SHIPPING.

POET OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Jannett, ketch, for Waitapu. Emerald, ketch, for Foxton. To-day. Wanaka, s.s., from Port Chalmers. Albion, 3.5., from Sydney, via Northern ports. Sailed. . -.To-day. Albion, s.a., for Melbourne, via the South. , . _ i Wanaka, s.s., for the North. fcsasws* - - . - ■ - The manager'Of the New Zealand Ship ping Company at Dunedin has received thS* following, re the Araby Maid, dated. 2nd December “ The whole of the ■ out, and as the* tides ao -frill be ihade tb ‘get 1 tfre f ship* off ! % large- sw tlon of the cargo is uninjured!. The con dition of the hull cannot yet be accurately adberteined, anditflk yet doubtful if the vessel can be repaired : °to enable her to Carry on her cargo -within a reasonable tithe: Tire Board of Trade inquiry into' the cause of .the disaster has not yet been held. bTtie 7 master 1 of the Araby Maid attributes the ’ accident to the' Loch Fyne trrongly riding at anchor with her side ligfits burning, thUs ; causing him to sup pbseiherWassV‘yesaelf uhder .TOy/fciid l *o alter hisr owh : ship's ■ course. The fj»ll cirbutnstiances will come out in the in quiry.! . Meantime,' we are doing all we can. fJr. interests, as the delay arid kafc'totokny will be very serious.”v: ;v?'w-.lfM: > f __ ’ ■<' •• ::;,?iftgripa ieleobams. : Arrived Margaret Galbrajth from ■ .. . ; ' -i '* ' /Wellington, Yesterday.' r from. Hobart Town, , for’ PicEon ahd.iNel- Bon ; Neptune, for Newcastle ; Go

COMMERCIAL.

;ri cdda&SHinaXOM. -GU AROIAN sOffice.' / o,l} ~jn-d r! .! -, -Tuesday afternoon, ", jlifiq T,; JSuilock reports ;-r-,At the Horse street, on Saturday, there was. a fewer number of enUiestliani usual, and; the attendance, .not st» which can be acC^hted7p’f- by faimef^'.hjivihg^commenced hitffet and ‘ realised 1 hijjh' prices, as. fo! lows—, On ’ifecdairt* Of 'Mr.-Shearer, 'I succeeded in disposing of his team (one each) at L4O, Ljt," T-y»,s.;T mtf ) >iOh laccounty of others 1 Light dnaqjhtsiattXliShacks,-ILS jiys, LSjandt Lq. Sundries-;—dray, /Lx 3. Harness, ploughs, Ij^dpd^rpperties—Since my .last rcpoit there hare, ,bec n : nnmerous inquiries. for farins frpm 20b to yob acres, hut the difference between ppqqs and what , purchasers are .prepared td giVe’K'sb gnat’ that,’it is difficult to'effect sales. Nevertheless ! have succeeded in dis posing. t-f the following properties, viz. ;—Mr. WTabTaylofr’S‘famhl at the Ashburton Forks, aßoot three miles from the township. containing 186 acres, for L9OO, equal to cash ; also a farm of { 2M-jacres atAVakanui, at L 3 10s -per, acre.- Mod re - street,' - with ’ shop , and dwelling-hcuse erected thereon, forl42o;‘a number of sections at Smithfield at owners’ limit. On January Bth I sold on account• of: the trustee in J. S. Savage’s estate, Lt 101, Tancred and Allen’s sale containing .two acres, at. Larper acre; lot too, do,j containing two acres, at Ll 6 10s per acre (gully running through this sectioy). - Qood will -of lease of T.S. 101, Moore sbeet, 1 bn which is ereeted .a difeup'.'loLLtft 16k.. My next property sale tikSs place on Saturday,' 29th'' insf.-,' when T WHI-have a 'niore than usual number 6f pro pcrtieS to offery which’will somewhat-' test, the niaoket foe demahd.'

MAIL NOTICES.

Mails close at the Chief Post Office,' Oir&^hnrch,' for the following places (iribject ’to necessary ' alteiAtjonsB‘ as under ;—,-... . * _ ' " ‘Pot' Ctagoatid Australian pet express /train • (to- connect with fhe . ijjffiori, at tfre Bluff),‘at 7 Am. Late fee letters may be posted in the travelling Post Office , van attached to the express trtubai'-: ;' : /■' ■ 1 SATURUAT, January 29,, V For United Kingdom, via San ’ Fran cisco, perHawea. x ,■ , Mails close at the Ashburton Post Office, asibßowa —! > r :r ji‘ivr-r j/ i For Christchurch arid North at 5.30 a.m. 10 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. and]&ip.m> dmly.i // '-.,yjY: a For Dimedin- TinwaM, Wiiudow, Hinds, CAdatream, Rarigitota, Orari, Winchester, and Ceraldine,n.tlO a.m. daily. iFoxf iTenpika,: at O a.m. and 10 a.m., daay.-j;c-..n; jW>f!Kmara afad Sonth, at 6 a.m., 10 and.’ASDp.an., daily, vFiOfcr.Greenßtijeet, ■ Ashburton Forks, Moorit Somers, i ;and Ashburton; Gorge, On Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a. m. - • MSor Ashtofa, Waterton and liongbeach, atA;3oplim daily, <:■, ■ ------ tFbr Elgin, Seafield, New- TraodaysfiThnrsdays,; and a. m.,_ <j Msijs, am ye at. .the -Ashburton Post J ‘ ‘ _ From Christchurch .and at 10. 25, *imy ’A3S J phi, and 7.5 p p.m. at 10.25 a.m. daily. From Duiiedin. and intermediate places Ffim 'abd'Kmaru at 10.15 a.m. p.m. daily. :! Greensteeet, Ashburton Forks, jityiakt*, And'; Ashbnrtoii Opi'Wednesdays and Saturdays a| 3. p.m~ ■ : 'FBjMk Aim ton, ' Waterton, arid ILong beaeh at IQ a.m. daily., . * Ptorti Elgin,’ Wakarim, Seafield, New and, and Kyle, on . Tuesdays, Thursdays, ahd'Satufdays, rit d'piri;" . r .*>■ , i •• w. St. G. Douglas, , , , r . Postmaster,

DAILY MEMORANDA.

; SAEJift.' ; ’ : 1 ■; Ljf'' f .... ■.; ■;, ]s£. T. Bollock, at his Booms, Bast street L-rr Valuable Town, Suburban, and Properties, Twq o’clock* - &d: 3 ■r..-,.--.. !; . TO-IfjQHT, ,'j -, ’iuBSDAY, JANUARY 25w Borough Council, at Borough Meeting of persons interested in the for mation pf a Poultry, and j *P9P§l Plown . WEDNESDAy, Fj£BRVAEY %. . o&iirifty ,; Council, at the CouhtV ’ Oomwfll a.t ll J J*

DEATH.

Branson. —On the 25th inst., Cecil, the youngest sbh : of Gerald Dyson and Sophia Mary Branson, aged 16 months.

The Ashburton Guardian. TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1881. The School Election.

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

Last ; night quite a crowd of the householders in the school room, to take part in the annual busi ness re scholastic; affairs,-which falls to be transacted on the last Monday in January. We are glad to see the inte rest taken in school affairs' that last night’s , meeting evinced, and we cam only express bur regret that the same interest was not taken on previous oc--, casiohs. Had it been our, experience to see a hundred or so of the parents of pupils rolling up to the annual meet inghVfeiibeli assured that the petsontiel of the Committees who have held office during the last three years would have been totally different from what they have been, and we do not consider, we are very far; out in istating ■ that, hadg*the householders displayed the. stifle hnxiety for the school's welfare all along that they displayed last night there would nofclhave been the many com plaints to make that we listened to last night; ! The school is, sd To * speak, ’ on its trial —the Conduct of that, trial has been taken by the Central Board into its owit h andsi, : and,,, the next three months are the probationary period allowed for the present management of the institution to show whether it is fit or not to be longer entrusted with the conduct of the school. ! ; We do : riot know ,that three months- give enough time' fof/eyenjJthe best teaching staff in the world to Jbring.a school, tobose ’'de clension has bedrt SOrtiarked as has be'ten that 'of the Ashburton Seliool, up to a high point of excellence, but'th'e ,Board seem-to cortsiderit so. And while'thjjy time of probation.Tians, we look upon it as only fair to . say nothing whatever regarding .the state,of affairs. We,are exceedingly sorry thati yrith ledge f . of the the sqhipql jnpwl occupies Vih f reldtipa to thp Board, jsp much was said by. the various housed holders at last pighi’s meeting ;jbu,t rat .the same time the only opportunity! allowed to the. public to express an opinion on the; scholastic matters tnstrict is the annual meetings of housed holders, and those of them who spoke strongly against the master and his staff. exercised; a perfectly legal right. JStill, we consider it would have been more in accordance with .the Englishman’s ideas of justice and fairplay had, the allowed to fulfil the, time; of trial allowed him, by the Board be fore. |te f was pronounced a man unfit.for he held,. Three months will soon run out, arid then we shall be able to open our minds on the subject of]-{fate-. Ashburton School without re-- serve, but while a man is on his trial it is certainly,unfair to. him to prejudice his; case tin ; any way. We believe a? Committee - has been secured that, while it has a single eye to the Welfare' of • education iri thd district, will also mete out justice 1 to the teachers, and we may safely leave the care of matters in their hands till events have deve loped; themselves.

( Sukpav — The church, pity Council, at. its fortnightly meeting last night, determined to : grant a license to the local Theatre Royal only for week days.; The same restriction was imposed as regard the licenses for the two Oddfellows’ Halls, Evangelistic . Address. The Rev. Melville Pym,‘ the.popular'preacher who is temporarily' in charge of St. Stephens, in the absence-of Rev. Mr. Hands,' will deliver one of his evangelistic addresses to-night,' arid from the reception Mr, Pyni : has met with by members of all the re ligious bodies in Ashburton,' we-can safely bespeak Him A.crowded house; ' ■ - '' ■ Primitive Methodist Conference.— |At the Primitive Methodist Conference' at Dunedin, yesterday,' the connectional building!report was brought up. The report showed that five new churches, at a total-cost of 'L3,076, have been erected : daring the dast year, the whole being' placed under ' the Temporalities Act of that Body, The Ashburton - Church trustees applied for permission to sell their present church, with a view to erect ing a larger building in a better position. The cdse• was : ably/sustained!by .Messrs?' SriJtt and Watkins; the delegates,; and: the i application was allowed, * - RelioKW ■' ; rsf : " 'SpadbiA^As. .bearing" ;Uphri telegWi'pmc item rirhidn hppeal'ed in yur Saturday’s issue, we njake. the tbl- J lowing bxtrjictthe ' this IAiMMiJ, 'Mtbd ; hy itt pendent:—“ In reference; to the AriidciatSon’sf telegram tb’the' feffect ; fhat'at. All Rev. Mr. Fitchettstaldd thai’ tWo merti- 1 bers of the Government had informed him that they wete favrirable to 1 an 'altem tkm In -the 'EditOation Act to 'permit! rilirtiuters of reMgioß ll an opportunity of' givingVetigioUS l '‘itieitruction;; : in .public' ( s6hO(i» ? darmg‘i<:Ho^ , hoar»at-lettßfc i tw}ce ! |a week, I am poaitivolysAtuiredtthat'whati;- Sever personal opinion-may have been ex ! pidefed'firi-'priVatd cbuVbrsatiori hj •’ iridJViri 'dual members of tbe Minutry, the educa tioaßl policy-xjf the Government remsink - abridntely'unchanged,/and; the; subject’ of religious education has never yet been 'even discusaed'by the Goverriment, nor is ; there any probability ■ that the question will com'ri dt&iy cbrisideratidn' before the session,"

Drunk. —William, Storey .was fined ss. for using obscene language, Magis trate to-day. I > \ Discord. —Legal proceedings have been commenced by Herr Wildner, conductor of"' the Austrian Band, >againsl Herr Schonberger,-tO recover L 1,300.. Yictobian ||akvest Prospects.— A Australian paper, received at '‘ Auckland per Hero, states that the present indications of the v/heat harvest are not so good as last year.

Return of a ' Colonist. —Mr G. S. Graham, manager,- of .the Colonial Insurance Company, returned from England per Hero, which arrived at Auck land, yesterday. Cumulative. voting.— XT the Syden ham school district’s annual meeting last night, the committee’s report recom mended the abolition of cumulative voting - at the school committee electibns, 'hut the recommendation was almost unanimously vetoed by the meeting.— Press. ..

; Tffft Australia-ns- at Oawartt,— In’ their first innmgs yesterday, at Oamaru, thd l6Cal tWenty-two triade a poor appear ance, and their combined’efforts raised a" score, ■ ilioludingUi -byes, of only 54. The play was not of importance enough to require an extended notice, and the only Show of cricket was made by Hook; who got 15 runs'.-.The Australians - had four wickets down at six o’clock, for 64. ; 'Accident at the Dock.— An accident, which-resulted in injuring more or less fowrtrorkmen, occurred-yesterday worth ing, at the Lyttelton graving dock. One of the “ travellers,” used for carry in, con-' Crete from one part ofvthf dopk' tyr an,r, other, capsized, and fetl-hpOu fdvrr nhfiiat work .. One, whoso nqmc was ascer tained to ; w Barney Mulholfano. wtis badly cut about the head—seriouaiy so, it is feared ; another, J. Jury, had c ;-e of his thighs severely injured,; While two others sustafned bruises aiid bull 'Of ia painful but less serious nature. M jlhol holland was taken to his home immedi ately, and Dr. J. T. Rouse attended two of the other men at his surgery.—lVessAiT

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

; (Per Reuter's Agency.) ■ ; A: General Thaw- London, Jan. 24 The cold weather : which' ; ha's’ pre vailed for some time past •is ; moNv‘ moderating A general thaw is:, taking; place, and theTharridsLis rapidly be coming deaf of ice. The Central Asia.j Fresh news has come to hand from -Central Asia regarding the war between the Russians and the. Tekke-Turco rrians; ; r jTjie former, under 'cover of a bombardment, carried the Turcomans’ posifio.iT, close to QeoksrTepe, and after wards'mkde adespefate assault-bh fhe trenches, but were eventually repulsed by : the Tekkes; ,: -The fightihg on- both sides was most severe. Greece, Preparing fpr a Struggle. Athens, Jah. 24.

The Greek Government is strongly opposed to the proposal of the Porte that a conference should be held at Constantinople, to determine the frontier question, and extensive pre parations ;«re still proceeding through out Greece for the increase and mobili sation of the army, with t!m\inte|fliori: of obtaining the required’ Session of territory from Turkey byforcemf arms, ifnecessary. f > T Sir Hercules again in Harness. Capetown, Sir Hercules RobinsOn has urrivetL here to assume his position as Governor of Cape Colony. t ,

NEW ZEALAND

(Ifafgfeafr AfWfiiptipiu) / , , ,j j,. Determined Suicide. ■; ■ Ah- <Jld iuhatic ,w<jina r ri; hung laaf night at the 'Old Woman s Kefuge. - ’ Twelve other women were in the room at the time sloping. She was seen hanging from .thja bed, having torn up her sheets to make a ;cope. ■ , Found Drowned. I f A man named John Wilsom was founa idrowned in the bay. early this fHiocnjng* He was seen the'wbrse'for diqtmr aVteii o’clock last night. It.js ,bplw.vqd unmarried, and aged ’ forty'-fom. The police loafeft , j/

THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS?

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Dunedin, To.-day.

A very exciting faceting -for the election of the School: Committee was held last evening. The..building was packed, and many were unable to gain admission, The result of the polling was that four out of five candidates who were on the “ Bible in schools ” ticket were returned, and three secular, ists were elected. , if the candidates in favor of the - Bibtein schools was returned by a-majority of one over Nathan, a strong Secularist. The proceedings did not past i o’clock this '

Fire Brigade Conference.

Wellington, Jam. 24. The secoqd annual Conference, of the New Zealand Fire Brigade Association opened ; te-day. Twenty-four delegates, from other 1;; towns were preserib, 1 ; ; arid Superintendent Harris, presided. Some' little discussion took place>. relative to allowing the Wellington Brigade to take; part lit tW Conference.' Some paemhers wore bf opinion that they shdiild'riot'he admitted, on the ground that they were upd?r piunicipal by-laws. Hlthpa.tely, it Wgs that th6y Ihoiild be admitted.- TKe second annual report of the Associa tion was read. It.contained a number of suggestions to be considered by the Con ference, and was Agreed ;to without dis cussion. Superintendent Harris (Christ church) was re-elected president, and Superintendent , Wpitefprd (Wellington) and Captain Lightfoot (Nelson) were ;elqcted|yipe-Es®sid«3ntß.i -lVfr.i(l& 'son (Dunedin), rwqs, re-elpqtea secretary. !A committee was appointed to inquire jinto the advi»bilitvrv| establishing a sick and accidekiifttlmti Fbe casrf jof Robb, !tbe fireman who. discovered the, Dewars’, ibMfM T ottt / ’th|; fire, came' re sOltW-^^'That^ftritOT Awoi 1 cia^od 1 ' wnilld '< atfiW r ‘MAltbse ; ffii' ! f4W'hd th# wi'dhrfWtoisi; fet^ory.»’' (The bidiWdy AEtedi-'.VK was. .ppt J t6; appeal >; to Hhe > pWblic for “’eofitffibritionV until it was seed'Whether■the'Fh'fe Bri^ridy - Bill passes next session. , A number of letters from- iheinnets* hf the* Legislative ; Council 'were Afeceivdd Vhy ithrty threw out the Bill last session; and -several letters-from insurance companies' 'apprdVihgM' raki/ fJS' groat ihany technical- mstterii, as te’mdhis be«#iddavitijg one ’Brigade to • join’ ariotlier^ 1 and so forth } wero’discillaed;!;but were of little interest. A deputation was appointed

to wait on the Government to-morrow morning to ask them, to take up the Bill next session, and to grant free passes on the railways. The Conference,adjogmed until to-morrow afternoon!^,.\/.?

[by tei.ege4®|.]w| ',y\ ip?' Wellin'oton', To-day. i|f - Mr. Harris, president Fife Brigade; Ajf> sedation, vico-prosiclents.'Whileford atiti* Lightfoot, and secretary Robertson waited on the Hons, the Premier and , Mr. Rolleston this morning, asking them to take charge of the Fire Brigade Bill next session. The- Premier considered- thafrit; would be better for the interests, of the Association if Hip Bill .were taken up by? a private individual, and suggested .that inheritwouldsee fllfi Stevens’ •and' Mr.l Waterhouse on the subject. Both -Messrs. Hall and Rolleston entirely coincided. with .thc.-principle of the Bill and would give it all support.

SCHOOL COMMITTE ELECTIONS.

; Annual Meetings, of Ratepayers- ;■ ■: , r ,.; ; v IJ, *■' ‘ The largest meeting that any qhestiQn connected with education; has pver brought together ~in Ashburton, was held in the Sclipolroom last .night,, .when about 150 hodseholders were .present. 'FpL-some time the state of the school has'hewrthe subject of earnest conversation, induced by a Very adverse report’ of the Board’s, inspector, Mr.* Efdge. and as- the efficiditiiby.i _of the school for imparting education is a matter that affects every parent, it was Only to bq expected that a largo number of paroiita would be present. The attend ance last night j evinced anj}ixterest,in t ; school *oii the part *of parents which wpj ■were, exceedingly glad to see, and wo 1 would be only too well pleased to see the same interest .manifested in every .school district within bur Central Board’s’juris diction.

' Mr. WaVcl, Secretary to the Committee, intimated that the first business would bo to'‘elect'a chairman, after which the annual report and balance-sheet would'be read. ■ " ; V,. .1

■ Mr.! John K>rf proposed that JDir; ’j&etftot be chairman/, and;-Mr; Bpbirason seconded- r- j, Mr. Boyle proposed' .Mr.’ 'JHOdder, 'cx piaihihg that for so doing was his .desjra il; hayo .one, in. the cjiair that night Who'liadnotbceii amember of the.Comvpittee. f , . . ~t. , , ’ Mr,Felton Becohdc.a. ‘ <4 , ' Oh a vote'binng taken, Di. Stewarlrwas elected. bn‘j'l ■ \rv

:> Dr. Ste Wart rtlieniltookd tlie.'chair,, add read the Board’s advertisement calling the .meeting, ,-and,asked the Secretary to read the-minutes of last'annual -meeting,- which was done, and these were passed.

- THE ANNUAIj REPOST was then read by the Chairman, the lead ing paragraphs of whichbwere ; —' V. | i The numbers attending the scliool reftmiif. .about the same as Ijist year*, viz.,..ab0ut.240 boys, antf an cqpal jii i|m b c 6f * grid j," jgiyi ng w total number of hbout 480, the exactnwnber of last year giving a total of The staff consists of a head master-■(i\lr." StDtt)p sfccond master (Mr. Mayo), a third teacher (Miss Dynes, recently appointed, to commence duties immediately after the vacation), Mi.ss Stejyart, who will now take sole cha-ge. bfTtlio dnfant department in the new room, which .will be ready for occupation whenj'thfe ' holidays':are over, and six pupil teachers, two males and four females, viz., one cGmnlcll ciit g - tile ‘l6dr 111 and last year of her term, one commencing the third year,- and theTemtUndeid till dn their first j ear. Several changes in the staff have taken place during the past year, whith to' Some-ex tc.it may have had a deteriorating effect Upon the >general( efficiency;;-pf the school. The infant.roogj, which h/tsibeen promised so long/ has. now beep, erected, ,and, if. a coramodidiis Vobih'fol the purpose fdrbvhicH *if is intendedf;(and',isi lexpected to be a gieat benefit to the school generally, and with the addition of a third teacher to the staff, great intprdvcmerft bp|h in.’the discipline and studies of the’ pupils ' may'"’ now fairly be expected. The Inspector (Mr. Edge) visited the school in October lashaud spent three days in the ex jamlfcatidS ofthfc different 4 5tandards, and his report was in ’thiTcarly part of De cember, which,your_Cpnimittee to state is riot 'satisfaclof'y,'-bat With the ichan^e f -and’ addition already alluded to, they sincerely, trust' that Tat itbe ebd. oftaadthferyear.more

.encouraging results may be reported. The annual examination for prizes took place on 'the ! 20lh, ' ! aist, arid ' 22nd 1 of' DeGembfer,' was conducted by the • Revkf lieattic, Hands, Fraser, and Mr. J. Ward. These gentlemen ipporiccf,gia.-at satisfaction with the general ihtmiigOnte of some of the pupils and the fair order which prevailed in the greater number of the classes. Some of the papers were reported- to be excellent. About 170 L. 22. There were also some special prizes giyen -by private individuals, of considerable value. 1 The --sewing of the girls was ex amined by the, wives and daughteis of the members; iof .' tlie l'Clolnmittee, when some excellent work had to be adjudicated upon. The accoitnts show a halarice of LJ4 145/1 od. to-the cre.dft of incidentals, which proves that 1 y6ur Committee have combined strict economy -.with a sufficient,supply of everything required. Tot the use of the schools,;, k ut i M sthother School-to sUpjflV "wjtlr ffferi'-cfe'aniflfej and other requisites, Jitud as : the’gratif for'shet-* dentals-has been diminished by 10 per cent., your Comnaitteo'apprfehertd that the same, if not more strict; will lhe required in the.future ; to kcep -lhe /Cqnrmufjce free from embarrassment*-.iTh^iaccctunts/rfor the treat and prize fund:(to which!there,is a small debit of Li 195.) show the liberal response of the parents.-aud.hjqnds . .the to.lhe appeal of the Committee bh behalf ofthisTiind. Your Committee, in retiring from their year of office, would venture to call upon the parents ,:of the children attending the schools to unite iwith Committee and the teachers in a aijd persevering effort to raise the JschoiM frdm jts present low standard to one which carT be looked upon with satisfaction to ‘ the ctinaiunity,!arid ah example las;it should be} to the surroundinp districts. said it was not quite an unexpected thing for the Committee to find a bad report of the school ,gi van, by. the Kut itTvas h fact thkT chir-' ing the whole year thbi-e liad-Hevef beetr a complete.staff ol efficient .teachers ehcji as a large schqol .like the Asliburtqn. one. required. jPjgf the greater part .pf , the year the stafthad been made .lip',qf‘‘ r first and pupil tekchers; arid 1 every

tradesman knew what.it was to entrast' his best work to inexperienced apg|Oi\-; tices. Another reason for thd ness of the 'school, was the state' in which foj a lengthened p'eriod rt n hadi beep allowed to'-'-remain. Tha;'-waht'of : room had. bpen ; a, improper,dis cipline. 'it war impossible for anyt;thtener, to be successful in discipline. pupils wereicrowdod together like fwdjnes in a box. Iri'theCnristclinrchschools he' noticed .tlferg riiASfc Jharked tdifefJtMje in* this respect, for, .where ten Ashburton pupils occupied brie disk; in Christchurch thcreiwerebidy twoforiiihrfle.-' . [Elft man then -referred tor-th© ariocessiof , soqra of-the older. pupil toaohersnat the-annual-: ekamiriationV saying that their passes WOrSi, highly < qompli ment&ry to ■ the,; tfclnjnh: There hadi been' many drawback*, to' tljft, school that might vefy eaaily.accpunMPX!; its' riop-succOSs fbh. the: txmfc , thnyf exisled, -; but > lie ! was glad tolearn j ithrib j though - the-;inspector ! B ' report- -WftSinnt, p, t complimentary; one, fchoSe o£Ahe«*«ia»i>iaJ!Jft RdvajAui Mu Beattie «mdi.<Gt •S«mwa»&. spoken very.-highly of the school rin jiheiii reponfej:Bnd:Soi had the Rev-p-Mr- •Jtwidp,'' with tb’ei wxoeptitm-bf i-.oB«-ori;*swv Jgti&ta,., and-MrnWard? i an i-old; wiurdibiißG, ( xnbthfy educatibnaihattle hkdiflJtofripQhejtfohlghJ#! of the ischooii with otie br! Von© lotitihiAraSi:) kchpqlf iexarainecl ia Mytqs months iKfßPfir when (the a P' p.earance woula itenfouht, y 8 loaae by trie scholars. The Chairman 1 concluded with a reference to the, accounts which showed thttll the hadmiln* economical. (ApplauSC^ o fi'nibiMi!) K j The balance-sheet was then read. It

showed a total income of L7B2\lflt for sanies, the chief items of whidjßroere L3|B|6s : . to; the head master, Ll9s» 16b. SdfSLjthe second master, .and Bdy. v stopfer sttiqnco' Mg Rpr infe? cijjmals a lagtherpincoine 7si 10q||bad anafcnjce of.- LS||Js. sd v this ajC;'j coqpl * The 1 embraced thjs* amount above mentioned for salaries,; and the following items from the inciden tal fund ';4- :• : '£ s. Cl. Wild, outside, -,aad -- - . sweeping chimneys ■ d..;- ’q6 •8• - 6 • Pue}-.j'' .-... j ... 17 3 7 "Repairs" " ... ... 21- 9 ° ;Booksydnky.idwpj«%prmffngi^'advef-* ’- - t'ising,’ ' telegrams, .stamps, cheques, &c, . ...... _9 7,4, Auditor’s Fees ... ... ... 2 20 Salary, secretary and treasurer, ... ; O o Special granq painting r"Gy.tUu^ ; ,' .i- '4, .

sium ... ... .. ... 1 9 o Special jgrant; planting-trees; hi ... ;3.12 9 • The receipts for the prizes and- treat fund amounted to L 64 12’s.* did., Which had been all expended, and a balance of Rll9s. was still due. a The Reading items of expenditure had been L2O for prizes, til7 18s. 6d. for toys, and the remainder in small amounts for the refreshments &c*.; forsthe. treat. . . f - . j j The .report and balance sheet were

adopted.,. ' Mr.Boylerieairedthat thereport of the Inspector ■ for 1870 tp read.., Efe would like to know .oomplaints against the school*extended! . ‘ l . Mr. Purnell thought this wpuldUe. up fair to the master.* V* The' master ‘Was ,absent, and it \yas unjust to criticise the .ipHator while ho \vaS !I ribt‘ here' to defend' ‘himself. -What-the..meeting had ,io do with was the election of a-cqjrinuttee v i After a deal of talk it Secretary that,the report, had bdeii' borrowed by 1 the’ master and'haa riot

tyeen returned, { (Laughter,) . .... , ■■ . . ,j Mr. L6ggalt“poititecl out fhHt in 1 the roaster’s last report tortileiOtfmiUitted*it was announced that the items of music an<J difnvdng had'dieeti Itv’ithdrawili i 'Wetei these subjects extra subjects, : br yyaV it imperative that these should be taught. - ; -It 'ifds oxplaihfed -by ;3dr.’lJacobson ithat tips, maater.waa, allowed ■ to, wifchdfaw.bhose subjects, so that the time' they took flight, be devoted to other more important Sub jects. It wap better. ,;that, the ; plpldven. shohlcl be able fo;‘sjSell ■-a they should spend time at less important things like singing and drawing.-' . i After Mr. Cates had blaitiedd.nb paroirfs

for thejstate 'pf phe]phiidrpir, -and advised' that the young ones should be sent early |o bed instead, of allowed ’ to 'loaf about the Tojwn'HaU! do6Twheti an entet-; (ainment was going on, the. last-report by. ibet Inspector was read, in respohee to ,a / request by Mr. Boyle, . ‘ ■ • r In peply .to,M^ v Leggatt .the expltdriea that €hh Shatter of the state" of' the school had been t^kbn' -blit ' of the

haijds of,the Committee, as, an extra cx ahiinaei<hr * oiNfetect'- fbr ‘ three' 11 months hetibe.d iil, ' ! ’'- i iy •••■•, f - Mr. Leggatt-expressed : a'hbjib' that the hex t Com mitt'eahrafild-ehdeavouJtb have 'a built on the other side of the railway line!

i.-,Mr. Elston had heard,jlite waterf plied to the children was 'ithpure. 1 ' Could it bevatafed hoW"' tirblwatei 1 was- supplied. y ' The Chairman said the children,liadl broken ;tljeFtfot<[etf>Untpl andddl the idcibkl-. jng utensils that had been; supplied. 1 'lt Was impossible to keep the-' fixihjgs 'intact while the children were so wild, i hfy. ->£os jer ipaid jThepq'-iwas •an (Evident ‘Ws.-tfMW? -breakages; Wflßld npt[happen... ? un-it Jawrbspn, said,'the .discipline,must ’be very, mug, vshen ,jt.had • no, jcontrol of

tTie,.children ,botwfeon the ; .dDor Qf,.,the : School and the gate of the grounds, r j The Chairman said the parents could r greatly help the teachers if {pey wyrqld. maintain better discipline ftt, llQUie.. . ! After a lengthy talk on the subject of water and the want of it, Mr. HughesjyhdCfl! tlfeipuifaismdsbingl pould be cmetßf w'b they should be. Ifsthe' WJtStpr iwereitpi punish the bov who did the smashing he would.bfe r Inldlcli give the'"young wretches a good scruffing when they were found at mischief they wbuld sotmlbAThrdd. - ) (‘&’anghtef!)' y - 1 prge. family, (Laughter.) The last speaker Was not. (Great laughter.) The master was BObnfl/orattP fitted (or the f position be held. The chirdi’feu did not respect him,

an cl vono’i of ■ -them' had chalked hiS’back actually. He could not maintain,discipline’ atfalL. ;-Th^fppeaketdiked hind■ v6ry well as,ft.jn§il> but-|te was,not'fittedforaOlarge a school. In a’ smaller sphere he believed he would be successful.' . . . - .-p i Mir. had been raised by the Inspector’s reporti- The Board,:: hp wpver,. had . the piatter out of of the Committee, and no actip.fi; Could be taken mntUilafter the examination tlireo months henqfe;;! I , After classes, aha dtner matters.', a' .vote of., : thanks to the retiring members of Com mittee was proposed by Mi\v Quill', Seconded by Mr. Chapman, anffjUrhiedr

| Mr. Boyle proposed a vote,of Unmkxtn the Secretary ■*hd-Mr. i Beah Mocottadff. The vote was carried. ! THjJ''K&crKoir I'V’* ”‘ !i: was then pyocp^lqdjiyith; >p»e iPHdtflnCg) gentlemen Were nominated, viz.:—Messrs.- Jolmi QrjvjH. .Or. Jacobson, ~E,,.jOoqksou,; H.W.Fellon, St. Hill, Mcßean Stqqart; T. R. Hodder, W.’ R. Boyle, R. S. Bean,.

«jT. Mac Lean Dunn, S. Ppjiter,- B. R. Murray, D. Williamson’ J. Tucker, F. •Mr." Feltoh was desirous that the can didates should explain their views on the subject of the state of tlm school, and what policy they intended toSfdllowJ Bor himself, he meant to do gall he eould, if he iatWlMfli o jnasteiMilii s ' Dr> 'Trevor, the Rev. W. KealQ and Mr. Shury were appointed scrutineers. L 1 The Jollpwing ,iyas, the re§u)t .of the, ' ! t •■» .» .> , « Dr. Stewart rS2t; :>; J. Orr ... ... ... ' 51 • dff. -Felton » i j..; ui.osoiV, >i :!>■' ,]*• .W.'i ’BOi'l-i T. R. Meter 33 I G. M./Bp))inßpnr i.,:-- ... 27 ,G,iA.,Andrews ... ... 25

1 At a [meeting of the Committee held afterwards, wafefleeted Chap;--, hian for the ensuing; y dm) - Elgin. . , i f i-,The, meeting j how was - adjourned,. ; foe want of attendance. , : ! G^F 0 ;WWI? at,ithp wmiilf.' more important consideration than the election ol a School Committee. Mr. Thomas Walsh was voted to the . qhqir ,of ihg meeting, and at his request the* W 0!? w # s re 9 Ms‘ L?)arlq, ,and..waß ! hgiinyitejpr passed. T)t» pT&txqxx ,11x0%, ppoppeded -With, arid: the' following wire chosen members for the year :—Messrs. jLeadly, - Walsh, Stewart, - Kilgour, Cle phane, Trevurza, and Paynter. At a Committee,’Mr. Eeadly was elected chiiir-'' tapn. [j • lir -if«ify--rywwtg:( , .'Uwrff‘ ion f Mr. William eMlrnlin ki' jthe nieetlftg of ratepayer* 'laßb'-migiit, ini Ithe schoolroom, and read the balance— shOOti UdhcK • vfoiS adopted.,! [Afteyoi HVobeioWthdrfkss'ftoAitlutl rararing: fcommittee, the fallowing were chosbri fcK the ensuing year, out oh oletifenr' nbmi ,'o.Olephson, 'R. Beeves, W. H. Smith, 'Stalker, and Ennis.

SUPREME COURT.

ip? at J|® l dPrius. Vd •ThepAtinik of thwUoilrt were resumed atlOdiih. , ->/■ •- 'This ‘ was.-an action in Which Joseph Ivess was plaintiff and Edward George Crisp defendant. The plaintiff was at the

time that the cause of the action arose jfCojj^etor Mail, and the defendant the Borough Solicitor of Ashburton. The plaintiff was charged by the defendant with having ■ published of liTm K a a f*lße and 'defßWWbrjF" libel, and was committed by the Bench at Ashburton to take his trial at the Supreme Court session then next ensuing. Just before tint sessionrt-ljb. case was withdrawn by the defendant. ‘ The plaintiff now brought an, action- for LSOJ damages,* which he had been pul* to in defending;; himself from; the said charge, and also loss sustained by him in not being able to : extend his: business as he; -purposed so to* do.

Mr, Button, with him Mr. Greason, ba the plaintiff.

•'Mr. Weston for the defendant,^- ? M* - . C. W. Bishop was choben’foreman of the special jury. ‘ 1 , ; . r , , . .*'- A; R: BloJcUfri,' Deputy-Registrar of the Suprelme Court, prodjiced'the'depositions apd'exhibits in the case of' j^gi^q.■ Joseph' Ivess fbr libel, 'as sent froth the Ashburton Resident Magistrate’s Court, t i 'FdwaVd Gebfge Crisp,•'•tHe defendant, deponed to having sworn a certain infor jiitttibn i against-the;present plaintiff for libel at The notice of dis continuance of prosecution of the case of JRbgina y. -Ivesf libel was .written by r witness_’audi.i4R’■Rt'yie, otlipe of,Messrs.

■■Harper,' Harper,- and Scott, the present■ plaintiff's solicitors). TJ)e..R.ptic&,of dm-* ; •dontinua'rice stated that-'-the Crown Prose 'Cutor, pnt intendiug.-M prefer a bill, he j(witness) did not undertake to prosecute privately. ; yrrtO /;,i j> r/i3 fry AVI A- I -■ His rlipnor asked •, My. ;Bl<sxam whether the rccognizancea of the witness who was bound.. over ; to : , prosecjilp.,bod,; been! .eS treated! f s-.igig- MT Bloxam tpphqd yh the jipgatlve. , ? Hi 4 HonOtv asked 'whHt-'was' thb‘ iik'e ‘of binding people over t,o t prosecu t te t ! bbnds.' :, '‘ The ; T?f£tless had rendered himself liable to have the recog nbgncctS .e^tjeated; ■' •ExaihilihHftn • -continued—There had been .a demand mp.de upour himop. LSO for costs by Messrs. Harper, Harper" and ■Scb'tt, which had-bebn-'referred by him to Mjp.Joyntj hoy was condwetpjg; the case fprliim. . dt,was not paid. Witness never siiw 1 the schedule 'of duties of Borough ■•Solicitor.'' He had read the- article in the -Ashburton Mail of February. 20th,.1§80. t l lt was on tliat Orticle'‘thdt’lie lairf ‘tliO TbrmatioiiJ ,/It’-appCared-'t6 him witness -wrote twelve or fifteen always to the better Olass :of clients of my'oiviiv' iTho.letters were hot' written on-tne" saidel’day the l rates Ttdrtr' dpo;; /.Witness gotia

anear of rates, and in writing the letters made a demand alsoTdr'Cs. coats for writ itg tJie,(et^ ; cases he had not charged thrs? ’ to solicitors he ha<f>Qt chargetK #W6s. /IHe’litid.Bfatjdbhe so:opt pf professional etique f te ; he had jrojfc pbarged ;tbf>; 6w f ■ vtQ r jM<ea^e, - 1 Garriclt, pr/Wyiwj'Wjbiams. ;.:Bis the un protected ratepayers the Cs.

■^a,mina,tio^ E , ! ref] cowered the! ]6s,, ,by; fpftipg, -it ; ,tp- the pum-j moagi, .. in, : .fhe | cjsegtqj) ness , bad ,nq fis....tor the adep :W r iJW ii®; 1 My„ Truckle pbjegtea .to;.pay^he.ps.,,appba#( b®i A was a.q|ieht of and had paid a biljw fyw. djtys- before, he did not press tiro JpVr the Witness had a le'tter from the Town Clerk, by request of the Borbngli Council, asking for an ex pbreration- of thfe -whatge ISf (VJ He had tdl|L tlfcwlayor Mo*-wife v€e%ly to ex .gjain - appointment witn hitu'ld.do so." He was not at present - tlms^lj^orf f (f | fil Cross-examin'ed by Hr; lfe'SS~6lected tc send letters jo the parties to - kVoid;the' kend ingtXJf Cbl r^milmdaa;) f 3tf Mtois^ate that the sum of-Cs. ad., clrarged toy a letter was a reasonable •6ShSg«rf dnd tSfiht he should allow?it in any ofchortcase; -4A it

was au> pajdt of .a Solicitor’s duty ctd rash a man into Court. I ■ Miss Cdllaghhn (pajdthe ;ampiin|!,-© l and costs into Court, and neyer Jnqde,any,qbTpct,ipni ;tp ,thft * 04. no arrangement between Mr. - tho : rate collector, and mysejf that £he 6s.r shblild :, bei'- , di / vi«ed '' betwfeVfi' Vik.-'Miss ■ .Qalkiglwu had made a complaint to the Council as to,the, Gs. costs, and plaint jPyas . benit ito me for The. article iyas inserted in the A&hyMon

had time to .explain tp the' Offbucij. ivas r 'not dis 'ihis&d." ’ ' : '■‘ l ' ’ 1 /- w ; Re-examined by Mr., Button—Branson and PurnelLdp the solicitors’ work of the fSproUghr.VWjJtness was not re-appointed Walter Martin, clerk to the Court at ' A slibirthtTv /-viiasrdalWiJl f ti>-1 produce the

-documents with respect to the cases in itvliioki Mcl CridfLlnUl takbn out sum monses, ibpt |lis n oy .lfqlf\ • t J»a(i jt was not' necessary, as there " was liof ’an y dis pute.; , ... ■■■■) ■ ivoSs,'’tftb‘plaintiff/ cteponecP: ■That in consequence of the prosecution in of Regina y, lyoss, ho was com ’ pelled '‘ tb lease his business at

“Patea. He was committed for trial, and t engaged Mr. George Harper to defend him. There was also the costs of the 1 ■witnesses, in the Resident-Magistrate’s Courts Ashburton. The costs actually off |)oofedt nearly thiysq. weeks of time. The LSCL Mr. Crisp. He shoiud not have i brought Crisp appeared by counsel in the Resident Magisitritd’s Court, i A rioh\niitfeflo?it^Avas for by Mr. Crisp’s ’ counsel. The commitment was on the 12th ,March,,- ( andj, jtbo pqtice.- pip ,-aban.dop-- wa?‘ ; gi/en-, /0 a -days before the Criminal, The magistrate in the Court' below at' first' refused to allow his defence before b.© posted an authority. The counsel for the

informant urged the commitment of . witness-binder any circumstances, without ■ ‘.fipaHrigi evident ! The present defendant was in the Court at the time. Witness .was in attendance at the ■Criihij^al'Session; but. was. not .cajlpd, upon id sui’render.:* His Hon6r in’his b&artje [stated ,-fhat 1 jt was, not necessary for tIW pef-son charged With'libel- to attend further, as ,the, Grand Jury not found i a .-Kliss Odllp^kp'WU^-‘vmd&'^S^i!|^ ‘ mentioned stating tha-tshOiliid beijri’liaWlly ! airalf' by in having ,the 6s. charged by Mr. Crisp. Gross pxaminod by Mr. Weston—Miss Callaghan called upon .witness with.her aiimmdns, and sho ww A 'chfetfeir 6t « letter writing-, and-asked ftyl advice. adVishd her -to pay the morfey into Court' loss the 65., and contest the matter, as he thought it was illegal. She said she would , soqßwpay the .six, -shillings) t.b.&tj, /in'Cqnft.'r By her request the witness .iiie.amount into Court. He-then asked. ;

r hoc. -pprumsibA (,tp , tonhlfd' in his paper. She (teclmedjEto dp so. Witness hrt®wards'oralttefe fp »lwter by Miss Cal : highan’s t feqiiest to. pile Borough Council, .which letter was amongst his papers. AVjtneßßgOtth,©.lßtteF{fi:qn|.-tlVohvteJClerk : .pf <Jxe Cqurhi ; Thfl JBqrqagh.(3<Winpii-ihadl lipthoigite da With it, ( (JJfl -did V9h tlpnki it necessary taask Mr. Crisp to withdraw WriUI [founded on what Miss Callaghan told I witness, the report of the proceedings of

the Ashburton Borough Council in the Ashburton Mail, of February JHph, and what he ki ew of his own knowSyc. His Honor did not see how Mr. (Wes ton intended to make tKiarelevanU :

Mr. Weston said that he wanted ,to show that there was no ground in that re port for the article which was alleged as a libel. ■ The witness said that the article .-was written after the report had appeared. Two days intervened between the appear ance of the report and the article. Wit ness knew of his own knowledge that Mr.

-Crisp's action in charging 6s. was con demned by all the members of the Borough Council. It was on the report o» Callaghan’s statement, Rnd.thp, knowledge that the .charge made was un usual, that witness’built ; up the article. Witness did not go to any solicitor on the subject of the charge. The Council con demned, Mr. -Crisp’s action. [Witness read*" a. portion of the report of the

Borough Councillor’s speeches on the sub ject.] The rhatter was’‘ ultimately re ferred to Mr. Crisp for an explanation. > The ' article- appeared before MV. OrisfC had tiipo to make an explanation.; . •. Mr. Weston said that if his Honor had; not. disallowed a previous question, he should ask Mr. Tvess as a newspaper editor andiman of the world whether She should;

not have waited till after • Mr.j Crisp’s Cxr. planatioh before writing auch an article. His Honor to witness—You peed pot answer that question. ‘ . i Cross-examination ' continued—Witness apologised to the rate-collector after hea?- ing hisnderiud on oath. i T he- rate do) 1 eCtor is,brother torthe’riroaofrtMawor.r; Mr. .Huftoh objected do this evidence.- '1 ! His Honor overruled f otho ‘ ebjectiob/- The case before than!‘that dayVrdswhether thV’iW-tacle was ; A libelsdt&d

there was .-reasonable cahsfe' oh the fads fbr the hrticler'/Tt’ was ? fore,, adrnissable to., show,.what waS cohqiti.on tp tlie.fectW. : .y r , | jitpn.cbnten.ded thsfl th,epyjdepep) how to prove-,! by something wpich -took place afterwards) .that -he was awaro bf "the pnldicalior>:being made without reasonablfe and probable cause. ■ ; | Cboss-examjnatioa continft produced is the Ashburton plail, of March' , lOtlV. ‘ is hh apology in that ; paper . to 'the' 'rate cbllectoh for ' the.''statement mh.deTn’’the article of'apology read.

! HiaHouor said, that.: this apology was Cleariy rubtrelevant, : >< i t Mx r Westoin sa,id ; he would make It f<d(BV7mtyby asking the witness toroad .an article written on that iapology.:: .' , ;■.•>« nr. \ ,Wi *rnCsa ; thenr read an affticlein'the |ame paper on the subject. p; L’.:r. 10 ' vHiB Honor said" tHis ; was fclearljf mifesahle, 'aß, ; so far°from ; apologistrigi’thK article wentfbn to fepfeat.tlie change agaftfat" .Mr. Ctisti.• ' r ; I ‘Mr,,’ WifestoK saidthat ]What Jb.e, intended to show was that there was 911, flip part of Mr. Iyesa,.;wtio .apolpgi|ed *o‘,Mr.S I'rieillander, 4pd. jnade a? seconds: attack^againstMr,.Crisp;;;,• : r.. .-n

i Cross-examination continued. —There, was no intention w hater er.to make the amende h&tuJrable to Mr. ■ Crisp. Mr. Friedhmder Swore in the hoX that he knew hothiil^^of' the' being - cliafged, 1 arid never authorised the solicitor tb'ftiakb charged . He thought that there hadbee'n, a sharing of the plunder betwjeen .Mr.’. Friecllanderand Mr-;Cripp. ; (TSieifnll and' he' wrpte the article. . There 0 was,..no; necessity rfeo ,ask Mr-; Friedlander, because., hq knew.the facts. Thfero; was a resolu-,’

'taqifcolaoensjire; of rMn Orisp?s action thenßorough.Council after the article had been'written;- -'Witness’was a taeihbbr‘of ’riie’Borough Couhcil’ at' the ’ tfnie ci Mx; Crisp'ti appointment ‘ak ’Splibitpr,’- and* knew; thW : 'terms of the letter bidder which be wab. appointed. r \ /' .p . • j Weston read a.nprtipn of the article (jhargipgsb.a xat'ej x a«d. Bcropgb.. qojicitorjiwith: extortion,-rand, proposeditcc ds}c v thp - witness > Kbw it' -tw* yhes-had; not fipqjogised ’ to. his client! as well as ; Fried-. lander..; i'il’l-.-T •> :

: His Hdnbiy'said that this' need not’-be asked, as’ it would' be for thO : juiy tjb jeeifld ii thi& : was libel or dot; They wohld iprobably coma to the Conclusion, ijhiat' 'it- * iras" a'lihpl to,accuse a solicitor, of: 9xto^l(^.!''b^.!theh f f to consider, if it ■vrixs’warranted'oh,.the. facts, j .continued-—Witneap never • ajodlogised. in .any , way. whatever* and tor-Miv Crisp’s solicitors,- stating.

tfliit, after reading. Mr.. Crisp’s explana tion, lie would consider the matter.' -He' Considered the facts Uriie,(ah’d dcfelined-fe apoHgiseiJ r ’ -•'! / : ■ jJ ! This closed the .’plaintiffs cage. • ; Mr. Weston'then opened'the case for ■ defendant,’ nnd called ! K r ' tjhat the Ashbur ton had fixed •Hie’ " rate 'at" us. _Bd._ for letters written in demand. Owing to Mr. joy nc'a advice witness had withdrawn

fropK Jjhitf pvosßCUtautti of; the* case Heg&ial y. Ivess. ' ■: -.‘i ‘ : j*. ; , shpdlii jaylit/dqfwh ;tj»' juryl fh^‘the ! ’these* ’fetters 1 was 'entirely' gratuitous, and that the defendant had no right t<Vbharge;|;he jpa’ each... i It was- tto£i liipney,oqt-ofpocket, and ; therefore the! Charge could not be made. f | Some argument .ensued as. to, the point; qf tWdefeifcianl! peing ■to dhhroe | thCsC ■ shiAs midCr j;he arrangement for ! payment of costs .put of pocket, by; ther (Jcyijicil/.-ji.. |(t;i r f i ] j The counsel on both sides having'ad dressed the jury, t . | “Sis up; and' the Jury] returned a verdict for'the plaintiff; vrith s dapaagee.R£s. ;;; rj. ;j - . ioil j IM ]

CORRESPONDENCE.

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“SQUARESEAT IN REPLY.”

i . To thelSwtor. I Sifey—Powiiit- me to ’say in reply to ¥ One Wliq, |i Rail,” although lie attempt to Justify himself »-on Account of extenuating circumstances in that he lias travelled a lo«gi|rajj’j ian£ is in search tpf work, etc., that is no reason why he miblm] through fare,.] i aittWeoOfriVrge upoi3th#rlghta of others! -■ Also", that, I had not ,draw,n oivmy imagin ation in tAof -slightest' 4 With Vegard to the with 1 - respect to being- a- ‘a' little birora chavita^lpjtoj Mpae Jessj favored tljswi,jnjy self, perhaps lhave carried my swag as far, and have been as aveary as himself, yQtJ.lfpjyned'that truo.charity bath Respects to law and‘order, and also to I shdnce* l^I ‘defence of her cairise IS’hot nn-" charitable, but. .those bdio.- break her sacred rules are the ..uncharitable., ones <«yyn» i ifqthey;.jdtr so by onjy

#ittiig f .pu-,a rap, ; ni)t favorable—to— neither was I born at “ Windsor Castle,” yet 1 have learned tb respect tile rights of pthetS/>‘i .Wlthilegardi'SH thbcddldefca Idr . otherwise of any world which I may pihabit in the future, I trust I shall not have to sit onvn.jail with the f‘ smoke ” issuing out I shall leave that to more accustomed to ‘ my self, and hope they wUr sit on a sharp-edged rajl-Agy that at Baring fbltegranted. 'their the biajority have seerr the pyror of W.ys sense to Withdraw . to other roosting places ; and iny-aUtiee to 9,ne'%ho still'aits; thereoii is, to taWal 'seat ihsfdie 1 / 'get <sut ; of other, people’s^ayVif^hb'^a’tg'getr 1 opt of,his o#ttVi&efe 'him 'iddboa’hls* friOTid’; 1 by 4^fettin^ n hiht addlliyr stick on the cheap, to accompany, him and'siifc 11 “nixtural lion” is reversed, and the “ survival of'

Oo seen in the wiser pro d icGHffiorWgoQd stump, with a good big - liim for its head by way of tisef tmiss laajwad. _ The “ square” is made for pfitflic cpHenience, but the rail was prdront that portion of the un- which wander over •the town from trespassing— notwithstanding Poundkeeper Price’s skill inrulmidg them in—and not for them to sit on. —l am, &c., Squares eat.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1881.



" J H"B}f»!?TTTnCTn3T;i IT l\ ~i n 1 I* itTO , ■! ; 1 : i-r-r~rf I■■ Special Advertisements. ■ ; i -' Carstenß <& Ck>. 1 (Late Weston’s), KA [(|»ROSPEO'P i ®tJI!LI)INGS, ®BACCONIST; FANCY GOODS, • ’ASiyBTATIONBRV. ' and Vanity Fair iNStoaltfefr/' SMVinia ■ and’ Shatttpoofri^.' tfSttf lU> t-‘t‘ > .I ■ . , f-I EAST STREET, ASHBURTON; K , 620* 1



■: Special Advertisements. TH E BEST VALUE - . FOR READY MONEY IS TUB MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING MANUFACTURED BY THE NEW ZEALAND OlotMng, Factory, Which can bo purchased at their Retail Branches, all over New Zealand. A SINGLE GARMENT AT THE W HOLES ALE ; PRICE. , . Thousands of the disceming--customers testify that the New Zealand Clothing factory’s Garments are the Very Best Value for Ready Money. Ashburton Branch EAST STREET, vr ; WM. SPARROW, 751* ■ Manager.



F OR SALE. PEERING TWINE BINDER; has only cut 1,000 Acres, and is in splendid; working order. ; Apply to 988* D. WILLIAMSON.



beea'arre3tcd at- ? for rob bery. to directions given with them there is no wound, bad legs.: /MM hbf<s*g«fefc^e or long standing. Tail wiD yieldtotncir healing tncl cUrtUSve propertied ’ <'Numbdfi :bKA who have been patients, in Several of the large hospUals and, ( ihe, caj;q j of eminent:. without deriving 1 the slightest oen warai. tumours, scurvy, and diseases of the skiivihere, ip no caiV 1 in effect. In fact, in the-worst forms of dis ease, dependent /upon 'fhtytbiufiriba of the bloodAesepiedicinessf .1 ,u resis(ible. Wanted- TX-hr ;n jcf itna eottitt?l ANTED, a MASTER for the Long . , beach Main-SehooL Salary, ae doiflingritb ' AtwS prlbsont quarter^'if'l37 10 per lent, reduction. Applications to be sent bn"or before SILTORISy, i



\TTANTED, by young woman, a ! airo&n^saoaWa«^n Apply, To-ni orro»k >J(Wfe43e«day), at 3 Office of thin Paper. . 995 Lifli! I)Tub7l'Rtfc'To%;'* SEfSSSrft* ! S--17 .rtoitnutAWffA If TT ANTED" TO SEEIT=^ H i W . -SECJiPNapK Wa Apply? i J tTTANTED, TENDERS for PI UV't- tGMXmJbt 330fUSMaKSj\TfmZ&* fnilea from Mr. Pye’s. i-T,ppr cent, injwelve.rngnthg,.glance pdr - arrange Woodend7 by February l(5tE No tender «v bd ABO



b7-A^T¥P: : KI?aWN, r I W portrait ROQI Buildings, East' 1 Street, ( isrounon, 6pen-‘ DAI-L-Yy- <rd«P& Pdiftraittf 4ii -■ e fh Redhition iri W • >•>!•// j t~«~v~» Ka V» _ TANTEO ;: IrttfUiwiniA 135.; Cart Winke B&tbaii&JStfJl&L-, Breechens, frSitfim Pole Straps, 2s. Farmers will make i great saving bhyiagtoloS. £hSQufauniy Saddler, Tinwald. ! x-ni >f 10l s tags A.. ind Female Servants. —L. F. Andrkwks begs to inform the public of Ashburton ■ Servants of all classes provided. Em- of situations, are requested to apply



mf ANTED KNOWff—That « Chore* f it she saves Ten Shillings a r*otfnlgn» using Harper T.welvotrees’ Villa aaher, Wr£ngteßJ IhnßflMfciiglhr, com* Dined; and, although she permits. M rubbing, the clothes are beantilully white, and much cleaner than when done by hand, while the saving in mending has ' astonishing? Soldl by J.OHKRN4 . Range Maker and ! 'lmporter, corner ahfH-T r~J SOMERSET BAIT STABLES. f\ .1 ~ TTII!/. .TA/TOTTAkT : & Stables from Mr. Bbssenberg, and is liiaking eytefish’A rtpftirft T S'J.A Buggies and saddle hpyaea on nire. . Lowest prices amP beit ‘attention. 852 ...



w 8 Meetings. —ITT All inNße Sttiftltdk df a POULTRY, PIGEON, and GANAB*3 U^fßMm!*T^H3l, d o&D^^^ January YSth, at 8 p.Vn. ' • is: k poyn™ -*• ggg-.a/.ffi ay:i. An s s Will begiven in the HALL. ASHBURTON, >i#4«sWflN«i»p TOWN Tcf I ,MW‘4^uEi^iLth | No Col 1 ectfen.' ! 'A It ieatftSVtJA Sankoy’s Hymns will be used.. All invited SWI -fitVinirlflaA Lost. Leaf design. Reward on. returning MMnaiW OfiM^tM6^p^iaT?JHH*agr



omo&m tQ4yai*cß,4«jM¥«ta u TEND! 0f 500 'Axit'63 'Of A> »UnaiWg-’ Uroti, con? si*toigiofTrfio /:i 7 y 7, (i :■! snaof 1 350 Acres Firat-Clasa Short Oats I 150 Acres FitscXJlasir BeHefrJ In the adaeinmg the wwmm o iu™**** .alyrtsitT ! Full h#ifet«ine(i from matson, cox,«tca -



! The UnderaignßA > Sj&(fj&h6<l up a NEW iSS9£ r of, ;! thp t,£sssm> Blue, and Hand - made Notepapera; Ruled, Plain. Fancy, and Repp ditta GAod 'Business tlMfretopei/' No. Albert} ; lsJn&eniH Tinted}' fßebp? ytoa ! * ethers. Pens Gillott’s, Brandauer and Co. ’a. ~ Inks— Stephen’s" - Blue ElaaltLAV aLkdealssßlaalfaiid (ZolofeC