SHIPPING.

2>ORT or LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yistkrdat. Star of the South, s.s., from Westport. To-dat. Taiaroa, s.s., from Port Chalmers. Sailed. Yesterday. Te Anau, s.s., for Dunedin. Grafton, b.s., for Oamaru. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. .Arrived—Eingarooma, s.s., from Syd ney. Wellington, Yesterday. Arrived —Celestia, barque, from West port ; Kentish Lass, barque, from Wan garoa. Timaru, Yesterday. Arrived —Prince Rupert and H non Belle, from Gatlin’s River. Sailed—Beautiful Star, for the South. Dunedin, To-day. Arrived —Rotorua, s.s., from Mel- m

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES Saturday, November 18. Matson, Cox, and Co., at Tattersall’s, Burnett street Produce, &c.; 11 o’clock. Mr W. F. Allen, at his rooms, Burnett street—Horses, Pigs, Poult' General Produce, &c. ; 11.30 a.m. Mr T. Bullock, at the Bazaar —Horses ; 1.30 p.m. i Mr Alfred Harrison, at the yards— Ik Horses, Pigs, Produce, &c.; 12 noon. Tuesday, November 21. Cox and Co., at the Tinwald I^^HTards —Stock. Tuesday, November 28. and Go., at the Canterbury Stores—Wool Sale; 11 a.m. AMUSEMENTS, &o NOVEMBER 22. Club Spring Meeting. First lace November Pastoral Association —

BIRTH.

Gamble. —On the 14 h inst., at 'her resi dence, Ashburton, the wife of Mr J. Gamble, of a son.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1882.

Ashburton A. and P. Show. —We would remind intending exhibitors that entries for the above, close to-morrow with the Secretary, Mr George Jameson. Police. — A female inebr ate charged with having been drunk in a railway car riage, made her appearance at the Court this morning, and was discharged, on pro mising to clear out. An Honorable Return.—By the ship Dunedin, from Glasgow, Dr Low has a rived. He was an Otago High School and University boy, who went Home to study medicine, and took high honors

Borough School. —Owing to the ill ness of Mr Edge, school inspector, it is uncertain when the examination papers for the Borough school will be down. Perhaps a month may elapse beio e the official results are known. But Mr Demp sey, head master of the school, reported at last night’s meeting of Committee that he was more than sa isfied with the exa mination.

Invercargill Railway Station.—A beginning is about to be made to ro-cou struct the Invercargill railway station. Tenders are invited for a goods shed 300 feet long. The entire station is to be re modelled and the goods and passenger de partments kept separate. Sixteen hun dred yards of platforms are to be made. Also new workshops, new bridges, and sorting sidings will be made. The cost will bo about LIO,OOO. Tee alterations at the Bluff station will cost L 1,500. The Proposed Sidk-Scuool at Tre vokton. —Mr W. 11. Boyle, at last night's meeting of the Borough School Commit tee, moved that a side-school should be established at Trevorton, and presented a petition from sixty-nine parents to the same eff et. The proposal met with the determined opposition of the chfirman, and gave rise to an animated discussion all round, which lasted for about an hour, during which the battle was fought out to the bitter and, A full report of the pro ceedings appears in another columns.

Ahhbih'ion Ra< ino Club —A meeting of the Committee of the above was held last evening at Quill’s Hotel. Present— Messrs E. G. Crisp (in the chair), J. Wilkie, T. Quill, 11. Friedlander, M. Friedlander, and J. L. Crawley. Corres pondence was read from Messrs E. G. Griffiths and Jas, Wilkie. It was re solved —“ That Mr Wilkie bo written to, stating that at present the Club are unable to let the racecourse for athletic gather ings, but after the removal of the crop they will bo prepared to make arrange ments in that direction.” The Secretary reported that the lawn and saddling pad dock privileges had been sold by auction at Ll less than the reserve placed upon them by the Committee, and that the purchaser would either retain or restore the lot. It was resolved—“ That the sale of privileges be adhered to.” The following now mem bers were appointed ; —Messrs John Carter, J. Warner, Jas. Bright, Alex. Howson, John lieecher, and T, B. Jack son. The Committee then adjourned.

Sir Julius. —lt is stated that Sir Julius Vogel will arrive at the Bluff about the 20th inst.

Railway Freights. A supplementary Gazette, issued yesterday, fixes t o revised scale of freights on the New Zealand rail ways to come into force on the 11th proximo. Passengers fares do not appear as yet to be altered.

Sale of Unredeemed Pledges.— Messrs Salak, pawnbroker, Ashburton, notify a sale of unredeemed pledges on Saturday, 25th inst., at 2 o’clock. Mr A. Harrfiion is the auctioneer. A list of the goods appears elsewhere.

Early Fruit. —We have been shown some beautiful strawberries by Mr Ran delt, grown in the neighborhood of Ash burton, and which arc remarkably well developed for the time of the year. We have also been shown some cherries grown by a Burnett street resident, which are exceedingly tempting in appearance, and as sweet as sugar. The same gentleman has soma gooseberry bushes in his gavden already bending beneath the weight of fruit, some of the berries being an inch long.

Peter Jack. —At the Christchurch R. M. Court yesterday Peter Jack, whose bold dash for liberty when pursued by Constable Neill, wo lately narrate 1, was charged, on remand from Ashburton, with disobeying an order of the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court to pay 6s a week to wards the support of his step child in the Industrial School, and alleged that he had been ill through a fall from his horse, and unable to work. There were Lll 12s due, and his Worship said that the accused had offered the same excuse on a previous occasion. Sentenced to two months hard labor. *•

A Journalist in Court. —At the Timaru R.M. Court yesterday J. M. Tivomey, journalist, and formerly Press agent in Ashburton, was charged with using abusive language to Joseph Jones, station master at Timaru. Mr White ap peared for the Railway Department. De fendant pleaded not guilty. Joseph Jones, station master, deposed that on the occa sion in question, he had to forbid a man to go by the train because he was under the influence of drink. Defendant there upon came forward, alul insisted upon the man being allowed to go by the train, using the language complained of. After hearing evidence at considerable length, Mr Beswick stated that interference with railway servants was a serious offence, and he should fine defendant L 5, and costs LI Is. The fine was paid. Ciiektsey. A meeting of the sub scribers to the Public Library was held last evening to elect a new committee for the ensuing year. The Secretary sub mitted a report, which was adopted, all the sub oribers present expressing satis faction that the institution was in such a flourishing condition. Ihe election of a new committee was then proceeded with, and resulted in Messrs McDonald, Gray, Todd, Patterson, Childs, Mason, and Toni’inson being elected. Mr James Patterson was proposed as Chairman, but declining to act, Mr Childs was appointed. Messrs Todd and Patterson were ap pointed to he respective offices of Secre tary and Treasurer. It was resolved to hold an entertainment on an early date in aid of the Library Building Fund. The meeting then adjourned.

Tampering with the Registers.—At the monthly meeting of the Borough School Committee, held last night, the head master reported that some one had been tampering with the attendance regis ters at the school. Wo may explain that as each ehild arrives at the school in the morning a cross in ink is placed against the name, and this is repeated in the afternoon on the re-assembling of the chil dren. Yesterday morning members of Committee happened to be at the school at a quarter past eight o’clock, and on turning up the registers were a tonished to find that the attendances hid been marked for the whole day—both morning and afterno; n, and before any of the children had arrived. Thus the marks were of course false and misleading. The head master forwarded the books for the inspection of the Committee, and they ex pressed the opinion that the matter was a very serious one, and a resolution was passed to the effect that the head master should be requested to discover the cul prit, if possible, and also keep the regis ters under lock and key for the future. Our Cricket Ground, —The Lyttelton

Times of this morning thus refers to the step's being taken to provide a good cricket t'rouad for Ashburton ; Hitherto the name of Ashburton has not been asso ciated with anything above the fourth or fifth class in cricket. But the district, though young, lias adopted Progress for its motto, and its cricketers are deter mined, it seems, not to be left behind their fellows. Having come to the very true, if not exactly novel, conclusion that to make good players a good ground is required, they have sot to work to get one. List year their first attempt was battled by a cricket curiosity in the shape of a north-wester, which actually blew the surface off their freshly-sown ground (seed and all) into space, or elsewhere. Now, determined not to lie beaten, they are about to lay down another piece. The new attempt also is to bo made under more promising auspices. Taking a leaf from the book of the Lancaster Park Company, the Ashburtmiians have formed a Cricket and Athletic Sports Ground Ciunpany of their own. The floating of the Company, begun with en husiasm, and carried on with energy, has been so well responded to that the promoters have found themselves in the positi 11 for the purchase of a conven out cricket ground situated within five minutes’ walk of the Ashburton Railway Station. This is to be levelled and laid clown forthwith, and in till reasonable probability the sea son of 1883-84 will witness some exciting contests there, unless, indeed, Mr Piaz/.i Smith’s comet shall have before then put all further cricket out of the question, ex cept such as can be played on the infernal “ pitch ” of Hades.

Gaming and Lotteuuk Act Prosecu tions. Wo yesterday announced the fact in ou ■ telegraphic columns that a Dunedin totalisator proprietor had been fined L 25. From later telegrams to hand wo glean the full particulars. It appears that Robert Pirio, hairdresser, Princes street, was charged with keeping a com mon gaming house, and, in the ordinary phrase, running a totalisator on the Mel bourne Cup. Ho was fined L 25, or one month’s imprisonment as already stated. Leo Tozzio and J. H. Walters wore then charged, first with gaming by means of a totalisator in a public place, namely, a shop in George street. The information against Tozzio was dismissed on the ground that ho was not connected with the mani pulation of the machine, and in Walters’ case the p nut wai reserved whether the shop was a public place within the moan ing of the Act. The same defendants wore then charged with receiving money for invest i ent in the totalisator. Tozzio was discharged, but Walters was fined Ll 5, or one month! A witness in Piriu’s case was an investor who bad received L 122 as dividend on The Assyrian. In giving judgment the Resident Magistrate drew attention to the following points ; “Before I commence passing sentence 1 would mention that it is competent for the Court, on proof of a case of this sort, without inflicting a money penalty, to send a person to gaol for throe months with hard labor. I would also point out that under section 15 any person can sue the party receiving the money from him in a Court of competent jurisdiction, so that if a person chooses to receive LBOO, and to pay the money away in prizes, he can afterwards be |ued by those persona who got no prizes, and they can get their money back again.”

Valuation of the Borough. —The Borough Council invites tenders for valuation of the Borough, and compilation of roll for 1883. The Accident at the Lagmhoe Sports. —We hear that the accident met with by the young man James Johns (an employee of Messrs Baker and Brown, coach buil ders), and who hurt himself while jump ing at the Lagmhor sports the other day, is more serious than was at first imagined. It was thought that Johns had merely sprained his wrist. It now appears that he broke his arm, and he is of cour. e laid up in co sequence. Expecting a Box from Ashburton. — At the Timaru Magistrate’s Court yester day William Parks, a young fellow, was charged with obtaining board and resi dence by false pretences. Three Timaru hotelkeepers were called, who stated that accused came to their respective hotels (at different times) and obtained board and lodging for a number of day-, on making representations that he had a box coming from Ashburton with his money in it, but the box never came, and his hosts, one after another, turned him out on finding this. Accused said it was true that he had mentioned his box as coming from Ashburton, but he had not said anything about having money in it. It was very unusual to leave money behind one in a box. He was awaiting a remittance fom his father at Homo, when ho intended to square these little Accounts. Mr Beswick said there was no doubt accused was a loafer, and sentenced him to two months’ imprisonment with hard labor. Inquest. —An inquest was held at Christchurch yesterday touching the death of the old man Robert Evers, whose sud den demise we chroni.led in our last issue. Mrs Mary Ann Campbell depos d that deceased lived by himself in a cottage adjoining that occupied by witness and her husband. It appears that ho formerly belonged to the Victorian police force, dating from 1853 to 1871, when he was discharged. He obtained his livelihood in this colony as a jobbing gardener, and had accumulated a little property, namely some L 53 in the bank and also a freehold quarter-acre section, amounting in all to about L2OO. Peeling his end approach ing lie made a will, leaving the whole of his property to witness, and asked her to call in two persons to witness same, but as she did not think his illness serious she dissuaded him from the step, by which she loses the property. The medical evi dence went to show that death had re sulted from serous apoplexy, and a verdict was returned accordingly.

The Longbeach Sale.—The bids for the first day’s sale on Monday totalled the large amount 0fJL12,393 8s 3d. Yesterday the drenching rain greatly militated against the attendance. The sale resulted thus :—Station cattle ; Half fat steers — 25 at L 7 IGs, Mr J. Grigg ; 25 at L 6 12s Gd, Mr J. Grigg ; 50 at LG 7s Gd, Mr R. Lancaster, Ashburton ; 50 at L 5 12s Gd, Mr S. Garforth ; 12 at L 5 12s Gd, Mr M. E. Amyes ; 50 at L 5, Mr J. L 4 10s Mr J. Horwell. One fat heifer amongst the same mob was sold to Mr J. • orwell, at L 3 15s. Fat steers—l at Ll 5, Mr A. Grant ; 5 at Ll 3 10s, Mr A. Grant; 7at Lll 10s, Mr F. Stallage; 9 at Lll 10s Mr F. Stanage ; 12 at LlO ss, Mr J. Grigg; 10 at L 9 ss, Mr T. Rowe; 10 at L 8 7s Gd, Mr T. Rowe ; 10 at LB, Mr T. c. owe. »Fat cows—loatLß, Mr J. Grigg ; 10 at L 7 12s Gd, Mr P. O’Neil, Ho fitika ; 10 at L 7 7s 6d, Mr P. O’Neil, Hokitika ; 10 at L 7 2s Gd, Mr J. Grigg ; LlO at L 6 5s and 10 at L 6, Mr J. Grigg ; 10 at L 5 12s Gd, Mr Thomas Stone ; 10 at L 5 7a Gd, Mr Thomas Stone ; 10 at L 5 5s Mr J. Grigg ; 20 at L 5 2s Gd, Mr J. Grigg ; 10 at L 5, Mr R. Lancaster ; 10 at L 4 17s Gd, Mr R. Lancaster ; 10 at L 4 15s Mr J. Grigg ; and the balance of the line, 117, at L 4 17s, to the same buyer. Mr J. Grigg also bought four young bulls at L2 2s. Holloways Ointment and Pills. — Diseases of the Bowels.—A remedy, which has been tested and proved in a thousand dif ferent ways, capable of eradiating poisonous taints fromuiccrs and healing them up, merits a trial of its capacity for extracting the internal corruptions from the bowels. On rubbing Holloway’s Ointment repeatedly on the abdo men a rasli appears, and as it thickens (he alvine irritability subsides. Acting as a deri vative, this unguent draws to the smface, re leases the tender intestines from all acrid mat ters, and prevents inflammation, dysentery, and piles, for which b'islering was the old fashioned, though successful treatment, now from its painfulness fallen into disuse, the dis covery of this Ointment having proclaimed a remedy possessing equally derivat'm, yet. per fectly painless p overs. —[Arlvt.)

BOROUGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The ordinary month'y meeting of tin above was held last evening. Present— Mr G. H. St. Hill (Chairman), and Mcssr A. Orr, J. Orr, W. R. Boyle, W. Robert; and J. Ward (Secretary). Head M .stek’s Redout.—This repor was read as follows : —-The average atten dance for the four weeks was 372 C, witl: an average roll of 490 7. The school wa: examined on Monday and Tuesday, Gtl an i 7th huts, by Mr W. L. Edge, M. A. and the Rev. James Gumming, luspec tors, when 425 childr n were present ant examined. The result was quite as good and even better, than I expected. A 1 pupils on the books of the school, wit! i he exception of three disqualified, wort presented for examinat on, and expected to attend. 1 am very g ad to say that tea absented themselves who were able to bt present, so that the school is now thoroughly classified by the Inspectors 1 have brought 55 children from the Infant school to the take the place of the First .Standard, who wore all promoted t<; S amlard 11. The attendance of the children has been very ■■ atiafactory during the time that has elapsed since 1 toolc charge of the school, ami I would respect fully suggest that when the prizes are ap portioned sumo of the most regular at tonders should receive your considera tion, The following are the names and attendances of those in each Standard who have boon most regular ;—Standard Y. : Edith Empson, 320 ; do. IV, Ethel Alcorn, 334 ; do. ID, Maggie Shaw, 3 il ; do. It., Reginald Felton, 325 ; do. L, Isabella Brown, 333. Some, again, are very careless in their at tendance. Out of 50 times that the school was open from Oct. Ist to Nov, JOth, Annie Philps, George 1 Etchings, Pauline Price, D.avid Price, James Rob bins, and John Robbins have each made less than twenty attendances, without any satisfactory reason being given for their irregularity. As I am compelled to he in Christchurch during the latter part of this week and the beginning of next, I shall fuel much obliged if you will kindly grant mo leave of absence from school on Thurs day and Friday next, and the following Tuesday, during which time 1 would recommend that Miss llarhand be asked lake charge of the school, I bog to draw your attention to the fact that the school registers have been tampered with sonic t ime between 5.30 o’clock yesterday after noon, and 8. 15 this morning < 14th). I hey were marked at tho proper times yester day, and Mr Chichester remained for some time after the dismissal of the school to make some alterations that were neces sary after the examination. lie was the last to leave the school, a id at that time Hie registers were correct. When i ar rived in school this morning at 8,15 o’clock, I found them marked for to-day, viz,, registers for -Standards IV. and \ r . This is a most serious matter, and I would ask you to bo kind enough to look at thee# falsifications in the registers, which ! have laid on the table for your inspection. H, Dempsey. Leave of absence was granted to Mr Dempsey, as desired. . Some dis cussion took place with regaVd to the falsification of the attendance registers, which were carefully inspected by the

Committee. The opinion was er ircssed that the matter was a r ery serious one indeed, and that the of ence was one that would subject the per ,on offending, if detected, to prompt dis nissal. The registers showed that at a juarter past eight yesterday morning the ittendance of children for the whole day lad been marked, and as the children do lot assembleattheschooluntilO.SOo’clock, if course the attendances were marked lefore any of the pupils had arrived at ;he school. It was resolved, after dis mssion, that the head-master should be written to and requested to find out, if oossible, who had been tampering with :ho registers, and to keep the latter under lock and key for the future. Petition for aSide School. —Mr W. R. Boyle, in conformance with a notice of motion tabled by him i : the last meet ing of the Committo' 1 ; submitted the fol lowing petition : —To the Chairman Borough School Committee: Sir —We, the undersigned, beg respectfully to re quest that your Committee will take into its favorable consideration the desirability of at once establishing a branch school in the neighborhood of Hampstead. We would point out that the present school is situate at some considerable distance from the centre of the town, and that the children resident on the south east side, especial'y the younger ones, have a much longer walk to and from the school than is desirable or expedient. We would further point out that in consequence of the in convenient distance the children are not able to attend school so regularly as we would wish, and that unless compelled by the Act parents would prefer keeping the children at home to sending them such a long way. The children arrive at the school tired and quite unfit for their duties, and a large portion of both the masters and children’s time is wasted in consequence, which would not be the case if a school was erected nearer their homes.—Sixty-nine signatures of pirents int rested, were appended.—Mr St. Hill was pleased to see th it Mr Boyle was so much interested in the question,—Mr Boyle said that they were aware that he had tabled a notice of motion having re ference to this matter at the last meeting. What had beendonehad beenaltogether at his own instigation. Since they last met he had been talking to a good many people about the side school, and he felt quite sure that a school would be established in the Trovorton district either under the Committee or outside of it. Ho would prefer to see it established in connection wi ll the present school. The population of the district in question was a large one, and the distance a long one for the children to coma at present, besides which there was the railway line for them to cross, which was very undesirable. It might be said that the establishment of a side school at Trevorton would interfere wit i the efficiency of the present school at Ashburton, but looking at the ex periences of other places, Christchurch and Xelsou for example, he did not think that that was likely. He would move —“That this Committee concurs with the Trevor ton petitioners with regard to the desir ability of establishing a side school in their neighborhood.” He hoped that the Committee would consider the matter favorably, and was ready to oSer good and valid reasons for urging that the re quest should be granted.—Mr Andrew Orr would second the motion pro forma. —Mr J. Orr would ask, was the distance from Trevorton to Ashburton too far 1 And was the school at the latter over crowded ? He was rather inclined to op pose the motion, because he thought it Would be a mistake to divide the sehool, as that course must detract from tee effi ciency of the main school. Two small schools could never possess the importance of one large one. If he thought that the side-school was really required he would willingly vote for it, but he thought the proposal was premature and would there fore oppose it —Mr A. Orr would not like to vote for anything likely to interfere with the efficiency of the school, and if there was room at the existing school, and he understood from the chairman there was abundance of room. Perhaps, as the new Committee would shortly be coming into office the matter might be left over for their consideration. —Mr St Hill said that they ought to look into the ma-ter themselves, and should not shirk it. —Mr A. Orr said he was not at all afraid of it, but had merely thrown out the suggestion. He was not afrdd to record his vote. —Mr J. Orr th mght the side-school was not at all necessary. If lie thought it was he would vote for it at once.—Mr St Hill was surprised to think that a person hold ing the position that the person who drew up the position held should have the im pudence (oh, oh !)—yes, he would repeat it —the barefaced impudence, to write as he had. Ho (Mr St Hill) had the greatest respect for the mover of the petition. He was referring to the writer of it. Surely ho had allowed his usual zeal to outstrip his us ual judgment. He made the most unwarranted assertions. The passage of the petition ho particularly referred to was that commencing “ The children ar rive at the school tired and quite unfit for their duties, and a large portion of both the m isters’ and children’s time is wasted in consequence.” How did the writer know that? He had no right to write such thH.cs. He (Mr St Hill) condemned the petition in toto. Here was a man who only came to the place the other day, and ho had no right to make such assertions. No doubt Mr Boyle had acted as he thought for the best, and ho gave him every credit for his conduct. He w:s sur prised that the writer of the petition should have expressed himself in so poor a manner, and he was surprised also that Mr A. Orr should have seconded such a proposition.—-Mr Andrew Orr said he haci merely seconded the motion in order that the matter might ho discussed —Mr St Hill: You are, in fact, a kind of Hercules, who thinks it necessary to take up all the burdens of the district in which you re side. Now as fo the Ashburton school being overcrowded. There was ample ac commodation at the school for the next four or five years, four years anyway. Now wer ■ they to have one school pro perly filled or two schools n-t filled i Thera was an abundance of room. -As to the distance, why let them look at Moth 'cn, where the children had to walk three four and even six miles to get to school. Then let them look at the attendances at some of these outside schools. Let them re. me mher Elgin and Sealield, at which the attendance was very small, and say whe ther they thought it was right that money should bo expended in establishing an un necessary school at Trevorton. But he had no fear, because ho felt that the Ldu eation Board would never recognise the the matter. Was it likely that the Board would go to Ihe expense of building a I ranch school loss than a mile away from a main school / The fact of the matter was (he success of (he Ashburton school under Mr Dempsey’s rule had given groat umbrage in certain quarters, and he couldn’t help bringing it up The establishment of the side-school was ttemptod to impair the efficiency of the existing school. (No, no.) Air St. Mill still persisted in his assertion, and

Mr .Folia On- sai l that, he had agreed with him up to that point—th t, the school was unnecessary, but he could go no further. Mr St. Hill : I have a po’fect right to speak, and I will rp nk Since Mr Demp sey had been at tlie school it had drawn awy several scholars from the High School. Parents all round the district were coming to the conclusion that the Borough School was the best school to send their children to. T3y having a side school they would weaken the organisa tion of the present institution, and he for one sincerly hoped that the resolution brought forward that evening would not be carried. He had, lie would repeat, a great respect for the mover of the resolu*,

tioti, but some people would be only too happy if the side school was started—not for the sake of its educational advantages. —Mr Coyle said Mr John Orr had re ferred to* the proposal to form the school as very absurd. He would lit-o a little explanation.—Mr John Orr said i,.nit if he had used the words, he had meant them to apply to observations that had fallen from Mr St. Hill.—Mr St. Hill (jumping up) : Then I object to your calling obser vations of mine “ very absurd.”—Mr John Orr thought the Chairman should have avoided personalities.—Mr St. Hill denied t at ho had been personal.—Mr Boyle was very sorry that Mr St. Hill should have said the things he had said. Mr St. Hill could assure Mr Boyle that he had only refrained from not saying more out of respect to those present. —Mr J. Orr said lie thought it unfair of the Chairman to infer that the petition was the work 'f one gentleman. —Mr A. Orr was almost tempted to vote against Mr St. Hill after the vile manner in which he had spoken in the course of his speech. Mr St. Hill ; What word did you use, I did not quite catch it ?Mr A. Orr : Yile. Ido not ihink it rb.ht to attribute motives to people in the way you have attributed them to night.—Mr St. Hill ; What motives 1— Mr A. Orr ; I cannot say what your words were, but if I was a re porter I could tell you. —Mr St. Hill : Mr Orr is it not better to speak out your mind than act in the irresolute manner in which you have acted this evening 1 You did not know when the matter came up whether you would support or oppose the motion. You don’t know you own mind, and yet you have seconded the motion.— Mr A. Orr ; I seconded it pro forma, and for purposes of debate.—Mr St. Hill: But you won’t allow debate.—Mr A. Orr ; I think a Chairman should speak respect fully and moderately.—Mr St. Hill ; But you do not know the rules of debate.—Mr A. Orr : I know what a gentleman should be, and strive to act like one. —Mr St. Hill : Well, I have not intentionally given offence. I have but spoken as usual, and if I have spoken with energy, why, that is only my way. Ido not think I ever lose my temper. The best way to settle the matt r is to put the motion, and I have great pleasure in doing so.—The motion was then put, when only Messrs Boyle and Roberts voted for it, and it was therefore declared lost.—Mr John Orr characterised the whole debate as a storm in a teapot. Visiting Commit i-ee.— Messrs St. Hill and Williamson were appointed a Visiting Committee for the month.

Accounts. —The accounts having been passed, the commit ee adjourned.

WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH.

The annual sessions of the Canterbury district commenced yesterday morning in Durham street Church. The Rev. W. Morloy, chairman of the district, pre sided The session opened with devo tional exorcises. The following represen tatives from Circuits were present : Revs. W. Morley (chairman of district), J. Aldred, J. Duller, J. Rishworth (Colombo road), E. Best and W. Tinsley (Durham street), W. Keall (Leeston), J. Smalley (Springston), J. Simmonds (Kaiapoi), VV. Martin (Lyttelton), J. Gar lick (Woodend), C. H. Standage (Ashbur ton), J. Smith (Rangiora), Te Koto, Maori minister. The Chairman, in his opening address, gave a welcome to the Revs. E. Best, J. Smith, 0. Standage, and W. Tinsley, who had been transferred to the district during the year. Last year they met under the shadow and pressure of a great calamity caused by the death of those brethren who were lost in the wreck of the T.,rarua. This year their ranks had remained unbroken. There was much cause for congratulation in reviewing the work of the past twelve months. Many of the ministers had re ceived great encouragement by large ac cessions to their churches, and conse quently they might anticipate a very gratifying report of increase when the statistics of the churches should be laid be fore them. The missionary agents of the Churc i who were engaged in the outlying districts were working with commendable zeal and much success, and were laying the foundations of what would, he be lieved, in time become good self-sustain ing circuits. The Maori work was still under the charge of Te Kote, whose faith ful efforts among his people for many years had been productive of very great blessing. This year the report of this de partment would bo as pleasing as any given in previous years. He hoped that in all their deliberations t ey would bo actuated by the spirit of wise discernment and Christian feelings ; that the session would tend to cement more strongly the existing ties of brotherhood, and at the close each wou'd return to his sphere greatly strengthened to resume his toil. Ho would ask the members of the meeting to elect their Secretary by ballot. Under the quest! n of recommending any m nister to be superannuated, the Rev. J. Smalley p-eferrod a request to be placed on the list of superannuated ministers for ■ one year. It was with very great reluct ance that he made the application, but for some time past his health had been fail ing, he did not feel adequate to the one rous duties of circuit work, and deemed it absolutely necessary that he should seek a period of rest. —The Rev. J. Rish worth considered it was expedient that the request should be accompanied with a medical testimony as to the state of the applicant’s health.—The Rev. E. Best and concurred in Mr Rishworth’s remarks, suggested that th matter be deferred so that a certificate might be produced, such testimony would strengthen the applica tion.—The Chairman thought if Mr Smalley were relieved from the pressure of circuit work for a few weeks he would regain Iris health. In their present posi tion it would bo a most difficult thing to dispense with the valuable services of Mr Smalley for a year; it would be better to try what a short rest would do before a recom mendation for a year’s rest be considered. Mr Rishworth sympathised with Mr Smalley ; it was evident that his health was impaired. He would offer to supply one Sunday, and he knew there were other ministers who would bo willing to do the same, so that there would not be much in the way of obtaining a few weeks’ relief and repose. After further discussion, it was resolved to pass on to tiro next business. At the after mmi sit ing, the Rev. J. Smith, of Rangiora, took his seat in the Conference. The report of the native work was presented by Te Kote, the Maori Missionary, who is employed in itinerating among the Maori' settlements of Canterbury and Otago. The Chatham Islands are also included in his district of visitation. He reported that there were five churches, besides several other preaching places, five Sunday schools. He is assisted by nine native lay teachers. There are 742 persons who receive his ministrations. The people contribute a certain amount towards his maintenance, win h sum is supplemented by a yearly grant from the Homo Mission and Church Extension Fund. At five o’clock the sess on ad journed until ten this morning.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, Nov. 9

A mysterious robbery was committed at (he General Post Oflica between eleven on Monday night and four on Tuesday morn ing, when several bags containing regis tered let'ers were abstracted from the mail-room. The bags were locked up as usual in tiio mail-room, and the key was handed to the watchman. In the morn ing the bags were missing, and some of the contents were strewn upon the floor. The contents are not believed to hav i ex ceeded LIOO in valu \ Roderick McMillan and J. W. Pember

ton, both secretaries of Shire Councils, were found on Monday morning last with self-inflicted wounds. The former died, and the latter is in a precarious condition. The annual audit of accounts was about to take place. H.M.S. Nelson was to be docked on the Cup day, but the laborers could not be induced to work, though 30s a day were offered, so the vessel had to wait till next day. On Sunday last there were eight thousand visitors to see her. The crowd was so excessive that the marines had to fix bayonets to-keep back the rush. A sad affair occurred in the North-East ern district. Two young men named Radcliffe and Fitzgerald quarrelled over a foot-race, and agreed to fight. Rad cliffe struck Fitzgerald on the chest after fighting some time, and killed him. Both families are well-known in the district. A man named John Brenau drowned himse’f in the Yarra. Ho was a recent arrival from California, and a couple of days before had been robbed of a hun dred pounds. The thought preyed on his mind.

The trial of William Hill for the Reedy Creek Bank robbery has been postponed till the December sessions in Melbourne. Miss Oliver, the proprietress of Garton’s Hotel, was summonsed by the police for allowing the use of a room for Millet’s sweep business. On Sunday last a boy found a bottle on the coast near Geelong containing a paper with these words, “ Loch Garry sunk oft Osway on the 2nd November ; all hands lost. The captdn was on the ship till the last moment.” It is r -ported that a ship of that name left Geelong for London on Wednesday ; but it is almost certain this is a hoax. Sydney, Nov. 9. A boat containing seven passengers, just landed from the Austral, was run down by a small steamer and swamped. All the occupants were picked up. One man was found to be internally injured. The composing room at the Herald office is now lighted by the Edison electric light. Charles Robertson, a wood carter, found guilty of attempting to murder a black tracker by giving him poisoned whisky to drink, was sentenced to fifteen years’ penal servitude. The enquiry into the circumstances at tending the foundering of the steam (oilier Woniora resulted in attributing the accident to the weather and otner perils of the sea. Statements have recently been made, both inside and outside Par liament, that colliers and coasting steamers are shamefully over-loaded. Three Maori chiefs are passengers by the Ringarooma They returned from England by the Austral. During tha last two days Sydney has been crowded with firemen, nearly 800 having come from Victoria. A procession, with bands and torches, took place last night through the principal streets of the city. Four thousand five hundred people visited iho Art Gallery on Sunday. The examina ion of the Northampton shows a hole fifteen feet long. The vessel was saved by the cement being unbroken. Messrs Hudson Bros, have cabled Home for men, Mr Hudson stating the time had arrived when »mployers of labor should gove n their establishments as they think proper. The strike continues. The sentence of death on Henry Tester, the murderer, is to be carried out. Adelaide, Nov. 8. The Lower House has refused by a large majority to reverse the action of last ses sion charging postage on newspapers. Tremendous heat has been experienced throughout the colony. Steps have been taken to ascertain the support likely to be accorded to the pro posed exhibition in 1883. The master builders have agreed that the pay should be 10s a day for eight hours’ work to competent men. ■ Bkisbane, Nov. 8. A company is being formed to introduce the electric light. An official inquiry has been commenced at Maryborough in connection with the labor voyage of the Roderick Dhu, schooner.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] Money and the Markets. London, Nov. 13. Consols have declined and are quoted to-day at 102 New Zealand securities are firm at the following quotations:—Five per cent. 10-40 Loan, Loan, 104 ; Four and a Half per cent. 1879-1904 Loan, The market rate of discount is now and the bank rate 5 per cent. Breadstuff's are. quiet, and are unchanged. Adelaide wheat, ex store, 495; New Zealand ditto, 43s to 465; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 33s 6d. Australian tallow Best beef, 42s ; best mutton, 43s 6d. Bad for the Prophet. Alexandria, Nov. 13.

The organisation of the expedition against the false prophet and his fol lowers has been completed, and a. force of 1,000 men have set out for Soudan. [.SPECIAL TO THE PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPY- RIGHT.] Attempted Assassination of the Sultan. London, Nov. 13, 6.20 p.m. A member of the Palace Guard has been arrested for attempting the life of the Sultan. The “ Standard ” Urges Moderation. The Standard strongly urges a policy of moderation on the Conservative party. Diplomatic. Several changes have been made in foreign diplomatic representatives abroad. M. Ducrais, French Ambas sador at Brussels, has been removed to Rome; and the Italian representative in London, General Count Menabrea, has been removed to Paris, and is re placed at the Court of St, James’ by Chevalier Nigra, at present in St. Petersburg. The Legion of Honor. _____ London, Nov. 13, 8 p.m. Messrs Seward and Castella and Dr Smith have been decorated with the Legion of Honor, in consequence ot their exhibits at the Bordeaux Exr hibition. The Cloture. London, Nov. 14, morning.

r i he debate on the Premier’s pro posed new rules of procedure was re: sumed in the House of Commons last evening, when Mr Gladstone move 4 the adoption of the second rule, pror viding that no motion for adjournment of the House shall be made, except by leave of the House, until after the orders of the day and the notices of motion have been entered upon. A large number of amendments was pro posed, and the discussion continued until the rising of the House.

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CLEARING SALE. CHEAP BOOTS AND SHOES. C. HAWKINS Invites his friends and the public to in spect his large stock of Boots and Shoes, at sweeping prices, C. HAWKINS, Ashburton and Tin ward. N.B. —All Accounts owing to the above must be settled at once. rnHE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL IN- X SURA MCE COM PAN V. Head Office: 151, West George street, Glasgow. Capital ... £1,000,000 FIRE RISKS taken at lowest current rates. Claims promptly settled here. W. R. BOYLE, n 7 Agent, Ashburton. The phcenix fire office of LONDON. (established 1782.) ALPHEDS HAYES, Agent, nil Ashburton. AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. ENTRIES for the SHOW must be made with the Secretary on or beforre THURSDAY, 16th November. GEORGE JAMESON, n 4 Secretary.