SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Fawn, brig, from Newcastle. Spray, schooner, from Hokitika. To-day. Waimate, ship, from London. Grafton, s.s., from Dunedin. Sailed. Yesterday. Prince Rupert, ketch, for Timaru. 8.-.riL Taiaroa, s.s., for Akaroa and South. Zior, schooner, for Timaru. Clematis, ketch, for D’Urville’s Island. ' - Arrival of the Waimate. Tha N.Z. Company’s ship Waimate ar rived from London this morning, after a grand passage Of 68 days from the Eddy stone. She brings 26 passengers, all well. J. J. Conolly, a saloon passenger died on the ypyage from phthisis, and an ordinary ;'.Beaman died from effusion of blood on the 'JEhe Waimate was loading when, ; the .steamer Northumberland loft Lpndon, ’ .’Hie Northumberland thus heating the -Waimate only seven days on the passage. The .-time of the Waimate’s passage is second only to that made by the Olliver Lang, in 1869. -Jn-)' SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ;;.y'n - Jfi o;;V'4 - Wellington, Yesterday. * Sailed—Wanaka, for the North. . Westport, Yesterday. ' Sailed—Examiner, barque, for Dunedin. ~ r ' u .. Timaru, Yesterday. Arrived—George - Noble, from New castle. - ; : * - Sailed —Mary Bannatyne, for Welling ton ; Graf ton, for the West Coast. \J] ; PpitTUHALMBife, Yesterday, t • "Amved— I Te Ariau, from LyfteltbhT Sailed—Te Anau, for Melbourne, via the Bluff. Melbourne, Yesterday. G'Arrived—Ringarooma, from the Eluff; Sydney, Yesterday. Sailed;—Rotoraahana, for Auckland. : . Albany, Yesterday. ' The P: 1 and G. Company’s steamship Hydaspes, from Gallo, with the inward Suez mail, dated London, December 3rd, arrived at King George’s Sound to-day.

COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Retail List. -iti j>u>- i '-’> ■- Butter, inferior to best, lb, 6d to Bd. Eggs, t? dozen, jod. v prime quality, $ lb, tfd to Bd.-. ; ; ( - Bacon; prime smoked, $ lb, lod to Is. HarnSj-io doth,g{? lb, is id. Flouiyin bags, loolb, 13s. . Oatmeal. zslb, 4s. • Lard, 1? lb. 7<l* i J Auctioneers* Report. i \ Messrs. H. Matson and Co. report ■on the Vhve&rick market, &c., for the week'Coding Thursday, January : 6tb, 1881, as follows: ~The Christmas holidays having now nearly orn cdn»e f fe’a first market in the new year, held yesterday, was characterised by a, Mtfle'more life and activity than has been the case of late. - 1 There was a large supply of all classes of sheep, and, as far as the sale and prices were concerned, it was the most satisfac tory held for some time. Merino wethers represented a considerable portion of the entry in fat sheep, and although the bulk of these were sold at from 6s to 7s 3d, crossbreds were 1 more sought after,' and prices ruled is per head better upon an average than last week or the ' week previous. -We placed several lines of pcinife wetheis at.from Us to 11s gd, ewes 9s fid, light weights and inferior quality 8s ' to.gs.’; Jh fatores we sold -a of half, bred shorn-hoggets (in low condition) at 6s nd, and various-small lines at current rates. At inclose b£the sheep sale very few were unsold, aba most of these were afterwards placed pri vately Rt prices equal to auction rates. - The ■ supply'6P fat lambs was very limited,, and fences rose is to is.ld per head over late sales. Prime lots made 8s to gs ; inferior 6s 6d to 7s 6d. In beef there was very little on offer, most ; of : the trade (having, cleared out their Christmas, supplies) were buyers. .%hers was a, better, demand than we have ’ Moticea for tome months; and most of the lines were placed, 'with considerable competition, at an advance of 10s per head in excess of late rates. ,; . The reason of this sudden : change can only be attributed to the very small market, and the chances are that next week a glut will again reduce values to the average of the past { Wttep’months. The store cattle market was con to a -few useful lines of two to three-year- Vfifpld mixed lots, but a thorough re-action in price seems to have set in, and very few were 501 d.,, The totals yarded for the day comprised ' 6,558 sheep, 253 head of cattle, and 78 pigs, of which ourentry included 4,530 sheep, 94 fat lambs, 194 head cattle, and 78 pigs. In principal sales Were —30 cross bred wethers at 11s gd, 25 do at us 6d, 75 at, n gd, 60 ewes at 10s 6d, 45 mixed at gs 7d, 59 at gs gd, 80 at 93 gd, 30 ".merino wethers at'7s‘3d, 60 at 7s, go at 7s, ! ewes and 1 wethers at 5s gd, 95 . ‘ rfrethers at7s 3d, 46 at-7s id, 45 at 7s, go at ys.f d/ 48 at 7s, 30 at 7s, 60 2-tooth cross-fareds at Bs, 50 mixed do at gs gd, 44 at gs gd, 23 at. , 65., .Stores—lso cross-bred lambs at Js, '' l.wo fialf-bred,shorn hoggets at 6s lid, 1,009 do at 6s 1 id. Tat lambs—l 6at 8s gd, 23 at £»--7s gd,- 28 at 7s gd, 27 at 7s gd. Fat cattle— -15% zat L 7, 2 at L 7 15s, 2 at L 7 ss, ,r i 7? 6d, 3 at L 7, 3at L 7 10s, 2 at L 7, 2 ( at L 6 ss, 4atL7 2s 6s. Pigs—(a draft • from tongbeach) at Li 19s, 15 stores at Li c js,'. 24 at 19s, 4at La 2s 6d.

MAIL NOTICES.

&;/:37.MaiIs' close at the Chief Post Office, Li! Christchurch, for the -following places to necessary alterations) as ■h-'-xi Saturday, January 8. For Northern Ports, per Hawea, at 7.SO,ppm. ,

DAILY MEMORANDA.

® AUCTION SALES. ! J _-V ' ■ ■ To-MOEEOW, . u ' ; Satoeuay, January 8. n Mr. T. Bullock, at his rooms, East street - —Freehold and Leasehold Property. fi*. I ’’ fpfylQ/ np.V , Mr, J r Weekly Sale, «"'■ QmU, ! and Co, —Usual Weekly Sale. ■‘ kl • k 11 SAirtnchAY, Jlnuaky 15. 1

Mr, Alfred Harrison, at his Yards— r:u‘ HOtiSfeS,Buqgy,"Harness, Piano, Sewing Si.' > ! ’®lachme, Furniture, &c. 12 o’clock. ftr>4i ■.>j i’-jh-. ft Meetings, AMUSEMENTS, &c. ,oto1?.. if.''£3!Monday, Jasttahy 10. Council, at Borough Council iCßiambers; at 7 o’clock, pni in Febeuary 2. County Council,' at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock.

The Ashburton Guardian. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1881.

TOWN EDITION. [lssued at 5 p.m.], a——b—i

To Correspondents. -T-Mr. Stephens’ letter is unavoidably held over. Perjury. The trial of Michael Murphy and John Watt, for perjury, is proceeding at the Supreme Court, Christ church, this afternoon. The Templeton Murder. —The trial of W. P. .Gibson, for the murder of W. Kerrisou, will be heard at the Supreme Court, Christchurch, on Monday morning next. The Old Men’s Home. —The master of the Old Men’s Home wishes to acknow ledge, with thanks, the receipt of two parcels of tobacco and some newspapers, from Mr. Shearman, Somerset Hotel. Blood Money. —The Tarcvnaki B. erald complains that in the distribution of the reward offered for the capture of Miss Dobie’s murderer, the services of the civil police have been overlooked, and especi-. ally the services rendered by Constable Day. The . Brindisi M ails. —Mails for the United Kingdom, via, Brindisi (for specially addressed correspondence only), P6int.de Galle, India, China, Japan, the East/ Aden, Mauritius, Natal; Cape of Good Hope, &c., will close at Ashburton on Tuesday, the 11th instant, at 10 a.m. The Brindisi rate of postage for the United Kingdom is Bd. per 1 oun:e.

■i The Pensioners and the Stamp Act. A deputation of Imperial pensioners waited on the Governor yesterday, arid complained of having to pay stamp duty dii receiving the amount of their pension. After hearing their complaint,' the Governor said that Capt. : Knollys would advise them as the best course to'adopt. Capt. Knollys then advised the deputation to ; get all the Imperial pensioners in the colony to unite in adopting a petition to the Queen.

Modesty. —Sydney possesses a modest architect in the person of Mr. Rowe. Responding to the toast of his health, recently, he complained that in a report of the proceedings connected with the laying of the fouridatiori stone of the Ash field School of Arts, although he had given an account of the style of the build ing, his (the architect’s) name was; omitted, and in drawing attention to the omission in a polite note, no notice was taken of it. He, however, could console himself with the reflection, that while in a few short years “this reporter” would probably be forgotten, the grand edifices erected under the superintendence and direction of Thomas Rowe would be a standing monument to keep his name green in the memory of future genera tions.

Ashburton Library. —A special meet ing of subscribers to the Ashburton Library was held last night in the reading room of the institute, the president, Mr. Joseph Ward, in the chair. There was but a limited attendance of members, but the discussions on the various alterations in the rules proposed were somewhat animated. In rule 2, the subscription to the society was fixed at 10s. per year, ss. 6d. half year, and 2s. 9d. ■ for a quarter, payable in advance. A motion, which was put to the meeting, that aqy person subscribing 255. to the funds of the institute be allowed three sets of, books at one time, was ; lost. In rule' 4, the words, “any member of committee neglecting to attend three consecutive meetings to forfeit his seat ” were added, an amendment that the words “ without leave”;be inserted, being lost. Rule 14 was altered so as to provide for half-yearly instead of- quarterly meetings. Several other minor alterations, additions and deletions were decided upon, and the meeting adjourned. Masonic. —The installation of officers of the Somerset Lodge of Freemasons took place. in the Masonic Hall last night. •Theta was an .unusually Ihrge/atteridanbe including numerous visiting brethren. In fact, .the .lodge room j was full, and every available seat was occupied. The following officers were installed by theD.D.G.M., Bro. Henry Thompson : W.M., Bro. Rudolf Friedlander; J.W., Bro. H. Zander; Treasurer, Bro. Hugo ■ Friedlander; Secretary, Bro. G. F. ‘ Henry ; S.D., Bro. R. Muschamp ; J.D., Bro. A. O. Aitken ;I. G., Bro. W. C. Page; M.C., Bro. W. H. Felton; Stewards, Bros. Canning and Savage; Organist, Bro. H. J. Weeks ; Tyler, Bro. R. Cullen. The officers were suitably ad dressed by Bro. Thompson on their respec tive duties, and at the close of the address he presented Bro. Harry Zander, the hon. secretary of the Lodge with a hand some jewel in gold. The jewel was the gift of the Lodge, and was a very hand some one indeed. It bore the following inscription —“ Presented to Bro. H. Zander, in recognition of his services as hon. sec. during 1879-1880. Ashburton, N.Z., 31st Dec. 1880.” On the front of the jewel was the name of the Lodge run ning round the outside band, and behind. the crossed quills, while on the blue rib bon was secured a large but neatly exe cuted monogram’ of the recipient. Across the heavy clasp of gold that surmounted, the whole, ran the figures 1879-1880. Bro. Zander replied, and in a few feeling remarks acknowledged the compliment that had been paid him, and afterwards the Lodge adjourned to the banquet, which was spread in the supper room. The purveyor was Bro. A. Thiele, and the table only bore out his well-known good .name. .’ After the ability of the purveyor had been fully recognised, and fair justice done to his provision, the cloth was re moved, and the'remainder of the evening was JconyiviaHy’.spent -with toast, song,’ and sentiment, the Lodge breaking up shortly after midnight with “ Auld Lang-, qyne. ’

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

\ (Per Reuter's Agency.) . . ' Cold Steel. J> London, Jan. 5. News comes to hand-to-day of a serious disturbance in Inland. A* large'crowd of people had assembled at a farm at Newbrook, near dare morris, in order to prevent the service of a notice for the ejectment ( the tenants. A body of police was des patched to the scene of the (isturpano;, and the people were ordered io dis perse; - Upon their refusing to do so, the police charged with fixed bayonets, upon the rioters, several of whom were seriously wounded in the struggle which ensued. - : Gold and Iron. ' and a half per cent. New Zea land, .38.7^-196410 an, host Scotch pig iron, No. 1, fob. ‘m the (jlyde, 55 s. ■ ‘ AUSTRALIA^. (Per Reuter's Agettcy.) : Increase; of, Revenue., Sydney,.Jan. 6. The revenue for the quarter amounts ■f9 7 Li,583,000, being an increase of fconrpdred with last* year. There was a large increase of land sales. The revenue for the year shows an increase of 143,000. . ; - Brisbane, Jan. 6. . The revenue for the half-year amounts to L803,0c0, being an increase of 190,000 compared with last year.

NEW ZEALAND

(Per Press Association.) Found Drowned. Wellington, To-day. The bodyof the seaman,Waltet Picketts, who has been missing from the schooner Fleetwing since the Slst ultimo, was found floating in the harbour to-day. From the scanty clothing bn the' body there is no doubt the deceased attempted to s vim off to the .vessel a,nd was drowned. .. Smothered. At the inquest on the infant .found dead, in bed yesterday a verdict of ‘ ‘ Accidental, suffocation” was returned. , , 7 . Supreme Court. Dunedin, Yesterday. ’ Dunedin, To-day. At the Supreme Court this morning, George Scheiv, for committing a public nuisance, pleaded guilty, and was bound over to", appear for;sentence when called npoti;- John Russell, for burglary ftt Oamaru, received three months. This concluded the business. Sudden Death. Alfred Garn, a tailor, aged 57, whilst walking from the kitchen to his bedroom last night, fell and expired in the arms of hia family before assistance was procur able. Death occurred from natural causes. . Shoal Water. The a. s. Te Anau reports having bumped on.the bar, though drawing only feet, at three-quarter flood.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

ASHBURTON.— To-dat. (Before Mr. Nugent Wood, R. M.) DISTURBING THE PEACE. ; - J Joseph Ibell, Alexander and James Meharry, with James McNevin, were charged with having, on Christmas Day, behaved in such a manner as -to create, a breach of the peace. After taking evidence, the ; Meharrys were discharged, and the other two culprits each fined in the sum of ss. and costs. ; Richard Lancaster, charged with a similar offence, admitted having been somewhat unruly, but pled extenuating circumstances/ Fined 20s. and costa. STRAY CATTLE. Patrick McTeague, for allowing two cows and a calf to wander at large was fined ss. for each. John Worner, for allowing a horse to wander at large, was fined-6s. arid costs, 2s. _, Benjamin Smith, for tethoning a horse on a public reserve, was fined 2s. and costs, 2s. CIVIL CASES. Grice to Saunders.—Dr. Foster, in structed by Mr. Hammersley, for plaintiff. Mr Branson, for defendant, stated that in a .conversation; between plaintiff and him-: self they had; arranged for the : adjourn ment of the case for a month ; and after Grice had been put in the box to give a statement as to; the varacity of Mr. Branson, his Worship granted the adjourn ment for four weeks.

Fergus v. Peter.. —Mr. O’Reilly for de fendant, on behalf of Mr. Harper, applied for an adjournment, a request which was opposed by Mr, Purnell for - , plaintiff.’ Adjourned for fourteen days. Dudson v. Dick—-Claim, LI 45.,-6d. Mr. O’Reilly for plaintiff. Judgment lor LI 2s. Cd. . , , 1 -j r J" j 'Morrow vi Wilson—-Claim, 1 Is. lOd. —Mr. Purnell for plaintiff. Mr. Spaceman; for defendant. Counsel for defence raised a question of jurisdiction, arguing that, in consequence’of fencing’ matters beirig in- , volved, his Worship had no -power'either to hear or decide the case. After long argument* his Worship consented to goon' with the case, reserving, the points raised for future consideration. Evidence was then taken, Mr. Spackman interpolating that he objected to all evidence which might be taken. Mr. Morrow, plaintiff, stated that he and defeudant held adjoin-? ing properties, and a dividing fence hja'd l been partly erected about 1 5 months ago. Defendant saw me doing the work. Went with a neighbor'to see Mr.; Wilson about the fence! The latter bias since objected to pay, but afterwards asked me what there was to pay. I told him he would, have, ;to ; ; : pay half ; the cost. • He said r “ All! right ; ry see. you some of these days,” and then went away. Afterwards 1 put up a legal fence, which has now been completed about a month. I produce a correct copy of notice served, on Wilson’s man, who is in charge of the place. At the ! time Mr.. Wilson was living in Christchurch Robert Taylor was in charge of the place, and it was to him I gave the notice. Defendant made no counter offer, nor did he respond in any way. Five or six weeks after serving notice I commenced to fence, as I had my crops there, and could not otherwise keep defendant’s horses out. The; manager told me, in defendant’s presetted, that the matter was all settled, and there would be • no trouble in future. Taylor is Wilson’s manager. I then completed the fence according to notice. , The fence icost me LI2 3a. 9d. Taylor told me that Wilson was willing to pay if the, hill was then put in aqd it was not too tig-: : ■ Gave' the bill ■ to Taylor; it has not been paid. By Mr. Spackman—l believe the defendant owns the land. He has never disputed;being the owner. / Do, not whether he lias sold thedand. Mr. Purirelltwrote out the notice. The fence erected is a proper one, and will keep out cattle. The manager his told me that the fence is a proper one. If defendant says the fence is not a proper one.there-will bo a dispute about it. 1 am not able to interpret the law like you arc. Defendant is the reputed ‘owner of the land. The land did not belong to Wilson when the fencing com menced. I have charged Wilson just htilf what the fencejhas coat me. James Robin, —Assisted Mr. Morrow in erecting /the

fence, which is a good one. I believe it will keep out sheep and cattle. Know,;; Mr. Robert Taylor. He is in charge of,* ' Mr. Wilson’s place. Baw Mr. Taylor while the fence was.being’.erected, and he ; asked me if plaintiff Wits going'to, send in, : a bill for the cost of the'Jeucei I? said Mr. Morrow would willingly do-so. .He ,* said Wilson would pay his sharp. &fter • the fence was finished Morrow expressed his s disfact'on with the fence. By Mr. Spackman—Parc of the fume was con- d when I commenced to fence. There was no wire on the sod-bank fence when 1 saw it, at the time of commencing to fence.' Williarn Meharry, sworn—l know, defendant’s farm at Rakaia. He does not live there. Robei t Taylor is in. charge*-.-.of.* the-farm, i I understand Taylor to be Wilson’s manager. He once told me that Wilson would pay his share. Francis Wilson was-put ju by Mr. Purnell and oh being asked by the latter whether he owned land at Rakaia, Mr. Spackman objected to tho - questionpor ’any J)ther which would prejudice his dent’s *<&se. Mr. Purnell submitted that'- iii’ Actions of contracts such questiorii could be ; put. It was only; iti matters of tort;’that an objection could be- raised. ' HiS ' Worship allowed the question -and -the examination continued—l hold'the land on terms. Have objected to the fence erected by Mr. Morrow. When I; took the land there was only a sod fence and two wires. Do not know who erected it. My horses have got on Morrow’s land but from off-the road. By Mr. Spackman—The foneb was there when I first took the land. Morrow has added two wires to the fence. Have objected to fay plaintiff. The fence is bn the bbnhdiry line. Plaintiff re-examined r —I paid for the sod-bank fence being r put up. No' One has paid anything 'tqvyards the cost of it. Only applied for the fence by the notice. By Mr. Spackman —When I gave him the. notice, the sod bank whs there, but in some plAces broken down also. Mr. Spackman asked for a nonsuit, inasmuch as the evidence for for plaintiff was contradictory, and also that the notice was not properly served. The agent’s authority was not proved. Mr. Purnell replied, and* his Worship, , after consulting. the Ordinance, thought that the, notice given Vas, not sufficient, observing that' the notice should be served on the party at his* tesiderfee,' ttr with an adult at his last known place" of abode. His Worship said he would give a decision on 'all the points raised'on Friday next. M‘Gee v. Poyntz and Co.—Claim Ll 7 165.7 d. Mr. Ptlmell for plaintiff,Mr. Spack man for defendants. Counsel for plain tiff wished to amend the amount, so as to reduce the daits ,tp Ll 5 Us. 2d. • Mr. Spaceman made a preliminary objection. The Act had not been complied with, as the plaintiff had not supplied -particulars of demand along -With the summons. ■ Mr. Purnell submitted 5 that the plaintiff had done all that the Court, at a previous sit ting, hiid-required 6f him - . - M r * Spack man again argued that the summons had not been served, seeing that ;the particu lars of demand were not attached to it. ■ The case was then proceeded with, his Worship reserving his decision, on the point raised by Mr. S packman/ - by whom, also a set-off,.wap -put m.,.-Evidence was taken at considerable length, most of it of a professional character, regarding rates of interest, valuation, travelling expenses, etc , . quite, an, army ;of local commission agents being called on to relate the usual practice in . cases of the kind. >Au item in a set-off, “ Advertising a bull,” created someamusement at different times, and 'his Worship, .in giving judgment, dis allowed, the amount. Verdict,waft ulti mately given for defendant—Jie total amount of set-off being in excess of the claim. Mr. Spaceman applied for costs, which - were granted, amounting in the whole to L 3 9s.' Loft sitting.

Alford Forest.

> {From, our own Correspondents) A lecture on behalf of the Presbyterian Church Funds was given in , the Afford Forest Main School, by the Rev. B. J. "Westbrooke, on Tuesday evening. The subject chosefa was “ The 1 Canterbury Plains.” In opening, the lecturer said he would rather call it a “ chat ” than a lecture,” as he intended treating the matter a familiar, homely manner. The original state of the globe was than of an immense molten mass, which, on cooling, took its present shape of picturesque mountain, vale and plain, and the com parison with .the skin of a dried apple was almost exact, the highest mountain range being no .larger in comparison with tlie earth’s surface than the ridges .formed by, evaportion of' moisture from the apple. Further, supposing the depth of the ocean to be 30,000 ft., this would be well repre sented by the thickness of the shell pf a goose-egg inepnj unotionvtith itsbulk.. After drawing attention to the. marvellous dis coveries of. the telescope and microscope, whereby former unseen world’s could be brought into view from regions of space, and unimagined. worlds discovered in mere atoms of matter, the lecturer re minded the, audience that before they could understand, they must remember that the climate.!of England and New Zealand was formerly vastly different, and that the Canterbury Plains were deposited by glaciers’ formed during the ice age, l (illustrating the cause of plimat jc,difference, oh* 4h&j»-black-bdard).s «■ These' immense glaciers*were formed of ice, stones, and earth,' and were set in motion by gravita tion and the pressure of accumulated snow, ’aided' by moisture, from which the Whole mass moved slowly downwards until deposited in a lake of sea-water—- ■ the©a^tfetb r bbundafy of wliiohhvaS a faiige’,' of'mbnhtauis "formerly Existing," pf which the only remnant is Banks’ Peninsula., This range had been removed by volcanic agency, which had also tiltCfltlp wards the plains. The irregular masses deppsited>ip shallow water, and 'churned by the continued action of wave and current, had become rounded in shape, and. hence the vast number of smooth 1 * stone’s commonly/, -niet . hvith. Ariother effect of the glacier period..was that in sliding, downwards the grinding motion and moisture together caused a ooze or mud to exude, which running down and-.Settling;'in' extensive beds, became the finest wheat producing land in Canterbury. To show that continuous action wSS still taking place, he mentioned the fact that an earthquake taking place in 1855 the Rivef HAdt was unaffected'by , the tides, to the ..extent of five .miles dess than formerly, whereas the Wa roa river, on the opposite coast, was influenced in a directly contrary manner. Generally speaking, geologists said C mountains tpere formed of the plains, ’ but in this instance, the plains were formed entirely “ of the mountains.” Before concluding,"! the lec turer entered jfully ijito the causes of the nbr’-westers and tho' mirage, so often ex- Mr. H. Wright, as chairman, in moving a vote 1 of 'thanks, which - wds’seconded by’■ Mr..! A» " M'Fstrlane/- ;said that Mount Hutt had hitherto beep considered the magnetic-point for this district, but in this instance Alford Forest hack de cidedly the best of it, as, in spite of very unfavorable weather, a large number had ,' attended, andhpd evidently been rgreatly interested. The vote of thanks being heartily given, the doxology was sung, and terminated.

THE DEERING HARVERSTER.

... In our age of competition the man who . docs not take advantage of the progress /tinkle by machifieiy towards the saving of ; foe> left? behind in the race and become a loser. is this, fact Jin own the farmer, who every day of Sis life hei; it very nose.. T’he new-har vaster^/that come out every year—and ever/year brings an improve ment on the harvester of its predecessor —show that manufacturers are steadily progressing towards the point at which lafjor is,reduced tp .its minimum in connec tion with reapirigthe crops, and the Deer- Jpg 1 arid" other twine binders area proof of what we say. ' To-day we witnessed a 'triftt of DBe'of- thßm on a field of oats be longing to Mr. Donald Williamson. The crop was an even one in the main, but near the margin, the land being light and dry, >the oats wete short and irregular. ’A' depression here and there,, too,, in the ground helped to test itho regularity of the' machine’s working. The machine,. wljeh was. a five-feet-cut was quite new,'and came on the ground in all the glory of paint, which the Yankees' know so well how to touch up their machinery with, and for a turn or two it worked a little stiffly. - Some' trouble was, encountered also..with .the twine knife/ which’ Soto? too inquisitive and in cautipu?. tamperer had been trying the temper of; tvhile the machine lay all night On.the railway reserve. However, only a delky Occurred, and in a short time after starting the proper tension, height of cut, and tightness of band was secured, andithh/piddock of oats soon be came studded with hearty-looking and well-bound sheaves. The machine was, drawn by two of Mr. Williamson’s horses, which seemed to' pull without any ap-; parent effort, a fact - that, counts in Its favor as lightness, of draught is a great desideratum. Mr. Allah, the expert from the Deering factory was also present, but .after'the first turn his occupation was gone. We need not go into into a very detailed description of the machine,* as most people know what the twine binders are like, but there may be sOine of our readers who have not seen the Deering, Vand ■ for -their benefit we may say , regarding _ % Before- we go further wo may just state that the machine is so arranged that the driver , from his seat has complete control over it, and can so'.'regulate 'its cutting that by touching a lever just at his hand he can avoid any awkwardness--when p. patch of very short straw is Encountered in an otherwise tall cropland, with attention to what he is doing, he can very easily turn. Out every sheaf'squarely cut at the butt,’ and neter miss IP) straw. The isola tion of the main wheel sets all the parts of the machine in motioii. From this main wheel the platform extends to .a., stpallcf running .wheel, and in front : 6f the'platfbfimi are.bf course the knives. These s: iwO very finely, sedated, apd thus constancy sharpening is avoided. ‘ They‘are of’ angle shape, and 1 rurtM a skit, 1 being protected from in jury from stones by a series, of spikes. They are workhd B>Jr* air landless band near- by * them. The arms revolve just over the knives and send tKi crop on to the plat form, from which if ia taken by .an. endless canvas that covorslti whole surface, Over the drum above, from which it .is delivered with the eprs ■ lying • all one way n .Here-it ,liep until if has ac cumulated hefficiently to form a sheaf. From a box at the back of the machine an end from a coil of string is drawn. This end is passed through a claw much like a bird’s beak in shapo/and’ is held there while th© sheaf is forming. Just; as the shepf has been formed, on, the line a peedle of a suitable size and construction passes round ‘the sheaf arid* in conjunction with tfift n aforesaid beak ’’ ties a knot so firmly and securely ' .that it,is .very difficult, indeed, to take it adrift. As the beak and, needle part, a knife cuts the string/ the arms that have up to this point been embracing the sheaf let go, ra . trap-door falls down, and the sheaf “slithers” gently to the ground. The steadiness with which the machine * iworked t6-day, and has worked in other similar trials in the neigh bourhood this season, proves its success, and how useful it will? he >to: the general farmer with no special knowledge of such machines. ‘; Once fairly l in gear, and worked with some care and attention, .an ordinary; 1 driver will’ be able to take, on our level lands, fifteen or twenty acres a day of reaping out of one machine. The twine used was manilla — irappr-ted-rhut we hope to be able soon to say that* there is plenty of suitable twine to be had that lias been manufactured in the colony, The Deering at 1 work to-day was from the stock of Messrs.: Fried lander, and the price ,of it is about L 75.

Upper Ashburton Road Board.

, - The ordinary monthly meeting, of this Board was held on Monday. Present— Messrs. M‘Lean (Chairman) Stitt, Sar geant, andjM'Goll. 1 ‘ ? COKRkspbNDENCE. From Ashburton: Borough Council,- asking permission, and on what condi tionf.'to cqpttrucfc a h’ranchchannd lead ing from the present channel in Winter’s road to the Alford Forest read, along either Charles street or Alien’s road; and thence to the norfchfwest- Town Belt. The'Clerk was requested to call on Mr. Fooks and arrange a meeting, so that the member of ’ ithe ward, along with the Borough" Engineer would go over the route; and also 1 see what had best be done in the north-west Town Belt-road. From the i manager, Union Bank of Australia, re banking account. , . Resolved to fix certain sums for six and twelveononths./ A ; ?ew hcObunts were then passed arid the Board adjourned for the annual .meetingi of ratepayers. —— -r.i . • The annual-meeting was thea held, and a fair n,Uspber; of ratepayers were in at tendance. . ■ The Clerk's financial, yearly report of re ceipts and expenditure' was then read to the meeting as follows :—“The receipts from all sources showed a total of L3,683‘ 19s. 3d., being made up by Xj2,579 4s. 4d. from Government and. County Council, L4ll la. lOd; rates collected, and ' L 393 13s. interest on Bank account. The ex penditure on hew roads for the past year had been-L2;609 18s. Id.- Other works, L 1,968 6s. ss. ; miscellaneous expenses charged to the general account, L 2,793 17s. 9d. This sum would appear large to the ratepayers, but when it was considered that L 2,000 of that, amount had been paid to the County Council as the share, of the coat of the erection,ofDigby’a ’the amount* is reduced to a Very small figure indeed, although the expen diture has been very much less than the previous; year, still considerably more work has been dbhe, and the only reason, to assign is the low price at-’ which Work has been taken for some time hack- The Board had let the repains in . the district’ at|a much cheaper rate* than has been done n Ae/■past,:;so that;ppobably next yedr the roads would be jkppt in : better 'order, than formerly. Dlrting +he year' several letters were received, crying, out for roads here and thCre—some’ of them of 4 most yfireasoriable nature.; hut all cases of com plaint bailie received the earnest’considera •tiotvof the Bbkrd. It may be here men tioned'that we haVe. had ■ a request to •make'a road from the Alford Forest road through the Educational Reserve, 1122, to join the straight leading to Digby’s bridge. This line of proposed road has been approved’of bj tija County -Council, and we have offered Ll 5 per acre for the reifituViThLird, Which, has &een accepted,’ it now remains with the Board to deal for . compensation, which' .we. t; >«Srernjjn«w.i'4ryina ! ' to " do. : -I liavo now to draw your attention

- . I';*"’- j to a, letter the Ash burton County ' Council 1 relative to protective works oh the North branch, Ashburton river, which was left by the Board for your consideration and expres sion of opinion.”*. The meeting wna of opinion that, in the present state of; the Board’s finances, it would be unwise to run into any expense, and thought that the - Oouncil should do the work.. They were draining lands, cut ting channels, etc. Surely the Council would see their way to protect lands as well as drain them. The election was then proceeded with, and resulted in Messrs. McLean, Stitt, and McColl being re-elected. After the election, - the Board-met to* elect their chaiman for the year. Mr. Stitt proposed, and Mr. McColl seconded, that Mr, Donald McLean be re-elected Chairman. Mr. McColl, member for the Rangitata portion of the district, in seconding.;* the re-election of Mr. McLean, said he was satisfied with the work done in his portion of the district, indeed he had never made a request for any work to, he done which had not been complied with. Mr. Nussey had an interview with |the Board; requesting that certain roads near Anthony Thompson’s be formed. The Clerk was requested to call for tenders. Mr Nussey' applied to have reserve 2081 altered) so that it would command two roads. . The Clerk to see to this. Mr. Nussey also applied for the use of the reserve 2081 for Mr. L. Green, which was granted under the usual conditions. ;The Board, decided to open tenders for the work on Monday, the 10th, and the meeting adjourned.

THE CHIMNEY CORNER.

THE RIVALS. A ROMANCE OF ILFRACOMBE. ' There are gayer and more fashionable watering places- than Ilfracombe, but there are none: that offer:such attrac tions to the lover of the beautiful. Nowhere does the sea break on such bold : rocks; nowhere. arc there such deep clear pools, such lovely seaweed, such treasures of sea-flowers and', anemones; nowhere such a shore to ramble on ana climb over, v; In point of drives and .excursions, inland and along the coast, there are few places like it; but ; its great glory is its sea and its rocks, its pools and its seaweeds. Such, ■too,'was Gerald Mayfield’s opinion ; and he appreciated, it. the more because he enjoyed the beauties and'hunted for the seaweed and the anemones with Maud 11 encage. .They were .not old acquaintances. ; It was but a fortnight since', they had arrived upon’ the but-' side ll of ithe coach front • Barnstaple together. - So pleasant had been that journey to the young man that he had at oned dcided to stay at the Grand Hotel, where - ' Maud and her mother were going to stop, instead of going into lodgings, as he before intended. - ' Gerald 1 Mayfield Ws ’junior partner in. the hoUse of Mayfield and Harper; Australian and Cape merchants. His father had been the head of the firm, and at his ddath, Gerald, who had just left college, came into thebusiness. He was now thirty, a tall, strongly-built man, with a quiet manner; Ndt a handsome man, but with a good deal of character and resolution in his face. Until lie saw Maud Heneage he. had never been really in love.. He-had -al ways supposed that. he., should, .marry someday or other, but had gone -on leading a quiet club life, and had been but little in the society of women; •During this fortnight he had been almost continually with Maud, with sometimes ben mother as a companion, some-limes with a party of three or four others from the,hotel* occasionally by themselves, or rather chaperoned only by Mrs. Heneage, sitting on the rock in the distance reading. By the end of that time’ he loved her with all his heart,.but as yet.he had hardly even begun to wonder whether she would in time to come love him.

.Before breakfast Gerald always went for . his swim, walkings round to the cove, and coming back by the row-boat across to the pier. He was a strong swimmer, and his custom was to swim but through the mouth of the little inlet into the rougher water outside. One morning a bather went out just before him,- and swath steadily seaward. “ That fellow will Be getting into a mess/’ Gerald said to himself “The tide jjs funning up, antjlhe ,w}ll find a difficulty in getting' back again.” Keeping , a hundred yards qr so out, as was Bis custom, for about -ten minutes, Gelaldj turned .toward the mouth of the cove, not;having given a second thought to the swimmer who had preceedad him. Just as, he was opposite 'to the great rocks at the entrance’ he heard a shout far behind him. .He stopped to listen, and again the shout for “help” came distinctly to his ears.

“I thought tliat fob! would get into scrape,” he muttered, turning round and making off with a long, steady, even stroke in the direction of the man, whose head he could see nearly three hundred -yards out, giving a loud shout as he started to encourage him with the knowledge that help was coming, He arrived just in time ; the swimmer was UttOrJy exhausted, and had lost both pluck and presence ot mind. Once he disappeared altogether, and Gerald, who was still nearly 30 yards off, thought that he would too late. However, he came up rtgain, and splashed’ and struggled wildly for a, moment or two, but was just sinking when Gerald arrived. The latter caught him by the arm, and the man strove desperately to throw his arm round: him.

“ Keep quiet,” Gerald said sternly. “ If you struggle I’ll let you go.” There was no mistaking the firmness of the tone, or that the threat would be carried out. The man ceased to struggle at opce. “ That'S right,” Gerald said. “ Now lie on your back ; I’ll take you by the hair and tow, you in as easily as pos sible.” As he spoke he looked round and saw the boat coming put from ihe cove with its load of Bothers.He shouted at once, and an answeringnshout came back, and the boat’s head was turned towards them. * ’ ’ “ That’s all right ” he said cheerfully to theother. • “ Now I’ll tread water, and ,you cap ppt your, hand on my shoulder and keep your' mouth above water ppmfortatyly,; till, the boat comes up-” . With.the prospect of help close at hand!the mati're'gained hia courage; imd was soon’tfble'to dispehse withf Gerald’s

help and to support himself until' the; boat came up, and he was taHen on board. Gerald swam gently back, and by the time he reached the cove the man had already begun to dress. Gerald’s clothes lay close to where he was sitting, for at Ifracombe al fresco dressing is the rule, the two or three little wooden boxes on wheels being in sufficient for a tithe of the bathers. As be approached, the man stood up and held out his hand.

“ I owe you my life,” he said “an other few seconds and I should have gone under.” “ Yes; it was a near shave for you,” Gerald answered. “ But there was no difficulty in saving you ; it was not like jumping off a bridge for a shrieking woman, or into a sea when the ship is running before a gale. I saved your life certainly, but it was with no more trouble and risk than if I had „ been standing on shore, and had thrown you a rope.” “ I was a fool to swim out so far,” the man said ; “ but I have been out as far before. I suppose there was some sort of a tide, for after I turned I did seem to make any way toward shore.” “ To tell you the truth,” Gerald said, “ I thought you a fool when I saw you swimming out. One ought never to go far from shore at any of these watering places till one has found out all about the set of the tide. There, now you are dressed, I should advise you to run back at a sharp pace, for your lips are blue, and you look pinched all over, and drink a strong cup of coffee after you get in.” (To be continued. )

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1881.



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Special Advertisements. G._ Carstens & Co., (liA,T3 Weston’s), ' - PROSPECT BUILDINGS, riIOBA OCON! ST, FANCY GOODS,. J AND STATIONERY. • Meersi hauni Pipes, 0.8. D. Pipes Nailrol, Twist, and Vanity Fair! Tobacco Musical Instruments, etc., etc. Baircutting, Shaving and Shampooing. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 520*, J. E. Chapman, House painter, sign writer, &c., begs-to announce that, in* order to make room for Fresh Importa tions of White and Red Lead, Raw and Boiled Oil, Varnish, Glass, Paperhang ings, etc., he has „■ •• ; • L ■ : ENLARGED HIS WAREHOUSE,! ! by taking, in addition to his old shop, the adjoining premises lately occupied by Mr. Fowler as a general store. The advertiser is, therefore, in a position to supply the; Trade and the Public with all the above named requisites at lowest wholesale? prices. . - Tanored street, Ashburton. ' 880



correspondent of the Mataura EiiSigh, says that-a girl of fourteen- yea.ri£>\rasf mar ried the other day, to a man old enough to be hepgrandftaher,) and that, j }}dv parents allowed the ceremony to take place. The bridegroom "left for tlift country the same day, probably not tqfsea his wife until a year had elapsed, f # :



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Wanted. WANTED, by a respectable Youth, a SITUATION on a Farm. Accus tomed to horses, and can milk.' Apply, stating wages, to Office of this Paper. 888 WANTED, a Good PLOUGHMAN, accustomed to work a Machine. Apply, Office of this Paper. 885 TTTANTED, a good general SERVANT, yy Apply at once: to Butler’s Family Hotel. : . : B§9‘ TTTANTED, a SERVANT GIRL, for a VV farm near town. Apply; Office of this paper. ’ 870 SERVANT. WANTED, at once, a ■good General Servant. Alppy to Miss Callaghan, Tancred street. 87 WANTED KNOWN—The Largest and Best Stock of Saddlery is to be found at the shop of S. STEPHENS, Tinwald. Good strong Cart Collars from 155.; Cart. Winkers, Bs. 6d.; Plough Back-bands, 6s. cash ; Cart Saddles and Breechens, from 505.; Reaping Machine Pole Straps, 2s. Farmers will make a great saving by buying of S. Stephens, Saddler, Tinwald. 871 ANTE D—Watches, Clocks, and Jewellery of all sorts to REPAIR. Lowest Charges. PARKER, Watch maker. Private House, directly opposite the Public School. 837 TTTANTED KNOWN, That HENRY’S yy PORTRAIT ROOMS, Saunders’ Buildings, East street, Ashburton, are open DAILY, from 9 a.in. till 5 p.m. Portraits taken in any weather. Great Reduction in Price. COG WANTED KNOWN—Just arrived from England—Christmas, New Year, and Birthday Cards. New Zealand Illustrated Annual, Young Ladies’ Jour nal, and-Bow Bells, Is. 6d. each. Family Herald and . Family Reader, Is. each,' and all other Magazines supplied at Christ church Prices. Colonial and European Newspapers, School Books, Stationery,&c. A. visit solicited. L. F. Andrewbs, East street, near Lancaster’s Butchery. 527 ANTED KNOWN—That a Church of; England minister’s wife writes that she saves Ten Shillings a Fortnight by using .Harper Twelvetrees’ Villa Washer, Wringer, and Mangier, com bined; and, although she permits no rubbing, the clothes are beautifully white, and much cleaner than when done, by hand, while the saving in mending has been astonishing. Sold by J. HERN, Range Maker and Importer, corner of Manchester and Tuam streets, Christ church ; Price—£9 10s. 700 ‘ WANTED KNOWN. SOMERSET LIVERY AND STABLES. BAIT J W. M‘RAE bogs to inform the , public that he has taken the above Stables from Mr. Bossenberg, and is making extensive repairs. Buggies and saddle horses on hire. Lowest prices and best attention. 852 WANTED, KNOWN—That Visiting ’ Cards, plain or mourning, can be obtained printed in various styles, at the “ Guardian ” office, opposite the Railway Station. Tenders. HIGH SCHOOL. TENDERS are invited for DESKS, FORMS, Etc., at the above school. Plans and specifications may bo seen at our office up till SATURDAY, Bth, at IB noon, at which time tenders must be sent in, C. E. FOOKS & SON, BGI Architects, &c. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited for— No. 93.—Forming three miles more or less continuation of the road (lately formed by Mr. Robt. Millar) to the . Junction of Anthy. Thompson’s road to the Rakaia. Tenders, addressed to the Chairman, are not to be later than 12 noon MON DAY, the lOth instant. Specification to be seen at the office. • “ ROBT. D. PULLER, 875 ' V ' Clerk. Money. J ; Y ’ j £2,000 to LEND, on approved freehold i securities, in sums of £2OO and. upwards. Apply to ■ W, H. f BRISTOW, Surveyor, r . 873 Hereford street, Christchurch.



Notices. MU- J. BLACK’S TENDER for HARVESTING 700 Acres, near Dromore, has been Accepted. J. H. HOOD. : Ashburton, Jan. 7th, 1881. 887 rnHE EWE SHEARING will commence I at Coldstream Station on TUESDAY next, the 11th inst. C. H. DOWDING, 874 Manager. £1 10s. Reward. STRAYED from„ the Qriip, bay DRAUGHT MARES, ster ou fore head, shod on frontfeet; ttb brands ■ - One DRAUGHT GELDING, no brand. Also, one roan DRAUGHT GELDIN old horse, brand, indistinct, on near shoulder; supposed to have gone towards' Ashburton. Anyone who shall give information as to their whereabouts to JoWf Chari, will receive the above reward. |872 — r—! -! Ashburton county council. THE DOG REGISTRATION ACT,'IBBO. Under the provisions of. the above Act, the Ashburton County Council ‘hereby notify that the following persona have been appointed by it as Dog Registrars for 1881 for the Districts sat forth, opposite their names. , Collars can be obtained at the Registra tion Offices hereafter mentioned. Appointments to date from Ist January, 1881



By order, . ...... , j F. MAINWARING, - ■ ' - ' Clerk, Ashburton, Dec. 28th, 1880. ; ’ 843 FARMERS ! FARMERS! FARMERS .Vj ? ilßld R. MoKERROWANDi 00. i A RE Cash Purchasers oi Wool , Drain, and all kinds of Farm Produce, and are also prepared to make' • Liberal GASH ADVANCES* oh the abovij placed jA tlieir hands either for sale or shipment to the English or Colonial Markets. R. McKERROW & CO., DRAIN M;E, ft C H/A;N'T<S|, “•) rakaia; 60 [card.] MPORTANT TO; FARSJEftS. Osborne Harvesting Machinery. Osborne Harvester and Binder, to bind with both string and wire, price L7O. Ditto ditto, with iron road wheel, and > patent' .lifting apparatus, price L7o. String attachments to fit on old wire Binders, price L 6 10s. N.B.—No charge for- fitting if sent to our store. ’ ’ ' • - - Osborne No. 6 Side Delivery Reapers and Mowers. 1 Osborne No. 6 Tilter or Back Delivery Reapers and Mowers. Osborne No. 5 Mowers. -EXTRAS FOR ALL THE ABOVE MACHINES KEPT IN STOCKS Sole Agents in New Zealand-^ ROBERT WILKIN '& CO., New Zealand Wool Stores, 624 : Christchurch. A Large Stock of Cornsacks, Wool ■ : C: - - >■ r : ff'V" *” : ' ’ packs-; - &c. , fur sale at lowest - current B. JACOBSEN, ||| ARCHITECT. Note office— HEREFORD STREET, WEST, ■ CHEisToaoßoft ; ; -v • f 571 j



McDougall’s < j Carbolic Sheep l3ip IS the Best and Safest in the Market. A true specific for Scab, instantly destroying Ticks, Lice, and all Insects, effectually cleansing „f*qd stimifiatiqgj the growth of the Fleece. 1 1: ■ *. Sold in 101 b. and 201))., tins, and 501 b. kegs, by i . jl ROBERT WILKIN & COS, I. New Zealand Wool Stores, 027 . : , Partnership Notice. P ART NJB R SHIP ROTIOR. In consequence of the 1 death of the Ikte Mr. T. M. HASSAL, the Merchants, Ac. , lately Carried on by the firm of MILES, HASSAL I and' CO., in Christchurch, will from this date b© car ried on by the surviving Partners, MESSRS. EDWARD PEACH WIL LIAM MILES - and FREDERICK BANKS, both of the firm of Miles Brothers and Co., London, HUGH PERCY MURRAY AYNSLEY. of Christchurch, and FULBERT'ARCHER, of Timaru, under the style or firm.of Miles and Co. The Business of -the Ftyra at Timaru will continue to be carried on by the above-named Partners, under the name of Miles, Archer,' and Co. Christchurch, Ist January, 884 —————*—S— ■» Lost ' r f -r rr ■■rr ,vi.— ■ LOST yesterday, . between -the .Rost Office and St. Stephen’s Ohhrct| a set of CHARMS.', Finder will be rewarded Vv le’aving same at Officeof thU Paper? »• '' - ' '' ' 882 ■\\7'ANTED. —THE GUARDIAN tells ' ' your Wants for Is.—cash.