SHIPPING.

f POET OF LYTTELTON. -f Arrived. "rN- Ykstkbday. Hill, brigantine, from Bluff. ; ; V’jf, To-dat. »' *- Penguin, S.S.) from Port Chalmers. Rotorua, a.a., from the North. Ybstkkday. HHmtifnl Star. a. for Westport. <■ - . iimpimi adhbhner, for 11 . ».«-, for Melimarne. via the„ ■BooO»- arciotf *u u-. - :- '' - SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ell i-a, -i •-■ •’."AwhbaK©.' YiaJterday. • ■ ■ Rhr6t6nt'». g a il ft |iieity'of'SydHej‘ f fop Sydney; at * MD .IIA J .aOL* Pokt OffAiMMiff/* Yesterday.' l * . Sailed —Christine, for Auckland.

MAIL NOTICES.

y-il« dose at the. Chief PostyQffioo-ffap J fee following to the neoes •. Tot fjffitTnited, Kingdom, via San Fran cisco, Continents of Europe and America West Putts of New Zealand, &c.. per Wanaka, a* follows; pmL>;

DAILY MEMORANDA.

WEDNEsAAYyJtiNB .29. Hr Alfred Harrison'/ at - his rooms— j Trees; 12-o’clock. Thursday, Jxjnh 30. - Hatson, Cox, and Co., at the Tinwald - Friday, July 1. - Matson, Cox, and C#,! St-lhCir balerooms —Freehold Farms. SieboBDAY, July 9i il ' Mr. T. Bollock, at his Rooms, East street / Yaloable Town and'Suburban Pro -o^o - .ofoklT ' MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &c St John’s Lodge/ S6riflfers£t 1 Hall/ Tan credstreeH/’.vti'r 'I - ' F 'i Hall, 8 P ’ m ‘. d J*bY ’ 4.*" -J *■ *neßfelß- - .hit*:ft no . , , , dSmlding. and In ( ’ vestment Society; MduTfiSy/Meeting,

The Ashburton Guardian. Manga Est Veritas et Prevalebit TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1881. The Licensing Bill.

'"TOWN EDITION. [lssued at 6.30 p.m.],

, i To assert that the Licensing Bill now Before the Parliament and in coarse of amendtnent dr'alteration, is an unsatis factory "compound of wisdom and folly, would be only to state what would be true of every licensing Bill which has ■ been passed ip* feiiher Great Britain or ,aqy of her colonies for the last fifty I'jjpear&f * ’Arid the reason is obvious! In 'legiiiatirig on' this difficult sribject, little attempt is made at calm, sober, equitable consideration, but two oppos-, ihg parties, representing respectively 'tbe views of the teetotallers and the in terests of the publicans fight for victory, eager Ip score,any point! which may ■rivet* sp?u> to Bei^/avq| ot. tlieir, respeq iftve sicles. And to rpafe the matter*, qrj,that-side, which is /certainly 'abided by motives, there 1 is by far the greater ignorance. For what" teetotaller, ,no matter how ready to de iseaS;bht'wi:?'W ities ° { flty ■ tfaffice, would care to Ascertain at first' ‘Band - by his presence on the spot, *hi I ,! , thri■*;bars arid ,bafck publiri holises? It wqbld* <Lrespectriblri l for either to be seem the best*bp kriowr

first sight only a practical realisation of the principal of local option, and of govern flints* according to the-views of tfce majority. But what is-it in reality ?_ Nothing,.more nor less than the whole sale manufacture of perjured magis tratesr-: r To -make tlse‘ appointment of those who actually- occupy' the posi tion of judges depend on the heated passions of a popular election, where each party, the publican and the teetotaller, take, the usual course, and bring forward as candidates their most trusted men, is to appoint those who are already pledged before they go on the Bench to a particular course. Of j what account would justice, or the merits of the case, be before such a Court ? What publican, however highly ; he might think of Sir William Fox or Mr Robert Stout personally, would care to make application for a new license to either of these gentlemen when on the Bench ? And on the other hand, what body of teetotallers would care to brin£ their objections, no matter how genuine, to a hew license before a Bench nominated entirely by a little knot of publicans and their friends? Yet this is what would be constantly happening ; in one locality one of these results would be what would occur, in another locality the other. Oaths to administer law or justice would be of no account whatever. The very men who should be excluded from the Bench' on account of being partizans would be those, and those alone, who would be always there.'

In other directions besides that men tioned is the current ignorance respect ing the details of hotel business work ing most mischievously in the amend ments of licensing bills. If a genuine amendment of value is brought forward, unless it has become one of the Shibboleths of partizan warfare, it is almost sure to be thrown out. An illustration of this principle occurred in the reception of Sir William Fox’s amendment, making it compulsory on publicans to keep tea, coffee, and similar drinks on hand. Now. every one who knows anything at all about the subject is aware that these beverages furnish about the best antidotes that can be administered in cases of hard drinking of wine, beer, or spirits, and that unless themselves taken in very large quantities they are quite innoxious. It is also well known that they would very frequently be taken, if procurable at public house bars, by those whom a foolish custom of society in colonial life almost compels to drink. That their consumption, either in or outside public houses, tends to the promotion of tem .perance cannot for a moment be ques tioned. And if it be urged that to make it compulsory for hotel-keepers to keep these liquors on hand is an unnecessary interference with freedom of trade and the liberty of the the reply is obvious and unanswerable, that this has been already done in the case of public house trade, by any and every licensing act that has yet been passed. Nevertheless this sensible amendment was thrown out by a large majority of the members present in the House of Representatives, even the larger number of those who represen ted the views of the teetotallers, for some reason, or lack of reason, oppos ing it. It is on account of such follies as these to which we have referred, on account of the ignorance of the details of the liquor traffic which it exhibits, and on account of the new evils which it will create, that, in spite of some ex cellencies, we are quite indifferent as to whether the Amending Licensing Act passes through Parliament, is thrown out, orj as is most likely, abandoned.

Dramatic Club. —A meeting of the Amateur Dramatic Club will be held to morrow night, at the Town Hall, at eight o’clock.

Defective Workmanship.—We learn '• that the roof of the new County Hospital is m such a , bad state that the whole of the slates have to be taken off and re placed with new ones. Considering the .large sums . of public money which this institution Has cost for repairs, extras, etc., during the first year of its existence, we hope the repairs to the roof will be the last necessary expenditure in this di rection. Notice to Correspondents. —Mr W. B. Compton, is informed that though his statemotft ai-td I the facts of the robbeiy committed upon him at Methven is doubt less correct, it does not correspond with the version given in his absence in the ; Ashburton Police Court. We of course only reported what was stated there with out at all guaranteeing its correctness. The Public Library Concert.— We would again .cM intention tb the* amateur concert to he evening, 4 ifi aid of the funds of«the Ljbrary, and,- as the- Weather isTiowiine, we trust that there will-’be a large’ attendance. Not merely is the object itself a most worthy one, but, besides that, we understand that the entertainment will be intrinsically well deserving of patronage. In addition to the - ladies and gentlemen who had kindly promised previously to assist, Signor Albini, a said to possess a fine baritone voicej has alio promised to give his valuable aid this evening. Sudden Death. —Last Sunday morn ing Mr Norman Painter Thompson, a well-known -, settler at Waterton, was found by one of his servants lying on the floor, by his bedside, quite dead.. It: is supposed that he must haVe gone off sud denly in a fit. Medical attendance was procured, but lay the time Dr -Trevor had arrived, Mr Thompson, was. already dead. The deceased gentleman was much rc -5 spec ted, and formerly occupied a respon sible position under the Provincial Go vernment. Deceased was 45 years of age, and was unmarried. An inquest was to be held to-day. Political Gossip. —The Wellington correspondent of the Press furnishes the following, under date’ of 25th inst :—Mr Weston, M. H. R., has arrived, and.it is understood will not "seek in any way to irabarrass jthe Government .or .to make Capital but of his own personal grievances, yotingon measures accordingly their merits. At the same time it is believed that he will take an early opportunity of criticising retrenchment as carried outby the present Ministry.—Ministers were in Cabinet a long time, to-day, considering the various Bills yet to be introduced. Nothing fresh has transpired as to the Representation Bill or the Local Government measures. It is flow Sir GsjGrey will not his Lo'csl Government Bill,:or {illow its 'provisions .to transpire, until/i he />'has; i seen : <-the j Government is. probable that,'sfinißtairß Will introduce a Bankruptcy ifjdnie citcUfnstances permit; iffS&y*4tiwillS ■jfcjjidjjelj^rathed^‘oh ’ 'th’b ’nwUUjShi proeramniCw<r^tß|^ re-

Ploughing Match. — A meeting of the committee appointed by the Agricultural and Pastoral Association for the of considering the Ploughing Match is' being held as we go to press. A report, will appear to-morrow.' Parade of Volunteers. —We under stand that there is to be a parade of the- Ashburton volunteers to-night, at seven o’clock, at Mr Bullock’s auction room, East street. It is probable also that a secretary will be elected. Steam Fire Engine. —ln our report of the meeting of the Fire Police, Mr Poynte was made to say that the .insurance com pany which he represented would con tribute LlO 10s towards the purchase of a steam fire engine. It should read that “ his (Mr Poyntz’s) firm would give LlO 10s, if other firms would give a similar amount, and, with the assistance of the County and Borough Councils, there should be no difficulty in procuring a steam fire engine. Tenders. —From notices in another column, it will be seen that tenders are invited for the following pieces of work, all of which can be taken up at once : By Messrs Alexander Bros., of Lyndhurst, near Ohertsey, for cross-ploughing 300 acres at Lyndhurst; by Mr W. H. Gundry, East street, Ashburton, lor about 700 chains of wire fencing, labor only—to be in lots of 50 chains ; by the Borough , Engineers, Ashburton, for fixing 19 (more or less) earthenware pipe sumps, with 1 wooden covers.

Civil Case.— The greater portion of this morning’s sitting at the R. M. Court was taken up with the case of Houghton and Co v. Little ; Mr Crisp for plaintiffs and Mr Branson for defendant. The plaintiffs sought to recover L2O, being value of a corn-crusher and knives- de tained by defendant, sis a lien for debts owing by the firm, with damage sustained through not being able to undertake work while the machine was in Little’s custody. Plaintiffs stated that Little had offered to store the corncrusher free of cost, and promised to deliver it up when required, but on making application for it; defend ant had refused to hand it over. De fendant denied that he offered to store

the machine without charging for it, and putin accounts which he had rendered plaintiffs for goods and cash supplied. After lengthy evidence and cross-examin ation on both sides, Mr Branson sub mitU i that his client had done perfectly right in detaining the machinery until the debts contracted by plaintiffs : were paid, inasmuch, as the plaintiffs were in the position of guests, and the law allowed the landlord of an hotel to. hold a lien over the goods of those he was accom modating. Mr Crisp argued that plaintiffs' were not in the position of guests, .nor was Little acting as landlord of an hotel in storing the-articles, but acted in a Capacity which any tradesman might do. His Worship gave judgment for the return of ; the com-orusher and • knives, with costs,' LI 7s. New Local Industry.— We; yesterday visited the promises of Mr S. Hardley, tin and copper-smith, East Street, and were favoured vith an inspection of the machin ery recently imported by him for the manufacture of ridging and spouting. The machines are three in number, viz : a cutter, .stamper, and roller, abd are of Melbourne make, and Mr Hardley expects to be able to provide work sufficient to keep six hands employed on this branch of his business. Mr Hardley at the re-, cent Indust|ial Exhibition received first award of mdrit’ for his exhibit of hand made ridging and spouting, and we are informed that this, together with the highly favourable* and encouraging notice received atjthe bauds of Mr E. Wakefield, Commissioner, in his report ts» the Govern ment on the proved 1 a strbng incentive to the present outlay. We trust Mr Hardley will receive that amount pf-support his enterprise so well merits.. Aspect of Parliament. —The Dunedin Herald makes the following comments on the present aspect of parties in Parlia ment The end of the, present Parlia ment is,' to all appearanbe, not far distant. We all know pf course; that finds with the session,' but; though UK has lasted barely two years, it begins already to ex hibit the signs of senility afid decay. The debate on the Address in Reply showed that disorganisation had 'set in, and this becomes only more and more apparent a s the session advances. ) The r House,,, in fact, looks like 4 than a deliberative assembly" composed of two distinct though not discordant parties. That the Ministerialists arte not much better in point of discipline than the Opposition is evident from the result of Mr Andrews’s motion — a motion: i which’ the Government ought to have resisted with all their might, as well for their own Sake as'for the sake of the public .interest. Riverton-Orepdki Railway. —We learn from; 'the ffleptem Sfdr that, the atd Wgititinjaf for the obifik pletion of the Riverton-Orepuki railway, and that a public meeting of the residents has been announced for. the purpose of ‘pressing the matter on the. Government. The Licensing Bill. —The Wellington JUvening Post denies that the . Licensing Bill is likely to be dropped .by the Govern ment, though its passing may be delayed in consequence of the amendments car ried. Our contemporary writes;—Rumors have been in circulation iaince the division on Friday night by which the licensing committees ixnder the naif (Licensing. Bill were made . elective, that in cqnsequence of this alteration, the Bill ,woifld be dropped by the Government, as likely to put too much power into the hands of the publican interest.' 1 We understand, how ever, that there is rio foundation for this, report, ! but that the Government will press bn the Bill as before, only the change will render essential certain other alterations in the machinery of the Bill, which may require some care and con sideration in framing. *Th|s may some what retard its progress, hut will not prevent its being pushed on as fast- as possible. r ' ■ ' ” .. : VJn ■ /

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE [PERMiUTBIi’s AGENCY.] Giving Up Territory. CoNSTANTiNprLE, June 26. Evacuation has been jCommenced by Turkish troops of the town and district of Arta, on the Southern portion of Epirus, which is to be ceded to Greece in accordance with the terms of the frontier settlement. The transfer of the district will, it is expected, be made shortly.; ( . . A Stir Among thb Planters. Intelligence has been received that a rising has commenced hmong the na tives employed on a plifatation at Kir wani, in Senegambia, West Coast of African Some excesses have already been committed against the planters, and.-i-general panic> his consequently arisen among the European settlers in , the district; many of whom are leaving.*

AUSTRALIAN.

[per eeuxer’s agency.] ■ The Princes. Melbourne, June 27. The Royal Princes were not accorded reception to-day, as was in- They “ diped, with his , Excel- Governor this evening at Go- House. It is understood

that the repairs to H.M.S. Bacchante will take thr«of weeks to complete. Sugar Crop. Mauritius advices'ta the 17th inst* report that the present season’s - crop is expected to be an average' one. Late engagements for the colonies are slight. Arrived. Arrived—P. and O. Company’s steamship Hydaspes, with the inward Suez mail, dated London, May 20th. She entered'Port lasf evening, v 'The Dread Enemy. Sydney, Juno 27. Two fresh cases of shfiall-pox were reported to the authorities to-day from Surrey Hills. The sufferers are another child of the carpenter, Edward Prout, who died of the disease on the 17th instant, and the mother.. The house and all the inmates are still kept in strict quarantine, in order to prevent any possibility of the disease spreading. John in Quarantine. The steamship Ocean, with 480 Chinese on board, did not proceed to Melbourne, but has entered Port Jack son, She was at once quarantined, ! and it is expected that she will not be released for forty-two days. Arrived. Sydney, To-day. Arrived—Last evening, Wakatipu, from Wellington. Extensive Immigration. Brisbane, To-day. Government has wired to the Agent- General to arrange to send immigrants every mail by the British-India Com pany’s steamers to Cooktown, Towns ville, Mackay. and Rockhampton. Instructions have also been sent to send 4,000 immigrants annually by sail ing vessels, instead of 2,000.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] Dying Out. Auckland, Yesterday. Small-pox is dying out at Honolulu. There were no fresh cases for ten days previous to the mail steamer calling. The Missing Celestial- A Chinaman has been found in a cave near Onehunga in a state of lunacy. He was missed by his countrymen for some time, and was thought by them to be murdered. A Delay. ! The Hawea does net leave with the Southern San Francisco mail till to-morrow morning. Taken by the French. ; The schooner Lilian arrived from the Islands, and reports that the French have taken Raitatea and Rata Islands, and also intend to take Borabora and Huahine. An English man-of-war was lying at Tahiti when the French vessel left to take posses sion. The Government of Huahine and Borabora say they will nothand over their islands to the French. ; The Revised Testament- Copies of the revised New Testament arrived by the mail. Ended in Smoke. Palmerston North, To-day. The libel case, Dungan v. McMinh, came off to-day, but, by mutual consent, both cases were withdrawn. . ■ PirA x a ■ Wanganui, To-day. A cottage occupied t>y Charles Astley, and insured in the South British for LIOO on the building and LSO on the furniture, ,iwks totally destroyed by fire. Frozen Meat. Wellington, Yesterday. The sub-committee i rebeiitly appointed to obtain information in reference to the export of frozen meat met at the Parlia mentary buildings on Saturday. It was stated that a capital of LIO,OOO would be required to start a company in.,Welling ton ; that the New Zaaland Loan Com pany had taken a contract to deliver 8,000 sheep in England at fid per lb ; that MessrS P. Anderson and Co., of London, had entered into a contract to deliver meat ftom Victoria at 2d per lb ; that the esti mated number of sheep available for con sumption in the colony would be one million, and but for the rabbit pest "would be two and a half millions; and-finally! that if it was found, necessary to establish a line of Steaniers it would probably re quire a dozen at a cost, of L 120,000 to L 150,000 each. ' 1 Sudden Death.,

Mr Joseph Ballinger, plumber, died suddenly to-day. He was riding in the tram, when he was seized with a fit and expired. He was sixty years of age. A Capsize and its Consequences. , : Nelson, To-day.

By the explosion of a kerosene lamp a seven-roomed house, owned ami occupied by Mr Jago (formerly qjf MeMeckan and Co. ’s service), was destroyed last ; night. Polipies existed in the Liverpool and London on the house for' L2OO and on the furniture, jewpljery, etc., for L4OO ; and, iii addition to these, ,Mr Jagp’s, son, a jeweller, held a policy over his working tools, etc., for LIOO. The loss in either case is fully covered. 'A- Massing Schooner. Fears are entertained here for the safety of the schooner Dido,' belonging to Mr Levein, of this port. "' She left Lyttel- - ton on, the 10th instant, and has not since been heard of. Found Dead ... , , Hokitika,. Yesterday. A man named Freeman, a publican at Kanieri, was found dead in his bed this morning. The Government and the Dunedin Exhibition. i Dunedin, Yesterday, The Exhibition Committee are surprised that the Government is not going to send a Commissioner to fully report upon the local Exhibition. Dr Hector only stayed part of one day. They have telegraphed to the Premier and tlie city members on the subject - . , ; - . For Fresh * Fields. ' Mr Proudfoot having finished his River- • ton-Orepuke.rail way contract, has shipped the workmen and plant off to his works in New South Wales. To be Wound Up. At a meeting of shareholders in the Titanic Iron Sand Company here to-night, it was resolved to sell the Taranaki free hold of 500 acres fer L 3,000, and to wind: up the company. *“ ' ’ * Committed for Trial,’ Dunedin,' To-day, At the City Court this morning' John Stewart Keith was committed for trial on a charge of embezzlement. •.

TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

, -. . : ( By O^BLEi ) i.. 1 London, June 2G. Telegrams are to found reporting that a terrible disaster has taken place in ; Mexico. A train > conveying a . large number of passengers was precipitated .in tli6'Viv'er 'Guaftila, and ever two hundred persons were drowned.

LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

{Per s.s. Te Anau, at the Bwxff.]

Londow, June 13, In response to the efforts made by the j Governments of Germany and Russia to ioduce all countries in Europe to com bine against Socialism, the Socialist, leaders have endeavored to , arrange that a congress representing all belonging to the movement should he held, at which a common plan of operation should be de termined on. It was intended that the oongres&eh ould meet at Xiaußanne, Cantoij- Vaud, Switzerland. Acting upon the earnest remonstrances of Russia and Get: many, the Swiss Government, however, have prohibit® the congress assembling on their territory. The French troops despatched against the insurgent tribes in Algeria, who have risen against the French authority and massacred the residents at some of tl|e Outlying stations, have succeeded in at: tacking and dispersing the enemy. A dreadful shock of earthquake has been felt in Armenia. A large amount of damage was caused, and over 100 persons perished. Terrible storms, have occurred in the United States, and have caused widespread devastation. The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, situated on the Ohio river, has suffered enormous damage, the de struction of property being unprecedented. The Government continuing the arrest of persons who are concerned in? stirring up disturbances in Ireland. Up to. the present time the total number arrested is. 110. A tremendous hailstorm has occurred at lowa, U.S. A large amount of damage was done, and several persons were killed by the hailstones, which were of immense size.

London, June 14

In the House of Commons, some pro-1 gress is now being made in committee with the Irish Land Bill. One hundred amendments, of which notice had been given, have been withdrawn. Mr Glad stone has announced his intention to pass I the measure at all hazards. 1 Official notice has been issued by the I Agent-General for Victoria, notifying that the importation of stock from Eng-1 land into Victoria has been disallowed. London, June 15.

Hartmann, who is charged with at tempting to assassinate the late Emperor of Russia, has been arrested in' Germany and sent to Russia.

Captain Erskine, Private Secretary of the First Lord of the Admiralty, has been appointed to succeed Commodore Wilson as Commodore in command of the Aus tralian naval station. ■

A Nihilist plot of an extensive character has been discovered at 'St. Petersburg. It involved a general rising, and the destruction of the bridges around the city

London, June 15.

The. announcement that the Emperor of Germany’s prize plate, value nearly LIO,OOO, offered for the most valuable Australian product at the Melbourne Ex hibition, had been awarded to Messrs Gaatella and. Rowan for Victorian wine has been the subject of very favorable comment; . Thi« r Jpublic , recognition .is regarded, as marking the importance, of the industry, and testifying quality of the wine produced. A great future is predicted for the Australian wine trade.

The condition of Ireland shows little signs of improvement. _ The Times, in a leading article, dealing with the mainten ance of the Land League agitation, states that there is danger ot the real grievances of Irish ;tenanta :beingr lost sight of, in view of "the' sedifio'us 'character now im parted to the struggle. The authorities are in possession of authentic information which shows that the land agitation has been utilised by Fenian leaders for their ends, and that the ranks of the League have been swelled by avowed Fenians, from the affiliated lodges 1 established among the Irish in the. United States. ' London,' June 19.

During the torpedo practice near Goletta, in the Mediterranean, some gun cotton, which was stowed in the pinnace of H.M.S. Monarch, exploded ; the casualties \ were ,|6ne killed apd seven injured.* Jl ■ -*■ • ’ • The Belgian ironmasters have sent an agent to Australia for the purpose of developing trade between Belgium and those colonies.

Hanlan is arranging for a regatta at Toronto, Canada, in which it is expected some of the principal oarsmen will com pete-fi * ■ ;if - "<-i A ; Edward Trickett, the New South Wales sculler, is at Saratoga, America. Whilst rowing there, he caught a “crab,” and his boat capsized. Trickett .sank twice, and was only rescued with difficulty. 1 It has been decided that the vessels of the new French mail service from Mar seilles to Australia and New Caledonia are to proceed via. Reunion. The relations between Turkey and Austria are strain'ed. , * The conviction of Johann Most, late editor of ibc Freiheit has been confirmed on appeal., ~ r: Fresh discoveries of gold have been made in Hungary, i The Marquis of Huntly, who recently succeeded Earl Fife as Captain of the Corps of Gentlemen-at-arms in the Queen’s Household has resigned. ~u Some bags containing dynamite have beeh found id a banal at St. Petersburg. They were probably concealed there by the Nihilists. The conflict which occurred at Mar seilles between the French troops and Italian residents was continued on Sun day. Three combatants wqre killed and many wounded.

ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council was held last night. There were present Ivess (in the chair), Robinson, Friedlander, Har rison,St Hill, Roberts, and Williamson. ■ ■ ,r 'chairman’s statement. The Chairman reported that the bank overdraft had since last meet ing, .and,was now L3V4 9s;* The' rates collected 1 amounted to L 95 4s; the total, collected to date was 'L49B 13s. No tenders had bepn received for horse-feed; ; i GOERESPONDENC E. A letter was readfromi the Secretary of the Fire Brigade declining to report on the sump, as the Council would not engage men for pumping. The Brigade had other duties to attend to besides'pumping. ■ ■ ; ■ Ors Friedlander and Robinson expressed their disapproval of the letter. Ci St Hill characterised the letter as impertinent, especially considering L23ohadsbSSif mid out in boots, &c., and that they now responsibility of pumping. In .hijs||pituon the Council had spent too much oil them. Cr Friedlander moved, and Cr St Hill seconded—“ That the Fire Brigade’s letter be answered to the effect that in future the Council’s instructions , must be obeyed.”. . ■ The Chairman thought l;he letter in bid taste, and believed there ! had been only a thin attendance at the Brigade.meeting or such a letter would not have been sent.- The following letter ft-ob 1 Messrs Matson, Cox and Co. was then read, and gave rise to some very acrimonious re marks Ashburton, Judfe'l7, 1881. To his Worship the Mayor. —Our attention having been called to complaints bade by Councillor St Hill at the last meeting of your Council—lst, as to storm water from the roof of our building, and, 2nd, as to the height of our siding crossing West street, and having seen your Surveyor on the subject, we beg to inform you that; havbg i received authority from Mr Fooks to lay pipes to carry off the water under the footpath, we have

given instructions to have the same done at once, and they will probably be complete by the time you next meet. 2nd. With regard to the height of the rails, ws bog to inform you they were laid under Mr

Foots’ supervision, and in exact acoor- i dance with levels supplied by him; bet if any blame rests with any one, it is vfith Gr St. Hill himself, who, when thexails were being laid, came with Mr Foots, and insisted on their being raised higher than the railway officials superintending the laying of the rails had placed them. , We ; w m low as possible, to- avoid the heavy grade l from the .line to t}io .drojnrpi o£ ; the road, and if Mr Foots would have allowed it,

' Mr St.« Hill * had-mot ordered .-their-j being raised, we had got theax at. ileast I an inch of so lower than they now-are. I We thereford think the condplairlt' made I by Cr St. Hill comes with a worse grace 1 from him than from aqy_. jmd we cannot ■ but think* that • the I majority of your Council will agree with us that if Or St. Hill would -attend to his dwn business, instead- of < incessantly j nagging and making!frivolous complaints about trifles—however much worse that I might bo' for his business—it would be a decided' gain for the transaction of your business, and the dignity and > respect! of/ your Council; instead of wasting your I val uable time about triflesfor which he alone.; is to blame, if, indeed; any blame attaches 1 to anyone. - Mr Fooks, the overseer in J charge ■'of the railway gang, and several men who were present when Mr St. < Hill interfered;.about raising the; levels,; can confirm the above -statement.; > We ate quite asiiaraious as Or St.' Hill forlthe improvement and well being of Ashburton, I whose improvement by asphalting, con crete channelling, etc., your Council has so ably provided for; and in .proof

thereof, we beg to apply for the forming j and asphalting half of the foothpaths I around our sections—viz.,. ond in Burnett I street, West street, and Tancred street: — I [ and shall. bo happy to contribute half j the cost of the work ; we also; beg’ to J apply for leave to erect verandahs in front,l of our offices, and we think if Or St. Hill! will do as much in parts of the town he is interested in, he will do himself more I credit than by incessant fault-finding I about trifles, which are of no conse quence, and would be unnoticed by any one, if he were not incessantly fussing and I worrying 1 himself and everyone else about | them.—We are, &c;, Matson, Cox and Co.” ; ... .

Cr St. Hill said this r was„ja deliberate! misstatement by Matson;, pp|t;ppdl Co. With .respect to the matter it was not I yet attende'dto.V Tlje drains by the foot- | path were not',- even how.' Thdy .had! turned the water' underneath their own I building, andthe footpath was .under-I rained. He stigmatised the letter as I most impertinent apd worthy of the source, [ from which it came. 1 * I I Cr Williamson' was sorry that a respect- - able Matron, Cox and Co. should have written-such a‘ letter. He‘ moved 1 that it be not received. The Chairman sacqpded the. motion. - A J mere qtatenjeut about 1 a tramway ndt being on the'right grade, was no reason for a violent' and personal..attack on a member i of: the Covmcilj i was only doing wliat' he thought was hWjdoty^,, ! ' 1 Cr Hmriaon- thought the Council wbuld . I scarcely-Wjuatifiad injrejecting the letter.'. He supposed the writer thought- gineer recommended Pi work to be gone a particular way;:T!b should; in that way. ; He moved, .-as* .an amend ment, that the letter be received. Cr Robinson seconded |he amendment, I which was- lost by one the origi nal motion was caraied." 1 Ai letter was read from Messrs Tucker andißestell, stating disposed .of their interest in a BordugMtinerve, and I asked that their leas© - should be trans ferred- to-Messrs.P. ?pd ;; The'applicaticnwaftjgr^ntpdv I Ai letter was read’lrom. Robert Collins, respecting the.stealing F pf <frnight panfromi j the Masonic Hall premises/; ■,?. The matter was referred to the Inspec tor of Nuisancps,. fr 5 " r f } * ipsTenoir. J 3 -' *' \J i 1 A petition.,was. read from the r Captain qf the Fire'Police, enclosing the rekblutionk passed at of the Fird Police/re* specting the providing of three or .more concrete tanks,*&c.','"and collection of Sub scriptions for a steam- Ongine and -force pump.’’ r ’ ,J ' ' ‘y’",,’ 1 In reply to a question/ the Engineer said that the sumps wbuld'shpply 460 gal lons a minute. , Therp would bC tto nCcbs; sity to make them larger. - The siimpS would take all the water, df .thq.. pipbtf across the road were Jarge enough; ' ' ‘ , On the'motion of Cr St. Hill, it .was ret I 'solved, that in view of .the. opinion/) ust given by the. TCjigiueer, .the Council could not entertain the question-of the tanks.,- With regard to the inadequacy of.sie ’fire engine and the; procuring ofjafsteam fire engine, it was-decided jtaat a ; public I meeting should be called to : discqss the subject.* v

ENGIITEEKS UEPORT. The Engineer’s report was then read, and was as follows : i. Outfall Drain ; The raius during the last few weeks, together with the-water from springs, have caused some delay Ifo the pro gress of the work. We have hadj pipes laid under the concrete floored, remedy the latter cause of delay, and no . materiajy damage has been done. The contract period has nearly expired 1 ; we, irecommend .an > , extension -of j time for three weeks for, the t completion of thei| work.— 2. Havelock" street west: We have taken detail levels and made a section pnd .an approximate calculation of cost. The .re-for illation of the loWer, part of the street, betweetr Tark and West streets, eleven chains, will in volve some heavy cutting, costing about D9O, including re-shingling. The remaining- thirty-; six chains, of which about nine chains' has been formed but not metalled,; we estimate may he formed at ani average! cosbofia per- Chain, exclusive of metalling,. say about ;L6s, "iHcluding footpath. It must be home/.in mind that fhe cost of re-formation, will. be.shared by, several other streets which will require a large proportion of the surplus soil taken from HayelbcH Street. There 1 will‘also be a demand fori filling some gdllies IpdTowdying places; —3. Havelock street es&tr The tussocks have been removed from the footpaths. ! Weestimtte the cost of re-forming from Gass street to the Belt, ; twenty-three chaihs, at L4o.' Extra' ‘ thingle for '■ roadway: and footpaths at L3O. —7. West street Drainage : 1A able extra oyerflow i came from the reservpirqn, the occasion of the heavy rainfall a fortnight 1 ago, ahd two or three of the > bridges 1 and culverts ' blocked the flow in the-channels; Some of the latter are old and will > shortly he replaced, and we propose, when West street is re-formed, to make provision to carry off extra ■ water on; i the south-west side , of < the - street, which will prevent; risk of stoppage and overflow on the streets in case, of flood.— 5- , Matson, Cox, and Co.’s Store ; Pipes have .been put in across the footpath to take the 1 vain water into the side channels. , With re spect to the bridge 1 crossings over the side channels, the instructions were given by us as to the height, which is governed by the level of the crown of the road.—6. Baring square : The trees have been staked l as instructed.' By direction of the Works Committee, wehave' arranged with Mr Rooney to replace, thei deficient- and defective trees at a cost of Xi 2s,- —T|ic Works Committee have considered; |he matters alleged to be in between fthe foremaii and one of the laborers,'and dame to the conclusion that both cases originated ini misunderstanding, and that sufficient explana tion and ‘satisfaction had been made to remove any ground l for hetibn or interfiSrenco w the part of the Council.-pB. jThq la,bor !gapg have been, engaged- lhi_street putting culverts 1 in William 1 street,, 'ldwetmg satne> South 1 East. Belt, filllrig hhles.lri AlfofrForfeit road,’ attendirtgto water .anWfbleaHng' channels and footpaths of tussofiks, ’ ’ f< ’* t*' ll ! Fooks and Son, BoroughEnginecr.’-i The report * was - ' atid' ’tfh?, work ordered to be executed aa'soorr as' funds were available.' , , y . ’ ,J. The .report of the Inspector of; Nuis ances .was read and adopted. Th'e report of the Fire Brigade- was read, and was as follows: —“ To his Wor-

ship Sir, —I have Bp honor fhurepoKk for your infer* matitfjlthat on iffluy, Vs 24th instant, atabSm 10 p.m.,pflre ofArred in Peter q^reet^Resulting p| the(pbtruction of a shop ’J&d dwelling owne£* by Mr Quill, and to the occupttion' of Mr R. G. Baxtod. The BrigadMm? quickly in at tendance with. applUmM, but, owing to the absence of of water, the engine was not brought into play until the buildings were down and all danger past. I enclose account of disbursements, L 7 195.—1 have. &c.. J. C. Dolman, Captain . Disbursement*: PumyOfers, 15s; rjnpncr alarm-oell, 10a; cabniire and hofsf niref

L 7 19a. .5.5 S ,sfa»aA mits&isoOjn»9aQl&ffA —Oa the motion, of Cr-iTnadlandeE,.. Sfc. tft&SMusisgfl; a cWgeßj^mgd*e^^«o^iTO f |W^|dfr'< ) f * l V!^‘fWo9m.' / lander, it was stated that only one sump ihad been? «cr- iua &#**&<* bn * would answer.' Nowithaththat proved a success thp ; pthips.wqtiljd) Igypnt jS«rfJtena'. Sorough Council cottages he moved qn to. ■ . ,thq : f i!ire 0 « same be made to Someone approved of by the Council for the purpbre, of diving dm the placqfjlilflLJto u >j * be looking after and gstting engin* ready in case of fire.” J -

The pption wM aejjppM llfft

Cr St Hill moved the following resolu tion— - *-• That' aJ Sfe'thrftf.df^all'ihbfieyß J,') to the Engineer, :awh to:bCpaidjhim Ipgr* j||^ Or St Hlll^^ecf— Finance Committee be requested to interview the Borough bahkerii extension of the overdrank” Carried. * r ACQoukts.t-.5 0) i :v ;A. number of accouqts , for , payment as spohas fun&'‘ateayauablo, and* it . was Resolved that- 5 iii i7t ffjtdrq" :: aill l ' ; * 'goods reqtured should- hq I vouched signed hy . 1 i- ‘‘'UW''' The meeting then adjourned. * ..-ji,

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Deputation to the Defence BDniefeer Ukswd jj A number of gbntlebieif ni(p6sfcnting the Volunteer Corps iu tbe-VaiSou* dis tricts ofthe'colony, vo Minister ito aaoeHaini th&vfc ivatnmept in r«gard , fAHih& -pbsftidn of the Voliirittars, and ta-the probability at the, , anng al ' alfowiuieej* or 4n* Sevf * ; thereof, f defraying the .Wojkfppeffl u>)& m to.thqe^^n^^^and a o their ;.£Usans of promoting volunteering

iMWMMBfMWMfcMBBWWMMMssi 'SiMBIW' Sei 1 adopted tSrdugEoai the uervloe, excejpfeiinl tht* «HUfe?W «b» Tj uniform render system throughout * ( qjof , Treasurer’s WiamJi sM I a»d car imlj wunrtg’i * him_jgSti& a

MR. SHEEHAN M.H.R. AT THE THAMES.

' GBiaaatsTOWfrj«Ybgte#d4y»d'n .■ £ "’disjjrict, addressed' 1 tliV^jai^cS&S’at* 1 ‘‘ Royal this, qveningj About 6(H) jjpre Wil&nsoli* thd* iPdpppinK the chair.—Mr suf • ferihg nfbm a aeverd^attkik 11 ©!' quinsy in • tKe 1 tMi^ 1 n^arffpi^g'fui" 1 miwqmitwf ■ of an hour. Heafintt C<{eeeQ&faK£&e Pate* question andhis connection-with the i, defending hia-conduct and main* ng his his Section with thmmudi tftked of ques- He said he deserted his ■party, and was BtdlSone|Tpf Sir George Gray’s wannest adffliWrabtd- firm sup porters. He hsdMranHA bring Sir •George Grey outlmp'uHrapmmant at Kawau and placo&im u|P%h€»<poßition of Superintendent oMne' AuiUand province, ■ and had nevte Tfetmfca JOK old man’s eloquenke, w&twerVLttMiSlfrennces they might have had on the land qnes n&B3SJMft[n to local mattezs, add said- that Vji were they indebted tb tfrdGrey’Cfovera ministration for their success in Native - - and public works matters.— After defend* ing the late Administration with regard Oouhty flodndlsiT jßoada Board*, fe apdi'ftet.» 'nther forms of Government 'placed the old provifaffiSn System, *sj«reur T Which henaid ought never to have been <«spenied witfc». A b « such districts aa thel’hapiaaOPil^yiJVaifejaeft-j trea. He-aaid-thet he should netesasete' -advocate reform in local Government, and | -concluded by stating that hd wahJSiiowin a i better position independently to advocate ; the bf heThittf ever been. A number of kcal ■ tire confidence jras proposed, followed by , an amendment qfinMKof confidence; but only half a were held up for ,the amendm'ei|BMßf|rilowing motion I jbeing carried That this .jneeting hsrim^pi^BwßjeWWySana’s address, destrawMw ex presses entire confidence inflini as their, representative. ?».->t * n >*! T* >i# KHuf <;. ufciTTir i. I 1." wirir- ■

THE ASHBUETON GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1881. „



s ■ .iWii'm j-'- j . ■_ FACIAL f iH.„Q T I O E. We ! B MJES * GpjjptßßP •b jtjsJs;.mwJ£r§,: Bought at*:g*cpt diiKpunt, todl which L WA p^jj^^jhavemarked at . ir ~ MARVELLOUSLY LOW PRICES. 055£... •J-l-'iirrrr' i . • .. • * : iMeoMtt of. 2frfaU(nn& jn,\arery. poind. OOJ ... .oh rnhW j W.f . ■'■■■ E Y-JP 1 (t .B ROS.,. •vr ~h™ L_i ' . OHS O u ■ Ki'rA 03£f... LT) eaw i • OuS ... 9ii' .taJbii T^RSOTIfcAL 1 CABINEIMAEER,' &c.: ‘ fis: ' B ff a ETT T 3 3- T REBT ; j”. tore. All C°QR£g ,fu 5*9. .r ** tod nopliy makiiP.Pafek J£^*^*/^iJl^y/■K<mnß6qnently,,beam ing th#- r frath^ ) lhi«ed*ge‘hi , nlnj 1 d; '•;»■! • •■ ,. H A I.|f D &:s’£.£ ,E Bf, TTm just' impamdla.aiitofeity of HOTEL AND aTMTUSINGP GAMES wherStti##*# whiW ' thiM dragging of winter nights. They meet the naouiHSfiticf both hid andyduhg/hhd include playing cards, ‘Lsqueezero.” &c.; ehees*iihd'‘draught men and - boards) bacfc ' ntoUHKht 8 d»hiiboßisy l fcd-babg, l race gamey od; tu.’it htt/vi)-y‘ si .ti ■ should,, to dt«&p|k>fartaaeHtfi njake their ' miituifhtii&Hm hftflitgdetaeknf NEWEST TWSMfOKSERfS FRIENDih FiO , - tod this* title-he hu taefehSftfpbrttiil the ■following' Brands' of TwSftOOO f^djiaiLßodv'Vanity Fair; 1 A&} &A« ’ OIG ABS and CnEGASuBTTBB fHavahna and Cuban; Vanity Fair Cigarettes; '>&b. y ; Ac.-,' and-a large o adfeKonUoi«». novelties ;in * PIPE- WlwMPi or {) > i ..i-. - t<i • > Shampooing ‘ ' .<Kngi. «‘> '^7Bon ! 9iu fh i-i mi-* v-. - i ;> >»ti ? pos.READy J. -hs* ion sui-»«!'■., sot j-J . v:i:/i *,■; T MR°°'iP* ATJi —jysdt J/isf u'ri<rn:i GtoMiMg !®^ctopy, Whgsb etoibe Bgrqlvwd thev JBertail *nt «1 jLi w J'iinrtix -7't-! ni . / ••; .1 A > SttN<HhEi« GARMENT m at, THE ■**Wf€JLESAI:E, PRICE' aditi it »s»s3 iLIUu, 1 o'* a > { % New- <.Beet *?ii r-rul .ni I*, shm*" U i i« -.fly I j«|B,flßsßafß<E ’'.-A :ni'



: Wanted-'' rgood AKER,- sly ,*w. Teickkt. Mount Someh& ■ 131 c TTTANTED ’KNOWN—That ladies can M! SERVICES of a com- do tJookingj Cleaning, Ironing, and Washing. Apply, Office of this Paper. 47c TO LET—A Four-roomed office .?mw Paper. ,63c •ANTED—TO LET, a splendid , , 'adjoining: the Guardian Office. Apply, Office of this Paper. 990 a WANTED KNOWN —Just Arrived, ! Young Ladies’ Journal, Bow Bells. London, Journal, &c., for' H. M. Jones, Baring Square, and EattJ street. : ”» > <-d 147 c 'ANTED" KNOWN—That Robert , f , Elston, Burnett street, Ashburton, having procured the Newest Apparatus, is prepared; to SWEEP CHIMNEYS at vary low 1 rates. An f orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. '■ ■ , 81c 'ANTED KNOWN.’ —Ashburton SiT REGISTRY OFFICE for ■’Male ind Female i Servants. —L. F. Andbewks begs to inform the public of Ashburton and Surrounding districts that he has opened the above. Male and Female Servants of,;all classes provided. Em-, ployers requiring servants and all persons with good ‘recommendations, who are in want of situations, ! are requested to apply foYi. F. AndiCewbs, i Labor Agent, Book seller and Stationer, Bast street South. ' - r 102 c WANTED KNOWN.— Young Ladies’ Journal, Is 7d ; Bow Bells, Is 7d; Family Reader (Monthly), Is 2d; (Quarterlyydo., ‘2s 2d ; Family Herald, Is ; London Journal, Is 4d ; &c., &c. A large assortment of School Books and Stationery of every description. Hymn and Prayer Books, &c., &c. Subscribers Wa&tedi for every! Newspaper and Periodical published. Books, Piece Music, &<v, not in stock can be supplied to order, at lowest prices. L. F. Andeswbs, Bookseller, Stationer, and General Newspaper; Agent, East street South. • 653 a ‘ANTED KNOWN— That Miss 1 1= l Yerbai.li is now showing her Winter Stock of Millinery, Dkapery &Ci , Stay and Corset Manufacturer. Dressmaking done on Premises, Colombo street, opposite Cookham House._ fi3oa Special Advertisements. R W. H. SPAOKMAN’S Offices are now in Canterbury .Chambers, Here- ISfPrtßfcE ford street, Christchurch, next Miles and Co., having REMOVED from Messrs Williams r*nd Deacon’s. -335 a



T Hayes’ I M B E B Y .-.A R D S. Balance, of Short Firetrood unsold at auction sale will be SOL'D CHEAP, for cash, inbrder to'clear it. '•■'l ■- ALPHEUS HAYES. ■ 'ebesh supplies oi Timber, &c., to band. 608 a J)t- James Murdoch, JJAYING taken the House in Bur nett at present! occupied by 3V& oam6idgo, Chemiflt, will ; COMMENCE •PBiSOTfCB in Ashburton, bn MONDAY, 1881. * ■JrVTiERSE.—Mrs Paulino begs to in- ™ form the Ladies of Ashburton and neighborhood that she receives Ladies to .Nurse who require medical attention, i Address—Moore street, neat Presbyterian Manse. -:f ,\ i .. . N)4c O; Garsteris & Co., , ; (Late . - j j.i, PROSPECT BUILDINGS, mOBACCONIST, FANCY GOODS, | AND STATIONERY. ; Meerschaum Pipes, G.B.D. Pipes . Sailrod, . Twist, and Vanity Fair r ‘“-. ; ; Tobacco: , , • A pice assortment of Accordions, Con certinas, Flutes, Violins, Mouth Organs, and Toys of eveiy description, direct from al_Jnou. L•- i Haircutting, : Shaving and Shampooing. EAST STREET~ASHEURTON. f’r, ' -I.H i'Hc ■ r- 752a*;



Transfer License. -—At a meeting of the Licensing CommiAslonetav held to day at noon, the license.. of the Hindhopo Hotel was transferred from Robert Little to Joseph Baldwin.



Aphtf<nr£-Mr &»• aP.il/AnddeirtSi irtfci-w.T tioner/his beon appoihtedflocal Mraßhrns’ hertiomtmetnts, At. If l A u I3f£#^uifa‘ikl jr meeting of the Medical Society, heht-St* 1,4 the retiring president,- - drew attentipa to £he fact that po-gtedifl -1 officer with.the. lpcal Bpsml of ’afcpoihtelj'. He A 'also members Kni eliVeriflg' Iwjfcttris oil 'shni£ say four tima ,*/yeM K . tuderation of the question of the establish* df> an inebris,t£riila(Bdt. f <T ' Holloway’s Pills. —Nervousness and want If Eaenu<— tyheorfij unstftAg/lrftyliStlessneCTHl into disease. These correct i •jfregularities and Thj? act qdndty.tjlftso eilJf^idllpoai iS digestSA and assimilation, that the wKoic boHyfii Vevivedj; than Hood ii£ iiiddeesd; HSHdITS and purer, the mujdpr>sbefcp»« firmer and strong*^'Hiriff #0 pfIIKOWJW*i systems are iuyigoist<s. A suitable for all classes am*ft* '» Sre a jmost* marvellous effect on out of condition; they'soon .j rts in fault, restore strength to the bodSf and confidence to the mind.—-[AdvLj %