East. Rev. W. Keall, Pastor. Sunday. Morning, at 11, Rev. W. Keall. Everiing, at 6.30, Rev. W. Keall. Sunday School—Afternoon, at 2.30. country services. Old Men’s Home—Afternoon, at 3, Mr. J. Olsen. . Willowby—Afternoon, at 3 o’clock, Rev. ■ W. Keall. Tinwald—Evening, at 6.30, Mr. J. Bu chanan. Seafield —Afternoon, at 2.30, Mr. H. M Jones ; Sunday School at 1.30. Wakanui —Afternoon, at 2.30, Mr. H. M. Carson. Monday. Cameron Street Church—Prayer meeting at eight o’clock. Tuesday. Class Meeting at 7.30. Thursday. Preaching Service at 7.30, Rev. W. Keall; Class at the conclusion of the service. 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. A. J. Smith. Afternoon School at 2.30 p.m. Evening Service at 6.30 p.m., Rev. A. J. Smith. Monday. Ladies’ Class—ln the Church at 7.30 p.m. , - Tuesday. Missionary Meeting at 7.30 p.m., Rev. A, J. Smith and others. Thursday. • Class Meeting at 7.30. p.m. Friday. Choir practice at 7.30 p.m. Saturday. Young Mens’ Bible Class at Mr. Smith’s, at 7 p.m. . ; f NEWLANDS PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. •■A'! •- ; ' ■■ • Sunday. Morning School, 9.30. Divine Service at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. ASHBURTON FORKS. Sunday Afternoon Service at 2.30, Rev. A. J. Smith. 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.

Messrs. H. Matson and Co. report on the live stock market, &c., for the .week ending Thursday, September 30th, 1880, as follows For yesterday’s weekly sale at Addington the supply of fat sheep was somewhat below the average, whilst lejs than 1,000 represented the emry in stores. There was a fair atten dance of the trade, and from the way in which the auction commenced it was evident that most of those present were buyers, and that salesmen would have little difficulty in clearing the comparatively small market of sheep. This proved to be the case, for although (with one or two exceptions) no positive advance can bo quoted, very few, if any, of the lots remained, unsold, and last week’s rates were firmly main tained. Shorn sheep are now being sent to hand, and in a few weeks will become plenti ful. Gould and Cameron’s crossbred ewes, unshorn, brought 14s 6d to 16smerino wethers from the same owners, lis gd to 12s 3d. Other lots sold at proportionate rates, as per freight and quality. In stores we quitted a line of 378 crossbred wethers at 12s fid to 12s gd, ewes with lambs at 10s fid j hoggets .to ris fid. Fat lambs are in good demand, prices yesterday being is per head better than, last week, the quality being inferior. In fat cattle there is no falling off in supply, whilst the general quality of those penned yesterday was superior to any market of the season. For the.earlier lots (and notably some of the best cattle), there was an absence of anything like brisk competition, buyers evidently de pending upon the full market to reduce values. This reduction, however, was most noticeable in the first sales, as late purchasers certainly had to pay dearer than those who supplied themselves earlier in the day. There was a fair entry of store cattle, including several nice lines of two to three-year-old steers. Trade was quiet, and prices a little easier, but through a Southern buyer taking several of the best lots, the market was relieved, and the bulk of the entry found buyers at steady rates. For several weeks past the continued dry weather has had a depressing effect upon store stock transac tions, and farmers were anxious as to the pros pect and consequence of a diy summer. The nice steady rain which fell on Wednesday night must, however, to a great extent have dispelled this anxiety, and with showery weather during October, the season of 1880-81 will probably be as fine a one as was ever known in Nesv Zealand. The totals yarded for the day comprised 4,284 sheep, 501 head of cattle, and 133 pigs, of which our entry included 2,513 sheep, 189 head of cattle, 46 fat lambs, and S 3 pigs for the National Mortgage Co., Timaru, Messrs. John Grigg, Gould and Cameron, and others. In sheep our principal sales were—l3l crossbred ewes at 14s 3d to 16s, 47 merino wethers at 12s 3d, 96 at 12s, 163 at lis gd, 40 at 12s, 105 at 12s; 101 shorn and crossbred wethers at 9s gd, 258 do. at 10s ; 33 mixed and crossbreds at 13s, 46 do. at 12s fid, 94 at 12s fid, 30 at us fid, 34 at 14s gd; 48 merino wethers at 10s gd, 84 at 10s fid; 202 mixed crossbreds at 15 S » 3° I^s 6d. Stores—7o crossbreds at 10s fid, 40 at Us fid; 181 hoggets at 9s gd ; 101 4-tooth wethers at 12 gd, 277 at !2s fid ; 76 couples at 10s fid ; 100 merino wethers at 4s fid, 80 do. at 4s 3d- Fat lambs —9 at 7s gd, sat 9s, sat 10s, sat 9s fid, 13 at 12s, 5 at lis fid, 4 at 13s, 5 at us fid. Fat cattle—3 at Lio Ss, 3at L 6 12s fid, 2 at Lio Ss, 4 at L 6 15s ; 6 (light weights) at LS 15s, 3 at L 6 10s, 3 at L 8 2s fid, 3 at LS, 3 at LB, 2 at L 7 2s fid, 7 at L 6 10s, 3 at L 7 2s fid, 4at L 7. Stores—32 head mixed sexes at L$ 12s fid, 7 at L 3, 5 at L2 12s fid, 24 at L2 ss, 12 at L 6, 3 at L 3 10s, S at L 3 2s fid, &c. Springers and dairy cows are very dull of sale, and prices rule Li to L2 per head less than six weeks since. In pigs we cleared our entry as under—7 at 27s fid, II at 395, 5 at 31s, 12 at 47s fid, 13 at 38s fid, ii at 295, 9 at 275, 2 at 18s, 5 at 455, 6 at 42s fid, 4 at 38s.

CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANG.

The following is the Corn Exchange re port for the week ending, Friday evening, thelstinst.: — The fears that were entertained of injury to the crops by the recent spell of dry weather have now been dispelled. The rain, which commerced early in the evening of Wednesday, and continued throughout the night, has worked incalculable benefit. There is no alteration in the values during the .week. A few sales are taking place, but on the whole the business done is of a most unimportant character. Had the dry weather, which has been of nearly a month’s duration, continued there.,is little doubt that prices would have been .sensibly affected. Wheat.—There is still a good local demand for milling qualities. Any parcels of the fore going description are readily saleable at from 4s to 4s 3d per bushel. Extia prime quality, of certain description, will command a shade oyer these figures. , Second-class milling samples are tolerably plentiful, and are hardly so saleable. The latter description varies so much that a wide margin nmst.be taken, viz., from 3s 3d to 3s gd. The same remark applies to thick feed samples. Sales have been made at prices between 2s and 3s per bushel. Oats.- The weakened tone of the market which was observable last week has been con tinued throughout this. Prices, however, are in no way affected. The want of animation is, probably, attributable to the difficulty of pro curing freight, whicli has become so from the advent of the wool season. It is hardly likely, however, that values will recede, as recent re turns from home prove the feasibility of ship ments there. Good, stout, short milling are saleable at from is fid to Is 8d per bushel ; good feed samples, is 3d to is 4d ; indifferent, is to is 2d per bushel. Barley.—A considerable number of inferior malting samples are offering, which are exceed ingly unsaleable. Brewers and maltsters’ stocks are well supplied. They, are consequently, in different about the before-mentioned. Extra prime malting samples are few and far between, and are saleable, although not at extreme figures. Good malting quality may be quoted at from 2s 3d to 2s fid per bushel ; extra prime, 2s to 3= fid per bushel ; feed samples, Is fid to is 8d per bushel. Gra-s Seed.—A few sales have taken place during the week. Good, heavy, well dressed parcels are worth 2s gd to 3s. per bushel; light and badly dressed, is gd to 2s fid per bushel. Cocksfoot, to 3d per lb. Potatoes.—The market has in no way im proved during the past week. There are un doubtedly considerable quantities yet on hand, while the demand has not increased. Prices, however, have reached their lowest level, as farmers will not move them unless sufficient is given by the shipper to pay labor, &c. At country stations within a radius of seven or eight miles. iss to 203 per ton is asked and given. Sacks extra. Cheese and Butter.—The former is in good supply at from 4d to 4/f>d per lb. Ihe latter is moving at T%d to 8d per lb. Old keg butler is unsaleable. Hay, 50s to 55s per ton delivered in town. [by telegraph.] Dunedin, Oct. 1. Good sample milling wheat, 4 s - 4d- 1° 4s. yd. ; fowl’s wheat, zs. fid. to 35.; feed oats, is. fid. ; milling is. yd-is. Bcl - 5 malt barley, 2s. gd. to 3s. 3d. ; feed, is. gd. to 2s. fid. ; potatoes, L2 ; grass hay, Lz ios, ; oaten hay, L 3 ; medium wheat, 3 s - °d. to 45.; straw, L2 ; bran, L 3 10s, ; pollard, L 4 ios. ; flour, Lio ios. to Lii; oatmeal, L 9 ios.; pearl barley, L 18; onions, Bs. ; cheese, 4d. to sd. ; bacon, rolled, Bd.; hams, gy%d. ; sides bacon, to S'fid. per lb. (grain fed); chaff, L2 155.; prime beef, 275. fid. per loolbs.; mutton, per lb. The market is glutted with potatoes at L2.

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 10a.m, and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rarigitata, 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 am. For Ashton, Waterton, and ■Longheach, 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 Ch.ristch.urch. and Rakaia at TO. 25 a.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 arid Saturdays at 3.p.m.... From Ashton, Waterton, arid Long beach at 10 a. m. daily. From Wakanui, Elgin, and Seafield on Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.30 p.jn. W. St. G. Douglas,. ~; Postmaster.

The Ashburton Guardian. COUNTY AGRICULTURAL & SPORTING RECORDER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1880.

Next Saturday evening, at half-past seven in the Town Hall, has been-fixed for the usual monthly meeting of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and on that occasion Mr. D. Oliver will read a paper on “ sheep-breeding.” The Society possesses an a,ble and energetic secretary, and, an enthusiastic and painstaking Committee, and up'to the present really excellent papers haye been read at these monthly meetings.'. But the great ; want has j'l?eenj bona fide farmers . to 'hear . them read. Two dozen or so, , of an audience is not much encourage ment to a gentleman for preparing an elaborate essay on any subject he may take in hand, especially when that audience is mostly composed of Ash burton merchants, newspaper reporters, and only a small leaven of the right stamp of farmer members, who are never absent from these meetings, and often, we know, at some trouble to themselves. To those farmers who at tend and take part in the discussion great credit is due, but we would be glad to see those other farmers in the district making some little sacrifice of time to grace the meetings with their attendance and countenance the efforts of the writers of papers with their pre sence. We grant that one evening in the month may be a terribly severe tax on the time of many farmers in the dis trict, but they, on the other hand, must grant, in common civility to the gentle men who read, that the sacrifice ought to be made, as well for the farmers’ own good in hearing, and for their fel lows’ good in the aid, however little even that may be or however much, that might be given in the discussion. For there are few farmers that have no thing to say and no questions to ask on farming subjects, and_ every effort to give or to obtain information is something done to aid the Society and farming generally. We have hitherto given full reports of the papers read, with the scope. of the dis cussions that followed. Seeing the small attendances at these meetings in comparison with the number of farmers that reside in. the district, we begin to think that farmers, knowing they can read in our journal what has been read and said at these meetings, do not cafe to attend, but would rather sit cosily by their firesides and read' the papers and the discussions than come to town and take part in the work. We fancy this is not how the reports ought to be taken, for, however pleasing it may be to lie back in one’s arm chair and enjoy a pipe while the doings of a meeting are read, the publication of these reports is not intended to relieve the farmer of the duty of helping on the

cause of agriculture. These are not times for the easy chair, but tor active work. The Society’s claims upon the individual farmer are strong, and its advancement is his'own, if he could only be persuaded to: look at it that way. Every step of progress made by the Agricultural and Pastoral Associa tion is a step made by the individual farmer himself, for he benefits indirectly by that progress, and he ought to give one ; push : per month of ■ his strudy shouldei? to the wheels of his Associa tion’s waggon. Member or non member, the Society would be glad to see him at those monthly meetings, ‘We can assure him they are worth his time, and he -will- not regret in the end coming into town and taking part in them. It is all very well to pray “ God speed the plough.” It’s a pretty prayer, and may it be abundantly answered, but God does not speed the plough that is carelessly guided, nor does he do the work for one that is’ always lying at rest, in the furrow. So with the Assdciation’s work. . At present it .is . in. the hands of energetic men,'but they' ought;, to have more, ■countenance than they receive from the stalwart yeomen in whose interests they meet, and for whose benefit they work ; and we do hope the farmers will no longer allow the anomaly to remain of agricultural essayists reading their work to East street merchants arid newspaper men instead of the bona fide cultivators who ought to rally up,,at these interest ing agricultural meetings; Let: an effort be made next Saturday if possible to have a full muster of as many of the farmers as can sacrifice an evening to aid a good'work, to enjoy an instructive paper and an interesting discussion, and. to remove the reproach that lies at their door, of being apathetic in their own cause. •

Confirmation. —The Primate holds a Confirmation Service in St. Stephen’s Church to-morrow forenoon, and will conduct all the services for the day. Civil Gases. —There was- only pne civil case heard by the R.M. yesterday— namely, Journeaux v. M‘Rae, a claim of L 7 18s., in which judgment was given by default, with 11s costs. ; ; t Correction. —Mr. Quin, the plaintiff ill the case of Quin v. Stalker, heard last Tuesday by the R.M.', desires us to state that his land is freehold and was not leased from Mr. Johnston.

Quill & Co.—This firm’s Saturday’s sale takes place to-day as usual, and they advertise a sale of horses immediately after the parade, at the show grounds. The sale at the rooms, be it noticed, begins at eleven sharp, not twelve.

Crime in Ashburton. —There has been a marked falling-off in the number of charges laid in Ashburton and district, and dealt with in the R.M. Court, during the past quarter, as compared with its pre decessor. "The total number of charges laid last quarter was 144—this quarter there were only 101. The decrease is mostly attributable to the recovery of Sergeant Felton from his recent illness, and in this way : The Sergeant is an old Officer, and knows all the district well, and all the “ old hands” who want watch ing.- - During the Sergeant’s illness his - place was taken by an officer who, though thoroughly efficient otherwise, could not possibly know the local ropes so well. So ] wheti Sergeant Felton took the reins again after his recovery, he at once proceeded to run in all the characters whom he knew required it, and he knew where to •.go to seek them. These waifs are-not here this quarter, as they- know with whom they have to deal —hence the de crease. The average of casual crime is about the same otherwise. : ■

Shoddy Merchants. —Our Alford cor respondent writes as follows. We com mend his warning to all our country readers, as the Alford Forest district is not the only one favored with the visits of peddling swindlers The cloth swindle has reached even this remote district. A so-called “ commercial ” calls with samples of- counterpanes, calicoes, arid other drapery goods; stating they are part of a large bankruptcy stock ; and he would ‘ book orders which his van would after wards deliver : counterpanes at 20s. per doz., calicoes at 2s. per cloz. yards. Having booked these orders for delivery, and thus introduced the thin end of the wedge, he opens up a parcel of tempting “ shoddy,” the only thing he really wishes to sell, and by stating a near neighbor has bought a large quantity, he manages to palm off the usual glossy imitation as genuine cloth. He managed to take in a respect able lady in this neighborhood to the tune of some pounds. She wishes her > neighbors to be on their guard and profit by her experience. The shoddy remains to speak for itself. .

•■■The, Horse Parade. The annual parade'of entire horses belonging to the* district takes 1 place in the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s grounds to-day. The Committee of Management are Messrs. Joseph Hunt; F. T. Mayo, and M. Stitt. We learn that there are no less thaq twenty entries : of horses—seven thoroughbreds’ and road sters and thirteen draught horses. The entries are as follows : That(nighbreds and [Roadsters' —Mr. Charles Lewis’ Dan O’Rourke, Mr. F. B. Passmore’s Commodore, Mr. L. ,E. Corsbie’s Tribune, Mr. D. McKellav’s Dundee, Mr. J. Carter’s Dexter, Mr. J. Carter’s Liberal, Mr. W. PI. Smith’s Tam o’Shanter.

Draught Horses— Mr. J. Carter’s Billy Fair play, Mr. F. Bi Passmore’s Duke, Mr. J. Grigg’s Lord Beaconsfield, Mr. C. Leitch’s Heather Jock, Mr. Edwin Thomas’ Com mander, Mr. William Stoddart’s Lord Raglan, Mr. William Fergie’s Bonnie Scotland, Mr. R. Patton’s Young Ivan hoe, Mr. N. Walsh’s \ oung Sir Colin Campbell, Mr. J. Mutch’s Young Glenroy, Mr. Cairncross’ Pride of the North, Mr. J. Mclvellar’s Glenroy, Mr. E. Ede’s Muir Lad.

A Persistent Thief. —Yesterday Mr.: Richard Sydney Williams penitently pled guilty before the R.M. to the “ shaking” of a rat-trap and a pair of boots from the Royal Hotel. The High Priest of Justice laid a penance upon Richard of six months’ duration, to work for the colony’s good in the Lyttelton purgatory. Richard is'a man with a mission, but it is one like that of Autolycus—he is a picker up of un considered trifles ; and no obstacle in the shape of continuous imprisonment by an 'unappreciative Government seems •to stand in the way of his mission. He had just: finished three months in gaol, not so .very long ago, and on the morning of his liberation his wandering footsteps carried him to Papa ll ™-' ’Passing a storekeeper’s shop,'he Saw a coil of 1 cordage standing outside the door. The hole in the coil temptingly faced the ‘ man with the' mission, and he at once put his arm throughand carried it off, coolly and un blushingly. Up the street a short "way, the storekeeper met him (having left ‘ the store for a minute or two in charge of a lad), and recognised His own brand on the cordage. Knowing the' man and his weakness, the-storekeeper knew the cord age had beep.stolen, .and at once commu nicated with the police authorities, who sent a mounted constable after the indi vidual with the fondness for rope and rati him in. Mr.- Richard is a daring thief; too, and he once stole the mess beef of the Christchurch police officers, getting Inside the yard and climbing a tree where the cook had hung' the morsel for curing pur poses. Richard was lucky enough to get off with the beef nibble, but, the cordage was too much for him.

Cheap Photos.—Mr. G. F. Henry announces the reductiori to 10s. per dozen of the price of his photos.

Me. Bullock’s Sale. —Mr. Bullock holds his first sole, since his resumption of business, to-day. sale of proper ties, merchandise, etc., takes place in the East street premises, and the sale of horses at the Burnett street bazaar, f Unclaimed Letters. —The following is a list of letters from places beyond the colony received at the Ashburton Post Office during the month of August, and remaining unclaimed on Ist October, 1880: .—Mr?. Jas. Chambers, Timothy Crowe, M/Droney. (2), Chas. Gale, David. Jack son, Michael Keane,. J. Kingett, J, Lund, H. Meant,. -George Ogstpn, Arthiir E. Pinches, H. Reed, Jas. McP. Stuart, Michael Wallace, and W. Wright;'

The Goddefroi Samoan (Business.- It is stated that a probability exists, .of a Company yet being formed to take over the Samoan' business of Goddefroi. Sir Arthur Gordon. —H. M. S. Danae, it is said, leaves Auckland shortly for Fiji, to bring Sir Arthur Gordon to New Zea land.

The Discontented Bobbie^. —The men of the Armed Constabulary who refused duty at Ripa Islandon Thursday, have been fined £2 each, and dismissed the service. A Bath. At Lyttelton; yesterday Mrs. Goodwin, a passenger by the Tui, from Kaikoura, jumped off the wharf into the water, but was rescued uninjured. The Natives. —The prompt arrest by the 'Constabulary of all natives attempting to carry out the fencing farce has, had a salutary effect upon the Maoris, iwho now decamp as soon as the police approach.

Fire.— Mr. Larnach’s stable at “The Camp,” Portobello, were burnt down on Tuesday night... The damage is estimated at L 2,500. The insurance was estimated at LSOO in the New Zealand office. No thing is yet known as to the origin of the fire. Interesting to Railway Travellers. There is a by-law in force in the New Zealand and English railways to this effect. If a man gets into a train and loses his ticket or does not take one he is liable to be charged the fare from whence the train started. The Court of Queen’s Bench in a test case lately tried declared that the by-law was ultra vires and therefore in operative. TiieKanieri Burning Case. —The cir- 1 cumstances surrounding the horrible death of a woman and child who were burned in the fire at Kanieri on the morn ing of 22nd inst. have excited comment, and since the inquest the police have entertained suspicions of foul play. On Wednesday Inspector Kiely and Detective Quinn arrested David Hutchison for the wilful murder of his wife Margaret Hut chison and his infant son Paddy. Hutchi son.

A Terrible Army. —lt is calculated by Mr. Greenwood that within the limits of the city of London alone an army of male arid female thieves twenty thousand strong finds daily and nightly employment, the juveniles not being included in the computation. This means that roughly estimating the population of London at 3,000,000, there is to be found one person in every one hundred and fifty who is a forger, a housebreaker, a pickpocket, a shoplifter, a receiver of stolen goods, or what not ; “a human bird of prey, a wily cunning man-wolf, seeking whom he may devour. ” ' ■

Cheerful Companionship. —A. Waira rapa correspondent of the Post writes to that journal: “An amusing story is going the rounds. Two men set in from a back run to Masterton, being rather new chums, got benighted, and in looking fora place of shelter for the night espied a small snug-looking building, and immediately took possession. Upon reconnoitring to their horror they found a coffin in the centre, and near it a quantity of old bed ding. One of the two, a Cockney, was for decani ping, but the other, who had been in .the Franco-Prussian War, was less timorous, and made light of the affair by a profane joke. He then coiled himself in the clothing, and slept calmly byThe side of the coffin. When morning came it disclosed a coffin with a glass pane in the lid, which revealed the mortal remains of a departed native. Upon enquiries they learned that they had entered- what the Maoris call a urupo, or small building built specially to receive the coffin of some deceased person of note—a chief or chieftainess. Irish Tenants. —A landlord in West meath has a tenant who the other day refused to pay his rent, amounting annually-to some £450, pleading inability to do so from bad times. The landlord sent a courteous : but firm letter -to. say that he must 1 take steps to make'him, pay. A few days after, the tenant appeared at the London residence of the landlord, and offered to give him L 12,000 for the fee simple of the farm ! A land lord in Ireland, the other day, had some fat bullocks for sale, and one of his tenants came, and became the purchaser, and paid for the cattle down—ready money—in sovereigns. The landlord, on going out, saw the tenant’s -cart standing .at the door, into which he was getting to drive away, and remarked some large, full sacks in the cart, “ What have you got there in the sacks!” “Sure, yer banner, it’s the relief male” (meal). The Four Friends. —“ Lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they tv ere not divided. ” • This sentiment, from David’s lament over Saul and Jona than, might have been appropriately in scribed on the granite cross which marks four graves in Virginia. The occasion of the monument is thus told In 1853 four gentlemen entered their sons at Ookesbury,. S. 0. They had been for years intimate friends and clergymen in the Methodist Church. These boys remained at the school room-mates and class-mates for two years, and entered Wofford College, stand ing relatively first, second, third, and fourth. They then entered a law office at Spartansburg, and studied law under the same chancellor. The war broke out, and at the call for troops they all entered. Jenkins’ Rifle Regiment from South Carolina, and were mess-mates in the same company. . Being nearly the same height they stood together as comrades in this regiment. At the second battle of Manassas, August, 1864, a shell from the enemy’s battery fell into the ranks of this company, killed this four and none other in the company. They were buried on the battle field, and sleep together in the same grave. Their names were : Capers, M'Swain, Smith and Duncan, and they were the sons of Bishop Capers, the Rev. Drs. MjSwain and Smith, of South Carolina, and the, Rev. Dr. Duncan of Virginia, the last-named being a brother of the Rev. Dr. Duncan, of Randolph Mason College. The grave is marked by a granite cross and enclosed by a granite railing. 1

CORRESPONDENCE.

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

STRAY COWS.

To the.Editok. . Sir,— lt was generally, thought that the by-laws of the Borough were,.intended to put down real nusiances and not create them, nor run full tilt against fancied ones. But judging from the absolute license which somebody’s cows have to rove about the township, bestrewing the footpaths with their droppings, it would appear as if the said laws were to be allowed to slumber. As there is plenty of grass shooting up, I would suggest to every man who has a horse, cow, calf,

goat, sheep, or ass, to turn, it out in the Bo.rough, for- 1 1 can’t possibly understand why one or two special owners of cattle should be allowed to override the rights of the community as they are now doing. Surely there is a middle course in the en forcing of our laws, seeing that we have lately heard so much “ blow ” about im partial administration. —1 am, &c., . ‘ v ■ '■*' Pair Plat.

THE WIRE WORM.

To the Edjtob. Sir, —In a recent issue of your paper I observe a letter from Mr. Cameron, of Clunes, asking for r information as to the treatment for wireworin. -I have ■ seen', something of the wireworm and its different treatment in England. Hie worm is of a bright yellow color with a black head, is' the descendant of a small beetle, and usually eats the plant im mediately below j the ■ surface of the ground. In turnip fields (children are often sent to dig up the .affected plants, and pick out the insect. As many as a bushel are often picked out of a field. A dressing of salt is not’ ah unusual thing, or the moving of the earth constantly, so that the rook can get at the beetle or the worm.' ’By growing 'a crop of peas or potatoes, the insect is carried off with the prod ice. The most effectual cure is a crop of mustard seed. In England the tenant farmer will often sow the mustard in the wheat patches affected, as he is not allowed to grow mustard as a crop. A few small patches in my district were affected last year, but after a heavy Cambridge roller had passed oyer the crop, the wire worm did little dr' no further damagek Hoping the roller may prove a cure in Mr. Cameron’s case.—l am, &c., i Lincolnshire. [Another correspondent also recom mends the roller. He says a dressing ■of soot is an excellent thing, the almost im possibility of procuring a sufficient quantity of soot being the only difficulty. —Ed.]-‘- -

THE SCOTCH CONCERT.

[By SOUTHESK.] Not every day does the Caledonian Society bulk in the public eye, but when it does make a public appeararide it is usually one worth mentioning, if it be for nothing but the stir it causes. We have hitherto known the Caledonian Societies of the Colonies chiefly as being the organising bodies of meetings for athletic contests, and the public seem naturally to look to the Caledonian Societies to provide such meetings. It is not often that in-door entertainments are essayed by them, and when these are undertaken they are always of a character that is essentially Scotch. Recently, however, the Caledonians have taken another departure, and 'during the last two months or so Scotch entertain ments have not been uncommon in various parts of the colony. , The Ashbur on Society saw their way to pull off a successful entertainment of a purely Scotch character, and essayed the task of getting it up. Thursday brought round the con summation of their work, and to witness it the largest audience eVey crowded together in Ashburton attended. For a fortnight previously the country people had been securing tickets, afict at a very early period after the first announcement of the. concert, front: seat: tickets were difficult to obtain, ,while the second and back seat tickets were at a discount. An arrangement was made' by which ticket holders, if they attended at the hall before half-past seven, would he able to secure seats, and quite a crowd profited by the arrangement and were there in time. At half-past seven tickets began to be sold at the door., and long before eight o’clock, all the scanty seat room in the hall was appropriated. “A nod is as good as a wink,” &c;, and the Town Hall Company ought fo take the,hint. After introductory addresses by-the President and Vice-President of the. Society—Mr ' M. Stitt and Dr been de livered, in which ,the objects of the Cale donian; Society were detailed by the one, and the ’ characteristics of the Scottish people by the other, }Piper Murdoch Elder struck up a lively quickstep, on the pipes with all. the “ virr” of which lie is so well known to be possessed. Then the clans’ dancers (Messrs Kidd, Reid, M‘Rae and M‘Duff) took the stage to Murdoch’s strain and performed a rousing, reef wjith all the needful go. Then Mißs Kidd,;in perfect Scottish style, poured. from' the piano a shower . of .lively reels and; strathspeys, ' that seemed to find out all the soft places in the Scottish hearts amongst the audi ence,‘and drew forth hearty,.'applause. The clans, with their claymores l , heading a party of 1 singers, ’made the usual •clay more salute, after which “ Scots wha hae” was l sung. We ‘ got into the marrow of the entertainment when Mrs Craighead feelingly warbled * Auld Robin Gray,’ and got the applause she deserved. A thoroughly Scotch song, and. always popu lar was then sung by Mr. Craighead, “ Scotland yet,” better known, however, by its first line “ gae bring may guidauld harp ance mair. ” Mr. Craighead was very successful with this song, !as its, hearty re ception proved. : V Tam 6’ Shanter” should have been read here, but wasn’t— no great mistake, seeing how time was flying. Then came the gem of the even ing, as it is the gem of Scotland’s warlike minstrelsy;—•“ The 1 -Macgregors’ Gathering.” Had . Ashburton County been canvassed for a Celt, with voice and power sufficient to assay this ‘song, he could not have been found, and Mr. G. D. Branson merits the Society’s, thanks for undertaking the best bit of Scotch music to he found from the Spey to the Nith. He glided through tile softer pass ages with the, voice of a seraph, . and de claimed the angry defiance of the Mac-, gregors with the tones of an archangel. The “ house came dbwri,” as it must, and he had to sing his song again. Mr Branson sings the Macgregors in a stylo that John Wilson and Kennedy themselves could not have surpassed even in their best days. Mr. Donald Campbell was the next per former, with a Song in the native Gaelic. There were not a. great many ih the audi ence who understood what he sang, those who didn’t will accept the assurance that it was a very well sung song indeed.JFol-. lowing the Gaelic lilt > came ■ the; “ I|amik’: ,0’ oor Door,” an old humorous; Scotch ballad with a barbarous' chorus.; After this-pawky tale in song had been‘told, and caused its share of amusement, Mr J. W. M‘Rao danced “ Ghiiie Galium,” the sword dance, with grace and; accuracy, having only once palpably touched the hilts. After the interval Miss Kidd played.,the well known piece entitled “Jessie’s Dream,” descriptive of the relief of . Lucknow., Then the dancers intro ,duped, their comrade,: Pelviu' M‘Duff, who. danced the Highland , fling. Mr Macduff is a fine, specimen of a “ Highland laddie,” and is a .most grace ful daqcer. It is not.too much to say that if he appears on. the Society’s plat form on Boxing day, they will come from far awa’ hills that will beat.him. Mrs. Dunn was a little nervous,’ but was able to throw a considerable. amount of feeling into “ The Auld Scotch sangs,” and “The Land o’the Leal,” both of which gongs she sang in the second, part. Mr. jGraighead. substituted, ,the . ‘‘ Braes .0’ Mar ”, for the “ Cameron; Men,” a fair exchange which was .certainly no., robbery. After him came Mr. Branson, in quite a new role, but he trolled out to perfection the old Jacobite ditty “ Wha.wadna fecht for Charlie,” and the most rabid High lander in Ashburton is quite willing to believe that Mr. Branson' is a Scotch man, and will be only too proud to be told so. Mr. Branson, of course, had to sing of Charlie again. At a later period he enforced upon, the dense crowd an intense stillness by his rendering of the

sweetly pathetic “ Rowan Tree,” a song that, in the hands of a fair singer, cannot fail to call up memories of “hameand infancy,” and the up-turned faces of those in the hall while Mr. Branson sang told their own-Hale. After Mr. Branson’s touching song came 'something of another kind. Two ladies entered in the costume of the Ncwhaven fishivives. As they entered imitation of the ’ caller nerrin’cry, which was the signal for a burst of applause, that was vociferously renewed between every verse of “ Caller Herrin’ ” which song they gave in a style that would have pleased old Neil Cow himself. Of -course the song was encored, and kindly repeated. The ladies have,to be complimented on their costume, which was a ,fair copy of the.picturesque dress of the ’’Newhaveri vendors herrings, only the >‘ r creels” were a little out, but the makeshifts were as near an approach to the originals as the district can produce. Burns’ roystering song, ‘‘ Willie Brewed a Peck o’ Maut,” was done in trio by Messrs Caird, Craighead, and Dunn, the picture they produced of the “ three merry boys ” in hodden gray, “ boosing at the nappy till the moon gaed harae ” was complete. Mr. Caird gave as an encore song the “ Tinklers’ wedding,” which drew forth shrieks of laughter and a storm of applause. The reel o’ Tulloch by the clans, and “ Auld lang syne ” by the company, preceded the National Anthem and the largest crowd that ever assembled in Ashburton dispersed, only, however, to re-assemble in great part at least for the dance that took place afterwards. This notice can not, be closed without a Learty compliment to the Highlanders on their reel dancing. Pour smarter fellows, more neatly put in tartan could not have been brought to-' jgether. i

WAKANUI SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

, A’lieetirlg of this Committee was held in the schoolroom on Monday evening, the 26th inst. Present —Mr. Guinney, the schoolmaster and all the members of the Committee except Mr. Charles Hill. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and, after being slightly altered, were cqnfirined. - i * •, ■ i ~i The Chairman (Mr. Earle) read a letter from Mr M‘Lauchlan, the newly-appointed schoolmaster, thanking the Committee for his appointment, and stating his readi ness to commence his duties at Wakanui on the Ist of October, From Messrs. Branson and Purnell, enclosing a bill to the amount of L 4 for professional services. Resolved, to he settled as per previous agreement. The Chairman stated that he had written to Mr. Guinney, the schoolmaster, asking him to prepare a statement showing what moneys were owing to the Com ’mittee by parents-whose children had been supplied with books, and by whom owing, and to attend this meeting with the state ment.

Mr. Guinney, in reply to a question, said that he had prepared accounts of all moneys due for books, but had not yet issued them, v The total; amount due was L2 6s.

Resolved —That the accounts be sent to the parents at once, with a request for immediate settlement, to enable the Com mittee to square accounts with Mr. Guinney previous to his leaving. Resolved —That Messrs. Brown, Kil gour, and the Chairman be appointed a sub-committee, with Mr. Guinney, to meet at the school on the afternoon of Thurs day, the 30th September, to take account of all school books, etc., in stock, and to balance accounts with Mr. Guinney, and report at next meeting. The Chairman stated that he expected Mr. Edge, School Inspector, up on Thurs day, the 30th, to examine the school. He would like the Commit see to attend and witness the examination.

It was decided that the Chairman should convene the next meeting by letter. The meeting therefore adjourned sine die.

PUBLIC MEETING AT WAKANUI.

A public meeting was held in the Waka nui schoolroom on Tuesday evening, the 27th inst, to determine what means should be adopted to relieve the School; Com mittee from their present financial era barrasment. There were about twenty four householders present. Mr. A. G. Earle, Chairman of the School Committee, was voted to the chair. The Chairman made a statement showing the indebted ness of the Committee, and how the- lia bilities had been incurred. The liabilities were about Ll 5, and the cash in hand 12s. A/great ; many things required (to be done about the school which would cost,another L 5. The chief cause of their present straitened circumstances was that the Committee had some very necessary and urgent repairs done to the school property, expecting that the Board of Education would have given them a grant in aid. This.the jßoard refused to.do, as they had not ' been ' consulted 'beforehand. The exigencies of the case prevented this being done, and in this way the Committee had been drawn into the muddle. After a long discussion of a conversational charac ter, Mr. James Brown moved a resolution to the following effect: —‘ 1 That this meeting is of opinion that the Board of Education should be applied to once more for a sum of money to relieve the Com. mittee from its present indebtedness, and furthermore that we believe the money granted to the Committee in time past by the Board has been judiciously and care fully expended on works of absolute ne cessity ;. that the Committee inherited much of its indebtedness from former Com mittees ; and that the sums granted by the Board as incidental allowances are alto gether inadequate to the requirements of the school. ” This resolution was seconded by Mr. Kilgour, and carried unani mously. : ' Mf. BrowA'then moved that the fore going resolution be forwarded to the

Board forthwith, together with a state ment showing the financial condition of the school. -Carried. Mr. David Wilson, on behalf of the Presbyterian Church, and Mr. G. W. Leadley, on. behalf of the Wesleyan Church Stated that they had.-interviewed their respective ministers (Revs. Beattie and Keall), and those gentlemen had signified their perfect readiness to assist the Committee in any way which lay in their power. If the Committee would ac cept of their services, they were prepared to get up entertainments, and devote the whole of the proceeds to the Committee. Proposed, seconded, and carried unani mously, “ That Revs. Keall and Beattie be requested to each give a lecture in the Wakanui School, in aid of the school funds.

:■ \yi)sopproposed,,and Mr. Paynter seconded, “ That a Committee consisting of Messrs. J. W. Wilson, Johnston, Leadley, and the Chairman (Mr. Earle) be appointed to confer with Revs. Beattie and Keall, and make all necessary ar rangements for the lectures.” Carried unanimously. Mr. Ldadley ' asked that Mr. Paynter’s name be added to the Committee. Granted.

Mr. James Brown proposed—-“ That for the future no person or body, religious or otherwise, shall be allowed the use of the school excepting for the purpose of . a Sunday school, unless they first contribute to the school funds. ” -

A murmur of disapproval arose from the meeting on the reading of the above resolution.

Mr D. Wilson rose, jand said—i Now that the recent trouble has subsided, and the parties most concerned, vie., the religious bodies, had expressed- their willingness to co-operate with the Com

mittee in helping forward the cause of educa tion at Wakanui, he thought it was in bad taste for Mr. Brown to bring forward a resolution of this kind. Mr. Leadley said that Mr. Brown s present resolution was the same in spirit and effect as the original resolution which had caused all the trouble. He would move as an amendment — That this meeting is of opinion that whenever this school °is used for any purpose whatever, on any day or night other than a Sabbath day or night, the Committee should im pose a charge for the use of the same. ” Mr. Brown said ho would gladly with draw his resolution and vote for Mr. Leadley’s amendment. The resolution :as amended was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. After a vote of thanks had been accorded to the Chairman the meeting concluded.

A meeting of the Lecture Committee was held immediately after the conclusion of the above meeting, at which all the members were prefent. It was decided to ask Mr. Beattie to deliver a lecture in the school-room at his earliest convenience, if possible within the course of a fortnight. That tickets for the same be printed and divided amongst the members.of the Com mittee for sale ; that'the price of the tickets be one shilling each. , That the date and subject of the lecture be an nounced in the Presbyterian and Wesleyan churches at Ashburton and at Wakanui on the. Sunday preceding the lecture. That Mr. Keall be asked to deliver _ a lecture about a month after'Mr. Beattie’s. The meeting then dissolved.

THE AUCKLAND MURDER.

Auckland, ‘Sept. 30. Joe, the murderer, was taken in a cab by Superintendent Thomson and Sub- Inspector Pardy to Mr. Sankey’s house, in order to be identified by the boy Gibson Wilcott, who was struck on the skull with the axe. The’boy identified him readily. Young Wilcott sleeps most of his time and feels little pain, but Drs. Philson and Hooper have.little hopes of his survival. Mr. Sankey, in reply to the Islander’s statement that the boys Sandy and Gibson has teased and chaffed him ' prior to his making the attack, authoritatively denies the' ’ assertion as also do the boys. The strange* European who, he stated, told him that the Euro peans would hang him to a beam is named Michael Colom, anddie-does. not know a word of Fiji./ Mr. Wilcott ‘states that Joe has been in his service since March, 1871, and partially nursed the boy whose life ho attempted. He denies ever having chastised or scolded the Native. Such was- his confidence in Joe that in 1872, when the mountain tribes massacred Burns and Macintosh, at Bau, he selected him out of thirty natives in his employ to keep watch in turn with himself and eldest boy against the natives’ night surprises. Ho had twice seen : Joe peculiar'and eccentric, once after the measles, but as some ether, islanders were the same’way he thought nothing of it. The second time he could not account for it, and Joe seemed mentally deranged for two or three days, when he got the native boys to watch him to see that he did nothing to himself or others. ' Mr. Willcott says he cannot account for his conduct, saye that he had a recurrence of his previous fits of mental derangement and temporarily lost his reason.' , . --. Oct. 1. The trial of Jde, the Fijian, for the mur der of Henry Louis Rees, lasted all day at the Police Court, and was adjourned owing to the disorderly crowd at the Court. The Constables cleared the Court, and the approaches thereto.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

, (Per Renter's Agency.) London, Sept. 28. In the cricket match,‘which was resumed this morning at the Crystal Palace ground between the Australians and the Players of England, the former have scored 133 in their first innings. The Players are, therefore, 43 to the-bad.V; la the Austra lian’s innings, McDonald .was 'caught for 28 runs. The Players went in for their second innings and. scored 82, all out. Palmer and Boyle again bowled well, the former taking six and tho latter three wickets. ’ The Australians, who required '4O runs to win the'match,',’went in for their second-innings, and when 1 the stumps were drawn for the day, had put together 10 runs for, three, wickets down. There was a thick haze over the grottnd all day, which seriously interfered with the play. London, Sept. 29.

Steps are being taken by a number of colonists in England to present a test imonial to the cricketers before’they re turn to Australia. The cricket -match, 'Australians v. Players, .was resumed' this. 1 morning. Spofforth, who was ■ absent oh' Monday and Tuesday, to-day went to the wickets, in place of Bannerman, and!was caught out when he had puti together : 21 runs. The play is proceeding. ; 1 Later. The Australians have won the match against the players by two wickets. The bowling of the' Home team was dead on the' wicket, and eight Australians were dis posed of before the required- number of runs—4o-r-was. obtained. The weather to-day is fine. " Several leading Liberals, representing a considerable. section of the party, are urging on Government to call Parliament together again in November, as it is feared that thb demands of Montenegro, that the Powers should take some steps b£ coercion towards Turkey beyond the naval demon stration, will jeopardise the latter being carried into effect. Englapd and Russia are willing to carry out the display, but it is doubtful if other Powers wHo’have sent vessels to ,Ragusa will consent to act in concert.

Tenders for the Victorian ( ,tiyp million loan were opened tp-day ' The total amount offered is eleven Ten ders at. L 97 12s. ,6d! will, receive 90 per cent, of the allotment. v ., ; ; Trickett is now in first-rate . form, and is out twice daily. , Hanlan has gone into active training. Therp is very little bet ting on the approaching race. . London, Sept. 30. Alderman William MacArthur, M.P., has been elected Lord Mayes of London. A report has been received that the Al banians have set .fire to ,she itqwq of Dul cignd, and that the place' has been burned to the ground! ' The rumor requires con firmation. ' r - Constantinople,: .Sppt. 29. Reinforcements of troops are! being sent to Riza Pasha, the Turkish'commander at Dulcigno, in the view of possible hos tilities with .the, Montenegrins. . ’ Calcutta!,, Sept. 28. The Cabulesa who formed Ayoiib Khan’s defeated army, and escaped, to Cabul, have submitted to the Ameer Abdul Rahman. Constantinople',-Bept. 28. Intelligence has, been received, that the Monter. egrins have asked (he)aid of the Great Powers to enable to obtain possession of Dulcigno. ,THey/solicit the Powers to take some steps' bpyohd coer cion through the fleet! The'Admirals in command! of the vessels forming the squadron have referred to their, respective Governments for instructions, . , Rome, Sept. 29. General Garibaldi lias resigned his posi tion as a member of the Italian; Chamber of Deputies, and has; addressed a letter to the electors, in which he says he feels the country is suffering from oppression which he is powerless tp avert., , p.v*

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1880.



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