SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. ; Yesterday. Hinemoa, >0.6.5., from Wellington. Tongoy, barque, from New York and Port Chalmers. To-day. Hawea, s.i., from Port Chalmers. To Am u, from Wellington. Sailed. Yesterday. Hinemoa, C. G. S., for Wellington. Hawea, a.a., for Wellington and Northern Porta. To Allan, a.a., for Melbourne via Southern Porta.

COMMERCIAL.

London Seed Trade. Messrs John Shaw and Sons, of 37, Mark lar.e, London, E.C., report through their agent, iWr Leonard W. Blake, of Christ church, that the market during the fort night ending December Ist, 1881, was ex tremely quiet, and not much improvement was expected until the turn of the year. Eed Clover, though somewhat neglected, was not jiiaierially weaker, except for the poorer gjraclea of foreign, which failed to find bujlersi. Fine English Cow Grass and Eedj Clover was in poor supply and quickly sold. White Clover was un changed! not much doing in it, but full prices viere maintained. Alsyke con tinued vliry firm, with a brisk demand for finest qualities. There are some very choice. tiamples of English Alsyke this year, wl ich entirely eclipse everything else as t< quality, and being cheaper than foreign ind a ready sale at advancing prices. 'Trefoil, Italian and Perennial Bye grasses were quiet, without change in values. Timothy was 'firmer, and the opinion appeared to bo gaining ground that fine coloury seed will be fully as dear as last -fear, but poor and discoloured seeds nmy be quoted weaker than in our last report. Canary and Hemp, with a fair demand, must again be noted slightly cheaper, j ______

MAIL NOTICES.

Mfnila done at the Ashburton Post Office U follow b : For Cliristchurch and North at 6.30 a. m. 10.30 a.m., and 5 p.m., daily. For Ohertsey Rakaia, &c., at 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10 a.m. daily. For Temuka, at 6.30 a.m. and 10 a.m., duly. For Timnrn and South, at 6.30 a.m., 10 *.m., and 4.30 p.m., daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Jfount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge, OH Tuesdays and Fridays, at 10.30 a.m. For Ashton, Waterton and Longbeach, 4.30 p.m. daily. For Flemington, on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays, at 430 p. in. For Wakanui, Elgin, Seafield, New fend, and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, at 6.30 a. m.

arrive at the Ashburton Post Office—■ From Christchurch and Rakaia at 10.25 in, t . 440 p.m., and 7.60 p.m. From Chertsey, &c. at 10.25 a.m. and 440 p.m. ciaily. From Dunedin and intermediate places at 8.35 p.m, daily. From Temuka and Tiraaru at 10.50 a.m. 5.35 p.m., and 8.15 p.m. daily. From Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge On Wednesdays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. From Ashton, Waterton, and Long beach, at 10 a. m. daily. From Flemington on Tuesdays, Thurs days, and Saturdays, at 10 a.m. From El=[in, Wakanui, Seafield, New andj_and Kyle, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, at 4 p.m.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUCTION SALES. Saturday, January 21. MV T. Bullock, at tha Bazaar-Horses;

L3O p.m. Mr T, Bullock, at the Bazaar—Book Debts; 2p m. Tuesday, January 31. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Ashburton Tarda— Stock.

MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &c Friday, January 20. Bazaar, in aid of Catholic Church Build ing Fund, Monday, January, 23. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Wednesday, February 1. Amateur Dramatic Club, Town Hall, 8 p.m. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock. Thursday, February 2. WakanuißOad Board—Monthly Meeting, Road Beard Office, Moore street Tuesday, February 7. Ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m.

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

Advertisements for The Ashburton Guardian must be sent in not later than 3 p.m., with the number of insertions written plainly on the copy, otherwise they will be inserted until counter manded, and charged accordingly. Re place Advertisements must be supplied the day previous to that on which they are to be inserted. Special notices can be received up to 3.30 p.m. for insertion over the Leader, but will be charged double rates. 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.

MARRIAGE.

Ranger — Patching. —On December 17, at Nelson, at the residence of the bride’s father, by the Rev. J. ITv.kj.mam, James Ranger, of Ashburton, to Naomi, third daughter of Mr James Patching, Toi Toi Valley, Nelson.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1882. A Happy Home.

TOWN EDITION.

[lssued at 430 p.m.j

Charles Dickens is frequently charged with exaggeration. People are wont to say that such a picture as he has given us in “ Nicholas Nickleby” of “ Dotheboys Hall, near the delight ful village of Greta in Yorkshire,” where youth were clothed, fed, pro vided with pocket money, and had their morals and washing looked after for £2O per annum, is altogether over drawn j and yet several such places as the den kept by Squeers actually existed at the time the famous novel made its appearance. Thanks, however, to the manner in which they have been ex posed, and the doings of the miscreants who ruled over them laid bare, these places have long since been swept and England knows them no more—at least that was the general

opinion jap to a few weeks ago, when certain revelations in connection with the St. Paul’s Industrial School, at the East Encii of the city, startled and hor rified all London. The sickening stories of the things transpiring at the last-mentioned Home for Neglected and Criminal Juveniles caused a special Board of Inquiry to sit to investigate the charges preferred against the master, Hinchliffe (a ruffian if there ever was one) and his fiendish assist ants. That enquiry elicited the fact that for the last five or six years there had been no board or other meeting in connection with the school, and al though a certain Mr Thomas Scrutton and the Government inspectors paid thej place occasional visits, the institu tion was practically left in the hands of the monster Hinchliffe and his myrmi dons! One cannot read of the things done at this Reformatory, as it was called, but which would be much more accurately described as a hell upon earth, without feeling indignant and ashamed that such places as the St. Paul’s school should exist at this late day of our boasted civilization, and in the heart of a great city like London. Hdlf starved, dirty, ragged, unkempt and uncared for, mercilessly beaten for the most trivial offences, and in constant terror of the tyrant Hinchliffe and his men, the lives of these poor little fellows must have been sad ones indeed. So ravenously hungry were these boys, that they were forced at times to steal the bread thrown to the house-dog, the punishment for which, when the offence was detected, was whipping and solitary confinement in a dark cell for weary hours at a stretch. It actually came out in the evidence elicited at the enquiry that one poor boy, who was prevented by illness from finishing his allotted task of sack making, was cruelly beaten with a birch rod the very day before he died. Another lad stated to the Com missioners that he had had to wear a pair of socks six months at a time, and his feet were in such a state that the doctor has said that the amputation of one of his toes will be necessary. Can we feel surprised that another wretched pupil took poison in order to escape by death from the horror of his daily life and surroundings? At length a Mrs Surr, a member of the London School Board, having had her sus picions aroused, demanded an enquiry, and failing to obtain one, straightway carried her petition to the Home Secretary. Meantime an event oc curred which suddenly attracted the eyes' of the public on the school. Some of the boys, goaded on by the brutal treatment to which they were sub jected, set fire .to the building, and although the fire was extinguished be fore any damage was done, Hinchliffe (the rascally superintendent) had the audacity to send eight of the small incendiaries before the Magistrate— ar;d the cat walked out of the bag. The Home Secretary ordered the school to; be closed and the children re moved, and now another board of management has been appointed. We trust the humane Mr Hinchliffe may be tried criminally, and may meet with hli deserts. Surely no one ever more ricjhly merited punishment. Things at the school may be better under the new regime , but the appointment of a new Board does not in any way exonerate the old Board, or compensate the poor children for the suffering they have experienced through that Board’s neglect. The fact is these industrial schools, whether at home or abroad, cannot be inspected too often. The masters or superintendents have a great deal of power placed in their hands, and the temptation to exceed that power is no doubt at times very great. Therefore such places cannot, wti repeat, be inspected too often by competent officers, whose duty it should be to : report at head-quarters even the smallest remissness.

.Suspicious Fire. —Mr N. Walsh’s sad dlery shop at Rakaia was burnt down yesterday morning, when both premises and stock were destroyed. The building was insured, but the insurances will not cover the loss. There are suspicions of in ahd cendiarism, the police are investigat ing.

A Highly Important Telegram. —We wore privileged to pay for a telegraphic item of so much importance this morning that we concluded not to put it amongst the other telegrams, but in the local column. It runs as follows ;—“ There was no Pomeroy performance last night, the company not reaching town (Dunedin) till after Bat night.” Our correspondent must have been very hard up for an item when he dispatched this.

Direct Steam Communication. —A dispatch has been received from the Agent-General in respect to the establish ment of direct steam service. He is negotiating with an eminent shipping firm on the subject, and plans for vessels fitted for the service have been prepared. A conference will be held between those interested in the service, when the plana and whole proposals on the subject will be discussed, and he hopes to forward particulars by the next mail.

The Outrage at Kaiapoi —William Hart,, alias “ Bill the Barman,” made his appearance at the Kaiapoi Police Court yesterday, charged with the outrage re ported in our last issue. The police asked for a remand until Wednesday, which was granted. The accused stoutly asserts that he is innocent. The woman with whom ho has been living has tried to bail the man out two or three times, but has been refused until after the preliminary ex amination. She was present yesterday in Court, and demanded in an excited man ner to have the Court cleared, while the charge against “ Bill ” was heard.

Buggy Accident. —An a-.cident hap pened this afternoon to the occupants of a buggy which was being driven round the Burnett street corner, between Shear man’s Hotel and Montgomery’s Store. The man who was driving, whose name was Cavimagh, was evidently blind drunk, as he almost drove the horse under the verandali posts in front of Montgomery and Co.’s. The effect was that he and his wife were thrown out with some violence on to the kerbing. The woman appeared much hurt, and was slightly cut on the hands, etc., but it is not known whether she is hurt otherwise. Sergeaut Felton, who witnessed the occurrence, immedi ately took the man Cavanagh in charge and marched him off to the lock-up. There was no damage done to either the horse or vehicle.

A Pleasant Cruise. A few days ago a trim little yacht sailed into Milford Sound. It is called the Asteroid, and is owned and commanded by one or all of three jolly young Englishmen, who are engaged in a cruise round the world. Th ey left the old country some months ago, and their last port of call before reaching Milford was Hobart. After cruising about the Sounds for a week or two, they will probably proceed to Dun edfp, and afterwards they go further north.

Tenders. —Mr F. Strouts, architect, Christchurch, invites tenders for the erec tion of a grain store at Ohertsey.

Mount Hutt Road District. —The valuation list for the above Eoad District for 1882 is now open for inspection at the Road Board Office.

Agricultural Statistics, —Mr W. G. Walker has been appointed superinten dent collector of these statistics for the County of Ashburton. The English Eleven at Oamaru. —At Oamaru yesterday the match between the English Eleven and Twenty-two of Oa maru commenced, when the Oamaruites scored 60 for their first innings. The visitors then went in (5 p.ra.) and had put 17 together when the stumps were drawn. The match was continued to day. Reaper and Binder Trial. —A great trial of reapers and binders, under the auspices of the Canterbury A. and P. Association will be held at Burnside, Fendaltown, the property of M. W. Boag, on the 19th inst. Twelve machines, in cluding three English and six American twine binders, also, three wire binders will take part in the contest. AJ. P. Robbed. —An impudent robbery look place last night at the house of Mr Robert Alcorn, J.P., in Ashburton, some “ person or persons unknown ” having paid the premises an unexpected visit, and cleared the clothes-line of a quantity of things hanging out to dry. About L 3 worth of shirts and other articles were carried off. The police have the matter in hand.

Happy Ireland. —Says a northern ex change : “Asa sample of the inhuman and worse than barbarous cruelty of the Irish peasant, when left to follow the prompt ings of his degraded nature, we give the following quotation from a letter just re ceived by a gentleman in Marton; —“ As for cows’ tails, they are getting particu larly scarce in Ireland. Mr writes to me from Queenstown that they have just cut off forty-seven tails of cattle belong ing to a gentleman we know near there. Two days since over one hundred cattle were thus mutilated in another part of the country. ” The City of Cashmere. —The Times special, wiring from Timaru last night, says :—The hull of the City of Cashmere is a good deal damaged by the action of the sea, and no attempt is likely to- be made to float it. Captain Dunsford, who is here on behalf of the insurance com panies interested, has accepted a tender to-night for discharging the wool and grain from tee wreck to-morrow. The report that the vessel was insured in the New Zealand office is not correct. The vessel, so far as is known in the colony, is uninsured, and no colonial office holds any s risk on her. Export of Sheep to the North Is land. —On Saturday last Messrs H, Matson and Co. shipped per St. Kilda to Wanganui, to the order of Mr G. Cun ningham, a draft of sixty two-tooth Lin coln rams from Mr Grigg’s well-known flock at Longbeach. The above sheep were, in point of excellence, equal to any that have ever left the Longbeach estate. They possessed all the leading character istics of that noted flock, and cannot fail to be a valuable acquisition to the sheep owners and breeders of the district into which they have gone.

Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Branch Railway. —A deputation, appointed by a public meeting at Methven, consisting of Messrs George Gould, Wason, and Dow ling, waited on the Traffic Manager at Christchurch yesterday, to obtain some alterations in the working of that branch before the coming grain season. Mr Back promised to do all in his power to make the line a public convenience, and engaged to provide a travelling clerk, whose duties will be to take orders for trucks, see them properly labelled and consigned, and give receipts and attend to other like duties. Mr Back also agreed to supply men for loading at any station where the work would recoup the cost in curred.

CABLE NEWS

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[per rbuter's agency.] Money and the Markets. London, Jan. 13. Consols advanced J /%, and are quoted to-day at per Cent. 10-40 Loan advanced to 1889 Loan remains unchanged at 104; and Four and a Half per Cent. 1879- 1904 Loan at 10 1%. The market rate of discount has declined to per cent. The Bank rate is 5 per cent. Australian breadstuffs are unchanged ; Adelaide wheat, ex store, 565; New Zealand ditto, 535; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, 425. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,910,000 quarters. Australian tallow —best beef, 43s per cwt. ; best mutton, 47s 6d. Best scotch pig iron (No. 1) f.o.b. in Clyde has- declined to 52s 6d per ton. Delivered. The Australian and New Zealand mails, via San Francisco, which left Auckland on Dec. 6th, were delivered here to-day. A Good Price. London, Jan. 14 Several hundred packages of Austra lian butter were brought in the Europa's refrigerating chambers, and were sold at auction to-day, and realised an aver age of 1 id per lb. Bang ! Telegrams have been received re porting that an explosion of a serious nature has occurred on board H.M.S. Triumph, a flagship of the Pacific squadron at Coquimbo, on the coast of Chili. Three seamen were killed by the disaster and seven others seri ously injured. Considerable damage was also done to ihe vessel. To be Abolished. Paris, Jan. 14.

In the Chamber of Deputies to-day M. Gambetta announced that the prayer now used at the opening of the session of the Chamber would shortly be abolished. Changes in the Chamber. Gambetta has introduced Bills in the Chamber of Deputies for the adop tion of changes in the senatorial electorate, for re-arrangement of the financial powers of the Senate, and for a modified form of the scrutin de liste. Birth of a Princess. London, Jan. 16. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Connaught has given birth to a daughter. Death of a Celebrated Judge. The death is announced to-day of Vice-Chancellor the Hon, Sir Richard Malins, aged 77. The Arab Murderers. Paris, Jan. 16. Further intelligence is to hand re garding the recent massacre of three French priests at Ghadames, on the Algerian frontier of Tripoli. It has been conclusively proved that the Arabs who committed the murder jfrere insti- 1

gated by the Cadi of he district, and it is expected that n leasures will be shortly taken by the French Govern ment for summary puiishment of the j offenders. Amicablte. 1 B: srlin, Jan. 14. The Prussian Parliai sent was opened to-day. In his speech the Emperor an nounced that the reh tions of Prussia with the Vatican were |now of a friendly character, and that a Bill would be in troduced enlarging the scope of the law of July, xBBo. Oar Accident. New York, Jan. 14. A car containing a number of legis lators from Albany to this city, came into collision with another train. The first caught fire, and nearly all of the carriages were destroyed. Twelve of the passengers were killed and many seriously injured.

AUSTRALIAN.

[per reuter’s agency.] Niue Sufl irers. Melbod ine, Yesterday. Two fresh cases cf small-pox of a mild form have been reported to have occurred at the Quarantine Station. There are now nine persons suffering from the disease. An Ex-Prize Fighier in Trouble. James Mace, who was arrested on Saturday night, was brought up at the Police Court to-day on a charge of gambling, and fined L 25. A Big Co icern. The Argus to-day { üblishes a special telegram from London stating that a company is being formed there for the purpose of taking ov ;r the business of Messrs Cunningham, and Royse, Stead and Co., of Christchi rch. The capital of the company will b e Li,000,000. Handed Over. Sy >ney, Yesterday. The formal transfei of H.M.S. Wol verine from the Imp :rial Government to that of New South Wales took place to-day. Boating Accident. A fatal boat accide it occurred in the harbor to day. A boat capsized, and one man was drowne i. Shipping. Arrived this morr ing—Pacific Mail steamship Zealandia, I rom San Francisco via Auckland. Sydney, To-day. Sailed, this afternoon—The Union 1 Co.’s s,s. Wakatipu, fir Wellington. Getting: On. | Two small-pox prtients among the , Garonne’s passenge s in quarantine ■ here are progressing ’avorably. The Wreck ot 1 he Wotonga. An inquiry into the wreck of the 1 steamship Wotonga was concluded yesterday! The Marine Board found that the, captain sliered the wrong course, and, that th< mate, who was in , charge at the time of the accident, : should have summond the captain. • They have both been called upon to ; show cause why their certificates should 1 not be suspended. The hearing of the ! charge will commence next Monday. • Another Smallpox Victim. 1 Adelaide, To-day. i William Dale, one of the Garonne’s ’ passengers in quarantine here, has [ caught the smallpox. The other pas -1 sengers continue to make satisfactory t progress towards recovery.

TELEGRAMS.

[PER PRESS A'SOCIATION.] Dead. Auckland, To-day. Mr W. T. Crawford one of the small pox patients in quaran tine, died on Satur day night. Something Interesting. ! Patea, To-day. The criminal information by Mr Sher wood, Mayor, against the proprietor of the Evening News, was called on this morning, and the hearing was adjourned for one week for the p 'eduction of impor tant witnesses. The case is exciting con siderable interest, as s tartling revelations are expected. The Last of the Shoemaker. I unedin, To-day. Mr Thomas Price, I ootmaker, Princes street, committed suicide early this morn ing by shooting himsel He put a shot gun to his mouth. H« had been drinking heavily since Ohristnr as. The deceased was a widower, aged 5! .

LANCASTER’S SLAUGHTERHOUSE BURNT DOWN.

At half-past twelve o’clock the fire bells rang out an slarm, and it was soon known that IV r R. Lancaster’s slaughter-house situated at the back of Trevorton was in flames. The Fire Brigade lost no time is usual, in getting to the scene of the occurrence, and Ser geant Felton was alsc very quickly on the spot, but assistan :e came too late ; the premises were do imed, and all the Brigade could do was to put out the embers. The build ng was substan tially built of brick with a brick floor. It was a one-storied structure, and was a really first-class sla ighter-house, Mr Lancaster having added many improve ments when it was re-erected after the last fire—some time aco, and which was as mysterious as t!” resent one. Mr Lancaster valued the stock and plant at L4OO, and he had hanging up in the shed at the time of the fire, ready for removal to tie shop, nineteen sheep, two bullocks, a pig, and four lambs, of the value o.' Lso, tallow and fat worth another LSOI and a dog which was supposed to be irj charge, and was destroyed at the post of duty, at Lio. There is no clue at present as to the origin of the fire. Thomas Barber and Charles Cornelius, vho had been at work at the place, left it at eight o’clock last evening, when everything was right. The premises were c impletely gutted, only the brick walls remaining. The premises, so far as the police can ascer tain, were wholly uninsured, but the owner does not, according to their ac count, appear very cl jar as to whether he is insured or not.

INQUEST.

An enl afternoon! Trevor, a! Quinn w: the death was drov The jury following ■ Thoma deceased,; rrter, resit: The body James H( months.

luiry was held at 1.30 this fat Quill’s Hotel, before Dr id a jury, of whom Mr James s chosen foreman, touching of J. Heaton Woolley, who ned in the Wakanui creek, having viewed the corpse, the ;vidence was adduced : 3 Woolley, the father of the : deposed that he was a far ling on the Wakanui creek. (below was that of his son aton Woolley, aged nineteen Last saw him alive at 6 a.m.

yesterday morning, on leaving home for Ashburto 1. The creek was a chain from the rouse. 7.Tie creek had been dry lately’ up to yesterday morning, but yesterday was full of water. Witness had been residing on the creek for nearly four years. The wife was con fined to her bed, and the children were left in the charge of their aunt. The bank near the house was quite low, but sloped away very steeply into the water.

Alice Elizabeth Woolley, daughter of the last witness, deposed that the de ceased was playing outside the house near the creek yesterday morning be tween ? and 9 o’clock. Their aunt

went to deceased with it t< not fim

get a clean pinafore for the , and sent witness’ sister Annie ' put it on. The latter could deceased, and they then

searched for him—witness, her sister, and thei uncle—went out to look for him. T icy could not find him. About a quarto of an hour afterwards, witness’ sister cri ,;d out “ here he is.” He was in the cr ;ek. They brought him out, but he v as quite dead. Henn Jordan, deposed that he was a laborii g man, residing on the Waka nui cree:, and the uncle of the de ceased. From an alarm given yester day by cne of the girls, witness went out to search the creek for the little boy who was missing. They fo ind him about 200 yards down the creek from the house. He was half ou of the water, and was quite warm. I Witness tapped him on the back and chest in the endeavor to get the water out of him. He was, how ever, quite dead. He was dressed. There vi as a good deal of water in the creek yt sterday, although the deceased was lying in a shallow place.

The be little drownir and he

A vei was imr

Coroner said that there could doubt about its being a case of g. He had seen Dr Ross, fiad no doubt on the matter.

diet of “ Accidental drowning" icdiately returned by the jury.

THE “TELEGRAPH” LIBEL CASE.

The Caygill, newspaj day at t The libf be cont;i occurrir mathem “ Threa episode rel'erencl man (rat residing (meaninj place wi the infb tatives (

case Mr Treadwell v. James publisher of the Telegraph er, for libel, came off yester le R.M. Court, Christchurch. 1 complained of was alleged to lined in the following paragraph g in a letter, headed “ The atical carpenter,” and signed, ibare Velveteen ” :—-The next which memory whispers in !e to the life of this remarkable ianing J. W. Treadwell), is his with me at the Queen’s Hotel |g the gaol) at Port, to which : had an introduction through lence of the Queen’s represen-

meaning the police), and where ; furnished with a gratuitous !e (meaning prisoners’ clothes), e boarded at the country’s ex which was a very convenient

we wer wardrot! and wei pense,

arrangement for both of us,” and “ the next ti ne I met this skilled work man ([meaning J. W. Treadwell) was at the Moonyside Hotel, Lincoln Road (meaning the Sunnyside Lunatic Asylum). I heard, however, that the

friends jof this studious tradesman (meaning J. W. Treadwell), had recom mended him to reside there for the same object (meaning softening of the brain), : too much study having weakened his intellect.” James Will way Trliadwell deposed that he had formerly been a stock-broker, at Lon don ; he was now a “ mathematical carpenter,” living at Christchurch. He had told defendant he was a “ mathe matical ; carpenter,” as he had never learned the trade, but had taught him self by his knowledge of mathematics. After some further evidence, Mr Holmes addressed the court for the defence. He admitted that the letter did refer to the plaintiff. It was, how ever, onjly an electioneering skit, and if the plaintiff had been a successful can didate, iiothing more would have been heard of it. The defendant was com mitted Jo take his trial at the next session jof the Supreme Court to be held at Christchurch. Bail was allowed, defendant in Lioo, and one surety in Lxoo. I

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON RACES

Wellington, Yesterday. The following entries were received to night fo::’ Wellington races, to be run on the 2nd cjnd 3rd February ; Maiden Plate. —Salvage and Magnolia. Hurdles Handicap. —Clarence, Agent, General, jTotara, and Scrutineer. Flying Stakes Handicap. —Grip, On Dit, Mischief, Mavis, Hilda, Sir Modred, Soinnus, Fleur de Lys, Hinemoa, Slander Filly, Grand Duchess, Luna, Magnolia, and Speculation. Railway Stakes Handicap. —Mischief, Mavis, |Hilda, Sir Modred, Soranus, Fleur de Lys, Lady Emma, Slander Filly, Grand Duchess, Luna, Magnolia, and Speculation. Hutt Park Stakes. —On Dit, Mischief, Mavis, The Poet, King Quail, Sir Modred, Fleur de Lys, Libeller, Lady Emma, Hinemoa, Slander Filly, Grand Duchess, Luna, Soinnus, and Magnolia. Hurdles Handicap. —Clarence, Agent, General, Totara, and Scrutineer, Racing Club Handicap. —Grip, On Dit, Salvage, Mischief, The Poet, Hilda, King Quail, Sir Modred, Somnus, Fleur de Lys, Libeller, Louis d’Or, Hinemoa, Lady Emma, Piscatorious, Slander Filly, and Sir George. The following final payments for the Wellington Cup were also received : Grip, Salvage, The Poet, Hilda, King Quail, Fleur de Lys, Libeller, Louis d’Or, Lady Emma, Grand Duchess, Pisca toi.-ious, and Sir George. Additional nominations are expected to arrive by post.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Per s.B. Rotomahana, at the Bluff.] Melbourne, Jan 10. The smallpox on board the Garonne is more serious than at first supposed. Dr Buhner, the Health Officer at the quaran tine station, reported last night that two cases are becoming convalescent. John Morgan was attacked on the 4th inst., Albert Capatick attacked on the 7th, and Mary Cleary seriously attacked. The most serious case of all is now in the semi confluent stage. James Crowe was attacked on the 7th, making six cases in all under treatment. Every possible pre caution was taken to prevent contagion. A case of salmon ova aboard for the Otago Acclimatisation Society was carefully ex cluded from the fumigating process. The order that the Emerald proceed to New Zealand has been countermanded. The Wolverine’s company leave by the Khedive for England.

The destruction of all the vines in the Geelong district will be completed by the end of next month. About L 25,000 will be required for compensation. A scare has been raised in consequence of some remarks by Dr Zoul, the city coroner, that the Melbourne Hospital was saturated with erysipelas, and that the building ought to be pulled down. He attributed a number of deaths in the Hos pital to this cause. There are forty-nine entries for the Melbourne Cup, and eight-nine for the Newmarket Handicap. The amount of stakes paid at the Champion meeting was L 3.668.

Large quantities of grain are arriving from the country, and vessels have com menced to load for England, A late telegram from Mauritius to De cember 25th states that sugar making is retarded by the wet weather ; the market is bare of brewing crystals. Two vessels sailed for Melbourne, two were loading, and two were chartered. The Perth Exhibition was formally closed last week. The Governor referred in felicitous terms to the great practical benefits likely to accrue to the colony, and mentioned that since the opening day the Customs and Railway receipts had in creased fifty per cent. Adelaide, Jan. 10. An address has been presented to Bishop Short on his departure for Europe, which testified to his arduous efforts on behalf of the Anglican Church, and his equally worthy and unfailing regard for the in terests of ths community. A large crowd witnessed the Bishop’s departure from the scene of his forty years’ labor. Brisbane, Jan. 10. An affray occurred between the police and some New Caledonian escapees who recently landed on Fraser’s Island. When taken to the cells the prisoners resisted violently, and burst open the doors lead ing from the cells. They were covered by a revolver and submitted.

LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

[Per s.s. Rotomahana, at the Bluff.] London, Jan. 3.

A movement is on foot among the Jews resident in London for the formation of an association having for its object the vindication and protection of their fellow countrymen who have been subjected to persecution in Russia and Germany. The matter has been taken up warmly by some of the most influential Jews, and funds are flowing in freely. A gunboat employed in guarding the coast of County Mayo, Ireland, was attacked by a party of men, who fired upon it They were repulsed by the crew, and the ringleaders in the affair - have been arrested.

Intelligence has been received from India of a rising among the lawless Afghan tribes in the vicinity of Bolan Pass, in Southern Afghanistan. They attacked some of the military stationed there, and the British troops which had been with drawn towards Quettah are now marching to their relief.

During the past year the debt of , the United States has increased by L 12,500,000. For some years previously the debt, which stands at about L 420,000,000, has been steadily decreas ing. The well-known firm of Charriot and i Company, of Bordeaux, has been declared . bankrupt, the liabilities being estimated at 15,000,000 franca (L 625,000). In con sequence of some of the surrounding cir cumstances it is probable that legal pro ceedings will be taken. The appointment of Achmet Ourabi Bey as Under-Secretary for war to the Egyp tian Government has excited much com ment, but it is generally regarded as the closing scene of the recent military inci dent. Ourabi was the chief instigator of the mutinies in the Egyptian army on the 10th of February and 9th of September last year, and is considered by the army and populace as a national leader. It is rumored than Achmet Ourabi Bey has refused to accept the position, but the statement, however, requires confirma tion.

The Kenghes, the nomadic inhabitants of an extensive region in Central Asia, situated between Orenburg and Eastern Turkestan, which was recently recaptured by the Chinese, have risen in revolt, in consequence of the ill-treatment which they have been subjected to. They have massacred the people in a number of Chinese villages, committing fearful atro cities. The troops were dispatched against them, but were attacked and de feated, and the rebellion is now assuming serious proportions.

Following up the indication recently given by the Pope of the unbearable nature of his position as a captive in the Vatican, it is now declared that every arrangement has been made for the sudden departure of His Holiness from Rome. For some time past the subject of a British representative in the Vatican has been under consideration. Recently Mr Err ington was despatched as a formal envoy to confer on certain points. A strong desire was expressed on the part of the Vatican that a permanent representative of Great Britain should be appointed.

The state of the health of the British troops maintained in Natal is reported to be very bad. An enteric disease has broken out amongst them, and has spread to such an extent as to cause serious alarm.

The situation of affairs in the Transvaal is becoming critical. The Yolksraab have granted a monopoly of the diamond fields within their territory to a Mr Benjamin. The diggers engaged on the fields are highly indignant, and protest against this action, but the Boers of the district sympathise with it. An outbreak is re garded as imminent. The electric light has been introduced into Vienna for the purpose of lighting the principal streets. A portion of this city has been thus illuminated, and the result is considered so satisfactory that it is probable the system will be extended. A terrible catastrophe is reported to have occurred at Oskaloose, in the United States. A number of boys were prac tising shooting at a target in the vicinity of a powder magazine near the town, and by some means, probably as supposed by a misdirected shot entering the place,. the magazine, which contained several hundred kegs of powder, exploded. The shock was terrific, and the boys who- were the cause of the disaster were killed,' and the town itself was wrecked. Many buildings were absolutely destroyed, and several persons were injured, the shook being felt with great force a very con siderable distance from the actual scene of the explosion. The fund established under the presi dency of the Lord Mayor ot Loud >-i for the assistance of landlords who are . cd in distressed circumstaiivcs thivugu the

THE ASHBUETOn! GUARDIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1882.



f MUSIC! DEPOT. <> ■ ASHBURTON BRANCH. Milner & Thompson to inform the residents of Ash bkrton and surrounding districts that they hare appointed Mb H. M. JONES their aole Agent for this district, and invite Innwotion of the Instruments, Music, &c., ** displayed in the SHOW ROOM, above Mr Jones’ Shop. ‘'PIANOS by all the best makers— Bfoodwood, Collard and Oollard, Erard, Heyel, Bord, Ohallen and Sons, Ascher 'bwcg. Lipp and Sohn, Chappell, Ronisch, JBaeWein, Kapp, and others. 'Sole Agent for John Bnnsmead s Gold Meddl Pianos. . ~ , , Our Dresden Model JHiaiM which took First Award of Merit Ashburton Exhibition, from £35 to and Organs, from £7 10s to £SO. _. HJoßoertinas, Accordians Violins, itw,- and all other kinds of Brass E ‘Stringed Instruments on hand, coders for Books, Music, or ants not in stock here can be _l s from our Christchurch establish- Kr flrst train. ajbbve Instrument! can be pur rT'UKBD Payment from 20s trrixad executed by a oiiaL Pianos on Hire. 7070



Wante:!. irrANTED -Two-TINSMITHS and V\ PLUMBERS. None but prac tical men need apply. J. Hyde, Ashbur ton Tin Manufactory, Moore street. 614 d ANTED A Reaper and Binder. MAN to Drive a Wages, £2 10s per week. Must have a little knowledge of Harvesting. Apply ANDREW GIBSON, 605 d Hinds. WANTED, a SITUATION, by a Married Couple on a farm or sta tion. Man can do Carpentering work and woman to act as Cook and Laundress. Apply for address, Office of this Paper. WA N T E D—FLEECE-PICKERS, WOOL-ROLLERS, and a few ROUSEABOUTS. C. H. Dow ding, Manager. 599 d



■^TANTED— TENDERS for CART ING a quantity of Wheat to Chertsey. Threshing to commence Ist February. Tenders to be sent in by 21st instant. 576 d ROBERTS & WINTER. ANTED KNOWN-Lost, an EaR DROP, on New Year’s Day. Finder will be rewarded by applying at Guardian Office. 606 d inTTANTED KNOWN—If you want to \ \ Grow a splendid crop of Turnips, Purchase some of Mayo’s Bonedust. —Address F. Mayo, Harastead Mills. ■\TTANTED' KNOWN—That Robert \ V 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—Every descrip tion of Plain and Fancy P'inting executed on the shortest notice, at the Guadian Office, next Matson, Cox, an d Co. ’a, West street. Special Advertisements-



Q ATEN SHEAF CHAFF. £3 per Ton. AT THE ALBERT STEAM FLOUR MILLS. 590 d CHAFF CUT AT THE ALBERT STEAM FLOUR MILLS At 10s per ton. 612 d HENRY BOWERS. THE undersigned will be prepared, during the coming season, to supply the following articles at the lowest rates:— REAPERS and BINDERS EXTRAS for DO. BINDING WIRE CORN SACKS TURNIP and RAPE SEEDS PLOUGH SHARES And all kinds of Agricultural Imple ments. FREDK PAVITT, Corn Merchant, &c., Ashburton. Agent for John Anderson, Canterbury Foundry, Christchurch; Geo. Booth and Sons, Importers of Agricultural Imple ments, Christchurch; and Agent for the United Insurance Company. 150 d



Stationery. LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS LETTER, INVOICE, and MEMO RANDUM BOOKS, in various sizes and bindings ENVELOPES, 6s 6d per 1,000, cash NOTE PAPER, Five Quires for Is, and upwards ACCOUNT BOOKS made to order TOYS and FANCY GOODS in great variety. H. M. JONES, EAST ST. & BARING SQUARE. 293 d



The best value for ready MONEY IS THB MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING MANUFACTURED BY THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Eactory, "Which can be purchased at their Retail Branches all over New Zealand. A SINGLE GARMENT AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. Thousands of discerning customers testify that the New Zealand Clothing Factory’s Garments are the very best for ready money. Ashburton Branch : East Street. W. SPARROW, 692 c Branch Manager.



John Meech, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, &0., BURNETT STREET, Opposite the Mail Office. Easy Chairs, Couches, English and American Chairs, Single and Double Iron and Wood Bedsteads. All kinds of Carpeting, Matting, and Oilcloth. A large assortment of Repps nd 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. All work guaranteed and completed at the shortest notice. Furniture exchanged, and highest prices given for second-hand Furniture. Note the address—Cheapest House in Ashburton, opposite Mail Office, Burnett treet 316 c Christmas Presents AND NEW YEAR’S GIFTS. JUST Received, a Choice Assortment of Christmas and New Year Cards, Dolls, Humming Tops, and Shell Goods in great variety. Letts’ Diaries for 1882 ; Family Reader (div. 42); Boys’ Standard (new series) ; Latest Novelties in Pipes, F. CLARK, Hairdresser and Tobacconist, ' Montgomery’s Buildings. 319 d



Special Advertisements. 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, Con certinas, Flutes, Violins, Mouth Organs, and Toys of every description, direct from Home. Haircutting, Shaving and Shampooing. EAST STREET ASHBURTON. 257a* jq- IS LORDSHIP’S LARDER. THE ONLY ESTABLISHMENT IN THE WORLD WHERE A GRILLED CHOP OR STEAK, AND A GLASS OF BASS’ ENGLISH Can be obtained



FOR ONE SHILLING. THE BEST MENU TO CHOOSE FROM IN CHRISTCHUBCH, Unequalled Accommodation for Ladies. Dinners, Banquets, Ball Suppers, Wedding Breakfasts, and Picnics pro vided for, in the very best possible style. W. H. MESSENGER, 360 d Purveyor. CHEAP BOOTS. CHEAP BOOTS. The Undersigned wishes to draw the attention of the public to his well-selected stock of BOOTS AND SHOES, which he is disposing of at a ridiculously low price for cash. All orders entrusted to him executed by the best of tradesmen on the premises. Repairs promptly attended to. Note the Address—o. HAWKINS, East street, Ashburton ; and Tinwald. 998 c



IN the District Court of Ashburton, Holden at Ashburton. In the matter of the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, and the several Acts amending the same, and of the bankruptcy of JAMES MUTCH, of Ashburton, a debtor. This is to notify that at the first meeting of the creditors of the above named debtor, held this day at the District Court-house, Ashburton, William Hickley Gundey, of Ashburton afore said, estate agent, was; duly elected creditors’ trustee of the estate and effects of the said debtor, and that the said William Hickley Gundry has this day signified to me in writing his acceptance of the said office. Dated this 12th day of January, 1882. MOUNT SOMERS AGENCY. Mr W. H. Puddicombe is authorised to collect money and transact all business in connection with The Ashbtteton Guardian in the Mount Somers and Alford Forest districts. W. MARTIN, Clerk to the Court. O T I 0 E



TO SUBSCRIBERS Subscribers to this Journal are requested to communicate with the Proprietor when any delays or omissions in the Delivery of this Paper occur. BAYING ASHBURTON. Will on Saturday, December 3, commence A GREAT CLEARING SALE Of their new and well-selected Stock of 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. The Shop To Let. The Fixtures, Fit tings, &c., For Sale. GIVING UP BUSINESS. EVERETT BROS.



Holloway’s Ointment and Pills.— Diseases of the Bowels.;—A remedy, which has been tested and provejl in a thousand dif ferent ways, capable of oradicting poisonous taints from ulcers and heating them up, merits a trial of its capacity for e corruptions from the bi Holloway’s Ointment repc men a rash appears, am alvine irritability subsides vative, this unguent draws jctracting the inlernal wels. On rubbing atedly on the abdo as if thickens the Acting as a deri to the surface, re leases the tender intestine 5 from all acrid mat ters, and prevents inflammation, dysentery, and piles, for which blistering 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 derivative, yet, per fectly painless powers.—[Advt.]



Attempted Suicide.— Alexander Mur ray, the landlord of the Crown Hotel, Lyttelton, attempted to commit suicide yesterday, by cutting his arm with a razor. He was found up in a kind of loft, with large pools of blood round him, and after two hours, owing to Dr Rouse’s exertions, he partially recovered, and is now out of danger. He attributes the rash act to despondency owing to money matters. .