SHIPPING.

J>ORT OP LYTTELTON. Arrived. Yesterday. Saucy Lass, schooner, from Pelorus Sound. To-day. Grafton, s.s., from Timaru. Sailed. Yesterday. Hawea, s.s., for Port Chalmers. Mahinapua, s.s., for Wellington and West Coast porta. Sorrento, a. a., for Port Chalmers. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, Yesterday. Arrived —Mary Evans, from Newcastle; Kate McGregor, from Raratonga ; Vision, from Lyttelton ; Tauranga, from Roto mahana ; Southern Cross, from Norfolk Island. Greymouth, Yesterday. - Arrived—-Jessie Nieol, from Dunedin. Sailed—Meet wing, for Manukau ; Mur ray, for the North ; Colonist, for Waitara. Timaru, Yesterday. Arrived— Beautiful Star, from Dune din ; Grafton, from Oamaru ; Sea Toller, barque, from Wellington. Dunedin, To-day, Arrived Beautiful Star, s. s., from Timaru.

DAILY MEMORANDA.

AUOTION SALES 1 uesday, November 21. Matson, Cox and Co., at the Tinwald Yards —Stock. Saturday, November 25. Mr Alfred Harrison, at the yards— Horses, Pigs, Produce, &c.; 12 noon. Mr Alfred Harrison, at his rooms—Unre deemed Pledges ; 2 p.m. 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, ; 11.30 a.m. Mr T. Bullock, at the Bazaar —Horses ; 1.30 p.m. Tuesday, November 28. R. Wilkin and Co., at the Canterbury Wool Stores —Wool Sale; 11 a. m. Saturday, December 2. ’ Mr, T. Bullock, at the Bazaar, Burnett street —Landed Property ; 1 o’clock. MEETINGS, AMUSEMENTS, &c Wednesday, November 22 Ashburton Racing Club Spring Meeting. First Day. First xace at 1 p.m. Thursday, November 23. Agricultural and Pastoral Association— Annual Show ° Friday, November 24. T Somerset Lodge, Monthly Meeting, n the Masonic Hall, Tanored'street, 7.30. Monday, November 27. Borough Council, at Borough Council Chambers, at 7 o’clock. Wednesday, November 29. County Council, at the County Council Chambers, at 11 o’clock. Saturday, December 2. - Wakanui Road Board—Monthly Meeting, Road Board Office, Moore street Tuesday, December 5. Ashburton Permanent Building and In vestment Society, Monthly Meeting, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas, et Prevalebit. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1882. The Problem of Democracy.

The pioblem of democracy has re ceived, notwithstanding all the hot political discussions of English people at Home and in the colonies, very little thoughtful consideration. Perhaps this has been mainly because the steady growth of the democratic principle is regarded with bitter hostility, disguised or undisguised, by one class, and hailed with unbounded enthusiasm, or, at the least, with complete satisfaction by another section of the community. As to the fact of the enormous growth of democracy in the politics of to-day, there can be no question whatever. More than two centuries ago, Spinosa, the deepest philosopher of his time, asserted that in every country in Europe there was a tendency towards demo cracy ; but probably he himself scarcely foresaw how completely his words would become true. The Sultan, the Pope, and the Czar at the beginning of this century were looked on as despotic monarchs. |To-day the Sultan, bereft of half his dominions, only owning a foot of territory in Europe, through the mutual jealousies of the Continental powers, and himself the puppet of the Ulema of Constantinople, has less of personal freedom than an English rail way navvy ; the Pope is landless out of Rome, and according to his own ac count, is a prisoner in the Vatican, liable to be insulted or stoned if he leaves his home ; and the Autocrat of all the Russias is so beset with the Nihilists that he has to get away from St. Petersburg under false pretences, and be (crowned in a cellar, so the scoffers say, in some unknown place in

Moscow. France is a republic, Spain has been one lately, and may be again any day; and in Germany even the strong-minded Bismarck is bearded in his Parliament by an overwhelming majority, who dispute both his powers and his master’s to violate the constitu tion. Who, that knows anything of history, can doubt of the enormous strides democracy has been making? The question for philosophical states men to consider is this : The power of democracy is overwhelming, but what is there to guarantee that that power shall be used rightly? Aristotle’s scheme of a good government, which has been adopted as an ideal ever since his time, was that of one which should be for the advantage of every class in the community. But the difficulty about the popular governments of to-day, if not in Great Britain, cer tainly in the Australasian colonies, is this, that the proletariat class, the working men, the masses, or the multi tude, by whatever name they may be called, have practically unlimited power, if they only chose to exercise it, and yet that they have every inducement to exercise that power for their own special advantage and to the detriment of the moneyed andjanded classes in the com munity, which should equitably possess equal rights with their own. We do not blame the democratic working men much for this. Experience has proved that kings, aristocracies, and peoples alike make a bad use of power as soon as that power becomes absolute. A despotism under Louis XIV. of France, an oligarchy under the Council of Ten at Venice, and a democracy under the Convention and the Reign of Terrror are scarcely types of Government which an Englishman now would admire. To provide against such evils as these the English Constitution, which has served as the model for the Govern ments of her colonies, was based on a complete system of checks by the three Estates of the realm— King, Lords, and Commons —upon the encroachments of any one of the three upon the rights of either of the other two. In the case of the two first the check was likely, in a free country, very soon to be effective. The masses in the last resort could extort all their rights by a revolution, and their numbers would be irresistible. But sup posing the masses themselves to get the upper hand, who is to stop them from abusing their power ? _ In Eng it has not yet come to that; it has in some of the colonies, and probably will in all before long. Victoria has been the first among the group to which this colony belongs to experience the despotism of a democracy. New Zea land will probably be the next. If the powers of the Governor, moneyed, landed, and learned class, and “ work ing men” be all three equal, surely it is an encroachmenton the rightsofthe second of these when the mere possession of property, no matter to what extent, is made penal. When, for instance, a Bill is brought forward for the express purpose of “ bursting-up the large estates,” and a scale of taxation on on property, not uniform, but gradu ated, is imposed on those who have large possessions, the ques tion naturally comes from every right-minded man, if property has duties, which it certainly has, surely it has also rights ? So also with regard to the lawful rights of that House of the Legislature which is supposed to represent, and was actually intended to represent the rights of property, the Upper House. Twice, at any rate in Victoria, the attempt has been made to render the Legislative Council practically a nonentity. On the first occasion, in 1868, there was a legislative deadlock, payments to all the creditors of the Government were sus pended for ten months, and the whole machinery of the legislature thrown into confusion—because the Upper House had thrown out a Bill granting to Lady Darling, the Gover nor’s wife, as a bribe to her husband to favor the party of the majority in the Assembly. It was not pretended by any one that the estimable but common, place lady who was to be the nominal receiver of the gift, had done any special service to the State. Yet, in this case, sectional animosity in the colony was so intense that even the very forms desired for keeping each of the estates of the realm in its just posi tion, were directed so as to serve an exactly opposite end, and this Bill for giving a bribe to the Governor, in order that its passing might be assured, was tacked on to the Appropriation Bill for the year, so that there might be no dis cussion in the Upper House as to its propriety. A similar attempt might at any time be made in New Zealand; only hitherto fortunately, from various causes, the majority in the popular House have better preserved their sobriety of mind, or been better kept in check than their brethren in the sister colony. Yet there have been plenty of signs of tendencies in a similar direction. Sir George Grey last session proposed to render the Legislative Council powerless by making it necessary, in case of any difference of opinion from the House of Representatives, to refer 'the matter to a plebiscite, obviously an appeal to one estate of the realm at the expense of the other two. Bills for bursting up the large estates of the colony, and for a progressive land tax have been often talked about and urged, and will probably before long be generally supposed to be within the range of practical politics. And if it should be the will of the “ Liberal ” party to agree to the proposal of a pro gressive land tax, how long could it be successfully opposed, right or wrong ? The landless many are the majority, and the majority are all-powerful. To assert, as is often done, that the mino rity must bow to the majority, is a sound enough principle if the majority and minority belong to a homogeneous body, not otherwise. In a mixed com munity of men and horses, were such a thing possible—as it actually is on a squatter’s run—and the horses in a majority, the vote would certainly be for unlimited oats and very limited work. The human minority might think differently, but not like to give way, perhaps ought not.

A she chiton Rifles.— The monthly in spection parade of the Ashburton rifles is ordered for Tuesday evening. The “ Prohibited ” One. —ln the case heard yesterday at the II.M. Court against a local publican, and reported in last night’s issue, the prohibited person re ferred to was Henry Dudley and not J. Dudley.

Tenders.—Mr R. Bird invite? tenders for building a five-roomed house.. The Pokbno Shooting Case,—Albert Edward Lang has been committed for trial on a charge of having attempted to mur der his father and of attempting suicide. The Minister for Public Works.— The Hon. Mr Johnston is being depu tationised to death down south. Nearly half a dozen deputations waited upon him yesterday at Dunedin.

Cricket.—The match Auckland Eleven v. Ashburton Fifteen is announced in our advertising columns. A band will play selections on the ground at intervals during the day. Baptist.—The Rev. 0. Dallaston, who is to preach at the Town Hall morning and evening to-morrow, is one of the moat popu lar ministers of the Baptist body in New Zealand. It is anticipated that large con gregations will be present at both services, and every possible arrangement is being made to secure the comfort of attendants. A Handy Map. —We have received from the General Survey Office at Wel lington a very neatly got up little map of New Zealand. It is a photo-lithograph, and printed on the same sheet is a short geographical account of the Britain of the South, it population, imports and exports, live stock returns, agricultural returns, Crown, private, and rative lands returns, etc.

A Settler’s Fate. A few days ago a settler living at Orepuki, near Invercar gill, named John Stewart, left that place for Riverton, and had not since been hoard of. He was last seen on a bridge over the Apirima river, and as it was feared he had fallen in search parties went put, with the result that his body was found yesterday a short distance below the bridge.

Church Anniversary.—The Rev. C. Sharp, of Timaru, is announced to con duct the anniversary services at the Primitive Methodist Church to-morrow. Mr Sharp was at one time stationed in Ashburton, and many of his old friends will be pleased with an opportunity of once more hearing his familiar voice. The annual tea and public meeting will take place on the following Thursday. Tub Longbeach Sale. Thursday's sale realised a trifle over L 6,600. Yes terday the thoroughbred entires, thorough bred mares and fillies, draught entires, etc., were sold, and some fancy prices were realised. The total amount realised by this mammoth sale up to Thursday night amounts to L 32,324 7s 3d. The sale was expected to finish this evening.

Presentation to Mr Mao Andrew.’— Mr James Macandrew addressed his consti tuents last night at Port Chalmers. There were 200 persons present. Mr Macandrew spoke strongly against the policy of the Roads and Bridges Construction Act, and praised Mr Montgomery’s conduct as leader of the Opposition. A vote of con fidence was carried unanimously. After wards, at the Provincial Hotel, a number of his constituents presented him with a gold watch. Oamaru A.landP. Show.—This year’s show has been a very good one at Oamaru. Mr Menlove takes the shorthorn cup, Mr McMaster the cup for merinos, the Hon. M. Holmes the cup for Lincoln sheep, the New Zealand and A. L. Co. the cup for Leicester®, Messrs Reid and Gray, the cup for agricultural implements, Mr A. Murdoch the cup for grain (growers only), Messrs Connell and Flowers the cup for seeds, and F. H. Townsend the cup for grain (dealers only). Mr Menlove takes the cup for draught horses.

Fraudulent Bankruptcy.—ln th® District Court, Timaru, yesterday, Judge Ward ordered a bankrupt named William Halstead to be prosecuted for fraudulent bankruptcy. Some inculpatory evidence was furnished by a number of receipts produced by the bankrupt, purporting to be for stock sold to his son in different years since 1876, and three of which were dated as wide apart as 1876 and 1881. It was pointed out that they were written on the same kind of paper, and two of the differing by two and a naif years on pieces of paper shown to be corresponding halves of one sheet of note paper. Two other receipts, dated on different years, were written on leaves torn out of a copy book, the torn edges plainly showing that they wrre torn out together. One of the receipts again was dated 1881, but it was stamped with one of the new revenue stamps that were not issued till this year.

Only a Difference of Sex. Au amus ing incident varied the monotony of the Hyperion Combination Company’s exis tence at Bulls a few days ago. “It is (says the Chronicle) the custom of this com pany to photograph every town they visit, and add the slide to the collection shown by their dissolving views. Accordingly, while Mr Harry Power was lecturing, a view was displayed which, according to the programme before him, ought to have been Cowes in the Isle of Wight. The lecturer proceeded of course to describe the beauties of this fashionable watering place in glowing terms ; but the astonish ment’of the good people of Bulls may be imagined when they saw before their eyes a counterfeit presentment of Munroe's store and Dalziell’s hotel, in their own township ! Mr Power soon found out that the local slide had been interpolated, and with admirable sang froid remarked to the audience that it couldn’t much matter whether it was Bulls or Cowes —it was only a difference of sex. So he got out of the difficulty with fly ng colors. Just so, and if the mistake was an acciden tal one, Mr Power is deserving of great kudos, but was it accidental? “Oh,what a wicked wicked world this is," as Deacon Skinner in “ Struck Oil,” says. The Maori Difficulty. Nothing authentic has yet 'transpired (says the Wellington correspondent of the Press ) relative to the Ministerial programme touching Northern Native affairs, but it is known that a voluminous telegraphic cor respondence is passing between Mr Bryce and his colleagues, and it is pretty certain that his plans are in full swing. Accord ing to a te'egram received yesterday by the Premier, Mr Bryce has written a letter to Wahanui, but when the messenger arrived with the letter it was ascertained that Wahanui had gone to Mokau to attend the funeral of a sister who recently died there. Accordingly the letter was sent after him by a special native courier. The contents of the letter are not officially disclosed, but it is rumored Mr Bryce has distinctly warned Wahanui of the disin clination of the Government to permit a longer continuance of the pretence of a divided authority, and of the determina tion neither to recognise it in any way, nor permit it to stand in the way of progress and settlement. Tawhiao would only be recognised as a leading chief and first among the Maori chiefs, but in no sense possessing any authority at all co ordinate with that of the Qu.en or Government. An amnesty for past political offences would bo granted, and native rights in land would be respected as those of the Europeans, but no longer must murderers be harbored and sheltered, nor will native customs be allowed to impede the advance ment of railways and other works, or the sale of land if native owners desire to do so. I hear that a very earnest caution is conveyed in the most explicit terms, but of course I can’t vouch lor more than the general spirit of it. It is generally antici pated that Kingism will now break up fioally, being now at the last gasp, as the natives evidently begin to see what an utter farce it is and how disadvantageous to themselves, while at the came time they like and esteem Tawhiao personally in spite of his unfortunate failing. I fancy the Northern native difficulty is on the eve of a permanent satisfactory settle ment.

Doo Collars.'-— -The County Council and the Borough Council invite tenders for new dqg> collars, and re-badging old otjes, for ; 1883. J United Grand Temperance Demon stration. —A. meeting of delegates is called for M onday evening, 30tH inst., 7.30, when a large attendance is lie quested. 1 / Aurora Australis. Last evening a very beautiful aurora was witnessed in the southern sky. The colors were very bright, and lit up the sky with marked brilliancy. Archdeacon Harris. Archdeacon Harris will preach at the Hinds school room to-morrow in the morning, at Tin wald in the afternoon at 3,' and in the evening at St Stephen’s Church at 6.30. The Case op the Boy Webb. —About L3OO is the total amount so far collected for the boy Webb, who lost both legs as the result of exposure to the snow on the Otago ranges. It will be invested to bring in an annuity for his benefit. New Roman Catholic Church.— The ceremony of dedication pf the church of the “ Holy Name of Jesus” is fixed for Sunday, December 10th. The dedication ceremony will be performed by Bishop Redwood. Mozart’s “ Twelfth Mass ” will be rendered b> a united choir, under the directorship of Mr H. Oates. Bishop Redwood will preach. Fancy Fair. —We hear that it is the intention of a number of ladies to hold a fancy garden fair during next month for the purpose of raising funds to liquidate an old debt on the Parish Church of St. •Stephen’s. The grounds at Dr Trevor’s residence have, we believe, been kindly placed by him at the disposal of the pro moters.

Ashburton A. and P. Show. —The fifth annual show in connection with the the Ashburton A. and P. Association will take place on the 23rd inst. All exhibits must be on the ground before 9 a.m. The admission will be half a crown from 10 to 12 o’clock, and one shilling after 12. The dinner in the evening is fixed for 7 at Quill’s hotel.

Memoranda. —Messrs Tucker, Restell and Co. have a notification elsewhere re specting Old Lambton Coal.—Mr T. Bul lock will sell three cottages on reserve 1690 on Saturday, December 2nd, and at same time offer lease of reserve for five years. —Mr J. P. Jenkins, greengrocer, etc., opens to-night in Tancred street.— Mr T. Bullock notifies his Saturday sales will commence in future at 1 p.m., in stead of I.3o.—Person* are cautioned against permitting gorse to spread from their properties on roads in Mount Hutt Road Board district.—Something about the “ Ashburton Seance ” will be found in another column. Dramatic. —We are glad to see Mr W llmott and his clever little compmy back again. They have returned to pro vide us with amusement during the race and show week. They open on Tuesday in “ Aurora Flo d,” the dramatised ver sion of Miss Braddon’s famous novel, and the programme will wind-up with the screaming farce of the “ Lively Jockey. ” The company will also put upon the boards “ Struck Oil ”(by special request), “ East Lynne,” “ All that glitters is not gold,” “ The young widow,” etc. We mention that during the past day or two the company have been busying themselves in rehearsing the new pieces and painting new scenery, some of which, we understand it is Mr Willmott's intention to leave be hind him, and this will be a boon to other performers, as the scenes are very nicely got-up. Spring Flower Show.—A meeting of persona interested in getting up a spring flower show in Ashburton was held last evening at Messrs Poyntz and 00. ’s offices. It was resolved, after discussion, that a show be held on the 30th of Decem ber, and those present formed themeslves into a committee to carry out the arrange ments in connection with the same. It was then resolved that the entry fee for exhibits should be one shilling for the first and sixpence for every subsequent exhibit. That is if an exhibitor enters half a dozen exhibits he will be charged a shilling for the first but only sixpence each for the remainder. As some people appear to be laboring under the impression that the promoters of the spring flower show are acting in antagonism to the Horticultural Society, it may be as well to state that so far from this being the case the two bodies are on the most friendly terms, and although the Horti cultur 1 Society has nothing whatever to do with the proposed spring show it looks favorably on the project. There is no “ split in the camp.” Holloway’s Ointment and Pills combine both sanitive and sanative powers in a high degree—by the former term is understood the? r ability to preserve health, by the latter their capability to restore health. With these reme dies at hand no invalid need be at fault to guide himself or herself safely through the many trials to which everyone is subjected during our long and ofttimes inclement winters. Coughs, colds, ulcerated throats, diptheria, whooping cough, can be successfully treated by well rubbing this Ointment upon the chest, and by taking the Pills. During damp foggy weatherasthmaticalsufierers will experience the utmost possible relief from the inunction of the ointment on all tender chested persons will save endless misery by adopting this treatment.—[Advt.]

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

ASHBURTON.—To-day. (Before His Worship the Mayor and Mr R Alcorn, J.P.) A Madman. —Willian Hansen, a foreigner of wild appearance, was charged with doing malicious injury to property. —Joseph Clark, grain merchant, Tinwald and Ashburton, deposed that the defen dant visited his place yesterday at Tin wald and smashed a large pane of glass.' He rushed into the house, and frightened witness’ daughters by his wild conduct. Witness secured him in the paddock by the house. He was not drunk, but very excited. He did not ask for anything, or explain his conduct in any way. Defen dant had nothing to say in answer to the charge. Sergeant Felton suggested that the man, who is evidently out of his mind, should be remanded for a few days, in order that enquiries might be made re specting him. Remanded accordingly. Alleged Larceny of Ikon.—James Taylor was charged with stealing eight sheets of corrugated iron, valued at 365, the property of Messrs Muir and Reid, contractors, of Ashburton.—Mr Branson appeared for accused who pleaded not guilty.—Win. Reid, one of the prosecu tors, stated that he was a member of the firm of Muir and Reid. In the month of August.last the firm had a con tract on the Alford Forest road. About the 16th of that month they missed six she ts of iron, and next morning two more were gone. The iron was of the “ Owl ” brand, and the value 365. Four sheets were sft lengths and four 7ft lengths. The iron was obtained from Tucker and Reatell, who were unable to supply more of the same brand, and no more of the “ Owl ” iron could be got in Ashburton. The iron produced (here the witness examined the sheets minutely) had had all the brands disfigured, ireveral sheets had been painted on the wrong side, and the brands thus obliterated. Witness could swear to the iron produced as being their own. It appeared as if it had been placed underground. Witness saw the iron at Taylor’s place yesterday. It was covered with soil. Taylor lived on the Alford Forest road, about a quar ter of a mile from where the iron was taken. No other “ Owl ” brand iron could be obtained in Ashburton, neither could it be had in Christchurch. Witness would swear the iron in Court was the property of the Arm.—Mr Branson said

the witness ?was v&y positive as to the “Owl ” brand iron'being unobtainable in Ashburton—would be surprised to hear that jfo iSmith/'COmmission agent, sold it I —The he would swear this eight sheets in question were not-, pro iouted from Mr- Smith,—Mr ti.iuson : yoilPiare the hardest swearer, with one exception, 1 ever met.—Mr Muir, the other partner in and 'then examined. He would swear,to, the 1 sheets of iron produced being of the sstae brand and sizes as those stolon from the' Alford- FeresMWad, but would: not swear positively to the sheets shown being the identical ones that were stolen, and neither would he swear that ” Owl ” brand iron was unobtainable in Ashburton. They got eight sheets of “ Owl ” iron from Tucker and Restell, and they were unable, on account of their own supply running short, to get any more in Ashburton.—Mr Bran son : How do you know that?—The wit ness said that Tucker and Restell had told him so.—Mr Branson objected to hearsay evidence. —Constable Hicks deposed to arresting accused on the charge yesterday. Found the eight sheets of iron produced lying at his place. There was a hole near big enough to contain them. Witness re moved the paint from the iron in orfler to see the brand. Accused said he; had bought the iron from Mr Smith.—Wil liam Smith, commission agent, deposed that he had sold some 30 sheets of iron to accused but could not remember the brands. After some further evidence, Mr Branson addressed the Bench on be half of his client, urging strongly that there was no evidence to convict but Mr Reid’s, and as Mr Smith might have sold

the iron produced to the accused amongst the 30 sheets referred to, there was really no proof of larceny having been, com mitted. If such evidence was held suffi cient to warrant conviction then every man’s liberty was in jeopardy. -“The Bench said that the evidence was’very much against the accused, but as it was just possible that he had obtained the iron in a legitimate way they would give him the benefit of the doubt, and the case would be dismissed.—Mr Branson made application for the irpn.todie giyen up to the accused, and he leftrthe COuVt.

THE AUCKLAND CRICKET TEAM.

[“Lyttelton Times.”] The following is a sketch of the capa bilities of the Auckland cricketers, which will be some clue to their prospects when they, meet the. strong el4v®£l Canterbury will be able to put in the field. On paper it will be found to be a remarkably good team. Only three of the team came down on the famous trip of 1873 : Arneill —A good bat, and a deter mined hitter ; fine change bowler, and a sure field. Blair.— Lately from Victoria, having been : ore6f-tbe'South Helb6u#ne Eleven some seasons ago; is a fipp,,bat, his cuttingbeing first-dais ; cari be relied on fora score, and is.a good field. : Buckland. j —Well khbvttl aa an old and experienced cricketer ; a yery.good bowler and fine bat and fielii ; / vi-ltfed Dunedin with the Auckland team in 1873 ; was, in fact, the promoter of the last trip through New Zealand.

Barton, G., hails from ‘ Wanganui, where, it will be recollected, he won the match for Wanganui against the last Aus tralian Eleven, making 44 runs at a criti-’ cal period of the game ; a really fine bat, being considered by the Australians one of the best men they met during their tour in New Zealand ; is a fine field. Dufaur. —A good bat and field, and fair change bowler; a brother of Mr Dufaur who visited Dunedin in 1873, Gill, J. G. —An importation from Vic toria, and considered to be the best bow ler in Auckland. Is of medium pace, and makes great pace from , the pitch ; did some splendid bowling in the recent trial match, his average being six,''wickets for four runs ; is likely to prove destructive if the ground is fast. Lankhau. —A rising player; a fine bowler, bat, and field. O’Brien. —Good bat and field, with a splendid return. Robinson. —Best all round man in the team, and will most likely be captain. He visited Dunedin in 1873. »•' Tkstro, —Splendid bat—the. Barlow of the team —and invariably ’adores,- being a most difficult wicket to get; made large scores recently. Yates. —Fine bat and bowler ; one of the team in 1873; possesses a thorough knowledge of the game, and is a cricketer of old standing and reputation. Of Gardiner, the twelth man, we know nothing. In Dunedin .the /Aucklanders meet a team drawn from a small, and that the weakest, section of the local players, and the eleven will contain about one good bowler, C. Frith, and one decent bat, Harris. The result, therefore, does not want much prophesying. As far as we can see at present, Canterbury is the only place likely to hold its own, and ‘with the memory of the defeat in 1873 still fresh and keen, we sincerely hope burcricketers will strain every nerve to reverse the positions. ;

CABLE NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN.

[reuter’s telbqra'ms—copyright.] Earthquake. Melbourne, Yesterday. A shock of earthquake was felt over the greater portion of this colony last night. Kauri Sales. Messrs C-S. Ross and. Co.-, of this city, sold a cargo of kauri timber, ex Alceslis, by auction to-day, at the fol lowing average prices per 100 ft super.: —Hewn logs, 16 s qd ! ; sawn flitches, 17s 6d; sawn boards,, iin., 20s; do., in to 3 in, 21s; T. and G, floor ing, 6 x 9s qd ; d0.,f4 x 6d; do., 4 x 1,5 s 6d. The market is dull. Cricket. The Hon. Ivo Bligh’s English Eleven commenced a match to-day against an eleven of Victoria. The weather was very fine and favorable for the match. A large number of specta tors visited the ground during the day. Great interest is being taken in the contest. The Englishkien went in first to the wickets, and remained in till late in the afternoon, when the last wicket fell for a total of 273. The following are the-scores : G. B.' Studd, b, 1; Bates, c, 44; C. T. Studd, b, 56 ; Bar low, b, 44 ; A. G. Steel, b, 2 ; Barnes, c, 8; W. W. Read, b, 1 ; E. F. S. Tylecote, stumped, 37; C. F. H. Les lie, not out, 57 ; G. F. Vernon, b, 9; Morley, b, to; extras, 4; total, 273. The Victorians, who commenced their first innings late in the afternoon, had lost two wickets when the stumps were drawn for the day for 16 runs. [Received Nov. 18, 1.45 p.ra.] Closed. Melbourne, To-day. The congress of the Church of Eng land, which has been sitting here since 1 Tuesday last, has now been closed. ' Saved from the Wreck. Private telegrams report that 600 tons of cargo, partly in good condition, have been saved from the wreck of the 1 steamship Gulf of Finland at Jebbue ! Zoogfl (?), in the Red Sea. Wheat and Plour. 1 Adelaide, Yesterday. has fallen 104 s xid. The,

market is quiet, and no business is doing. Town flour is: quoted at Liz 15s per ton, and country brands at Ln 7s 6d. Prices are nominal Cleared Out. Several farmers in the PekiUa [dis trict, of this colony have sold out and left for the Middle Island. South Australia. The South Australian Asso ciation are circulating large numbers of guide books and plans of that colony, and its agricultural advantages and prospects are exciting mdfeh A interest here. Another Strike. The Adelaide wharf lumpers have struck work, and it is feared that dis turbances may be caused by them. [Received Nov. 18, 1.45 p.m.] Prorogued- Adelaide, To-day. The South Australian Parliament has been prorogued to February 6th-next. Produce. ; Sydney, Yesterday. New Zealand wheat has; declined 4d per bushel during the week, and: is now quoted at 5s 4c!. New Zealand oats have fallen to 3s 4d, and maize to 43 3d. Sugar Company’s No. r pieces re main at L 35 per ton. Nothing New. Nothing further has transpired re garding the political crisis. Sir Henry Parkes left town this morning to see Lord Loftus at his Excellency’s country seat The Austral. The inquest on the bodies of the men who were drowned in the Austral has been adjourned until Monday next, the 20th inst. /

TELEGRAMS.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A Mercantile Man Horsewhipped. Auckland, To-day. C. K. M'Millan, nephew of Sir if illiam McArthur, and managing partner in the firm of McArthur and Co., here, was severely horsewhipped in Queen street to-day, by a man named Cornwell, who has been engaged in the island trade, and who, it is stated, the firm sold. up. Tender Accepted. Wellington, To-day. The tender of Messrs Murdoch and Rose for alterations to the Parliament buildings has been accepted at L9s6o. Mr Macandrew on the Coat of Government. , Dunedin, To-day. Mr Macandrew, in the course of hi* speech at Port Chalmers last night, said at present they were paying L 120,000 *■ year for Government purposes at-[Welling ton, a very large proportion of } which; might be saved under a simpler and more suitable system. Even in - the days of Provincialism the annual cost of the whole was under L 35,000. The Provincial Legislature of Otago, which was de nounced as most extravagant, was 'just as capable of managing the whole a&ira of New Zealand as was the General Assem bly, if, indeed, not more so. The same thing might be said of some other larger provinces. The total cost of Legislative Executive was aome.ls,ooo a year. He did not adduce this 8a any argument in favor of going back to Pro vincialism as it was ; although that would be infinitely preferable to the, present system. “ But I wish to show,” Mr Mao andrew said, “ that the mere question of expense would be no argument against our having more local legislatures in each island, which would relieve the Colonial Parliament of the greater portion of those functions which it has now assumed, and is in the nature of things unfitted to deal with, and which would thereby secure far greater efficiency and economy: ip the government of New Zealand. 'Depend upon it this question of local government is that to which above all others the> people of the colony should have theur thoughts and attention specially directed, and which they should set their minds seriously to consider. (Applause.) Tour Road Construction Bills, your County Amendment Acts et hoc genua-, ontne t introduced and dangled before .com time to time by the continuous. jty&Taatty, are but mere tinkering with the r jU bject. The leaning of the Ministry is e central, and under the present system it cannot well be otherwise. - T Nothing but the absolute renunciation by Colonial Par liament of any interference ‘j n the purely local affairs can meet th a circumstances of the case. '*T u# / c fancy V the high Court of Par ii ame nt Higgling for days over a fencing Bill. Of course there will.be j oca i jealousies, let the system of Go t /eminent > be ~whst it may, but our duty ; s to limit thelspbere of such jealouav ja> so t h a t they shall be least hurtful to the interests of the colony a/ } a whole. Why,Lifor ex ample, should Otago and Canterbury be deprived the benofit of direct steam communicati on with fi Ingland, if they are willing and, able to pay for *it % and it should b e for tl: ieir interest so to do benefits which would un doubtedly extend tliemselves to all New Zealand. Why should they be de prived of such benefits; simply because the people of Auckland object? Yefcjthis is one result of the system which w« desire to see altered. > m

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBERIB, 1882.



VTITANTED KNOWN—It is Mr Lan- W caster’s intention to extend his Bread Business, and ho wishes his cus tomers to know he has secured Mr Thomas Hicks to manage that branch. A Cart will be run with Bread alone, independent of the other Two Carts, which will con tinue to run as before. The name of Mr Hicks will be a sufficient guarantee that, tinder his management, Bread of unex ceptionable quality will bo turned out of the FREETRADE BAKERY, Bast street.—R. Lancaster, Proprietor. 240 S A L- E Great OF A LARGE SALVAGE STOCK OF FURNITURE! FURNITURE! Furniture ! Also, a large quantity of NEW and FURNI TURE-CHEAP. All kinds of Turnery, Carving, &c. Bedroom and Drawing-room Suites. John Meech, BURNETT STREET, Ashburton. ' Showrooms—Next Bullock’s Arcade Workshop—Next Mail- )ffice. The Smith Organ, Made expressly for churches, very strong and plain case, twenty stop*, ‘octave couplers, grand swell, twenty-nine pedal notes of two registers (equal to fifty-eight notes), double exhausting bellows (to blow by hand for full power, but a font lever can be used for the soft organ). Altogether a complete powerful church organ at a comparative small cost, and combining the stops and swells of the pipe organ costing four times the amount. Any ordinary player can use this organ. Guaranteed for five years. These organs are imported at special low prices for churches, and sold on terms to suit customers. Organs exchanged if not Satisfactory. Further particulars from H. J. WEEKS, MUSIC SELLER, ASHBURTON. Agent for 0. Begg & Co. Importers. Matchmakers , itIEWEUERS, is BH—CH, i The Celebrated American Waltham batches, in sterling hunting cases, from £BTOs; N.B.—None genuine unless on • raved “ Waltham, Mass.” on movement. Rotherham’s Celebrated English Levers, ffomfSlfa. All Watches Examined, Timed, and iiuaranteed Two Years



Wanted WANTED— A General SERVANT, Apply Mrs Parkin, Moore street n4 ANTED EVERYBODY to know that Hayes and Co.’s is the Cheapest House in Town for CLOTHING and DRAPERY, an 12 WANTED— The Ladies of Ashburton to inspect my Large and Well selected Stock ofFANCY STATIONERY, BOOKS, NEW MUSIC, Etc., all at Dunedin prices. GEO, F. HENRY, an 6 Saunders’ Buildings. XS7ANTED KNOWN—That Robert V\ Elston, Burnett street, Ashbur ton, having procured the newest appara tus is prepared to Sweep Chimneys at very low rales. Any orders left at the .Town Hall will receive prompt attention. 760 c Special Advertisements. rjYRY THE NEW ZEALAND Clothing Factory For every article of MEN’S, YOUTHS’ AND BOYS’ CLOTHING, SHIPPING AND TRAVELLING , OUTFITS; Also for CHOICE NEW GOODS In HATS,' HOSIERY, SHIRTS, TIES, PORTMANTEAUX, RUGS, BLANKETS, &c. HIGHEST AWARD AND SPECIAL HONORARY MENTION At DUNEDIN INDUSTRIAL EXHI BITION ; Also, TWO PRIZE MEDALS AND SPECIAL CERTIFICATE Awarded at CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION. Seventeen Retail Branches now open in the Colony.



A SINGLE ARTICLE AT THE WHOLESALE PRICE. Ashburton Branch: EAS T STREET. W. SPARROW, Manager. s!9 Bibles, church services and PRAYER-BOOKS. YMNS (Ancient and Modern), Wes leyan and Presbyterian HYMN BOOKS. (Scraps and so hap albums, Photog r aph and Pocket Albums. < CRICKETING MATERIAL— jj Gloves, Footballs, etc. FIR SCREENS, Stove Ornaments, 3k>ld and Silver Shaviogs. MELOPUONES. MELOPHONES.— The newest and most wonderful Musical Instrument before the public— far surpassing the Orguinette in Utility, Sweetness Tone, and Price. Any child can play it. ITIHB PICTORIAL HISTORY OF -L THE WOKLD, just issued by the National Publishing Company of America, Contains a vast amount of information, admirably printeo, profusely illustrated, and handsomely bound. Subscribers wanted. 'account books— J\_ Various Sizes and Descriptions. C H O O L BOOKS And Requisites. "VT OTE PAPER, Jci Various Sizes and Qualities. OOOLSCAP AND ACCOUNT SALES r p \ per,. N V E ij O E S, iPj Business, Official, and Fancy. T" OYS, FANCY GOODS, CREWEL WOOLS. CLATES, INKS, PENCILS, PENS, &0.,&c. PIANOS, HARMOBi 'IMS, ORGANS AND MUSIC. EL. M. Jones, BURNETT ST. & BARING SQUARE. Bookbinding Executed in All Branches. FUST RECEIVED —ex ‘‘Thorne’' (from London) —a splendid selection of FANCY GOODS, comprising—Writing Desks and Cases, Workboxes (rosewood, walnut, and mahogany), Blotting Pads (papier mache), Fancy Inkstands, Photo graphic and Scrap Albums (at all prices). Purses, Portmonnaos, Ladies’ and Gents’ Spring Card Cases (pearl and Morocco leather), Pencil Oases, Stationery Racks, Ink (large and small jars), School Books, and Stationery of every description. A large stock of Cricket e- s’Materials of every kind. Children’s Balls, Dolls, Toys, &c. ANDREWES BROS., Booksellers, Stationers, &0., East street south, Ashburton. nl& Thomas Taylor, JgAKER AND CONFECTIONER, East street. WEDDING OAKES To Order. Manufacturer of CIDER AND OTHER CORDIALS, Wholesale and Retail. o!4 F YOU WANT GQOD AND r STRONG FURNITURE, GO TO DAVIS'S CHEAP FURNITURE AND BED DING MANUFACTORY, EAST STREET SOUTH, ASHBURTON. * 111 VERY article Sold at Christchurch Prices and guaranteed best of material and workmanship. FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FURNISHED



Special Advertisements. TO FARMERS. THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY AND MERCANTILE COM PANY, LIMITED, Are supplying Woolpacks, Full size and three-quarters, at LOW RATES. LIBERAL Cash Advances ON GROWING CROPS, AND ON LARGE or SMALL CLIPS of WOOL, At LOW RATES of Interest. They are also Sole Agents for Messrs Samuelson and Sons’ new REAPER & TWINE BINDER. Mr Ernest Samuelson, during his recent visit to New Zealand, was present at most of r.he reaper and binder trials, and the experience he then gained has enabled his firm to incorporate the latest English and American improvements in the Machines they are sending us for next season. We ha ,r e every confidence in recommending them as the most DURABLE, COMPLETE, & SIMPLE Machines yet manufactured. G. STEAD, Managing Director. P. CUNNINGHAM, Consulting Director. W. HORNE, 12au Agent, Ashburton. W E have now IN STOCK, ex Maud Graham, the undermentioned first class KAURI TIMBER -10.000 feet 6k xli T. and G. 25.000 ~6i x $ ~ 10.000 ~ 6| x 1 „ 3.000 „ 9in Shelving 2,500 ~ 12 in ~ 1.000 „ 16 in ~ 1.000 „ 20 in ~ Also, 20,000 feet undressed KAURI, following sizes:— 9x2 9i 1J 12x2 12x1$ 12 x 1 12 x 3 14 x 1 t>2l TUCKER, 16 x 1 18 x 1 18 x 1£ . 12x2 16 x i 16 x \ 24 x 1 RESTELL & CO. Q ATHOLIC CHURCH. CEREMONY OF The Dedication OF THE CHURCH OP THE “HOLY NAME OF JESUS.” The Ceremony of the Dedication of the above Church will be performed by HIS LORDSHIP THE RIGHT REV. FRANCIS REDWOOD, D.D., Bishop of Wellington, on SONDAY, 10th DECEMBER, 1882, On whieh occasion MOZART’S TWELFTH MASS Will bo sung by a united Choir, under the directorship of Mr H. Gates. Admission will be by ticket ouly, to be had at the Presbytery. The Ceremony will commence at 11 o’clock sharp, and Mass will be sung by the Very Rev. L. M. Ginaty, S.M., M.A., Christchurch. DR REDWOOD WILL PREACH. At both Ceremonies here will be an offertory and collection. EDMOND COFFEY, The Presbytery, Ashburton. T HE SCOTTISH IMPERIAL IN SURANCE COMPANY. 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. HOME, SWEET HOME '.-Christ mas and New Years’ CARDS for posting to friends in Europe. The newest designs in great variety. Andre Wes Bros,, Booksellers, Stationers, etc., Bast street south, Ashburton



TOWN EDITION. Tissued at 4.30 p.m. » : K New Advei ,'tisements. WANTED KNOWN—That J. P. Jenkins, GUEENQROOER, etc, will be OPEN TO-! NIGHT, in Tanbrod street, next Mrs Hoc Iges’. WANTED KNO WN—A Good TEA will be provided at Primitive Methodist Church, Wills street, on THURSDAY next, at 4.30. Tickets, Is 6d each. ON SEANCE. 188—Turquoise \'_ 140—Speculation 157—Welcome Jack 131—Curate. ,;u UNITED GRAND TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION. > A MEETING of Delegates ivconvened •• for MONDAY evening, the 20tii mat., at the Secretary’s office, at 7.30 p.m. A full attendance requested. T. STEPHEN'S OHU BflE''. The VENERABLE ARCHDEACON H ARRIS will Conduct Divine Service - TO-MORROW as follows:—Hinds* , 11, a. in.; Tinwald, 3 p.m.; St Stephen’s,, 6.30" p.m. OUNT HUTT ROAD , BOARD. Persons are CAUTIONED against ppr-- mitting GORSE to spread from, their pro perties on roads in the Mount ,Hutt Road Board District, otherwise they will be-- prosecuted. By order. nlB S. E. POYNTZ, Secretary-. W. B. COMPTON,' Overseer.