SHIPPING.

v * ' —. ... j POUt OP LYTTELTON. V* \A, '*'*4 „ " 1 '-.^l v- Arrived. ~i! mS Ysstbkoat. ■!i J 00-Ahe»d, from STapier. ‘j . .',<l Waitakiy AA, 'from Wellington. c-- ~f To-sat. ; jUMwata, aa, from Port Ohalmem WAi*ki.n.,f<* Akwoo, Tirnam, oad ~i | | II m > 111 M r.a.xsx. « :jrtc:xxm , .s . |SfciE IfcH >lf ~ Pori , •~^ WS? —Blow; Tmi«a»: .- Ajnivod—Helen Denny, from Low oa.

COMMERCIAL.

'vniuti Sllii . tea* ebtalnad. OaU an la Mtiv»|d«* ton* of the Goa- i 1 ' -SjWffir laiStVftiti thi» ■ni-ir -r ]!ast 1 m tocumto** ifciplf™* at Sgmre^lwTli^ Ktwaaotiee tfr*>ama atapa !»▼• & tot the P«IWMi, by ilttWr efafelft o$( thUUaffected] efe ■‘‘^ESS^SBBSS^WSA 14 /jffiadrfTnifitii) aad-pcfos jSr uj**a**i*l*fc--rt*ah t ;y The *•*&#*:, ' pi, fjit'l'i *rr~r~ frosts nava retatdad \)S^aStfiitc- 'ifatehif r~r~> nsrawHWfga Irani' Ck' SST ue spnas atrriag~orfJk poo»:‘ t®*« ■ ■ v> -- ■ If Ihpitwaflyr oanUnaaa tos.) ■V AahhWtf%#sWl Xiet ( . Lt ;>-Tr'T' Better, ialsaer toM- P« r H». $d te «j 3tfg*.' pit doeehi’is CdTOftme, prime 'wtk4dl» Mj 'bacon.,-prime makeoj per W Is; pcr •-' Cts* Mhutf * Com BrtifgiSteVSMS tbs week etiding *S»h- J«ly:—Bnsinfss-JIJ ti ' jt VriuesSn -hearty all„lme# ’an occurred s*h»?h cells fg£ • comment. Wheat. Qaod to pritattatifllng samples vill eomfnand i f IfiSt# lo V VU jww^- l z 4* p« *— is. aHWrteW*«i4*S^ i W« *9|*|p?in«atiV *jn“th«, caaseebs-dtop oHi-Ok a: 3<ai i-m d*ss*ftaiCJuSatckaaehi*&)£& taitjifdlt o. b. : 3—For * JhmeSili aictkeenla oprottoftkftypftH yery .- iik^ihe4»tldke9et»aa«finv':; ttemtetifrave^e^ MSlillil dliiiiiniimiiT riTrrWun nrrtrt'ti is per WSssis&sm si^^msss^^pi mui, myl. jedfete* brjhs prices jralucs • maH-t#* '•I bhyen. # Utmt rmm Kwnta e»«i>#taße«lJwri*Hkviiie» at u? jfafriiyfenattd^t^&diw^ht 141 t^iiMUiaii lusbiak4Mfß, «f^ja«Wtjl3a do, :#ad; itfatoy ittfeWaeaja, I*s fitdt^-«ttd In n(Su ASsf .fcstow jof et- of; if ikead of the grandest " f TMjTilsssti riflirsd ftirrUls id Jtho>inarket.' They •’i .Aalßniyposiiwitd flwi- sod ‘qraiity#- MUippifinei «pd wlor, ;«llj ,;} dKwtsujsy#«» a : «W*idersbkAhiount -.TIoQHtKeUt flft UM .pan of .those. In the! cattle ':. fell bX %u perfhead; '• & > wSmm riM|)r i '-‘ iJ ~ ■***Y—r- Zj ' : "*‘ iaetpfcitbst 4 ) ijMwrli nr ~T Verified r.-i : ■ bslt, Md yeatwdsy'i saarUt »a*rMyith«WE;^j|i: >% ailkai-was hsda .aepenoftettf Afehouglr" 4hc W'fitny/ *d u> • ; Kf OaWe&admy last »«P --wstmdt bod quality that haaarw! com* 1 JhhMil. TUtfiat conuwdad ntrad at.*«

tent ion, ati&ahe (repetition was exceptionallT keen, realising mnch higher value* thtS&rdinarv stack. We quote fedfoat a9Pper'• toplfc, Were soo}Hfsshntd» at *gs Sd’tpF'tjjr r<i A line ofcra|®WedMrtjls*3d (veryfojjie thtyfy gna at the pncifcvrc wd-tacrifice&h therms Up 3t,A.Js.M wpjßfefl 1A J* to L 8 5* each j cows, at from L 3 las 6d to Lj each. We also placed a line of 100 head of (tores at from La its to Lj i<» each | and daring the week have also placed a,ooo !:"Woo£ Rough Pat andTalW HAt'oar Wool Stores on Thursday wo cata- raririih akins. SaWl*Kihtt*pt*ht from 5* S{.** sold vat fnyn jrM to 4f 3^each.^ v Co^t| fktXhL Wool in-baglMW 6*4d to liid per lb. J 1

MAIL NOTICES.

~ FortOfic* f for nkf iHiifMioni)ja’tti»ifl» t~‘- •■ "-'[: ,J> SjlTO*dat, JuiiT 16. -•' i _•... ,San Porta af New Zealand, «& , t*r WM. .a follows latfcM aVfc»*J*T fctofijH* 9*l-7 p.Wi? t*a| f newspapers, ihAponey o ™ er, rsf r . S piiu* yreglUem letter* « o gn»rd’traM»Kß-3Q p‘i»*“t>»i n * : i ■<■'• i; v s T>i? ' pjoai at <jhe Ashburton Pbat 01®*$ - •“ s ‘ For<OaUtoha)eh f.m> td.SOa.in., and 6 p.m.,daily. , fthtfftltaO fat... Wlnstewi Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, ratlfta^daUy.v;. ForT««fcpl»,,*t 6,3Q*m. 1° •}“•» daily. ’ raa ; FdrTimMti&ndiSonfli r it-6.30 a. mi, 10, -a.m. i and-4:80p.ra.-,dailjr. -•- : . aJFt$ Qjreenatreet,, Vount Bbraeta, and A*nlmnon> QW»gs» £ >tesa«w .pfse?* 6.36 p.m., andS.lß p.m. daily. AsW»urton F )rlw,. and 1 AShbhrton Goi^ From 4taht«»,. Waterton, and haaeh at IQ scmr daily. . . J Taosdays; Thursdays, - j > ~ ,--■■■•t Vf. SX.:©..T>QUOtAB,: j ,y.f Postmaster

DAILY MEMORANDA.

’’ - - -Tcl-ttO»sow, ' "•! : ’- 5 Saturday, July 10. | Alfred Harrison, at his yards—Ten hprsei and foals ; 18 o’clock. ; Mr. T. Bollock, at his rooms,-East gtreel —Privileges, Ploughing Match t /Trees Mr J. Ivess, at hit and mart- Sondries, trees, etc.; 18 o’clock. Mohdat, July 18r ', . J; T. Ford and 00., at Mossrs- Pried r,lander Bros.’ . Grain Store - Property; 1 o’clock. I o^, AMUSEMENTS, *#> ''is' ,g V&awr, July 1&- t- I Somerset Lodge, Emergency Meeting : Masonic Hall, 7.50 p. m. . ■ To*ieoß norr, )!■ Satproat, Jcit 16. Ashburton School Teachers’ AtsocU tion Borough School, S p.m. - Hohpay, Jolt 18. - Pariah of Athhnjrton—Meeting of P) .risk loners, Libriig Hall, T. 30 p.m. H|npAT, July 25. Borough Connell, at Borough Ocjn%si Clampers, at Tp’plpch- ~ < ? - " , r . a Jfefeisnent Ptdlding.injd In ~ ftawi&^to«i3pp.m,. oU

TRAVELLERS' GUIDE.

i-justamaßßau ohttbch and Intermediate stations ft 7-5 - *.m7 r *Bd<Eipre»»y6,4B>.m. T»nmi lam ABHBtTSTOW tob. TmJan] ;<. T «SW*UnB Jno; farther thaivTimaru. \ : -. AwpvJ» .mom OHWSTCHtraca atlO 24 ».m. (Bxprew), '• s■••:,» ~ |»bom TnCABV AXJ> SoDTßillo>6Oiiß*i B.M p.m. (Kzptiwu)) and 8.18 p.m. >

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1881.

MAtt :

\ «»■ -A'tttafiting dPfh'a mrimoertof-’this nsluh ; '-wa» held at . Saunders Bros, ’office this morning. Mr Archer of Timaru made an piS&i'ltb the club fora run one day next- c; After discussion it WsA J de&dedto accept 'M* »nd„W.edne9day._ns3ttL»t. I-, the time appointed for the meet, ■fchp ran, we are imornidd, will 'probably take place over the Fairfield estate. : • Phrbnoloot. -r-Professor Simon, phre.- vifiif |on, and will lecture on the subject ef phrenology. Southern districts he has bean very sue; ceasful, and his audiences harAbeeri highly pleased with the entertainment, 'enti.' ! fn-4rfti r <fcitt 6l delineation of. charao- blindfolded, ho has astonished

XtfßVfkMS Concert.—Another of the pleasant fertnightly'entertainments under »th* aufcpfccs of the committee ef the Pub lic Library wasgiven yesterday evening, 'kt^the.Library.Hall. .Mr Ward,.as usual, presided. There was only a moderate at tendance. Tke .eptertainmenf oontainec much that was JdtJfinsically an& .specially creditable to the ladies and ''gentlemen iffli i opening piece was a pianoforte duett; d*y -the exe cution. Mr H. 0. Jacobson, whpi fas in capital voice, then sang //Todays. Of i old,” In a very effective mapiier. The accom paniment, jn bpmraori rivihh;that of-most'of the songs, was given by Mrs Branson, with her usual pwcfciopi and -good. teat*; After a recitation by Master P*-*»ton, Mrs Ray bang vrtAVon’s . you tell J ‘me twhy; Robin t” in a fine clear musical contralto,, and was much applauded. • Then followed a comic reading by Mr Hughes, the paper in the Fiji Islands. A great musical treat? then followed ,in an instrumental duett,, Mrs Woods apd Mr* Jameson being the performers. Among the subsequent pieced Mr Minhis’spirited recitation of the“ Bx'd cution ofyMontybse,” Mr St. Hill’s comic Yankee reading and Mr Harrison’s song; • “ The vagabond,” were specially deserving of .praise. v l,Mt - alsp r qang■twieji ! , Mr *?. O." Jacobson gave a recitation, a. pianoforte duett was played by the Misses anHTMT Foots* reoited : a .sentimental poem. “ Fair Bingen?oh’thw: Rhine.” After' the thanks of the-cem mitt«e and thei;audionoo had been ten taiument closed’ with ringing ol tho- National Anthem.

’ A'riattqjJ Sams; thhhamiti'ep have a COhsidotable am print of wprk before ■ them to-motrpWi imd the? osua'l , w*qkly, sales -ef - th<r * AsliburtorL ■ dafcfiOriebrs 'briteken- 'a : huSy- timb, :: I#’ w6' .are-able to judge from (he quantity of lots whtelf will hfe"submitted fir sale;

Rakaia AgR Ashburton way.—A in the proposed raifagTOwmlalj‘jdhtfictj.'jfha. aro opposed pany in Alford Forest school on Wednesday, last. Mr A. McFarlano wAiiippoiitediGlMifr- Wan.,,,, A number jpf reifplpUona.'Tfero wluulpd expressing, tnerir,-AisseiaP.ftom the ‘Jpii like by ’ action’, at laW ■nec^ry^'i'./ ; v '. fjl payerarin l xhe Elgiri ■chodl distnct' call a public* meeting for Wednesday v evening* frhfayjmattow.in,. connpptieri„with .- the' masters dismissal will be conjiiJered. 1

arMsUNL for, in this issue, for alterations to..the ••<••• ■’u. i.->r.?,r Railway Tim* Table. —Alterations l ini' the tithe table of the Rakaia and ton Forfc*'lihe,< > whieh>appearßM eiOwhere, : shpnld be peruse&by the-traveiling public and‘others interested;-■’ k. '.itM. Vi t riCxr ■ Too*i Ihcohsistktoiks.—The Wanga* md OUronich Make* the'foMTfi^gbertl-, nent- remarks «on. Sir ; iJalius £V]oger* htrlctuve upon the present Ministry l with regard ’tb the financiab position of colony a year and. a-half back ir-’fft <&nl la. stirely tempted ,to ask when Sir; Tn|us vbgel first entertained'such b^him'ip—’ I when thought ~si»t the Mipisfcnr' ' wete-'gorrtg astray, were-making too luicir Mother 4i®ouli«»s .thevhed to facet and were "by their action IhfifctMg' damage oh' the «redit ot the-*oioayrl.4if he held such opinions) • When i the i wave- -of depression .begfp: to, spake ;ii self felt,, why did ho roi at that tlme.rajae his VBlce in warning to thq sovemmeat' and . encouragement to ' theucdpWih the nudSt of the evils whiph tp pihtedwh on them 1 So ; fir«**iiw ifieollectj J hd*did nothing' of ; tie", kind, but he certainly did make a; great dihd.iin) hls:oort«Spondtinco with • the -'Gpj vernn ent, of thOldiffieulty of raising "tie last;loao, .and of; the declining-credit if afc tline .he tepn : aentad-t Re writes now as a who4<rom K the ' (first perceived; .that j Nor Mm,staring; *»;A.4ppr«: IMOft WibJBhiWWI jpravalenh byte;,* tgreii part of the . world, and which, as ifc - vris rftitp ,tp paes away ,ih tte natqrajt order, of things, did not require to sis tb Government 'had seen fit to No one know* better than Sir Julius Vogel that' that is hot H fuTVersion b'f tWitoiy of NeWZoaland* difficulties. It is true that the eolofijv iv common wlth naaßy other, countries, fel th« 'TOTe Of depression, butcher* were- epecial eircamstpnees;: hare whiol ihteh»ned the evil, converted what Might otherwise have been-.mdrely: dull timet itttb lu.rd tiroes,' aisaifrhhged. the pholt* course' ,gf: t;a^;; A <T ’ the colony, " Snd- w>inti to bringing about a national bankruptcy."

CABLE NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN. [fKR BBUTij&’s AOENOT.] The Qovenuineiit Policy. Mfe.BOORNE, July 14. At faancefield Ijist night O’Loghlen addressed a meeting of electors of the district, and expounded the policy that the new Ministry pro posed to adopt, i .lie regretted that any teliriiMdh- df HA was impossibly, but the Gpyern mrot proposed during the'forthcbming session, to* la’ttct‘ tax,' witlf a view to include city property. He announced that Parliament would be ; asked to ; authPnse ,a ?.nev loap of 1,4,000,000 for public works at an early datej; arid that i| - vfcts intended to ex 'tpnd the area of l£nd which selectors were 'permitted;:;,,pp hold, and that a BjOyal Commisibft; Would be appointed to enquire into-the working of the. jMucadon Act; , lfl Witb f regard to the. tariff, Sir pledge, that the principles on which it* 1 was based should not be touched, and, ih‘ con clusion, said that the watchwords of hi* party were “ peace ” and “ progress.!’^

No Walk-Over.' . Mi Reid has announced his.intention TOf' ; opposing Sir .Bryan O’Loughlen’s re-election. The Squadron. . _ , “ Sydney, July 14. ;^*nas l 'detached squadron arrived ifi .Pott 'Jackson thisjjftotning. . , Small-pox,. ■ No ; /fre : sh i i ; ;v cises ,to . the authorities since; Tuesday last. flalis. < : ?; ■■ ■:< -L- i. i M*x.Bt«Tßiyß,‘ To-day. It is stated; though- the report must : fae -‘teciived-yith -cautionp that Mr . GtaveS, b Commissioner • of and; has, decided , not $o continue the drawback now allowed Wbarley. 1 /. H Another' to he Opposed;' < '

: Minister of Lands, ‘is to. be.opposed in his re-election for Ararat.

TELEGRAMS.

i■- } i :H -rJ J, '^^lOA’p 7 I. ? [per press association.] .« Wants, to - AtrcKßAifD, Yesterday.' The Sybil fro\n Tahiti’reports that the. American warshtp : Saconama had-left Fhj t 66 to inquire ih the mnrder'Pran Amfeiri- ‘ **'■ Rccoiisidorfid* \ -The Bocal Board of Hea'ltS'-'lmve rejoon" i sidered their roaignatiftns, on the Govjern"; ment prS’cftMngto invest them withpojwer ß they now. lack, Going in jfbr jbhe Now version*; JOcnedin, Yesterday; I 'A; thousand revised New Testinfent* were sold over- the counter in one book;’ seiler’a nhop,tqvdey< T -; ' -.I .; j , ■ ■At Best. I* n ~ -DUNBDHf,-To-d^.^- ! „ - Louisa Locks! oy, a prisoner, died in th# hospital last night, of consumption. ' -

"UNCLE TOM’S CABIN.”

' Last evening the Georgia - Minstrels, assisted by a largo, uu-nWr-of tho iuem bers of the Ashburton Dramatic Club,; performed the drama of “ Uncle Tom’s ; Cabin ” to a very good house, though not , 'by. any meansao largo as we haijjaqtisi pated; -■ Last night was the first the drama had beeu played ■ : irei- lA.shburfpPi. -*ndt afr’everybody- »iaware, it is taken, from Mrs Harriet; Beecher Stqwo’s popular Wbrt bearing the same title. Theway ih which ibbeas placed upon; tbe .stage-reflects tHe-greatest credit on those whb took it in hand;and no doubt thqablp assietance of, the amateurs enabled j the,. Georgia* '’J&lnsfrels to .‘place the drama before the publnrydth i» state of-perfectiPn ever surpassed .Jiy.finy, cpmitry ‘Club. Indeed,* With I ? roNf' more and complete study of ■.we.tlAnt it w,Qu|d. , .be„hard, to- findj any ' cbmpaiiy Iwhd-dould in a than the -public had* .the pleasure'listening to last night?.’’ Cf course' there were many slight faults,' ■ : butthese probably.behthprpughly o ver cdmjs before aupther appppahee ja ,made. ? fthe icaplta! UfetJfteApupg Cf the Georgias; forth frequeilt plhudits frdm 'the - Audience, »nd fully..compepaated. .for any. errors which may have been perceived* from the others._ Mr Poyntz, as Mr Shelby, a planter and slave owner 'in his part well, ana his elocution wS||pear and distinct, and’ later! f-n |fflw l PHrSP t ’ > ' v ’"" Trompe, a Quaker ' particularly good. In-the scene Mr Poyntz in ’the-, flatter 4 character showed that he, had carefully his part. As Simon, j Legcse;,, A .. South ... qoitbn- “Mr Dolman :acte,4 ! a tD&nhier. ais ,toiflva';i' gd^i;idea- ; ot .’the fiature or thh srave-flohd' or'bygouef Mr: WiWdfl the hjadhTi Olairj'dnd 1 ; Elston as Marks the adetioneer; were -cajiital 1 in J thdr respective parts,,.Mrs Teppits as M« htra Mrir ‘Manhire aaj Miss'* Ophelia, .and . Madamq D’Arthur, were vwrygood'jftCyandwere applauded] Mr Easton as Uncle Tom, the Negro’ Slave, dieted %ith : grdat ;! fCfeling, and jcOuld’ •not fsil to convey a most life-like repre sentathn of the .old ,slaVe.. M r j Billy, i WilsoiTflCted -Topsy extremely* Weill ana ' Fae, i; s‘o -wtoke<L” he' the house. Mr D. A.. BowTipm ?SB' Aunt Chloe, and Signor ’ Alhfui- Lokor,-.W)»re partiohlarly gOOdibi their. 4 , e«p6cl;t’(#<? charactersl In. the death scene of jffiva the song, When' tpufsA3goriflf.?theiieJ *>y pncle '? " with ijhoruß [both feelingly,. - the 1 .tuhduea i,^ 101 ' 1 . 8 . .pA^wUjity.. 56,.; / ifl Eva 1 was extremely gCqdy'ahd act'td creditably i for one au.-young, : words were; both ' clear and' distihCtV arid' Were spoken in euchi a r way. -as to ; «pnvey at orice the naturp of -Era’s oharapfer, in a remarkably clever. manner. The deaths pf ( .Degree ‘‘ and Uncle Tom in-the last act were ; very' forcibly- pourtrayedj; "the -einging j and’ choruses smoothly rendered, and? ' the ? Uiue -light. -very effective, iother various parts were Will' filled,'a|di altp > gather great credit is duo to those who I topfc part'in the? drams they, have taken .to make..- everything htf' BaoceB»(ul'a» Gould ba r-Mr HorCce Gates' and Master Permain provided the musical accoriipanlmonts during the evening. The drama is to be repeated to : night and to-morrow night, and wri should advise those wha wish to'seo it, ,to avail themt selves of the preaent.opportunity, i: ,/ r

MUTINY AT SEA.

[by cable.] Adelaide, To-day.

The barque Sarah Bell, bound from Port Victoria to London, has put in .here.A mutiny broke out on board. The captain' was placed in irons and the vessel brought into port here. An attempt was made to fire the vessel by upsetting parafin. The accounts of the affair are most conflicting, but dhere appears every reason to believe that the captain was to blame.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

ASHBURTON. — To-Dat.

(Before MrJ. N.' Wood. R.M.) , CIVIL CASES. .

Kellas v. Morgan—Claim for wages, Ll2 3s ~4d., Mr Branson fpr plaintiff. Plaintiff sworothat he was now pound keeper at Mount Somers, and was pre viously working for defendant. No agree ment wa« mftde about the rate of wages; ThO work seas worth LI per week. That wiw the rate at whiph that sort of Work paifl. Npyer told Morgan T. bad fa|len oui with my son-in-law, and that ! wanted •Some place to go to. Defendant* had pay two bills of mine, but he did hot .pay either Of therft. •• A witness named Bolton gave corroborating,'Evi dence. LI per week was a rather High, rate of wages. The Bench gave a verdict for LBlss, withcPßts L2 Is. i Jonesv.Keliy—Claim foe L 9 10s. !Mr O’Reilly for defendant. Adjourned for a w'trek/a material witness not being pre senfc-j. : . -:::(«.•»■ ~~.--.it - •„ ’ > M'Rae v. Hicks—Claim L 8 17s'j id.*' Verdict for amount, with cpstsTls. Thomson ;y. Martin—No appearance.* Struck icmjb, 7 ; De Lorev.Wall —Noappearance. Struck :.?#•/ •- I • 'Wallace Scarlett—No appearance. ■Struckput.- ■. • ' • • ThoCourtthen adjourned. :

NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT.

LEGISL ATIVE COUNCIL. ‘ TfIOD>BSBJkX> The Council inet it 2.30 p.m. Replying;^*';the son. W. S. Piter, The HopS-p?feSsTlitaker said the ques tion of the traffic bridge was left to-4ho'- Ghnddine and Ashburton v Cpunty ,feouid«lßi'* havink* no -t%spdhrihility'in report had been- stent to thqse bodies.! s > ' Tp* Alienation of Land-Bill. .yrss read 'a r sobtdidHinie; J after 'la (fihate,! and then - 'to’ - a Selibt ; ■ Cdmihittee, bhoseh 5 by'ballot. . ; ; ■ \ , The Council rose at 5 p.m. • 'Jf >** fP »J* 'ji —.f .1 !■ ■■ ■n > .. I* I |> ( 6F REPRESfe^fiTIVES.

, ; ■ ■ THUKSOIrry Jui.X : l4. The BEquae met at 2!3o'p.m. , -* ;. ’ *-.ItSI>OBT.' v , \ ' i; The‘bep.drt of r* the OtsfedUehtrai railytay was /laid oh* the .Od; the motion of Mr* Pyke that with the ■ evidence* f tafepn tfierditi;''•be'’ printed, the r 'ilon il. {Hall objected to * the latter’’' portion;• of! the iriptiop.—THe r report was ordered ‘to be printed without thb.teyidence.'. : ; ; , •- ■ QUESTIbSfI. ; |

In reply to questibhs'dt ’tVsl' 1 ©licitejd Thfe Inspect6r of''Mebhiiiery did ript use at' present "' the* patent lock-tip- Valves. The cost ’would be from Ll 5 to L2O per* lock: Howb*»l| Qor.oramont was con sidering the matter.with ay few. to grpater ‘security.' —Only one ■:S uhday, 1; arid ith at only for a few hourt, ; had- railway Serf ants in Canterbury „ been. employed o, diking stocfc. Tllat. day was Ssiectlidj beipg the Jbrily ope bf *xh« ; !weet ! ' ; -when -V the rolling stock .was hot in' usej/jßxilway ;|pcjrters - during ; the '.grain' ‘ season required.... to fee,',.,in • attepdintie*** .long ‘hours,, but, as a<. master. of .fact •they"' were not made tovactually work for* more than bight hoars-pbr day.—Gb.vern 'nieuLwas hbw-m'the : df :; ai land lord who held that 1 extent of' property ‘when it would not, pay him to insure it. Consequently ras''policies fell due jthey iThb Valde otj Go -Ternmept buildings waßi a- m jllion and a half,; exclusive of’ L 600,000 ' worth , of .school buildings.;. ."insurance^. -Officps: demanded rridst. exorbitant rates,| and it* .would pay fetter ,to replace two, air three 'buildings-a year than to insure’,;

•. : NEW BILtl*;. - , ‘.7 The., following 1 Bills ; Wer« .introduced rand, r<?ad. a first, .time,;-wNip'W Plymouth .High School Act,' 1878, Amendment’ (Mr Timaru Water Race (Hon.7W» Rolieston). , ; .

The ‘ Hollowing' priMpd^thfoagh CpjiOTittoe, -vvere reported (without amend* "merit, a,-third • , Harhpr, Board 'Loan • Tauariaki .it i’’ \ ’ Mt Andrews moved 'af, the _ampi\ntj |,xpendpd,-. in thri'buHdina -find df. $»« New | Hos? .pitali Specifying the cbntractrpripe cf the nujjdiqgV' Jparticuiftrs add' amciunts paid ; any), qmoririt paid for 'urni turd-and fdrnifhing ;isspectiydly; abo*, -the value of prison latdr expehdealt n the lute and Writks* and anyiQiiheripxpeni liture ! in connection-with the same.—Oarri !<L : 1 •5.-JMT PiBWW&J REPORT.

Mr Jones moved— T ff laid beforo;thp ‘House/.any porrespOrider ce or otherwise, irhich .may .have iment ' and the Tnspector of Prisons in ref* rence to the gaoja, of the polony or olhcefs here of, and which has riot been laid o|n the table.”. I -. jTho.Hpp- T, , r Dick s^d- ijfc Was scarcely ■ fairi to 'ask •that-a confidential report should be.produced. . .If thaf, principle wire to be affirmed, "officers would be chary jabo.ut. ■ niakirigeuchreports, and thw Government eq uallyi iJliary *»botft asking for buph- re- , ports, and in that way the general "effi ciency of the service would be impaired, - , Mr.Gtisborn&deriiuired to the .that" because an officer, marked his eqm municatiipmf' confidential ” it was to be exempted from publication. v If, ho.wever, Ministers were prepared to vouch that [the publication would be'prejudicial fb ; the public interests,-then the matter would be •otherwise, and the confidential character of the i communication should bo .re spected, ; j v: A: lengthy, debase which .was interrupted ,;hy. the 5.30 adjburninent, the House resuming at, 7.30. : ;

‘ ; BOTXOE OT MOTIOW. : Mr Andrews gave notice of motion .in favor, of' constituting a special section in the Government- Life Assurance- Depart ment, to-. Which only total abstainers should bo admitted. #AORI MEMBERS’ ;SPEECHE3. ; Mr Tawhai moved— 1 ‘ That £he speeches delivered by the native. members-; arid re ported ia-JSdnsqnf, be translated into the native language.”—Carried. ;, BILLS, passed. ; ■ The following 'Bills, passed through committee, were reported without amende !ments,>pead a f: thirdilfime. apd passed : Affirmations in Lieu of Oaths’ and, Otago Harbor Board Leasing, Drainage Bill. , . , i ..'EIMM ,D ’»ABBQB.ENEOWMBNr. : f ‘ Mr Turnbull moved the second reading of itheiTiraai^ifHarbor, Board Endowment; BiJh-r-Hon. J. Hall opposed/—Mr Wake field pointed out that the Bill proposed, to girebbrcywingpowerswhichwereabsolutely required-.,., Hp suggested that, the. Bill be read, and in committee the: endowmentc ieloiJitk eniildoboi struck but ifcyit jwat*; thought advisable,—The Hob. J. Hall, VW I

sentod to the proposal, and ttfe- second teadhg was carried. LICENSING BILL. ' The House went into committee on the Lice/sing Bill. .... C.auso 10G—Mi;- Pyke moved 'that the fee ,-j; LSO be reduced to L 25 where the population of the borough does-not ex ceed 1,000. : '';. : The House divided—-Ayes, 21j noea, "6 Mr Pyke moved that the fee be reduced from L4O to L3O. Negatived. Mr George moved that the fee outside boroughs be any sura not exceeding L 25. Negatived. Mr Pyke moved that the amount be L2O instead of L 25. The ..question .that the sum as printed stand —Ayes, .37 pnbes, 19. Mr Reeves mpycfd that progress be re ported. , . * , . . Messrs Pyke, Weston, and Wallis de nounced the Bill as Kavjng been reduced to a perfect; phaos, through the indiscre-'- tiop of 'the temperance, .section of the House, and intimated their determination to oppose its passing the third reading, 3 The motion for leaving the chair was negatived oh the voices. Mr Speight moved that the rest of the Bill should be passed as it'stood, arid that its 'opponents should rest their strength on the third reading, . ~ , , •*. Mr -Andrews ■ thkt progress he reported,; . ‘ ' A ' The ‘ Hon. J. : Hall opposed reporting ■progress, , in consequence of the threats used by the opponents of the Bill. He •jvas willing to keep them to their word, add sit till 'four- in the morning. . . Sir W- Fpx , hoped- that • after the disgraceful scehes of the last two nights, members would .support his motion to: j. abolish Bellamy’s when he next brought it forward.. ' ; ', . "Mr Weston indignantly repudiated the aspersions cast on, members, by. Sir W. Fpk*. \Thte Bill had become a scandal* arid sh’quld-be thrpVri, out.-,' fie,, although a, young member, would 'not submit to siich aspersions as those Sir Wi Fox had cast "on, the House. „ Mt. . Reeves strongly cohdemned Sir Wj. sbx’s intemperate remarks)', bind the Pretaier’s evident loss of temper. . feir W.. Fox’? remarks were a disgrace to the- House/ and the Premier v should,* be ashamed Of himself. „, . . The; motion'for reporting, progress was. lost on a"division by 33t0 18; ; /; A • Mb.Sheehan said that there had been scandalous scenes] enacted. . The' Premier bras evidently nervous!; he had been up enjoying , himself, and evMently - wanted | some rest. ‘ There were some members of thb’,. House;) Who ‘Would- be sufficiently-' .indicated; ■■by',, the ■ term ■ “ temperance option,” who;Had taken a 'course similar to:’ that' of the Premier: The* Chairman WSs judge, and; he had y hpt fWsjijtnre.d to. ;cal!j tKhm vi to ;&bcojmV and .'he/ pnjtbsted' against 'the ’ unjust'"aspoSfsibnsi %a«jt oil' them.;. He could tell them’that tKeyiiyor.e bound to see that no more business could be dojie that 'nightJ .In that case the duty of the. member.in.charge of the Bill was: to giye way, otherwise members like him- ; self, Who desired'the Bill to pass, would oppose it. The (Premier might keep |tham : tUb.4 ..o’clock as, he ...threatened, bb fc be* couldbeli them that' they would do jmore in; hour tormorrow than could bo possibly done at, that sitting. ), ; ...... Mr Pyke said the previous speaker Kaffi nob - put, /the worst aspect on-jwhat had: happened that night. It was tho-Ohair man who had been insulted. It would; go forth that" Ke~had allowed to pash -un challenged scandqlo.us scenes. | The Premier ought to apologise, otherwise he ought to be treated aa such condjict -merited. - . ! ' The Hon. John Hall said he did mot think Me Pyke knew, what ,he «aiq, and amidst corrections from Mr Pyke and Mr Hooves, repeated what he had said, j The was about. ,tof put the motion for the restoration of the® bottle license, when ‘ | Mr Reeves:'moved: that ishhsectibn 2 “for a club house L2o,’’ the araoubt';be L3O. ’ !

Ayes, 43; noes, & ; - .' ! Mr Pitt’s motion for the restoration -of subsection '4,' “ For - the bottle iliOense, LiO,” was then put. Aybs, 42 noes/7i * f.’ ■■ I j. > - Mr Oliver moved that the wine‘license fee^be-increased from LIVto L 10; JT i i > B£r. fastings opposed this- ■'ijceii'so altogether. Mr Wallis strongly supported it. ;

- After -considerable V diacuasioif, i the motion for increasing the fee was "lost by 1 28f to fife .Progress -was then reported, and at 2 o’clock.

ALLEGED HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT RAKAIA.

At the R.M.- Coiirt.thianiorning, before ,; Wood, Esq., R.M., James White, Jaijies Carey,, Jane'Brown,.and.,Maijgaret , Sutton, were charged with highway , robbery frttm; -James -Kelly, at - south ;Rftkaia. . , V " ' ' \ ; Sergeant Feltbn ptosefcutedi t - 1 i : • ; James Kennedy, a laborer at Rkkaia, • deponed-” I. went'“to, ‘Rakdiia last jnreek. •< ijt don’t live at any particular placet but travel from place to place: Kfcst Monday week I- arrived ,at ; Rakaia about haff-past £i,ye or<s.ix:,o’clock.,.l had about.L26 in ihy pbcket ; there were, three,XJ notes!, and the rest, LI notes. ' I fyerii- to the | Rail way Hotel at Rakaia.- I'saw the prisoner , White,there ; he, was-in -the bar mien' I went in., .lie asked vyhere £ paipefrom. ! I’Said I came down front 1 the cDuht|y. I , asked hips,k> have,a drink.. He saijd he would. He was going outside when I called him, but he came hick. I teildered a Ll note to the barmaid’while 111 was present. I.gdt.change. '-The notes} were in my left hand.trousers’ pocket, wrapped together in 'n'rroll.-i White asked me tp come aertiss th’e,,Rakaia bridge andf have some te« -. with hifn. He said ha was,, camped there. He said he had a couple of “ Chrisfchurch pith| him. He meant women when he said - “; f«wls. ” He said his mate was over there’. Invent. I saw the two women; there, * aha the other male prisoner.- The. - was about two. chains, from the -bridge cm the' north side of. the river. . I, had tea? with them. I ..and White and jane. Brown went, back to Rakaia after.tea. ; I went to the Railway. Hofei again. Jane and I went, inside, and White stayed, outside. We, Imj several drinks ,there. : I patd for them in silver. The silver was ip the right, h a ud waistcoat pocket We | went to.,the South Rakaia-Hotel. ’ Had two .drinks 1 .there. ; I bought a bpttje :.of ibraudy and a, bask of brandy as well. |Gaye the barman,a L 5 npte. Got four soyefeighs , in 4ia,ng®> • and some, silver. Puf the sove.roigps among the notes ip .myftrou,-, aers.,pocket, and the silver in the Waist coat pocket. We. went outside, and had some drinks, , an,d White said he| was going to the play, and asked me td give .-him two shillings. I gave him 2a 6dJ then lav I went hack to the camp with the female Brown. Carey and Maigaret Snttiin were there when I got back.F We had-some more drink, ; Jane wokelthem iip, and,Ve drank the fUbSt' pf the brandy. I got the ■worsefgjV|ipUor *•, and |wnt asleep. White ipainPaapd >oke I p,id noV%e&> lira Ilemaleft ' ,4fter jthat. Carey had holdofmy armsin the sight- ' time. That was -before I-Went (p |leep. I could not B£JfR Jw long that was] after T drank the brandy:? 1 Carey 'had: my farms pinioned behind; me: Two women fwere there. A female ohadholdof me By the , throat It was Jane -Brown .■ wh| had' 1 hold of me- I did hot notice thelpther i fetaale. Jane got the money put at my 1 Scket. She did not take the alver.; argaret was in bed when X wont Jhere. ' Jane called out to-herj and asked Her to ■She\saidi 6he^o’uldh ! t-iv : After- ' wards she did. . 1 .hw ’ getting out of bed. When I wu being 1

roViv-d. i struck out and tried to get awaj-hot couldn’t. I was nearly choked and silly. I was beaten. The femal e Jaii j scratched my face and hit me. I can’i recollect how long it was before they sid- One said (I don’t know whether male or female), “ Fling the b in the river.’’;; Another said, “ Don’t do that ; let hinfelay where he is.” I lay where I was. p When I got up, the two female prisoners and Carey were gone. 1 lay down again quietly. White then came along and shook me, and said, “ Where are they?” I said, “They have cleared ■ out.”mey'“Where»t#eyour money ?” I said, “ it from me.”- He them turned ;mb over and ransacked my sockets, aijd .took all the •‘s^v^lKef^’iros) my waistebat pocket;' I tH police station at Rakaia. ... White"4mpt Sui'ef for .a - tifde,! tiifd. then When I returned f found White asleep.* *1 shook him and said, “ T^lbney.” He Said, -“Keep quifet-’l!'*'plS on them.,’ Keep quiet, or I’lJ. make ybu. ” I .lay dowtt alougside of hyp; ap4yVehij^ ee P .When I wpke in the gone. 'Besides'“the money ! raissea’ a new knife which Cost me a shilli n£ the’’saihe'evening. Itj was like the one produced. Can’t say in whicli pocket it was.’ ' Attest li&ft tea I did"not Margaret; next morning. ;yI. don’t. recpl,le§t jivhat the brandy bottle and flask wore like. 1 don't think Margaret Sutthn htni do with the robbery, except that she was there. I saw the blraft'dy bott>e* the next morning., . " By the Bench; There i R tyftfe- drop ! of*-brandy in she h-tih.v -1 *drußtAft.

- Esumina' ion ewnuiun •! ; Ihiks<i,and saw tlnr,-, wo y.nsoo-irs,.*' •V: South, Ra,ka. iio l T . T - . u i-o !; " n wlia! * liappehhl V ’ r* ** ■thfe t'H : o iihep/and'ihf .»»♦

ners. .oined i. i-phdo 1» ■_ e i was i'-fi6ther• mail immtd AlciyacJt

That was ' about-- half-past eight^tV: That j’.yas 1 on r the evening .the, '■ h. McKay and the prisoners, were/wro about something. ' f!.iuv,, were going away and l\ s.Vlng 5 TeK tv ii, the padllofct. -’"Hneof Ttfi<sifi- sahi/SC’ Live him a smack on saw the female/ Jane called -to fcei to cohae to me, mid* skill I 'vySnte(i to her. She-'Said, If to’speak com 6 here; ”<’ r weiit' ' I said “There arejno policenerOT i!e said, of the hotel wrote out a and I signed, what he wro.te™ . , By the‘“prisoner’White*:' I’did not ask -the prisoiSer JBrOwntO ,g$ with me. I did not follow hecJn the -njormng ' and ask her to giVe : me part’ of theftnoney, was -hard up.-; i the prisoner-CarpXi.Bcoyyn,took the money out of my pbcket. did not give Mt’l'o'ner. '.' ’ ’*',' 1 .> By the prisdher Bfo wn ;I did . not ask ..you to. go to--Melbourne with/me. I did not say I would buytyom-two gqXcT rings, fl did hot say l-fwotild ddeept yotpjjltogether there. -,I did not say l loved you because ydu wete 1 Scotch; and T wid a' i Sco|chman too. T-mcl -not, gbs L2%. md not ask ybii to go towards Ohmktcmlrch, or down thh : LeeSten’hrdadHb Southhridge. I did not say Ihadteftmjwwife at Timaru. I did not ask you to leave them on the 'qdi§t~M‘~thg ! Bgtfe' ,Ji * #ny : qf the : fl!PßSßrt buy Jane Browaji _nor did I tell her I Would buy hef two gold rings if •she woulddivO hjf I*wife. 1 *wife. Thomas Orphin deponed: latrffjibarman 'at South Rakaia -Hotehr.-X- reOPllect the 4th Juty. I saw White that i evening?; jyhoui, eightftc. / au& > r j)’clock. Therewas a- ma^ ; with him. They came in .tegeihont called for, -drinks.: bottle- ,o£ brandy, Which T*’served him with. ' He then turned to ‘While and asked him ’ if he should take S flask of brandy oiT Hie -roach c -- Whjte said “ Yes. ” He tbokrit-- > and note. He got in ' hfaahge fohr jand some silver., iAI woman was: outside. j!fE»nßedy went away with her. _ The bratfdy was marked Tl. v * The 1 bikndjrproduced is like that I supplied. Heimedyrtook-'lf; away with him.' I did not .nofede'whfeaihe put the silver. ' - -.S; v y. - ■■ James, Waliace, of tha Hbertsey •Hotel/ .deponed: Ii rStaembec' fho sth 5 July. The fpur prisoners pameito my place*about& onA okjlock in the-afsSrnoon. They had ■some-refreshments. The female •dressed in -Jblack (Brown)', a L 5 note in payment. I gave her’four single noteS; halra s6verei§rr, mid 7s 6d in-silver. They called for mate drinks, and then left my diousfcsnd Weni-on- bjfcAhft&MWh train ' : " at Chart sey, deponed : I recollect the si!i July. The four prisionera came to -the slut ion. The female ip black < Jane lir.'ri) for two Timaru, and U-;tiered a One of ike •.; :■> prist nersS^tiw<>tickets ai . .v ; i ten dered paynieti; J« -i bridge-keenur a.t* Rak: 4th. ; .ijj&k four pn.x.i!ier<: k.i. day. , They came a%if fr«£uO >• issci.-.’.rc'i. Op mUli (Carey) and lire the two females, and white inline last. • - • ;-y asked me to give him-something to t J directed- him bo the ’dti-’Wtisfiipjf'' Rat. na After a time the two females one of the meti alsd- They-wdiil to the break lyater, about 120 yards Up the river.’ Xbout dark I-saw- sididkeiiKeire'Cas if scuie one was camped there.- Later on, about 7 p.m., I saw Kennedy and some man come across the bridge. They went up towards the breakwater. Kennedy had hiS-swag. with’him. hat more of thepi' that night, The nepct morning I saw a young man 'going “aodd&s the* plain, and there 1 were several rcobi'tyairbridge. E ennedy came to me about 10 o’clock, and face;was dirty.j thqught at the time it Was/dryibloodC Bid hoi <s hdtl<?efif he had been knocked about. Tt~Tookod as if his nose had been , bleeding. • X went that afternoon to the place where 1 had aeon the smoke the day before. ', Picked up a brandy bottle, and flask witli a little brandy in it i alaoua. pannikin... .The pan nikin is in the same state as when X picked it up. I also picked up a knife. There were tnarks'in the sands as if there had been a struggle. I went there also again, bnt do not -recollect what day it was. Picked; up thp.-’ifcmfe, when Constable RouSe-iwas with.me.-'sliorgot what,day it n as. I handed the’knife at once to Con itable Rouse. I gav-3- the bottles also to Constable Xlduse at the feanie tim4 JgGonstabie.- Iteuse, stationed at /Bakaia, deponed Onthe oth inst., I wdi m Ash* hirton. Was in company ydHf Constable ima'rt at the railway station.- I b&w the our priaorieW arrive by the s ‘Second ;rain from Christchurch. The l trSfti gets i a little after 4 p.m. They"wntß in a ecoud-class.,carriage. ; ,Ente|ed the car ing e with Constable Smart,, said to he prisoners, “ ,We, . re suspect you of robbery at R|k»ia. ” I aid, “We, want to'search yomfh They aid, “ All right, you can search*da here.” larqy, .ms his,purse; there were hree L 5 potes, . four singles, and one overeign; lotes which he said ho got" from - yiiite. Gareyssaid hi%. latlifc JhA given dm th&tey.* had forked fpy thejmoney..-Oh,,H» Way to - he station he said it was a’ gooa job he ad given receipts for the moneyne had. Vhite said that the fepaale prisoner Brown ad some of his money. She’ took ingle notes out of her poyket/ami gave, hem to me. The prisoner Sutton gave ie A purse. It contained a and a M Jhinese coih The 'prisohers,^were searched y Constable. Smart. / We jjoppdtwo pipes n each'of fhe male -prisoWa;, There' i • ras no' more money found bn^-them. On | he stb I saw Kennedy at the Rakaia, in |

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1881.



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French, Canadian BkiotuNTsi-j-One hundred And sixty-six Prertpli families,--Aggregating nine' hulidfed' peipi sons, had already, left, Montreal by rail-, rpad in March for permanent settlement in hew England States. A New Fodder Flint. r-An Egyptian fodder plant i known as Teoaintc is well spoken of y and is said to thrire in the colonies.; ■■ It grows from thirteen to six teen feet in height*'And iis said to yield an khftneaee' in which sac oharinejthatte* isjprfisant to a extent. . *■ e