SHIPPING.

SORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived- Yesterday. Te Anau, s.s., from the South. Sailed. Yesterday. Te Anau, s.s., for Northern ports. Westport, s.s , for Timaru. Kangaroo, s.s., for Westport. Spray, schooner, for Pelorua Sound. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived—Fanny, from Oamaru; Espec culador, from a whaling cruise; Santa Cruz, from Suva. Sailed- Waiwera, for Norfolk Island; Ringarooma, for the South. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived —Sophia Luhrs, barque, from Newcastle ; Penguin, from the South. Sailed—Charles Edward, for Nelson ; Penguin, for Picton and Nelson ; Grafton, for Nelson and West Coast; Tui, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton.

COMMERCIAL.

The Ashburton Guardian Office, Friday afternoon.

! There has been very little business doing in the grain market during the week. Advices from Home continue to be favor able, but. a slight downward tendency is being felt here in consequence of the good harvest prospects before us. In wheats nothing but a hand-to-mouth trade has been done, and only milling lots meet with any demand at previous quotations. Oats have declined slightly owing to a fall in .Melbourne and elsewhere, and the ' heavy stocks yet held here. Barley ' for malting samples meet with fair en quiiy, and prices remain fairly firm. The wool sales in Christchurch were largely attended during the week, and prices for same must be considered very satisfactory. The average prices obtained • for merino greasy was from 6d to 10£d, tlnd cross-breds from 7d to 10£d. The weather his been very fine, but rain has beeri wanted badly in many parts of this Cbunty. The ground has got exceedinly : hard, and very little breaking-up has been done. We hope that a change for ■ rain may take place soon, in order to give the crops on the plains a good chance. Hay-making has occupied the attention of ; most of the farmers during the week, and some very good crops have been cut up to the present time. > Christchurch. Com Exchange. •’ oCora Exchange Report for the week ending Friday evening, the 2nd instant: -The past week has been but a repetition of the previous one. Business in the grain trade is almost at a Standstill. The weather continues very dry, and the farmers are beginning to complain. — [ , Wheat ; Good sound milling is worth from 4s fid to 4s gd bushel f.o.b. ; second quality, 4s to 4s 3d per bushel; chickwheat, 3s to 3s fid per bushel,—Oats : Values appear to have ex perienced a slight relapse (i.e., from the prices ruling when the spurt took place); good stout milling are worth from 2s to 2s id f.0.b.; feed quality to is icd to is nd per bushel.— Barley : Little or no business is being trans acted in.this cereal. The malting season is now over, the only buyers for good malting are shippers: samples of the foregoing range from gd to 3s, feed 2s to 2s 3d per bushel. — ! Potatoes :■ ThefSeason is now so far advanced i ' that old potato* sare net much wanted, new ■ ones.now beginning to take their place. Prices from 253 to 27s 6 d, sacks included.—Cheese and "Butter ; The former is in good demand, • particularly that from the favorite dairies, and ■.; readily saleable at from 4d to 4% per lb ; the ; , latter is.plentiful at 5 to fid per lb.

7 The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile .Agency Company, Limited, have received the foDOwing telegram:— London, Nov. 29. i ■ Wool.—The sales progress firmly. Home buyers are purchasing freely, but Continental demand is limited. Combing, washed and .scoured have advanced id per lb since close of 1 ‘ list sales. Long staple merino, light in grease, and crossbred have advanced to id per lb, i The new clip of greasy has advanced id per - v lb since close of last sales. New Zealand hemp, fine quality, is worth 11: L 32 per ton.

MAIL NOTICES.

■ : •' 1 Mails close at the Chief Post Office for ■ t;; the following places (subject to the neces a sary, alterations) as under : Saturday, December 3. .j:;For the United Kingdom, via San Fran cisco* Continents of Europe and America, West Indies, Sandwich Islands, Northern ■ Ports of New Zealand, &c., as ; as foliows -Ordinary letters at 6. 30 p .m. ; ;; . Idle fee letters, at 7 p.m. ; books and , newspapers, at 6 p.m. ; money orders, at ; ;; 3p.m. y registered letters at 5 p.m.; .. guard’s van, 8.30 p.in. train.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. To-morrow,

’ Mr Alfred Harrison, at his yards—Dogs. ■>■■■ Mr T. Bullock, at the Bazaar—Horses ; L3O p.m. , Tuesday, December 6. R. Wilkin and Co., at the County Sale , ' . yards—Threshing Machine; 11.30 a.m. Stock Sale ; 12 noon. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Ashburton : Yards—Stock. ! Saturday, December 10. ; Mr. T. Bullock, at his Rooms, East street , —-Valuable Suburban Properties; 2.30. o’clock. Thursday, December 15. ' X T. Ford and Co., at Friedlander Bros.’ ■’ Saleroom—Valuable Freehold Pro-; perty ; 1 o’clock. ; MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, Ac : Saturday, December 3. Mr Purnell—Address to Wakanui Elect ors, Hindhope School, 7.30 p.m. Monday, December 5. Mr Wason—Address to Wakanui Elect ors, Town Hall, 8 p.m. Primitive Methodist Church, Newlanda—. ' Anniversary Tea Meeting, 5 p.m. Tuesday, December 6. Ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. Wbdnesday, December 7. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o'clock. Monday, December 12. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Friday, December 16. United Masonic Ball, Masonic Hall, 8.30 pm. 1 Tuesday, December 20. . Festival, Town Hall, 8 p.m ; Monday, December 26. ! Caledonian Society’s Annual Gathering. , - _ Monday, January, 2. Winslow Annual Races.

TRAVELLERS’ GUIDE.

o‘l ftUJHS Leave Ashburton for Christ •J ; church and intermediate stations at 7.5 tuns., 11 a.m., and (Express) 5.48 p.m. a Strains Leave Ashburton fob Timabd J , ; and South, at 6.65 a.m., 10.36 a.m. (Express), and 4.50 p. m. —the latter pro -ceeding no farther than Timaru. utijftmua .Arrive at Abhburton from ;•; Christchurch at 10 24 ,a. m. (Express), ■ 440p.m., and 7.45p.m.; . i •joTbaiss : ■ Arrive at Arhburtojn ihaoM ■ liiifßntAßn asd South at 10.60 a.m., 5.34' Its pits. (Express), and 8.16 p.m.

TOWN EDITION. [lssued at 4.30 p. m.] The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1881. The Wakanui Seat.

In another week’s time the electors-of Wakanui, who have been so busily en gaged of late in passing votes of con fidence and thanks to the various can didates for their suffrages, will be called upon to decide in a more definite way upon the, merits of the gentlemen above referred to. The candidates for the Wakanui seat have not yet finished' their, addresses, but the electors have had already- ample opportunities of judging of the merits and demerits of those who seek to become their repre sentatives in: Parliament. ' Mr 1 Wason by his vigorous way of speaking, and 'the frank, straightforward manner in which he has replied to the multitude of questions put to him at. the various centres-at which he has addressed the electors, has won, if report says truly, a large share of the public confidence. This , gentleman has been accused, it is /true, ,by some of being *a .squatter; of. having no sym pathy with the working man; of secret sympathy with the large land owners and other ' terrible charges too numerous to particularise. The simple the case—as any unbiassed in dividual who has. listened, to Mr , Wason’s utterances must admit —are ! that he is quite as much the friend of the working man as some of who are fof ever talking about him, and who merely seek/to make him the political .stalling li'prse to carry them into office. Mr; Wason is not, and never was, as far as .We know, . a runholder. He is merely a farmer, who farms some 3,000 acres at Barr Hill, and whose oc cupancy of 1 h sll large farm enables him to .employ a considerable, 'amount of ~{gbor, tO'the great/benefit of that ing man to whose ..interests he is ac cused of 1 being so : selfishly blind. Mr Wason is an honest upright gentleman, who, because, forsooth, he has had the tefndrity .toi denouncb-Communism and the bursting-up of the big estates . by, violent means, is charged with being-a' 'ConsCfvhtiVe/ add having ■ th'e'interests of only. the large .landholders at hegrt. ißut. we. feel sure .that thp electors will/ estimate these charges at their ,true worth. ■ i , J . : )T. [ ' , "Sir C. W., Purnell is .another candi date'who has vetjf'itrdrig fciaftns to the respect, and consj de rati Op of the elec tors. Mr Purnell is a Liberal, and’ h 1 Liberal in soiqetjhing more than jthe name. He is not, unfortunately/ a ready speaker (sd fat as his mere deli., Very goes that is), but his views are remarkably souri&f- ’and, ques tion, carty' wfeigbt with them. He has beep, well received ‘wherever he lifas

gone, and his views have been listened to, in every instance, with attention. His published political programme, issued with Wednesday’s impression of this journal, is a digest or thume of his speeches delivered throughout the elec torate, and presents the reader, in a clear, concise form, with the views of the candidate on all the more impor tant questions at present before the country. Any unprejudiced person who will carefully peruse this programme of Mr Purnell’s must, we feel assured, come to the conclusion that that gentleman is a “ fit and proper person ” to look after their interests at Wellington. Mr Purnell, like Mr Wason, is utterly opposed to violent measures. He believes that certain laws—the laws affecting land more especially—urgently need reforming, but is too keen a politician not to know also that that reform can never be effected success fully without care, thought, and deliberation. To attempt to do all that your ultra “ Liberal ” raves about doing when addressing the electors from the platform would be to do impossibilities. Mr Joseph Ivess as the third can didate for the coveted Seat, and has entered the lists on the Democratic ticket. Like Mr Purnell, Mr Ivess calls himself a “ Liberalbut there is about as much difference between his Liberalism and that of the first mentioned candidate as between Regent street and the Rangitata Island. Mr Ivess commenced his campaign by refraining to a great extent from enunciating any original views of his own; his idea was to follow in the wake of Mr Wason and endeavor to point out that gentleman’s political shortcomings to the electors. r l hey were not many, but Mr Ivess made the most of them—he was thankful for small mercies. Such a course, we need hardly say, was as unusual as it was unfair. On the land, question. Mr- Ivess comes out par ticularly strong. Burning with honest indignation at the action of the large landholders he shouts “ Reform ! ” and advocates the “ bursting-up policy ” with tremendous zeal.; “ What ” (in effect) has Mr Ivess said over and over again when addressing the electors of Wakanui, “is the bloated squatter to hold these great blocks of land; ate the great land,companies to monopolise the soil which should be free as the,air to all, the working man and the cockatoo qse : to wander homeless over the country?—never ! never, that is if Mr Joseph Ivess is returned to Parliament!” 1

Ah poof, down-troddeiiworking man, there will be, no redress for. you until Mr Ivess sits as the champion of your liberties in the General Assembly]

One word more and we have done. Electors of Wakanui, you are about to decide in the election of a representa tive in Parliament a matter of grave im portance; and one affecting the welfare not of yourselves alone but of the com munity at large. : Think twice before you act. Don’t' be led away by party, feeling, but vote for the man who ’ you' honestly believe; will most, ably repre sent you, no matter what his creed may be. But above all don’t be misled by clap-trap and humbug about “ bursting up,” and the wrongs of the working mah. “Be sure that the politician who is always harping, on the working man,” says “ Poor Richard,” “ has an axe to grind.” The saying is an hackneyed one, but it is so good that it will bear repetition.

An Unpardonable Statement. — At the nomination this morning Joseph Ivess, a candidate for the Wakanui electorate, had the effrontery and insolence ,to tell his hearers that the letter signed “ Catho lictis,” in reference to Madame Wilmot’S recent; visit here, was >written by an ein-

ploye of this office. We have to inform our readers that; such is a deliberate false hood. Wo are not in the habit of allow ing the samp privilege in this respect to any of our emploeys as Mr Ivess does. But.as Mr Ivess wishes to give further publicity to a'matter that had far better rhe left alone,: we may, state that we have it : from Madame herself that Mr Ivess had frequently solicited her to give one or more of her popular (?) lectures in Ashburton, and that he engaged the hall from the halltkeeper. -The advertisement bVder notifying ■ Madame’s appearance in Ashburton was' handed to us by Mr Ivess himself, and was partly in his own hand writing. Cricket. —The team to represent Ash burton County in the match to take place on December 15 and IG, will be chosen from the following players :—Wix, Den shire, Hosking, Lyttelton, Oxley, Geo. Andrews, Farquhar, Fagan. Napier, Curtis, A. Fooks, Dobson, and Jephson. Church Anniversary. —ln another column will be found an announcement relating to anniversary services in connec tion with the local Wesleyan Church. Unclaimed Letters!— The following is a list of letters received at the Ashburton post places beyond the, colony during the month of October, and remain ing unclaimed on Ist December -.—Ball, Geo. Claremont, Emilie ; Forsyth, Robt. ; Gubin, Thomas. ; Ivey, - John ; McKenzie, Alex. ; O’Keefe, Miss Mar garet; Sheehan, John ; Wilson, A. E. Amateur Dramatic Club, — A re hearsal of “The MilLr and his Men” takes place to night at the Town Hall, when a full attendance is expected. The Nomination for Cheviot.— At

the nomination of candidates yesterday for this constituency the following gentle men were proposed Messrs Alfred Saunders, W. O. Fendall, and Hugh Mdlwraith. The show of hands resulted m favor of Mr Fendall, the supporters of :Mr''Saunders refraining from noting on account pf the Returning Officer taking bfie sliow of hands before giving the various candidates an opportunity of ex pressing their views. A poll was de manded.

' ‘Ashburton Home. —The master of the Ashburton Home wishes to acknowledge yfith thanks the receipt of a bag of clothes gionr J. B. Acland, Esq., Mount Peel, llliltewise a parcel of clothes left on the srardeuiseat by an anonymous donor.—Mr /Harris will also be glad to . receive dona >Sion4 towards -supplying the old men with a Christmas tree.

Provinces Almanac. \Ye ■ received the “ Southern Provinces Almau'ac” for the year 1882 from the pub lisfierk, the, Lytteltdn Times Company. -Th(iS , hiakeS : the twplity-hinth'issue of this J sopitl£tr publication, and perhaps is tfie Tfeskthat has yet 'appbared. In 'addition to a large.quantity of most nseful'ihforraa 'fciori jjhe* i ailhsAha l c ;: Contains a lithographic mitn ati'driginal drawing 1 oh stone 'of Ohritldiiufch' Cathedral, 1 and : those who have seen the building will at once be: , BtrUck with the’excellence of the sketch.

A Minister Returned, —The Hon. W, Rolleaton was re-elected to-day without opposition for the Avon.

Mb Turnbull , and the “ Timaeu Herald.” —In his "nomination address at Timaru yesterday, Mr Turnbull, the old member for the town,.and who is seeking re election, said, referring to the Timaru Herald, “ A more vile organ never existed. It gets its bread by evil speaking, and its drink by lying and slandering.” The Herald threatens legal proceedings. Free Railway Passes. —A candidat 6 having made enquires from the railway head-quarters at Wellington whether members of the late Parliament are en titled to use their free passes on the rail ways for prosecuting their candidature in the coming election, he received the im portant reply that the passes expired with the dissolution of Parliament. The Sale of the Late Sir Ckacboft Wilson’s Property.— ln drawing atten tion to this importand land sale in a late issue we omitted to state that a convey ance will meet the Express train at Ash burton every Monday and Thursday, on arrival from Christchurch, returning to Ashburton at 5.30 p.m. Intending pur chasers wishing to make a thorough in spection of the properties offered will find reasonable accommodation at the Hinds homestead. Mr Archibald McColl, manager of the Rangitata Station will be at, the Hinds homestead on December Ist, and each alternate Monday and Thursday, to meet intending purchasers, and show them over the estate.

NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE WAKANUI SEAT.

The nomination of candidates for the Wakanui seat took place at the County saleyards at noon to-day. There was not a very large attendance.. The Returning Officer, Mr George Jameson, having read the writ, called upon 1 the supporters of the various candi dates to proceed with the nominations. At this stage Mr F. P. O’Reilly stepped forward and said—“Mr Returning Offi cer, 1 wish to retire from this contest in favor of Mr Ivess.”

Mr John Lambie now proposed Mr John Cathcart Wason as a fit and proper person to represent the electors of Waka nui in Parliament. The Wakanui dis trict was an agricultural district, and the fact of Mr Wason being himself a farmer was a pretty good guarantee that he would, if elected, look after the interests of the farmers. [Hear, hear.] He would not make a long speech, but he certainly thought that Mr Wason would make an excellent representative, and he had much pleasure in nominating him. The nomination was seconded by Mr. Andrew Dawson.

Mr James Brown, of Wakanui, pro posed Mr Joseph Ivess as the best person to represent the Wakanui constituency. He had been resident here for the last five years, and had won the respect and confidence ot. the electors. Of course he had enemies, as all public men had, and had been severely attacked by his opponents’. Mr Ivess’ policy was a progressive one, and what Mr Ivess had promised he (Mr Brown) believed he would be able faith fully to perform. Mr Wason was not the best man they could elect to represent them. He was a partizan of the strongest class, and he (Mr Brown) would say let them hope the Hon.iJohn Hall will find a place for Mr Wason in the Legislative Council, as a fit representative of the old Tory principles in the House of Lords. For Mr Purnell he had a great respect. Hid views were nearly as sound a : s Mr Ivess’, but he lacked the latter’s moral courage and his power to convince his hearers. Then, again, Mr Purnell was a lawyer, and he (the speaker)had never met a man in his life who was hot of opinion that the less one had to do with lawyers the better. [Laughter.] ; After making some further eulogistic remarks on Mr Ivess, the speaker retired, and

Mr James Louden seconded the mr mination.

Mr 0. N. Mackie had much pleasure in proposing Mr Charles William Purnell, as a fit and proper person to occupy the Wakanui seat. Mr Purnell had been a resident of the district for some years, and they all knew him very well. Now they knew that promises were lavishly made during election time, but it would be an utter imposibility, as a matter of fact, for any candidate to carry one half of those promises out, and therefore they were not to attach too much importance to promises. [Hear, hear, and laughter.] Mr Purnell, although fully alive to the need of reform so far as the land laws were concerned, would wisely have nothing whatever to do with these wild and visionary schemes that had of late been promulgated in Connection with the bursting up of the large estates. Such a policy Mr Purnell viewed with disfavor, because he knew that it could only result in disaster and in setting class against class- [Hear, hear]. It had been,objected that Mr Purnell was not a farmer, but it was simply absurd to suppose that because he.waa.npt a farmer that,he therefore had no stake in the country. " Mr Parnell had coine 16,000 miles to malce his home in this country, and he therefore might be ex pected, to have some interest in its welfare. His views were thoroughly sound and were not likely to change with every wind that blew. The land question, which was a burning question just now, Mr Purnell had paid particular attention to, and he hoped that as he was standing for this contest entirely on his own merits he would be returned to Parliament.

The nomination was seconded by Mr J. Davis, of Waterloo. The Returning Officer now enquired whether there were any further nomina tions, and none being forthcoming, invited any of the nominees who wished to do so to address those present. Mr J. C. Wason stepped forward and brieily remarked that should they do him the honor to return him as their repre sentative, he would do his utmost to serve and preserve their interests and the interests of the country. Mr Joseph Ivess now sprang on the table, and said that he had a defence to offer the public in connection with certain misrepresentations that had been made respecting him. In an evening paper published in Ashburton !i loading article had appeared, in which the town Of Inangahua, formerly represented by him in ■ the Nelson Provincial , Council, had been described as a “howling wilder ness.’.’. The engraving, he was about to show them represented the main street >of that “howling wilderness.” [Picture apparently torn from a recently published guide-book handed round and duly ad mired. Let us here parenthetically, re mark that the Inangahua referred to in our article was the Inangahua of nine or ten, years ago. Time -works wonders, especially in the colonies, where a very few years have been known before this to con vert even a “ howling wilderness ” into a place of some importance. But this by the way.] In the article referred to he I had been also charged with quarrelsome and obstructive conduct as a member of the Provincial Council. How far that charge was true they would be able to say when he read them the letters he held in his hand. [Several letters from old members of the defunct Council handed j round as if they had been refreshments. The letters all described Mr Ivess as per fection ; itself and gold without alloy.] Resuming, Mr Ivess went op to say that (he paper he had before referred to (meaning, of course. The Guardian) h,ad lately published a letter stating that he (i\lr Ivess) had been instrumental in bringing Madame Lotti Wilmot to Ash bjucton. That letter was, anonymous, but he knew very well who the writer was. That letter was written by an employe o£

the proprietor of the paper, and one who worked in the office. He would read them a letter from Madame Wilmot. [Letter read, in which Madame Wilmot says, ‘‘ I and I alone am responsible for my appearance in any city.” But not one word as to Mr Ivess’ share in bring ing the writer to lecture in Ashburton — the latter fact was passed over by Mr Ivess as of no importance.] Lotti’s letter having been handed round and her hand writing criticised, Mr Ivess brought his remarks to a conclusion, and Mr Purnell came to the front, and jocularly observed that he thought one of the first duties of the suc successful candidate when in Par liament would be to bring in a Bill to limit the number of election speeches. [Laughter.] He had delivered a number of addresses throughout the district, and had also recently published an address, sum marising his views upon all the great ques tions of the day, and he would feel obliged to them if they would read that address. The great cry of the present election appeared to be the “ bursting up ” cry. Now he would yield to no man in his desire to see reform, but this burst ing up policy was a dangerous one to advocate, and could be attended with no good result and therefore he was opposed to it. Reform was not to be effected by means of any such measures. Mr Brown had objected to his candida ture, principally, it appeared, because he had the misfortune to be a lawyer. [Laughter.] Mr Brown had appeared to think that journalists were pre-eminently qualified for the Legislature. Well, he (Mr Purnell) had been a journalist him self, but he did not think that it was vvell for too many journalists to sit in . the House, because their presence muzzled the press. A journalistic member was too likely to report his own side of a question to the exclusion of his . opponent’s. It seemed to him that a lawyer was a very fit and proper person to become a member of the Legislature. [Hear, hear.] He was not the nominee of one or two fami lies, he might tell them—those two: or three families were opposing him—pulling the strings. He could only say, iri conclu sion, that, if returned, he would work hard in their interests. [Applause.] The Returning Officer now demanded a show of hands, which resulted as fol lows; Ivess ... ... ... 47 Wason 13 Purnell 10 Mr Purnell proposed a vote of thanks to the Returning Officer, and the proceed ings terminated.

SPORTING.

WANGANUI AUTUMN MEETING.

[by telegraph.] ! Wanganui, To-day. The following are the' nominations for the Wanganui Autumn Meeting : Wanganui Cup. —Libeller, Slander filly* Peeress colt, Piscatorious, Grand Duchess, Fleur de Lys, Hilda, The Piet, The Painter, Zealandia, Sir George, Sir Tatton, Louis d’ Or, Kincraig, Sydney, Othello, Sir Modred, Somnus, Grip, Ohikakarea, Salvage, Envy filly, Wilber force, Venture, Fathom, Ely, Blue Gown, Hailstorm, and The Dauphin.

Wanganui Stakes.— Grand Duchess, Slander filly, Peeress colt, Libeller, Fleur de Lys, Hilda, The Poet, the Painter, Zealandia, Sir George, Louis d’ Or, Hinemoa, Kincraig, Kenilworth, Sir Modred, Somnus, Ohikakarea, Hilarious, Grip, Salvage, Envy filly, Wilberforce, Venture, Dan, Blue Gown, Hailstorm, and The Dauphin. Flying Handicap.— Libeller, Peeress colt, Grand Duchess, Slander filly, Fleur de Lj's, Hilda, Sir Tatton, Sydney, Somnus, Grip, Envy filly, Lady Ellen, Satanella, Astronomer, Dan, and Ely.

A WORD FOR FROZEN MEAT.

A correspondent of the Times states his experience with rega-d to the con sumption of frozen meat. He says : “ I bought a carcase of the. mutton that was imported in January last by the Protos and hung it up in a larder with a temperature some degrees above freez ing. After two days, during which it * sweated ’ pretty freely, I had a shoulder and part of the ribs roasted. The result was not satisfactory. The meat, though perfectly good and sweet, was hard, tough, and imperfectly cooked, though it had been longer at the fire than is usual with Home mut ton. After the lapse of another two days I had some chops cooked from the Join,, and they were very good and sweet, though still rather hard. I how determined to let the remainder hang until the frost was quite out of it, and this was not fully accomplished until the end of four more days, the weather at the time being very cold. At the end of that time the leg and remainder of loin were roasted, and the meat was extremely good, though rather dry, as it had unfortunately been overdone. From these experiments I was led ,to infer that on the first two occasions the frost had not sufficiently melted to allow the fibre to resume its natural state, and that Australian, like Home meat, must be hung sufficiently long to impart toil the mellowness that is indispensable in any meat to command a ready sale in this market. That this inference is the correct one has been confirmed by my recent experience with some of the mutton by the Cuzco. A friend and I divided a hind quarter, the leg falling to my share. I kept it through the late close, thundery weather until quite certain that the frost bad been expelled. By this time the appearance of the meat was not attractive. It was damp, and looked flabby in consequence of the melting process it had undergone. When roasted, however, and placed on the table, the result was that more ex cellent mutton I never tasted. It was firm under the knife, and yet mellow and tender and the flavor reminded me qf the highly-prized Welsh and Scotch mutton, while an ample flow of gravy filled the ‘ well ’ in a few seconds after the first rut. My friend’s experience with the loin was quite as favorable as. mine with the leg. The truth is that the ‘ hanging,’ which for climatic reasons cannot be given the meat at the other end, should be given at this.”

CABLE NEWS

LATEST FROM EUROPE

[pee REDTER’s AGENCY.]

“ Order In the Coort.” Berlin, Nov. 30.

Since the opening of the German Parliament on the 17 th ultimo, debates of a disorderly and stormy character have taken place almost daily in the Reichstag. TheProgressistmembershave made violent speeches, in which strong personal attacks have been made upon the Imperial Chancellor. Prince Bis mark, in reply, has accused the Pro gressists of desert’on from and hostility to the cause of the Left, and has as serted that he has in consequence been forced to seek the allegiance of Abe Centre or Ultramontane Party. Russia Shakes Hands With the Pope. The 'debate in the Reichstag con tinues, and it is announced that the Russian Government has decided in view of the fnendly relations now ex isting with the church of Rome, to- ap>- point a Minister to the Vatican,

AUSTRALIAN.

[per REUTER’S AGENCY.] Bad News. Sydney, Dec. 1. Several fresh cases of small-pox are reported, and it is feared the epidemic is increasing. Cricket. The cricket match between the Eng lish team and Twenty-two of Orange, resulted in a victory for the former by one innings and 96 runs. ' r; Shipping. Arrived, at Newcastle, ' yesterday evening Alhambra, s.s., from New Zealand, :

..Sailed—Steamship City of .Sydney, for Auckland, this afternoon.

TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.] The Auckland Jack Sheppard. Auckland, To-day. The man Plummer, was brought* up at the Court this morning, on three charges of housebreaking and two of send ing threatening letters, and remanded : The Major gets iio Opunakb, Tp-dhy. Major Atkinsdn addressed the electors last night.- A vote of confidence was proposed, but the majority was against it. The Triscd Mails- r/ ■ Wellington, To-day.

The City of New York, with the Lon don mails of the 3rd, left ’Frisco for Auckland on the 21st, two days late. The Zealandia, with the colonial mails, ar rived at ’Frisco on the 28th, three days early.. _ _

Another Victim of i the Great Fire. Eeefton, To-day. The remains of another victim of the late fire, a man named Richard Leger, has . just been found in the ruins of Dawson’s l{ hotel. He’s Coining. Dunedin, To-day. The Hon the Premier left for the North this morning. Sad for the Show. Heavy rain since early morning has . greatly interfered with the attendance at the Show.

THE ENGLISH PRESS ON THE NA TIVE QUESTION AND MR BRYCE’S ACCUSERS.

[Per Wakatipu ax Wellington.]

[by telegraph.]

London, Nov. 22. The Daily News has a leading car tide upon the success of Mr Bryce and the colon! d forces in apprehending: TeWhiti and other agitators and dispersing the as sembly of natives at Parihaka. ; The bloodlessness of tho victory ; was noted, with great satisfaction, while the hope was expressed that the probabilities of a re newal of hostilities between the twd races had been crushed by the decisive measures adopted in New Zealand. Government is' again exhorted to deal as generously with Te Whiti and his fellow fanatics as the circumstances of the case will allow.

The Wool Market. —By a telegram from Wellington, we learn , that the London brokers themselves speak hope fully in regard to the wool market, which they are confident will improve. Wakanxji Election. —In consequence of other engagements preventing Mr Purnell from attending at Wakanui on Thursday evening next, he will (with the concurrence of Mr Wason’s Committee) address the electors on Wednesday even ing next, Dec. 7, immediately after the closing of Mr Wason’s address. Married Men Beware I—A. medical journal has found out that there are from 100,000 to 200,000 hairs in a woman’s head. The number of hairs in a man’s depends considerably on the time he has been married.

Leap Year. —We confess we are igno rant of the fact whether this be Leap Year ornot, but evidently a young lady in this town, of the mature age of seven years, is better informed, and determined to take advantage of her privilege before its close, as the following conversation will prove. Miss Seven : —“ Mamma, is Mr Blank married ?” Mamma “ No, my dear, he is not.” Miss Seven: —“Why not, mama?” Mamma ;—“Oh, I suppose be cause he could not get no one to have him.” Miss Seven :—“Oh, then I will have him. ” Mamma smiled, but took no further notice of the matter, which passed out of her mind. A few days' after-, wards Mr Blank was seated beside his would-be captor, when the latter archly said : “Mr Blank will you marry me ?” Mr Blank : Certainly, my darling, I will.” “ But,” said the bride-expectant, “if you do, will yon buy me a carriage, a gold watch, silk dress ” but she was stopped by a very decided “No,” from Mr Blank who very naturally calculated that a wife possessed of such rapacity at seven, would prove a very expensive com panion at twenty ,—Manawatw Times.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1881.



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Wanted. WANTED —A sharp respectable LAD as an Apprentice. Apply Davis, Furniture and Bedding Manufacturer, East street, Ashburton. 236 d WANTED immediately—A smart LAD for Printing Business. Apply sharp, Office of this Paper. ANTED—A good General SEE, VANT for a small private family. Apply, Office of this Paper. 185 d WANTED —Everybody to see Ready Money Richard’s advertisement. 9 119 d ANTED to SELL for £lO, cost £30 —A large American COOK ING RANGE, 4ft. 6ip. by 3ft., suitable for a boardinghouse or station. Apply to James Baker, Havelock street. 164 c WANTED to Rent — Twenty Acres of English grass with water, near the township of Ashburton. Apply, Offioe of this Paper. 69d W~ ANTED KNOWN.—SPRING AND SUMMER MILLINERY. MISS YERRALL is now Showing her First Display of Spring Millinery. Co lombo street (opposite Cookham House.) ANTED KNOWN—That Robert Elston, Burnett street, Ashburton, having procured the Newest Apparatus, is prepared to SWEEP CHIMNEYS at very low rates. Any orders left at the Town Hall will receive prompt attention. WANTED KNOWN.—Just received a consignment of “Novelties,” togither with new, rare and generally esteemed varieties of Flower Seeds, annual and perennial, in addition to those cata logued. Those of my customers who have not had their orders for Garibaldi Bulbs, Carnations, &c., will oblige by calling for he same. A very fine stock of bedding out Plants will be ready in September and October. W. Gimblett, Colombo street, Christchurch. 580 c WANTED KNOWN — Every descrip tion of Plain and Fancy P r inting executed on the shortest notice, at the Guardian Office, next Matson, Cox, and Co. ’s, West street. WANTED THE GUARDIAN tells Your Wants for Is. ■ cash. Special Advertisements. Ashburton registry office, For Male and Female Servants. All orders for Servants by letter or otherwise receive prompt attention. L. F. ANDREWES, Labor Agent, East Street, i 765 c Ashburton. O. Carstens & Co., (Late Weston’s), PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Tobacconist, fancy goods, AND STATIONERY. - Meerschaum Pipes, G.B. D. Pipes Nailrod, Twist, and Vanity Fair Tobacco A nice assortment of Accordions, Coa “Jertinas, Flutes, Violins, Mouth Organs, and Toys of every description, direct from Home. Haircutting, Shaving and Shampooing/ EAST STREET ASHBURTON. 257a* w. H. MESSENG E R OF HIS LORDSHIP’S LARDER, In thanking his numerous country numerous patrons, and the public generally, for past favors, begs to intimate that, having com pleted extensive alterations and improve ments, he is now in a position to offer them unequalled accommodation. The increased accommodation for Ladies is a special feature in the improve ments. W. H. M. also begs to add that in addi tion to the above he has made provision, from the First day of November next) to supply a want long felt in Christchurch, viz.;— I A GRILLED CHOP OR STEAK; At any hour of the day, which will be ac companied with a Glass of Bass’s cele brated Bottled Ale. : - FOR ONE SHILLING. i Dinners, Banquets, Ball Suppers, Wedding Breakfasts, and Picnics pro vided ,for, in the very best possible style. W. H. MESSENGER, 987 c Purveyor. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S CARDS. Just arrived—The Best : and Newest Assortment ever seen, including Scented Satchels and Fringed Cards —L. F. Andeewes;:'. Bookseller, and Stationer, East street. South Ashburton. 672c* m m



QANTERBURY MUSIC DEPOT. ASHBURTON BRANCH. Milner & Thompson Desire to inform the residents of Ash burton ancl.surrounding districts that they have appointed Me H. M. JONES their sole Agent for this district, and invite inspection of the Instruments, Music, &c., now, displayed in the SHOW ROOM, above Mr Jpnes’ Shop. PTANpS by all the best makers— Broadwood, Collard and Oollard, Erard, Pleyel, Rord, Ohallen and Sons, Ascher burg, Lipp and Sohn, Chappell, Ronisch, Bechstein, Kapp, and others., Sole Agent for John Brinsmead’s Gold Medal Pianosj . Specialities Gur Dresden Model Pianos, which took First Award of Merit at the Ashburton Exhibition, from £35 to £55. . Harmoniums and Organs, from £7 10s to £SO. Concertinas, Accordians Violins, Flutes, and all other kinds of Brass and Stringed Instruments on hand. Any orders for Books, Music, or Instruments not in stock here can be supplied from our Christchurch establish ment by first train. The above Instruments can bo pur chased on Deferred Payment frorh 20s <per month. Orders for Tuning executed by a first-class professional. Pianos on Hire, ihiola'o ; i;.,; 770 c



Special Advertisements. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COM MIXED). AN AGENCY 1 - hsw, this day been OPENED at Ashbufton, with Mr .Waiter B. Moss in charge. TEMPORARY OFFICE — CORNER OF WEST AND HAVE LOCK STREETS. JOHN COOKE, Manager. Christchurch, October 1, 1881. 782 c STATIONERY, BOOKS—MEMORAN DUM and ACCOUNT- BOOKS, TOYS, FANCY GOODS, MUSIC, &c, JUST RECEIVED— A large assortment of CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR Cards* LETTS’ AUSTRALIAN DIARIES FOR IQQO • r . H M. JONES, ‘ Stationer and Bookseller, East street and Baring Square. , 365 a THE undersigned will be prepared, during-the coming season, to supply the following articles at the lowest rates: — REAPERS and BINDERS - ! j EXTRAS for DO. BINDING WIRE CORN SACKS TURNIP and RAPE SEEDS PLOUGH SHARES And all kinds of Agricultural Imple ments. PREDK. PAYITT, Corn Merchant, Ac., Ashburton; j ) Agent for John Anderson, Canterbury. Foundry, Chiistchurch; Geo. Booth and' Sons, Importers of. Agricultural .Imple ments, Christchurch; and Agent for the United Insurance Company. 150 d fjl H E AC l D OUR E. F. COUTTS , and SONS’ Guaranteed ACETIC ACID is a safe and sure remedy for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sore Throats, etc. May be obtained from Macr;ay Bros, Manchester . street, South, Christ church, Wholesale and Retail, orfrbm Mr Thomas Collins, Main South Road, Timaru. , ; AN AGENT WANTED FOR ASH BURTON. 7s4c ANNOUNCEMENT; Christmas Stor^> ,As a special attraction, for Christmas, the ; Proprietor of. i the qAshburton Guardian offers a Prize of Three; Guineas for the.best, original iChristmas Story.: to be written by an .author, resident'in the Asnburton : County, and published in the columns of the Guardian- , i r - , ! The story will bo published, f in the’ columns of this journal, and the,.Pro prietor reserves to himself .all right and privileges connected with its publication. A Committee of gentlemen yvill adjudge the M.S.S. and make the award, and due notice of their decision will ap pear in, these columns. \ , ' ;! ; CONDITIONS. ; All competitors for the Prize will be required to comply with' the following conditions : , (1) The - story must .be written by a iona fide resident of the Ashburton County. . ’ i .. . (2) The number of words employed must not exceed 400 lines. ■ (3) Competitors will bo required to write on white paper only ; on one side of the paper only, and in a plain legible band. No member of the staff of this journal will be allowed to compete. (4) All the MSS. must be addressed to the Editor, and may be signed with a non de plume, but the writer’s real name ard address must be enclosed, not necessarily for publication. (5) No award will be made unless more than three stories are submitted. (6) Rejected MSS. cannot be j re turned. j ; ... N.B.—All MSS. must be sent in on or before December 20. Any manuscript coming to hand after date will be ineli gible. !



A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. F, O NOW ON SALE AT THE GUARDIAN OFFIC Some hundreds of BEA UTIFUL OLE GRAPHS, About 18 by 12 inches, comprising some exceedingly pretty things well worth framing, and suitable for parlor or bed room decoration, or for show or presenta tion cards for business men. Exquisitely, done, artistically colored. Price, neatly mounted on''wooden rollers, and with purchasers’ name printed (if desired) at the foot in colors,!'only 30s per dozen. Everyone is pleased with them who sees them. They are already selling well, and only Frequire to be seen to command a peady sale. Come _and inspect thenk at this office, and give your orders as darly as possible to prevent disappointment. Liberal terms to the trade and wholesale people-



folio whig "ACTS), passed \ last f Session,; can be obtained .at- Pub lished Prices at Office of this taper ; Corrupt Practices Prevention Fencing Regulation of Elections i Representation i Canterbury Rivers Amendment i ■ ! Public Reserves 1 - ■ Property Tax ; ■ „ Gaining and Lotteries ,u "Volunteer- Property Assessment Act Amendment Licensing. John Meech, Pb RACTTCAL CABINETMAKER, JC UPHOLSTERER, &c., i BURNETT STREET, Opposite the Mail Office. ! ■■■■' . Easy Chairs, Couches;, 1. English and Chairs, Single and Double Iron and Wood Bedsteads-. : -> , All,.kinds of: Carpeting, Matting, i and Oilcloth. A large , assortment of Repps and Cretonnes at lowest prices. .Suites of Furniture from Ll 3 and upwards- ; All kinds of furniture re-covered and repaired at the very lowest prices. j All work guaranteed and comploteld at the shortest notice.- Furniture exchanged, and highest prides given for second-hand Furniture. - - Note the address-—Cheapest,House in Ashburton, opposite Matf Offioa;%,urnett street. , . , y"y; 316 EDUO AhoK,jAcfc and' .Cffiflitors I raent Acts, Plaptiflg Encoupago lnell t Act, .-ISyl* Fp be had at the QiaARDiAM;- 'Office, next,' Oqx, and Cd.VWeststreet. 1. oiiij;u ! o io ;,IUI!V| !' A, I ft v t;t!f ■:* ff.,v/ j •>



Special Advertisements. IJHE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Eactory, noted throughout the Colony for the best fitting and Genuine Well-made CLOTHING Of Every Description, are the LARGEST PRIZE-TAKERS At the Dunedin Industrial Exhibition* having been awarded FIRST ORDER OF MERIT, . AND ALSO HIGHLY COMMENDED BY THE INTELLIGENT JURORS. One trial will prove the Superior Quality of all Products. A SINGLE GARMENT AT THE, WHOLESALE PRICE. Branches at all the principal Towns. HATS, HOSIERY, SHIRTS, BLANKETS, RUGS, TWEEDS, At Wholesale Prices. NEW SEASON’S GOODS NOW SHOWING. 1 Ashburton,,Retail Branch : East Street. W. SPARROW, 692 c Branch Manager. JJ D. MON K’ S ORIENTAL BILLIARD AND REFRESHMENT SALOON is NOW OPEN DAILY. Tables by Alcotflc and Thurston of the highest quality. Carved in solid walnut. Come and see one of the FINEST BILLIARD SALOONS. In the Colony. FLEMING’S BUILDINGS, TRIANGLE Next A- Wilson, Tobacconist, 25c ■; : Christchurch. A YIN G ASHBURTON. GIVING UP BUSINESS. EVERETT BROc. Will on Saturday, December 3, commence A GREAT CLEARING SALE ,Of their new and well-selected Stock pt GENERAL DRAPERY, And to effect a speedy clearance will, in : addition to the already very low prices, offer, as an extra inducement, a DISCOUNT OF TEN PER CENT, v The Shop To Let. The Fixtures, Fit tings, Ac., For Sale.



NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. All orders for insertion of advertise ments must be written legibly on the face of the advertisement. When no order is given the advertisement will be inserted until countermanded, and charged accord ingly. All notices of Births, Marriages, or Deaths must be accompanied by the sig nature of the sender, as a guarantee of good faith. All advertisements and business letters to be addressed The Manager ; literary communications should be addressed to The Editor.



Successful Traders. —The wills of two West-end tradesmen have just been proved* The personal estate of IVXr Mantle (Stagg and Mantle, Leicester square) was valued at L 250,080, and that of Mr Brosdwood, the pianoforte maker, at L 424,000. Pronounced His Own Doom.—A sad fulfilment of a jocular remark happened to Mr A. F. B. Kyngdon, who was acciden tally drowned by being swept from his horse in the Waitara river on Monday week last. Deceased, who was an old Taranaki settler, being warned of the danger of the crossing the river when it was high, said, “ He might at some time come to grief in crossing the river and on another occasion told a friend that “ he had, seen Dr Gibbes and asked him if he was busy, as he would have to hold an inquest on him some day.” That day came within a week. —Rangitekei Advocate.



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Late Advertisements- W AKANUI ELECTION, In consequence of other engagements preventing Mr Purnell from attending at Wakanui on Thursday Evening Next, MR PURNELL will (with the concurrence of Mr Wason’s Committee) Address the Electors at the Wakanui Schoolhouae on | WEDNESDAY EVENING Nest, 7th -| December, immediately after the close of Mr Wason’s address. Mr Purnell ventures to hops that the alteration will suit the convenience of thej electors. ( , A +